There’s a fine line that separates a truly bizarre fantasy movie from being labeled as bonkers in a good way or being discarded as trash. For instance, critics appear to have embraced the new Masters of the Universe movie, which currently holds a “Certified Fresh” 73% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. This comes after weeks of marketing material that was dismissed or, worse, outright criticized. Masters of the Universe seems to have understood the assignment and embraced just the right amount of camp, and according to Collider’s Victoria Luxford, “this new version is determined to wink at the camera and appeal to your nostalgia.” However, not every movie that aims for this sort of lunacy is able to get the audience on its side. One of the most infamous examples of a movie that ended up being instantly discarded by critics and audiences has found its way onto a free streaming site this month.
The movie turns 10 this year, which makes this a momentous occasion. It was released in 2016 and headlined by Brenton Thwaitesand Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. The supporting cast included Gerard Butler and Chadwick Boseman. However, since the movie was released a few weeks before Boseman’s debut as Black Panther in Captain America: Civil War, he wasn’t yet the draw he would later become. The fantasy film was the most expensive project of director Alex Proyas‘ career. The Australian filmmaker broke out with the sci-fi noir gem Dark City and the cult classic The Crow, and went on to direct the Will Smith-led tent pole I, Robot. However, he was coming off the Nicolas Cage-led sci-fi film Knowing, which many had criticized for taking itself too seriously. Similar criticism was made about Proyas’ 2016 fantasy movie, and he didn’t take it well.
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Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
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🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
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What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
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Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
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The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
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You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
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You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
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You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
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Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
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You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
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Here’s Where You Can Watch the Critically Panned Fantasy Movie for Free
We’re talking, of course, about Gods of Egypt. The film grossed just $150 million worldwide against a reported budget of $140 million, after receiving a 15% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Even the aggregator website couldn’t resist poking fun at the fiasco, writing in its consensus, “Look on Gods of Egypt, ye filmgoers, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay of this colossal wreck, boundless and bare. The lone and level sands stretch far away. (Apologies to Shelley.)” Proyas was mightily offended by the backlash. He took to Facebook and slammed critics as “deranged idiots” and “diseased vultures.” He hasn’t released a feature film since. You can watch Gods of Egypt for free on Tubi this month, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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