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Emily Blunt refused Steven Spielberg's offer to use AI for her alien voice in 'Disclosure Day'
(www.businessinsider.com)
this post was submitted on 15 Jun 2026
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Maybe they should have used AI to write a better script. Or maybe it's so ass because they actually did. Probably the worst film I've seen in the last 5 years, and that's really saying something.
My theory is the original ending was super controversial in focus groups. The main characters were basically the next messiah, there was this whole subtext about usurping major religion, destabilizing the world, etc. The ending we got basically abandoned all character development up to that point. There was probably a better ending out there that got scrubbed in favor of a "Let's just kinda play it safe" nothing burger.
Well now I kind of want to see it! What about it was particularly noteworthy, or was it just the modern "meh" of spectacle without plot?
Imagine watching the main character, go up to another character and start berating them with listicles of moments in their lives (you as a viewer have no idea of) while simultaneously being annoyed that they feel compulsed to berate the other character with listicles of their lives. Which are supposed to be all these amazing and quiet moments which a strange person shouldn't know. So the other character its getting all teary-eyed while the main character's annoyance resolves into smugness who then cries and screams about all of it. Repeat.
so... "I told you aliens were real" ad infinitum?
Interesting. Critics seem to like it alright.
Critics loved copiumheimer
An overwhelming majority of the general public also liked Oppenheimer, so I think you may just be particularly hard to please.
This was way worse than the average "bad film" lol. It was completely nonsensical and so full of massive plot holes that it has to be some kind of record. And it wasn't even bad in a fun way, just irritating and dumb unfortunately. Even the CGI sucked...
I would've walked out halfway through the film if I hadn't been there with someone.
Absolutely this.
The tonal shifts were baffling. I didn’t know if it was supposed to be serious or funny. Like was it campy or bad? I do not know.
I do recall enjoying Blunt’s performance. Her acting is very good. Her dialogue and the script just brought it down though.
From everyhing ive seen, its a modern remake of close encounters, but with all the trappings of current year Hollywoo.
CD and special effects feel less magical, its the reason Project Hail Mary felt different. Everyone knew Ryan was acting along side a puppet. Good sci-fi is possible, but reality is too jaded and needs things to be a bit more hopeful.
Have you seen the movie?
From everything I've seen, no they haven't.
No joke, I think it would have that kind of effect if Spielberg was actually using it. Now I have to go back to watch Duel from when he was brimming with ideas and not thoroughly cooked.
It's Spielberg, of course it was going to be shit
Nah, he's made some great movies. Just not so much recently.
Recent = in the past 35 or so years.
Hey, look guys! This guy thinks that popular things aren't good! He plays by his own rules! He's so edgy!
It's Spielberg + aliens I would say. It was never good and even less approachable for non-American audiences.