I watched the borderlands movie recently, and almost thought the same. Like it was nearly a good movie, the story was way too generic for a pretty unique franchise. I didnt mind the deviations from the games but once realizing the deviations were only done to fit the game lore into a nicely defined hollywood trope fest, I quickly saw the movie was a useless cash grab.

The first half I was wondering why this movie got so much hate, then about halfway through it became clear how soulless this movie really was.

Totally agree, I’ve had some expensive tequila that was pretty good but im talking $200+ for a bottle. Where as bourbon, spending 30-50 dollars on a bottle makes me feel like I’m splurging on the good stuff. Way better taste to cost ratio for me.