TECHNOLOGY
Champagne and Bullets belongs on the Mount Rushmore of bad movies
The VergeSunday, July 26, 2026 at 9:24 PM
RedScroll Brief
There's something about a movie like The Room, Troll 2, or Fateful Findings that I find irresistible. These sorts of "so bad they're good" films are marvelous curiosities where ambition far outstrips resources, ability, and self-awareness to become something much greater than…
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- Impact
- High
- Category
- Technology
- Market relevance
- Moderate
- Why it matters
- Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. There's something about a movie like The Room, Troll 2, or Fateful Findings that I find irresistible. These sorts of "so bad they're good" films are marvelous curiosities where ambition far outstrips resources, ability, and self-awareness to become something much greater than… Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Champagne and Bullets.
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What happened
There's something about a movie like The Room, Troll 2, or Fateful Findings that I find irresistible. These sorts of "so bad they're good" films are marvelous curiosities where ambition far outstrips resources, ability, and self-awareness to become something much greater than…
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
Background
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Timeline
The Verge published: Champagne and Bullets belongs on the Mount Rushmore of bad movies
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Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Champagne and Bullets.
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