34 Missed Opportunities In Huge Blockbusters

Really dropped the ball here, Hollywood.
34 Missed Opportunities In Huge Blockbusters

Look, Hollywood, your stories are great and all, and we definitely have no problem with throwing wads of cash your way -- but sometimes we do get a little confused about whose story we should be focusing on. Whether incidental or not, sometimes a one-off character or sideplot will pop up that makes us really, really wish someone had pursued it further.

To help illustrate this point, we asked our readers to point out some of the biggest missed opportunities in film history. We gave cash to the winner, but first the runners-up ...

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34 Missed Opportunities In Huge Blockbusters
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34 Missed Opportunities In Huge Blockbusters
34 Missed Opportunities In Huge Blockbusters
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We are offering so many opportunities for you to win some dough that it'd be insane if you didn't get in on this. Aside from our photoplasties ($100 per contest) and GIF contest ($150), we are paying out 10 winners for our macro contests. And YES, you can win all 10 spots ($350 payout) if you've got the skills to blow our minds that many times.

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