Green Lantern yes.
First Class? VERY engaging. Sorry you disagree. I would definitely pay to see First Class again. And will most likely buy the DVD. It was the best X-man movie since X2, and my favorite action movie of the summer so far.
X-Men FC: Only $56 Million estimated for opening weekend.
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Green Lantern yes.
First Class? VERY engaging. Sorry you disagree. I would definitely pay to see First Class again. And will most likely buy the DVD. It was the best X-man movie since X2, and my favorite action movie of the summer so far.
Amazing how we are hoping there is a magic number for a First Class sequel but Green Lantern has had bad reviews, a 65% drop with only $100 mil plus and Warners is already shouting sequel for that one. No fair! I bet they will just reboot themselves, hehe.
I sure as hell will take a First Class 2 with less money. Again, I thought time and money was wasted in extra players with CGI crappy powers.
I sure as hell will take a First Class 2 with less money. Again, I thought time and money was wasted in extra players with CGI crappy powers.
I really hope Fox pulls a "Magicians Nephew" and is just waiting to get the final box office receipts from overseas before making an announcement. I really want that First Class 2 sequel. I'm really looking forward to the DVD release this Oct.
What Studios say and what happens... well... don't believe everything a studio says. Keep in mind, they kept saying they were going to do a sequel to Superman Returns...
Most Sci-Fi movies are non-contemporary, after all for a Sci-Fi movie to be considered contemporary it has to be set in the present day (at time of release).
If that's the case, then why is the 1970s era Super 8 doing well at the box office? Why did the 1970s era X-Men Origins: Wolverine also do well at the box office?
This is true as a general rule, but there are always exceptions.
I don't think Watchmen's period setting had much to do with its reception one way or the other.
Super 8 is doing well against its budget but certainly trailing FC.
If you asked the average joe on the street, they would probably have no idea that Watchman was a period piece. It suffered at he box office because it was a crappy movie.
That's not it either. Individual opinions of movie quality are not predictive of success.
Watchmen is about as good an adaptation of the comic to film as one could reasonably expect. At least that's what devotees of the comic tend to say.
The apathy toward the film preceded its release and was reflected in the box office. You could already tell during the trailer that preceded The Dark Knight that there was going to be a problem. If you looked around at the faces of the people sitting near you, you saw completely blank expressions for the most part. There was no excitement whatsoever. Then, by the time the film came out, most theater-goers were dutifully lining up for Slumdog Millionaire like the sheep they are, because the Academy Awards rang Pavlov's bell. Most of these people never heard of Danny Boyle and were the ones who looked at you like you were speaking Chinese if you said the word "Trainspotting" to them during the 90s.
The apathy toward the film preceded its release and was reflected in the box office. You could already tell during the trailer that preceded The Dark Knight that there was going to be a problem. If you looked around at the faces of the people sitting near you, you saw completely blank expressions for the most part. There was no excitement whatsoever. Then, by the time the film came out, most theater-goers were dutifully lining up for Slumdog Millionaire like the sheep they are, because the Academy Awards rang Pavlov's bell. Most of these people never heard of Danny Boyle and were the ones who looked at you like you were speaking Chinese if you said the word "Trainspotting" to them during the 90s.
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Come on... if you were a general audience which would you choose? A dreary comic book movie or a feel good movie? Choices, choices....
People always conjure up explanations for box office failure and for box office success, and the only right answer is Goldman's: Nobody Knows Anything.
Look, if a movie I like is successful, it means that audiences know a good movie when they see one. If a movie I like is unsuccessful, it means that audiences are sheep who don't know quality when they see it. The same is true if a movie I dislike is successful. If a movie I don't like fails, it's because the movie stunk.
Seriously though, Dennis hit the nail on the head.
Seriously though, Dennis hit the nail on the head.
The audience is always right.
That's because the verdict that the audience passes on something is, ultimately, that they like it or they don't. They cannot be wrong about that.
That's because the verdict that the audience passes on something is, ultimately, that they like it or they don't. They cannot be wrong about that.
Blu ray with deleted scenes in September already? Pre order already? Wow if true!
http://www.discdish.com/index.php/2011/06/27/new-release-x-men-first-class-blu-ray-and-dvd/
Why would they announce this, which is an eventual given, over the sequel, which everyone wants to know the answer to?
http://www.discdish.com/index.php/2011/06/27/new-release-x-men-first-class-blu-ray-and-dvd/
Why would they announce this, which is an eventual given, over the sequel, which everyone wants to know the answer to?
This is the TREK BBS where a failed show sparked a franchise and the last "failed" series lasted 5 years is it not?
Wow, September already? Four months after the release of the movie has to be some kind of record, quickest release to dvd. Studios only do that when movies flop badly...
