What Movies Have You Seen Lately?
November 20th, 2017 at 10:42:59 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
So far it has been the 5th highes grossing adult non-animated film worldwide this year Dunkirk Fifty Shades Darker Split A Dog's Purpose Murder on the Orient Express (2017) The industry still needs some films like this that can at least break even in the box office. There is still a big market in streaming, television, DVD sales, pay per view, etc. There has to be some films for grown ups that survive the theatrical release. |
November 21st, 2017 at 8:13:47 AM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | About Justice League: When Wonder Woman ends with Ares dead, I wondered "well, what do the Amazons do now?" After all, the mission they were assigned by Zeus has been completed. So in this movie we find out they were also guarding one of the McGuffin Boxes. Fair enough. Now the question is: what other terrible artifact, portal, wormhole, secret passageway, inter-dimensional doorway, etc. are they still guarding now? And shouldn't they be offered a seat at the U.N. and membership in NATO? Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
November 21st, 2017 at 9:01:17 AM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | More SPOILER thoughts on The Justice League: SPOILERS AHEAD YADDA, YADDA, YADDA... YADDA. So the first time Steppenwolf tried to destroy/take over the world, he was confronted by: 1) The Amazons 2) The Atlanteans 3) All the tribes of Man 4) At least several Olympian gods 5) At least one Green Lantern This time it's Batman, Cyborg, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman, and Superman. And somehow that's enough. You know, a movie about the first try would have been a lot better. If they want to reboot the Green Lantern in the movies, they should totally set the movie in ancient times. Hell, set in the middle of the Trojan War. After Abin Sur is killed, his ring can choose Hector to carry on. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
November 21st, 2017 at 11:09:06 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
I'd kill myself because as an adult I'm spending time wondering why cartoon characters do things. Good grief. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
November 25th, 2017 at 12:25:13 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
I suspect that studios play games with the box office "It" was pulled out of most of the theaters, so it will end up grossing less than "Spider-Man: Homecoming". I don't know if that is politics. The other possible reason is that the chains didn't book the film for that long, because nobody expected an R rated horror film to sell so many tickets. It may have been perfectly logical to book Spiderman in more than 1000 theaters for 12 weeks, while "It" was booked in more than 1000 theaters for only 9 weeks. In either case a movie can't sell tickets if it isn't playing. The funny thing is that Spiderman was released onto DVD after 102 days and "It" is being released after 123 day of box office opening. So in theory you should be able to leave "It" in the theater longer. |
November 25th, 2017 at 1:04:16 PM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 188 Posts: 18633 |
Maybe the studios don't really care that much about theater profits when they know they can continue to successfully move a hit movie like "It" by word of mouth. The lowest key, least expensive and probably most successful tool ever, if one can get it going. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
November 25th, 2017 at 2:57:37 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
http://www.primacinema.com/what-is-prima-cinema/ Prima Cinema is for people willing to spend $500 to see a movie at home the day it comes out in theaters. And these are not the top films. So a studio could probably make more money by selling streaming versions of a film for $50 after 4 weeks in a theater. But the movie chains won't tolerate it. With Spiderman-Homecoming which is almost certain to be a hit they plan on having it out on DVD in 14 weeks and 4 days. With It they release it on DVD in 17 weeks and 4 days. Logically since "It" is coming out 3 weeks later on DVD they have more time in the theaters. However, they pulled "It" out of a significant number of theaters 3 weeks earlier. |
November 25th, 2017 at 3:08:01 PM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 188 Posts: 18633 |
Well, I guess they want as many theater seats filled all the time. A good movie may fill them at first, but that becomes less and less, so they start a new movie which fills more seats. That's my new guess. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
November 25th, 2017 at 3:32:31 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
Because logically not many will want to see s scary movie during the holidays. But they will buy the DVD as a gift. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
November 25th, 2017 at 6:49:17 PM permalink | |
ams288 Member since: Apr 21, 2016 Threads: 29 Posts: 12422 | Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri Surely one of the year's best films. It's funny. It's dark. It's sad. I loved it. Frances McDormand is great as always. But Sam Rockwell really steals the show. Hopefully he will be in the running for Best Supporting Actor this year... “A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman |