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What Movies Have You Seen Lately?
| May 25th, 2020 at 6:23:15 PM permalink | |
| gamerfreak Member since: Feb 19, 2018 Threads: 4 Posts: 527 |
I don’t think you were supposed to like them. |
| May 26th, 2020 at 1:11:32 PM permalink | |
| odiousgambit Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 154 Posts: 5104 | No. Except Kevin Garnet perhaps. I think you do have to realize it is a dark comedy ~ if you wait to like the characters or 'get into it' as a "crime drama" as wikipedia and imdb.com would have it, you won't get it. If I listed all the things that happen to the main character I think you have to agree. I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me] |
| May 26th, 2020 at 4:33:29 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
Those kind of movies never make money, people don't like paying to be bummed out. UG didn't even break even. For instance one of the Harry Potter movies (Phoenix) took in $967 mil and still lost $160 mil. And that was a decent movie. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| May 26th, 2020 at 4:46:04 PM permalink | |
| ams288 Member since: Apr 21, 2016 Threads: 29 Posts: 12517 |
lolololol No, it didn’t lose $160 million. (I’ve seen the numbers you’re referring to - Warner Bros. was widely mocked and ridiculed over them). That’s just Hollywood accounting. They always try to show a loss so they can weasel out of paying anyone who is supposed to earn a percentage of the profits. If a movie lost $160 million, they would not have made three more sequels to it. GUARANTEED. “A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman |
| May 26th, 2020 at 5:17:26 PM permalink | |
| Gandler Member since: Aug 15, 2019 Threads: 27 Posts: 4256 |
One Potter movie in the series (5th based on books?) had a 800+mil budget? (Assuming close to 1 billion in revenue but still losing moneu?) Even adjusted for inflation that would make it the most expensive film ever produced many times over in all of history.... I find that hard to believe... |
| May 26th, 2020 at 5:29:09 PM permalink | |
| ams288 Member since: Apr 21, 2016 Threads: 29 Posts: 12517 |
This is what he was referring to: CONTROVERSIAL STUDIO SHAME! Even Harry Potter Pic Loses Money Because Of Warner Bros’ Phony Baloney Net Profit Accounting The movie didn’t really lose money. If it did, they wouldn’t have made Harry Potter 6, Harry Potter 7, or Harry Potter 8. “A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman |
| May 26th, 2020 at 5:34:26 PM permalink | |
| petroglyph Member since: Aug 3, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 6227 | We started watching the series "I know this much is true" on HBO, sucked me right in. The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW |
| May 26th, 2020 at 5:35:40 PM permalink | |
| ams288 Member since: Apr 21, 2016 Threads: 29 Posts: 12517 |
What’s it about? “A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman |
| May 26th, 2020 at 5:37:36 PM permalink | |
| Gandler Member since: Aug 15, 2019 Threads: 27 Posts: 4256 |
I am not an accountant, but that sounds like some shady book stuff going on.... |
| May 26th, 2020 at 5:39:52 PM permalink | |
| petroglyph Member since: Aug 3, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 6227 | Starts with twin brothers, born minutes apart in different years. One of them is clinically schizophrenic and the twin has to watch our over him. I have to appreciate the loyalty, but he really has to sacrifice his life and no one will give him a break, while he try's to protect his brother from the system. The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW |