What Movies Have You Seen Lately?

September 1st, 2015 at 1:52:30 PM permalink
Ayecarumba
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I find it interesting that the top two, and three of the top five are African-Americans. Is it quantity vs. quality?
September 1st, 2015 at 2:25:51 PM permalink
rxwine
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Don't think Hollywood will keep throwing millions at someone who stops making them money.
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September 2nd, 2015 at 3:59:40 AM permalink
odiousgambit
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Quote: Evenbob
Tom Cruise... Who
cares if he's a Scientologist, he entertaining
as hell.


I think people let their disapproval of his religion affect them way too much. He's in some good movies, and even if he's not your type, come on, he doesn't ruin them. "Valkyrie" was really well made - if you are interested in WW2 at all, gotta see it.

"Edge of Tomorrow" sucks though.
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September 2nd, 2015 at 12:11:33 PM permalink
Evenbob
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Quote: odiousgambit


"Edge of Tomorrow" sucks though.


What? I loved that movie, seen it 3 times
so far and will watch it again. They handled
the time thing very well. It had an intriguing
plot, lots of good action, kept me interested
for the whole time it was on.

It got a 90% from the critics on Rotten Tomatoes,
and 80% on IMDB. Do you realize how good
that is?
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September 2nd, 2015 at 4:44:03 PM permalink
Pacomartin
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Rank Actor Millions Number Average Biggest
1 Samuel L. Jackson $4,588.7 66 $69.5 The Avengers
2 Morgan Freeman $4,315.9 58 $74.4 The Dark Knight
3 Tom Hanks $4,264.2 42 $101.5 Toy Story 3
4 Harrison Ford $3,935.1 40 $98.4 Star Wars
5 Eddie Murphy $3,810.4 38 $100.3 Shrek 2
6 Tom Cruise $3,562.4 36 $99.0 War of the Worlds
7 Robert Downey, Jr. $3,538.0 52 $68.0 The Avengers
8 Robin Williams $3,279.3 49 $66.9 Night at the Museum
9 Michael Caine $3,262.0 56 $58.2 The Dark Knight
10 Johnny Depp $3,229.0 43 $75.1 Dead Man's Chest
11 Bruce Willis $3,186.4 58 $54.9 Sixth Sense
12 Stellan Skarsgard $3,170.6 42 $75.5 The Avengers
13 Ian McKellen $3,148.8 31 $101.6 Return of the King
14 Cameron Diaz $3,031.7 34 $89.2 Shrek 2
15 Gary Oldman $3,029.8 36 $84.2 The Dark Knight
16 Liam Neeson $2,941.1 62 $47.4 The Phantom Menace
17 Robert DeNiro $2,909.4 74 $39.3 Meet the Fockers
18 Orlando Bloom $2,815.8 17 $165.6 Dead Man's Chest
19 Will Smith $2,814.3 22 $127.9 Independence Day
20 Ben Stiller $2,798.2 36 $77.7 Meet the Fockers


Quote: Ayecarumba
I find it interesting that the top two, and three of the top five are African-Americans. Is it quantity vs. quality?


It is quantity. Number of movies that you starred in TIMES domestic boxoffice. But it is interesting that Samuel L Jackson has 66 films which is second only to Robert De Niro's 74. But they left out 30 films that Samuel Jackson was in, but he only had a brief cameo part,

But they are not adjusting for inflation, and they are not counting films before the mid 1970's. Godfather doesn't count for instance. The average movie price was $2.69 in 1980 and $8.39 in 2015.

Of course, Orlando Bloom is in that group with only 17 films. But 92% of that gross was from 8 films (2 Hobbit, 3 Lord of The Rings, and 3 Pirates of the Caribbean)
Stellan Skarsgard has 42 films but 69% of revenue comes from 6 films (4 Marvel films and 2 Pirates of the Caribbean)

Samuel Jackson despite being #1 by this measure is not really a mega-commercially successful actor. He has been in some small ensemble dramas like Pulp Fiction, but Coach Carter is his biggest film with only one other name actor (Channing Tatum), and Red Violin is his only real solo act (which lost a lot of money).

IMDB lists Samuel Jackson's salary for only three films.
Shaft (2000) $10,000,000
Unbreakable (2000) $7,000,000
No Good Deed (2002) $6,000,000

IMDB lists a lot more money for Tom Hanks
Forrest Gump (1994) $70,000,000 (gross and profit participations)
Angels & Demons (2009) $50 000 000
Saving Private Ryan (1998) $40,000,000 + (gross and profit participations)
The Green Mile (1999) $20,000,000
Cast Away (2000) $20,000,000
You've Got Mail (1998) $20,000,000
The Da Vinci Code (2006) $18,000,000 + profit participation
Toy Story 3 (2010) $15,000,000
Punchline (1988) $5,000,000
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) $5,000,000
Toy Story 2 (1999) $5,000,000
Toy Story (1995) $50,000
September 2nd, 2015 at 10:34:14 PM permalink
Fleastiff
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Quote: odiousgambit
"Valkyrie" was really well made - if you are interested in WW2 at all, gotta see it.

I would be interested in a Valkyrie that had middle aged generals, an elderly, wounded bomber-toter and a retaliation involving piano wire which is what I believe was actually used. Juxtapose this with the stairway conversations about the topic of the generals killing Hitler from the bugged-mansion in which German POW generals were kept.
September 3rd, 2015 at 3:50:11 AM permalink
odiousgambit
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Quote: Fleastiff
I would be interested in a Valkyrie that had middle aged generals, an elderly, wounded bomber-toter and a retaliation involving piano wire which is what I believe was actually used. Juxtapose this with the stairway conversations about the topic of the generals killing Hitler from the bugged-mansion in which German POW generals were kept.


In imdb 'goofs' , the pickiest people in the world find the damnedest stuff to point out in these kinds of movies. Nobody points out a piano wire goof. Apparently firing squads was authentic, see link.

I'm guessing these same people were generally impressed by the efforts this movie made to be authentic; the goofs page make it seem like the movie was bad in this regard by the nature of having such a page. IMO the movie is the opposite.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0985699/trivia?tab=gf&ref_=tt_trv_gf

PS: regarding the 'Edge of NightTomorrow', just bugged me in every way from the beginning ... didn't give it a chance after the first battle - coming back from the dead was too much sure enough.
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September 20th, 2015 at 8:46:08 PM permalink
rxwine
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Concerning The horror movie with "Chucky" the doll.

Most unbelievable thing is anyone would buy that doll for a kid even when it is normal looking.
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September 21st, 2015 at 4:23:34 AM permalink
terapined
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Quote: rxwine
Concerning The horror movie with "Chucky" the doll.

Most unbelievable thing is anyone would buy that doll for a kid even when it is normal looking.


That doll was huge in Tampa during the Bucs 2003 super bowl season
The doll looked just like coach Jon Gruden when he scowled
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September 21st, 2015 at 11:40:25 AM permalink
Ayecarumba
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Quote: rxwine
Concerning The horror movie with "Chucky" the doll.

Most unbelievable thing is anyone would buy that doll for a kid even when it is normal looking.


I think the same thing about clown dolls. Who buys these things? Are there really enough people willing to buy them that a manufacturing and importing supply chain can be sustained?

There are only two clowns that I can think of that have any mass appeal today: Krusty from "The Simpson's" and Victor Trujillo (aka, "Brozo", the dour green haired clown you may come across while flipping past the Spanish language channels).