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12 minutes ago, The Mummified Panda said:
I'm still not convinced how much reviews effect movies. There's no way to really statistically test it like you can for tracking numbers, YouTube views, etc.
I don't think they affect much at all. They might show how a movie will be received by audiences and thus how leggy it might be, but for OW? That's advertising, demand, reception of previous movies if its a sequel/franchise film, appeal of the leads in their roles, popularity of the source material if its an adaptation, and a host of other things.
I can think of three movies over the last several years where reviews were any kind of deciding factor, and that's only because other things I listed worked against them. Two of those movies were part of the same franchise, too.
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3 minutes ago, TwoMisfits said:
I am amused that smoking weed is considered "better" and "more accepted" and "healthier" than smoking cigarettes...you know, you are still breathing in smoke and tar and blowing out smoke to those around you...the sole benefit to pot is usually for those with serious pre-existing health issues who benefit from the anti-nausea and/or pain relieving aspects, since they tend to not have to worry about health issues that could crop up 20-30 years from now. If you're Joe or Jane regular, it's as terrible a habit as regular cigarettes, although I guess the definitive studies and lawsuits will probably be 20-30 years from now...
I'm guessing it's healthier because a person with a weed habit isn't gonna smoke as much as a person with a tobacco habit, at least on average. I've known plenty of cig smokers who did a pack or more a day. I'm not even sure it's possible to smoke the equivalent amount of weed. Plus weed usually doesn't have the tons of other chems added to it that cigs do, at least for now.
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7 minutes ago, Last Man Standing said:
Isn't that a spoiler considering Supes is currently "dead"?
No, they've been using him in the marketing.
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4 minutes ago, Telemachos said:
Man, I hated JW more than almost all of you and even I think the schadenfreude's getting ridiculous about this.
Less schadenfreude, more if i don't laugh i'll cry. Imagining Rey, or Leia's sendoff, in his hands is not a happy thought.
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Thinking about it some more, Hardy might not be a terrible choice so long as they make it clear he's a foreigner in the Sultan's court. It's not uncommon for kings/emperors/sultans to have foreign advisors. But if they're gonna try to brown him up, then they should just cast an actual brown person.
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3 minutes ago, That One Guy said:
Kinda hope that isn't true. Nothing against Hardy, I'd just prefer they cast people who won't have to apply bronzer.
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14 minutes ago, Arlborn said:
That's the only thing I actually agree with. Killing Jimmy Olsen like that was completely pointless and that's probably why it hasn't even made into the theatrical version. Just invent an excuse to bring him back.
It wasn't pointless, it was fun!
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Just now, Ohana said:
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Empire was right
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The last Michael Bay movie I saw in theaters was The Rock, so I don't think I'd miss him much.
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Think my first superhero movie in theaters was Superman IV when I was 7.
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3 minutes ago, filmlover said:
The next Spider-Man is gonna be a 10 year-old, obviously.
Don't you mean the next Aunt May?
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1 minute ago, redfirebird2008 said:
Harley had the Joker helping sell Suicide Squad to the public.
And Queen.
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Just now, ban1o said:
Ultron was bit of a disappointment though while Wonder Woman is getting great responses I don't see why it should be so low...
Underpants could be stealing some of the family audience that might otherwise see this.
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Problem with the DCEU hitting Avengers level is they already blew their wad with BvS. Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman all in the same movie was quite a novelty to waste 2 movies in and with no buildup for 2 of the 3.
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15 minutes ago, Negative Panda Covfefe said:
I do think it's possible that WW is going to end up taking the flack for poorly received SS and BvS, despite being a solid and liked movie.
That's my thought as well. I just hope Justice League doesn't squander whatever good will Wonder Woman builds up.
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3 minutes ago, Cmasterclay said:
Last night, I said 8 mill would be disappointing, 10 mill would be right in line with expectations, 12 mill would be good, 14 would be outstanding, and 17 would make Tele have a successful club for the first time since the pyramids went up. So this fell right between in line with expectations and good by my book. I could see it having a better Friday and Saturday than Deadpool but a bigger Sunday drop. I could also see it having slightly wimpier legs. Frankly, anywhere from 90 to 130 wouldn't stun me, though my summer game prediction of 135 is out of reach (I dropped to 125 this week).
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if it gets over 100, isn't that the biggest OW for the first solo movie ever for a comic character since Spider-Man? Hell, behind MOS, wouldn't that be the biggest first solo entry period, including franchise reboots?
Depends on how far over 100. IM has 102 counting its Thursday previews.
edit: Also Deadpool at 132m for the 3 day.
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To me anything between Cap1 unadjusted and Cap1 adjusted would be good. Over would be great.
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Just now, Chewy said:
So this is supposed to be another 80s style body horror movie like Fant4stic? Wonder if the director will have several coke fueled meltdowns this time
Hopefully they've dusted off Kate Mara's reshoots wig just in case.
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Epic 'stache is indeed epic, but I wasn't feeling the rest of the trailer.
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14 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:
Reminder that Hailee Steinfeld was in this legendary 2016 film:
Starring Vince Vaughn and Vince Vaughn's toupee.
14 minutes ago, Tele Came Back said:It was the beginning of the end for Shia.
So you're saying Transformers actually made a positive contribution to society?
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Maybe their testing was flawed, given that the audience rating is no great shakes, either.
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Cinemascore seems far worse than RT. Isn't it 5 theaters, 3 of which are in LA? That's a super small sample and one that's too heavily biased by a single city's tastes. And if Baywatch tested over 91 multiple times, I'd say the flaw is with how they conducted their testing, not with RT.
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2 minutes ago, John Marston said:
so would you say the Alien and Pirates franchises are dead? Or will they continue?
I think Scott's Alien movies are dead. Don't know about Pirates, except that if they do another they'll probably have to cut the budget some.
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11 minutes ago, grim22 said:
And why hide Khan? That was a stupid marketing decision.
Not only was it stupid, but they weren't fooling anybody. It just made the marketing and the whole "mystery box" nonsense extra obnoxious. Even worse that IM3 had successfully pulled off a similar twist, and kept it a surprise, a couple weeks earlier.
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And shit audience scores. I'd say the problem there was their testing methodology.