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The Box Office Buzz, Tracking, and Pre-Sale Thread
Jayhawk the Hutt replied to Shawn Robbins's topic in Box Office Discussion
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Going back to the table is a positive sign. I do union negotiations and I promise you the news after today won't sound good, but that will always be the case in a first meeting back to the table. Everyone will spend the next few meetings getting everything out of their system with little progress. Still a lot of work to be done, but it is a good sign as long as they keep meeting.
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I'm convinced part of Barbie's success is that it proclaims it's feminism extremely loud and proud (it's not trying to "sneak" it in there) while at the same time it's also operating as all things to all people. I've seen conservative readings on Barbie alongside all the others.
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Feel like I'm going a little crazy seeing debates over whether Nolan is going to direct an existing IP film after this. He's one of the only that gets a complete blank check from studios. That will continue after this. Especially since it looks like it will be a big box office, critical, and awards hit.
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Biggest hurt is that it was in the 30s/40s to start. The Cannes premiere was a total misread, though I'm sure they were confident it would get good reactions there. Regardless think it probably ends up fresh with the baked-in lowered expectations from the screenings that will happen over the next few weeks.
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I partially agree, although it is a very mild criticism. Certainly not everything looks like CGI, but there are some elements with that couldn't be avoided (a lot of the train crash for instance based on the circumstances). Venture a guess it will look a lot better on the big screen with a good projector. Also, they haven't given away plot details in these trailers for awhile. Very good trailer IMO.
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On and off it did. Casino Royale is one of my favorites ever. For Indy, I don't mind it. I really mean for better or worse. The movie is clearly going to be more reliant on a more emotional journey for Indy (which I think was well executed with Last Crusade with the daddy issues though that wasn't particularly deep). It just relies on the execution. I'm not expecting a masterpiece but Mangold can direct a really solid picture.
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I am a defender of it. Think the action scenes (especially the opening) are pretty great. There are plenty of annoying bits, it's definitely too reliant on CGI, the last 20 minutes is mediocre, and it is thin in its characterization, though I don't think Spielberg really is all that interested in going deep on Indiana Jones (I think Dial of Destiny will be, for better or worse).
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Clip discourse is insane. It's taken totally out of context and studios always put out a relatively random scene from the movie. I agree it's nothing great or mind-blowing (my biggest fear of the movie is that the action will be mediocre, especially compared to the incredible sequences from the previous films). That being said this is from the scene that leaked from SW Celebration. Having seen the whole thing, it's probably the weakest part of the scene, which was quite good. We'll also have a good idea of reviews on Thursday regardless.