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    Episode IV:A NEW MOUSE | DISNEY | IT IS DONE

    in The Speakeasy

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    1 minute ago, JonathanLB said:

    Yup, because clearly a socialist or communist society would lead to much better results. We could all have the same amount of money, studios wouldn't have enough money to finance big blockbusters because money would be provided by the state for "important" things only. They'd take care of us. We may have some low budget government-funded movies about how great socialism is, but we wouldn't have needless wastes of money like blockbusters. Socialism and communism have both worked so well, they haven't at all been the cause of tens of millions of deaths, or the destruction of individual liberty, property, and freedom. Death to capitalism! What a horrible system, when just about anyone can succeed and build a life of wealth and distinction. Who would want such a terrible system? We don't need the riff raff rising up and becoming wealthy. It would be so much better if we could just have a system where the government power players are the societal elite, and everyone else is just "equal" (equally poor, the dumb schmucks!). It really is a bummer watching capitalism just ruin the world through a complete lack of technological innovation in this country and nobody having any desire to make great advances anymore. Oh well, maybe one day we'll see the light of communism so we can be more like old Soviet Russia or Cuba or North Korea. 

     

    Do they not teach history anymore or do people just not really pay attention? I know they don't teach basic economics because I argue with enough liberals on the Internet to understand even Econ 101 is beyond their grasp. 

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    Episode IV:A NEW MOUSE | DISNEY | IT IS DONE

    in The Speakeasy

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    Just now, JonathanLB said:

    Great news for moviegoers everywhere, one of the best things that could happen. A studio that makes almost all quality movies acquires a studio that has a proud history of great hits as well, but uniting their resources will be a powerful bargaining tool against theaters that are also consolidating (with Regal in talks to be sold to a European-based cinema company). The best thing for moviegoers is Disney's streaming service that's coming, which will hopefully grant access to thousands of movies that Netflix simply doesn't have because they have about 17 movies before 1980. It's pathetic. Their selection has gotten so bad because they spend all of their money making original content, none of it negotiating deals, and try to appeal to the absolute cheapest, poorest people by offering a service for $10/month that really should be $30/month and loaded with more content. 

     

    I don't see any negatives to this deal at all for moviegoers. Fox won't magically neuter Deadpool 2, it'll still be Deadpool 2, Disney won't want to mess with a good thing. 

     

    To say you want more "adult entertainment" where you define "adult" as shitty indie movies that nobody likes is disingenuous at best. Most people would far rather see a Pixar movie than see this year's crappy indie love fest. That's why the box office results are so terrible for these movies. They have awful trailers that appeal to just about nobody, so even with an RT score of 90-100% nobody watches them. They're NOT appealing movies. If you want to see them, that's awesome, I'm sure you'll always be able to find some "hidden indie gem" about a gender neutral non-binary single mother / father / unidentified raising a special needs child in the inner city while struggling with heroin abuse and the injustice of capitalist society, but for the rest of us who like movies that provide actual entertainment value Disney is king. 

     

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    The Little Mermaid | Disney | May 26, 2023 | Queen Halle will rule the summer!

    in Box Office Discussion

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    http://deadline.com/2017/12/the-little-mermaid-rob-marshall-top-choice-disney-mary-poppins-returns-1202220650/

     

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    Disney has made Rob Marshall the top choice to direct The Little Mermaid, the live action adaptation of the animated classic musical that will have new songs by Hamilton‘s Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken, sources said. Miranda and Marc Platt are producing. I’ve heard that Marshall has been offered the movie, and will take until after the holidays to decide.

     

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    The Box Office Buzz and Tracking Thread: Electric Boogaloo

    in Numbers and Data

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    On 11/27/2017 at 11:00 PM, CoolEric258 said:

    Ferdinand 16 1065 1.50%
    Star Wars 3208 4330 74.09%
    Greatest Showman 4 1562 0.26%
    Fifty Shades 43 1921 2.24%

     

    Just about 60% or so of Star Wars showtimes are sold out. Great, if expected, sign.

    Ferdinand 40 1065 3.76%
    Star Wars 3491 4503 77.53%
    Jumanji 57 1846 3.09%
    Greatest Showman 6 1562 0.38%

     

    After two weeks, the overall traction is...fine, I guess. Jumanji though is at a pretty decent start. (BTW, I'm looking at showtimes for that movie from Wednesday to Monday)

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    Ready Player One | March 29, 2018 | Spielberg directing | No untagged spoilers allowed

    in Box Office Discussion

    Posted

    1 hour ago, dashrendar44 said:

    Is this in 3D?

     

    Because I think going the Tron Legacy route (real world in 2D/virtual world in 3D) to make the "Oasis" enticing (it looks like a hideous epilepsy-inducing hell) is the only way to make this appealing to GA beyond hardcore gamers and nostalgia geek quadrant.

     

    Cue someone saying everybody hates 3D and want it to die. Well, then RIP RPO.

    Yes. (Also, 3D sucks)

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