Eric the Clown

Well IMAX/exhibitors need to wake up and fix their attitudes. It's clear at this stage of the game they are not giving people the premium experience they want and are losing more and more attendees every year. You have to adapt and for some reason these parties just aren't. It's dumb.

I mean it's still a fictional story at the end of the day. You can easily rewrite the story where her name isn't because of her "skin as white as snow", but that she was born in the winter time or something. Minus that one minor detail you can easily edit out of the story, there's no real reason why Snow White can't be a Latina. Is it really any more egregious than a Latino man playing Alexander Hamilton, a real-life white guy, on the stage? And frankly, the kids who this is being aimed at aren't going to care. It'll just be an "oh, okay" to them, assuming any possible bigoted parents didn't poison their minds

#70 Lethal Weapon 554 points, 12 lists "I'm getting too old for this shit." Box Office: 120.2M Rotten Tomatoes: 80% Metacritic: 68 Awards: 1 Academy Award nomination Roger Ebert's Review: "The movie's so tightly wound up, it's like a rubber band ready to snap. Richard Donner, the director, throws action scenes at us like hardballs, and we don't know when to duck. All of the elements of this movie have been seen many times before - the chases, the explosions, the hostage negotiations - but this movie illustrates a favorite belief of mine, which is that the subject of a movie is much less important than its style. I'm a guy who is bored by shootouts and chase scenes. I've seen it all. But this movie thrilled me from beginning to end." Its Legacy: Kickstarted a long-running franchise that is still ongoing. Spawned a 3-season television series. Has several different versions and cuts. Solidified a resurgence in buddy cop/Wunza movies. Started the career of famed screenwriter and director Shane Black, while also being one of Richard Donner's biggest hits. Gave Gary Busey a paycheck. Commentary: Speaking of Shane Black and buddy cop movies, here’s perhaps his most iconic work with the film that launched dozens of buddy cop knock-offs for decades to come. Wunza movies like these are a dime a dozen now and even in 1987. However, Lethal Weapon perfected the formula and gave us a film with a hilarious and smartly-written screenplay, alongside incredible action setpieces courtesy of Richard Donner and two fantastic leads with strong characters and chemistry between each other. Danny Glover is of course great as the straight-faced cop who is too old for this shit, but can you believe Mel Gibson does such a great job portraying a psychopathic creep? Don’t know how he did it. Of course, we all know Lethal Weapon for its massive franchise since that initial first release, despite the first movie being a more moderate success. The quality of these sequels vary depending on who you ask, but that first one? Yeah, we all know that this one is the best of the lot. A perfect all-time classic that continued the excellence of Richard Donner and began the awesomeness that is Shane Black. Please donate to the Anti-Defamation League. Fuck Mel Gibson. https://www.adl.org/

Said this before and I will continue to say it until I am blue in the face: just retrofit some auditoriums and give us two IMAXes and two Dolbys in these big theaters. You get to placate the studios with their strict contracts and demands, while also giving people another option with another movie. It's better for the consumer, fits with the current industry trend, and leads to better legs instead of every movie falling like a rock in weekend 2 and hoping it will eventually stabilize. It's not always going to be perfect. Dead Reckoning would still get screwed over since I'm sure both Barbie and Oppy would have taken up those two IMAX/Dolby auditoriums. But it's way better than what's happening right now and it's baffling to me that theaters didn't prepare for this before the summer started. If AMC doesn't take advantage of the incoming dead period coming soon and begin some construction work, then it really seems like they just want to fail. Although IMAX the corporation is also to blame here. They are notorious for having strict stipulations with movies and tight contracts for movies, as well as having really strong relations with WB and Disney that they refuse to back out from. Which in most cases is just ridiculous. I remember in February 2020 they had Birds of Prey playing in IMAX for like three weeks straight, even though Sonic the Hedgehog was right there and would have obviously brought in more people. But heaven forbid, WB just had to be greedy and waste all those big auditoriums.

Joker 2 certainly got major hype and huge headlines from the Gaga casting and a few of the first look photos. It's weird to say this, since the novelty factor isn't as strong and superhero fatigue and all, but that feels like the strongest candidate to be #1 next year...assuming it does come out next year lol

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All the Marvels will underperform, including Deadpool Mufasa will be heading for an Alice 2-style drop, Inside Out 2 will underperform, Planet of the Apes will suffer with no Caesar, Elio will maybe do Elemental numbers, but who knows? Snow White is actually the one I'm seemingly more optimistic on. Just feels like a movie people want to fail when I'm in a wait and see in terms of marketing. Just don't like doubting a Disney Princess movie. Of course who knows how these movies will turn out when all of them have their release dates in flux. At this rate, nothing is safe from a delay.

Quorum Updates The Last Voyage of the Demeter T-15: 21.59% Awareness Bottoms T-36: 14.7% Awareness The Nun II T-43: 34.31% Awareness Killers of the Flower Moon T-85: 19.37% Awareness The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes T-113: 21.78% Awareness The Color Purple T-151: 32.74% Awareness Haunted Mansion T-1: 57.09% Awareness Final Awareness: 100% chance of 10M, 89% chance of 20M, 72% chance of 30M, 44% chance of 40M, 33% chance of 50M Known IP Awareness: 100% chance of 40M Talk to Me T-1: 26.83% Awareness Final Awareness: 12% chance of 10M Horror Awareness: 25% chance of 10M Meg 2: The Trench T-8: 46.38% Awareness T-60 Awareness: 89% chance of 10M, 59% chance of 20M, 37% chance of 30M, 22% chance of 40M The Creator T-64: 12.02% Awareness T-60 Awareness: 21% chance of 10M Original - High Awareness: 0% chance of 10M

Everything is gay if you squint at it long enough.

#71 Tenet 546 points, 11 lists "I'll see you in the beginning, friend." Box Office: 62.8M Rotten Tomatoes: 91% Metacritic: 70 Awards: 1 Academy Award and 1 nomination, 1 BAFTA Award, 1 Critics Choice Award and 4 nominations, 1 Golden Globe Award nomination, 1 Saturn Award and 8 nominations Roger Ebert's Review: N/A Its Legacy: The first major release after theater lockdowns went down. The final film Papa Nolan has made for Warner Bros. The inception point for Project Popcorn in 2021. The fifth highest-grossing film of 2020. Earned a cult following with tons of analysis and fan theories. Gave Michael Caine a paycheck. Commentary: Yep. We’re finally at Nolan. Specifically, at his supposed swan song from WB as he now looks to enjoy brighter, happier pastures at Universal. The film that was set to save theaters from devastation both worked and didn’t. It both underperformed, yet ironically did better than most movies that come out these days, and many were split on the film itself. Others loved the VFX, the ambition, the action, and “the vibes”. Others felt this was a boring retread of Nolan’s other works with a confusing and weird plot. Of course, because this is from a director people are very passionate over, Tenet still has an active fanbase of people who love what this film has to say and its unique plot and storytelling. It kickstarted Robert Pattinson’s return to blockbusters, gave John David Washington his own platform to become a potential new movie star, and features unique bits of philosophy, while still selling well as a popcorn summer actioner. Ultimately, with its lower box office numbers and negative remarks from some critics, this won’t have the same longevity as...every other Nolan movie that is on this list (yes, all of them are on here). But as long as there’s at least one fan who really responded to this movie, does it really matter?

#72 The Nice Guys 542 points, 11 lists "So you're telling me you made a porno where the point is the plot?" Box Office: 62.8M Rotten Tomatoes: 91% Metacritic: 70 Awards: 2 Critics Choice Award nominations, 3 Empire Award nominations, 1 Saturn Award nomination Roger Ebert's Review: N/A Its Legacy: Earned a cult classic among buddy comedy and Shane Black fans. Showed the goofier side of Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling. Had a TV show adaptation that never came out developed in 2017. Has people who want a sequel. Gave Matt Bomer a paycheck. Commentary: Right now, everybody’s going nuts over Ryan Gosling and his fantastic work as a comedy actor in...some movie about a doll? I dunno, I forgot the title. But just remember that this wasn’t the first time we saw the man’s silly side. But unlike that film, Shane Black’s The Nice Guys was lost in the shuffle during the 2016 summer box office. And sadly, for whatever reason, this wasn’t able to catch on and get an audience during its theatrical release. However, being a Shane Black production with witty humor, a fun, swinging 70s setting, and a wild mystery that keeps first-time viewers guessing, this was destined to get a cult following from the word “go”. And sure enough, it has. There’s so many fun bits of surreal humor and even slapstick sequences to keep the laughs coming, but both Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe have pitch-perfect chemistry and the twists and turns in the screenplay really make you excited for the ride and the hilarity. Shane Black has largely stayed away from the limelight apart from that terrible Predator movie that may or may not have been ruined by executives, and it doesn’t seem like he has any new projects down the pipeline. So if this is his big finale (again, assumption is his Predator movie wasn’t his fault), at least we had this cult classic that is sure to be loved by a passionate crowd.

#73 Bonnie and Clyde 539 points, 11 lists "This here's Miss Bonnie Parker. I'm Clyde Barrow. We rob banks." Box Office: 70M Rotten Tomatoes: 90% Metacritic: 86 Awards: 2 Academy Awards and 8 nominations, 1 BAFTA Award and 3 nominations, 7 Golden Globe Award nominations, 1 Grammy Award nomination Roger Ebert's Review: "Bonnie and Clyde" is a milestone in the history of American movies, a work of truth and brilliance. It is also pitilessly cruel, filled with sympathy, nauseating, funny, heartbreaking, and astonishingly beautiful. If it does not seem that those words should be strung together, perhaps that is because movies do not very often reflect the full range of human life." Its Legacy: Gave audiences incredible levels of violence never seen before. A landmark of counterculture cinema, influencing The Wild Bunch, The Godfather, True Romance, Natural Born Killers, etc. Made Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway household names. Caused Bosley Crowther to lose his job as New York Times' film critic, with Pauline Kael taking her place. One of the most iconic and gruesome movie endings in history. Gave Gene Wilder a paycheck. Commentary: Like Virginia Woolf, this Arthur Penn-directed classic came out in a weird period where Hollywood was trying to transition into big boy material. The Production Code was limiting the content and level of violence you could show in movies, and the types of characters you could follow. The good guys had to be good, pure people who believed in the right thing. The bad guys always had to get their comeuppance in the end. You couldn’t be too violent, you couldn’t be too sexual, blah blah blah. Well, Bonnie and Clyde disregarded all of that. We were following two criminals who murdered others. We saw people who were into violent exploits just because they were bored. We followed characters who saw a grim end and didn’t learn any lessons. And boy were people mad. Jack Warner was appalled that such a movie was even coming out from his studio. Critics were offended at such violent material, feeling it glorified the idea of murder and that such films would damage our society. But as time goes by, it’s all very laughable. And almost immediately, the public were astonished at something they didn’t even know they wanted. Despite only being in limited theaters, the film caught on as a major sleeper hit. Roger Ebert and Pauline Kael sided with the general public and made sure people knew there was something high-minded and smartly-written about the feature. And now? It’s an iconic and beloved piece of counterculture. And in fact, it was one of the major films to give us the counterculture movement of New Hollywood. Films were allowed to be more open in depicting sex and violence, it was cool counterculture to see these kinds of daring movies, and the power it had on people gave us early hits like The Wild Bunch and The Godfather, and still has influences on more modern movies like The Departed or True Romance. And when you consider how electrifying and fun and exciting and hard-hitting it is over 55 years later...well, yeah, it’s not really a big surprise. This changed Hollywood and everybody is better for it.

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*cracks knuckles* When it comes to animated shows and movies, the people who work on them, outside of voice actors, are in a totally different union called The Animation Guild. What this means is that most animated productions aren't typically filed under the WGA union. There are exceptions, as major shows like Simpsons and Family Guy and Rick and Morty and Big Mouth are under the WGA. And plenty of writers are part of TAG and WGA at the same time. But generally, cartoon shows like Spongebob Squarepants or The Owl House or Adventure Time are not considered WGA shows. This also applies to almost all animated movies as well. So until the SAG-AFTRA strike, there was no real production stoppage for Spongebob or Pixar when the writers began striking. There's a lot of reasons why, mainly because animation used to be storyboard-driven instead of script-driven back in the 1930s, when these unions were first beginning to exist. So a weird gray area that's still kind of around with animated productions. However, that's not really a good thing that there's different unions. Generally speaking, TAG pays less and there's no residuals from any DVD sales, reruns on TV, or merchandise sales. Which you know...very scummy when you think about how these kids show networks will happily reair marathons of Teen Titans Go or Spongebob on a loop and none of the writers who make those hit shows have ever gotten their fair payments outside of some upfront checks. There was even an AngrySo having WGA backage, where things pay better and residuals are a thing, that's just good for everybody. This explains some of the whys better than I could. https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-writers-strike-animation-20170426-story.html https://www.reuters.com/article/us-screenwriters-strike-animation/writers-seen-turning-to-animation-if-strike-long-idUSN0640254920071108 https://www.cartoonbrew.com/artist-rights/wga-writers-strike-the-animation-guild-228670.html

#348 - Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (62 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #16) #347 - Lady Killer (63 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #38) #346 - A Very Long Engagement (64 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #37) #345 - Practical Magic (65 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #36) #344 - Rock Star (65 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #15) #343 - Dark Victory (66 points, 3 lists, avg. ranking #79) #342 - Richard Jewell (66 points, 3 lists, avg. ranking #55) #341 - The Ninth Configuration, A Walk to Remember (66 points, 2 lists, avg. ranking #68) #340 - Dangerous Liaisons (67 points, 2 lists, avg. ranking #67) #339 - The Skin I Live In, Flipped (67 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #34)

#358 - We're the Millers (59 points, 2 lists, avg. ranking #71) #357 - Thirteen Ghosts (59 points, 2 lists, avg. ranking #50) #356 - Harper (59 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #42) #355 - Trick 'r Treat (61 points, 4 lists, avg. ranking #86) #354 - The Artist (61 points, 3 lists, avg. ranking #66) #353 - The Witches of Eastwick (61 points, 2 lists, avg. ranking #56) #352 - Tiny Toons: How I Spent My Vacation (61 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #40) #351 - Magic Mike (62 points, 3 lists, avg. ranking #80) #350 - Risky Business (62 points, 2 lists, avg. ranking #70) #349 - Trouble with the Curve (62 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #39)

Cool. Tell that to all the conservatives throwing temper tantrums at this movie then.