Eric the Clown

I never bought that tbh. Or at the very least, Dune would share with Marvels/Hunger Games. No way IMAX would ditch those other contracts, especially Disney’s.

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A Color of Money legacyquel would actually be 👌

Both movies are still very different. Lord of the Rings is still a traditional adventure story with a solid "get to the end" goal that's easy to follow and characters that are pretty easy to empathize with. Dune is a lot more cerebral, a lot more contemplative, and a lot more based around philosophy and religion that isn't as easy a sell with the normies. Even the big action sequences in Dune don't really have the same kind of crowdpleasing aspects Lord of the Rings does. Which isn't a bad thing, but the tone between Rings and Dune are very night and day.

This whole "let's give kids absolutely nothing, then crowd everything in the summer" strategy Hollywood is doing post-COVID is so unbelievably stupid. Like my theater was playing Trolls 3 up until this weekend, because there was nothing for families that already saw Wonka and Migration to go to. It's so stupid.

It was nominated for a Kids Choice Award though 🤔 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Kids'_Choice_Awards

What I would give to have Timothee as Spider-Man and I could just imagine myself in his arms, swinging me through the city as his Mary Jane. 😭

Quorum Updates Immaculate T-22: 22.98% The Crow T-99: 26.56% The Bikeriders T-113: 16.4% Borderlands T-162: 25.97% Smile 2 T-232: 22.02% Dune: Part Two T-1: 60.22% Awareness Final Awareness: 100% chance of 20M, 90% chance of 30M, 85% chance of 40M, 75% chance of 50M, 65% chance of 60M, 50% chance of 70M, 35% chance of 100M Tentpole Awareness: 100% chance of 30M, 86% chance of 60M, 43% chance of 70M, 29% chance of 100M Cabrini T-8: 19.56% Awareness Final Awareness: 0% chance of 10M Low Awareness: 0% chance of 10M Imaginary T-8: 38.33% Awareness Final Awareness: 38% chance of 10M, 6% chance of 20M Horror Awareness: 45% chance of 10M, 9% chance of 20M Kung Fu Panda 4 T-8: 66.96% Awareness Final Awareness: 100% chance of 20M, 90% chance of 30M, 85% chance of 40M, 75% chance of 50M, 65% chance of 60M, 50% chance of 70M, 35% chance of 100M Animation/Family Awareness: 100% chance of 50M, 75% chance of 70M, 50% chance of 100M The Fall Guy T-64: 33.72% Awareness T-60 Awareness: 96% chance of 10M, 74% chance of 20M, 52% chance of 30M, 17% chance of 40M Medium Awareness: 89% chance of 10M, 67% chance of 20M, 55% chance of 30M, 11% chance of 40M

I'm using this as a PSA to tell y'all to watch Shogun on Hulu/Disney+. I saw the pilot earlier today. It's awesome!

TIMOTHEE SUPREMACY

Lucky you. I had some jackass whisper and laugh with his buddy through the whole thing. Then, when the movie ends, he turns to me and a bunch of other strangers, and loudly shouts, "So what did you all think, gang?" Like...fuck off bro. I was trying to enjoy the cut to credits and you ruined it. I hate being around people, swear to God.

I am shooketh right now. Give Timothee and Zendaya all the Oscars. Holy smokes. Holy smokes.

Just a few more minutes. Timothee my beloved, I’m ready for you.

Yep. Just like that, the honorable mentions are done, as we finally approach the top 20. I will get the next three up later today, after I come back from Dune. But for now, you lucky chaps now know about what films barely missed the cut and speculate on what our final 20 can be. Remember some of the hints I dropped earlier in the first post. Person who gets it all right wins my love and affection as their prize.

#110 - Unbreakable (454 points, 10 lists) #109 - Con Air (468 points, 11 lists) #108 - The Great Mouse Detective (470 points, 13 lists) #107 - Ford v Ferrari (475 points, 10 lists) #106 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (480 points, 12 lists) #105 - The Royal Tenenbaums (497 points, 8 lists) #104 - Peter Pan (504 points, 12 lists) #103 - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (505 points, 14 lists) #102 - Starship Troopers (508 points, 10 lists) #101 - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (511 points, 12 lists)

Moderation Not the Fall Guy thread.

Assuming we don't get a stinky Rotten Tomatoes score for this, feel like the most likely scenario is that it opens around 35M, everybody freaks out and expects doom and gloom, but then it legs out to gross on par with Kung Fu Panda 3's 143.5M on the basis of there being literally nothing for families to watch, just like Elemental, and we all shrug this off as a fine enough tally.

Moderation We're also not doing this insipid "OMG DUNE IS THIS EPIC FAILURE NOW" hyperbole. We were all championing a 70M opening, even a 65M opening as good results. But now you guys are having tantrums and meltdowns over it grossing those? It's really not funny and unproductive. Please act a little more relaxed and reserved.

Moderation Not the "do people like Dune" thread. Please move this off-topic discussion on whether Dune is actually popular or not to the actual Dune 2 thread.

#21 Guardians of the Galaxy 1,483 points, 29 lists "I am Groot." Box Office: 273.1M Rotten Tomatoes: 87% Metacritic: 73 Awards: 1 Academy Award nomination, 1 Annie Award and 9 nominations, 1 Critics Choice Award nominee Roger Ebert's Review: N/A Its Legacy: The third-highest grossing movie of 2014 and the highest-grossing Marvel movie of 2014. Brought the obscure comic and turned it into one of the most profitable Marvel franchises ever. Made Chris Pratt a movie star. Introduced not only the Guardians, but also Ronan, The Collector, and Howard the Duck into the MCU. Pushed James Gunn into A-list Hollywood director material. The soundtrack became the first soundtrack album in history consisting entirely of previously released songs to top the Billboard chart. Gave Lloyd Kaufman a paycheck. Commentary: We have now ended our MCU run of entries with this epic comedy space opera. And in many ways, it really is the perfect finale. A perfect showcase of the ingenuity and creativity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and a glorious period where Marvel could take anything and place them into the pop culture zeitgeist. Prior to 2014, nobody gave a darn about those Guardians of the Galaxy. And people were baffled that this random Z-list team of superheroes was being thrown into the Marvel universe before bigger characters like Doctor Strange. Even the trailers made this seem like an odd beast, with a talking raccoon and giant tree and weird sci-fi nonsense. Nobody was going to take to this. Thankfully, with the combination of Marvel Studios fun and the sharp, self-aware, hilarious comedy of Mr. James Gunn, we got ourselves a rollicking adventure that felt so distinct and off-key in all the best ways from most superhero blockbusters. It was a film that was gleefully self-aware of its silliness, took full advantage of its comedy and characters, and offered an incredible soundtrack that made some classic 80s tunes fresh and hip to a new generation of kids. Oh, and Rocket turned some kids into furries too, because of course they did. It’s a movie that felt bold and idiosyncratic, reminding viewers that Marvel wasn’t just superheroes saving the day. It was also weird and gonzo and oddly heartfelt, with a lot of the movie about an immature man child trying to come to grips with the loss of his mother and trying to find family in the chaotic vastness of outer space. This odd blend of familiar Marvel conventions, silly sci-fi adventure, raunchy humor, and sincere pathos really shouldn’t have worked as well as it did. And yet it did. Sure enough, Guardians of the Galaxy was the big movie of the summer, making these nobody Marvel characters some of the coolest and most iconic heroes in the entire MCU and Marvel Comics universe itself. They are now just as iconic as X-Men or Fantastic Four, and some may say that these guys have usurped those teams in popularity these days. We soon got an impressive trilogy many cite as Marvel’s absolute best roster of movies, a popular video game, and director James Gunn has now become a golden boy in Hollywood, currently spearheading the new roster of DC Comics movies. It’s hard to know what the future holds, but to quote 80s music icon George Michael, I gotta have faith.