tonytr87

It was announced recently that they'd be showing a scene/clip from Life of Pi in front of Prometheus, not a trailer. “This film is special and different, and so we didn’t want to give people the same-old, same-old." - Tom Rothman

Your grading system is flawed. If Prometheus isn't a "bad" movie, then you should've given it at least a C-

It probably won't hit 70mil, but 22-25mil OD doesn't mean it can't.

No. Team America was all puppets. Much harder sell than a talking teddy bear in a live action setting.

I'm not sure why some are so skeptical of Ted performing well. It's an R-rated comedy with a vulgar, talking teddy bear. That sells itself.

Great/Best of their Decade material 1. Return of the King 2. The Dark Knight 3. Toy Story 3 4. The Deathly Hallows Good/Great 5. Titanic 6. The Avengers 7. Avatar Entertaining, could've been better 8. Dead Man's Chest 9. Transformers 3 Mediocre/Terrible 10. On Stranger Tides 11. Alice in Wonderland

Innocuous is worse than being a horrible actor.

In regards to Kitsch...when has the guy shown any talent outside of Friday Night Lights? People are soft on him because of that show, but tv is a different ball game than film. He's another Sam Worthington, only difference is Worthington lucked out on getting cast in the biggest movie of all time.

More schools are out now. Smaller Sat boost for Avengers. 53mil weekend. But bad WOM should insure Battleship makes no more than 27. Big flop.

So there's no message or point that Cohen is making like he was in Borat or Bruno?

I take it you're easily offended? If this is South Park-level offensive comedy then it should be gold.

The Avengers is near-perfect entertainment, but it's not a near-perfect movie.

What are those?

The Avengers:Midnight 95% fullTrailers:Men in Black 3 - few laughsBattleship - chuckling/silenceThe Dark Knight Rises - dead silence during/excited chatter afterBrave - laughsFrankenweenie - silenceMovie: A-Best Marvel Studios film yet. Action/effects are top notch of course. I don't really understand the complaints about the middle section dragging. There was plenty of action throughout the entire movie, and when there wasn't Whedon used that time to develop each character's personality and how they relate to one another. Surprisingly there was even a little heart sprinkled in amongst the snark. Speaking of, Whedon knows comedy. I lost count of how many one-liners were actually funny versus annoying. Downey Jr. does what he does best, Hemsworth brings that Shakespearean gravitas, and Johansson and Renner give fine performances despite having less to worth with than the rest. Best in show? You've heard it many times...Ruffalo. This guy should've been Banner from the beginning. The Hulk steals the show indeed.Worst in show? My least favorite of the Marvel films is Captain America, so it's no surprise that Evans gives the worst performance in my opinion. Is he terrible? No. But he has a hard time doing the straight-laced, old-fashioned routine without coming across as wooden. It doesn't help that he's given the cheesiest lines. Which brings me to the negative: despite most of the dialogue being smart, witty, and natural, there are still quite a few moments of corn, cheese, and ham, and not the endearing kind (especially in the few scenes featuring the leader of the Chitauri, reminded me of the worst tendencies of the Star Wars prequels). This prevents The Avengers from truly transcending the genre. Nevertheless, it makes excellent use of the genre's usual paremeters and gives us a truly epic climax where everybody shines. Oh, and Hiddleston is great once again.The end credits scenes?

Not sure how 18mil midnight translates to OW record, but whatever helps you sleep tonight...

Really it's only Sandler, Smith, and Denzel (though it's kinda weird dropping his name when he hasn't done anything since '08...what the f have you been doing, Will?). Streep has had her share of flops and non-starters (Iron Lady being most recent). The Rock is no draw. Stallone and Willis are way past their prime (Expendables doesn't count). And the only success you could maybe attribute to Tatum's name alone is The Vow. Clooney's films generally do well but that's because they have great legs after a small opening. You have Sandler, Smith, Denzel, and then there's a slew of big names that are a draw but only in certain types of roles (Leo, Depp, Jolie, Downey Jr).But yes, overall stars mean nothing now. People are drawn by story, spectacle, and brands.

Anytime a comedian actor becomes popular there's an online backlash. Not sure why. People are just spiteful like that. He really is a good actor. He showed surprising depth in Sarah Marshall and Jeff Who Lives at Home. The latter is his best performance I think. If an actor has talent and they pick good projects there's no reason to hate on them, but such is the world we live in where a website like PerezHilton exists and celebrities are judged like that (cough fishnets cough).

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Did you guys see the new Rises trailer or was it the old one?

Good god you're a horrible person.

I imagine you as Rachel McAdam's character from Mean Girls.

It's the opposite. Movie theaters are seen as an escape from the heat.

Looper's already had test screenings. Word is phenomenal.

I don't care how low expectations were, stop calling the reviews "good." It's absurd.

How is 42% on RT good?