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Somebody else who's seen We are the best!

BTW guys IMDb message boards shutting down effective February 20, 2017 http://www.imdb.com/board/announcement big news. IMDb was home to lots of discussions, some dating back to early 2000's

It's a shame though because she's quite talented given the right roles.

I have a soft spot for well-written coming of age movies, so when I heard about this movie, naturally I had to watch it. So, I liked the film, I thought it was a pretty good entry into the genre even though the romantic movie cliches were used often and the story was predictable, but really, there are 2 things that really set this movie apart -- 1. The acting, especially from the main protagonist. 2. The sharp dialogue. Hailee Steinfield is absolutely amazing, magnetic on screen, and I cannot wait to see more of her in movies to come. I do feel she was slightly miscast in this movie, however, as she doesn't look like a social "outcast" to me, but at the same time, that's just classic Hollywood casting at work here, movies of this genre are always subjected to this. But boy, I might have to watch that 2010 True Grit remake now if that girl got oscar nominated for it. Easily the best performance I've seen in a coming of age film, and she's what... 18? Mark that name folks! Hopefully she chooses her projects well in the future, because damn, talent like this, can't let it go to waste! Verdict -- Overall B+ (A for the performances and dialogue alone)

If you liked Light's Out, that might interest you: The Director made an AMA on reddit, and is frequently active on /r/movies and even on /r/boxoffice as well! He posts a lot, and answers people's questions. Very cool

Random question but do 3D glasses overcharge in the US go to the studio, or at least part of it? If not... this shouldn't be counted in.

Get better son Go Olive!

It's that kind huh. Well, one can hope Are they really always the same? I only saw a couple ones, at most, can't even remember the titles.

China just doesn't like Star Wars. We went all over this in 2015, it's happening again this year, and it's gonna happen again at the end of the year and the next as well. Asian moviegoers in general don't like the visual style, the mythology, the characters... and the nostalgia has no effect on them, so that only leaves behind an average sci-fi flick, which is unsurprisingly getting average numbers to boot. I doubt that changes in the near future, unless one of the "Star Wars stories" does something very differently that clicks with that audience. Not impossible.

There is a difference though between BATB doing well, which it may very well be, and unseating Episode VIII for yearly #1 not the same ballpark

How the hell did I miss this last year? I was new around here

I don't mind watching such a movie from time to time, how would say the fight choreography is in terms of quality? (not that Jessica Alba is ever boring to watch anyway) Mind you, I love martial arts movies, my favorite fight sequences would include the likes of Donnie Yen vs Jet Li in Once Upon a Time in China, closely followed by Ziyi Zhang vs Michelle Leoh in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, everything Scott Adkins does in Ninja: Shadow of a Tear, Donnie Yen vs some guy in SPL Kill Zone, Jackie Chan in Drunken Master, and again Donnie Yen vs Jet Li in Hero (not a huge fan of wire work but it can work) I don't expect fight choreography on this level but is it at least good? I don't exp (I'm not a fan of wire work although sometimes it can work)

So Rogue One passed $500M yesterday I think we can safely conclude that this #DumpStarWars movement was an utter failure.

Rogue One is aiming for #2 WW, and a #1 domestic finish for the year. Great performance if you ask me!

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So R1 is at $43.6M USD right? Is it really still poised for $60M finish?

Pretty normal numbers here, bar LLL of course

One thing too... China is literally THE country in the world where studios get the least amount of returns per $ grossed, so... by that logic, it's also the country where the amount of $ grossed matters the less. However, the ungodly amount of $ movies gross there offset that. Still, $ grossed in the US is worth more than double $ grossed in China, so I'd say Disney shouldn't be too mad about that distribution.

Welcome to 2017, where everyone has an agenda and being loud on the Internet actually works.

I loved Daredevil and Jessica Jones but I thought Luke Cage was mostly boring. It does have good scenes though, but it feels... disjointed. Very uneven.