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I think the fact that Super Troopers 2 is standing a chance to be in the Top Ten with less than 500 theaters is incredible. It's got some competition nipping at its heels, but it's exciting for sure.
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I've nevee seen the first Alien film... there are just way too many films I haven't seen to be honest.
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This is really exciting! I can't wait to see what films are there! Amadeus was my #3 film but it probably won't be on the list... and that's okay!
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3 hours ago, Tower said:
This just isn't the kind film that makes big numbers in China (or anywhere really), and the whole "it has an Asian looking person so it will do well in china" sounds like a strange American perspective of the world to me with no basis in reality. Chinese people have their own stars from their own movie industry that they care about, they don't need random Americans from Korea.
I doubt this even gets released, and if it does it would be one of those small scale buyout ones that won't make $10M much less $100M.
You have a great point. Donnie Yen helped Rogue One, while Kelly Marie Tran didn't help The Last Jedi. I'll add that to the top of the cons.
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I watched Aliens on Syfy once and it was a great experience.
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18 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:
Is it art tho?
...Well, to me, it's not.
10 minutes ago, LOGAN'sLuckyRun said:That last scene in the trailer greatly disturbed me.
Here's one of the many reasons why it wouldn't be.
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16 hours ago, Hunt for the Wilderpasta said:
SEASON 2
COMING THIS JUNE
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Well, I just watched the red band trailer, and I can say with confidence that I will not be seeing this.
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1. Solo: A Star Wars Story
2. Hereditary
3. Ocean's Eight
4. Hotel Artemis
5. Upgrade
6. Won't You Be My Neighbor?
7. The Incredibles 2
8. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
9. Sicario: Day of the Soldado
10. Sanju
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After watching the international trailer, I think the new John Cho film, Searching, will be successful enough in China to do over $100M in that country alone. Here's a rundown of pros and cons:
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-The film looks to be a unique and engaging thriller that could certainly entice audiences.
- John Cho's character and his family being of the Asian ethnicity will ensure that the main characters feel relatable to the audience in China.
- The film has already garnered festival prestige.
Cons
- China largely follows their own actors, John Cho is not a chinese star, and this is not a Chinese production.
- The film might need excellent word of mouth. Judging from the quality of the film, that may not be an issue.
- Small scale films have a small scale at the box office until proven otherwise. I guess.
I figured this would be a good way to judge how a smaller non-Chinese film could gross in China if casted correctly. It could say a lot about the market.
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I'm very happy Princess Mononoke made the list! It is absolutely a film that deserves to have a spot! Nothing less than a masterwork.
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10 minutes ago, Jake Gittes said:
Very sorry to hear. I hope you find him.
Thank you, man.
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I mean, it's not like romantic comedies were ever really proven to have died off entirely. I mean, just less than ten years ago, 500 Days of Summer and Crazy Stupid Love were doing just fine. I think they simply stopped making them after a few flops, causing a premature, artificial, undeserved death of a genre. I'm personally holding out hope that this revitalizes the genre.
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Hey everyone. I wanted to let everyone here know that one of my family's dogs went missing earlier today. The dog was let out for five minutes in a gateless yard, and he just ran off. I know this is a shot in the dark, but if there is anyone out there who wants to help pray for our dog's return, I welcome you to do so. Thank you for listening and thank you in advance for any help that is received.
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5 hours ago, Jake Gittes said:
Coogler is not in contention.
I think I agree here. 2018 seems to be a competitive year in regards to auteur films, with a variety of heavyweight contenders such as Damien Chazelle and Spike Lee, and I think it'll be enough to push Coogler out of contention for Best Director.
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I have already made a thread for this film to be honest...
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There's a lot of comedies coming out in August (The Spy Who Dumped Me, Dog Days (to an extent), Crazy Rich Asians, and The Happytime Murders). But the good news is that this film isn't directly competing with any of them on the same weekend -- in fact, it'll be the only comedy on its own weekend. And recent weekends have sort of proved that comedies can coexist with each other theatrically under the right circumnstances; Blockers, I Feel Pretty, Super Troopers 2, Overboard, and Life of the Party are all doing relavitely well in a fairly crammed comedy landscape (although both I Feel Pretty and Life of the Party only have themselves to blame in regards to their ridiculously inflated budgets). This film looks cheap, so it may not have to do much to be a sleeper hit. And you know what? While it does look a bit dull, it does seem fairly harmless to me. I'm open to a pleasant surprise here, even if there's a really, really, really, really low chance of one.
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I'm all for the unexpected resurgence of romantic comedies, but this would have to receive good reviews for me to be interested in it. Keanu Reeves seems to be giving a charmingly subdued performance here.
I think if there's anything wrong with what I saw in the trailer, it's some stale directorial choices.
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Releasing the trailer next to a Star Wars film isn't a half-bad idea, to be honest.
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2 hours ago, NamakFiskKa said:
There's been a severe drought of an actual "supernatural" horror movie and probably won't this summer.
Maybe people will get more attracted and more looking forward to it if Nun fulfills the criteria of the definitive scary movie of the season/year.
Maybe it'll be definitive for the Autumn season, but I think A Quiet Place took hold of Spring, and I think Hereditary will take hold of summer. And I heard that Hereditary is supernatural as well...
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It's received a very confusing set of changes in its expansion schedule, but I really like its new nationwide date. It is now opening with Skyscraper and Hotel Transylvania 3, so it should be able to counterprogram nicely. Plus, if buzz begins too early, it could die out when it comes time for the film to actually be released. Now that buzz is increasing pretty fast, an earlier date could end up bring beneficial. Plus, it's doesn't have to directly compete with Blindspotting anymore.
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One of the things that is great about looking at every entry on the list is seeing the posters for each film. I haven't come across a single one that wasn't pleasant to look at or wasn't smartly designed.
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3 minutes ago, That One Guy said:
Rated PG for THEMATIC ELEMENTS INCLUDING SORCERY, some action, scary images, rude humor and language
They weren't kidding when they called it an entry-level horror film. Sounds like a very hard PG.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was somehow PG, too, so I'm expecting the films to be somewhat similar.
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DC better get The New Gods out quickly if they don't want to be outdone yet another time.
BlacKkKlansman | August 10th, 2018 | Spike Lee directing | Adam Driver, John David Washington
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Well, the stories of both films ring true regardless of the political affiliations of their audiences, but I'm sure this will definitely be a successful film. I lean a little bit towards conservatism, but I think this film is important nonetheless, and I definitely want to see it in theaters.