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    GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 WEEKEND THREAD

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    19 minutes ago, YM! said:

    I do think selectiveness is a factor we’re going to see. I also think more non GA went for Guardians than most of the Phase 5 movies. Blade is a question mark especially because Marvel seems to be scared in doing horror and non-R rated things outside of Deadpool which is kind of like Family Guy in that it’s not for kids but c’mon the 10-14 boys crowd loves it. Thunderbolts faces an uphill battle because not only must it differentiate itself from Suicide Squad but all the characters but Ghost and Yuen’s character have the same “powers but not really powers set”. Can easily see it do Eternals numbers.

     

    Of the ones I feel confident in Deadpool 3 will be the next event. Cap 4 I think being a psuedo Hulk sequel is a draw and I think maybe it’ll do a little better than expected because I think young black children will be happy to see a black Cap on screen. The Marvels has a floor of 500m but ceiling is hard to determine if it’s 700m or 800m especially with a packed November as Dune 2 and Hunger Games will eat into it.

     

    Agreed! I'm probably part of the people who'll select future MCU ( and even DCU and Sony ) movies to be watched.

     

    I'm probably watching GOTG 3 soon. I'll avoid The Marvels ( doesn't look interesting. In fact, it screams Thor Love and Thunder imo ), Blade ( I refuse to see a PG-13 rated Blade and I'm biased towards the Snipes trilogy ), Thunderbolts ( seems irrelevant, imo. I've already seen that before in Suicide Squad ). Captain America 4 is a 50/50 possibility ( not sure on this one ).

     

    I'll 100% watch Deadpool 3, given how it also features Wolverine and it seems to be a great event movie. 

     

    GOTG 3 being a great movie also helps DC, because I'll definitely watch Gunn's Superman. 

     

    Regarding Sony, I'll probably watch Kraven ( it's R rated ) and avoid Madame Web ( that one is written by the guys who wrote Morbius, so I'll wait for the online version, lol ).

    GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 WEEKEND THREAD

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    Eternals, Doctor Strange 2, Thor 4 and Antman 3 really damaged the brand a lot.

     

    Sure, Doctor Strange 2 and Thor 4 made a lot of money and were profitable, but so were the bad Transformers movies directed by Michael Bay, until people finally stopped watching them and then we got a "reboot".

     

    Thing is: don't take the audiences for granted. MCU is a very powerful brand / franchise, BUT bad movies ALWAYS damage a brand. 

     

    GOTG 3 being a good movie should be the rule and not exception. What if The Marvels is another Love and Thunder fiasco? Are people excited for a PG-13 Blade flick? What about Thunderbolts ( aka MCU's Suicide Squad )? Captain America 4 might perform really well, but it's a Captain America movie without the original Captain America ( Steve Rogers ).

     

    From now on, maybe ( just maybe ) general audiences will be more selective. What if they skip The Marvels, Thunderbolts and come just for Captain America 4 and Deadpool 3? Ever since the pandemic, prices have been very excessive and habits changed. Maybe people will just avoid movies they think they're mediocre ( in their view ) and will wait for "event" movies. GOTG 3 is something different, because its closing a story that started 9 years ago. 

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    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | May 5, 2023 | The 9th most profitable film of 2023

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    Even though I'm not a MCU fanboy, I really hope this movie performs well enough for the sake of that kind of movies.

     

    We can always have good fun for different universes and there's nothing preventing them from coexisting. Good MCU movies don't depend on good DC movies and vice versa. 

     

    I have to say I'm not excited to see GOTG 3. Maybe because I'm just a regular guy who usually watches most of these movies ( I haven't watched Quantumania yet and I watched Shazam 2 on video, though ), but this movie doesn't scream "WATCH ME ASAP".

     

    Maybe, just maybe I'm giving it a chance based on comments from friends and known critics, but they aren't really impressing me. Perhaps marketing for GOTG 3 could have been better. Not sure, BUT I think ( this is just a personal feeling ) this movie is trying to sell something that it won't matter. Are there stakes? Are main characters going to die? This movie can perfectly be good, but maybe even being excellent doesn't matter anymore. I think many people want to see stakes for the franchise. Will things change to stay the same? Will things truly change?

     

    The Multiverse storyline is interesting ( mostly for nostalgic stuff ) at first glance, BUT when they introduce such element, life and death really lose any kind of importance. We can literally have people dying and returning easily right after. Gamora being back is something that I'm not sold. Why? Because, she died and she returned ( her old version before meeting the Guardians ) and that can happen to anybody anytime. 

     

    Maybe things might get more interesting if the Multiverse suffers serious consequences ( Phase 4 movies at least should adress it ), but I'm not sold on this movie.

     

    That being said, I really hope you guys have a lot of fun with it and I'm rooting for good movies, not matter where they come from ( Sony, DC ). We need competition and competition so far has been bad.

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    The Flash | June 16 2023 | Ezra Miller, Michael Keaton | We’re stoping the count at a Nice 69% RT (it’s 72% For Real) | Please Remember that Your Enjoyment Of The Film is Not Based On Others Opinions And To Be Nice To Each Other

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    Based on reviews, it seems to be a great and fun movie. That's all I want. I want a solid, fun and engaging DC movie.

     

    Sure, the main actor has serious legal problems and issues he should be held accountable BUT a movie should be judged as a movie. 

     

    That being said, Keaton as Batman is gonna bring lots of people back. Its box office is unpredictable, but I guess WB cares enough about reactions, which is why they're being allowed 2 months before the movie's official release. 

     

    All in all, I'm not really a fanboy of the DC universe, but I'm a regular who usually watches these kind of movies. I really hope the movie is good enough to change things in WB / DC. Gunn seems to be a good choice and I hope we get more options besides Marvel. That's not to start a Marvel vs DC war, but competition is good and we can all have different things from different universes.

     

     

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    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | May 5, 2023 | The 9th most profitable film of 2023

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    13 minutes ago, DAJK said:

    The timing of when an embargo lifts is 100% a marketing strategy. Too late and people get weary. Too early and buzz dies down before your film releases. The marketing team at Marvel is one of the best in the world (they wouldn't still be at Marvel if they weren't lol) I'm confident they know what they're doing with the embargo they've set. 

     

    They better know what they're doing, lol. If reviews are indeed great, allowing critics to post on RT won't hurt at all. If presales aren't that good, then good reviews won't hurt them for sure.

     

    We'll see.

     

    I also have nightmares about fan screenings. I remember how Fan4stic also had them. I still remember when Ludacris said he was proud of Michael Jordan in that movie. XD

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    April 14th-16th 2023 Weekend Thread | $900K previews for Renfield

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    Illumination // Nintendo will probably confirm a sequel sooner or later. Hopefully they don' take 3/4 years to come with it.

     

    A Donkey Kong movie with a reasonable budget would be great. Add in Kirby and then you porbably could get a Kirby movie.

     

    Zelda is interesting, but I think Illuination should play safe for now. Just come with Super Mario Bros 2, then a Donkey Kong movie and then Kirby. 

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    THE SUPER MARIO BROS MOVIE WEEKEND THREAD

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    41 minutes ago, grey ghost said:

    There are rotten movies that have had decent legs.

     

    But has there ever been a movie with a cinescore of B+ or below with solid legs.

     

    Cause it's obvious that for critic proof movies a rotten score is meaningless. 

     

    Vanilla Sky is probably the craziest example of this.  43% on RT and a D- CinemaScore. It got a 4x multiplier for its opening weekend.

     

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