I tend to download a lot of old films. Yes, I could buy the DVDs and am basically 'stealing', but they've at least made the vast majority of money they'll ever make by that time...
It's impossible to quantify but I definitely thought Fincher's name being attached to a very popular property would yield more than 13m. Being someone who'd happily see the movie for his involvement alone I guess I just thought there'd be more people like me. That's the side effect of following box office - you realise there aren't many people like you.
I've downloaded plenty of films I'd never pay to see. To counter it I always see films that actually look worth my time in theaters. Yes, its a subjective call on my part, but something I don't lose any sleep over.
Dragon's Tattoo's performance is striking. I know it's easy to find reasons for failure after the fact, but I definitely thought it'd do better. At the very least I thought the appeal of Fincher would see it though. Will the other 2 films even get made?
They all died individually (some onscreen, some later after leaving the island) and met in limbo where time was irrelevant. The religious allusions definitely put me off the show as it got into the final year. They weren't subtle.
I'm pretty sure the island stuff actually happened (as Jack's Dad says). It's just when they all died at whatever points they did they collected in the purgatory.
For my sins I frequented a few Losts boards when it was still on. It's quite astonishing how intense some of the romance wars got for a show like that.
When I remember how often I went to movie as a teen I'm stunned I could be so undiscerning in my choices. I lived in quite a boring town but still... so much money wasted on mediocrity.
I'd say it's geographical. I live in London and can practically predict how rowdy any given cinema audience will be based on the area's 'affluence'. The type of movie makes a difference too I guess.
I wish I'd had the guts to make a club for Sherlock, it's opening is just what I thought it'd be given the good but not great reception of the first film and the extremely tired marketing.
Movies won't become extinct anymore than music has become exinct, but the business model definitely needs re-examining. The internet will and is having a huge impact. I have friends who haven't bought a single DVD in a couple of years.
Man, I haven't watched this in a long time. I quite like the audacity of the sci-fi/fantasy final act, as divisive as it was. Apparently Tesla really did destroy a number of his inventions that never saw the light of day...... though whether one of them was a cloning device remains to be seen.