WKND BO: #StarTrek $70.6M/$84.1M, IronMan3 $35.2M/$337.1M, Gatsby $23.4M/$90.2M

[narniadis]

Ouch at the fall.... STiD is much better IMO than IM3 hard to see it not live up to the modest expectations.

[2041758]

Are people really hating on Pixar? Seems so wrong. I consider myself an intelligent person, and I find that just about every Pixar release is cinematically better in every way than literally 90% of modern Hollywood movies.

[Master Scottb]

I haven't seen the first Star Trek but at the time everyone I knew who had seen it loved it. And for a lot of them that was the first one they'd seen.I've downloaded the first film to see what it's like.

 

I'm a Trekkie but I'm actually not a very big fan of these JJ Abrams Treks. I don't like the altered timeline/rebooted stuff. I wish Abrams had made a new Trek, with a new crew, new characters and a new ship instead of going back to the Kirk/Spock TOS era.

Edited May 18, 2013 by scottb

[Elessar]

Are people really hating on Pixar? Seems so wrong. I consider myself an intelligent person, and I find that just about every Pixar release is cinematically better in every way than literally 90% of modern Hollywood movies.

 

Ugh.

[fishstick]

Are people really hating on Pixar?

 

Yes, because their latest movies weren`t up to the snuff yet Pixar hype was enough to net underwhelming Brave awards that should have been lavished on other, much more deserving animation.

[Alpha]

$25-27M for STiD is a pretty good gross. It should wind up even with the first Star Trek's OW gross. It's mildly disappointing, though.

[DeeCee]

The only animated film I've seen in theatres since at least 2000 is The Simpsons Movie.

[DeeCee]

$25-27M for STiD is a pretty good gross. It should wind up even with the first Star Trek's OW gross. It's mildly disappointing, though.

You haven't seen Rth's latest update. Edited May 18, 2013 by DeeCee

[Ozymandias]

I still find it bizarre how hard some people find it to understand quiet simple plot points in a movie. Even if you don't buy at least understand it.

 

If I had a nickle for every time I heard somebody call something they didn't like in a movie a plot hole, I'd be a millionaire.  Its one of the most misused words on the internet.

Edited May 18, 2013 by Shpongle

[Elessar]

Yes, because their latest movies weren`t up to the snuff 

 

No, it started way before that.

[Master Scottb]

Are people really hating on Pixar? Seems so wrong. I consider myself an intelligent person, and I find that just about every Pixar release is cinematically better in every way than literally 90% of modern Hollywood movies.

 

That's probably true, but I can see why some people might not be into movies involve talking animals, cars, robots, toys, fish...ect.

[grey ghost]

Nah, it's the best SM movie.     Alfred Molina is just awesome in it. 

 

Being the best SM movie is hardly an accomplishment.

 

Almost all of them are slightly above average or worse.

[grey ghost]

Like Raimi's haters are a minority and SM2 is still the greatest Spider-man thanks to RT score playing game. Webbites owned.

 

When the last time you checked those RT user scores?

[grey ghost]

So will Fast and the Furious 6 have the same ceiling for audience growth that Star Trek 2 had?

 

Many expected both sequels to have huge increases but Star Trek 2 shows some movies have limited growth potential.

[Elessar]

Fast 6 is trash, people seem into trash.

[grey ghost]

Fast 6 is trash, people seem into trash.

 

Trash is not an exact science.

 

Battleship bombed and Transformers 2 was a smash success.

[fishstick]

So will Fast and the Furious 6 have the same ceiling for audience growth that Star Trek 2 had?

 

Many expected both sequels to have huge increases but Star Trek 2 shows some movies have limited growth potential.

 

Thing with ST09 and KFP is that well-received first movie doesn`t mean there`s huge interest for more. Some franchises translate into huge sequels some don`t. I don`t exactly know why it is so but I`d say that there`s a difference between liking somehting or loving something in general and really getting invested in something (usually a character). If something creates an obsession, that tends to explode. I don`t think that ST09 appreciation went anywhere close to that.

[grey ghost]

I think Fast 6 will run into the same problem Trek 2 did.

 

The franchise peaked and maxed out public interest with the last movie.

 

We shall see next weekend.

[Elessar]

Probably a 3rd of the US population is Latino (a number i just pulled out of my ass but i'm probably not that far off). Every one of them will watch Fast 6 at least three times.

[#ED]

You cannot be fucking serious.