Gopher Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Excellent hold for Millers. Down less than 10% from Wednesday w/o previews, not frontloaded at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmasterclay Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Rather than politics, I'd be inclined to chalk an under-performing Elysium weekend more to audiences being sci-fi action'd out by this point in the season. This. I love sci fi, but it's starting to become a bit much. I've had several friends comment that they are sick of these " space movies." Nobody isn't going to see it because of the politics except uber conservatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 This. I love sci fi, but it's starting to become a bit much. I've had several friends comment that they are sick of these " space movies." Nobody isn't going to see it because of the politics except uber conservatives. don't be so sure. It is not just the movie is political, it is the fact the movie is supposedly very heavy handed and trying to shove the message down your throat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitik Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 don't be so sure. It is not just the movie is political, it is the fact the movie is supposedly very heavy handed and trying to shove the message down your throat But how would anybody know this until they actually saw the movie? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 And here comes again the 'the Internet hates animated movies ratio thing' lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJackSparrow Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 don't be so sure. It is not just the movie is political, it is the fact the movie is supposedly very heavy handed and trying to shove the message down your throatAgreed. The trailers show the messages very clearly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 This. I love sci fi, but it's starting to become a bit much. I've had several friends comment that they are sick of these " space movies." Nobody isn't going to see it because of the politics except uber conservatives.This. My friends too comment that some sci-fi trailers these days make the movies look more or less the same: space/outta planets vs. Earth, lone hero or heroes doing weird shit heroic stuff, traveling by strange-looking ship/transportation devices. Their words, not mine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 (edited) Rather than politics, I'd be inclined to chalk an under-performing Elysium weekend more to audiences being sci-fi action'd out by this point in the season. That would make sense if not for the fact that every single original sci-fi movies this year has done lousy business at the North American box office. Edited August 9, 2013 by Boxofficefanatic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyla Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 gooooooooooood for WTM go Jen the politics is not the problem with Elisium at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 I don't see a problem with it, movies are a medium to express a variety of things. I personally just won't be spending money on a film whose message, as indicated by the trailers, is that somehow the "evil rich 1%" are to blame for ALL the woes of the planet. What is to blame is not the richs but the rules. You missed the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 (edited) Did some ones just say "too many sci-fi" ? I feel less. want more. Edited August 9, 2013 by firedeep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichWS Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 That would make sense if not for the fact that every single originally sci-fi movies this year has done lousy business at the North American box office. Well, here's another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Suddenly so many people hate Elysium ? ... lol didnt see them show up weeks ago .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punishment Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 (edited) Edited August 9, 2013 by Punishment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Craig Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 What is to blame is not the richs but the rules. You missed the point. "The People" miss the point, hence staging sit-ins at Wall Street when they should be sitting in on the Senate steps, you know, where the rules are made. If this movie clarifies that in the story then so be it but it's not there to be seen in the trailers. It's clearly pandering to the simply minded among us that "the rich" are to blame for your problem. Not you, not the rules or the elected rule makers...but the rich themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 "The People" miss the point, hence staging sit-ins at Wall Street when they should be sitting in on the Senate steps, you know, where the rules are made. If this movie clarifies that in the story then so be it but it's not there to be seen in the trailers. It's clearly pandering to the simply minded among us that "the rich" are to blame for your problem. Not you, not the rules or the elected rule makers...but the rich themselves. I didn't get that from the trailers. What I got was that the rich has something that the poor have no access to and the "poor" will try to find a way to get that access. I don't see any blame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey ghost Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 (edited) "The People" miss the point, hence staging sit-ins at Wall Street when they should be sitting in on the Senate steps, you know, where the rules are made. If this movie clarifies that in the story then so be it but it's not there to be seen in the trailers. It's clearly pandering to the simply minded among us that "the rich" are to blame for your problem. Not you, not the rules or the elected rule makers...but the rich themselves.Do you think things like the Monsanto Protection Act get passed without corporate influence?The government is corrupt because of money. That money comes from Wall Street.Wall Street was the appropriate place to stage protest. Edited August 9, 2013 by grey ghost 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey ghost Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 I didn't get that from the trailers. What I got was that the rich has something that the poor have no access to and the "poor" will try to find a way to get that access. I don't see any blame.Some are saying the movie advocates universal healthcare more than anything which I think is fair game for any sci-fi movie. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyla Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Some are saying the movie advocates universal healthcare more than anything which I think is fair game for any sci-fi movie. this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 I didn't get that from the trailers. What I got was that the rich has something that the poor have no access to and the "poor" will try to find a way to get that access. I don't see any blame. I dont have a problem with that either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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