John Marston Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 I liked TASM 1 but it is kind of sad that this seems to be worse than that one. IT really should have been better 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Wang Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 I compared it to TDK because that movie had gigantic weekdays and STILL dropped sub-53%. Yeah it did, because it was a fucking unstoppable beast. The exact opposite of SM3. It also had zero competition like, for it's entire run. All I'm trying to say is that I don't think there is a movie that can withstand 2 different $100m openers back to back. We've still never seen anything like that since. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orestes Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 I liked TASM 1 but it is kind of sad that this seems to be worse than that one. IT really should have been better With the writers they brought on board, I dont think that was ever a real possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 I liked TASM 1 but it is kind of sad that this seems to be worse than that one. IT really should have been better There are quite a few people saying it's better, so you should go into it with more hope that you might enjoy it more. I liked the first one and I'm looking forward to seeing this one tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTF Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 I liked TASM 1 but it is kind of sad that this seems to be worse than that one. IT really should have been betterI think it's better...there's just so much contrasting options about both movies that there is no consensus and views on both movies are all over the place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAtGender Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 I need to rewatch TASM sometime. Probably drag a friend over to view it before going to see TASM2 a second time. Based on comments from others, it looks like I need to see it in 3D. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilmBuff Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Going to see ASM2 later today with my cousins...but for now I will watch Cloverfield, the best monster movie of all time.Super 8! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Yeah it did, because it was a fucking unstoppable beast. The exact opposite of SM3. It also had zero competition like, for it's entire run. All I'm trying to say is that I don't think there is a movie that can withstand 2 different $100m openers back to back. We've still never seen anything like that since. Of course not. TA1 had some of the best WOM we've ever seen and I bet it wouldn't have made it to $600m if it had those kind of big openers a few weeks after. But SM3 still should have been a 400 grosser after that opening. Just needed to be a much, much better movie. I actually think POTC3 suffered more than the other two that month. I still remember standing in line to see it and people were complaining about how disappointed they were in Spidey/Shrek. Can't help but think a lot of people just didn't even bother with the last movie in the lineup after spending so much on two disappointing flicks earlier in the month. It was interesting that Pirates ended up with better domestic home video sales than the other two despite a lower gross. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTF Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 (edited) I need to rewatch TASM sometime. Probably drag a friend over to view it before going to see TASM2 a second time. Based on comments from others, it looks like I need to see it in 3D.I thought the swinging shots through the city in 3D were really awesome. May be worth it just for that if you're a visual/sfx person. Edited May 3, 2014 by FTF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggestgeekever Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 POTC: AWE's Saturday number was one of the most disappointing figures I can remember seeing. I could not BELIEVE that it dropped over 10% after exhausting $13m worth of demand om Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a2k Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 I actually think POTC3 suffered more than the other two that month. I still remember standing in line to see it and people were complaining about how disappointed they were in Spidey/Shrek. Can't help but think a lot of people just didn't even bother with the last movie in the lineup after spending so much on two disappointing flicks earlier in the month. It was interesting that Pirates ended up with better domestic home video sales than the other two despite a lower gross. true. also sm3 and shrek3 were coming after a gap of 3 years. for potc3 it was 10.5 months after potc2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 (edited) also sm3 and shrek3 were coming after a gap of 3 years. for potc3 it was 10.5 months after potc2. Yeah, that probably hurt it some too. And the runtime. Almost 3 hours for a Pirate movie. LMAO. Edited May 3, 2014 by redfirebird2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Going to see ASM2 later today with my cousins...but for now I will watch Cloverfield, the best monster movie of all time.You really need to see more movies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichWS Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 The whirlpool climax from At World's End is STILL going on. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim22 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 (edited) true. also sm3 and shrek3 were coming after a gap of 3 years. for potc3 it was 10.5 months after potc2. Well, it was filmed back to back, and the cliffhanger from POTC2 led directly into POTC3. It is just that apart from the cliffhanger, there was nothing good about POTC2 - audience apathy caused the fall a lot more than the close release. The same issue as Reloaded and Revolutions. Edited May 3, 2014 by grim22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 AWE is pretty entertaining despite being a complete mess. Much better than SM3 and Shrek the Turd for sure. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 AWE is pretty entertaining despite being a complete mess. Much better than SM3 and Shrek the Turd for sure. SM3 is pretty entertaining too...laugh riot (for all the wrong reasons of course). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 And then Michael Bay swooped in and stole all our hearts later that summer after the disappointing threequels 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Well, it was filmed back to back, and the cliffhanger from POTC2 led directly into POTC3. It is just that apart from the cliffhanger, there was nothing good about POTC2 - audience apathy caused the fall a lot more than the close release. The same issue as Reloaded and Revolutions. DMC and AWE are average, but they look like masterpieces next to On Stranger Tides. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Makes me remember how I watched Pirates 3's trailer about 50 times. Good times, even if the movie ended up a total disappointment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
