Ando918 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) And Ando starts beating the drum about ratings and reviews as if that has ever mattered to films like DaDT on opening weekend. But it has been 20 years. Does that target audience still care enough about this after 20 years? Edited November 14, 2014 by Ando81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clef Ment Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) Nah, Interstellar will finish 3rd. Let me dream, Empire. Edited November 14, 2014 by Clef Ment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I wondered which would break first. Your spirit... or your numbers. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPink Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I wondered which would break first. Your spirit... or your numbers. MrPink 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrath Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 And Ando starts beating the drum about ratings and reviews as if that has ever mattered to films like DaDT on opening weekend. The original D&D racked up a whopping 65% on RT despite an absolute classic. No one is expecting this one to be a lost work of Shakespeare, so while positive critical acclaim would have helped, a bad score isn't going to deter people very much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnamahna Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 LOL at those numbers Universal's great with mid-tier releases (Neighbors, Lone Survivor, Les Miz, Despicable Me 1 & 2 with $65-75 million budgets, Ride Along, Lucy, Non-Stop, The Purge 1 & 2, etc) so D&DT opening to $40 million+ doesn't surprise me a bit. Even Ouija and Dracula Untold did a lot better than people expected. It's also been three months since the last broad comedy... and almost a year since the last broad PG-13 comedy (Ride Along). Makes sense it would do well. I actually expect Horrible Bosses 2 to underperform because of this. Either that or The Interview. And the sequel to the film no one is nostalgic about seems like it just might lose out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrath Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 But it has been 20 years. Does that target audience still care enough about this after 20 years? So... you're telling me there's a chance. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnamahna Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 But it has been 20 years. Does that target audience still care enough about this after 20 years? Exactly... 20 years and it's a throwback to the 90s. 90s nostalgia is getting big as we move through the 2010s. Dumb and Dumber is the Anchorman of the 90s (Austin Powers is meh...) - did solid at the box office, after it hit home video, everyone saw it. It's probably the most quotable/rewatchable 90s broad comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Wow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) But it has been 20 years. Does that target audience still care enough about this after 20 years? Ando, you and your pessimistic attitude, never cease to amuse me. Edited November 14, 2014 by Pokearcher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceroll Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 DADT... Don't ask don't tell? Bad acronym IMO. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrath Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 DADT... Don't ask don't tell? Bad acronym IMO. I was thinking the exact same thing. I was like "Wait, I think I'm missing an in-joke, here." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efialtes76 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I was thinking the exact same thing. I was like "Wait, I think I'm missing an in-joke, here." D&D2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Is Dumb and Dumber 2 still going to open above 30 million even with the poor reviews? 29% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 36 on Metacritic....will the target audience for this still show up in the same way the Grown Ups movies audience will show up no matter what the reviews are? You never cease to amuse me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Wait, didn't you ask what The Wire is? This gif is from The Wire. I was being facetious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 D&D2. They finally made another one huh? Did they bring Jeremy Irons back? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim22 Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) The Variety home page is pretty interesting today with a slider showing us the top stories from each decade. http://variety.com/ Edited November 14, 2014 by grim22 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 The Variety home page is pretty interesting today with a slider showing us the top stories from each decade. http://variety.com/ Awesome. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim22 Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) Awesome. Some of the stories are really interesting to read with the benefit of hindsight. And also shows just how far film journalism has fallen in the past decade or so, just comparing the articles from the 90s and 2000s to this decade show that SEO optimization and page hits rule all. Btw, Tele, You must have fond memories of Sony launching this product. Did they do a giant press conference? Edited November 14, 2014 by grim22 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrath Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 D&D2. Technically, I think that was called AD&D. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
