John Marston Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 MJ1 had no marketing (worth a damn), is a part 1, and was an extremely unorthodox blockbuster that outright lacked any action. Yet it's having the best legs of the franchise. That alone tells me the interest is not gone at all, and the franchise will be back in full swing for MJ2 next year. There will be marketing this time. There will be action to market. There will be a final factor. And most of all there will be goodwill from three movies in a row that have been very well received by the GA. 400 is absolutely happening. Above or below CF is the real question. No marketing? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 No marketing? Lol There was zero marketing in Colorado, I can tell you that for an unequivocal fact. Not posters in the local theaters, not trailers attached to any of the movies,not tv spots (which obviously would be on a nation-wide level). It was not present here. At all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 There was zero marketing in Colorado, I can tell you that for an unequivocal fact. Not posters in the local theaters, not trailers attached to any of the movies,not tv spots (which obviously would be on a nation-wide level). It was not present here. At all. This is clearly not true everywhere. I saw just as much marketing as any other blockbuster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) This is clearly not true everywhere. I saw just as much marketing as any other blockbuster But it's clearly true in a lot of places judging by many people on this board who complained about the same thing. I'm sorry, but a movie just doesn't bleed OW admissions for no reason. And we know the reason wasn't poor reception of CF. Marketing is literally all it can be. Either lack of it, or unappealing marketing (not having action/games to show). Either way the problem will be remedied for MJ2. No way LG will let their gold mine go out without awareness, and there will be action to show this time. Edited January 4, 2015 by MovieMan89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 But it's clearly true in a lot of places judging by many people on this board who complained about the same thing. I'm sorry, but a movie just doesn't bleed OW admissions for no reason. And we know the reason wasn't poor reception of CF. Marketing is literally all it can be. Either lack of it, or unappealing marketing (not having action/games to show). It's more that CF was the peak of the franchise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 It's all about planning and shooting for 3D. Native is great, but if the film is not constructed and shot with 3D in mind, then it becomes somewhat irrelevant. A conversion that is planned and shot for 3D will always look better than a native film that isn't. Conversion is also a necessary tool until the cameras become lighter and more maneuverable (Gravity is converted for practical reasons and was completely shot for 3D). Other great conversions – Pacific Rim, STID, MIB 3, TASM 2, Edge of Tomorrow, Titanic, Jurassic Park, Top Gun. The 3D in TASM (native) vs TASM 2 (converted) shows that native isn't always better. When it comes to the 3D, the sequel is far superior. Alice in Wonderland wasn't shot in 3D but it was designed to be 3D in mind so the conversion is very good. Things like Titanic, The Wizard of Oz and Jurassic Park, they spent ages makes changes to make sure it look right in 3D, the sloppy conversion of Clash of the Titans is a great example of how not to do it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire of Themyscira Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 What a MESS. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TServo2049 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) I thought Alice was also originally intended to be 2D, at least when they did the principal photography? I always heard it wasn't meant to be 3D but was converted because of Avatar. Were people just conflating it with Clash of the Titans? Edited January 4, 2015 by TServo2049 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I thought Alice was also originally intended to be 2D, at least when they did the principal photography? I always heard it wasn't meant to be 3D but was converted because of Avatar. Were people just conflating it with Clash of the Titans? Alice was always meant to be a 3D film but wasn't shot in 3D. Clash was meant to be 2D but got converted to 3D in six weeks even pushing back its release date by 1 week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Let's keep the discussion to the current films and weekend. There are other threads for these other discussions, thanks. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#ED Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 TAK3N is PG-13? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPink Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) TAK3N is PG-13? Yes. So were Taken and Taken 2 technically. Edited January 4, 2015 by MrPink 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asyulus Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 400mln for MJ2 is quite hard to break, considering the some avoidance of MJ1, just grossed less than CF WW. 387mln DOM is the safest bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asyulus Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 TAK3N is PG-13? Because its not as scary and violent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 400mln for MJ2 is quite hard to break, considering the some avoidance of MJ1, just grossed less than CF WW. 387mln DOM is the safest bet. If it's not the 'most accurate prediction', it's the 'safest bet'. Are you a fortune teller? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asyulus Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 If it's not the 'most accurate prediction', it's the 'safest bet'. Are you a fortune teller? Nah, im arent though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 My flop is too real. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I can't get laid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Binoche Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 That audience score is out of this world http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_imitation_game/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forg Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 TIG really has the potential to score big time in the box office this Oscar season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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