Weekend Estimates: JW: 102 IO 91...RTH: Sun JW 38.3 | IO 25.3 with possible upsides PG 287, possible 107M for JW weekend

[MrPink]

But Eddie's death actually had a specific point in the sequence: he was the one rescuing the others and when he died their situation went from bad to worse. His death had a direct, visceral impact on the key characters in the movie.

In JW, none of the was the case. It was basically the death of an extra, with much extra time/effort spent on the brutality of it.

 

Lady was just doing her job (though not a good one).  Should have done it to Jimmy Buffett or something, would have made it more funny.

[PDC1987]

A spinoff where they talk Dinosaurs that live in 12 different regions and put them into an arena and let them fight sounds more interesting to me.

Google a PS2 video game called Jurassic Park: Warpath.

[MovieMan89]

Tele's been burned and jaded ever since STiD messed up Wrath of Khan growing up in the Great Depression

[Mitch]

I'm not nearly as invested in the original or the concept so perhaps that's why the nostalgia stuff didn't have a lot of meaning to me.

I hear ya.

[redfirebird2008]

But Eddie's death actually had a specific point in the sequence: he was the one rescuing the others and when he died their situation went from bad to worse. His death had a direct, visceral impact on the key characters in the movie.

In JW, none of the was the case. It was basically the death of an extra, with much extra time/effort spent on the brutality of it.

 

I didn't like Eddie's death. I enjoyed the JP4 death you're complaining about. It was awesome, lol.

[PDC1987]

So a $105M weekend is possible? That would be a sub-50% drop, which is awesome since no film in the top 20 OW's had a sub-50% drop second weekend. Sure some people will call it cheating because of the Father's Day inflation, but who cares, still an amazing feat for any huge film.

Gong a bit over or under Saturday gives it $107 million

[Dementeleus]

I didn't like Eddie's death. I enjoyed the JP4 death you're complaining about. It was awesome, lol.

What's wrong with you?

[Impact]

I thought TASM2 was much better then SM2.

[Jandrew]

So have we ever gotten a creature feature that wasn't divisive? 

[Ethan Hunt]

I still don't remember this “overly brutal" death that you guys are talking about

[Mitch]

 

 

 

see The Grapes of Wrath for a better understanding of life back in those days

Edited June 22, 2015 by Mitch

[Empire]

I'm not nearly as invested in the original or the concept so perhaps that's why the nostalgia stuff didn't have a lot of meaning to me.

Jurassic Park is my 2nd favorite movie and the nostalgia didn't effect me much and cause me to like it much more.

[Chaz]

TLW is on now. Anyone who says the CGI didn't improve in JW must be blind.

 

i think 3D makes cgi look muddy. that's why i've given up on that format.

Edited June 22, 2015 by Chaz

[MovieMan89]

I didn't like Eddie's death. I enjoyed the JP4 death you're complaining about. It was awesome, lol.

But she was innocent dammit!

 

[Jandrew]

I thought TASM2 was much better then SM2.

 

There ya go. Take the attention away from Tellemmakus.

[redfirebird2008]

So a $105M weekend is possible? That would be a sub-50% drop, which is awesome since no film in the top 20 OW's had a sub-50% drop second weekend. Sure some people will call it cheating because of the Father's Day inflation, but who cares, still an amazing feat for any huge film.

 

Based on the "cheating" thing, TA1 "cheated" with those deflated weekdays. $25m difference is not chump change and it absolutely affects the weekend potential. By all rights JP4 shouldn't be making this kind of money after it burned so much demand during the weekdays.

[Impact]

World was a lot less graphic then the other sequels.

[Ozymandias]

Time to see if the first Episode of this new True Detective show is any good.

[Fancyarcher]

I'm not nearly as invested in the original or the concept so perhaps that's why the nostalgia stuff didn't have a lot of meaning to me.

 

I actually think the first one is an absolute classic, though I don't have a whole lot of nostalgia for it, since I didn't really watch it several times as a child. Though it still blew my mind. 

 

One thing I've appreciated about the Jurassic Park sequels, specifically 2 and 3, good or bad, is that it the characters are basically running around in a wild jungle, rather then a theme park gone wrong. Makes it interesting and different. 

[Ethan Hunt]

I thought TASM2 was much better then SM2.

You... You... *sigh * what has this world come to?