Official Weekend Estimates: Straigth Outta Compton - 56.1M; The Man From UNCLE - 13.5M; MI5 - 17.3M; Fantastic Four - 8M

[Mattrek]

Avengers made the average person appreciate the fun of comics. Also it was a ground breaking culmination of multiple blockbusters coming together for a single event and it was glorious.

Jurassic World is a third rate Jurassic Park little else. Other than box office it hasn't left much of a mark on cinematic history. And in that regard it will always be in Avatar's shadow.

Did you forget about these?

Anyone who manages to run away from a T-Rex in those has made cinematic history as far as I'm concerned.

Edited August 16, 2015 by Mattrek Loves Del Toro

[CJohn]

Did you forget about these?

Anyone who manages to run away from a T-Rex in those has made cinematic history as far as I'm concerned.

Tbh I still know people that talk about this scene

[Blankments]

Someone send me Tele's initial breakdown at the news; I'm banned from the SW7 thread

[AJG]

It is a shame some people are so close minded. I don't like the first Avengers and I completely understand why it set the world on fire. It pains to see some many people that think they are superior here basically calling everyone else dumb for liking a movie. It is obvious why Jurassic World, Avatar, Avengers and Titanic made what they did, and whatever you like them or not, everyone should be able to see this.

GOOD GOD IN HEAVEN!!!!!!!!

[CJohn]

GOOD GOD IN HEAVEN!!!!!!!!

Heh, it is mediocre. I don't hate it either.

[CJohn]

Someone send me Tele's initial breakdown at the news; I'm banned from the SW7 thread

Why are you banned? Send Tele a PM. I am on my phone and can't do shit.

[4815162342]

Someone send me Tele's initial breakdown at the news; I'm banned from the SW7 thread

 

He posted the  smiley several posts in a row, then used a Rant Generator rant

[4815162342]

Why are you banned? Send Tele a PM. I am on my phone and can't do shit.

 

I think he asked to be banned to avoid being spoiled since he hadn't seen the trailer

[AJG]

Heh, it is mediocre. I don't hate it either.

[CJohn]

I think he asked to be banned to avoid being spoiled since he hadn't seen the trailer

Oh I see

[Mattrek]

Blank check your pm. Sent it to ya.

Edited August 16, 2015 by Mattrek Loves Del Toro

[Jack Nevada]

Avengers is another one of those kinda fun Marvel happy meals you forget about a few days later. Avatar is sorta like Princess Mononoke except without any of the nuance/complexity/good characters JW is an amusing creature feature that is a commentary on both corporate filmmaking and the average consumer that the masses ironically ate up. Jurassic World wins.

Surprisingly perfect

[Blankments]

Thank you Mattrek for PMing me

 

Tele broke out that rant generator again woooo

[CJohn]

Does it help saying I think Ultron is a bit better? Or that besides all the stupid shit like dying because yes Sith is stil a better movie than any of the Avengers?

[Blankments]

Safety Not Guaranteed prevents me from adding to the hate, but give him a different writing staff and it'll work.

Safety Not Guaranteed is lovely, so I hope he brings that to Episode 9, not Jurassic World

 

Jurassic World and Ant-Man are the two blockbusters this summer that I thought were both thoroughly, almost offensively, mediocre.

[Ozymandias]

Surprisingly perfect

 

[TServo2049]

dying because yes

Best description of Padme's death I've ever heard.

[AJG]

Does it help saying I think Ultron is a bit better? Or that besides all the stupid shit like dying because yes Sith is stil a better movie than any of the Avengers?

[Blankments]

Gareth Edwards' direction on Godzilla is infinitely better than Trevorrow's on Jurassic World. I haven't seen Monsters, so I can't compare their indie work but Edwards doing a Star Wars film makes a lot more sense than Trevorrow, who really hasn't proven himself in big budget quality yet.

[BenedictL11]

JW was a movie that kept asking 'lol you know this is really dumb, right?' and for some reason people ate that up. Still baffles me. Would never watch again in a million years.

Compton's even with Fri w/o previews.

If that number holds for Compton, high 50s for the weekend would be possible. However, I would love that Saturday number to be at $20M, because that will give it a chance at $60M.