Barnack Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 2 minutes ago, baumer said: It's amazing, say one small disparaging thing about Moonlight and some people here lose their freakin Minds LOL Saying that a movie made less than 4 million is not an opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 nobody lost their mind just questioning the accuracy of your statement. i don't see it as a failure personally. it did very well for the type of film it is, it's probably the most arthouse best picture winner ever easy. was never gonna catch on in a huge way. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnack Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 18 minutes ago, baumer said: I meant post win. Still not true (did about 5.6 million). It did pretty much the same as spotlight post win, more than Birdman, not far from Argo. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I'm pretty sure it was out on home video by the time it won too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Well the difference with those three movies and Moonlight is that those three movies were actually good. Moonlight is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 59 minutes ago, baumer said: Just wanted to point out that even with a bullshit best picture win, this horrible film managed a meagre sub 4 million at the domestic box office after its oscar win. A deserved somewhat of a failure. This isn't the worst film to win best picture, but it's not far off. 8 minutes ago, baumer said: It's amazing, say one small disparaging thing about Moonlight and some people here lose their freakin Minds LOL You had every intention of starting shit with that first post. I'm sure you would react in a similar manner if someone attacked a film you loved without any provocation. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Just now, Jake Gittes said: I'm pretty sure it was out on home video by the time it won too. yeah that's true. it had been out on VOD for about a month before the oscars. forgot about that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnack Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Just now, baumer said: Well the difference with those three movies and Moonlight is that those three movies were actually good. Moonlight is not. Fair enough (obviously for that part of you thinking that it is not a good movie), but is post win performance (20% of is total box office) is not particularly low at all and over 4m. Thinking that it is a bullshit win is a different statement, that seem to imply that some voters voted for it high on their ballot without really liking the movie more than the others. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 1 minute ago, tribefan695 said: You had every intention of starting shit with that first post. I'm sure you would react in a similar manner if someone attacked a film you loved without any provocation. Lol. Uh no. Ive had to deal with my "horrible taste in film" for years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Just now, Barnack said: Fair enough (obviously for that part of you thinking that it is not a good movie), but is post win performance (20% of is total box office) is not particularly low at all and over 4m. Thinking that it is a bullshit win is a different statement, that seem to imply that some voters voted for it high on their ballot without really liking the movie more than the others. Thats exactly what they did imo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webslinger Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Moonlight was already available for sale on digital download nearly two weeks before the ceremony and hit DVD and Blu-Ray the following Tuesday. It makes sense that it didn't pick up much business after the Oscar win. Moreover: 1.) Best Picture win or none, we're still talking about a slow-paced drama about a gay black male's coming of age that relies just as much upon facial expressions and body language as it does dialogue to convey information about its characters. I hate to play to stereotypes, but can anyone really see such a film connecting with the conservative multiplex crowd? 2.) Ask most average viewers what they remember about the Best Picture Oscar, and it will be that La La Land lost, not that Moonlight won. Thanks to the announcement gaffe, the narrative was all about La La Land's misfortune, not Moonlight's stunning upset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 *posts thing that's factually wrong* "hey, that's wrong btw" "YOU SHEEPLE HAVE LOST YOUR MINDS LMAO" got it. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnack Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 (edited) 49 minutes ago, baumer said: Thats exactly what they did imo. That is not an opinion on the movie either, don't play the victim card of you just expressed your opinion about a movie. Just assume your statement (nothing wrong with it), but it could be normal for people asking to back it up with some arguments. You are talking about an award body voting group that nominated 0 black actor the year before and didn't go that much for Selma, and that was the year right after #OscarSoWhite, the group composition changed a little bit but not that much, combined with the fact that the votes are secrets (so no cost at all to just vote freely for who you want), it does not show that they care that much about what people think when they sit to vote. Edited April 19, 2017 by Barnack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franfar Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I don't know what prompted this thread to bumped a month after the last post, even when there was no new news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 (edited) "I don't like this movie therefore everyone who liked it/voted for it are biased" Edited April 19, 2017 by cookie 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPink Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 FWIW, Spotlight only added 5-6 million post Oscar win too. Not sure what was to be expected 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Putting aside subjective opinions about the movie, it's a great little success story: made for almost nothing as a passion project (budget was about 1.5m, I think), it manages to get into festivals, catches peoples' eyes, gets distribution, has a solid run for an arthouse movie, and astonishingly manages to get award traction and win the big enchilada. It's a dream come true for every filmmaker-to-be out there. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Birdman: $4.56m after BP win Spotlight: $5.88m after BP win 12YAS: $6.33m after BP win . and . . . . Moonlight: $5.61m after BP win. So I guess Birdman and Spotlight and 12 Years a Slave are also horrible movies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPink Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 4 minutes ago, Spaghetti of 1000 Planets said: Birdman: $4.56m after BP win Spotlight: $5.88m after BP win 12YAS: $6.33m after BP win . and . . . . Moonlight: $5.61m after BP win. So I guess Birdman and Spotlight and 12 Years a Slave are also horrible movies. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 6 minutes ago, Spaghetti of 1000 Planets said: Birdman: $4.56m after BP win Spotlight: $5.88m after BP win 12YAS: $6.33m after BP win . and . . . . Moonlight: $5.61m after BP win. So I guess Birdman and Spotlight and 12 Years a Slave are also horrible movies. What do all of these movies have in common (other than being Best Picture winners)? They were all available or about to be available on DVD by the time Oscar night came. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...