Alpha | August 17, 2018 | First movie from Jeff Robinov's Studio 8 | Sony releasing. Albert Hughes directing. Ice-Age set survival tale. Filmed in IMAX. Kodi Smit-McPhee starring

[shayhiri]

I don't see anything contradicting this, so yeah, it's a consensus.

[DAR]

Ummmmmmm

[DAJK]

anyone know what even the budget on this thing is? I looks like something that coulda cost close to 100M, but the effects look really cheap so I wouldn't be surprised either if they skimped out on this one and its budget really is something like 30-40

[TalismanRing]

21 minutes ago, DAJK said:

anyone know what even the budget on this thing is? I looks like something that coulda cost close to 100M, but the effects look really cheap so I wouldn't be surprised either if they skimped out on this one and its budget really is something like 30-40

No specific numbers but my guess it not that cheap 

 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/x-men-apocalypse-hero-kodi-839678

 

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The big-budget film is poised to mark the first homegrown project to come from Jeff Robinov’s Studio 8 and is expected to play in the Imax 3D format. Shooting is expected to begin later this year or early 2016 in Iceland and Canada.

 

Sony, which has a deal to release Studio 8 films, will distribute The Solutrean.

 

 

[shayhiri]

Still at the RT top - with the unimaginable 100% Fresh and 8.5 Average rating!! - while bursting out with twice as many new reviews!

 

Dajk, what the fuck man - of all possible movies this year, this is the most beautiful looking!

 

Also - have shame, people:

 

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The big-budget film is poised to mark the first homegrown project to come from Jeff Robinov’s Studio 8

 

You read this, right?? You should all be supporting new movies like this, even if it costs arm and leg. If you do not - you're just pigs wallowing in the same old Hollywood swill...

Edited August 14, 2018 by shayhiri

[shayhiri]

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I was given the opportunity to see Alpha at a very early press screening back in June. I went into Alpha not knowing what to expect because, in all honesty, the trailer did very little to interest me. I went to see the film reluctantly but ended up enjoying it immensely. Alpha is one of the biggest surprises of the summer movie season and something that I encourage audiences to take a chance and see. I feel like the marketing team at Sony had no idea how to market this film, and I can understand why because it is mostly an independent film but with a studio budget.

what the critics have to say...

[The Panda]

So will this turn out to be actual good movie that was tanked by awful marketing?

Edited August 14, 2018 by PANDA

[TwoMisfits]

4 minutes ago, PANDA said:

So will this turn out to be actual good movie that was tanked by awful marketing?

It might...and it's not just awful marketing, but it's misdirected marketing combined with a bad opening strategy (coming out now in such a tight market when so many other premier concepts are all dropping at the same time...you wish someone had done a "Baby Driver" like last year and slipped one of these premier concepts into the early sequel heavy summer, rather than back-ending them all to August)...

[shayhiri]

RT just keeps going! Guys, we're on to something here...

 

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Epic, spellbinding and breathtaking! A thrilling, exciting adventure! It's as exhilarating, heartfelt and riveting as Life of Pi!

August 14, 2018 | Rating: 9/10

 

[Curtis1986]

Based on the reviews a lot of you will have some major crow to eat. This movie is a winner 

[The Panda]

I think the marketings already killed its chance to do well financially, but apparently this be good?

[EarlyDeadlinePredictions]

2 minutes ago, PANDA said:

I think the marketings already killed its chance to do well financially, but apparently this be good?

6 reviews on RT with a 7.9/10 avg so jury is still out

[Curtis1986]

8 reviews so far. Rolling stone and THR still has to be added. Both vary positive

[KeepItU25071906]

After all this data changing...

 

Edited August 15, 2018 by KeepItU25071906

[Ezen Baklattan]

Well shit, guess the marketing didn’t do it justice. Still not convinced it’ll be a big success, though.

[EarlyDeadlinePredictions]

First negative review up from Jeremy Jahns. 

[Morieris]

TIL Jahns is a RT Certified Critic.

[Napoleon]

I didn't know Rotten Tomatoes had Youtube reviews too. Yikes.

[shayhiri]

52 minutes ago, EarlyDeadlinePredictions said:

First negative review up from Jeremy Jahns. 

Some schmuck no one's heard of...

[Napoleon]

Looks like it will end up fresh.

 

Sony is such a mess some times. A movie like this shouldn't be opening under $10 million. I think there's an audience for this but they made no effort.

 

There were a bunch of Sony movies last year that I also feel should have done significantly more than they did, including Life which was also well reviewed, had 3 popular stars and a good premise, but only did $30 million domestic.

 

Yet the studio pulled the shocker that was Jumanji. I don't understand how it made that much money.