Weekend Thread | Wknd #'s A:IW 61.8, LOTP 18.5, BI 16.5, OB 10.1, AQP 6.4, IFP 3.7, R 3.4, T 2.2

[Jonwo]

7 minutes ago, filmlover said:

The July 20th weekend will be an interesting one for sure between Mamma Mia 2 (one of the bigger wildcards of the summer IMO) and Equalizer II. 

I'm warming up to Mamma Mia! as the recent clip of the film was very good.

[Barnack]

1 hour ago, JB33 said:

Oh man, we must all be worthless racist fucks!

Not necessarily more than elsewhere, but:

 

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/how-an-ethnic-sounding-name-may-affect-the-job-hunt/article555082/

 

Almost all study show that if you send 2 exactly the same resume in Canada but change the name:

The study (titled "Why do some employers prefer to interview Matthew, but not Samir?") found that English-speaking employers in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver – who should have an awareness of the diversity of talent in the work force, given their city's multicultural populations – are about 40 per cent more likely to choose to interview a job applicant with an English-sounding name than someone with an ethnic name, even if both candidates have identical education, skills and work histories.

 

And that is in the biggest multi ethnic cities. That tend to be like that all around the world too, that just how humans tend to be. A lot of that buy local/support local enterprise mentality is not rooted in saving shipping environmental pollution.

Edited May 11, 2018 by Barnack

[filmlover]

4 minutes ago, Jonwo said:

I'm warming up to Mamma Mia! as the recent clip of the film was very good.

That's cause of Lily James

[Lordmandeep]

2 minutes ago, filmlover said:

That's cause of Lily James

 

 

Be honest only reason why the latter seasons of Downton Abbey were somewhat interesting. 

[JB33]

8 minutes ago, Barnack said:

Not necessarily more than elsewhere, but:

 

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/how-an-ethnic-sounding-name-may-affect-the-job-hunt/article555082/

 

Almost all study show that if you send 2 exactly the same resume in Canada but change the name:

The study (titled "Why do some employers prefer to interview Matthew, but not Samir?") found that English-speaking employers in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver – who should have an awareness of the diversity of talent in the work force, given their city's multicultural populations – are about 40 per cent more likely to choose to interview a job applicant with an English-sounding name than someone with an ethnic name, even if both candidates have identical education, skills and work histories.

 

And that is in the biggest multi ethnic cities. That tend to be like that all around the world too, that just how humans tend to be. A lot of that buy local/support local enterprise mentality is not rooted in saving shipping environmental pollution.

Thank you. I'll take all this into consideration but out if respect for the forum I won't comment further.

[HouseOfTheSun]

1 hour ago, That One Guy said:

Canada is basically America but whiter and colder and more French people and more Tim Hortons

And hockey instead of American football

[Boxofficerules]

1 hour ago, filmlover said:

The July 20th weekend will be an interesting one for sure between Mamma Mia 2 (one of the bigger wildcards of the summer IMO) and Equalizer II. 

Unfriended 2 opens that weekend.

[filmlover]

Just now, Boxofficerules said:

Unfriended 2 opens that weekend.

[That One Girl]

I am excited for Unfriended 2

[MovieMan89]

With GotG2's Mother Day weekend holds, IW does about 63m this weekend. If that happens, 700m+ is pretty safe. 

[Boxofficerules]

4 minutes ago, filmlover said:

It’s going to defeat Mamma Mia 2 and Equalizer 2. It’s a weekend of part 2s

[Rebeccas]

1 minute ago, MovieMan89 said:

With GotG2's Mother Day weekend holds, IW does about 63m this weekend. If that happens, 700m+ is pretty safe. 

Um I don't think IW is as mom friendly as GOTG

Edited May 11, 2018 by Rebeccas

[That One Girl]

The first Unfriended has a bad rep but I’m not sure if it’s so deserved.  I think it’s a solid, effective little thriller with a great concept.  People seem to trash on it but I’m not quite sure why.

[MovieMan89]

1 minute ago, Rebeccas said:

Um I don't think IW is as mom friendly as GOTG

Why not? Everyone from MCU is in it, that should increase the female appeal not decrease it. 

[filmlover]

2 minutes ago, Boxofficerules said:

It’s going to defeat Mamma Mia 2 and Equalizer 2. It’s a weekend of part 2s

Because a sequel to a movie that made $31M at the box office is a threat to two sequels whose predecessors made $144M and $101M.

[Boxofficerules]

1 minute ago, filmlover said:

Because a sequel to a movie that made $31M at the box office is a threat to two sequels whose predecessors made $144M and $101M.

Yes, easily.

[Rebeccas]

5 minutes ago, MovieMan89 said:

Why not? Everyone from MCU is in it, that should increase the female appeal not decrease it. 

Don't guardians movies have a more female leaning split than regular MCU

[TalismanRing]

1 minute ago, Rebeccas said:

Don't guardians movies have a more female leaning split than regular MCU

Nope

[Lordmandeep]

7 minutes ago, MovieMan89 said:

Why not? Everyone from MCU is in it, that should increase the female appeal not decrease it. 

 

 

Infinity Wars is a circle jerk fanboy event and won't get close to a half a billion domestic as it has limited appeal

 

 

wait..that has been proven wrong 

 

[filmlover]

5 minutes ago, Boxofficerules said:

Yes, easily.

This is up there with Ethan's "there's no hype for Infinity War" post of begging to be mocked down the line if you're being serious.