ban1o Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Last Man Standing said: I had no idea it had a B+ CS, kind of odd considering I've mostly been hearing positive things about it. Obviously some sort of anomaly considering the legs. I read a theory on Reddit that opening night was flooded with fans of the book who might have disliked some of the changes from the book. Edited December 27, 2023 by ban1o 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlatnumRoyce Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 I get both sides of the meta debate about Mission Impossible but I think the larger story is that we basically had 4 very big films this year with a notably old skew and they came out back to back to back to back. That just feels like a bad scheduling move even if it wasn't predictable ahead of time. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieGuyKyle17 Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 I gotta say, I feel A24 really screwed up a good portion of their backhalf releases. Having Dream Scenario basically get the shaft on the release schedule then not trying to build the buzz for Iron Claw. Along with a few other films they really should of considered and push. It feels like they just didn't plan for the Oscars at all this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 (edited) I wonder if Iron Claw even took A24 by surprise. Seems like they didn't anticipate the rave reactions it received, not playing it at any film festivals and only lifting the review embargo a week before its wide release. Edited December 28, 2023 by AniNate 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, AniNate said: I wonder if Iron Claw even took A24 by surprise. Seems like they didn't anticipate the rave reactions it received, not playing it at any film festivals and only lifting the review embargo a few days before its release. it has a very high verified RT Audience score for an A24 joint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePrinceIsOnFire Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 31 minutes ago, ban1o said: Obviously some sort of anomaly considering the legs. I read a theory on Reddit that opening night was flooded with fans of the book who might have disliked some of the changes from the book. While It just isn't that good of a movie, it's a perfect fit for its target audience (girls aged 15-30). The opening weekend probably had a more varied public who hoped to find some of the gore/action that is typical of the hunger games saga, instead they were left with a musical with a strong focus on romance that somehow favours more twilight in its atmosphere than HG. Once the good word of mouth spread amongst the teen girls it started to gain legs. It basically took a slice of the Twilight/After etc... audience and ran with it, facing no direct competition for months. If anything, it shows that there is still room for young adult sagas aimed at girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ban1o Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, ThePrinceIsOnFire said: While It just isn't that good of a movie, it's a perfect fit for its target audience (girls aged 15-30). The opening weekend probably had a more varied public who hoped to find some of the gore/action that is typical of the hunger games saga, instead they were left with a musical with a strong focus on romance that somehow favours more twilight in its atmosphere than HG. Once the good word of mouth spread amongst the teen girls it started to gain legs. It basically took a slice of the Twilight/After etc... audience and ran with it, facing no direct competition for months. If anything, it shows that there is still room for young adult sagas aimed at girls. Cinema score is based on opening night. Not opening weekend. I also think the comparison to twilight and After is ridiculous lmao. Edited December 28, 2023 by ban1o 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abracadabra1998 Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 1 hour ago, AniNate said: I wonder if Iron Claw even took A24 by surprise. Seems like they didn't anticipate the rave reactions it received, not playing it at any film festivals and only lifting the review embargo a week before its wide release. Honestly though, A24 can’t really seriously handle more than a couple of awards hopefuls, and they already have Past Lives and Zone of Interest this year. I get the frustration but if you’re them, before December, you’ve gotta go with the highly critically acclaimed release and the Jonathan Glazer Cannes winner. Can’t really fault them, they just didn’t see this one coming. it’ll still do pretty good at the BO, which is great news for this kind of release! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel M Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 I mean A24 can have an off season, especially after their total domination of the oscars last year. They 're still celebrating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Feng Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 I don't know if this is reliable but 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 They're going off IMDB, which is... inconsistent when it comes to future releases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookson Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Any chance -1 and Boy Heron get expanded back out in a week? Both have award implications Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 14 minutes ago, Cookson said: Any chance -1 and Boy Heron get expanded back out in a week? Both have award implications probably not. Oscar nominations aren't announced until the 23rd of January, which is much too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 6 hours ago, Last Man Standing said: I had no idea it had a B+ CS, kind of odd considering I've mostly been hearing positive things about it. Maybe the domestic market has gotten more harsh in rating films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallas Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 5 hours ago, HowSway said: Name another movie that competed against $1.4 billion and $950 million movies and still grossed over $550 million Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 5 hours ago, HowSway said: Name another movie that competed against $1.4 billion and $950 million movies and still grossed over $550 million Inside Out, for a serious answer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAJK Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Aquaman was bad, but better than the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedorito Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 7 hours ago, HowSway said: Name another movie that competed against $1.4 billion and $950 million movies and still grossed over $550 million Inside Out. Which also happened to be an original film that didn’t have “the savior of Hollywood” as the lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vale9001 Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 I don't think think The iron claw is real Oscar material. Seems like a pure dad movie like Air (and some of the dads were saying that was oscar material too). Of course can be a well told emotional story but seems very derivative of many movies Oscars have already overlooked even too much (the wrestler, the fighter etc...). About Zac Efron. Academy hates hotties ex teen idols, more specifically they hate what women love (Leo didn't get a nom for THEE Titanic, Winslet of course did). Di Caprio needed to work a lot with every oscar loved director before getting an oscar after 1700 nominations (and needed to be outside of every People list of the hotties from years). Matt Damon will get an Oscar as career prize when he's old, same for Hugh Jackman. Like for Brad Pitt, Paul Newman or Robert Redford. Kristen Stewart has already an oscar nomination and most people will tell you she's an average actress, Robert Pattinson lately has been more acclaimed, with more acclaimed projects, of course as ex females heartrobe still waiting for a serious oscar conversation about him. Zac Efron now is kinda remotely in a conversation about "not being a bad actor". Now need 3 projects with very acclaimed oscar directors and can get a nomination, 2 if one of the roles is something like a british royal or Elvis Presley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 49 minutes ago, vale9001 said: (Leo didn't get a nom for THEE Titanic, Winslet of course did). It's cause she's got the character arc and he's just there to be a dream boy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
