Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | July 21, 2017 | FLOP OF THE YEAR

[CaptainJackSparrow]

I hope this isn't just an action movie, and has a lot of thinking. (From what I read about the directors past films, they require some thought)

[Plain Old Tele]

IMO, Besson's films require very little thought. They rely on emotion and spectacle, but he does put lots of layers into the spectacle. So there's thought in the creation of things, at least.

[The Futurist]

6 minutes ago, Tele Came Back said:

IMO, Besson's films require very little thought. They rely on emotion and spectacle, but he does put lots of layers into the spectacle. So there's thought in the creation of things, at least.

 

Lol, you should read what most french critics say about him, he s barealy better than Brett Ratner in their eyes ...

Sad but true.

 

You probably don't know the story of the premiere of the Big Blue, Le Grand Bleu, the film that made him a superstar in France, at the Cannes film festival ...

Edited May 12, 2017 by The Futurist

[That One Girl]

10 minutes ago, The Futurist said:

You probably don't know the story of the premiere of the Big Blue, Le Grand Bleu, the film that made him a superstar in France, at the Cannes film festival ...

 

Elaborate?

[Arlborn]

13 minutes ago, The Futurist said:

 

Lol, you should read what most french critics say about him, he s barealy better than Brett Ratner in their eyes ...

Sad but true.

 

You probably don't know the story of the premiere of the Big Blue, Le Grand Bleu, the film that made him a superstar in France, at the Cannes film festival ...

Don't be a tease.

[Barnack]

2 hours ago, The Futurist said:

 

Lol, you should read what most french critics say about him, he s barealy better than Brett Ratner in their eyes ...

 

French industry too:

 

César Awards, France

Spoiler

2012    Nominated
César    Best Animated Film (Meilleur film d'animation)
Un monstre à Paris (2011) 
Shared with:
Bibo Bergeron (director) 
2011    Nominated
César    Best Animated Film (Meilleur film d'animation)
Arthur 3: la guerre des deux mondes (2010) 
2000    Nominated
César    Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)
Joan of Arc (1999) 
1998    Won
César    Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)
Le cinquième élément (1997) 
Nominated
César    Best Film (Meilleur film)
Le cinquième élément (1997) 
1995    Nominated
César    Best Film (Meilleur film)
Léon (1994) 
Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)
Léon (1994) 
1991    Nominated
César    Best Film (Meilleur film)
Nikita (1990) 
Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)
Nikita (1990) 
1989    Nominated
César    Best Film (Meilleur film)
Le grand bleu (1988) 
Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)
Le grand bleu (1988) 
1986    Nominated
César    Best Film (Meilleur film)
Subway (1985) 
Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)
Subway (1985) 
1984    Nominated
César    Best First Work (Meilleure première oeuvre)
Le dernier combat (1983) 

 

[That One Girl]

 

HYPE

[Arlborn]

[antovolk]

New trailer is GORGEOUS if a bit oddly edited.

[Arlborn]

6 hours ago, antovolk said:

New trailer is GORGEOUS if a bit oddly edited.

How did you watch it???

 

Nvm, you probably meant the teaser for the trailer.

Edited May 23, 2017 by Arlborn
dumb me

[kowhite]

On 5/12/2017 at 3:52 PM, CaptainJackSparrow said:

I hope this isn't just an action movie, and has a lot of thinking. (From what I read about the directors past films, they require some thought)

 

Lucy required thought.

 

Unfortunately I can only use 10% of my brain.

[kowhite]

By the way...I want to live in a world where this movie is amazing and becomes a global box office sensation.

 

Unfortunately, I dont think I live in that dimension.

[Arlborn]

2 minutes ago, kowhite said:

By the way...I want to live in a world where this movie is amazing and becomes a global box office sensation.

 

Unfortunately, I dont think I live in that dimension.

 

One of those things can still be true though.

[kowhite]

Just now, Arlborn said:

 

One of those things can still be true though.

 

God bless you.  I believe!  Well, not in God unless his name is Luc Besson.

[antovolk]

9 hours ago, Arlborn said:

How did you watch it???

 

Nvm, you probably meant the teaser for the trailer.

I've seen the full thing coming out Wednesday, can't go into more specifics on how.

[antovolk]

[Napoleon]

There was an interview with Luc Besson about Valerian published by Deadline a few weeks ago, it's very interesting: http://deadline.com/2017/05/valerian-luc-besson-stx-europacorp-disruptors-interview-news-1202092174/

 

I'm very excited for this movie, it feels like it will be something unique and special.

[TalismanRing]

The trailer looks visually spectacular on the big screen

Spoiler

(still a shame about the leads).

 

Besson has said in these new interviews that Valerian needs to do Lucy numbers to be OK.

 

So... $463m is the target though I expect it needs to hit the ancillaries as well so just matching it with China making up any US shortfall wouldn't be enough.

[Arlborn]

6 minutes ago, TalismanRing said:

The trailer looks visually spectacular on the big screen

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(still a shame about the leads).

 

Besson has said in these new interviews that Valerian needs to do Lucy numbers to be OK.

 

So... $463m is the target though I expect it needs to hit the ancillaries as well so just matching it with China making up any US shortfall wouldn't be enough.

 

Sounds doable to me, at least OS. I even have a club regarding that in the clubs sub-section.

[marveldcfox]

1 hour ago, antovolk said:

 

 

hmm.....so this releases on 26th July in France? Why is this releasing on 21st July in North America, again? I think their strategy is all wrong. They should release this in France and few overseas territories before releasing in North America. If the reviews and good and wom good that will help domestically.