dudalb Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 22 hours ago, WrathOfHan said: "Hmm, I wonder if there's a pop song" *Happy plays in the first 25 seconds* OH FUCK OFF ILLUMINATI I got a feeling the only way to stop Illumination films is drive a wooden stake through their freaking heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 36 minutes ago, dudalb said: I disagree. DId not care for the Carrey film much, but at least they stuck to the book, and did not create an "Origin Story" for the Grinch. I just really hate Jim Carrey Grich. Such an awful film. Maybe this will be worse, but the trailer at least made it seem like it wasn’t going to be as bad. Will probably just be a forgettable movie that I watch once and never think about again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 So I saw WiT in a packed theater with a lot of kids in the audience and there was dead silence for the entirety of this trailer. Not even so much as a chuckle. Even more disconcerting when you factor in that the Gnomes trailer that played before it got plenty of laughs from kids. 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loves Rey Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Just now, MovieMan89 said: So I saw WiT in a packed theater with a lot of kids in the audience and there was dead silence for the entirety of this trailer. Not even so much as a chuckle. Even more disconcerting when you factor in that the Gnomes trailer that played before it got plenty of laughs from kids. I kinda had a feeling this would happen. While I was watching the trailer, this didn't seem to have any of the potential big laughs Illumination's other teasers had. I don't know if it's an editing issue, but none of the gags seemed like stuff that would land with a crowd, unlike the trailers for Pets or DM3. Of course, there's still plenty more months, so maybe the next bits of marketing will improve. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 1 minute ago, CoolEric258 said: I kinda had a feeling this would happen. While I was watching the trailer, this didn't seem to have any of the potential big laughs Illumination's other teasers had. I don't know if it's an editing issue, but none of the gags seemed like stuff that would land with a crowd, unlike the trailers for Pets or DM3. Of course, there's still plenty more months, so maybe the next bits of marketing will improve. I'm thinking WiR2 may end up beating this now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morieris Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I totally forgot this was in front of WIT for me too. Weirdly, it's probably the trailer that got the best reaction....of maybe a chuckle or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YM! Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Side note: The like to dislike amount is alarming, 43K vs 12K. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morieris Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I too am surprised that 43k people like this trailer. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FantasticBeasts Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 People doubting Illumination? They never learn... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FantasticBeasts Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I mean, it's been 6 years since they had their last under $250m grosser and I am sure this is not gonna break the streak. Being their bigger grosser, yeah this sounds like somethig that could actually happen! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFanaticGuy34 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, FantasticBeasts said: People doubting Illumination? They never learn... Yeah. Disney/Pixar-only lovers. (Don’t judge me) That’s why Coco is not the highest animated grosser of 2017, despite critical acclaim. In fact, DM3 is the first Non-Disney/Pixar animated film in a long while to win it’s year both DOM & WW, since Dreamworks’s Shrek the Third back in 2007. Since then it was always Disney/Pixar to win either DOM or WW. Edited March 10, 2018 by MrFanaticGuy34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 The trailer is underwhelming. I also don't like the fact that Illumination's style graphics-wise is the same across all their movies. Their movies are like from a single universe. lol Not to mention the fact that this looks like a Gru spinoff. I am not a fan of WRECK-IT RALPH either. The INCREDIBLES II is the only computer animated movie I am excited for this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a2k Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Underwhelmed by the trailer. Looked like a DM reboot. Gru was very Grinch-like and one can imagine him doing every thing that you see in the trailer. Wakes up grumpy, eager to please Minion brings him coffee, he goes to the shop and pulls of the same shtick - smirk after breaking the glass, spitting in the bottle, etc. Then there's the girl who he tries to push away but grows fond of later on. Spoiler Will make a ton though. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesypoofs Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Looks fine. Trailer doesn't really give notch away. Did people expect a cg shot for shot version of either the Jim Carrey movie or the original cartoon? Besides the trailer gives away very little. We really don't know anything about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 17 hours ago, FantasticBeasts said: People doubting Illumination? They never learn... I've always been the biggest Illumination proponent when it comes to box office. Predicted the likes of Lorax, DM2, Minions, and SLOP's huge performances when most were barely predicting half of what they made. But I did get a bit burned predicting 300+ for DM3 and moreover this is the first one of their's that I'm seeing a few red flags in the marketing. Combine that with an unusually competitive holiday season for family films and I wouldn't be shocked if this ends up "only" doing around 200 to become their lowest grosser. But there's also still plenty of time for them to turn things around with the ho-hum marketing, so it's not like this movie's fate is sealed yet or anything. They need to step it up and do better than that first trailer though, and I've never once said that about one of their marketing campaigns. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box Office Hit Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 This looks exactly what I thought coming from Illumination, bland, unfunny, and nothing like the classic Seuss tale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 18 hours ago, FantasticBeasts said: People doubting Illumination? They never learn... I have no doubt this will make money. I just doubt it will be any good. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Lehnsherr Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Illumination is the definition of mediocre and this trailer definitely is another example of that. But their brand is on par box office wise with Disney and Pixar so I'm sure this film will do very well. Just wished they put a bit more effort into their films. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YM! Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 (edited) The only good Seuss theatrical movie was Horton. Grinch 2000 is solid depending on who you ask (I kind of like it). The Lorax is bad and only good for memes. Cat in The Hat 2003 is shit. Grinch will definitely make money though. Thankfully it’s the last Illumination/Seuss collab. Hopefully WAG does good with Cat in The Hat and the other Suess movies. Edited March 11, 2018 by YourMother the Edgelord 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a2k Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Sing was on of Illumination's better movies and ended up with 634 ww. DM1 is good too and is at 543 ww. Both of them combined barely beat Minion's 1159 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
