Looks like a movie that will do okay in America and gangbusters everywhere else. Kind of what Hollywood shoots for nowadays.
IMAX 3D? It's a date.yep. Chesterfield Mall ? Itll have to be week after next if you're insisting on weekends, but I could do Wednesday night too.
See: http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=38610.msg1524611#msg1524611
Where? Better not be buried somewhere in the MOVIES NEWS or LET'S TALK MOVIES catch all threads. Because I pee on catch all threads.
Hey bb if you come to Houston I'll take you to a private screening Tuesday. ;)
But lets back up a bit: where did whispers of this movie bombing originate from?
But lets back up a bit: where did whispers of this movie bombing originate from?
But lets back up a bit: where did whispers of this movie bombing originate from?Everyone I talk to thinks it looks stupid because of giant robots. Giant Robots don't even seem popular with even the western anime fandom, the group you'd think would be all about this movie.
But lets back up a bit: where did whispers of this movie bombing originate from?
reports that Grown Ups 2 is trending above Pacific Rim as far as what movie people want to see that weekend :gloomy
But lets back up a bit: where did whispers of this movie bombing originate from?Everyone I talk to thinks it looks stupid because of giant robots. Giant Robots don't even seem popular with even the western anime fandom, the group you'd think would be all about this movie.
I wouldn't trust me. Pan's Labyrinth is my favorite movie. I could probably recite all of it. I'll be biased as fuck.
I wouldn't trust me. Pan's Labyrinth is my favorite movie. I could probably recite all of it. I'll be biased as fuck.:rejoice
Also, Transformers had Megan Fox's ass and a clown ass ebonics Volkeswagen beetle, so yeah.
But lets back up a bit: where did whispers of this movie bombing originate from?Everyone I talk to thinks it looks stupid because of giant robots. Giant Robots don't even seem popular with even the western anime fandom, the group you'd think would be all about this movie.
how does sharing memories with your co-pilot help fight monsters ???
how does sharing memories with your co-pilot help fight monsters ???
how does sharing memories with your co-pilot help fight monsters ???Controlling them is too much for one person, so they plug in two people, one for either side. To synch correctly they wire their brains together. I guess practicing dance routines with video tapes isn't enough for that these days. Tsk.
how does sharing memories with your co-pilot help fight monsters ???
Something something humanity, believe in each other, ???, CANCEL THE APOCALYPSE
how does sharing memories with your co-pilot help fight monsters ???
If it was up to me:
- The monster would appear in the first 5 minutes.
- Switch scenes to the White House, where Obama picks up the phone and orders to unleash JIHADIST-3000.
- 2 hours of monster vs. Robot.
- Roll credits.
how does sharing memories with your co-pilot help fight monsters ???
how does sharing memories with your co-pilot help fight monsters ???
One of the pilots constantly has flashbacks of playing catch with his father. In the flashbacks, he's crying and his father says something to him, but he cannot hear the words. Then towards the end of the movie, with the monster poised to defeat the American mecha, the pilot finds himself drowning within his robot as water rushes through the control center. Time slows down, and once again the flashback returns. But this time his father's words are clearly heard: "that's alright son. Just remember to always do your very best."
*cue triumphant music*
The pilot tells his co-pilot about his father's words, then they defeat the monster. The end.
Transformers wasn't popular cause of giant robots, it was popular cause it was based on a shitty cartoon Americans grew up on and was directed by a guy whose movies are always successful due to stupid Americans enjoying them.
I don't hate Michael Bay, the Transformers movies or any of that. It just bores me so I don't care to watch it. On the other hand Pacific Rim fullfils many of the things I want to see in a giant mecha movie and then some. It is not an adaption of a very large and fondly remembered franchise by a famously successful director made for the lowest common denominator, so it won't be pulling in great numbers and I'm fine with that.
maybe if you weren't so busy sucking dudes dongs at parades you'd know more about important stuff like robot action movies.
hell yeah, son! Shit is incredible. I love each movie he's directed. Its too bad he doesn't have the same track record as a producer.I wouldn't trust me. Pan's Labyrinth is my favorite movie. I could probably recite all of it. I'll be biased as fuck.:rejoice
Have you seen The Devil's Backbone?
:rejoice
You know the only shit that's worse than 80's era US cartoons?
DBZ.
:patel :patel :patel :patel :patel :patel :patel :patel :patel :patel :patel
Yup. It was a toy commercial. Any quality was rare and accidental. Now, Beast Wars was pretty good.
Yup. It was a toy commercial. Any quality was rare and accidental. Now, Beast Wars was pretty good.
Why? Cause it was Canadian?
No, because Mainframe weren't afraid to give the finger to the toy company's whims, within the extent of their ability. And they paid the price for it afterwards. Plus, Mainframe was pretty good at storytelling, as seen from Reboot. Sunbow on the other hand were literally founded, owned, and operated by an advertising company.
Aren't they also planning a Godzilla movie in the future?
Transformers sucked. I hated that stuff as a kid. Until Beast Wars.
I also hated GI Joe.
My early child loves were Little Mermaid, 101 Dalmations, Lady and the Tramp, Beauty and the Beast, Looney Tunes, Pee Wee, and Ninja Turtles. I never had a GI Joe or Transformer in my toy collection until I was like 10 years old and I'm proud of that.
Transformers sucked. I hated that stuff as a kid. Until Beast Wars.
I also hated GI Joe.
My early child loves were Little Mermaid, 101 Dalmations, Lady and the Tramp, Beauty and the Beast, Looney Tunes, Pee Wee, and Ninja Turtles. I never had a GI Joe or Transformer in my toy collection until I was like 10 years old and I'm proud of that.
:derp :derp :derp
i didnt even care about the shows that much but seriously the toys were the best stuff out this side of legos. the day my only-child friend gave me all his g.i. joe vehicles was one of the best days of my childhood.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok-DrfFJAgw
Fuck GI Joe. Little Mermaid for life.
Fuck GI Joe. Little Mermaid for life.
Sorry but not liking this is gayer then sucking penis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok-DrfFJAgw
Little Mermaid is very meh compared to true masterpieces like Aladdin, Hercules and The Lion King.
Ninja Turtles show was shit too. Awful.
Fuck GI Joe. Little Mermaid for life.
what the hell little mermaid toys were you playing with besides the nes gamespoiler (click to show/hide)i had the fish toy from mcdonalds and would use it to spray water on people all the time[close]
Next, people will be coming in here and trashing Duck Tales and Fantastic Max. :maf
The shows were toy commercials (so was ninja turtles, Himu!), but the toys they were commercials for were fucking top-notch. Transformers had a great gimmick, and Joes? Crazy amount of articulation for figures that size, tons of accessories with each figure, tons of great vehicles and playsets, and just sprawling in its variety. GI Joe was the greatest action figure line ever, and I very much doubt it will ever be surpassed.
Next, people will be coming in here and trashing Duck Tales and Fantastic Max. :maf
I don't know Fantastic Max, but I have nothing bad to say about Ducktales. That was, along with most of the Disney Afternoon shows it spawned, a great show.
Next, people will be coming in here and trashing Duck Tales and Fantastic Max. :maf
I don't know Fantastic Max
I remember wondering why April couldn't afford more clothes.
Sorry but not liking this is gayer then sucking penis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok-DrfFJAgw
Never watched GI Joe movie OR Transformers movie....wow
Never watched GI Joe movie OR Transformers movie.
Never watched GI Joe movie OR Transformers movie.
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My parents had no problem with GI Joe, Transformers, etc. But I couldn't watch The Simpsons or Fresh Prince.
Not a bad start. :obama
a crushed-metal orgy that plays like an extended 3D episode of "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" on very expensive acid
Really hoping this doesn't pull a Man of Steel over the next few days.
Really hoping this doesn't pull a Man of Steel over the next few days.
I don't know what that means.
Honestly, I'm just excited that a movie about mecha got made.
Not a bad start. :obama
Here's a quote from Variety's negative review:Quotea crushed-metal orgy that plays like an extended 3D episode of "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" on very expensive acid
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Just printed out my tickets for the showing tonight :hyperHow the fuck do people go about finding early screenings?
Racial quotas.
Just printed out my tickets for the showing tonight :hyperHow the fuck do people go about finding early screenings?
Pretty sure you misread his post.
So uhhhspoiler (click to show/hide)its the fucking shit! Don't see it in 3D[close]
Pretty sure you misread his post.spoiler (click to show/hide)I was trolling everyone who would see my post before Mupepe's spoilered post, way to ruin it.[close]
yep. Saw it in 3d. Would have been better in 2d. Its not terrible but its a waste of money and can be distracting in the water scenesSo uhhhspoiler (click to show/hide)its the fucking shit! Don't see it in 3D[close]
What's wrong with 3D? Did you watch in 3D?!
Was it shot in 3D or converted?
MUPEPE
WE NEED A MORE FLESHED OUT NON-SPOILERIFIC REVIEW!
MUPEPEOk!
WE NEED A MORE FLESHED OUT NON-SPOILERIFIC REVIEW!
I'm giving you the benefit of a doubt, Mupepe:-[
what about on a "tongue to rim" scale?3 Pieces of Corn out of 1 asshole
I like the consistency of those of Grown Ups 2 reviews. At least I know what I'll be getting when I see it, with Pacific Rim who knows?Demi, you need to add a hate fuck button next to the Like button. Because I kinda hate Steve right now.
Vote with your dollars America, vote for consistency.
I like the consistency of those of Grown Ups 2 reviews. At least I know what I'll be getting when I see it, with Pacific Rim who knows?Fuck you
Vote with your dollars America, vote for consistency.
Lets all get chocolate-wasted and go see Grown Ups 2. It's got butts!Fuck you
why would anyone pay to watch grown ups 2You're cool.
I like the consistency of those of Grown Ups 2 reviews. At least I know what I'll be getting when I see it, with Pacific Rim who knows?Fuck you (again)
Vote with your dollars America, vote for consistency.
It’s inspiring to see Adam Sandler bounce back from last year’s Judd Apatow catastrophe Funny People with the cheerful and surprisingly heartfelt Grown Ups 2. Instead of inflating a self-congratulatory stand-up comic’s convention, Grown Ups 2 offers a reunion of 1970s junior high school basketball teammates (Sandler, Kevin James, David Spade, Rob Schneider, Chris Rock) and shows how they struggle to achieve maturity—even as adult males vacationing with wives and children. It’s as if Sandler realized what was so false and ineffective about Funny People: the coddling sarcasm, ethnic self-pampering and egotism presented as an enviable part of L.A. comics’ privileged lifestyles.
This means that Sandler’s role as Hollywood producer Lenny Feder, who convenes his old buddies on the occasion of their coach’s funeral, renounces Apatow and recaps the personal and moral quandary of his rich role in James L. Brooks’ remarkable but widely misunderstood Spanglish—the finest recent American movie to explore class and ethnic mobility. Grown Ups 2 borrows a Mike Leigh title but doesn’t disgrace it. It’s not a high-concept film about good old boys’ arrested development; their women’s reactions significantly put the boys’ egotism in perspective. It’s altogether about the disappointments and self-deprecation that men who are intimate with each other might be reluctant to share yet cannot deny.
Grown Ups 2’s multi-ethnic premise presents men who find themselves fixed in marriages with annoying in-laws (Rock), unruly children (James), demanding spouses (Sandler, Schneider) and desires that remain unsatisfied into middle-age (Spade). It recalls the rich humanism that was Paul Mazursky’s specialty during the 1970s. Sandler now uses contemporary sarcasm to mock the juvenile pretenses of these indulgent males—a Mazursky-deep move whereas Apatow is just vulgar and sentimental. Sandler’s reckless comedy pokes fun at his clique’s immaturity. He doesn’t pretend to create character studies; rather, he satirizes their common silliness as they revisit adolescent pranks and attitudes. One ploy of Sandler and Fred Wolf’s screenplay is to democratize humor—spread affectionate derision all around—by repeating jokes that grow into an appreciation of our full humanity. Note the wet T-shirt ogling that goes from a nubile chick to a middle-aged hausfrau, or the sustained swimsuit-wedgie routine (“That was a man’s ass?”). These jokes prove that Sandler isn’t class-climbing or youth-pandering like Apatow but affectionately examines the fundamental insecurities of middle-age. His usual-suspects cast not only create characterizations, they almost give performances. James, Spade and Schneider aren’t smart-alecks and buffoons; they display chagrin and Chris Rock’s harried husband is more believable than his role in I Think I Love My Wife.
It helps that the women are not played by comediennes but actresses with emotional affect: Salma Hayek as Sandler’s fashionista spouse, Maria Bello as James hyper-maternal mate; Maya Rudolph as Rock’s pregnant, good-natured mama’s girl and Joyce Van Patten confirms that martronliness can be charming. Director Dennis Dugan shows such actorly, egalitarian rapport that Grown Ups 2 surpasses the recent French film The Father of My Children. Grown Ups 2 has a natural, spontaneous sense of how friends of shared sensibility grow apart yet stay instinctively intact. The mocking personalities are never guileful; the insistence on friendship resembles Leigh’s insight and Renoir’s grace but crossed with stand-up comic candor. Sandler’s wardrobe of collegiate T-shirts humorously reveals the missed opportunities Feder never confesses: Grown Ups 2 is nicely subtle about mid-life regret and lifelong promise. Unassuming as it is, Grown Ups 2’s best moments suggest a humanist work of art.
One ploy of Sandler and Fred Wolf’s screenplay is to democratize humor—spread affectionate derision all around—by repeating jokes that grow into an appreciation of our full humanity. Note the wet T-shirt ogling that goes from a nubile chick to a middle-aged hausfrau, or the sustained swimsuit-wedgie routine (“That was a man’s ass?”). These jokes prove that Sandler isn’t class-climbing or youth-pandering like Apatow but affectionately examines the fundamental insecurities of middle-age. His usual-suspects cast not only create characterizations, they almost give performances. James, Spade and Schneider aren’t smart-alecks and buffoons; they display chagrin and Chris Rock’s harried husband is more believable than his role in I Think I Love My Wife.
Unassuming as it is, Grown Ups 2’s best moments suggest a humanist work of art.
It’s inspiring to see Adam Sandler bounce back from last year’s Judd Apatow catastrophe Funny People with the cheerful and surprisingly heartfelt Grown Ups 2.
I'm giving you the benefit of a doubt, Mupepe:-[what about on a "tongue to rim" scale?3 Pieces of Corn out of 1 asshole
This Armond White person is a troll, right? Every review I read has him enjoying some movie that's universally hated or hating a movie that's universally loved.
Charlie Day is by far the worst part of this movie. He is goddamn awful. But overall the movie is pretty awesome.Nah, he fit perfectly.
Charlie Day is by far the worst part of this movie. He is goddamn awful. But overall the movie is pretty awesome.
Seems to confirm what we've known: nerds don't actually "run" anything. Nerd movies succeed when they attract a large female audience by becoming an "event" film, as in "the movie of the summer/year." And nearly as importantly they succeed due to being based on an established IP with a main role handled by an actor women like.
Do women like Idris Elba? They should.
Do women like Idris Elba? They should.
are Elba or [WHITE ACTOR] even shirtless in the trailers?
I don't understand the appeal of Transformers films. What does Michael Bay put in the water?
It's just that you have a history of making posts about like "nerd opinions don't matter" from the xbone to pacific rim, in relation to sales and numerical data. It's pretty annoying, especially since the show we all love to watch - Game of Thrones - is a total nerd show and breaking cable television records.
It's just that you have a history of making posts about like "nerd opinions don't matter" from the xbone to pacific rim, in relation to sales and numerical data. It's pretty annoying, especially since the show we all love to watch - Game of Thrones - is a total nerd show and breaking cable television records.
Game Of Thrones is successful because it attracts a large female audience; nearly half of the book readers are female, and about half of the show viewers are female.
Pacific Rim is a sausage fest apparently, and will bomba. I used to be confident about word of mouth, now... :'(
You're saying The Avengers didn't do gangbusters with women? Wanna guess how many of those tickets were sold to people who never read a comic and barely watched any superhero cartoons? RDJ, Thor's actor, etc is what drove ticket sales. How many people who saw Transformers gave a shit about the cartoon or toys?
Put it this way: if a film only appeals to Manabyte, me, EB bros, etc...it's probably going to fail.
It has nothing to do with taste. It's about marketing (how many people are constantly saying "I didn't know about this film until x time ago"), and being a blockbuster summer film without a blockbuster cast, IP, or heart throb.
Do women like Idris Elba? They should.
are Elba or [WHITE ACTOR] even shirtless in the trailers?
Pacific Rim needed at least one bonafide movie star (not just a good actor) and a LOT more sexy pandering if it wanted to succeed :'(
Himu you're using the film with a shirtless Henry Cavill as your example?
Himu you're using the film with a shirtless Henry Cavill as your example?
Do women really go see a nerd movie in droves just to see a guy without a shirt on? Women tend to look for stories more so than physicality. Though being hot helps, I'm not convinced any women will go to see fucking Superman just because the lead actor is shirtless. I don't see any evidence for it.
Wtf is all this serious talk shitting up this thread? STACKER PENTECOST. HERCULES HANSEN. GIPSY DANGER.
I don't really buy this "female audience thing". What appeals to females in Avatar or the Transformer's movies? Why did'nt they turn out for John Carter. It was about a dude being shirtless the entire time?
Maybe the movie's subject matter didn't appeal to Americans? Giant Robots fighting giant monsters? That stuffs for kids. Maybe the movie looked too silly.
Do women like Idris Elba? They should.
are Elba or [WHITE ACTOR] even shirtless in the trailers?
Pacific Rim needed at least one bonafide movie star (not just a good actor) and a LOT more sexy pandering if it wanted to succeed :'(
Also, Rinko Kikuchi is hawt, but in a cute little sister sort of way or something.:uguu
I think the subject matter is what kills it. America just doesn't like Mecha, even American weeaboos tend to avoid the genre.
Nothing can stop a Sharknado. Except bombs.
I was expecting Speed Racer levels of failure there.
Do women like Idris Elba? They should.
are Elba or [WHITE ACTOR] even shirtless in the trailers?
Pacific Rim needed at least one bonafide movie star (not just a good actor) and a LOT more sexy pandering if it wanted to succeed :'(
Agreed. If it had been Will Smith in Idris Elba's role, movie would probably do double it's business :fbm
Also, Rinko Kikuchi is hawt, but in a cute little sister sort of way or something.
Idris Elba :'(
So handsome, so suave. Nobody cares :'( :'(
Wtf is all this serious talk shitting up this thread? STACKER PENTECOST. HERCULES HANSEN. GIPSY DANGER.
This times a million. I don't give a shit about box office totals.
Go watch the movie feggits.
This is the sad truth on both accounts. Weeaboo anime fans just don't give a shit about mecha. So much so that Sunrise/Bandai Visual was absolutely floored that Gundam bombed here. Hell, they were so pissed off about it that they took their ball and ran home.
Are women the most shallow movie going audience? Thats all this thread is telling me.its a major factor for getting women to see movies outside the normal female target genres.
Because I really doubt thats the reason they go see summer blockbuster movies.
Wtf is all this serious talk shitting up this thread? STACKER PENTECOST. HERCULES HANSEN. GIPSY DANGER.
This times a million. I don't give a shit about box office totals.
Go watch the movie feggits.
I think ignoring the business side is as bad as caring too much about it. I'm happy and grateful that this movie exists and I'm likely going to pay the obscene ticket price to see it in IMAX, but it'd be tragic if this is poor box office performance scares studios away from similar projects.This is the sad truth on both accounts. Weeaboo anime fans just don't give a shit about mecha. So much so that Sunrise/Bandai Visual was absolutely floored that Gundam bombed here. Hell, they were so pissed off about it that they took their ball and ran home.
Were they really? Gundam Wing and I think G Gundam seemed popular. UC Gundam, yeah, I think that's a hard sell for western audiences.
Robotech is a strange case. Some older people have nostalgia for it, there were a couple western developed Robotech games, and some actor wanted to make a Robotech movie a few years back. I kinda want to see a live action Robotech movie just to see what happens when it's released in Japan.
Are women the most shallow movie going audience? Thats all this thread is telling me.its a major factor for getting women to see movies outside the normal female target genres.
Because I really doubt thats the reason they go see summer blockbuster movies.
waiting in line and hearing young nerds talk about dune books and superman. kill me now.
Himu you're using the film with a shirtless Henry Cavill as your example?
Do women really go see a nerd movie in droves just to see a guy without a shirt on? Women tend to look for stories more so than physicality. Though being hot helps, I'm not convinced any women will go to see fucking Superman just because the lead actor is shirtless. I don't see any evidence for it.
the american mecha movie bar has been set for me.
the american mecha movie bar has been set for me.
Not a very high bar prior to Pacific Rim, admittedly.
the american mecha movie bar has been set for me.
Not a very high bar prior to Pacific Rim, admittedly.
Friday:
1. GROWN UPS 2 - $16,300,000
2. PACIFIC RIM - $14,620,000
:beli
A friend of mine paid for me to go see a matinee with them this morning. They wanted to see it in 3D though. I have to admit that I was wrong. The first time I saw it in 3D it was blurry as hell. But this mornings was crystal clear and the effect was great. Shit!
Friday:
1. GROWN UPS 2 - $16,300,000
2. PACIFIC RIM - $14,620,000
:beli
haha I'm sorry man. The first screening I saw really did look horrible in 3D. Like awful. I only allowed myself to do it again in 3D because I was literally the only one on GAF who hated the 3D. Plus I loved it :lol most fun I've had in 3D since avatarA friend of mine paid for me to go see a matinee with them this morning. They wanted to see it in 3D though. I have to admit that I was wrong. The first time I saw it in 3D it was blurry as hell. But this mornings was crystal clear and the effect was great. Shit!
Fuck you. :lol We literally avoided IMAX 3D based on your advice. It's okay though, I'm planning to see it again.
Best acting was by far delivered by young Mako. My god, I instantly wanted to cry when she came on. Crying cute asian kids should be banned in movies, they're too damn emotionally manipulative!
Foreign box office is what will decide whether this movie sinks or swims.
I don't think the foreign box office will help at all. I can see it being moderately successful but on not very. I doubt the movie can break even.
Quite the love letter to fans of mecha anime and kaiju movies. They even had a character with daddy issues!
Fantastic. Campy. Fun.
Omggg Himuesha~
I feel like joining your mecha-watch cause now. Do you have any recommendations, something that's available on CR would be perfect.
Claiming revenge in the name of one's family in Japanese whilst slicing otherdimensional monster aliens in fucking half with a giant sword as a last resort whilst flying in the sky = :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyperthat was actually a really cool moment. movie could have used more of those.
Omggg Himuesha~
I feel like joining your mecha-watch cause now. Do you have any recommendations, something that's available on CR would be perfect.
It felt like I was watching a MGS4 cutscene. I was looking for eggs the entire time.
Probably not. 190 million for production and who knows how much for marketing. 55% or so goes to the studios. I'd say it needs around 350-400 million to break even. I don't think it will happen.
Probably not. 190 million for production and who knows how much for marketing. 55% or so goes to the studios. I'd say it needs around 350-400 million to break even. I don't think it will happen.
Haven't we proven with Evangelion that writing something serious and teh matoorz is stupid when it comes to Mecha? I'll take my cheesy lines and corny dialogue in my giant robot beat em up flick over pretentious bullshit, thank you.Um, I'm not sure what the hell you are talking about. Last time I checked Evangelion was a pretty damn good cartoon regardless of the new movies.
Plenty of good and serious mech anime.
Haven't we proven with Evangelion that writing something serious and teh matoorz is stupid when it comes to Mecha? I'll take my cheesy lines and corny dialogue in my giant robot beat em up flick over pretentious bullshit, thank you.
I wasn't really ever a fan of big robot anime, and I wasn't too hot on PR when I saw the initial trailer, but once I found it had monsters (or "KAIJEEWWWS" as the kids say), my interest was dramatically increased.
Robots fighting other robots is BO-RING.spoiler (click to show/hide)Unless it's Mega Man. :bow[close]
To be honest I quite dislike the main plot of Big O and really prefer the over the top stuff and standalone episodes.Plenty of good and serious mech anime.
:bow Big O :bow2
The ones with taste.obviosly not.
Evangelion sucks? But Gundam is ok? Lol ok. What kind of anime fans are these?
Eh fuck you dude. Don't you have a thread to be a jaded cunt in?Evangelion sucks? But Gundam is ok? Lol ok. What kind of anime fans are these?
Haven't we already established that you're spergimus prime or something? I go over this with my nephew all the time, but you exist outside of the norm of society, therefore when your views clash with everybody else's... be assured that you're the one with shit taste.
This is literally the first time I've ever seen someone who likes mecha hate on Gundam.Im not hating on Gundam. I've seen most of it and most of it is mediocre. Stuff like Wing, 0083, ZZ, F91, V isn't anything special compared to the bright spots like G, First, and 0080.
Eh fuck you dude. Don't you have a thread to be a jaded cunt in?Evangelion sucks? But Gundam is ok? Lol ok. What kind of anime fans are these?
Haven't we already established that you're spergimus prime or something? I go over this with my nephew all the time, but you exist outside of the norm of society, therefore when your views clash with everybody else's... be assured that you're the one with shit taste.
I can't take any adult who likes Evangelion seriously. I can kind of accept it from teenagers. Adults who like Evangelion are generally developmentally stunted.What about plain old nostalgia, you judgmental prick trashcan mold horror!? >:C
Well you're doing a good job and you're back up Oscars here as well. good times.
This one, interestingly enough.
Well you're doing a good job and you're back up Oscars here as well. good times.
This one, interestingly enough.
I'll grant an exception for nostalgia, but that's it. And only because nostalgia is a pass for literally anything.:heart
Movies that are depending on overseas grosses need even more money to break even, because the pie gets sliced up even more thanks to local distributors.
I can't take any adult who likes Evangelion seriously. I can kind of accept it from teenagers. Adults who like Evangelion are generally developmentally stunted.
In my own little way, a little bit every day, I do my part to see anime washed from the face of the Earth, like the disgusting soup stain that it is.
In my own little way, a little bit every day, I do my part to see anime washed from the face of the Earth, like the disgusting soup stain that it is.
:wag
Movies that are depending on overseas grosses need even more money to break even, because the pie gets sliced up even more thanks to local distributors.
I can't take any adult who likes Evangelion seriously. I can kind of accept it from teenagers. Adults who like Evangelion are generally developmentally stunted.
$105,280,292 at the box office
:fbm
and nobody's going to be handing del Toro another $200 million budget again for a long, long time.
you understand it's not really good for your career to get demoted, right? yeah, he'll probably still be able to scrape up budgets, but his value is going to be worth a lot less than it was before pacific rim. instead of being a promising guy on the rise, he's going to be a has-been.
and there will be no more giant robot movies without jive-talking robots for a long time. and that's why himuro is sad. today we learned empathy.
more genre films will be made, sure
more giant robot and/or kaiju films? proooobably not for a while. and nobody's going to be handing del Toro another $200 million budget again for a long, long time.
$105,280,292 at the box office
:fbm
shrug. It doesn't really matter in the end. Del Toro will continue to get a budget and will continue to make movies.
That's fine for all intense and purposesI will kill you
That's fine for all intense and purposesI will kill you
That's fine for all intense and purposesI will kill you
So basically from here on out, we won't get the movies we need, but the movies we deserve.
It's going to be a depressing future.
So basically from here on out, we won't get the movies we need, but the movies we deserve.
It's going to be a depressing future.
Specifically add a male actor women give a shit about, and add some romance.
They also butchered The Golden Compass. Leaving out the reason the book got so much press in the first place :wtf
Have you read the book?They also butchered The Golden Compass. Leaving out the reason the book got so much press in the first place :wtf
Why was that?
They also butchered The Golden Compass. Leaving out the reason the book got so much press in the first place :wtf
Why was that?
They also butchered The Golden Compass. Leaving out the reason the book got so much press in the first place :wtf
Why was that?
http://kotaku.com/if-you-liked-pacific-rim-this-is-the-video-game-for-yo-867394038Yeah that article made me shake my head, but then again the author is I guess their "jrpg" guy.
Kotaku :stahp
http://kotaku.com/if-you-liked-pacific-rim-this-is-the-video-game-for-yo-867394038
Kotaku :stahp
:bow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CErIFRYyiM
http://kotaku.com/if-you-liked-pacific-rim-this-is-the-video-game-for-yo-867394038
Kotaku :stahp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF7Oabj_mX4
blu-ray needs the japanese dub
Domestic: $98,401,000 25.6%
+ Foreign: $286,000,000 74.4%
= Worldwide: $384,401,000
Numbers from some feg on gaf:QuoteDomestic: $98,401,000 25.6%
+ Foreign: $286,000,000 74.4%
= Worldwide: $384,401,000
Das....good, ja?
Hasn't it already made a profit? I know foreign BO returns aren't simply handed out to the studio, but the film cost 190m to make and will probably surpass 400m by the end. Marketing budget didn't seem high either.
I did my part. Went to see Elysium and the conjuring and instead bought both tickets to pacific rim showings. So between my wife and I we have bought 8 tickets for pacific rim. I kinda felt bad for not giving Elysium money but after seeing it im okay with it going to pacific rim instead.
I think the theater got your money. Is'nt that how it works? The further away from the release, the movie theater gets more out of the ticket? I don't know.
That's correct, domestically, anyway. By this point probably almost all the money from any ticket sales is going to the theatre.
But after a bunch of theater chains declared bankruptcy in the early 2000s, these frontloaded deals started to fall out of fashion, says Doug Stone with BoxOfficeAnalyst.com.
Nowadays, with many of the bigger Hollywood blockbusters, the theater chains just get a standard cut of the whole revenue, regardless of which weekend it comes in.