Author Topic: GAY BOY AM CRYING: Star Trek delayed to 2009. (Read 1209 times)

The Fake Shemp · « **on:** February 13, 2008, 10:45:51 PM »

May 2009. Frontloaded trainwreck confirmed.

TVC15 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 13, 2008, 10:51:19 PM »

"The film will simply be called Star Trek and will be released on December 26, 2008 in Ireland and the United Kingdom, and May 8, 2009 in the United States."

WTF? What's with the dates?

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #2 on:** February 13, 2008, 10:52:44 PM »

what the fuck

Eric P · « **Reply #3 on:** February 13, 2008, 10:54:27 PM »

that's a shame

i was looking forward to this

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #4 on:** February 13, 2008, 10:55:17 PM »

Foriegn markets don't matter too much, because Paramount is not going to get back their losses from foriegn gross. The film is too expensive to worry about releasing it in December to a lukewarm reception and risk potentially franchise-killing box office returns. This way if it's released in May, even if it's as awful as it seems, Paramount can dump enough marketing into it that the frontloaded ticket sales will make 'em bank.

And that's the bottom line. Mediocre movies do mediocre business during winter. But you can make money off of anything released in MAy for the first weekend if you dump enough marketing into it.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5 on:** February 13, 2008, 10:56:21 PM »

How much longer is Gay Boy banned for?

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #6 on:** February 13, 2008, 10:56:57 PM »

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #7 on:** February 13, 2008, 10:57:02 PM »

Until he is dead.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #8 on:** February 13, 2008, 11:01:25 PM »

He didn't do anything though. Synbios fabricated the white thing

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #9 on:** February 13, 2008, 11:02:42 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 13, 2008, 11:01:25 PM

He didn't do anything though. Synbios fabricated the white thing

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #10 on:** February 13, 2008, 11:02:55 PM »

This is like Clemens/McNamee, but on a message board. Who cares who did what in what specific incident. They're both scum. Good riddance to both.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #11 on:** February 13, 2008, 11:03:56 PM »

Quote from: Willco on February 13, 2008, 11:02:55 PM

This is like Clemens/McNamee, but on a message board. Who cares who did what in what specific incident. They're both scum. Good riddance to both.

And PD is acting like a Republican!

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12 on:** February 13, 2008, 11:05:21 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on February 13, 2008, 11:03:56 PM

Quote from: Willco on February 13, 2008, 11:02:55 PM
This is like Clemens/McNamee, but on a message board. Who cares who did what in what specific incident. They're both scum. Good riddance to both.

And PD is acting like a Republican!

I am?

I told Cheebs to lay off the antics/gimmicks unless he had something epic, but he didn't listen. So I guess it's still his fault when all is said and done. But still, it's a shame Synbios got the last laugh

bud · « **Reply #13 on:** February 14, 2008, 11:03:47 AM »

when was cheebs banned? what happened?

star trek, lol.

Tauntaun · « **Reply #14 on:** February 14, 2008, 11:12:01 AM »

Quote from: bud on February 14, 2008, 11:03:47 AM

when was cheebs banned? what happened?

star trek, lol.

BUUUUUUUUUD!

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #15 on:** February 14, 2008, 11:15:13 AM »

star wreck, lol

Bloodwake · « **Reply #16 on:** February 14, 2008, 02:54:01 PM »

Star Trek is going to be an epic fail anyways.

Honestly if ANYTHING comes out around then in the summertime, it's going to tank. Did Paramount forget about whenever Nemesis came out and it got beat the first weekend by Maid in fucking Manhattan? And that was in the winter!

The movie's going to suck, and it's going to make no money.

TVC15 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 14, 2008, 03:11:46 PM »

Quote from: Willco on February 13, 2008, 10:55:17 PM

Foriegn markets don't matter too much, because Paramount is not going to get back their losses from foriegn gross. The film is too expensive to worry about releasing it in December to a lukewarm reception and risk potentially franchise-killing box office returns. This way if it's released in May, even if it's as awful as it seems, Paramount can dump enough marketing into it that the frontloaded ticket sales will make 'em bank.

And that's the bottom line. Mediocre movies do mediocre business during winter. But you can make money off of anything released in MAy for the first weekend if you dump enough marketing into it.

But what with how loud the MPAA shouts that piracy is killing the industry, they have to realize that releasing it in the most important market a half year after it hits the boonies will give pirates time to get pristine copies. So what, are they going to release it in May, and when it bombs after week one say something like "PIRACY KILLED THIS MOVIE!!!!" It's like they are making excuses already.

Ichirou · « **Reply #18 on:** February 14, 2008, 07:57:44 PM »

I would say maybe it's being delayed for re-shoots or script re-writes or something (since I hear Abrams was unhappy with the original script and wanted to make changes while he was shooting but couldn't because of the strike), but the fact that it's being released overseas in December but delayed in the US till May makes me think it really is that big of a stinker.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #19 on:** February 14, 2008, 08:00:59 PM »

Gay Boy am freaking out

Ichirou · « **Reply #20 on:** February 14, 2008, 08:02:40 PM »

Why is this that big of a surprise, though? There hasn't been a good Star Trek movie in years. Even First Contact wasn't THAT GREAT...it was just that it looked better than it actually was when compared to Generations and Insurrection.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #21 on:** February 14, 2008, 08:09:46 PM »

Looks like china is caught up in its own Star Trek episode anyway:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22310219/

China's population is aging rapidly

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China's rapidly aging population could wipe out the country's low-cost labor advantage within the next few decades and stifle economic growth, state media said Tuesday.

Ichirou · « **Reply #22 on:** February 14, 2008, 08:10:16 PM »

America wins. Again.

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