I'm thinking Gigli bad. Plus Matt Damon with that man bun is one of the most pathetically funny things I've ever seen.
redline248 said:
I'm thinking worse than Eragon
oragator said:
A amazingly, it has already done 203mm in China against a budget of 150 million.
Even if it just does 200mm in the rest of the world they are likely to break even on it. Becoming a new hollow wood paradigm - -make China happy and you have a large security deposit on your investment.
Unrelated to the topic, mostly, but I predict this Wall movie will be nowhere near as good as Pacific Rim.jabberwalkie09 said:oragator said:
A amazingly, it has already done 203mm in China against a budget of 150 million.
Even if it just does 200mm in the rest of the world they are likely to break even on it. Becoming a new hollow wood paradigm - -make China happy and you have a large security deposit on your investment.
Wasn't this kind of the case already with Pacific Rim?
GeorgePlimpton said:
Every time I see that preview I'm completely flabbergasted. How the hell did he ever think that was a good idea? It's like Edward Norton being in that god awful Italian job remake
in lol fairness to Edward Norton, he never wanted to be in that movie....it was a part of an old contract he signed years ago and was going to be sued if he didn't star in that movieGeorgePlimpton said:
Every time I see that preview I'm completely flabbergasted. How the hell did he ever think that was a good idea? It's like Edward Norton being in that god awful Italian job remake
You forgot the Martian. The Martian was great.GeorgePlimpton said:
But what exactly has he done since the Departed? He hasn't had a single great film since. (And before you all freak out, the Martian was fine: good not great.)
TCTTS said:
This movie looks like complete sh*t, and you couldn't pay me to see it, but in my experience, the people who hem and haw about the "Hollywood elite" in this fashion are almost always just as insufferable as whoever it is they claim they can't stand. In terms of outrage and how easily you're offended by the opinions of others, you come p
across as no different than a feminist. Who gives a **** what Matt Damon thinks about anything? How could someone else's political opinions - on either side of the fence - affect your movie-going habits that much? It's like boycotting Samuel L. Jackson because you like American Express over Capital One. Sure, if someone was a known rapist, like Bill Cosby, or, you know, murdered someone, I get not wanting to support that person's work anymore. But these hissy fits over the political opinions of others just seem insane to me.
"Ignorance" according to your opinion. You state it as if you're opinion is fact/right, and it very well could be, but you're being just as stubborn in believing what you believe as they are. And I'm not saying that in a way to disagree with you politically or anything like that. But "ignorance" can go both ways.Quote:
It's not that I'm offended by opinions.. it's that the people I am boycotting use their public avenue to spout ignorance.
First of all, their "pull" was rejected by a majority of the electoral college, not a majority of the population. As to your second point, how are you not doing the exact same thing? You're speaking down to/ill of someone you feel is awful for endorsing someone/something you disagree with. No, you don't have the platform they do, but how are you not expressing literally the exact same sentiment, just on the other side of the fence?Quote:
They can't understand that their political pull was completely rejected by the majority of the country.. they have to speak down to us about how awful we are for electing someone they disagree with.
And my whole point is that you're being just as hypocritical, just as lacking of diversity in your thought, and just as smug in your opinion by boycotting them. You're BOTH drawing lines in the sand and saying, "I'm right, you're wrong, and I'm going to do what I can to try and influence the situation (them by sanctimonious YouTube videos and you by boycotting). I know it's nothing new for people to believe that their own opinions are right, but I've just never understood this attitude of wanting to punish someone because they disagree with you.Quote:
It's the hypocrisy, the lack of diversity of thought in their elite circles, and their smugness that I protest. If that makes me insufferable, then it's likely because you completely see eye to eye with them.
Why is it always "propaganda" only when it's something you disagree with?Quote:
But I don't have to subject myself to propoganda because they think they are important.
I refuse to watch the Ghostbusters reboot, but either way, it unequivocally did not "ruin the legacy" of the first movie. The original is just as good, and just as important as it's always been. I'm half kidding, but that kind of thought process almost discredits every other point you tried to make. Besides, even if a legacy was ruinable by further installments, didn't the second movie already do that?Quote:
Not only are the actresses a waste of breath when attempting to speak on anything that requires logic, but their acting was God awful and ruined the legacy of one of my favorite movies all time.
It was The Martian that made Damon drop out (he was even going to direct it).ATM1876 said:
That 60 Minutes story was crazy, here's a link for those who are interested:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-china-film-industry-booming/
I'm curious if this is the movie that Damon passed on "Manchester by the Sea" for. I'm sure he got paid a ton of money for it and it might lead to more opportunities within the China market, but damn...
I generally don't. Seeing movies in the theaters is getting harder to coordinate with other commitments and family and all those things that, if I see movies that look good whenever I get a chance so I can't further limit my choices because of petty "boycotts."TCTTS said:
How could someone else's political opinions - on either side of the fence - affect your movie-going habits that much?
ATM1876 said:Thanks, in that case it all worked out perfectly for Damon and Casey Affleck.GiveEmHellBill said:
It was The Martian that made Damon drop out (he was even going to direct it).
Ha, I edit the sh*t out of nearly everything I post. Half the time it's simply to correct typos (which I do one at a time), and the other half are attempts to phrase something better. I'm kind of a freak when it comes to stuff like that. My least favorite feature on the "new" TexAgs is, hands down, the edit count. How on earth is that even a feature?ATM1876 said:
9 edits has to be some kind of record!