tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post7402519613787913468..comments2024-03-27T15:16:57.305-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Riske Business: The Summer Movie Stock MarketPatrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-49133076665047631092013-08-23T08:21:13.812-05:002013-08-23T08:21:13.812-05:00@El Gaith - I have the same computer thing going o...@El Gaith - I have the same computer thing going on so no worries. <br /><br />As for Affleck, I am more unhappy for him. I hope he's getting a good payday but this seems so unworthy of his talent. I would much rather see him direct another movie (even this Superman-Batman movie) than star in it as Batman. <br /><br />This might be an unpopular opinion but Bruce Wayne is not a very interesting character (I'm not a comic reader so I'm basing this comment on the movie portrayals of Wayne). Henry Cavill could play Bruce Wayne/Batman. I think for an actor playing Wayne/Batman it's more important to be 'not bad' as opposed to 'good'. I could care less about WB because the decision to make this movie is about the most calculated, cynical thing they could have possibly done. I'll wait to see the movie before I have a real opinion on it but I can't help but feel the whole thing is unnecessary.Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-75856159401107595912013-08-23T08:12:26.221-05:002013-08-23T08:12:26.221-05:00Sorry I'm not replying to posts... my work com...Sorry I'm not replying to posts... my work computer doesn't seem to like doing that.<br /><br />@Heath Holland: YES on the <i>Smallville</i> pilot being better than <i>any</i> of the theatrical Superman movies! I know you didn't <i>quite</i> say that, but it's totally true, and it's not even the best ep of that season, either. BTW, those early years of extensive and very impressive rural location shooting, before the budgets were slashed and cheap matte effects had to stand in for Metropolis, totally deserve blu-ray releases.<br /><br /><br />@Shannon Briggs: No, Trekkies did not vote "Into Darkness" as the worst Trek film; it only got the fewest votes for their <i>favorite</i> one, and some otherwise reputable sites like IGN deliberately conflated those two very different concepts. <br /><br /><br />@Adam Riske: Agreed, UGH on <i>WWZ</i> and its shaky-cam. One of my housemates was watching <i>Skyfall</i> the other night (ugh), and I'd totally forgotten that Bond's big confrontation with M in her house was shakin' like a samba dancer. Entirely ruined the scene.<br /><br />Also, I gotta give a big ol' huge DOWN to WB for casting Affleck as the new Batman. <i>Seriously</i>?! Nothing against him as a director, but I can't imagine him not looking like a mere human weakling alongside Cavill's Kryptonian man-god - to say nothing of his rather limited range. <i>So</i> much fail.Gaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07025861553487915665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-64094041760124346482013-08-22T20:57:24.133-05:002013-08-22T20:57:24.133-05:00It'll be part of our Kol Nidre festivities, to...It'll be part of our Kol Nidre festivities, to give us something extra special to atone for the following day.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Maccabee AlphaJohn P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07453059926360604333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-49020022647398343102013-08-22T20:40:01.964-05:002013-08-22T20:40:01.964-05:00Between Pacific Rim and Elysium, one other DOWN mi...Between Pacific Rim and Elysium, one other DOWN might have to be big-budget original sci-fi... well... ok, considering neither of those movies is particularly original, let's say big-budget sci-fi that's not a licensed property.<br /><br />It's says something when the two best science fiction movies of the year, Europa Report and Upstream Color, were made for a fraction of the cost as del Toro and Blomkamp's films.Cinemaspectionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677204852599391459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-23865526429074963952013-08-22T19:58:58.880-05:002013-08-22T19:58:58.880-05:00I put WWZ as up because it did so much better fina...I put WWZ as up because it did so much better financially than was expected. That movie is total ass though. <br /><br />You're probably right about X-Men being flat, not down. On second thought, they'll probably do more stand-alone X-Men movies just so 20th Century Fox doesn't lose the rights. This is fine for me. I only see the X-Men movies once or twice but I am entertained when I am watching them. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-91651945859671978952013-08-22T19:55:30.823-05:002013-08-22T19:55:30.823-05:00Funny you mention The Lovely Bones City of Instrum...Funny you mention The Lovely Bones City of Instruments. I just saw a commercial and they were promoting what bands were on the soundtrack. Pretty MUNDANE marketing if you ask me.Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-15488066396294496222013-08-22T19:51:23.926-05:002013-08-22T19:51:23.926-05:00I agree about the loud minority but sometimes they...I agree about the loud minority but sometimes they're onto something (though I disagree about STID). For example, Indy 4 got a 78% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-60445673039914118642013-08-22T19:48:13.362-05:002013-08-22T19:48:13.362-05:00Cool. I'm glad to see it's doing well. Tha...Cool. I'm glad to see it's doing well. Thanks for the link and keeping me honest :-)Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-43779246060127581322013-08-22T19:46:26.812-05:002013-08-22T19:46:26.812-05:00Haha. Bring it Jaeger!
Best wishes,
Kai-Jew (I wa...Haha. Bring it Jaeger!<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />Kai-Jew (I was Bar-Mitzvah'd) Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-57780227263176905412013-08-22T18:41:59.194-05:002013-08-22T18:41:59.194-05:00Time for the resident raving Pacific Rim fanboy to...Time for the resident raving Pacific Rim fanboy to point out that, when foreign gross is taken into account, the movie was not a financial flop. <br /><br />And no, I will never stop going to bat for that movie. Battle axes at dawn, Riske. There can be only one.John P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07453059926360604333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-2843176153220116122013-08-22T18:15:05.658-05:002013-08-22T18:15:05.658-05:00According to this Box Office Mojo article, The Wol...According to <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3715&p=.htm" rel="nofollow">this Box Office Mojo article</a>, <i>The Wolverine</i> will be the <i>X</i>-series' highest-grossing movie to date globally, though its domestic ticket sales are indeed the series' weakest. So given the fact that this movie had to contend with lingering dissatisfaction over <i>Origins</i>, I'd say it's done just fine.<br /><br />Gaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07025861553487915665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-82141306892595881082013-08-22T17:17:35.833-05:002013-08-22T17:17:35.833-05:00While I'll go to bat for Nolan and liked "...While I'll go to bat for Nolan and liked "Man of Steel", I agree that DC/Warners Brothers are shitting the bed that "The Dark Knight" made perfectly.Shannon Briggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736249327322979437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-64911865141792206162013-08-22T17:12:50.125-05:002013-08-22T17:12:50.125-05:00CAVEAT- I haven't seen STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS...CAVEAT- I haven't seen STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS.<br /><br />How can a movie that has received excellent reviews by a majority of critics(87% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 72 on Metacritic) be considered the worst film of a franchise(Even worst than NEMISIS? NEMISIS?!)? I know it was a big story that Trekkers at a convention supposedly considered this to be the worst Trek film, so it's gospel?! I have a feeling that this is a case of a loud minority getting all the press. Shannon Briggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736249327322979437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-59178086497067386182013-08-22T16:55:36.199-05:002013-08-22T16:55:36.199-05:00I just thought of one more thing. My 7 year old ha...I just thought of one more thing. My 7 year old has seen ALL of the Marvel movies up to this point. She hasn't seen any of the DC movies, though. Not that she doesn't want to (though she's never asked) but because there's no way I want her to see all the things that happen in those movies. For all the destruction that takes place in <em>The Avengers</em>, Nolan's Batman movies, <em>Green Lantern</em> and <em>Man Of Steel</em> are too heavy for a family audience. In my opinion, that's a big problem. If I were going to get a Batman/Superman movie, I'd want it to be fun and full of humor, like The Odd Couple with capes. That's NOT what I expect us to get. Heath Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802874033845631338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-19465717609816744862013-08-22T16:47:52.507-05:002013-08-22T16:47:52.507-05:00Hey, I'm the comic-con crowd! I think the idea...Hey, I'm the comic-con crowd! I think the idea of dropping Batman into the next Superman movie is the worst idea that Warner Brothers has had in years and years. Love it or hate it, Marvel/Disney has done right by their characters by slowly putting together their franchise piece by piece and building upward over a period of many films. Each one of those Marvel movies before <em>The Avengers</em> was modestly budgeted (for these days) and had mid-to-low level stars in them. Before <em>Iron Man</em>, Robert Downey Jr was a punchline, not a leading man. Chris Hemsworth was a newbie and Chris Evans was the guy from <em>Not Another Teen Movie</em> and The Human Torch from the two <em>Fantastic Four</em> movies. None of those guys were leading men (as far as the mainstream movie audience was concerned). What's more, those Marvel movies are character-based and have very low stakes. Each one reads like a collected edition of a comic book. Entertaining and full of action, but still within limits. <br /><br />DC/Warner Brothers seems to have NO IDEA what made those Marvel movies so successful because they throw everything and the kitchen sink into their movies, but they leave out the most important part: getting the character right. Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern? Do what now? And Superman as a mopey, emo dude? The first episode of Smallville got Clark Kent right more than the entire Snyder-directed movie. <br /><br />And as much as I love <em>Batman Begins</em> and <em>The Dark Knight</em>, Christopher Nolan has ruined Warner Brothers movies. He grounded them in the real world, but that's not where these movies need to be. Marvel doesn't ground their movies in the real world because that takes all the fun out of it. You can't have your Superman movie exist in the real world and then level an entire city and expect that to be fun. The consequences of Nolan's involvement in these movies has made DC's film universe a lot darker and a lot less fun and accessible. Adding Batman to Superman is not going to bring people in, it's going to turn them away. They will THINK that they want to see that, but it will leave most people cold because it won't feel true to the character. When we go see these comic book movies, we want to enjoy ourselves and see characters we grew up with be awesome, not get re-tooled and re-booted into new, gritty versions of those characters. Even if they can get Christian Bale to return (which I doubt will happen), the first Superman movie was a failure with fans because it doesn't feel true to what we all want Superman to be. It's too dark and not indicative of the character nicknamed "the big blue boyscout." <br /><br />It's so sad, too, because DC has existed a lot longer than the Marvel Universe and they have so many epic stories and ideas that they could mine and use as jumping-off points for their films. They seem intent on giving us new versions of these characters, though, not the ones that have endured for 70 years. <br /><br />Wow. I didn't know I had all that in me. Heath Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802874033845631338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-22906927869843403802013-08-22T14:34:32.228-05:002013-08-22T14:34:32.228-05:00Here are some of my picks for the summer stock mar...Here are some of my picks for the summer stock market.<br /><br /><b>DOWN - The Smurfs 2:</b> This unnecessary sequel to the adaptation of the popular 80s cartoon is bringing in less money domestically, but still killing it overseas like the first one did. Let's pray that the total numbers won't be enough to justify a third film as they had announced it before that even got to theaters.<br /><br /><b>DOWN - Young Adult Adaptations:</b> Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters is also not doing well in the US like The Smurfs 2 but will also make up for it worldwide. And now that The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones is just out to critical backlash and will most likely do weak box office here, I don't think this will spawn a franchise that the studio will hope for.<br /><br /><b>DOWN - Kick-Ass 2:</b> With dismal reviews compared to its predecessor and a disappointing opening weekend, this proves that the movie wasn't the awesome sequel that audiences and critics were hoping for.Leonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-31986231215073954162013-08-22T13:45:25.588-05:002013-08-22T13:45:25.588-05:00Geez Adam, I don't think you left anything out...Geez Adam, I don't think you left anything out. Very comprehensive coverage of the summer season. I've got nothing to add, but I will comment on some of what I'm surprised at:<br /><br />1. Brad Pitt & Zombie Movies UP? I thought <i>World War Z</i> was widely considered somewhat of a neutered bore (and Brad's hair? PUH-lease), but I guess you can't argue with the dollars.<br /><br />2. Leo D-Cap and Baz UP? Huh - I also thought this was pretty much a critical flop but shit, again Boxofficemojo says otherwise. It's all about the money I guess.<br /><br />3. X-Men DOWN - Dammit I thought <i>The Wolverine</i> was pretty good and though you're right about it not making AS MUCH as previous entries, it's doing just as good as Gatsby money-wise, so I'm going to argue that X-Men are FLAT not DOWN.Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114869401584310369noreply@blogger.com