He's someone that can get a good line going at Dragoncon, but you would have to point out to the lay person that he was Lucius in the Harry Potter films because they sure as hell wouldn't know it otherwise.
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Wkd BO 0217-1917 - Americans say no to The Wall on Presidents' Day Weekend
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He's someone that can get a good line going at Dragoncon, but you would have to point out to the lay person that he was Lucius in the Harry Potter films because they sure as hell wouldn't know it otherwise.
claytonlee101
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Any impressiong for The Great Wall? GCI looked like crap in the trailers and it looked so cheesy but I love Zhang Yimou so I'm sure it will at least look beautiful?
The consensus seems to be that it's schlock, but really good looking schlock and that the reports of Matt Damon being China's Great White Hope are grossly exaggerated.
Obliterator
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Wick 2 has already passed the first's total worldwide gross.
Not too shabby at all
Not too shabby at all
John Wick 2 is one of those instances where doubling the production budget over that of the first film was justified. It should end up making around double the first film domestically, and get a nice bump overseas.
Moana's numbers are kinda low for the kind of caliber movie it is. I enjoyed it way more than I thought I would and it's a better musical than La La Land. Those numbers for La La Land are crazy btw.
I'm glad Lego Batman stayed on top. I don't care at all for the movie but I'm glad it's continuing to reach people.
I'm glad Lego Batman stayed on top. I don't care at all for the movie but I'm glad it's continuing to reach people.
La La Land has a shot at knocking Independence Day Resurgence out of the Worldwide Top 20 for 2016. I expect it to get get a nice box office bump from winning best picture in a week.
Moana still has to release in Japan. As long as it's not the lowest grossing Post-Tangled film there, it should at least break $600M WW.
Moana still has to release in Japan. As long as it's not the lowest grossing Post-Tangled film there, it should at least break $600M WW.
Obliterator
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Man I remember when I thought Independence Day would be a big deal.
Lol welp can't pick them all I suppose
Lol welp can't pick them all I suppose
BronsonLee
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Moana should've beaten Titanic but noooooooo y'all hate brown people
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Escape Goat
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I can't believe Damon did The Wall. It looked like some Jai Courtney throw away action movie from the trailer I saw. It didn't interest me at all.
airmangataosenai
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Im actually kind of surprised Great Wall is doing as well as it is. The movie only probably has to make 30-50 million in the US to keep the investors happy and it will meet or maybe even surpass that. It was pretty big in China and will likely end up making a solid profit despite the shit reviews.
WaffleTaco
Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
Beaten Tiantic in what way?
The Great Wall was an expensive film. Maybe $300M worldwide, with a $40-45M domestic gross is not very good.
Domestic audiences chose singing pigs.
Shyamalan's biggest domestic hit since Signs (on one eighth the budget).
whatsinaname
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Yep. Just got back from watching it and that sounds right. No White Saviour, no forced romance, some good looking shots/scenes. I enjoyed it.
Too many songs. Should've been a straight up adventure movie instead of being Hawaiian Frozen.
BronsonLee
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By freezing it
Should've had Hey-Hey in it more tbh
Disney lives and dies on musicals b
Face it Tiger..
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The Wall looks like a propaganda movie, no thanks.
For which country?
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
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If the Chinese can build one 1000+ miles long, so can we
'Murica *Pulls Bootstraps*
claytonlee101
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Is the movie 100% in English? Do the Chinese actors have obvious dubs over them or is it their real English?
Xander Cage did it better.
whatsinaname
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There are one or two from the army who speak English/interpret for interactions with Damon. Otherwise it is subtitles for dialogue amongst the non English speakers. No awkward dubbing.
BronsonLee
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I will no longer doubt the power of Xander Cage.
BronsonLee
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I feel confident speaking for all of China, and we like:
White girls
Bald ethnic guys
Donnie Yen
Maaaaaaaaaaaatt Daaaaaaaaaamon
White girls
Bald ethnic guys
Donnie Yen
Maaaaaaaaaaaatt Daaaaaaaaaamon
rogue one had 2/4 and China didn't give a fuuuuuuuuuuck
BronsonLee
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We also realize that Star Wars is bullshit and have no nostalgia for it whatsoever
ryutaro's mama
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But Rey...
Seriously, these new movies for me are like watching today's NBA. Sure, I still love the game but the players and teams of today will never affect me like those old movies did. Those old movies happened during defining periods of my life.
Today's SW movies are instantly disposable for me, like today's game. I can still enjoy them in the moment but good luck getting me to rewatch them over and over again like the classics.
CREED is the only one that broke that mold for me but mostly because Coogler is a God and Creed was secretly Rocky 7 and built on all the mythos of the classic flicks in a cool way while paying homage to the original.
TFA gave us, "Droid, please."
BronsonLee
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Freeza Under The Shower
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Personally, I've never understood the cult for SW to begin with. They're just silly fantasy movies, that's it. What's even weirder to me is that people retained their cult when you would think the prequels would have killed that off, if you look exclusively at criticism of them. So in reality, you have to conclude that the prequels and its massive (massive) merchandise operations did very well in maintaining and even increasing the esoteric cultism of the franchise.
It's a fun experiment to do in terms of viewpoint and information versus judgment. (people always think they have enough information and the best information when in reality they usually have neither)
It's a fun experiment to do in terms of viewpoint and information versus judgment. (people always think they have enough information and the best information when in reality they usually have neither)
cartographer
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The prequels didn't affect my fandom of the overall IP primarily because there was an endless trove of EU material that I cared about far more than those movies. I've spent far more time in my life with book series and gamea and TV shows than I have with the movies.
Movies are still the best or at least some of the best parts. That the prequels aren't isn't a big deal to me.
Bobby Roberts
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Nothing that ubiquitous is really a cult, though.
It's easier to understand when you look at it as the massive (and self-perpetuating) pop-culture phenomenon of it.
Oh wait, what?? It didn't make zero dollars? Hold on, let me recheck the chart!
BronsonLee
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Yeah, but it didn't have Wire-Fu and terrible CG.
Great Wall was still a shitty movie, but it wasn't any shitty than the typical RE Fest or something. Just twice as expensive, but doesn't look as good.
That explains the good but not all time high numbers it did outside the english countries
Gentleman Jack
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Obliterator
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Overseas got mad love for Vin. No idea if he wants to do another Riddick or not but now would probably be the time to make that happen if he does. He's probably a bigger international star now than he's ever been
broncobuster
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I have reservations about Kong doing well. Can't explain why I get flashes of Pacific Rim when I look at it; thinking it'll be a fun movie that gathers a following but mostly tepid BO.
Bobby Roberts
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Yeah, Pacific Rim seems like a decent model for what Kong might end up being. It won't blow the doors off and it'll dance right around the line of "financial disappointment," but the fans it secures will be so in tune with its brand of ridiculousness that you're gonna deal with about a month straight of fevered proselytizing for its layered goofiness.
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