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mckmas8808 said:
Why say this? It's so stupid to say when IronMan and TDK proves that the superhero flick still has alot of room left.
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Gut feel. Seems like the genre's peaked to me, at least for a little while. We'll see if I am right.
 
gdt5016 said:
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That is NOT a good thing.
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I dunno, I'd be pretty interested to see how far Lucas could go. Its kind of like watching an episode of cops. Once the assailant leaves their car and tries to high-tail it on foot, you want him to make it just that little bit farther and get a little crazier in his actions before he gets his face nailed to the pavement.
 
Solo said:
Because all the major superheroes have now had movies and/or reboots now. There really is nowhere to go now but into an endless stream of sequels. I agree that the genre's popularity has finally peaked (probably last summer with IM and TDK) and things are likely to start sliding the other way now.

And if that (plus the success of Avatar, D9 and ST, obviously) helps bring sci-fi back in a major way, then Im all for it.
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I'm saying that we don't know that yet. There's always surprising out there in the movie industry. 10 years ago NOBODY would have thought a Batman movie would hit $1 Billion. Superhero movies are great. Nothing wrong if they stay around for years to come. Many nowadays seem to be smartly made than compared to 10-15 years ago.
 
AniHawk said:
Star Wars OT 3D is this decade. Count on it.
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I wonder what shitty effects Lucas will add this time.

I just wish he would leave them alone..if you want to do more Star Wars movies fine..but pass the directing/writing torch to someone else. No reason why he couldnt just produce it...wait Im forgetting Indy 4 again.
 
I'm hoping he updates the original trilogy with more great CG dance numbers. I must say, the singing scene with the alien with the big lips, vastly improved what was an otherwise poor end to the saga.
 
Solo said:
Star Wars could be awesome once Lucas is dead and his kids inevitably let someone else take over.
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:lol So true.

The thing is I'm about 95% sure we'll see another trilogy, it will be as shit as the prequel trilogy. Even though I enjoyed Revenge of The Sith it wasn't near the quality of the original trilogy and I'm convinced that is as good as it gets.

I would love to see Genndy Tartakovsky though.
 
AniHawk said:
Star Wars OT 3D is this decade. Count on it.
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Did he already say that he will be re-updating the shit again. I fully expect it. Should be another easy 150million+ each worldwide for the original 3.
 
Dabookerman said:
I'm hoping he updates the original trilogy with more great CG dance numbers. I must say, the singing scene with the alien with the big lips, vastly improved what was an otherwise poor end to the saga.
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when i saw that, i thought it couldn't get any worse - then anakin ghost came waltzing in

his choices have been weird to say the least
 
Wrath2X said:
:lol So true.

The thing is I'm about 95% sure we'll see another trilogy, it will be as shit as the prequel trilogy. Even though I enjoyed Revenge of The Sith it wasn't near the quality of the original trilogy and I'm convinced that is as good as it gets.

I would love to see Genndy Tartakovsky though.
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the rumor is he isn't gonna direct the new trilogy. I hope its true. Hell he could let the guys who did the CG trailer for the MMO give it a go and it will probably still end up better than the prequels
 
CassidyIzABeast said:
the rumor is he isn't gonna direct the new trilogy. I hope its true. Hell he could let the guys who did the CG trailer for the MMO give it a go and it will probably still end up better than the prequels
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Is there more to this rumor?
 
CassidyIzABeast said:
other than Spielberg and Coppola being mentioned as directing, nothing else
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OK this rumor is bullshit :lol

Spielberg has way too many projects to can just for Star Wars, and Coppola has been into independent films for a while now. Spielberg or Coppola, yeah fucking right. :lol
 
Wrath2X said:
OK this rumor is bullshit :lol

Spielberg has way too many projects to can just for Star Wars, and Coppola has been into independent films for a while now. Spielberg or Coppola, yeah fucking right. :lol
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Spielberg found time for Indy 4 when Lucas said it was time (to ruin yet another dearly-beloved franchise). And Coppola is an old friend. So, it's not completely implausible.

Honestly, I would have some hope for another trilogy if Lucas wasn't directing or scripting; he didn't do either for Raiders or ESB, and, well, look how they turned out. He's better off producing and doing big-picture story work. It's simply been a long time since he was truly engaged as a director/writer (see: the 70s), and while ROTS was an improvement, the prequel trilogy was a great example of how rusty he was.
 
No way Coppola does a Star Wars. He's way into making tiny personal movies that no one sees (not an insult) that he can pretty much fund himself. He's doing things the way he wants to and at this stage in his life I doubt he'd want to alter things.

Spielberg is a possibility since he seems determined to never actually do any of the interesting films he has lined up.
 
canova said:
wow it's Cameron's dick-sucking thread.

If Avatar surpasses TDK in domestic gross, I will retire from movie-watching
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If this is sarcasm, it's brilliant.

Also, go Cameron!
 
Count of Monte Sawed-Off said:
No way Coppola does a Star Wars. He's way into making tiny personal movies that no one sees (not an insult) that he can pretty much fund himself. He's doing things the way he wants to and at this stage in his life I doubt he'd want to alter things.
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He's got nothing to prove, and familiarity can breed contempt, so a fun change of scenery with a Star Wars side-trip could be an option. It's definitely unlikely, but again, not entirely implausible. I could see a certain chain of events and a love bomb on Lucas's part pushing him over the edge to do it.
 
Tim the Wiz said:
He's got nothing to prove, and familiarity can breed contempt, so a fun change of scenery with a Star Wars side-trip could be an option. It's definitely unlikely, but again, not entirely implausible. I could see a certain chain of events and a love bomb on Lucas's part pushing him over the edge to do it.
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If Coppola were to make a Star Wars movie and allowed to use all on-set special effects like Dracula, I would be fucking hyped.
 
The only films i've seen from Coppola is GF 1&2. Is he still capable of making good movies? Spielberg i will never doubt but Copalla has been slipping for some time now (from people I speak to)
 
Prine said:
The only films i've seen from Coppola is GF 1&2. Is he still capable of making good movies? Spielberg i will never doubt but Copalla has been slipping for some time now (from people I speak to)
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go rent Apocolypse Now (not Redux), The Outsiders, Rumblefish, and Bram Strokers Dracula.

They are all good.

Godfather 3 is sort of okish... if it weren't a sequel to two of the best films of all time it might have even been pretty good. It just fails miserably in the face of two of the greatest films of all time. Also, his daughter is a good writer/director but cannot act to save her life.

He then made Jack staring Robin Williams which might be the worst movie I've ever seen. Ever since then he has gone stupid.
 
StoOgE said:
go rent Apocolypse Now (not Redux), The Outsiders, Rumblefish, and Bram Strokers Dracula.

They are all good.

Godfather 3 is sort of okish... if it weren't a sequel to two of the best films of all time it might have even been pretty good. It just fails miserably in the face of two of the greatest films of all time. Also, his daughter is a good writer/director but cannot act to save her life.

He then made Jack staring Robin Williams which might be the worst movie I've ever seen. Ever since then he has gone stupid.
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Yeah Coppola's made some classics, but he's also made some shit. Havn't seen his new movies though.

I still say Winona Ryder would have been worse than Sofia in 3.
 
StoOgE said:
go rent Apocolypse Now (not Redux), The Outsiders, Rumblefish, and Bram Strokers Dracula.

They are all good.

Godfather 3 is sort of okish... if it weren't a sequel to two of the best films of all time it might have even been pretty good. It just fails miserably in the face of two of the greatest films of all time. Also, his daughter is a good writer/director but cannot act to save her life.

He then made Jack staring Robin Williams which might be the worst movie I've ever seen. Ever since then he has gone stupid.
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I've been meaning to watch Dracula, but Keanu Reaves puts on an english accent i've heard. Haha.
 
StoOgE said:
go rent Apocolypse Now (not Redux), The Outsiders, Rumblefish, and Bram Strokers Dracula.

They are all good.

Godfather 3 is sort of okish... if it weren't a sequel to two of the best films of all time it might have even been pretty good. It just fails miserably in the face of two of the greatest films of all time. Also, his daughter is a good writer/director but cannot act to save her life.

He then made Jack staring Robin Williams which might be the worst movie I've ever seen. Ever since then he has gone stupid.
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Dude, you missed Coppola's best movie (yes, I prefer it to GF1/2), The Conversation.
 
Tim the Wiz said:
Spielberg found time for Indy 4 when Lucas said it was time (to ruin yet another dearly-beloved franchise). And Coppola is an old friend. So, it's not completely implausible.
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The reason Spielberg found time for Indy 4 is because he is the co-creator and the director of the trilogy.

Coppola is someone who I am sure won't even touch Star Wars, just isn't his kind of thing.

This rumor is stupid.
 
Monday's numbers:

BOXOFFICEMOJO said:
1 AVATAR $8,094,554/$360,209,452
2 SHERLOCK HOLMES $2,911,461/$141,626,898
3 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKQUEL $2,217,825/$158,134,760
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Avatar up to $360 million now
 
Wrath2X said:
OK this rumor is bullshit :lol

Spielberg has way too many projects to can just for Star Wars, and Coppola has been into independent films for a while now. Spielberg or Coppola, yeah fucking right. :lol
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I agree. And with a live action Star Wars on the way, I can't really see a new trilogy being made. They're focusing on the TV side of Star Wars now.
 
Shalashaska said:
I agree. And with a live action Star Wars on the way, I can't really see a new trilogy being made. They're focusing on the TV side of Star Wars now.
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Which will be horrible :lol
 
This is really happening isn't it?
Dethroning ROTK by tomorrow. And taking its place right underneath Titanic.
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I was expecting a 15-20% drop on Tuesday so its holding better than I thought it would. Should have a good weekend coming up :D
 
Shalashaska said:
I agree. And with a live action Star Wars on the way, I can't really see a new trilogy being made. They're focusing on the TV side of Star Wars now.
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Do you remember how Young Indiana Jones was partially done as an experiment for the Star Wars SEs?

And how the Star Wars SEs were a test for the prequels?

Hmm.
 
My friend thinks Book of Eli will beat Avatar, but I don't know. No Denzel film has ever openened higher than $23M, except Inside Man ($28) and American Gangster ($48)
 
Looks like Alvin dropped 30% on Tuesday just to put it into perspective on the drop size. I think this weekend will see another 50-55m. Which will be damn amazing for a non-holiday weekend.
 
GhaleonEB said:
Tuesday:



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Would also make it the #1 movie from 2009 ahead of you know what. Today's gross puts it at #3 WW; it will be #2 at the end of the day tomorrow.
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So is a 10% drop for Tuesday good or bad?

Thanks Somnia that's answers my question. Do you know what Sherlock's Tuesday drop was?
 
DanielPlainview said:
My friend thinks Book of Eli will beat Avatar, but I don't know. No Denzel film has ever openened higher than $23M, except Inside Man ($28) and American Gangster ($48)
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I'm pegging Book at 18-20m. It will be #2 that weekend behind Avatar.
 
mckmas8808 said:
So is a 10% drop for Tuesday good or bad?
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Good. Return of the King dropped 9.5% or so on its first non-holiday Tuesday, but this movie is also up on it $$ wise. Other movies appeared to have dropped 25-35% on Tuesday, but Avatar only dropped 10%.

edit: Beaten by your edit :lol Sherlocks Tuesday hasn't come out yet, but I'll post when I see it.
 
I hope that next week avatar horribly bombs.
so i can finally go to a fucking imax showing that's not sold out
 
Somnia said:
Good. Return of the King dropped 9.5% or so on its first non-holiday Tuesday, but this movie is also up on it $$ wise. Other movies appeared to have dropped 25-35% on Tuesday, but Avatar only dropped 10%.

edit: Beaten by your edit :lol Sherlocks Tuesday hasn't come out yet, but I'll post when I see it.
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They're starting to trickle in. Alvin 2 dropped 30% yesterday, still waiting on Sherlock; Avatar seems to be tracking ~20% better than the overall market pretty consistantly.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2010-01-05&p=.htm
 
As much as I hate what he has become, THX, American Graffiti and the first Star Wars were all great. But damn did he go down hill.
 
Somnia said:
Just noticed you're on BOM also. I finally made an account. Though I doubt I'll post too much on there other than the prediction threads.
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Same. I'll toss in the occasional prediction (and have). I follow the box office overall pretty closely but not enough to really get into it with them over most movies.
 
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