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Land of the Lost: So uh, did anyone at all see the "summer's first bomb"?
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Grizzlyjin
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Oh oh oh. I got a good title for the weekend box office thread. "Land of the Lost Budget..."
Joking aside, it took me a second to remember another bomb Will has been in. This movie completely slipped my mind the first time I read that article.
Easily the most overly complicated premise in film history.
Looks like Will should just stay far away from tv remakes.
Joking aside, it took me a second to remember another bomb Will has been in. This movie completely slipped my mind the first time I read that article.
Easily the most overly complicated premise in film history.
Looks like Will should just stay far away from tv remakes.
Phobophile
A scientist and gentleman in the manner of Batman.
Actually, you got a point. I think I remember seeing the trailers for 40 Year Old Virgin and they made it look fucking sappy.SpeedingUptoStop said:
charlequin
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The Experiment said:
People shouldn't mention Stranger than Fiction, they should mention Celebrity Jeopardy.
Will Ferrell's whole problem is that he's an amazing, incredible straight man but in every movie they have him be the "funny" guy, which just has him shouting and behaving manically.
Depends on how you wish to look at it, T4 is probably going end up with 120+ million in just the US. It will also probably have a less than impressive but still solid gross overseas.Solo said:
Comedies (in general)...Will Ferrell's have done jack overseas for the most part. They rely heavily on the American audience and if it can't find success here, its normally going to be a bomb. Even more so for a 100million dollar one that grossed a bit less than 20million.
And to add insult, The Hangover just pulled in over 40million, massive positive press with movie goers and critics. So Land of the lost probably isn't going have any legs at all.
Jason's Ultimatum
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Looking at IMDB, his last good movie was Stranger Than Fiction, and that came out in 2006. After that was Kicking And Screaming, but that was more of a feel good movie.
Will Ferrell is going down the toilet. :lol
Will Ferrell is going down the toilet. :lol
Buckethead said:
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I think the Cowbell skit on SNL is the only thing of Will Ferrell's I've ever laughed out loud at. I may have chuckled once or twice at him in Old School and Anchorman, but everything else I've ever seen of his has been completely fucking stupid - Step Brothers, Talledega Nights, Semi-Pro, Blades of Glory.. fuck.
I honestly don't see how he and Ben Stiller still get work, much less mucho praise for being big box-office stars. If these 2 are supposed to be some of the best American Box-Office Comedy has to offer, then we're in a sad fucking state of affairs.
Jason's Ultimatum
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DMczaf said:
Which is why another Bourne movie needs to be made.
Count Dookkake
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Jason's Ultimatum said:
The UnBourne
Count Dookkake
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B.K. said:
Good for them. Did you watch it? If you can get past the cheesy FX, the stories are pretty interesting. Watching it stoned is probably the best way to enjoy it if it has no nostalgic hold on you.
RoboPlato said:
This is a movie that should have never gotten a Go. Seeing the previews just once left me with a, I can't imagine what audience that is aimed for feel. When watching T4 a couple of weekends ago this was one of the preview trailers. We all said, that's going to bomb. It might be good but it won't matter.
Jason's Ultimatum
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I hear the ending to the original LotL is pretty damn depressing.
Count Dookkake said:
90's version? There was a 90's version???? I remember the original series as a child. Saw it on SciFi last week and remembered how whiny the girl was.
Oh, and wasn't Will's first bomb Bewitched? If Jim Carrey played the first Darrin, and was replaced mid-movie by Farrell, it may have been slightly more funny.
EDIT: Beaten by Grizz :lol
Ok, so I watched an episode of the 1991 series on youtube a moment ago. I think I threw up a little in my mouth. So much better than the original, but still pretty terrible. Why make a movie from this series when there's so many other deserving children's show's to pillage and make into live-action movies, like Inhumanoids or Mask?
I kid, I kid
I kid, I kid
Grizzlyjin said:Oh oh oh. I got a good title for the weekend box office thread. "Land of the Lost Budget..."
Joking aside, it took me a second to remember another bomb Will has been in. This movie completely slipped my mind the first time I read that article.
Easily the most overly complicated premise in film history.
Looks like Will should just stay far away from tv remakes.
my god I couldn't stand that movie it was so odd, really complicated and consistantly going back and forth of oh they like each other oh now she's mad at him oh they're back in love again!
I saw this last night, and thought it was pretty funny, although the whole 'the movie doesnt know who it is targeting' is spot on.
There are goofy poop jokes for the kids, then next scene
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The sexual undertones are strong the whole movie, yet there were times the little kids were cracking up at things I rolled my eyes at.
The gf and I enjoyed it, McBride was hilarious, the monkey was annoying as hell, and Ferrel did his job and made me laugh. Wishing I saw the Hangover, but I'm saving that for seeing it with guy friends, hungover.
There are goofy poop jokes for the kids, then next scene
they are on drugs doing interspecies makeout sessions.
The sexual undertones are strong the whole movie, yet there were times the little kids were cracking up at things I rolled my eyes at.
The gf and I enjoyed it, McBride was hilarious, the monkey was annoying as hell, and Ferrel did his job and made me laugh. Wishing I saw the Hangover, but I'm saving that for seeing it with guy friends, hungover.
I stopped and watched it during my four hour drive home yesterday. I thought it was awesome.
Yeah, it was pretty much just a pile of goofy set-ups with no cohesion, but I wasn't looking for some thought-provoking/life-changing shit. The cast was wonderful, the comedy was spot on, and it had dinosaurs. I couldn't really ask for more on a hungover Sunday afternoon.
Yeah, it was pretty much just a pile of goofy set-ups with no cohesion, but I wasn't looking for some thought-provoking/life-changing shit. The cast was wonderful, the comedy was spot on, and it had dinosaurs. I couldn't really ask for more on a hungover Sunday afternoon.
Much like GAF's definition of the word MEGATON, GAF's concept of a film being a 'bomb' needs to be addressed.
If Universal were 'hoping' for a $30m opening weekend and the film grosses $18/19m then it 'underperforms'. It's a disappointment.
If it had grossed less than $10m then it would arguably have been a bomb.
I'm also looking at some of the 'usual suspects' in this thread who claim that Terminator Salvation is a bomb.
These people, unsurprisingly, don't know that the fuck they are talking about.
If Universal were 'hoping' for a $30m opening weekend and the film grosses $18/19m then it 'underperforms'. It's a disappointment.
If it had grossed less than $10m then it would arguably have been a bomb.
I'm also looking at some of the 'usual suspects' in this thread who claim that Terminator Salvation is a bomb.
These people, unsurprisingly, don't know that the fuck they are talking about.
Busty said:
Terminator Salvation isn't a bomb because of overseas sales. And no media articles claim it to be one, because it isn't. It had disappointing US numbers and very good overseas numbers.
This movie is factually a bomb. It cost $100m, it made less than $20m its first weekend. It will die off next weekend, and make nothing overseas. Every article about the box office this weekend says it's a bomb.
I would get what you're saying about Terminator, as some GAF people have incorrectly called it a bomb. But this thread has nothing to do with GAF. I was quoting two news articles.
SouthernDragon
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The movie looks pretty terrible. Glad to hear it tanked.
BenjaminBirdie
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medrew said:
No, hopefully he'll just stick to projects with Adam McKay involved.
I'm so used to comedians doing the funny movie and then the crappy movie that it doesn't even phase me anymore.
I can tell just by the poster if the Will Farrell movie is aimed at me. I knew I would like Step Brothers and hate this so I saw Step Brothers and didn't see this. No big deal.
I can tell just by the poster if the Will Farrell movie is aimed at me. I knew I would like Step Brothers and hate this so I saw Step Brothers and didn't see this. No big deal.
Grizzlyjin said:
It shouldn't be that hard to think of bombs he has been in. There have been quite a few. Let's see: Bewitched, Land of the Lost, Semi-Pro, Stranger than Fiction, Kicking and Screaming....I may be forgetting some. His shtick is definitely up though. He needs to just make Old School 2 or Anchorman 2 already. That's what the people want to see.
negreenfield
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I didn't see anyone in the thread mentioned if they watched the original series and have seen the movie, I'm curious to know how they heck they are going to capture the unintentional? weirdness of the original series in this updated version. I'd like to see it but it's definitely a wait till Moviecube kind of movie.
Count Dookkake said:
I watched the originals as a young kid when they use to rerun on broadcast TV in the 80s. I remember really enjoying them and my mom liked them during their original run.
I had really fond memories of them until last week when I caught a Sci-fi marathon of them. Ow my they were horrible, bad.. really really bad.
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negreenfield said:
I saw the movie last night. It was pretty funny. I expected to not like it as much as I did.
Despite all the crude laughs, it did manage to retain some of the weirdness of the original. This is not a straight up spoof, but is kind of sci-fi/comedy hybrid. It works as a remake of the original. I would have preferred a serious version, but this one has its charms.
digita1alchemy
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I wish he'd just stick to Adam McKay movies.
cartoon_soldier
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Grizzlyjin said:Oh oh oh. I got a good title for the weekend box office thread. "Land of the Lost Budget..."
Joking aside, it took me a second to remember another bomb Will has been in. This movie completely slipped my mind the first time I read that article.
Easily the most overly complicated premise in film history.
Looks like Will should just stay far away from tv remakes.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2065806/family_guy_stewie_visits_will_ferrell_lol_d/
:lol
LM4sure said:
Land of the Lost, yes. Bewitched, saved a LITTLE with overseas but not by much. Semi-Pro, almost defintiely a bomb though I can't find the budget. It only made $30-something mil though. I assume the budget was around Blades of Glory's, so $60-something mil.
Flat out wrong about Stranger than Fiction and Blades of Glory though, which goes back to the "GAF needs to redefine what they think bomb means" that someone said earlier.
Blades of Glory
Domestic: $118,594,548
+ Foreign: $27,114,094
= Worldwide: $145,708,642
Production Budget: $61 million
Not remotely a bomb. That's a hit movie.
Stranger Than Fiction
Domestic: $40,660,952
+ Foreign: $12,992,272
= Worldwide: $53,653,224
Production Budget: $30 million
Not a huge hit or anything, but it did fine. A fairly low budget dramedy, being the type of movie it is, was never going to be a smash hit.
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