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IT is on track to have biggest September opening in hiding and critics have posted on Twitter (reviews to come) that it might do even better than projections, as it's a work of genius.



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bigjon said:
The movie studios should only blame themselves. They, many of their writers, and many of their stars simply could not resist making political statements. Which is really really stupid when you are selling a product that you want as many people to consume as possible.

The political shit can work if it jives with the product you sell (meaning the type of people who enjoy your product would be drawn in by you espoting your political views) an example of this would be a Michael Moore type, the people who watch something he makes would likely be increase by his political activity. Cannot say the same about products intended to go mass market.

?????? You right wingers crack me up.  Take off your tin foil hat please and take your meds.  There haven't been making any political statements in any major movies lately.  The box office is down because we had a bunch of crap movies and uninspired sequels so far this year.



VitroBahllee said:
IT is on track to have biggest September opening in hiding and critics have posted on Twitter (reviews to come) that it might do even better than projections, as it's a work of genius.

While I am looking forward to IT reboot (My Avatar makes that pretty obvious), horror movies have rarely been massive as you don't get the children, families or those that simply don't like horror.



nanarchy said:
VitroBahllee said:
IT is on track to have biggest September opening in hiding and critics have posted on Twitter (reviews to come) that it might do even better than projections, as it's a work of genius.

While I am looking forward to IT reboot (My Avatar makes that pretty obvious), horror movies have rarely been massive as you don't get the children, families or those that simply don't like horror.

Exactly plus the movies R rating is not going to help its box office either.



numberwang said:
...also more people exist now, so doubly bad. I fell like most modern movies look, sound and feel identical, you saw one, you saw them all.

Hollywood has run out of idea's and are rehashing the same thing over and over, and doing way to many action/super hero movies.

Also TV has gotten better and better, the movies have tougher competition than ever.



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Chris Hu said:
bigjon said:
The movie studios should only blame themselves. They, many of their writers, and many of their stars simply could not resist making political statements. Which is really really stupid when you are selling a product that you want as many people to consume as possible.

The political shit can work if it jives with the product you sell (meaning the type of people who enjoy your product would be drawn in by you espoting your political views) an example of this would be a Michael Moore type, the people who watch something he makes would likely be increase by his political activity. Cannot say the same about products intended to go mass market.

?????? You right wingers crack me up.  Take off your tin foil hat please and take your meds.  There haven't been making any political statements in any major movies lately.  The box office is down because we had a bunch of crap movies and uninspired sequels so far this year.

Excuse me. Ghostbusters? Women. Wonder Woman? Women. It's not Wonder - MAN is it? 

Ugh, politics have honestly gotten overboard by this point. I mean what's next? 



The movie industry would be so much better and more successful if Nickelodeon just remade Good Burger!

 



AngryLittleAlchemist said:
Chris Hu said:

?????? You right wingers crack me up.  Take off your tin foil hat please and take your meds.  There haven't been making any political statements in any major movies lately.  The box office is down because we had a bunch of crap movies and uninspired sequels so far this year.

Excuse me. Ghostbusters? Women. Wonder Woman? Women. It's not Wonder - MAN is it? 

Ugh, politics have honestly gotten overboard by this point. I mean what's next? 

Ghostbusters was last year it mostly failed because it was a terrible movie not the female cast.  The franchise not having a huge overseas following didn't help either because there a plenty of terrible franchises that get bailed out by overseas numbers. 



Chris Hu said:
AngryLittleAlchemist said:

Excuse me. Ghostbusters? Women. Wonder Woman? Women. It's not Wonder - MAN is it? 

Ugh, politics have honestly gotten overboard by this point. I mean what's next? 

Ghostbusters was last year it mostly failed because it was a terrible movie not the female cast.  The franchise not having a huge overseas following didn't help either because there a plenty of terrible franchises that get bailed out by overseas numbers. 

That wasn't serious.



AngryLittleAlchemist said:
Chris Hu said:

Ghostbusters was last year it mostly failed because it was a terrible movie not the female cast.  The franchise not having a huge overseas following didn't help either because there a plenty of terrible franchises that get bailed out by overseas numbers. 

That wasn't serious.

I know just saying.  Also Ghostbusters failling is actually a good thing because if it would have been successful we would have gotten even worse sequels and spin off movies.