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59512, Don't lose focus on what this post was really about
Posted by calij81, Sun Jun-15-08 11:16 AM
it was about the Hulk vs. The Happening. People thought the Hulk would bomb and was going to get shitty reviews. While others, mostly M. Night supporters thought the Happening would beat out the Hulk and prove Night was back after two (Village and LITW)lackluster movies.

Fact is the Hulk is a better movie than The Happening and will make more money than The Happening. Not just this weekend but next weekend, weekend after next and so on. While most movies fall off after their first weekend I believe the Hulk will still stay strong and probably remain number one for next weekend as the only movies that come out are Get Smart and the Love Guru, which isn't much competition. You will see the Hulk benefit from positive word of mouth, while the Happening will suffer from negative word of mouth. Besides box office numbers the Hulk is about to make a killing off of toys, clothes, and other merchandise.

For all the "the Hulk isn't real and he shouldn't talk" I felt the CGI Hulk gave a better performance than Marky Mark, who was more one dimensional than the Hulk.

However it has become a The Happening will make more money than Grindhouse. It probably will and yes Grindhouse was a shitty movie but by beating out Grindhouse doesn't make The Happening a great movie. This is funny because no matter how you shine it, shit is still shit. Besides just about any BIG summer movie can make a profit and killing in its first weekend.