Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86670 posts
Tue Jul-07-09 12:47 AM
3. "BOMB. I'm callin it now." In response to Reply # 0
If Drag Me To Hell tanked hard, how will this irony-laced combo of Mean Girls and Species make any bank? I liked the episode of Fringe that covered literally this exact same subject better than this trailer.
Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86670 posts
Wed Jul-08-09 05:20 AM
7. "I guess for the # of ads I saw, I expected higher than $15/4th place..." In response to Reply # 4
...for its opening weekend. But yeah, it made its money back, and didn't tank.
But still, that one was still a straight forward horror for the most part. This irony-laced hybrid makes me raise my eyebrow though... I feel like it'll open to whoever thinks Megan Fox is hot and plummet second weekend.
8. "Why would the irony laced angle hurt it?" In response to Reply # 7
That will widen it's appeal. "Scream" is the one of the biggest horror films/franchises of all-time and it seems to be a more snarky/less meta version of that.
As you said, it's Species meets Mean Girls and the Mean Girl angle is going to make it a lot more appealing, especially to women.
Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86670 posts
Thu Jul-09-09 10:29 PM
18. "I didn't feel the Scream irony here. It's in the delivery here." In response to Reply # 8
In Scream, the characters were self-aware, but I always felt the acting was earnest-- there's a reason those flicks are scary. Here, like in Juno, the lines seem to be delivered with quotation marks, and that "I go both ways" line is the clunkiest trailer line this summer, maybe even including "And I WANT my scalps!"
5. "I'm w/you. Aside from the fact that DMH, didn't bomb, of course." In response to Reply # 3
There's NO way this shit makes money. You'd need a REALLY charismatic lead to pull this off, and it STILL wouldn't make money, Fox fills out a dress nicely, but so far she hasn't shown anything to make me think she can act. Ppl just don't like Horror/Comedies.
dudes hate it = instant cult classic ~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ You cannot hate people for their own good.
24. "Amy Sedaris is in this?" In response to Reply # 0
Also...man that soundtrack looks like it fucking sucks...goddamn shitty "indy" bands...
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33. "I hate Diablingo normally..." In response to Reply # 25
...but I thought it worked in this film. I mean, there were some fierce groaners ("tragedy boner" "front butt" and "You're just jell-o" come to mind) but I think overall, if she wants to pepper stupid movies like this with her silly speak, and not get an Oscar or praise for it... she can do it till she's all Smurfette in the from the neck up.
27. "so far, word is, it's terrible" In response to Reply # 0
The buzz is that it's just what I feared it would be: Juno, only without the top notch acting and emotional gravity needed to balance out the Johnny Wise-ass dialogue.
Which makes me think it's at a Greg Araki level of badness, only without the shocking violence or homoerotic antics.
45. "^^^^^The best pre-emptive call so far this year^^^^^" In response to Reply # 28
I didn't expect it to flop this hard. I could've seen it coming in at #2 but #5? Megan Fox just came off of Transformers 2 and has been all over magazines. And they played the hell out of that trailer.
Personally, I think the trailer did the film in. Once we saw how she looked with the teeth there wasn't anymore surprise.
30. "RE: Jennifer's Body-check your self 4 u wrek your self" In response to Reply # 0
This is in my mind what I call a whool over the eyes film.
No matter what they say or how they dress this film up its another peice of fuct up "intertainment" that showcases sick behavior. Blood thirsty europeans. And teaching young people to be heartless and evil "bitches". An wraps it all up in a slick well produced hi gloss package.
This ruse is espically effective when you add an air of comedy to the mix.
All I could think when I saw the previws of this film was 30 days of night.
I feel like i should sue someone for making that film, after watching bits and peices of it (as that was all that i could humanly stomache), i was both sickened and horrified. An feel like its mission in being made was to steal the innocense from my eyes, and my soul. Just by watching the tasteless, peice of trash.
Didi it tell any real story that I need to watch, that actually had anything valid or realistic to say about life? no and no
I think it is so strange, that people can be entetained by these new unnecesiarly blood thirsty films, that seem to come out 2 at a time each month. And not realize that this type of butality that these films are promoting is the same type of Brutality that was used against the Native American people.
To add insult to injury, there has not been any African American major motion pictures, aside from the New Tyler Perry film- I can Do Bad All by Myself. Yet every month we need two new horror films.
Uhhh i think not.
This country lives on the graves of the dead Native American and African Americans that built this country, and now as our "great empire" reches its peak. We dance on there graves running to the theaters to watch films of death ad distruction.
Check you reason people. Know what you are doing be concious of what you are being shown.
>This is in my mind what I call a whool over the eyes film. > >No matter what they say or how they dress this film up its >another peice of fuct up "intertainment" that showcases sick >behavior. Blood thirsty europeans. And teaching young people >to be heartless and evil "bitches". An wraps it all up in a >slick well produced hi gloss package. > >This ruse is espically effective when you add an air of comedy >to the mix. > >All I could think when I saw the previws of this film was 30 >days of night. > >I feel like i should sue someone for making that film, after >watching bits and peices of it (as that was all that i could >humanly stomache), i was both sickened and horrified. An >feel like its mission in being made was to steal the innocense >from my eyes, and my soul. Just by watching the tasteless, >peice of trash. > >Didi it tell any real story that I need to watch, that >actually had anything valid or realistic to say about life? >no and no > >I think it is so strange, that people can be entetained by >these new unnecesiarly blood thirsty films, that seem to come >out 2 at a time each month. And not realize that this type of >butality that these films are promoting is the same type of >Brutality that was used against the Native American people. > >To add insult to injury, there has not been any African >American major motion pictures, aside from the New Tyler Perry >film- I can Do Bad All by Myself. >Yet every month we need two new horror films. > >Uhhh i think not. > >This country lives on the graves of the dead Native American >and African Americans that built this country, and now as our >"great empire" reches its peak. We dance on there graves >running to the theaters to watch films of death ad >distruction. > > >Check you reason people. Know what you are doing be concious >of what you are being shown. > > >artlion rast in traning. > >
40. "RE: http://i34.tinypic.com/14y09vm.gif" In response to Reply # 39
ahhhhh. you got jokes. lol
yeah I know i need some reedjumacation...I just can't spell for shyt.
But don't hate, casue i think I was dropping real knowledge.
An I also think my ideas made it to the archive.
So you stop! hater time. lol
An remember jokes are all good but if they over shadow the truths and issues being presented, then it is like the ink of an octopus or the venom of a snake.
fool.
much love tho to the okaplayer boards. Freepeople with free minds for all times.
artlion rasta in traning. somking weed day by day letting the herb light the way
44. "RE: Jennifer's Body-check your self 4 u wrek your self" In response to Reply # 30
And not realize that this type of >butality that these films are promoting is the same type of >Brutality that was used against the Native American people.
I really had no idea that bisexual demons were unleashed on Indians. Keep dropping that knowledge son.
48. "i'm in love with megan fox." In response to Reply # 0
ok but really. going in, i thought this movie was just going to be all about how hot megan fox is, but i was surprised. it was much darker than i had anticipated, and i dug it. whoever was cinematographer really captured a grim mood.
megan can actually act, shockingly. i feel like no one else could have played the role of jennifer.
it wasn't the best movie ever, but it's dope for what it is. and megan is just.. so beautiful, it's scary.
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