Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 302

Gemini Cricket · 03-06-2008, 05:46 PM

Who keeps letting Roland Emmerich make movies?
10,000 BC is at 12% on rottentomatoes.com.
It's early yet but I don't think it will improve much...

innerSpaceman · 03-06-2008, 06:10 PM

But, but, there's mastodons in ancient Egypt or something. What can be wrong with that?

Gemini Cricket · 03-07-2008, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

But, but, there's mastodons in ancient Egypt or something. What can be wrong with that?

I guess a lot. It's now at 8%.

innerSpaceman · 03-07-2008, 01:04 PM

Yet Variety is predicting it will be #1 at the box office this weekend.

Alex · 03-07-2008, 01:09 PM

True, but it is early March. This time of year you win that title with numbers that barely get you noticed three months from now. I think if mousepod charged every $10 for one of his living room screenings that movie would make the top 20 this time of year.

Gemini Cricket · 03-07-2008, 01:23 PM

There's also a Raven/Martin Lawrence movie coming out, too. It may do well. It's going to be in a number of theatres. Not as many as 10,000 BC, though.

And if Tyler Perry releases two or three movies this week, they'll do well.

Alex · 03-07-2008, 01:34 PM

I had to review College Road Trip (the Raven-Symone/Martin Lawrence movie) for MP. If you're watching it on TV for free it isn't actually horrible. But it is way to TV-ish and not nearly good enough to justify buying a ticket for it.

Gemini Cricket · 03-07-2008, 01:38 PM

Do you think College Road Trip will be a close second? It has the whole family-oriented vibe.

mousepod · 03-07-2008, 01:43 PM

A.O. Scott's review of 10,000 B.C. in today's New York Times made me laugh out loud.

a sample:

Quote:

...Yagahl, a tribe of snuffleupagus hunters who favor extensions in their hair and eschew contractions in their speech, prepare for their last hunt...

LSPoorEeyorick · 03-07-2008, 01:57 PM

God, I LOVE A.O.

Here is where I'd quote my favorite A.O. review - if I hadn't just quoted it in conversation with Jesse all of two weeks ago.

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	True, but it is early March. This time of year you win that title with numbers that barely get you noticed three months from now. I think if mousepod charged every $10 for one of his living room screenings that movie would make the top 20 this time of year.
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03-07-2008, 01:23 PM	#3016
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	There's also a Raven/Martin Lawrence movie coming out, too. It may do well. It's going to be in a number of theatres. Not as many as 10,000 BC, though. And if Tyler Perry releases two or three movies this week, they'll do well.
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03-07-2008, 01:34 PM	#3017
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I had to review College Road Trip (the Raven-Symone/Martin Lawrence movie) for MP. If you're watching it on TV for free it isn't actually horrible. But it is way to TV-ish and not nearly good enough to justify buying a ticket for it.
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03-07-2008, 01:38 PM	#3018
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Do you think College Road Trip will be a close second? It has the whole family-oriented vibe.
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LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	God, I LOVE A.O. Here is where I'd quote my favorite A.O. review - if I hadn't just quoted it in conversation with Jesse all of two weeks ago.
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