General Movie Discussion

Cher will be part of the Mamma Mia sequel.

Really Universal? This and continuing to pump money into your crippled Dark Universe is what you call a 'good investment'? You don't ensure that the JP franchise is better and larger, you don't try and make your animation departments better quality wise, but instead you do...this?

A Mamma Mia sequel will be cheap as chips, unlike the Dark Universe Mummy or any of Universal's other established IPs, however you slice it. So while it's likely to suck it still has enough of a fanbase to come out and see it so that it's likely to make its money back. A sad, naked cash grab if ever there was one.

BarrytheOnyx wrote:

A Mamma Mia sequel will be cheap as chips, unlike the Dark Universe Mummy or any of Universal's other established IPs, however you slice it. So while it's likely to suck it still has enough of a fanbase to come out and see it so that it's likely to make its money back. A sad, naked cash grab if ever there was one.

Did the last one even make a profit? If so, why did it even take so long for a sequel to be made?

Rhedosaurus wrote:

BarrytheOnyx wrote:

A Mamma Mia sequel will be cheap as chips, unlike the Dark Universe Mummy or any of Universal's other established IPs, however you slice it. So while it's likely to suck it still has enough of a fanbase to come out and see it so that it's likely to make its money back. A sad, naked cash grab if ever there was one.

Did the last one even make a profit? If so, why did it even take so long for a sequel to be made?

Yes, the last one made over $609 million worldwide on a budget of $52 million; so it was very profitable indeed. As for why they're making a sequel now? It's nostalgia. that's the only reason I can see them doing for this. From what I've observed, fans of the movie are legitimately interested. But as someone who hasn't seen the film (and been somewhat tainted by the NC review), I don't care what happens to it.

BarrytheOnyx wrote:

Rhedosaurus wrote:

BarrytheOnyx wrote:

A Mamma Mia sequel will be cheap as chips, unlike the Dark Universe Mummy or any of Universal's other established IPs, however you slice it. So while it's likely to suck it still has enough of a fanbase to come out and see it so that it's likely to make its money back. A sad, naked cash grab if ever there was one.

Did the last one even make a profit? If so, why did it even take so long for a sequel to be made?

Yes, the last one made over $609 million worldwide on a budget of $52 million; so it was very profitable indeed. As for why they're making a sequel now? It's nostalgia. that's the only reason I can see them doing for this. From what I've observed, fans of the movie are legitimately interested. But as someone who hasn't seen the film (and been somewhat tainted by the NC review), I don't care what happens to it.

Hopefully, this one won't make as much money. I've noticed that people have wised up when it comes to taste in movies.

Quentin Tarantino on Weinstein: 'I knew enough to do more than I did'

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/oct/19/quentin-tarantino-on-weinstein-i-knew-enough-to-do-more-than-i-did

Welp. This is upsetting. But it fuels my personal belief that most people know about really dark things in Hollywood.

Troyal1 wrote:

Quentin Tarantino on Weinstein: 'I knew enough to do more than I did'

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/oct/19/quentin-tarantino-on-weinstein-i-knew-enough-to-do-more-than-i-did

Welp. This is upsetting. But it fuels my personal belief that most people know about really dark things in Hollywood.

It makes you wonder how much his career will suffer. Those 2 were basically big brother and younger brother. That and Tarantino's last movie, The Hateful 8, underperformed since it was released the same week that TFA did.

It looks like Geostorm sucks.

G.I. Joe has been cancelled and Hasbro is planning-what else-a reboot.

News about Geostorm

It's only going to make $10 million in it's debut.

Brad Jones and his friend Brian tore it apart. Brad himself called it 'The Highlander 2: The Quickening of disaster movies' Ouch!




Appearently, Corey Feldman has had enough of waiting and will do something to being more Hollywood abusers (which include all those pedos) to justice.

Given how Hollywood has been so weak via fewer people seeing movie that are not MCU or Disney-the Godzillaverse, the revived Jurassic park/World franchise, and a few others being exceptions-he knows that this is the best time to do all this.

"Geostorm sucks"

Also, water is wet and snow is cold.

Damn, was actually looking forward to Geostorm (I love Day After Tomorrow and was hoping this would be the modern-day remake).

Michael Bay, along with Andrew Form and Brad Fuller will help produce a Dora The Explorer movie.

If this was an early 2000's Tomb Raider movie, it would be one thing. But this......yeah. With our luck, Dora will get blown up by Megatron.

Rob Zombie will make a sequel to "The Devil's Rejects".

Rhedosaurus wrote:

Michael Bay, along with Andrew Form and Brad Fuller will help produce a Dora The Explorer movie.

If this was an early 2000's Tomb Raider movie, it would be one thing. But this......yeah. With our luck, Dora will get blown up by Megatron.

I really don't get this... why Michael Bay of all people?? Is he getting soft in his old age?

BarrytheOnyx wrote:

Rhedosaurus wrote:

Michael Bay, along with Andrew Form and Brad Fuller will help produce a Dora The Explorer movie.

If this was an early 2000's Tomb Raider movie, it would be one thing. But this......yeah. With our luck, Dora will get blown up by Megatron.

I really don't get this... why Michael Bay of all people?? Is he getting soft in his old age?

Apparently this has been somewhat misreported.

Quote :

“Update: Paramount has clarified that, while Bay’s production company Platinum Dunes is producing the project, Bay himself is not involved. His production partners Andrew Form and Brad Fuller will produce the Dora the Explorer movie. The original story follows.”

http://collider.com/dora-the-explorer-movie-michael-bay/

Lethal Weapon 5 Back on the Table with Gibson, Glover & Donner
http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/898925-lethal-weapon-5-back-on-the-table-with-gibson-glover-donner

Corey Feldman says that he gave the names of child molesters to the LAPD years ago.

I honestly think that the only way this will end is if the FBI conducts a sting operation.




Suburbicon is Paramount's worst world wide debut of all time.

If 2019 isn't their saving grace year, bye-bye Paramount.

MGM is ramping up on it's major comeback.

Looks like our days of constantly counting on China to save an underperforming blockbuster are starting to come into question. Even before 2017, not every American film got a release there. The MLP movie of all things isn't even getting a Chinese release.

With MGM and Annapurna being as connected as they are, this could be interesting to see MGM succeed and maybe start to climb up to regain their former glory. Lord knows I'd rather they'd gain a place in the top six major film studios and get Sony out of there. As for Paramount... well, they better have a contingency plan otherwise, as Rhedo said, they'll be down and out.

BarrytheOnyx wrote:

Looks like our days of constantly counting on China to save an underperforming blockbuster are starting to come into question. Even before 2017, not every American film got a release there. The MLP movie of all things isn't even getting a Chinese release.

With MGM and Annapurna being as connected as they are, this could be interesting to see MGM succeed and maybe start to climb up to regain their former glory. Lord knows I'd rather they'd gain a place in the top six major film studios and get Sony out of there. As for Paramount... well, they better have a contingency plan otherwise, as Rhedo said, they'll be down and out.

It serves Hollywood right for overlooking all the atrocities that the Chinese government has/still is committing. Richard Gere said that his anti-China stance has crippled his career and I believe him. The big wigs in Hollywood sold their souls to the devil, and they got cheated. Good.

As for MGM, I do see them regaining ground. While I see the new 'proper' T3 movie being a pretty good movie, I don't think it will be enough to save Paramount. Maybe postpone it for a while, but not save it. And , unless Sony Pictures get fused with the game branch to make one giant entertainment branch-with all the current people running the movie branch being purged, of course-I'm thinking that they'll go down with 7-10 years too.

Blockbuster Video has one last store that's active in the U.S.A. and it's in Alaska.

Here's an article that talks about the dark side of Hollywood via sexual harassment and how much of a douchebag Harvey Weinstein was.

Corey Feldman names that actor who molested him, Jon Grissom.

Byran Singer is facing sexual assault accusations again.

I miss video stores

Tyrant Lizard wrote:

I miss video stores

Same. Pretty creepy when you think about huge stores with living people got replaced by Redbox.

Literally a little red box that sits outside another store with a screen on it

We still have a local video store about 30 min away. I have no hate for Redbox or NETFLIX but i try to give this store as much business as possible.

Troyal1 wrote:

Tyrant Lizard wrote:

I miss video stores

Same. Pretty creepy when you think about huge stores with living people got replaced by Redbox.  

Literally a little red box that sits outside another store with a screen on it

We still have a local video store about 30 min away. I have no hate for Redbox or NETFLIX but i try to give this store as much business as possible.

We also have a few video stores that are locally owned, but they are a few small cites away.

Paramount and Hasbro made a new deal to produce and distribute Hasbro properties.

One of Paramount's last stands. At this point, they really can't do much else.

The Silver Chair to be Joe Johnston’s Last Film, Shooting Starts Next Winter
Read more at http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/900813-the-silver-chair-to-be-joe-johnstons-last-film-shooting-starts-next-winter#6oUuTjdiC0BMYGS4.99

Dead2009 wrote:

The Silver Chair to be Joe Johnston’s Last Film, Shooting Starts Next Winter
Read more at http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/900813-the-silver-chair-to-be-joe-johnstons-last-film-shooting-starts-next-winter#6oUuTjdiC0BMYGS4.99

Thank God, that rules out him directing JP6/JW3!

dance2nite wrote:

Dead2009 wrote:

The Silver Chair to be Joe Johnston’s Last Film, Shooting Starts Next Winter
Read more at http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/900813-the-silver-chair-to-be-joe-johnstons-last-film-shooting-starts-next-winter#6oUuTjdiC0BMYGS4.99

Thank God, that rules out him directing JP6/JW3!

I hope this means Joe gets to go out on a high note, and this proves to be as good as the first Narnia film from Disney, at least!

Netflix has cut all ties to Kevin Spacey.