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Post by Ace Diamond on Jan 4, 2008 0:03:31 GMT -5
Good god, Bowser's out for revenge. So it's a movie version of the SNES Port of Sim City?
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jan 4, 2008 0:04:44 GMT -5
I'm ready for this movie, but I question how well the marketing has worked with people who aren't all over the internet daily. Will it be a big hit, or will it tank like Snakes on a Plane? the biggest problem with Snakes on a Plane is people turned it into a joke because it was a joke. but then it snowballed and people assumed it was supposed to be a comedy. not realizing that it was supposed to be a serious movie. this really hasn't morphed much outside of the basic "monster attacks, military fights back" formula with a twist of other stuff. Yeah...I mean, if ANYONE assumes it is anything but serious after seeing the trailer(which is uber-serious), they need to have their definition of comedy and serious movies reworked.
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Post by Ace Diamond on Jan 4, 2008 0:06:24 GMT -5
the biggest problem with Snakes on a Plane is people turned it into a joke because it was a joke. but then it snowballed and people assumed it was supposed to be a comedy. not realizing that it was supposed to be a serious movie. this really hasn't morphed much outside of the basic "monster attacks, military fights back" formula with a twist of other stuff. Yeah...I mean, if ANYONE assumes it is anything but serious after seeing the trailer(which is uber-serious), they need to have their definition of comedy and serious movies reworked. ...The only way SoaP was serious was that people died. I watched it and thought it was subtly being parody. I mean come on, the main villian even said "THERE ISN'T ANY OTHER OPTION" in regards to him putting said snakes on said plane.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jan 4, 2008 0:09:14 GMT -5
Yeah...I mean, if ANYONE assumes it is anything but serious after seeing the trailer(which is uber-serious), they need to have their definition of comedy and serious movies reworked. ...The only way SoaP was serious was that people died. I watched it and thought it was subtly being parody. I mean come on, the main villian even said "THERE ISN'T ANY OTHER OPTION" in regards to him putting said snakes on said plane. I'm talking about Cloverfield's trailer....not SoaP. SoaP was camp all the way through...serious camp, but camp nonetheless.
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Post by Ace Diamond on Jan 4, 2008 0:09:56 GMT -5
...The only way SoaP was serious was that people died. I watched it and thought it was subtly being parody. I mean come on, the main villian even said "THERE ISN'T ANY OTHER OPTION" in regards to him putting said snakes on said plane. I'm talking about Cloverfield's trailer....not SoaP. SoaP was camp all the way through...serious camp, but camp nonetheless. Sorry I should've quoted just lilDude, who said it was a serious movie. But yes, I agree SoaP was serious camp, but not serious serious (or super serial) and Cloverfield is Serious Serious
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Post by BRV on Jan 4, 2008 0:29:04 GMT -5
This movie could go one of three ways:
1. It bombs. This is a very distinct possibility. While it seems absurd for those of us who have the internet and are on it daily, and know the hubub and hype surrounding this movie, let's look at the basic facts: Its a monster movie, starring a monster that is unnamed and hasn't even been seen in trailers or commercials. In most monster movies, the monster is front and center in all advertising, and is the main character of the film. Also, its a movie with a bunch of no-names. The biggest name in this movie is JJ Abrams, who isn't yet a household name who can sell tickets on name alone. This movie could go the way of South Korea's The Host, released last November. It was a monster movie, starring no-names, and it just tanked in the American box office.
2. It goes halfway between success and failure. This could be called the Godzilla Corollary. In the months leading up to its release, trailers and promotional images did not show the actual Godzilla itself, much like the monster in Cloverfield. There was a lot of hype surrounding that. And the movie did quite well in the box office, as it grossed $136 million domestic and $379 million worldwide. Yet it was panned by critics and the Godzilla faithful felt it betrayed the Godzilla series, so the movie is looked upon historically as a flop and a failure.
3. Its a hit. One of the underrated x-factors is curiosity among the public regarding what exactly this monster is. Is it new? Is it a reinvented classic monster? People want to know, and on January 18th, they will find out. Also, the movie garnered a lot of mainstream news after its trailer was preceeding Transformers. It was on CNN and Headline News, and people were talking. Now its time to see if this movie can deliver. Its being released in a dead time for theaters, and box office smash hits rarely are released in January. This movie has all the makings of a summer blockbuster, a la Jerry Bruckheimer or Roland Emmerich, but released in the dead of winter.
My prediction: It opens #1 in the box office. The only other wide release that weekend is the Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah comedy Mad Money. So competition isn't a concern. The big concern is how it spreads via word of mouth, and how it is received critically. I think it'll be a mishmash of options #2 and #3 from above. Finishing with over $100 million, but failing to generate the equivalent of the huge hype it had last July.
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Post by Milkman Norm on Jan 4, 2008 0:51:55 GMT -5
It's really gonna be a let down. That's baised completely on my gut, so I wouldn't read into it to much
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Post by lildude8218 on Jan 4, 2008 1:23:08 GMT -5
Yeah...I mean, if ANYONE assumes it is anything but serious after seeing the trailer(which is uber-serious), they need to have their definition of comedy and serious movies reworked. ...The only way SoaP was serious was that people died. I watched it and thought it was subtly being parody. I mean come on, the main villian even said "THERE ISN'T ANY OTHER OPTION" in regards to him putting said snakes on said plane. It wasn't. The movie was supposed to be a horror action film and it was just horrible. It was never intended to be a parody of any sort.
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Post by Ace Diamond on Jan 4, 2008 1:25:03 GMT -5
...The only way SoaP was serious was that people died. I watched it and thought it was subtly being parody. I mean come on, the main villian even said "THERE ISN'T ANY OTHER OPTION" in regards to him putting said snakes on said plane. It wasn't. The movie was supposed to be a horror action film and it was just horrible. It was never intended to be a parody of any sort. i'm pretty sure given the subject matter and the way some of the people got offed, it was definetely not meant to be taken as seriously as you think.
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Post by lildude8218 on Jan 4, 2008 1:42:46 GMT -5
It wasn't. The movie was supposed to be a horror action film and it was just horrible. It was never intended to be a parody of any sort. i'm pretty sure given the subject matter and the way some of the people got offed, it was definetely not meant to be taken as seriously as you think. Read the history of the movie. It wasn't even supposed to be called Snakes on a Plane, it was based off an incident during World War II where a snake got into the cargo of a plane. So the guy expanded the idea into an Aliens type thing.
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Post by Ace Diamond on Jan 4, 2008 1:53:13 GMT -5
i'm pretty sure given the subject matter and the way some of the people got offed, it was definetely not meant to be taken as seriously as you think. Read the history of the movie. It wasn't even supposed to be called Snakes on a Plane, it was based off an incident during World War II where a snake got into the cargo of a plane. So the guy expanded the idea into an Aliens type thing. And then spent numerous years being redrafted, not counting the 5 days of reshooting that brought the film more in line with fan expectations, which was of something not taking itself seriously.
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Post by Dean-o on Jan 4, 2008 2:14:35 GMT -5
Good god, Bowser's out for revenge. So it's a movie version of the SNES Port of Sim City? I'd mark.
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Post by I'm The Cool One on Jan 4, 2008 2:19:34 GMT -5
...The only way SoaP was serious was that people died. I watched it and thought it was subtly being parody. I mean come on, the main villian even said "THERE ISN'T ANY OTHER OPTION" in regards to him putting said snakes on said plane. It wasn't. The movie was supposed to be a horror action film and it was just horrible. It was never intended to be a parody of any sort. whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa... this is not my batman glass.... i mean. you actually think the guys who wrote SNAKES ON A PLANE though "this is going to be a real barn burner of a horror flick! weeehaw!!!!" i highly doubt that. i'm sure that by the time they gave it the title SNAKES ON A PLANE they knew it would be laughed at for the most part. theres no way in hell that movie was supposed to be serious
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Post by lildude8218 on Jan 4, 2008 2:20:50 GMT -5
I'm not gonna keep going around in circles about this.
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Jan 4, 2008 3:32:12 GMT -5
I'm not gonna keep going around in circles about this. And That is why we need Eddie Van Halen...
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Jan 4, 2008 3:37:23 GMT -5
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Post by 'Smart' Mark Poindexter on Jan 4, 2008 9:39:01 GMT -5
That's a monster from some final fantasy game...It's called Sin I think.If my little brother were around I could find out.
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Post by Push R Truth on Jan 4, 2008 10:16:06 GMT -5
The Author of the picture even says it's just something he drew up for fun.
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Post by 'Smart' Mark Poindexter on Jan 4, 2008 12:10:15 GMT -5
So apparently the Chaui station has completely dissapeared. The new T.i.d.o.Wave update says that when they reached the location where the station was supposed to be (to rescue missing friends who had dissapeared there sometime over the 12-18-07 weekend) that there was nothing there. No debris,no sign that there was ever anything there at all.
Maybe the monster ate it?
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Post by Chainsaw on Jan 4, 2008 12:39:35 GMT -5
So apparently the Chaui station has completely dissapeared. The new T.i.d.o.Wave update says that when they reached the location where the station was supposed to be (to rescue missing friends who had dissapeared there sometime over the 12-18-07 weekend) that there was nothing there. No debris,no sign that there was ever anything there at all. Maybe the monster ate it? More than likely, they're going to have to look at the bottom of the ocean bed to find them.
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