I enjoyed thye heck out of Terminator: Salvation. It has flaws but I think a lot of grief from fanboys and reviewers alike is that the movie isn't what they thought it would be.
I also think people just don't want grim and gritty right now. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Daryle Lockhart <dar...@...> wrote: > > > Duplicity was so bad I wanted my money back at a press screening. > Julia Roberts is DONE. Clive Owen gets a 5 movie pass due to > "Children Of Men". > > Terminator:Salvation was a waste of $200 million. If James Cameron > doesn't want to direct another Terminator movie, then the story is > done. The only way to save Terminator is to give it to Robert > Rodriguez. > > Night Of the Museum could be awful. We'll never know. It's a family > movie. And family movie means one car = 2-5 tickets sold. > Terminator movie is barely a date movie, so one car = 1 ticket. > This is why Star Trek is still doing well. People aren't going > alone. So yeah, Terminator was beat by 10 million dollars. What was > Warner Brothers thinking? You only go against a family movie if you > think the movie has something offensive that will keep a segment > out of theaters. It will do sorta well on DVD, but Paramount will > probably time the DVD release of Transformers to beat it there, too. > > > > > > On May 25, 2009, at 10:11 AM, ravenadal wrote: > > > > > > > I went to the Budget Theater Sunday and plunked down my two bucks > > to see "Duplicity" starring Julia Roberts and Clive Owen. Roberts > > and Owen are great on-screen together but it was easy to see why > > this movie just sort of laid there at the box office. It COULD have > > been a contenda but the ending twist, which should have popped like > > champagne, is flat like reopened soda where someone forgot to > > properly fasten the cap. On the plus side, the theater, the > > purveyor of the best popcorn in Milwaukee - REAL butter! - has > > introduced an EXTRA-LARGE bucket to go with their regular small, > > medium and large bag offerings. It's all good. > > > > ~rave! > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson > > <KeithBJohnson@> wrote: > > > > > > I'm not. People just want to see stuff in the summer. I lament > > the ascent of the term "summer movie", and how people put their > > brains on hold for explosions and CGI during the warmer months. > > > But what's really doing well still is Star Trek. My wife wanted > > to see it again (her second time) Saturday night at the five dollar > > theatre near us. We jetted over for the 7 pm show, and it was sold > > out thirty minutes before showtime. We caught the 3 pm show Sunday, > > and it sold out too. It's a cut above a "summer movie"--several > > cuts, in fact, but it too has its share of brain-on-hold action, > > laughs, and FX. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "ravenadal" <ravenadal@> > > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 10:11:19 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > > > Subject: [scifinoir2] "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box > > office > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am surprised by the performance of the 4th Terminator movie. > > Guess it just goes to show in this economy people just wanna see > > stuff blow up good. > > > > > > ~rave! > > > > > > http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.reuters.com/quotmuseumquot- > > comedy-beats-quotterminatorquot-box-office-reuters > > > > > > "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office (Reuters) > > > > > > May 24, 2009, 12:57 pm EDT Buzz up! > > > > > > Night at the Museum: Teaser Trailer > > > > > > Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines: Terminator 3: Rise of the > > Machines > > > > > > LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ben Stiller beat Christian Bale in the > > North American weekend box office duel between their respective > > "Night at the Museum" and "Terminator" sequels, according to studio > > estimates issued on Sunday. > > > > > > The 20th Century Fox comedy "Night at the Museum: Battle of the > > Smithsonian" sold $53.5 million worth of tickets during the three > > days beginning Friday, far exceeding the $30.4 million debut of its > > 2006 predecessor. > > > > > > "Terminator Salvation" earned $43.0 million. The film fell short > > of the $44 million start for the previous entry in the cyborg > > series, 2003's "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines," the swan song > > of franchise star Arnold Schwarzenegger. > > > > > > But the race between the two new sequels was closer than it > > appeared because Warner Bros. got a head start on the U.S. Memorial > > Day holiday weekend by opening "Terminator" on Thursday, when it > > earned about $13.4 million. That takes the film's four-day total to > > $56.4 million. > > > > > > The studios generally try to avoid each other when they roll out > > their big movies. In this case, "Night at the Museum" played to a > > broad audience, while "Terminator" was more targeted at male > > moviegoers. > > > > > > Time Warner Inc-owned Warner Bros. said "Terminator" was likely > > more affected by competition for older men from the National > > Basketball Association playoffs, which hurt business in cities like > > Los Angeles. > > > > > > Fox, a unit of News Corp, said the "Night at the Museum" opening > > set a new live-action record for Stiller. The film also opened in > > most international markets, earning $50.5 million. > > > > > > Last weekend' North American champion, "Angels & Demons," slipped > > to No. 3 with $21.4 million, taking the 10-day total for Columbia > > Pictures' Tom Hanks religious thriller to $81.5 million. By > > contrast, its 2006 predecessor "The Da Vinci Code" had earned > > $136.5 million after the same period. > > > > > > But the Sony Corp unit has said it never expected the second film > > to be as big, and noted it that it was the top choice > > internationally with sales of $60.4 million. Its foreign total now > > stands at $198.3 million. > > > > > > > > > >
