Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office
dude, KOLD. too --- On Tue, 5/26/09, Martin Baxter wrote: From: Martin Baxter Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 3:13 PM I'll see the inner workings of a Klan meeting first-hand before that happens. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office Date : Tue, 26 May 2009 12:04:38 -0700 (PDT) >From : Augustus Augustus To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com have u seen Trek yet Martin? --- On Tue, 5/26/09, Martin Baxter wrote: From: Martin Baxter Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 2:59 PM Fate, that's what I've heard about T:S myself. -----[ Received Mail Content ]---------- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office Date : Mon, 25 May 2009 20:41:26 -0700 (PDT) >From : Augustus Augustus To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com well, i do not know if people have actually watched T:S, but my son and i went this (Monday) evening, and i must say that we both enjoyed it. i frankly enjoyed the movie being set in 2018 instead of the present. this way we were able 2 see what John Connor and company were up against. i also enjoyed the tie in with TSCC's and the submarines. the introduction of the teenage Kyle Reece, and the Arnold terminator was too kool. but then, this is a very unprofessional review. this is just a man and his son who went 2 a movie and enjoyed it. i enjoyed Museum with my 8 year old daughter, but my son and i really did enjoy Terminator. so, if u want 2 see a good movie (granted, alot of things probably could have been done 2 make it better, but 4 a summer action movienot bad), then this is the one that u want 2 see as of right now. Fate. --- On Mon, 5/25/09, Martin Baxter wrote: From: Martin Baxter Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Monday, May 25, 2009, 5:59 PM Daryle, IMO, Julia Roberts was done at "Stepmom". If I'd paid to see that, they would've had to taze me, bro. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office Date : Mon, 25 May 2009 13:21:31 -0400 >From : Daryle Lockhart To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com 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:Salvatio n 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 scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Keith Johnson > 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)
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office
dude, KOLD. --- On Tue, 5/26/09, Martin Baxter wrote: From: Martin Baxter Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 3:13 PM I'll see the inner workings of a Klan meeting first-hand before that happens. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office Date : Tue, 26 May 2009 12:04:38 -0700 (PDT) >From : Augustus Augustus To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com have u seen Trek yet Martin? --- On Tue, 5/26/09, Martin Baxter wrote: From: Martin Baxter Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 2:59 PM Fate, that's what I've heard about T:S myself. -----[ Received Mail Content ]---------- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office Date : Mon, 25 May 2009 20:41:26 -0700 (PDT) >From : Augustus Augustus To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com well, i do not know if people have actually watched T:S, but my son and i went this (Monday) evening, and i must say that we both enjoyed it. i frankly enjoyed the movie being set in 2018 instead of the present. this way we were able 2 see what John Connor and company were up against. i also enjoyed the tie in with TSCC's and the submarines. the introduction of the teenage Kyle Reece, and the Arnold terminator was too kool. but then, this is a very unprofessional review. this is just a man and his son who went 2 a movie and enjoyed it. i enjoyed Museum with my 8 year old daughter, but my son and i really did enjoy Terminator. so, if u want 2 see a good movie (granted, alot of things probably could have been done 2 make it better, but 4 a summer action movienot bad), then this is the one that u want 2 see as of right now. Fate. --- On Mon, 5/25/09, Martin Baxter wrote: From: Martin Baxter Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Monday, May 25, 2009, 5:59 PM Daryle, IMO, Julia Roberts was done at "Stepmom". If I'd paid to see that, they would've had to taze me, bro. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office Date : Mon, 25 May 2009 13:21:31 -0400 >From : Daryle Lockhart To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com 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:Salvatio n 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 scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Keith Johnson > 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 nig
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office
I'll see the inner workings of a Klan meeting first-hand before that happens. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office Date : Tue, 26 May 2009 12:04:38 -0700 (PDT) From : Augustus Augustus To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com have u seen Trek yet Martin? --- On Tue, 5/26/09, Martin Baxter wrote: From: Martin Baxter Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 2:59 PM Fate, that's what I've heard about T:S myself. -[ Received Mail Content ]------ Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office Date : Mon, 25 May 2009 20:41:26 -0700 (PDT) >From : Augustus Augustus To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com well, i do not know if people have actually watched T:S, but my son and i went this (Monday) evening, and i must say that we both enjoyed it. i frankly enjoyed the movie being set in 2018 instead of the present. this way we were able 2 see what John Connor and company were up against. i also enjoyed the tie in with TSCC's and the submarines. the introduction of the teenage Kyle Reece, and the Arnold terminator was too kool. but then, this is a very unprofessional review. this is just a man and his son who went 2 a movie and enjoyed it. i enjoyed Museum with my 8 year old daughter, but my son and i really did enjoy Terminator. so, if u want 2 see a good movie (granted, alot of things probably could have been done 2 make it better, but 4 a summer action movienot bad), then this is the one that u want 2 see as of right now. Fate. --- On Mon, 5/25/09, Martin Baxter wrote: From: Martin Baxter Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Monday, May 25, 2009, 5:59 PM Daryle, IMO, Julia Roberts was done at "Stepmom". If I'd paid to see that, they would've had to taze me, bro. -----[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office Date : Mon, 25 May 2009 13:21:31 -0400 >From : Daryle Lockhart To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com 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:Salvatio n 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 scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Keith Johnson > 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
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office
have u seen Trek yet Martin? --- On Tue, 5/26/09, Martin Baxter wrote: From: Martin Baxter Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 2:59 PM Fate, that's what I've heard about T:S myself. -[ Received Mail Content ]------ Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office Date : Mon, 25 May 2009 20:41:26 -0700 (PDT) >From : Augustus Augustus To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com well, i do not know if people have actually watched T:S, but my son and i went this (Monday) evening, and i must say that we both enjoyed it. i frankly enjoyed the movie being set in 2018 instead of the present. this way we were able 2 see what John Connor and company were up against. i also enjoyed the tie in with TSCC's and the submarines. the introduction of the teenage Kyle Reece, and the Arnold terminator was too kool. but then, this is a very unprofessional review. this is just a man and his son who went 2 a movie and enjoyed it. i enjoyed Museum with my 8 year old daughter, but my son and i really did enjoy Terminator. so, if u want 2 see a good movie (granted, alot of things probably could have been done 2 make it better, but 4 a summer action movienot bad), then this is the one that u want 2 see as of right now. Fate. --- On Mon, 5/25/09, Martin Baxter wrote: From: Martin Baxter Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Monday, May 25, 2009, 5:59 PM Daryle, IMO, Julia Roberts was done at "Stepmom". If I'd paid to see that, they would've had to taze me, bro. -----[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office Date : Mon, 25 May 2009 13:21:31 -0400 >From : Daryle Lockhart To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com 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:Salvatio n 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 scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Keith Johnson > 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" > > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com > > Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 10:11:19 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > > Subject: [scifinoir2] &quo
Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office
Lavendar, I would've said no until this morning, regarding noticing anything different. As I said, I was out on errands until about 1:00, and I take rapid transit (to save on gas and my nerves). Today, I didn't have to wait more than ten minutes for anythingm bus or train. Normally, that's unheard of. I commented on it to a fellow rider, and his reply was, "Stop at the convenience store and play the lottery." -[ Received Mail Content ]------ Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office Date : Mon, 25 May 2009 23:38:21 -0400 From : To : It would appear to me this is the seasons of changing the time lines. I wonder if Q is involved in this or some over jealous film exec when back in time and tried to change things? Anyone notice anything different? --Lavender From: Martin Baxter Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 5:46 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office I plan on catching it tomorrow, B. I'm still trying to figure out how this is a "reboot" of the franchise by ignoring the events/existence of T3. Leaving T3 in makes this work fine, IMO. -----[ Received Mail Content ]------ Subject : [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office Date : Mon, 25 May 2009 18:40:35 - From : "B. Smith" To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 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 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 > > 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" > > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 10:11:19 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eas
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office
Fate, that's what I've heard about T:S myself. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office Date : Mon, 25 May 2009 20:41:26 -0700 (PDT) From : Augustus Augustus To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com well, i do not know if people have actually watched T:S, but my son and i went this (Monday) evening, and i must say that we both enjoyed it. i frankly enjoyed the movie being set in 2018 instead of the present. this way we were able 2 see what John Connor and company were up against. i also enjoyed the tie in with TSCC's and the submarines. the introduction of the teenage Kyle Reece, and the Arnold terminator was too kool. but then, this is a very unprofessional review. this is just a man and his son who went 2 a movie and enjoyed it. i enjoyed Museum with my 8 year old daughter, but my son and i really did enjoy Terminator. so, if u want 2 see a good movie (granted, alot of things probably could have been done 2 make it better, but 4 a summer action movienot bad), then this is the one that u want 2 see as of right now. Fate. --- On Mon, 5/25/09, Martin Baxter wrote: From: Martin Baxter Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, May 25, 2009, 5:59 PM Daryle, IMO, Julia Roberts was done at "Stepmom". If I'd paid to see that, they would've had to taze me, bro. -----[ Received Mail Content ]---------- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office Date : Mon, 25 May 2009 13:21:31 -0400 From : Daryle Lockhart To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com 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:Salvatio n 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 scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Keith Johnson > 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" > > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.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 jus
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I enjoyed "Duplicity". I admit, though, I probably enjoyed it more for the same reason I enjoyed "State of Play": it represents a type of movie that seems rare at the theatre these days. Neither it nor "State of Play" rise to the best of their genres, but how often nowadays do you see people even try to make smart movies with rapid fire dialogue, intelligent writing, and a minimum of FX and CGI? - Original Message - From: "ravenadal" To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 10:11:34 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office 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 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" > 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. >
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well, i do not know if people have actually watched T:S, but my son and i went this (Monday) evening, and i must say that we both enjoyed it. i frankly enjoyed the movie being set in 2018 instead of the present. this way we were able 2 see what John Connor and company were up against. i also enjoyed the tie in with TSCC's and the submarines. the introduction of the teenage Kyle Reece, and the Arnold terminator was too kool. but then, this is a very unprofessional review. this is just a man and his son who went 2 a movie and enjoyed it. i enjoyed Museum with my 8 year old daughter, but my son and i really did enjoy Terminator. so, if u want 2 see a good movie (granted, alot of things probably could have been done 2 make it better, but 4 a summer action movienot bad), then this is the one that u want 2 see as of right now. Fate. --- On Mon, 5/25/09, Martin Baxter wrote: From: Martin Baxter Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, May 25, 2009, 5:59 PM Daryle, IMO, Julia Roberts was done at "Stepmom". If I'd paid to see that, they would've had to taze me, bro. -[ Received Mail Content ]------ Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office Date : Mon, 25 May 2009 13:21:31 -0400 From : Daryle Lockhart To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com 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:Salvatio n 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 scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Keith Johnson > 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" > > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.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- quotterminatorqu ot-box-office- reuters > > &
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It would appear to me this is the seasons of changing the time lines. I wonder
if Q is involved in this or some over jealous film exec when back in time and
tried to change things? Anyone notice anything different?
--Lavender
From: Martin Baxter
Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 5:46 PM
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office
I plan on catching it tomorrow, B. I'm still trying to figure out how
this is a "reboot" of the franchise by ignoring the events/existence of T3.
Leaving T3 in makes this work fine, IMO.
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Date : Mon, 25 May 2009 18:40:35 -
From : "B. Smith"
To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
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 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
> > 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"
> > > 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
> > >
>
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Daryle, IMO, Julia Roberts was done at "Stepmom". If I'd paid to see that, they would've had to taze me, bro. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office Date : Mon, 25 May 2009 13:21:31 -0400 From : Daryle Lockhart To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 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 > 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" > > 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 h
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I plan on catching it tomorrow, B. I'm still trying to figure out how this is a "reboot" of the franchise by ignoring the events/existence of T3. Leaving T3 in makes this work fine, IMO. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office Date : Mon, 25 May 2009 18:40:35 - From : "B. Smith" To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 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 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 > > 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" > > > 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 > > &quo
[scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office
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 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 > > 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" > > > 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 "Terminat
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office
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 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" > 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 prede
[scifinoir2] Re: "Museum" comedy beats "Terminator" at box office
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 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" > 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. >
