Good. Perhaps they will start to realize that people are tired of having to take out a loan to go to see a shiatty movie.

Oh, who am I kidding? They'll just blame it on piracy.

submitter -

"It was the 18th straight down weekend, passing the dubious record set in 1985 as the longest slump since trackers began keeping detailed tabs on the minutiae of weekend grosses."

That just means that for 18 weeks, the total revenue has declined every week. It doesn't say anything about the actual dollar value of the revenue, and it certainly doesn't say "worst weekend since 1985."

Maybe now they'll get the picture that their prices are too high?

Yeah, right. And in other news, pink elephants took over the White House this morning...

When such movies don't do well, you just know it's because of P2P.

After all, why watch one of these movies when you can see fansubbed anime from Japan?

Well this is what happens when Hollywood has to take all of its ideas from best-selling books. Here's a question...
Can you name a movie that was better than the book it was based on?

I certainly can't.

Oh, don't get me started.

OK, I'll start.

A couple of months ago, I went with my husband and two kids to see a matinee. The movie: Ice Princess *shudder*. After 4 tickets, two kid-sized popcorns, two kid-sized drinks, and a small Pepsi, the bill was $50. Keep in mind I don't live in a major city (near Dayton, Ohio). I hate to think what would have happened if we went at night. Or got a box of Candy. Or if I was thirsty.

You know the poor revenue is because of those millions of thieves out there watching Batman, Herbie and Bewitched on their computer monitors all at the same time. I'm waiting for the Supreme Court to outlaw broadband.

armybottom- I can't personally confirm this, but I have heard that the Forrest Gump movie was better than the book.

First non-TF post?

Batman Begins was a good film and shouldn't be lumped in with, well, anything.

Ah.. the joys of having several friends in the movie theater business..

/hasn't paid to see a movie in years
//gets free popcorn and soda too
///just as long as I bring a cup and garbage bag

////help my TotalFark expired and I'm too broke until the 1st to restore it! sponsership, anyone?!

With Batman Begins playing, I thought I would be able to catch Mr. & Mrs. Smith less crowded late at night. I was wrong. And somebody brought in a crying baby.

/still bitter

armybottom -

the godfather
goodfellas (based on wiseguy)
the last temptation of christ
a clockwork orange
sideways
and the most obvious, Jaws

i am sure there are a lot more movies, that are better than the book on which they were based.

Where's the list of remakes someone posted last week? When will our entertainment industry get a clue?

Saw it Yesterday. Definitly not a dissapointment to any Zombie fan.

How about Hunt for Red October? I thought it was slightly better than the book.

/Saw Land of the Dead
//Wasn't impressed, sadly
///Did like Batman though
////Hooray for slashes!

This must be the fault of those evil pirates that are distributing the movies on the internet

ReverendMediocre: Ah.. the joys of having several friends in the movie theater business..

I hear ya. Back during high school, my mom's friend owned one of those smaller 6 or 7 screen theaters, and for about a year and a half I (and usually other friends) got to see free movies, with free popcorn and soda, for a whole year. Later he sold the theater and that ended.

just as long as I bring a cup and garbage bag

Funny, I can have sex down at the morgue with the same arrangement.

Batman was farking awesome. Everyone should go see that movie.

This was the first weekend in about a year that I've been to a movie. It must be all my fault. :(

Anyway, Batman Begins was a great movie that was more about who Batman is and why he does what he does than a comic book action movie for kids. It was really good and worth venturing out of my cave.

Nabb1
I saw "Batman Begins" Friday, and it was actually very good. Much better than that obnoxious brain rot that passed for the last couple of efforts.

they could have advertised a "batman" movie and instead played informercials for florida real estate for an hour and a half, and it would still have been better than joel schumacher's batman movies.

armybottom

Blade Runner (or Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep). Granted the movie was only loosely based on the book, but in this case it turned out to be a good thing.

ReverendMediocre

1) Bums suck

2) .. I just can't be bothered going on with this.

That just means that for 18 weeks, the total revenue has declined every week. It doesn't say anything about the actual dollar value of the revenue, and it certainly doesn't say "worst weekend since 1985."

What that dude said. Sounds to me like the MPAA is trying to make everyone think that their sky is falling so they can blame the internets.

/yet another crappy hollywood sequel - chicken little 2

I_C_Weener

What is this DVD you speak of? Laserdiscs, man... that's the future right there!

I wonder what movies came out in the summer of '85? Anyone know or do I have to google it myself?

Gawd, here it comes...

"I hate going to theatres, too expensive, and too many kids"

"I have a super duper home theatre system, I'll just stay home and watch my DVD's"

"Hollywood just keeps recycling crap, they've run out of ideas."



We get it...

It's those dang kids and their internets, I tells ya!

Quick! Wire some senators some money! We need another law or something.

/Wish I was kidding

Worst weekend ever.

armybottom

Wonder Boys. I love Michael Chabon, but I honestly thought the movie--character development, scene inclusions/exclusions, etc.--was way better than the book.

I helped contribute to this.

/by not going.

//waiting for War of the Worlds.

first time in a long time - hell, maybe ever - that i've actually gone and seen a movie at the theater two weekends in a row. definitely first time i've seen a movie at the theater three out of four weeks.

I'd like to put a fish sandwich under the seat in Herbie, and then park him in the sun for a couple of days

Everyone's still smoking cigarettes from the final Star Wars climax.

Theaters just enjoyed the worst weekend since 1985. Hard to believe, with Batman, Herbie and Bewitched all on the big screen at the same time

But surely those films will mainly be shown in cinemas, leaving theatres to continue to show plays and musicals.

I HATE BEWITCHED!



"Hey, so that's a pretty reasonable reaction, huh?"

2005-06-27 12:14:20 PM armybottom


Well this is what happens when Hollywood has to take all of its ideas from best-selling books. Here's a question...
Can you name a movie that was better than the book it was based on?

I certainly can't.

Fight Club.

I'm off to watch march of the penguins tonight.

who wants to bet it is going to be a much better movie than anything else out right now?

This is an indicator of the impending revolt against the famous people. Soon the streets of Hollywood will run red.