Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box Office

2010-02-16 Thread Keith Johnson
Hollywood loves the "America's Sweetheart" label, which they keep forcefeeding 
us about Anniston. I think she's okay as an actress. At least, she's better 
than a lot of the other skinny blondes given movie and TV roles. But I agree: 
she's not someone who makes me want to see a movie, not like Meryl Streep or 
even Michelle Pfeiffer in the right role. 
I'm okay with rom-coms and so-called "chick flicks". Done right they can be 
really funny and clever, decent time wasters. For black people, there are 
movies like "Brown Sugar", "The Brothers", "Two Can Play that Game", "Love 
Jones", all of which I really like. Problem is H'wood churns out rom-coms like 
a factory, and typically they just suck. 

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Why is Jennifer Anniston still given scripts? This chick is so one-dimensional 
its not even funny. That Meg Ryan for the decade is played out also. 


I steer clear of chick flicks or romantic comedies like the plague. I hope alot 
of sisters didn't see "Valentine's Day. Mr. Foxx may get the Wesley Snipes 
treatment. 


From: Keith Johnson  
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Tue, February 16, 2010 11:08:42 PM 
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box Office 





"Learn their lesson"? Are you kidding?! Man, last night I saw a commercial for 
a rom-com with Jennifer Anniston and Gerard "300" Butler. This is the second or 
third movie like this for him, I believe, but even my rom-com-loving wife 
agreed with my assessment that the movie looks awful. I had the misfortune of 
paying to see "The Awful Truth", Butler's rom-com with Catherine Hiegel, which 
was really awful. Yet here they are, doing it again... 

And didn't I hear they're talking about a Bad Boys 3? The second film was so 
bad I nearly walked out, yet hear we go again. 

"Learn their lesson"? Never! 

- Original Message - 
From: "Mr. Worf"  
To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com 
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 10:57:28 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box Office 






All three movies are fit into an overused formula that is at least 20 years 
old. Cop avenges the death of his partner, wife, daughter. Doctor working on a 
cure but can't get the money. Wild man "merican"offers payback on them dar 
terrorists. 

Hollywood still hasn't learned their lesson yet. 


On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 6:36 PM, George Arterberry < brotherfromhoward@ 
yahoo.com > wrote: 







Maybe they were just garbage movies. 


This time of year my main focus is sports. Being that I have college and pro 
season tix,the urge just ain't there for me..But with the timeline from general 
release and DVd being smaller and smaller I'm not proessed to see a movie. as I 
once was. Avatar was a once in a generational thing I had to view. but 
something that Ford,Travolta and Gibson slept walked thru for 10 mil plus, i'll 
pass. 



From: Mr. Worf < HelloMahogany@ gmail.com > 
To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com 
Sent: Tue, February 16, 2010 8:56:24 PM 
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box Office 





I think the timing was wrong for all three films. In the case of Ford's film 
they should have waited for the interviews about the movie to happen before the 
movie was released. Better still timed it with another medical movie. It 
doesn't help if the movie is mediocre as well. 





On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Kelwyn < ravena...@yahoo. com > wrote: 



Harrison Ford's "Extraordinary Measures" grosses $12 million (budget:$31 
million) 

John Travolta's "From Paris with Love" grosses $17.9 million (budget:$52 
million) 

Mel Gibson's "Edge of Darkness" grosses $37 million (budget: $80 million) 



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Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box Office

2010-02-16 Thread Mr. Worf
The only way that they will learn their lesson is when the viewership falls
so low that they will be forced to try something different. It will take a
lot to change that long established way of doing things.

Earlier today, I was watching the Disney channel and there was a commercial
for a "new" movie. The movie was basically the same formula used over and
over again since the 1950s except updated. Young girl from the midwest falls
in love with a guy that is a rock star. I guess that it would be new to a
12yr old girl.



On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 8:08 PM, Keith Johnson wrote:

>
>
> "Learn their lesson"? Are you kidding?! Man, last night I saw a commercial
> for a rom-com with Jennifer Anniston and Gerard "300" Butler. This is the
> second or third movie like this for him, I believe,  but even my
> rom-com-loving wife agreed with my assessment that the movie looks awful. I
> had the misfortune of paying to see "The Awful Truth", Butler's rom-com with
> Catherine Hiegel, which was really awful. Yet here they are, doing it
> again...
>
> And didn't I hear they're talking about a Bad Boys 3? The second film was
> so bad I nearly walked out, yet hear we go again.
>
> "Learn their lesson"? Never!
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Mr. Worf" 
> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 10:57:28 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box
>  Office
>
>
>
> All three movies are fit into an overused formula that is at least 20 years
> old. Cop avenges the death of his partner, wife, daughter. Doctor working on
> a cure but can't get the money. Wild man "merican"offers payback on them dar
> terrorists.
>
> Hollywood still hasn't learned their lesson yet.
>
> On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 6:36 PM, George Arterberry <
> brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Maybe they were just garbage movies.
>>
>> This time of year my main focus is sports. Being that I have college and
>> pro season tix,the urge just ain't there for me..But with the timeline from
>> general release and DVd being smaller and smaller I'm not proessed to see a
>> movie. as I once was. Avatar was a once in a generational thing I had to
>> view. but something that Ford,Travolta and Gibson slept walked thru for 10
>> mil plus, i'll pass.
>>
>> --
>> *From:* Mr. Worf 
>> *To:* scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
>> *Sent:* Tue, February 16, 2010 8:56:24 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at
>> Box Office
>>
>>
>>
>> I think the timing was wrong for all three films. In the case of Ford's
>> film they should have waited for the interviews about the movie to happen
>> before the movie was released. Better still timed it with another medical
>> movie. It doesn't help if the movie is mediocre as well.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Kelwyn > com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Harrison Ford's "Extraordinary Measures" grosses $12 million (budget:$31
>>> million)
>>>
>>> John Travolta's "From Paris with Love" grosses $17.9 million (budget:$52
>>> million)
>>>
>>> Mel Gibson's "Edge of Darkness" grosses $37 million (budget: $80 million)
>>>
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Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box Office

2010-02-16 Thread George Arterberry
Why is Jennifer Anniston still given scripts? This chick is so one-dimensional 
its not even funny. That Meg Ryan for the decade is played out also.

I steer clear of chick flicks or romantic comedies like the plague. I hope alot 
of sisters didn't see "Valentine's Day. Mr. Foxx may get the Wesley Snipes 
treatment. 


From: Keith Johnson 
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, February 16, 2010 11:08:42 PM
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box  Office

  
"Learn their lesson"? Are you kidding?! Man, last night I saw a commercial for 
a rom-com with Jennifer Anniston and Gerard "300" Butler. This is the second or 
third movie like this for him, I believe,  but even my rom-com-loving wife 
agreed with my assessment that the movie looks awful. I had the misfortune of 
paying to see "The Awful Truth", Butler's rom-com with Catherine Hiegel, which 
was really awful. Yet here they are, doing it again...

And didn't I hear they're talking about a Bad Boys 3? The second film was so 
bad I nearly walked out, yet hear we go again.

"Learn their lesson"? Never!

- Original Message -
From: "Mr. Worf" 
To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 10:57:28 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box  Office

  
All three movies are fit into an overused formula that is at least 20 years 
old. Cop avenges the death of his partner, wife, daughter. Doctor working on a 
cure but can't get the money. Wild man "merican"offers payback on them dar 
terrorists. 

Hollywood still hasn't learned their lesson yet. 


On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 6:36 PM, George Arterberry  wrote:

>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
>Maybe they were just garbage movies. 
>
>
>This time of year my main focus is sports. Being that I have college and pro 
>season tix,the urge just ain't there for me..But with the timeline from 
>general release and DVd being smaller and smaller I'm not proessed to see a 
>movie. as I once was. Avatar was a once in a generational thing I had to view. 
>but something that Ford,Travolta and Gibson slept walked thru for 10 mil plus, 
>i'll pass.
>
>
>
________
From: Mr.
> Worf 
>To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com
>Sent: Tue, February 16, 2010 8:56:24 PM
>Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box  
>Office
>
>  >
>
> 
>>  
> 
>I think the timing was wrong for all three films. In the case of Ford's film 
>they should have waited for the interviews about the movie to happen before 
>the movie was released. Better still timed it with another medical movie. It 
>doesn't help if the movie is mediocre as well.
>
> 
>
>
>On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Kelwyn  wrote:
>
>>>Harrison Ford's "Extraordinary Measures" grosses $12 million (budget:$31 
>>>million)
>>
>>>>John Travolta's "From Paris with Love" grosses $17.9 million (budget:$52 
>>>>million)
>>
>>>>Mel Gibson's "Edge of Darkness" grosses $37 million (budget: $80 million)
>>
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Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box Office

2010-02-16 Thread Keith Johnson
"Learn their lesson"? Are you kidding?! Man, last night I saw a commercial for 
a rom-com with Jennifer Anniston and Gerard "300" Butler. This is the second or 
third movie like this for him, I believe, but even my rom-com-loving wife 
agreed with my assessment that the movie looks awful. I had the misfortune of 
paying to see "The Awful Truth", Butler's rom-com with Catherine Hiegel, which 
was really awful. Yet here they are, doing it again... 

And didn't I hear they're talking about a Bad Boys 3? The second film was so 
bad I nearly walked out, yet hear we go again. 

"Learn their lesson"? Never! 

- Original Message - 
From: "Mr. Worf"  
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 10:57:28 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box Office 






All three movies are fit into an overused formula that is at least 20 years 
old. Cop avenges the death of his partner, wife, daughter. Doctor working on a 
cure but can't get the money. Wild man "merican"offers payback on them dar 
terrorists. 

Hollywood still hasn't learned their lesson yet. 


On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 6:36 PM, George Arterberry < 
brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com > wrote: 







Maybe they were just garbage movies. 


This time of year my main focus is sports. Being that I have college and pro 
season tix,the urge just ain't there for me..But with the timeline from general 
release and DVd being smaller and smaller I'm not proessed to see a movie. as I 
once was. Avatar was a once in a generational thing I had to view. but 
something that Ford,Travolta and Gibson slept walked thru for 10 mil plus, i'll 
pass. 



From: Mr. Worf < hellomahog...@gmail.com > 
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Tue, February 16, 2010 8:56:24 PM 
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box Office 





I think the timing was wrong for all three films. In the case of Ford's film 
they should have waited for the interviews about the movie to happen before the 
movie was released. Better still timed it with another medical movie. It 
doesn't help if the movie is mediocre as well. 





On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Kelwyn < ravena...@yahoo. com > wrote: 



Harrison Ford's "Extraordinary Measures" grosses $12 million (budget:$31 
million) 

John Travolta's "From Paris with Love" grosses $17.9 million (budget:$52 
million) 

Mel Gibson's "Edge of Darkness" grosses $37 million (budget: $80 million) 



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Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box Office

2010-02-16 Thread Mr. Worf
All three movies are fit into an overused formula that is at least 20 years
old. Cop avenges the death of his partner, wife, daughter. Doctor working on
a cure but can't get the money. Wild man "merican"offers payback on them dar
terrorists.

Hollywood still hasn't learned their lesson yet.

On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 6:36 PM, George Arterberry <
brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>
> Maybe they were just garbage movies.
>
> This time of year my main focus is sports. Being that I have college and
> pro season tix,the urge just ain't there for me..But with the timeline from
> general release and DVd being smaller and smaller I'm not proessed to see a
> movie. as I once was. Avatar was a once in a generational thing I had to
> view. but something that Ford,Travolta and Gibson slept walked thru for 10
> mil plus, i'll pass.
>
> --
> *From:* Mr. Worf 
> *To:* scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> *Sent:* Tue, February 16, 2010 8:56:24 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box
> Office
>
>
>
> I think the timing was wrong for all three films. In the case of Ford's
> film they should have waited for the interviews about the movie to happen
> before the movie was released. Better still timed it with another medical
> movie. It doesn't help if the movie is mediocre as well.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Kelwyn  com
> > wrote:
>
>> Harrison Ford's "Extraordinary Measures" grosses $12 million (budget:$31
>> million)
>>
>> John Travolta's "From Paris with Love" grosses $17.9 million (budget:$52
>> million)
>>
>> Mel Gibson's "Edge of Darkness" grosses $37 million (budget: $80 million)
>>
>>
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Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box Office

2010-02-16 Thread George Arterberry
Maybe they were just garbage movies. 

This time of year my main focus is sports. Being that I have college and pro 
season tix,the urge just ain't there for me..But with the timeline from general 
release and DVd being smaller and smaller I'm not proessed to see a movie. as I 
once was. Avatar was a once in a generational thing I had to view. but 
something that Ford,Travolta and Gibson slept walked thru for 10 mil plus, i'll 
pass.




From: Mr. Worf 
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, February 16, 2010 8:56:24 PM
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box  Office

  
I think the timing was wrong for all three films. In the case of Ford's film 
they should have waited for the interviews about the movie to happen before the 
movie was released. Better still timed it with another medical movie. It 
doesn't help if the movie is mediocre as well.

 


On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Kelwyn  wrote:

>Harrison Ford's "Extraordinary Measures" grosses $12 million (budget:$31 
>million)
>
>>John Travolta's "From Paris with Love" grosses $17.9 million (budget:$52 
>>million)
>
>>Mel Gibson's "Edge of Darkness" grosses $37 million (budget: $80 million)
>
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Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box Office

2010-02-16 Thread Mr. Worf
I agree about From Paris being a summer time movie. The Jackie Chan movie
too.

Ford's movie is just a loose rip off of Lorenzo's oil which from what I'm
hearing is a better film. It does however bring to light the serious issue
of research not being done of rare diseases because it isn't "good
business."

Edge of darkness seems more like a rip off of Taken (Liam Neeson).

On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 6:13 PM, Daryle Lockhart
wrote:

>
>
> This is a good point I think, especially where "From Paris" is concerned.
> Put that same movie out between some summer pictures and it plays just fine.
> February was a horrible time for it,  plus,  let's be honest,  until
> Travolta is totally  OK,  NONE of these pictures are going to  do  well.
> He's not promoting them, and folks want to hear from John.
>
> You  could add "The Spy Next Door" to this list,  but then you have The
> Shinjuku Incident, Jackie Chan's "first" dramatic role, a movie that  just
> came out, which  was in hella limited release.  It's clear  to me that
> Jackie is doing the family movies because he keeps getting hired. his
> passion seems to  be elsewhere. Maybe it's the same with these other
> actors.
>
> Extraordinary Measures could star Will Smith, it would still be a movie
> made for TV, and as such, would not have done as well.
>
> "Edge Of Darkness" was a bad idea, and I'm afraid it's going to be the
> first  of many  bad ideas to  come out in 2010 that will fail. NO argument
> that  it  died -  it should have.
>
> Also, it's not that these actors are old, because remember "Jennifer's
> Body"? That was supposed to  be a slam dunk.  Who was more popular than
> Megan Fox?  But the movie was horrible and was mismarketed. A good poster
> does not a marketing campaign make!
>
> Give the old guys a break.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Feb 16, 2010, at 8:56 PM, Mr. Worf wrote:
>
>
>
> I think the timing was wrong for all three films. In the case of Ford's
> film they should have waited for the interviews about the movie to happen
> before the movie was released. Better still timed it with another medical
> movie. It doesn't help if the movie is mediocre as well.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Kelwyn  wrote:
>
>> Harrison Ford's "Extraordinary Measures" grosses $12 million (budget:$31
>> million)
>>
>> John Travolta's "From Paris with Love" grosses $17.9 million (budget:$52
>> million)
>>
>> Mel Gibson's "Edge of Darkness" grosses $37 million (budget: $80 million)
>>
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Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box Office

2010-02-16 Thread Daryle Lockhart
This is a good point I think, especially where "From Paris" is  
concerned. Put that same movie out between some summer pictures and  
it plays just fine. February was a horrible time for it,  plus,   
let's be honest,  until Travolta is totally  OK,  NONE of these  
pictures are going to  do  well. He's not promoting them, and folks  
want to hear from John.


You  could add "The Spy Next Door" to this list,  but then you have  
The Shinjuku Incident, Jackie Chan's "first" dramatic role, a movie  
that  just came out, which  was in hella limited release.  It's  
clear  to me that Jackie is doing the family movies because he keeps  
getting hired. his passion seems to  be elsewhere. Maybe it's the  
same with these other actors.


Extraordinary Measures could star Will Smith, it would still be a  
movie made for TV, and as such, would not have done as well.


"Edge Of Darkness" was a bad idea, and I'm afraid it's going to be  
the first  of many  bad ideas to  come out in 2010 that will fail. NO  
argument that  it  died -  it should have.


Also, it's not that these actors are old, because remember  
"Jennifer's Body"? That was supposed to  be a slam dunk.  Who was  
more popular than Megan Fox?  But the movie was horrible and was  
mismarketed. A good poster does not a marketing campaign make!


Give the old guys a break.





On Feb 16, 2010, at 8:56 PM, Mr. Worf wrote:

I think the timing was wrong for all three films. In the case of  
Ford's film they should have waited for the interviews about the  
movie to happen before the movie was released. Better still timed  
it with another medical movie. It doesn't help if the movie is  
mediocre as well.





On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Kelwyn  wrote:
Harrison Ford's "Extraordinary Measures" grosses $12 million  
(budget:$31 million)


John Travolta's "From Paris with Love" grosses $17.9 million  
(budget:$52 million)


Mel Gibson's "Edge of Darkness" grosses $37 million (budget: $80  
million)






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Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box Office

2010-02-16 Thread Mr. Worf
I think the timing was wrong for all three films. In the case of Ford's film
they should have waited for the interviews about the movie to happen before
the movie was released. Better still timed it with another medical movie. It
doesn't help if the movie is mediocre as well.



On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Kelwyn  wrote:

> Harrison Ford's "Extraordinary Measures" grosses $12 million (budget:$31
> million)
>
> John Travolta's "From Paris with Love" grosses $17.9 million (budget:$52
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[scifinoir2] Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box Office

2010-02-16 Thread Kelwyn
Harrison Ford's "Extraordinary Measures" grosses $12 million (budget:$31 
million)

John Travolta's "From Paris with Love" grosses $17.9 million (budget:$52 
million)

Mel Gibson's "Edge of Darkness" grosses $37 million (budget: $80 million)