Twilight had/has equal appeal to adults. Vampires are a concept everyone "gets." Same with Harry Potter, as many adults read it as children. Adults do not read Scott Pilgrim in any significant numbers if at all.
Flashy graphic nonsense doesn't appeal to adults any more than Speed Racer did, so you're not going to get the over 25-demo. It's too violent/sexy for kids, so no under 13-demo, so you may get the coveted 18-24 crowd, but it takes all of the above to beat a cookie-cutter action flick with the heroes of yesteryear. I'm telling you, Wild Hogs is a piece of shit, badly made super-unfunny, but...it has the olds in it, and they responded. Die Hard 4 - completely forgotten to history. What happens in it? Did it come out? I don't know, but it made a godzillion dollars because the olds came out for it. The Expendables makes olds feel like they're relevant again and that Hollywood remembers them. I'm glad the Scott Pilgrim books are popular and selling well. By all accounts they are well-written and well-told, and I would like to read them. I have nothing against them conceptually (not that my opinion matters). Yogi Bear in its opening weekend will make three times what Scott Pilgrim makes in its lifetime. I am going to hoist the TUG movie bet trophy high! -----Original Message----- From: Scott Hamilton <[email protected]> To: theuniquegeek <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Jul 30, 2010 6:13 am Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] The Expendables Call to Arms Trailer On Jul 30, 2010, at 12:53 PM, [email protected] wrote: Scott Pilgrim will not do well. I say under an under $30 open! It's not kid-friendly and looks annoying to adults. You mean like Twilight? Yeah, you're right, how will a movie aimed at teens based on a graphic novel that currently holds 6 of the 10 slots on the NYT GN best sellers list possibly do well? I'll take all your bets, especially the RT and three weeks out ones. Even if Scott Pilgrim doesn't resonate with mainstream reviewers they'll like it better than the Expendables, if only because SP isn't a wax museum exhibit. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
