The writing for Kick Ass was more than terrible- it was blatantly Mary Sue-ish.
Sent from my iPhone On Jul 30, 2010, at 1:42 PM, [email protected] wrote: > There you go, that's a good reference-point. Pilgrim has a much much higher > profile than Kick Ass did, and it's got a star (Cera), so it should do > better. It's also not rated as restrictively. > > I certainly think it will do better than Kick-Ass (but that's not saying > much). The fact is, our dad's still rule the world, and they will leave > their lazy-boys for The Expendables. > > > > The writing in Kick-Ass was TERRIBLE, btw. Talk about warmed-over wax > museum. It was like someone's uncle did the script-treatment. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cary Preston <[email protected]> > To: theuniquegeek <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, Jul 30, 2010 6:22 am > Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] The Expendables Call to Arms Trailer > > I have no interest in the Retreadables. Scott Pilgrim could completely flop > like Kick Ass did, but I'll still be queuing up for it over a huge cast of > tired action heroes. > > On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 1:12 PM, Scott Hamilton <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- > 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.
