The festering pile of suck that was Underworld made almost $22 million opening weekend. The box office just reinforces how bad the average person's taste is. The most acclaimed movies are rarely blockbusters; just look at The Hurt Locker- fantastic movie, but the box office didn't reflect it.
Saw Scott Pilgrim tonight- it lived up to my expectations. Fun, quirky, fast paced, and has some of the best use of pop culture references I've seen. It's novel, but shallow- definitely not for everyone, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. I doubt I'll see Expendables; it just doesn't look that enticing. I have no doubt it'll make the projected sales this weekend- nostalgic exploitation tends to pay off. On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 10:30 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > You speak too quickly my friend. Your bet was that Expendables would make > more money (check!), but you also said that Expendables would score higher > on Rotten Tomatoes (buzzz!). > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek/msg/fc05487f9c02e4d5?hl=en > > Scott Pilgrim currently 80% on Rotten Tomotoes > Expendables currently at 43% on Rotten Tomatoes > > I think you'll find that I'm currently winning! > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek/msg/a1839cd11d069f4a?hl=en > > The Irredeemable Shag > http://firestormfan.com > http://onceuponageek.com > http://twitter.com/onceuponageek > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [The Unique Geek] Scott Pilgrim vs. The Expendables Update > From: [email protected] > Date: Sat, August 14, 2010 9:21 pm > To: [email protected] > > Friday's estimates have the Expendables in 1st place with 13M and Scott > Pilgrim in 4th with 4M. > > Maybe the kids will come out in force on Saturday and Sunday. > > Or. > > Just Maybe. > > Ravenface hath shamed you all!! > > > -- > 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]<theuniquegeek%[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.
