It did really well attracting almost 7 million viewers. I like that it stayed true to original series nature with the conflict continuing among Bobby's and JR's offspring. Of course, they updated the sex (more of it). I missed Charlene Tilton though. I had wanted to see her. Can't wait 'til next Weds.
"Generosity. That was my first mistake." "Experience must be our only guide; reason may mislead us." "Instagram is Twitter for people who can't read."
Didn't know the legend Stan "The Man" Lee now his own YouTube talk show. Anyway in the newest episode, he chats with THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN director Marc Webb.
Tickets for "The Dark Knight Rises" went on sale earlier this week, and of course, the first midnight screenings sold out immediately. But if you must, must, must see the very first public screenings of the film in IMAX on midnight July 19th, leading into July 20th, the date of release, evidently scalpers are selling them on eBay and Craigslist for an 80% mark-up, landing the price on average around $150.
"That's My Boy," "Rock of Ages" flop at box office
(CBS/AP) "Rock of Ages" and "That's My Boy" both flopped at the box office over the weekend, as Ben Stiller and his voice co-stars of "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" held on to the No. 1 spot for the second week, with $35.5 million.
Studio estimates Sunday put Ridley Scott's sci-fi adventure "Prometheus" at No. 2 again with $20.2 million.
The star-studded musical "Rock of Ages," whose cast includes Tom Cruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Alec Baldwin, flopped at No. 3 with $15.1 million.
Sandler's "That's My Boy" bombed with $13 million, the worst showing for one of his broad comedies since the mid-1990s. "That's My Boy" came in at No. 5, behind the $13.8 million for "Snow White & the Huntsman," a film that's been out for three weekends already.
"That's My Boy" stars Sandler as a guy who became a fleeting teen celebrity after getting his seventh-grade teacher pregnant and now is a middle-aged loser trying to reconnect with his son (Andy Samberg).
As with most Sandler movies, the reviews were bad, but that usually does not stop his audience of young males from showing up.
The R rating for "That's My Boy" may have cut into the movie's business, prohibiting those under 17 from seeing it without an adult. Sandler's comedies usually are rated PG-13.
But Sandler has plenty of fans in their late teens and 20s, and that crowd had little interest in "That's My Boy."
Sandler has been one of Hollywood's steadiest earners since the late 1990s, with hits such as "The Longest Yard," "Anger Management," "Big Daddy" and "Grown-ups" opening with more than $40 million and becoming $100 million hits.
Sony remains high on Sandler, backing his upcoming animated comedy "Hotel Transylvania," along with "Grown-ups 2."
Warner Bros. had its own dud with "Rock of Ages," adapted from the stage show built around 1980s rock hits and featuring an ensemble that includes Cruise, Zeta-Jones, Baldwin, Julianne Hough and Mary J. Blige.
"That's My Boy" and "Rock of Ages" have joined Johnny Depp's "Dark Shadows" among star-driven releases that fell flat.
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
I've teased TIS more than once about MAGIC MIKE, and then while visiting my parents this morning, I heard my mother on the phone talking to one of her friends, saying about the summer movies and yeah she would like to see that.
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
I can't say I was looking forward to Oliver Stone's SAVAGES because a compelling, controversial, and insane director who's de-evolved into boring pedestrian filmmaking of irrelevance has made me not give much of a shit about him anymore. Really sad development for a guy who once made JFK and NATURAL BORN KILLERS.
Maybe he's back on coke because early pre-screening reactions to SAVAGES are very positive. At least according to the Twitterverse. Now mind you, this might not seem as good as it sounds since for every 20 people who tweet about liking it, you could have 500 others who didn't bother to tweet because they hated it or they didn't like it enough to make the effort? (Nevermind planted tweets.)
But none the less:
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Shea Hennum @SheaHisself
"I saw #SAVAGES earlier. Really, really liked it. Might be my favorite of the year so far."
Stephanie Miller @stephonieeann
"Such a good f-ing movie #savages"
Gabriele Nordio @gabrinordio
"@TheOliverStone Just watched #Savages in NY! It's a masterpiece, I loved it!"
Sachini J. @sachijayy
"Savages is a CRAZY f-ing movie. Never wanted to gag scream + cry so badly. A lot of gore and not for weak stomachs. MUST WATCH!! Jul 6th!!"
Garrett Bass @BassTwoDelta
"Just saw the movie "Savages" --- it was GREAT! #savages"
Peter Gagliano @PeterGagliano
"WOW!!! #Savages
@TheOliverStone may have just saved Taylor Kitsch's career with #Savages"
Jared Alexander @yab0iflame
"Just left the screening for #OliverStones new movie #SAVAGES all I can say is dope!!!!! @AaronPerrryj does a #KickAss job again #TwoThumbsUp"
Princess Dyana @dyana_nicole
"Everyone should go see #Savages in July! That movie was crazy ass hell."
Alyse Whitney @AlyseWhitney
"I was skeptical about #Savages -- in which Blake Lively dates two guys at once -- but it was fantastic. A must-see with twists galore!"
Brittney Refakes @BrittneyRefakes
"Benicio Del Toro phenomenal. Salma Hayek surprising. Aaron Johnson adorable. #savages"
David A. Arnold @DavidAArnold
"Just saw Savages at movies...this was the TRUTH! #realmovies"
Meg Keathley @megkeathleyy
"#savages was awesome! my new all time favorite.ever #iamsavage"
Dreas @Bklynst8ofmind
"@Stfu_BITCH I went to an early screening for "Savages" last night it was a cool movie"
MargheritaPellegrino @SaturnDreaming
"I watched Savages today. When it finished my hands were still trembling."
Amber Dixon @AmberDixon26
"Just saw #Savages. @TheOliverStone is here to stay. Fresh, fierce, fun as *beep*. Go see it. Masterfully directed~"
Hadie DeJesus @HadieDeJesus
"The trailer for @Savages doesn't do the movie justice. It's a goodie. Add it to your must-see summer list. #Savages #summer2012"
Chrissy Iley @ChrissyIley
"Savages was savagely good - Oliver Stone best work this decade"
Charles Casillo @CharlesCasillo
"Saw a screening of Oliver Stone's "Savages." It's exciting & brutal, and gory & some great lines and twists. Great performances all around"
Claire Leahy @ClaireLeahy
"Sooo y'all need & I mean NEED to go see Savages the day it's released. It is beyond phenomenal. I'm blown away&you can see Collins in it!"
Mike Packer @Mike_Packer
"I got to see SAVAGES today, not sure if I'm allowed to talk about it but all I will say is... AMAZING. Favourite film of the year. #Savages"
Gideon Yago @gideonyago
"Saw a screening of 'Savages' last night. Really good pulpy noir. Now just hoping somebody brings 'Already Dead' to the screen ..."
David Wood @DWCountry
""Saw screening of Oliver Stone's new movie-"Savages" at Director's Guild. One of his best. Nothing predictable here. Congrats Oliver ..."
Carole Radziwill @CaroleRadziwill
"Saw Savages the movie tonight. Amazing. Must see when it comes to theater near you."
Jerry Penacoli @JerryPenacoli
"Shocking! Saw TWO great movies in a row: "People Like Us" and "Savages" @MichellePheiffer @JohnTravolta #neverbeenbetter"
Sandro Monetti @SandroMonetti
"#BeniciodelToro deserves a best supporting actor #Oscar nomination for new film #Savages for playing a memorable crazy villain"
hiphopgamer @hiphopgamer
@tordavis @TheOliverStone @HIGH_TIMES_Mag can't go into details like that, but YOOOOOO It was BRUTAL man the ACTION and STORY WAS GREAT. #savages
RICH GONZALES @FarceProd
"ok so SAVAGES...the best OLIVER STONE movie in years the whole cast gives great performances especially Benicio... "
Nayala Smith @NayalaSmith
"Went to a pre-release screening of #SAVAGES. Words can't describe this film. One of my FAVORITE movies now. No joke. Damn you Oliver Stone!"
RayRei @RayReiMK
"#Savages was raw as hell, totally surprised by it"
Just looking at this summer, and the year in general the movies are again looking pretty crap, sick to death of these comic book remakes with over done CGI and wooden actors, thought the Avengers was very average. Really noticed the quality of movies has really declined over the last decade or so. Saw that Rock of ages movie the other day was truly awful movie, Russell Brand's movies so far have been pretty bad, should stick to his stand-up.
I doubt a movie of the quality of the Godfather would come out now, and I don't mean a mob movie.
Somebody online argued that with the business today, a Coppola type wouldn't break out with a GODFATHER but instead use a superhero property (instead of a best selling novel) to get himself over.
The domestic reviews are dropping in slowly for AMAZING SPIDER-MAN.
Christy Lemire (AP Movie Critic) liked it, gives it 3 out of 4 stars.
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the hands of Tobey Maguire, who originated the role in "Spider-Man" a decade ago, Peter was nerdy, scrawny, insecure - that's how his everyman relatability manifested itself. Garfield plays Peter as more of a misunderstood outsider, a rebel with a chip on his shoulder, a guy who wasn't afraid to stand up to the class bully even before he underwent his transformation. And that slightly arrogant attitude gives the whole movie a restless, reckless energy and a welcome sense of danger.
At the helm, Marc Webb is a very different sort of director. He may not have sounded like the most obvious choice for a hugely anticipated blockbuster based on his only previous feature, the romantic comedy charmer "(500) Days of Summer." His big set pieces may lack some of the imagination that director Sam Raimi brought previously, but they'll do. More importantly, though, he conveys an emotional truth, a pervasive sense of humanity, which may be an even tougher feat in this kind of fantastical scenario.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN is getting the widest opening release ever in India for a Hollywood movie with over 1,000 prints. (Releaesd in 4 languages: English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.)
I'm not the biggest Seth McFarlane fan, but I'm sure his local fans like jGeoff are going to see TED which is on pace to win the weekend big. I guess Seth is now a movie star too now. Good for him. (The trailer made me laugh.)
MAGIC MIKE is wildly overperforming. It was tracking originally for $15 million for the whole weekend, but it already outgrossed that on friday alone. The women, their dates dragged to it, and gay men are all out in force for that one. (One tagline used by WB: “on June 29th tell your boyfriend you’re going to the book club.”)
I can't stand Matthew McConaughey, his bare chest, or his Texan drawl. To each his own, but I just don't like him.
I had dinner with one of my daughters the other night. She had me stop at the theater to pick up tickets for the McConaughey movie. Although I've never watched more than a few minutes of his movies, I don't see his performance value. Apparently, my daughter does.
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"Generosity. That was my first mistake." "Experience must be our only guide; reason may mislead us." "Instagram is Twitter for people who can't read."
[quote=pizzaboy] I had dinner with one of my daughters the other night. She had me stop at the theater to pick up tickets for the McConaughey movie. Although I've never watched more than a few minutes of his movies, I don't see his performance value. Apparently, my daughter does.
For MAGIC MIKE, I don't think your female offspring cares about his acting in that one.
Fun Fact: former WWF/WCW pro wrestler Kevin Nash(aka Diesel) is also in the movie. (Hopefully "Big Sexy" doesn't strip.)
We're into the 4th episode of the Dallas series reprise. It's got me hooked just like the original. You just can't beat JR as he is up to his old shenanigans.
I noticed thought that the opening theme, although generally faithful to that of the original, is shortened. I guess that's in keeping with TV today which tries to eke out as much advertising space as possible.
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"Generosity. That was my first mistake." "Experience must be our only guide; reason may mislead us." "Instagram is Twitter for people who can't read."
We're into the 4th episode of the Dallas series reprise. It's got me hooked just liek th eoriginal. You just can't beat JR as he is up to his old shenanigans.
I noticed thought that the opening theme, although generally faithful to that of the original, is shortened. I guess that's in keeping with TV today which tries to eke out as much advertising space as possible.
Funny you mention the theme. I don't watch Dallas, but do watch Hawaii Five-0 and same with that theme. The original was one verse (?) longer. Hmmmm
TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
I watched Hawaii one time and I too noticed the theme off a little from the original.
That's in keeping with TV economics these days. Remember how tv shows used to open with a long theme and introduction of characters before you got to the episode? I think it was in the early 90s that the change from one program to the next became seamless. Now they rund the cast and production team names over the opening scenes and dialogue.
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"Generosity. That was my first mistake." "Experience must be our only guide; reason may mislead us." "Instagram is Twitter for people who can't read."
I think "Frasier" (1993) was the first show to do away with the intro. There was just a brief piano tinkle to open the show, and of course there was a closing song ("Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs").
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
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