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  • Rorshach KringleRorshach Kringle that crustache life Registered User regular
    also all this overhype/praise for spider-man coming like a day after the same happened with aquaman is just exhauating for movies still weeks away

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  • Sweeney TomSweeney Tom Registered User regular
    edited November 2018
    The review embargo for Spider-Man was up an hour ago, don't know why the Aquaman stuff started this week because that's still got at least a week before it's up

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  • Sweeney TomSweeney Tom Registered User regular
    5 more women (now at a total of 9) have come forward accusing Luc Besson of sexual abuse and harassment

  • OmnipotentBagelOmnipotentBagel floof Registered User regular
    also all this overhype/praise for spider-man coming like a day after the same happened with aquaman is just exhauating for movies still weeks away

    Yeah I'm excited for the flick, but I'm gonna need people to shut up about it now until it comes out.

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  • AphostileAphostile San Francisco, CARegistered User regular
    “Reinvigorates the genre” - Translates to a B+ score.

    My guess is it’s a pretty good animated flick, a decent Spider-Man movie, and it won’t perform well in theaters.

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    why would it not perform well in theaters

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  • ChicoBlueChicoBlue Registered User regular
    Stage fright.

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Its a family friendly animated movie starring the world's most popular superhero released during Christmas time

    It's gonna make money

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  • JavenJaven Registered User regular
    It will certainly be interesting to see how many people go to see an animated superhero movie, compared to live-action.

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Javen wrote: »
    It will certainly be interesting to see how many people go to see an animated superhero movie, compared to live-action.
    It will probably do less than a big blockbuster Marvel Studios joint but I have no doubts it is gonna do well

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    Okay but does Uatu The Watcher jerk it? He's got so much to choose from up there on the moon.

  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Hmmmm... I could see it both ways. It's either going to make bank or it will fail.

    Animated superhero movies have mostly been direct to DVD for a reason in the past.

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  • AphostileAphostile San Francisco, CARegistered User regular
    edited November 2018
    -Tal wrote: »
    why would it not perform well in theaters

    Overlap with other animated features currently released, hard to bring in non-target audience to see it. Hard-sell to those already done with the glut of superhero movies.

    By well I don’t mean makes its money back. For the “best Spider-Man movie ever” I would expect gangbusters theater performance to be considered “performing well”. Also, just looked it up, this cost $90million to make.

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  • ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User regular
    Moriveth wrote: »
    Okay but does Uatu The Watcher jerk it? He's got so much to choose from up there on the moon.

    Uatu is actually about to start Bloodline, but just doesn't feel like they can see Kyle Chandler as anyone else but Coach Taylor....

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  • cursedkingcursedking Registered User regular
    it's a spider-man movie i can take my kids to, i can read the minds of every parent with an 8 year old "holy shit, I can take my kid to this spider-man movie"

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  • ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User regular
    cursedking wrote: »
    it's a spider-man movie i can take my kids to, i can read the minds of every parent with an 8 year old "holy shit, I can take my kid to this spider-man movie"

    Were you unable prior to this?

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  • AphostileAphostile San Francisco, CARegistered User regular
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    Its a family friendly animated movie starring the world's most popular superhero released during Christmas time

    It's gonna make money

    With many other family friendly flicks coming out at the same time. Especially Mary Poppins.

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Aphostile wrote: »
    -Tal wrote: »
    why would it not perform well in theaters

    Overlap with other animated features currently released, hard to bring in non-target audience to see it. Hard-sell to those already done with the glut of superhero movies.

    By well I don’t mean makes its money back. For the “best Spider-Man movie ever” I would expect gangbusters theater performance to be considered “performing well”. Also, just looked it up, this cost $90million to make.
    What other animated features?

    The only one released recently is Ralph 2 and it won't be much of an active competitor after 3 weeks in theaters by the time Spider-Verse drops.

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  • cursedkingcursedking Registered User regular
    Zonugal wrote: »
    cursedking wrote: »
    it's a spider-man movie i can take my kids to, i can read the minds of every parent with an 8 year old "holy shit, I can take my kid to this spider-man movie"

    Were you unable prior to this?

    i wouldn't take my 7 year old to homecoming, no.

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    I took my 7 year old to F8 of the Furious.

    He fucking loved it.

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Hmmmm... I could see it both ways. It's either going to make bank or it will fail.

    Animated superhero movies have mostly been direct to DVD for a reason in the past.
    What reason?

    The Incredibles is an animated superhero movie and both films together made over a billion dollars

    It isn't that they don't make money its that no one has made them theatrical releases before

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    Hmmmm... I could see it both ways. It's either going to make bank or it will fail.

    Animated superhero movies have mostly been direct to DVD for a reason in the past.
    What reason?

    The Incredibles is an animated superhero movie and both films together made over a billion dollars

    It isn't that they don't make money its that no one has made them theatrical releases before

    That's why I said I could see it going either way.

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Aphostile wrote: »
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    Its a family friendly animated movie starring the world's most popular superhero released during Christmas time

    It's gonna make money

    With many other family friendly flicks coming out at the same time. Especially Mary Poppins.
    Spider-Verse comes out the week before Mary Poppins and while they are both family friendly they 100% feel like complete opposite ends of that spectrum of programming

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  • Theodore FlooseveltTheodore Floosevelt proud parent of eight beautiful girls and shalmelo dorne (which is currently being ruled by a woman (awesome role model for my daughters)) #dornedadRegistered User regular
    one thing's for sure: they're releasing this thing!

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    it will make the most money of any spider-man movie

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  • ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    edited November 2018
    I don't think most MCU movies are kid friendly

    Also I think people keep saying this will be the super hero movie that does badly and then Venom makes a butt ton of money so I fully expect this thing to do extremely well

    Most of the other holiday releases for a younger audience look kinda bad this year, what else even is there? Mortal Engines?

    Mary Poppins seems like a completely different end but if thats absolutely MASSIVE I could see it maybe eating into this, but thats the only way I see this not being really big

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Also, The Incredibles is different than something like Into The Spideverse.

    I would compare this more to an animated Batman movie or other animated Marvel movie.

    I think the idea that they don't make money because they don't get a theatrical release is backwards. I would say they don't get a theatrical release because studios don't expect they'll make money.

    But who knows?

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  • Sweeney TomSweeney Tom Registered User regular
    Aphostile wrote: »
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    Its a family friendly animated movie starring the world's most popular superhero released during Christmas time

    It's gonna make money

    With many other family friendly flicks coming out at the same time. Especially Mary Poppins.

    Its only competition its first weekend is Mortal Engines and a Clint Eastwood crime film. It will have no problem finding an audience

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  • Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    I dunno folks, I'm thinking the movie about the monster trucks that are also cities is going to crack an easy billion

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    I promise you kids care more about spider-man than mary poppins

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  • Theodore FlooseveltTheodore Floosevelt proud parent of eight beautiful girls and shalmelo dorne (which is currently being ruled by a woman (awesome role model for my daughters)) #dornedadRegistered User regular
    one ticket for the mule: into the muleiverse, please

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  • Theodore FlooseveltTheodore Floosevelt proud parent of eight beautiful girls and shalmelo dorne (which is currently being ruled by a woman (awesome role model for my daughters)) #dornedadRegistered User regular
    no, my son will wait outside for its duration. it's about a mule.... not for kids

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Also, The Incredibles is different than something like Into The Spideverse.

    I would compare this more to an animated Batman movie or other animated Marvel movie.

    I think the idea that they don't make money because they don't get a theatrical release is backwards. I would say they don't get a theatrical release because studios don't expect they'll make money.

    But who knows?
    The only other theatrical animated Marvel/DC superhero movie released that I can even think of is Mask of the Phantasm which isn't a good point of comparison because A) it is 25 years old, B) the box office was very different in 1993 and C) it was famously underpromoted and sent out to die by its studio.

    It could be why studios don't make them but the most plausible reason, to me, is that they just didn't see a point since the live action ones are making so much money and are relatively all ages fare. It isn't out of apprehension, its apathy.

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  • StraightziStraightzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User regular
    Mr. G wrote: »
    I dunno folks, I'm thinking the movie about the monster trucks that are also cities is going to crack an easy billion

    Man I hope so

    Please give me more extremely dumb looking fantasy blockbusters

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Mortal Engines looks right up my alley.

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  • JavenJaven Registered User regular
    yeah but kids can't drive and don't have money

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  • 2 Marcus 2 Ravens2 Marcus 2 Ravens CanadaRegistered User regular
    Whenever I hear critics praise a movie like that, I just think cool, it’s probably pretty solid, or at least worth checking out. Then move on and ignore it as much as possible until I see it for myself.

    Critical hype used to influence or annoy me more, but somewhere along the line I stopped caring, which I can’t recommend enough. At most it might get me to check something out a bit sooner or later.

  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    Also, The Incredibles is different than something like Into The Spideverse.

    I would compare this more to an animated Batman movie or other animated Marvel movie.

    I think the idea that they don't make money because they don't get a theatrical release is backwards. I would say they don't get a theatrical release because studios don't expect they'll make money.

    But who knows?
    The only other theatrical animated Marvel/DC superhero movie released that I can even think of is Mask of the Phantasm which isn't a good point of comparison because A) it is 25 years old, B) the box office was very different in 1993 and C) it was famously underpromoted and sent out to die by its studio.

    It could be why studios don't make them but the most plausible reason, to me, is that they just didn't see a point since the live action ones are making so much money and are relatively all ages fare. It isn't out of apprehension, its apathy.

    Companies will do anything to make money. If there was money in theatrical release they would've done it. Capitalism knows no apathy only profit.

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  • StraightziStraightzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User regular
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    Also, The Incredibles is different than something like Into The Spideverse.

    I would compare this more to an animated Batman movie or other animated Marvel movie.

    I think the idea that they don't make money because they don't get a theatrical release is backwards. I would say they don't get a theatrical release because studios don't expect they'll make money.

    But who knows?
    The only other theatrical animated Marvel/DC superhero movie released that I can even think of is Mask of the Phantasm which isn't a good point of comparison because A) it is 25 years old, B) the box office was very different in 1993 and C) it was famously underpromoted and sent out to die by its studio.

    It could be why studios don't make them but the most plausible reason, to me, is that they just didn't see a point since the live action ones are making so much money and are relatively all ages fare. It isn't out of apprehension, its apathy.

    I think The Lego Batman Movie would count as well

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  • cursedkingcursedking Registered User regular
    I don't think most MCU movies are kid friendly

    Yeah I've let my son watch The Avengers and that's...basically it. They're all the sort of pg-13 movie that i don't feel comfortable taking someone younger than 10 to.

    my son was like when can i see infinity war and I was like hahahahahAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA nah dude, maybe when you're 13 maybe. and I really loved infinity war.

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