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Topic: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
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Mike Blakesley
Film God
Posts: 12767
From: Forsyth, Montana
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 05-05-2014 01:56 AM
quote: Terry Lynn-Stevens
Mike, he is actually wrong.
Wrong in what way, you dope? He is just quoting boxoffice figures.
quote: Terry Lynn-Stevens
Perhaps your customers from your town are driving out of their way to see the movie in a premium large format such as Prime, BigD or AVX? How close is your town to a major multiplex?
I'm going to go right ahead and tell you that's not happening. The closest "PLF" to us is a Carmike that's 100 miles from here in Billings. The next closest would be 600 miles away in Denver.
I talk to our customers all the time and nobody has EVER told me they go "out of their way" to see movies at the "Big D" in Billings. If there was a big movie playing that we weren't playing, then they might...I know several teenagers who went to "Divergent" there, for example. But in general, people here are satisfied with the experience we provide.
If there was a mass exodus out of town to see a movie I would definitely hear about it, because in a small town you hear about that kind of stuff. Plus, I'm friends with a ton of our regular customers on Facebook.
I will say that I have heard from many people over the years who say that they have gone to movies at the Carmike, and they don't ever comment about the presentation; they just say the prices are ridiculous and the popcorn sucks. Not one person has ever said to me, "Yeah it's expensive but WOW the picture is SO BIG!"
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Marcel Birgelen
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Posts: 3357
From: Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 05-06-2014 02:17 AM
quote: Terry Lynn-Stevens
All in all, your feelings are wrong. In less than 40 calendar days, both Captain America 2 and Amazing Spider-Man 2 have grossed a combined $1 billion+ at the world wide box office. In fact Captain America 2 far exceeded the take of the first one. You need to go back and look up Thor 2 from November, it too exceeded the take of the original Thor.
Nobody here claims the sky is falling (yet). But there is something called foresight. Foresight that some change might be necessary or at least desirable to avoid the former from eventually happening.
May I quote yourself from another discussion?
On 03-25-2014 you wrote:
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I would say the lack of compelling films is keeping the 18-24 segment away from the theaters. If there is a movie that this segment wants to watch, then they will go to see it in a theater. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is a perfect example and so is the The Lego Movie. The recent RoboCop on the other hand simply did not connect with the 18-24 crowd. There is also usually way too much product in the marketplace as well and then there are all the reboots and sequels, Spider-Man has had five films and two reboots in 12 years, it is just way too much. And how may times can the studios possibly do a YA adaption, Mortal Instruments, Vampire Academy and Beautiful Creatures all tanked and Divergent did OK but not great. Again, way too much product, the teens can't possibly watch all of them.
Something also has to be said about studio expectations, not every movie can pull Avenger/Dark Knight Rises or Catching Fire type numbers, and then splitting all the third parts into A and B parts will take its toll. Shame on Lionsgate for splitting Mocking Jay into two parts, eventually people will just have enough of it.
You seem to make a point about the lack of creative content, all the sequels and reboots, being way too much and you specifically mention the Spider Man reboot... So, are you just being a dick here? Or is this a case of multiple personality disorder?
quote: Terry Lynn-Stevens
Why in the world you want to do that? Transformers 3 grossed $1.1 billion dollars world wide, there is clearly a demand for it. The global take of the three is close to $2.8 billion and each sequel has out done the predecessor. Making movies and showing movies is about making money.
Maybe also because of this?
quote: Terry Lynn-Stevens
I will agree that the second and third installments sucked.
I might add my 2ct by claiming that the first installment, beyond the initial "WOW, look at all that stuff morphing and flying around"-factor also generally sucked. Also, I remain slightly astonished at the fact that something that started out as a franchise exclusively for kids ended up being a franchise targeted at almost exclusively young adults...
As a seasoned business consultant, you probably already know that any business should be making money, but if that's your only focus: good luck. Because, before making money, a business first has to add something of value to the process.
And beyond that, it shouldn't be just about quick cash grabs, those things wear thin pretty quick and might haunt you for eons to come. Most big studios have quite deep pockets, so there is no imminent need for constant broadside salvos of half-baked sequels. Maybe it doesn't matter to some short sighted studio execs, but especially Disney, who paid about USD 4.24 Billion just a few years ago for the whole Marvel franchise (of which Spider Man is probably the most important asset), there should definitely be more than just the focus on the short run.
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Terry Lynn-Stevens
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1081
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Dec 2012
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posted 08-21-2014 12:37 AM
I had no interest in seeing either of the Amazing Spider-Man movies, but a few weeks ago I decided to finally give the first one a try, I was pleasantly surprised as the longer the movie went on, the more I liked it. I though Garfield was good and Stone was as well.
Part two came out on Redbox today, overall I really liked it. I thought it took big balls to kill off Stone's character, the effects were pretty cool and the 5.1 master audio sound mix was very good.
I understand the movie was filmed on 35mm, the bluray had a nice film grain look to it. The colors were really good.
My only real issue with the movie was with the Rhino at the end, the movie should of ended a little darker.
I am now a fan, I would look forward to seeing part 3, maybe in theaters when it is released.
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