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Harry Warden
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Joined: Thu Jun 09, 2005 5:47 pm Posts: 19747
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 Summer Movie Season 2009 survey
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/sea ... 1004008371Quote: Films with rising stars like Bradley Cooper and Megan Fox dominated boxoffices this summer, and a new poll on Tuesday by online ticket seller Moviefone shows fans favored those flicks with fresh faces.
Thirty-five percent of respondents to a Moviefone poll named surprise hit comedy "The Hangover" the summer movie "most worth" the price of admission, while 33% called ancient biblical caper "Year One" the biggest waste of their money, despite the fact it starred top comedian Jack Black.
"The Hangover," a yarn about a guys' trip to Las Vegas gone haywire, starred an ensemble cast of largely unknown male actors, with Cooper as the biggest name. But it has made $420 million at worldwide boxoffices, thanks to positive reaction from both men and women.
Seventy-five percent of poll respondents named "The Hangover" the summer's funniest comedy.
"Star Trek," director J.J. Abrams' re-imagining of the Paramount Pictures franchise, earned second-place in the category of most worthwhile summer movies, with 18% of respondents choosing it. That film also starred a cast of previous unknowns, including Chris Pine and Zoe Saldana.
But fans showed their ambivalence about action movie "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," which has made $828 million at worldwide boxoffices and become the biggest movie of the year in the U.S. and Canada with nearly $400 million.
In the poll, only 16% of respondents said it was the movie most worth their money, while 17% said it was a bust. But a whopping 55% named "Transformers" star Megan Fox the "summer's sexiest babe," a sign of her rising appeal.
Top comedy star Will Ferrell joined Black at the losing end of the Moviefone poll, which received nearly 622,000 votes.
Ferrell's movie "Land of the Lost" was ranked second only to Black's "Year One" as the movie "least worth" the ticket price, even though producers spent an estimated $100 million on the film, a large sum for a comedy.
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Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:18 pm |
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Chippy
KJ's Leading Pundit
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 4:45 pm Posts: 63026 Location: Tonight... YOU!
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 Re: Summer Movie Season 2009 survey
So TF2 ranked third in the most worth the money poll...
Not too bad at all.
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Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:34 pm |
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Magic Mike
Wallflower
Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 4:53 am Posts: 35249 Location: Minnesota
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 Re: Summer Movie Season 2009 survey
What was the best movie no one saw? (500) Days of Summer - 32%The Hurt Locker - 31% Away We Go - 11% Food Inc. - 9% The Brothers Bloom - 8% Moon - 8% What was the best chick flick? The Proposal - 36% (500) Days of Summer - 21%The Time Traveler's Wife - 21% Julie & Julia - 11% My Sister's Keeper - 11% Go (500) DAYS OF SUMMER! Even if I wouldn't exactly call it a chick flick (it doesn't deserve that label) or say nobody saw it (though not enough did). What was summer's best thriller?Public Enemies - 36% Angels & Demons - 18% Orphan - 14%The Taking of Pelham 123 - 14% Drag Me to Hell - 13% A Perfect Getaway - 6% Yay ORPHAN, even if it's only 14%  .
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Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:53 pm |
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Jim Halpert
Stanley Cup
Joined: Sat Aug 26, 2006 1:52 pm Posts: 6981 Location: Hockey Town
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 Re: Summer Movie Season 2009 survey
no way does 500 days of summer deserve the title of chick flick
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Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:11 pm |
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Kris K
Horror Hound
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 1:44 pm Posts: 6228
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 Re: Summer Movie Season 2009 survey
Year One and Land of the Lost....flops of the summer.
Wonder why Funny People didn't appear?
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Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:47 pm |
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Michael A
Joined: Sat Dec 27, 2008 4:48 am Posts: 6245
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 Re: Summer Movie Season 2009 survey
Jim Halpert wrote: no way does 500 days of summer deserve the title of chick flick agreed, being romantic does not mean it only appeals to women.
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 1:39 am |
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Mr. Lobotomy
Well I'm not stoned, I'm just fucked up - I got so high I can't stand up
Joined: Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:21 am Posts: 993
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 Re: Summer Movie Season 2009 survey
(500) Days Of Summer is not a chick flick, and it's on it's way to 40M domestic...So it shouldn't be considered in the no one saw category either.
Also, Public Enemies a thriller? I don't think so.
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 1:45 pm |
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Jim Halpert
Stanley Cup
Joined: Sat Aug 26, 2006 1:52 pm Posts: 6981 Location: Hockey Town
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 Re: Summer Movie Season 2009 survey
Mr. Lobotomy wrote: (500) Days Of Summer is not a chick flick, and it's on it's way to 40M domestic...So it shouldn't be considered in the no one saw category either.
Also, Public Enemies a thriller? I don't think so. yeah becuase tons of people thought 500 days of summer was going to make 40 mil, you need to learn what "no one saw" coming means.
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 8:58 pm |
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Corpse
Don't Dream It, Be It
Joined: Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:45 pm Posts: 37162 Location: The Graveyard
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 Re: Summer Movie Season 2009 survey
That's not good for Transformers actually. A 400m grosser with 16% finding it good, and 17% finding it bad, and placing third? Seems TF3 is destined for that second sequel drop.
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