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The Dark Shape
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Oh boy. It's going to drag like POTC1.
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BJ
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The Dark Shape wrote: Oh boy. It's going to drag like POTC1. hater, enjoy the longness, means more aweosme fun  _________________The Force Awakens
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BJ
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Positive Jon wrote: Jeff Wells is reporting a final running time of 155 minutes. Seems a wee bit long, no? not a chance, needs to be 4 hours  _________________The Force Awakens
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tina_als_girl
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I'm still anxiously awaiting Moriarty's review... He mentioned the other day he was going to yesterday's PotC screening.
Orlando Bloom's on Leno tonight. Leno probably was there yesterday, too. I wonder if we'll get a new movie clip, or if they'll play the eunuchy one that was played on MTV.... Disney doesn't seem to be as giving as WB when it comes to volume of movie clips. Whereas WB will release some 11-odd video clips from a movie, Disney so far for PotC has only released one actual clip.
Which I don't mind, really. The less we see beforehand, the more surprise we get in the theater.
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The Dark Shape
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BJ wrote: The Dark Shape wrote: Oh boy. It's going to drag like POTC1. hater, enjoy the longness, means more aweosme fun POTC hardly compares to something like Lord of the Rings in terms of "length equals better."
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The Dark Shape wrote: BJ wrote: The Dark Shape wrote: Oh boy. It's going to drag like POTC1. hater, enjoy the longness, means more aweosme fun POTC hardly compares to something like Lord of the Rings in terms of "length equals better." By the fifth hour I was  _________________ "People always want to tear you down when you're on top, like Napoleon back in the Roman Empire" - Dirk Diggler
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El Maskado
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Wow I didnt even notice the length of the movie, I think I will lower my predictions a bit although I think people would rather spend their 2hr30mins watching POTC2 than they would for SR during the weekdays since POTC seems like it goes at a much much faster pace than SR
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BJ
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The Dark Shape wrote: BJ wrote: The Dark Shape wrote: Oh boy. It's going to drag like POTC1. hater, enjoy the longness, means more aweosme fun POTC hardly compares to something like Lord of the Rings in terms of "length equals better." Pirates OWNs all three LOTR films easily proof of how increbibly awesome pirates is since all three LOTR films are easy As  _________________The Force Awakens
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The Dark Shape
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BJ wrote: Pirates OWNs all three LOTR films easily proof of how increbibly awesome pirates is since all three LOTR films are easy As Uh-huh. Pirates owns LOTR like Narnia owns LOTR. Which as to say, not even frickin' close.
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BJ
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El_Masked_fuerte_grande wrote: Wow I didnt even notice the length of the movie, I think I will lower my predictions a bit although I think people would rather spend their 2hr30mins watching POTC2 than they would for SR during the weekdays since POTC seems like it goes at a much much faster pace than SR lower your prediction because of length   _________________The Force Awakens
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BJ
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The Dark Shape wrote: BJ wrote: Pirates OWNs all three LOTR films easily proof of how increbibly awesome pirates is since all three LOTR films are easy As Uh-huh. Pirates owns LOTR like Narnia owns LOTR. Which as to say, not even frickin' close. Narnia gets OWNEd by the LOTR easily, and by Potter Pirates OWNs all though _________________The Force Awakens
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The Dark Shape
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Pirates is a no-depth popcorn flick. There's no comparison.
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BJ
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The Dark Shape wrote: Pirates is a no-depth popcorn flick. There's no comparison. Pirates OWNs  _________________The Force Awakens
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The Dark Shape
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...in the same way people think Bad Boys does. They're popcorn flicks that are wafer-thin. Fun to sit through with entertaining characters, but no real depth to speak of.
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tina_als_girl
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Well, I'd argue that "no real depth" comment, but I just woke up and don't have my mind fully functional at the moment to be discussing such intricate subjects.
Just thought I'd let ya'll know about the official site for the soundtrack; they've got sound clips there, too, and some are different excerpts than the Soundtrack.net review:
http://disney.go.com/disneyrecords/Soun ... index.html
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Heinrich Himmler
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well there are no-depth popcorn flicks that can rival lotr. raiders of the lost ark comes to mind.
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Tyler
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I must be the only guy predicting insane numbers for this movie that isn't a fan. Depp made the movie decent, but come on, folks, it's a barely-above-average popcorn flick. It succeeds in what it aims for, but not triumphantly.
Anyway, 145/435.
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BJ
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The Dark Shape wrote: ...in the same way people think Bad Boys does. They're popcorn flicks that are wafer-thin. Fun to sit through with entertaining characters, but no real depth to speak of.  bad boys 2 was crap Pirates far out stips it, as it does the LOTRs as well _________________The Force Awakens
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The Dark Shape
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I'd continue arguing, BJ, but you gave Serenity an A+ and called it the best film of 2005. So I'll let this slide 
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Erendis
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Dark Shape, please tell me who that is in your avatar.
Meanwhile, the length could be a problem. It will certainly affect opening weekend. And length is a double-edge sword. 2:15 is about right for a movie (if it's good); longer than that and you better earn those extra minutes.
Around 2:30 you start hitting bladder thresholds too, so Verbinski better watch out.
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The Dark Shape
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It's a drawing of Nathan Fillion as Mal Reynolds, from Firefly/Serenity.
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 Quote: Here’s the latest summer movie tracking news: I’m told Sony’s Click will become No. 1 at the box office and hit the so-called “Adam Sandler sweet spot†of at least $40-$45 mil its opening weekend. The bigger news I’ve learned is that Pirates of the Caribbean 2 (opening July 7th) now has the highest combination of “definite interest†and “first choice†ever tracked by the research groups. That backs up my previous reporting that this Disney blockbuster is gonna blow everything else out of the water. (See Pirates 2 Biggest Opening Ever) But the biggest news I’ve got is that Superman Returns is gaining strength in all quadrants. (For weeks, Warner Bros. execs have been covered in flop sweat.) Remember I told you previously that Superman Returns was not tracking well enough to rival X-Men 3’s big box office opening? Since then, wanna-see has picked up considerably among men of all ages. Still, the Wednesday (June 28th) opening makes its Fourth of July holiday weekend total tough to call. Spiderman 2 opened on the Wednesday before July 4th and did $40 mil that first day and went on to make $88 mil Friday-Saturday-Sunday for a cume of $192 mil Wednesday-through-Tuesday. The experts tell me that’s probably an unreachable goal for Superman Returns, but the movie should haul in about 2/3 of that. Spiderman 2 ended up taking in $370 mil, so Superman Returns has to do at least $250 mil to avoid humiliation. (Especially considering the film’s production budget was at least $210 mil, though insiders tell me it’s probably sped past $250 mil by now.) The other movie opening that weekend, Fox’s The Devil Wears Prada (June 30th) is tracking well with older females. Awesomeness.
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*gasps*
Well holy fucking shit, noone saw that coming
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Positive Jon wrote: Quote: Here’s the latest summer movie tracking news: I’m told Sony’s Click will become No. 1 at the box office and hit the so-called “Adam Sandler sweet spot†of at least $40-$45 mil its opening weekend. The bigger news I’ve learned is that Pirates of the Caribbean 2 (opening July 7th) now has the highest combination of “definite interest†and “first choice†ever tracked by the research groups. That backs up my previous reporting that this Disney blockbuster is gonna blow everything else out of the water. (See Pirates 2 Biggest Opening Ever) But the biggest news I’ve got is that Superman Returns is gaining strength in all quadrants. (For weeks, Warner Bros. execs have been covered in flop sweat.) Remember I told you previously that Superman Returns was not tracking well enough to rival X-Men 3’s big box office opening? Since then, wanna-see has picked up considerably among men of all ages. Still, the Wednesday (June 28th) opening makes its Fourth of July holiday weekend total tough to call. Spiderman 2 opened on the Wednesday before July 4th and did $40 mil that first day and went on to make $88 mil Friday-Saturday-Sunday for a cume of $192 mil Wednesday-through-Tuesday. The experts tell me that’s probably an unreachable goal for Superman Returns, but the movie should haul in about 2/3 of that. Spiderman 2 ended up taking in $370 mil, so Superman Returns has to do at least $250 mil to avoid humiliation. (Especially considering the film’s production budget was at least $210 mil, though insiders tell me it’s probably sped past $250 mil by now.) The other movie opening that weekend, Fox’s The Devil Wears Prada (June 30th) is tracking well with older females. Awesomeness. Just about confirms what I've been saying for more then a year: It's a lock for 135m opening weekend.
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Pirates OWNs all three LOTR films easily proof of how increbibly awesome pirates is since all three LOTR films are easy As
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you just lost ALL credibility BJ
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