Author Topic: G.I. Joe brings over 100M in ticket sales/Sequel geenlighted. (Read 6119 times)

Rama · « **on:** Aug 10, 2009, 01:10:42 PM »

*Sigh*

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/08/gi-joe-opens-to-100-million-worldwide-but-will-it-hold.html

Derrick · « **Reply #1 on:** Aug 10, 2009, 06:55:33 PM »

Shit sometimes floats.

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #2 on:** Aug 10, 2009, 09:55:20 PM »

I'm treating this one like TF2. Not paying money to see it. That's what Netflix is for.

jonhammstein · « **Reply #3 on:** Aug 10, 2009, 10:17:10 PM »

Dudes, with the way this movie ends, the sequel will be nothing short of pure, concentrated awesome.

B E C K · « **Reply #4 on:** Aug 11, 2009, 01:38:58 AM »

Spoiler (hover to show)

But really, I think we all knew this was going to happen. Mummy 3 was absolute crap and it got a $40M opening weekend. Being better than Mummy 3 doesn't take a whole lot of effort.

Derrick · « **Reply #5 on:** Aug 11, 2009, 05:48:45 AM »

They were trying to establish a franchise beyond the flicks.

I liked the third movie, even though it had nothing to do with the others.

B E C K · « **Reply #6 on:** Aug 11, 2009, 03:06:02 PM »

Ewwwwww, really? We're talking about the same movie right? The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor?

jonhammstein · « **Reply #7 on:** Aug 11, 2009, 10:20:31 PM »

Even if you could stomach the rest of the movie, the yetis playing football went too far.

Derrick · « **Reply #8 on:** Aug 11, 2009, 11:23:41 PM »

I didn't expect Indianna Jones, so I was not disapointed.

The Yetis did ruin things, as did the son being magically 20 while his parents were clearly still in their 30s.

Rama · « **Reply #9 on:** Aug 11, 2009, 11:51:44 PM »

Quote from: Derrick on Aug 11, 2009, 11:23:41 PM

I didn't expect Indianna Jones, so I was not disapointed.

Yet I thought it was slightly better then Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

B E C K · « **Reply #10 on:** Aug 12, 2009, 12:46:42 AM »

Quote from: Derrick on Aug 11, 2009, 11:23:41 PM

The Yetis did ruin things, as did the son being magically 20 while his parents were clearly still in their 30s.

Also, Maria Bello sucking ass. They should've just written her out of the story, especially since the focus of the whole thing turned out to be about their horn-dog son trying to get his mack on.

Quote from: Rama on Aug 11, 2009, 11:51:44 PM

Yet I thought it was slightly better then Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

What, better than the Mummy 3? Shit, that's a tough call. I was tortured by both but... jeez, I guess I'd have to give this one to Kingdom of the Crystal Skull instead actually. There's no way in hell I want to see that Mummy 3 crap again.

Rama · « **Reply #11 on:** Aug 12, 2009, 12:49:18 AM »

Shia Lebouf tips the scales for me...anything with him it instantly becomes worse. Yes, even Holes.

B E C K · « **Reply #12 on:** Aug 12, 2009, 12:59:13 AM »

I never saw Holes. I hate Shia Lebeof. The only thing he was remotely tolerable in was the Nausicaa dub and even there his acting was kinda wooden, dare I say even Keanu Reevish, at times.

Maria Bello was just an ass-awful Evie. And that kid that played the son was a pain in the ass, too. It probably also hurts more that Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Russell Wong, and Jessey Meng--all Asian actors that I love--are in this steaming pile. I care about the Crystal Skull cast significantly less, so that probably helps make it less awful for me.

Rama · « **Reply #13 on:** Aug 12, 2009, 01:03:52 AM »

Well my total dischantment might be factoring in too. Just to contrast the two I went to the midnight showing of Indy 4, where as I rented Mummy 3 from a red box. I was expecting more from Indy and Not a lot for Mummy 3. I got not a lot form Mummy 3, so I got what I expected. Indy 4 fell short...and fell way short of what I had wanted to see. So that's proably a factor. I never saw the Mummy movies as very good in the first place, where as Raiders of the Lost Ark is my fav. movie of all time.

B E C K · « **Reply #14 on:** Aug 12, 2009, 01:09:59 AM »

I agree with you on the disenchantment thing. I never had any attachment to Indy and I actually liked the first two Mummy flicks. I went to the theater to see 3 and saw Indy for free at home. Not that I expected a lot from the Mummy. I didn't like Journey to the Center of the Earth either but I never got the squeamish need to leave like I did with Mummy 3.

Rama · « **Reply #15 on:** Aug 12, 2009, 01:24:16 AM »

Well that's proably the heart of the issue then.

jonhammstein · « **Reply #16 on:** Aug 12, 2009, 03:01:15 PM »

I've never had much of a problem with Shia. He was always funny on Even Stevens.

But then I saw him on Conan promoting TF2. Everything was outrageous. "It's outrageous, Conan. Outrageous. This week has just been outrageous. The fans are outrageous. Outrageous. Outrageous. Outrageous."

It was like he had just done a jumbo line of coke backstage.

Bernie AKA · « **Reply #17 on:** Aug 12, 2009, 03:19:58 PM »

Don't tell me that word has made a comeback.

Oingo Boingo had a song titled "Outrageous" in 1987. It was THE hacky sack BGM here.

jonhammstein · « **Reply #18 on:** Aug 12, 2009, 03:41:19 PM »

Apparently it's also Aquaman's catchphrase in Batman: The Brave and the Bold.

But don't hold it against him, he's the first and only cool incarnation of the character.

Rama · « **Reply #19 on:** Aug 12, 2009, 04:13:27 PM »

Quote from: Italian Sabatman on Aug 12, 2009, 03:01:15 PM

But then I saw him on Conan promoting TF2. Everything was outrageous. "It's outrageous, Conan. Outrageous. This week has just been outrageous. The fans are outrageous. Outrageous. Outrageous. Outrageous."

Yeah...but was it truely, truely, truely Outrageous?

Derrick · « **Reply #20 on:** Aug 12, 2009, 06:20:19 PM »

I just despise Shia.

jonhammstein · « **Reply #21 on:** Aug 12, 2009, 06:24:38 PM »

Jem is excitement!

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #22 on:** Aug 12, 2009, 11:24:27 PM »

"Outrageous": soon to be as overused as the phrases/terms such as "off the hook", "sick", and "compelling".

Bernie AKA · « **Reply #23 on:** Aug 13, 2009, 09:41:13 AM »

I could easily go the rest of my life without hearing "think outside the box" and "keep me in the loop".

Fiero · « **Reply #24 on:** Aug 13, 2009, 09:45:46 AM »

Quote from: Italian Sabatman on Aug 10, 2009, 10:17:10 PM

Dudes, with the way this movie ends, the sequel will be nothing short of pure, concentrated awesome.

Nothing will ever be more awesome then Cover Girl getting murdered.

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #25 on:** Aug 13, 2009, 11:44:34 AM »

Quote from: Bernie AKA on Aug 13, 2009, 09:41:13 AM

I could easily go the rest of my life without hearing "think outside the box" and "keep me in the loop".

We need to come up with a list of expressions we're sick of, current and historical. For instance, I was really, really tired of hearing "gag me with a spoon" back in the day.

Bernie AKA · « **Reply #26 on:** Aug 13, 2009, 03:24:12 PM »

That could make for a hellacious game of Buzzword Bingo.

IDE · « **Reply #27 on:** Aug 13, 2009, 11:45:41 PM »

I am enjoying all the LeBeef hate in this thread.

More please.

B E C K · « **Reply #28 on:** Aug 14, 2009, 03:51:13 AM »

Quote from: Italian Sabatman on Aug 12, 2009, 03:01:15 PM

It was like he had just done a jumbo line of coke backstage.

I believe it.

IDE · « **Reply #29 on:** Aug 15, 2009, 11:11:47 PM »

I haven't heard anything bad about this from normal movie goers yet. In fact I've seen 3 positives.