Open Discussion – Jun 10, 2009

kofi outlaw says:

First! I’m the First guy, look at me!!!!!

Daniel F says:

I would say the surprise failure was Terminator. I think most of us with few exceptions expected it to be a great movie that would perform well. I enjoyed it, and while Vic gave it a luke warm review he wasn’t completely negative. Though some members seem to bash it as if it were the worst movie of the year. Either way though like it hate it or some where in the middle it was not great at the box office.

I would say the surprise hit for me was Star Trek. I expected it to do well, but not to make how much it has. Trek tends to have a stigma attached to it, but it appears that maybe those times are moving toward the past. I do have a work friend who still refuses to see it because it’s star trek. He told me no self respecting black man will ever watch Star Trek. His words not mine. I make fun of him all the time because he tries to act like he’s a gangster gee thug and not at all nerdy, but he’s a huge gamer nerd and has Batman ring tones on his phone. I kid you not when he gets a text message his phone says “Why So Serious?”. I don’t see why he rejects the Trek so much and what’s up with the stigma, but that was my long rambely way of saying that Trek surprised me.

Jimmy says:

I reckon, just because it’s a “surprise” (since nobody expected it to be going this strongly, I certainly didn’t!) Is Star Trek. I don’t know anything about G.I. Joe so I’ve got lots of comic reading to do, to catch up… As for future hit Avatar will probably end up disappointing people just because of the massive hype…

Here’s my question. Any truth to the rumour that there’ll be a Naked Gun: What 4? The Rhythm Of Evil?

Kofi Outlaw says:

Surprise failure: I totally agree with the T4 verdict.

Surprise hit: The Hangover. Hands down. Nobody saw it coming and it is going to end up being both a commercial and cult comedy hit. It’s the 2009 “40-Year Old Virgin”. Funny too!

SK-47 says:

I’m desperate to see something…have not seen any of these summer movies!
So guys, now that there are some out there, what should I see first? Star Trek, Hangover, Drag me To Hell, Up?
Seems like the reason to see Terminator was all shown in that new TV spot that Rob posted last week with Arnold.

The Voice of Reason says:

@sk-47
Definitely see star trek or terminator in the theatre. The others can wait for DVD.

Hoonz says:

Id had to say that Terminator wasnt a complete failure… i just think it didnt live up to the hype. Im a lil worried as well with Avatar for that matter.

Id have to disagree with it being a “SUPRISE” for me… but the two best movies out right now are The Hangover and Star Trek. I guess Trek is a lil bit of a suprise cuz im from a younger generation that never got into it. but i am glad on how they brought it back with a new beginning for me, cuz i thoroughly enjoyed it!

Im looking forward to Transformers 2, Harry Potter, Sherlock Holmes, Where the Wild Things Are and Public Enemies. I have a really good feeling that they will all dominate!

GIJOE im a little worried about… not a huge Marlon Wayans fan, and the director is from the Mummy- series and Van Helsing, correct? and i wasnt too impressed with those.

Charlie says:

Here is a new discussion item, so i was watching Revolutionary Road last night, and seeing Michael Shannon in it made me think that in the future he might make a good replacement Joker in the batman franchise, i think he could do a pretty good job of filling in for Heath, and bringing the same darkness to the role that he did.

so what do you think?

cantizzle says:

my guess is G.I. Joe won’t be crackin into best. maybe closer to disappointing, and not because of Marlon Wayans

Daniel F says:

John “Kahless” Taylor

We are talking disappointing in box office not in quality. Wolverine is making just barely under what was expected of it for the most part it’s on par. Terminator is far bellow expectations. Now if we go with quality your right for sure.

I will say when all is said and done I think GI Joe will be the worst film of the summer even worse than Transformers.

Daniel F says:

I rarely do this, but I agree with 790 lets all now hug our loved ones and wait for the apocalypse to end.

Daniel F says:

Yea, but the problem is look at all the Treks of the past and see how well they did. This Trek was a surprise. May not of been a huge one we all expected it to do well, but it’s doing beyond what most people thought.

Jago says:

Now i don’t know how people in here feel about dance movies but i like them… Not so much the story to tell you the truth but for the dancing and how they present it on film. I myself have had dance as a big background in my life… The point to all of this is i just heard of ” Step Up 3D”… And i think its going to be very cool.

John "Kahless" Taylor says:

There are some dance movies I do like (the one with the girl who wanted to be a ballerina but then her mother died trying to get to her performance was pretty good) but most of them I think are pretty bad. Then there are some where the dancing of the movie is good but the rest is utter crap, like You Got Served. The first Step Up was OK, but the second was not good for me, and I’m not inclined to see this 3D one.