zevo Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 was not happening at all. That movie sucked. Extremely dissappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffan00 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 was not happening at all. That movie sucked. Extremely dissappointed. Really?? Thought his first R movie would do well......guess i will wait to see it on DVD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in Chicago Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 was not happening at all. That movie sucked. Extremely dissappointed. I disagree. My wife and I both enjoyed it. Preferred seeing this one to the Hulk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fong Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I have liked every one of M. Night's movies. INCLUDING Lady in the Water. Until now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Gun10 Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I went yesterday to see the hulk they both played at the same time Everyone was going to see this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fong Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I went yesterday to see the hulk they both played at the same time Everyone was going to see this. At the theater I went to there was a huge line for the Hulk and we walked right into the Happening. It was sold out though, but it was in the smaller theater with less showings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Gun10 Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 At the theater I went to there was a huge line for the Hulk and we walked right into the Happening. It was sold out though, but it was in the smaller theater with less showings. It will be interesting to which film is number one this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fong Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 It will be interesting to which film is number one this week It will be the Hulk. Pretty much already assured. The big question now is if the Happening can hold on to its early and slim lead over Kung Fu Panda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadCap Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Is M. Night the biggest one-hit wonder ever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fong Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Is M. Night the biggest one-hit wonder ever? No, he's made some solid movies. The Happening just isn't one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in Chicago Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Is M. Night the biggest one-hit wonder ever? MadCap, What do you define as 'hit'. All his movies since Sixth Sense have made a lot of money save for Lady in the Water. I can post stats if you want. Secondly, using superlatives such as 'ever' implies you have studied all the directors ever to make movies and narrowed down a list to those that made one commercially successful movie followed by all flops. Is that what you want to say ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in Chicago Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 It will be the Hulk. Pretty much already assured. The big question now is if the Happening can hold on to its early and slim lead over Kung Fu Panda. No question Hulk will be tops. But The Happening made ~ $13 million on Friday compared to the $21 million take for Hulk and most 'experts' had expected not only the gap to be wider, but Hulk's take to be much more. Critical reviews and viewer preferences are not always directly correlated. http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/hulk_...riday_estimates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicBills Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 No question Hulk will be tops. But The Happening made ~ $13 million on Friday compared to the $21 million take for Hulk and most 'experts' had expected not only the gap to be wider, but Hulk's take to be much more. Critical reviews and viewer preferences are not always directly correlated. http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/hulk_...riday_estimates True, but horror movies almost without exception drop like boulders after the opening weekend. In the summer, it's even worse. Add to it luke warm (at best) reviews and you got an almost guaranteed BO stinker in the second week. I like M. Night -- but the script was a short story, not a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in Chicago Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 True, but horror movies almost without exception drop like boulders after the opening weekend. In the summer, it's even worse. Add to it luke warm (at best) reviews and you got an almost guaranteed BO stinker in the second week. I like M. Night -- but the script was a short story, not a movie. Fair enough but I think the question was related to this weekend and not next. I expect it to drop fast as well but perhaps not too much as there is no other scare/thriller competition for that target audience (18+) next weekend. Hulk's target demographic on the other hand has plenty of competition coming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicBills Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Fair enough but I think the question was related to this weekend and not next. I expect it to drop fast as well but perhaps not too much as there is no other scare/thriller competition for that target audience (18+) next weekend. Hulk's target demographic on the other hand has plenty of competition coming up. Word of mouth is going to kill this flick as fast as it did for Lady in the Water. It's getting blasted everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadCap Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 MadCap,What do you define as 'hit'. All his movies since Sixth Sense have made a lot of money save for Lady in the Water. I can post stats if you want. Secondly, using superlatives such as 'ever' implies you have studied all the directors ever to make movies and narrowed down a list to those that made one commercially successful movie followed by all flops. Is that what you want to say ? Let me rephrase: IMO, the guy made ONE good movie, the rest, not so good, regardless of $$$ made... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVUFootball29 Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Between the Strangers and The Happening, I've wasted about 50 bucks between tickets for myself and fiance and snacks and what not. What is so hard about writing a horror story with a bit of a plot instead of just hacking people up? I don't think I've liked hardly any of M.Nights movies...Signs wasn't all that great, The Village was pretty good until the ending. Sixth Sense was the only one I've enjoyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in Chicago Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Let me rephrase: IMO, the guy made ONE good movie, the rest, not so good, regardless of $$$ made... Now if you put it that way, I can appreciate it. I do think Unbreakable is his best by far - didn't realize how good it was till I saw it a second time. As for the trashing the Happening is taking, it was bring trashed way before the movie was released on both Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB. Yet, it had a solid weekend worldwide. This further strengthens by belief that internet loud mouths (me included) matter little to the financial performance of a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Now if you put it that way, I can appreciate it. I do think Unbreakable is his best by far - didn't realize how good it was till I saw it a second time. As for the trashing the Happening is taking, it was bring trashed way before the movie was released on both Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB. Yet, it had a solid weekend worldwide. This further strengthens by belief that internet loud mouths (me included) matter little to the financial performance of a movie. wait. are you trying to tell me that what people say on the internet/message boards doesnt really matter?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in Chicago Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 wait. are you trying to tell me that what people say on the internet/message boards doesnt really matter?!?!?! I never said that. For example, these people are invaluable to determining which rookie QB belongs in the hall of fame and which one is the next Ryan Leaf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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