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Poll - How many times have you seen Avatar? How many times *in theater* ? -- nm - Andie Nov 9, 12:09 22
- 3 times in the theater. I don't think I've watched it at home. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 9, 13:06
- twice, one being in theater ... -- nm - call me Ishmael Nov 9, 13:05
- 1. 1. I'd watch a sequel, but not opening weekend. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 12:14
- once in a theater, and it was 3D (rare for me for a regular movie). -- nm - b. Nov 9, 12:13 1
  - And how is Avatar a regular movie? -- nm - con_carne Nov 9, 12:17
- Once. Always meant to go back and watch the movie rather than the technology :) -- nm - Meg Nov 9, 12:12
- I think I saw Avatar 3 times in the Theater. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 9, 12:12
- 3 -- nm - con_carne Nov 9, 12:11
- 0, 0 -- nm - znufrii Nov 9, 12:11
- 0. 0. -- nm - ty97 Nov 9, 12:11
- Approximately 1.31725 and exactly 1, respectively. -- nm - Green Baron Casserole Nov 9, 12:11
- 1 in theatre, probably about 5 at home -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 9, 12:11
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- Once all the way through have seen pieces of it here and there -- nm - eag Nov 9, 12:10
- I'll estimate 7 total, once in theatres. -- nm - Shaun Nov 9, 12:10
- 1,1 -- nm - Pippy Nov 9, 12:10
- Never. -- nm - iSpam Nov 9, 12:10
- More than 10, 1.9 -- nm - David Nov 9, 12:10
- 0, 0 -- nm - Spawn Nov 9, 12:09
- 1 and 1. Going to watch it with the kids though over Christmas -- nm - Beaker Nov 9, 12:09
- once. -- nm - Andie Nov 9, 12:09
- 1.5, 1 -- nm - Max Nov 9, 12:09
Want to hear something hilarious? Fantasy football related. - Shaun Nov 9, 12:08 2
- I thought this was gonna be your score in our matchup this week. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 9, 12:12
- Guy? -- nm - Spawn Nov 9, 12:09
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- Uh... no. -- nm - Spawn Nov 9, 12:08
- yyuppp -- nm - Remlik Nov 9, 12:06
anybody got $350k laying around somewhere? -- (link) - znufrii Nov 9, 12:03 3
- If google is any guide, it might be called The Great American Pub. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 12:06 2
  - except that's a lot bigger than the space is described in the listing. - znufrii Nov 9, 12:08 1
    - or I can buy this BYO restaurant that's right around the corner -- (link) - znufrii Nov 9, 12:11
David: I certainly don't disagree with that particular SHIELD casting. Better than Olmos. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 12:03 4
- Brotherhood of the Wolf is the role I always link with Dacascos. - David Nov 9, 12:11 2
  - Let's see ... Hawaii Five-0 and The Crow, for me. - Beryllium Nov 9, 12:13
  - yeah he was. So was Belluci. -- nm - Remlik Nov 9, 12:11
- Which casting are we talking about ? -- nm - eag Nov 9, 12:10
Speaking of new shows, I will never watch that Sharon Stone one because in the radio promo the first thing she says is: - Shaun Nov 9, 12:03 5
- Wait, she has a show? - Spawn Nov 9, 12:03 4
  - heh -- nm - Max Nov 9, 12:08
  - Agent X !! -- nm - Beaker Nov 9, 12:05
  - yeah I taped the 1st couple last night cause I wanna see just how bad it is -- nm - Remlik Nov 9, 12:04
  - *kills you in the scrosac* -- nm - Shaun Nov 9, 12:04
Coming to NBC....Ray Liotta and Jlo...Shades of Blue -- (link) - Remlik Nov 9, 11:56 [youtube] 15
- and they cancelled Constantine!!!! -- nm - groiny Nov 9, 12:08
- Bow-chicka-wow-wow? -- nm - Green Baron Casserole Nov 9, 12:08
- Training Day: The TV Show... as long as JLo's hair is perfect -- nm - con_carne Nov 9, 12:00
- I will watch the shit out of that -- nm - Pippy Nov 9, 12:00 8
  - you watched State of Affairs with Heigl didn't you? - Remlik Nov 9, 12:01 5
    - *hiss* I can't stand the Heigl - I am a known Jlo fan though -- nm - Pippy Nov 9, 12:02 4
      - Here's the thing though...before she decided to be "JLo" and a pop star and all that...she was a really good actress. - Jim Nov 9, 12:06 3
        
        She had one *great* movie with Clooney. -- nm - Remlik Nov 9, 12:11 1
        
        And it would take him being in it to make it watchable. -- nm - Spawn Nov 9, 12:52
        
        I agree with this -- nm - Pippy Nov 9, 12:10
  - Its whats replacing The Player in that time slot -- nm - eag Nov 9, 12:01 1
    - bummer - it looks movie quality - I will give it that -- nm - Pippy Nov 9, 12:01
- *Stops watching at the 0:07 mark* - Spawn Nov 9, 11:58 2
  - *stops watching at the 0:00 mark* -- nm - Beaker Nov 9, 12:01 1
    - Eh, I watched for the bounce. - Spawn Nov 9, 12:03
Happy belated birthday to the oldest working actor in Hollywood -- (link) - znufrii Nov 9, 11:51
so Blindspot season two premise: She becomes a Suicide Girl? - Jovian Nov 9, 11:41 12
- oddly enough, this show is still not as intriguing as Quantico. - Pippy Nov 9, 11:48 10
  - Im current on Blindspot and a couple of episodes behind on Quantico - eag Nov 9, 11:58 3
    - yes I like the Player a great deal - its failing because of poor writing not bad premise -- nm - Pippy Nov 9, 12:01 2
      - I enjoy Wesley going badass when he does -- nm - eag Nov 9, 12:02 1
        
        *nods* -- nm - Pippy Nov 9, 12:04
  - Well, Quantico does have those Bollywood dance numbers to keep it going. -- nm - Spawn Nov 9, 11:50 5
    - boy does it ever - Pippy Nov 9, 11:53 1
      - I guess they don't teach you how to tie your hair back at FBI school if you are that fabulous. -- nm* - Shaun Nov 9, 12:00
    - Is that the show with the supermodel FBI agent? -- nm - Shaun Nov 9, 11:51 2
      - yes -- nm - Pippy Nov 9, 11:53
      - yes -- nm - Beaker Nov 9, 11:53
- *likes* -- nm - Shaun Nov 9, 11:45
Mariah Carey cast as Gotham's Mayor...not as Commissoner Barbara Gordon.... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 9, 11:37 1
- A fanboy rumor turning out to be false? -- nm - con_carne Nov 9, 11:56
I bought a big bag of dried calamari in Costco thinking it would be similar to dried cuttlefish...it's not :( -- nm - Meg Nov 9, 11:32 13
- is it my brain or did you and ML both have the same posts a while back? -- nm - b. Nov 9, 12:04 3
  - answering myself, because phew! nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 9, 12:05 2
    - Heh, I didn't remember mentioning it at the time - and I guess I didn't see ML's response. *That* I would have remembered :) -- nm - Meg Nov 9, 12:11 1
      - oh, he had posted his before you did yours. it was around the same time, though; so my mind connected, heh. -- nm - b. Nov 9, 12:14
- Sorry, you've crossed into the "too cute to kill" area of SJWing -- (link) - con_carne Nov 9, 11:44 [youtube]
- soup stock? wth do you do with cuttlefish bits? eat it like jerky? are you turning japanese? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 9, 11:37 1
  - Yup, cuttlefish is a snack food I discovered in Hawaii. I guess the calamari needs to be rehydrated. -- nm - Meg Nov 9, 11:40
- Just add water -- nm - spamlet Nov 9, 11:32 5
  - and cuttlefish -- nm - prayformojo Nov 9, 11:35 4
    - and soy sauce! -- (link) - ML Nov 9, 11:36 [youtube] 3
      - What. The. Eff. - spamlet Nov 9, 11:40 1
        
        It's bad luck even seein' something like that! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 9, 11:41
      - Heh. -- nm - Meg Nov 9, 11:39
By The Heart Of The Sea -- nm - con_carne Nov 9, 11:27 5
- By the Power of Gray Skull -- nm - Spawn Nov 9, 11:28 4
  - (I've recently realized that a faithful adaptation of this would require Skeletor/Beast Man, etc. to be nincompoops, and therefore unadaptable) -- nm - con_carne Nov 9, 11:31 1
    - Much like the Atari Teen Hunger Force adaptation I keep trying to come up with. -- nm - Spawn Nov 9, 11:36
  - By The Beard Of Zeus! -- nm - con_carne Nov 9, 11:29 1
    - By Grabthar's hammer, by the suns of Worvan! -- nm - mara Nov 9, 11:29
The audio really makes this vine shine. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 9, 11:23
Creed should be a decent sized hit. It's definitely underpriced on the HSX. -- nm - Inigo Nov 9, 11:17
TWD - spoilers & question about that Fear TWD airplane scene they keep showing. - JenBro Nov 9, 11:17 7
- spoils - Beryllium Nov 9, 11:19
- no, no, yes. spoils. - groiny Nov 9, 11:18 5
  - uh huh (spoilers) - JenBro Nov 9, 11:19 3
    - they did not do a really good job of stating that during the show. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 9, 11:20 2
      - spoils - Beryllium Nov 9, 11:21 1
        
        oh for sure spoils - groiny Nov 9, 11:22
  - Ah, I missed that too. Makes sense. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 11:19
Custom desktop calendar for $1 plus shipping (today only). Good stocking stuffer for grandparents etc. - Andie Nov 9, 11:14
Star Wars is going to crush Avatar's OW, no doubts there, but not a chance, imo, for total gross. -- nm - Shaun Nov 9, 11:13 65
- Mrs Disney and I rarely go to movies in theatres anymore because of Princess Disney. We will find a way for Star Wars in its first week... - Walt_Disney Nov 9, 11:51 2
  - I think it's a given that people nostalgic for the original trilogy will come out in droves. The question is more about the newer generations. - Inigo Nov 9, 11:53 1
    - Judging by the animated properties and toy sales, yes. -- nm - TWuG Nov 9, 11:55
- If it can do $200ish o.w that's only a 3.5ish multiplier to beat Avatar -- nm - jangles Nov 9, 11:20
- I think the opening weekend record is probably safe, but Avatar is in jeopardy. -- nm - Inigo Nov 9, 11:18 25
  - Worldwide, sure. Domestic? I doubt it. -- nm - David Nov 9, 11:24 24
    - $2.78 billion isn't happening worldwide. $760 million has a much better shot stateside. -- (edited) - Inigo Nov 9, 11:28 23
      - I think you're exactly backwards on this. That's what makes these discussions fun. -- nm - David Nov 9, 11:30 22
        
        The Phantom Menace made $450 million or so internationally (prior to the re-release), Revenge of the Sith made $468 million overseas. - Inigo Nov 9, 11:36 10
        
        i fully expect this to way outperform Phantom Menace (even taking inflation, etc into account). -- nm - Andie Nov 9, 11:43 1
        
        Me too, but way outperform TPM, and making $2.8 billion are two different planets. -- nm - Inigo Nov 9, 11:48
        
        Because the marketplace exploded. Now, absolute garbage can earn half a billion. - David Nov 9, 11:41 7
        
        Sure, but that's just it. Jurassic World was an enormous hit. Yet it only made $1 billion overseas. -- (edited) - Inigo Nov 9, 11:46 2
        
        I'm not "expecting" anything. I'm discussing permutations. See below. - David Nov 9, 11:57 1
        
        To be clear, by problems in China I'm thinking they'll have to deal with $150 million there instead of $250 million. -- (edited) - Inigo Nov 9, 12:02
        
        Jurassic World's *billion* still leaves it about 1 billion short of Avatar. - Will Hunting Nov 9, 11:46 3
        
        You're preaching to the choir, but I'm slotting Star Wars at $550M domestic and $1.5B overseas. - David Nov 9, 11:54 2
        
        I can get behind those #'2...which still leaves it a Passion of the Christ short overall. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 9, 11:56 1
        
        Oh, I always expect Star Wars films to be shorts. - David Nov 9, 11:58
        
        And you are both incorrect as it will wipe the records out. - Spawn Nov 9, 11:33 10
        
        yup. -- nm - Remlik Nov 9, 11:38 1
        
        Gotta agree with the Indiana boys here -- nm - eag Nov 9, 11:44
        
        Oh, honey. -- nm - David Nov 9, 11:33 7
        
        It amuses me that for someone that makes a living off of movies, you continue to fail to see which way the wind is blowing. - Spawn Nov 9, 11:50 6
        
        Fine, let's make a wager. I'll buy you a Star Wars blu-ray if beats Avatar domestically. You buy me a Vudu movie when (err, "if") it doesn't. -- nm - David Nov 9, 11:53 5
        
        I would have to check and see if we have a blu-ray player! - Spawn Nov 9, 12:05 3
        
        Fine, I'll get you a $20 Fandango gift card. You'll get me the Vudu film of my choice. -- nm - David Nov 9, 12:11
        
        you do! the xbox! -- nm - Remlik Nov 9, 12:05 1
        
        and adjust the deal for the Peanuts Blu ray -- nm - Remlik Nov 9, 12:06
        
        It's a trap! He's going to buy you TPM! -- nm - Shaun Nov 9, 11:55
- Worldwide or Domestic? -- nm - eag Nov 9, 11:18 13
  - Worldwide is even less likely than domestic. - Will Hunting Nov 9, 11:24 12
    - Star Wars 7 has original cast members. That overcomes a lot of the ill taste of the prequels. -- nm - Remlik Nov 9, 11:44 7
      - More to the point of what I'm saying: You can take the 3rd largest movie ever (Jurassic World) and add it to the 12th (RotK) and still be a million - Will Hunting Nov 9, 11:56 3
        
        IF Star Wars is good, you will have a shitload of people who will be seeing it 4,5,6 times at the theater. - groiny Nov 9, 12:04 1
        
        Right. But until December 28th or so, we won't know a) that it's good or b) that people care. - Will Hunting Nov 9, 12:08
        
        it's a tough hill to climb no doubt. But if any film can do it....it's gonna be this one. -- nm - Remlik Nov 9, 12:02
      - totally one-person's-anecdote - i had no interest, at all, in the prequels, I already have tickets for this one. - Andie Nov 9, 11:45 2
        
        did you like 4,5,6? -- nm - Remlik Nov 9, 11:50 1
        
        i love the original, i like Empire and Jedi. -- nm - Andie Nov 9, 12:01
    - Have to disagree. Star Wars is easily translatable, since it's always relied heavily on visuals/sound/music/universal themes rather than specific myth -- nm - con_carne Nov 9, 11:36
    - To a certain extent, Star Wars is why there is global box office. - David Nov 9, 11:27
    - Worldwide ain't happening. China doesn't even know what a Star Wars is yet. -- nm - Inigo Nov 9, 11:26 1
      - then who's making all those crappy toys?????....nm - x Nov 9, 11:50
- OTOH, if the forgettable Avatar can earn so much money, then who's to say a new Star Wars movie cannot? -- nm - Roger More Nov 9, 11:17 19
  - Avatar might be forgettable now, but at the time it was revolutionary in advancing the tech of movies. - Will Hunting Nov 9, 11:21 18
    - It is a sequel to the franchise that began the trend you speak of. -- nm - Spawn Nov 9, 11:34 1
      - I really wish we could go back to HSX's boards in April 1999. - Will Hunting Nov 9, 11:47
    - I can't walk 3 blocks without seeing something Star Wars related..... - groiny Nov 9, 11:26 13
      - You should change your walking patterns, because that's billboard Hell. -- nm - David Nov 9, 11:32 1
        
        it is not even billboards, it is merchandise everywhere. -- nm - groiny Nov 9, 11:33
      - You couldn't in 1999 either. It didn't even break the opening weekend record in a favorable calendar frame. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 9, 11:27 10
        
        that was a completely different animal. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 9, 11:28 9
        
        It really wasn't. If anything, we're seeing less absurdity. No one's camping out yet. - Will Hunting Nov 9, 11:29 8
        
        no, now we have advanced ticket sales, which are off the charts. - groiny Nov 9, 11:32 7
        
        right, no need to camp out. You buy your tickets,.with reserved seating, and just show up. -- nm - Andie Nov 9, 11:37 6
        
        Reserved seating would be so excellent. -- nm - Shaun Nov 9, 11:48 5
        
        you don't have any with reserved seats? No AVX? -- nm - Andie Nov 9, 11:48 4
        
        We only got it a few months ago. I can't go back now that I can have it. -- nm - David Nov 9, 11:52
        
        *blank stare* - Shaun Nov 9, 11:51 2
        
        Mostly all of the projectors are digital now, iirc, but there's nothing new and shiny aside from that. -- nm - Shaun Nov 9, 12:05
        
        ahhh -- nm - Andie Nov 9, 12:02
    - It's the first SW movie in 30 years with the original trilogy characters and storylines, that's a trial game changer -- nm - jangles Nov 9, 11:23
    - I thought it was forgettable then, too. Fern Gully in space. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 11:21
- Right. -- nm - David Nov 9, 11:14
Who likes good news? Everyone? Then, good news, everyone! -- (link) - David Nov 9, 11:13 8
- I would watch her in anything -- nm - J Nov 9, 11:18 3
  - You're a smart man. Spawn could learn a lot from you. -- nm - David Nov 9, 11:22 2
    - he should teach him how to use a sniper rifle next. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 9, 11:23 1
      - Let's not get carried away here. -- nm - Shaun Nov 9, 11:27
- There better not be a Kirk Cameron connection in this link, you sssssssnake. -- nm - Max Nov 9, 11:14 3
  - No, they save those for the Candace Cameron Bure ones. - David Nov 9, 11:15 2
    - Who doesn't like her though? -- nm - spamlet Nov 9, 11:32
    - Have mercy. -- nm* - Shaun Nov 9, 11:16
1 Billion Dollars -- nm - Beaker Nov 9, 11:11

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