Originally Posted By oc_dean Despite whatever the buzz is ... I'll be awaiting the Australian release ... and see what it's all about. Like most movies ... I'm curious ... and will probably visually look stunning. A couple years ago .. Al Lutz said to look out for some sort of Peoplemover inspiration for DL's Tomorrowland empty PM track. A bit miffed about that one though ... I don't know how the aesthetic of this film is going to translate with some futuristic peoplemover system, in the film. Much less some direct link to a DL Tomorrowland attraction.
Originally Posted By basil fan My brother-in-law & nephew saw the trailer on the big screen and are now both very excited about this, calling it a must-see.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>At $250 million, Disney better hope they've got a sleeper hit on their hands.<< And that's the key problem with Iger's strategy for the Company. He has practically eliminated any small projects that could be moderately successful, and focused entirely on big-budget ones. That means that the Comany can't afford to have anything that turns out 'just okay'. Much like how a theme park needs attractions of varying scale and scope to make a fun and full-fledged day, a studio needs to have films of varying scale and scope to have full-fledged success in the long term. But Iger's never looked at things long term, so why start now?
Originally Posted By basil fan >>Did they like the 'Ernest' movies starring Jim Varney? It really saddens me how mean-spirited this site has become. It's no longer "I hate that movie," it's degenerated into, "You are an idiot if you don't agree with me." Yes, I said it. Go ahead and pelt me with clever put-downs; there are many here who excel at them, as you can see. I am naive enough to believe a bunch of strangers should be able to have an online discussion without insulting each other. I have often given my opinion of, say, Finding Nemo, but never have I impugned the intelligence of those who like it.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA basil fan, sorry. It was just meant as a light-hearted poke. Truly. My co-workers and I have a sarcastic sense of humor, and it doesn't read well in print I suppose. It wasn't at all meant to be mean.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 I've been following Stanton on Twitter, and he's dispeled some of the rumors that the film was wildly overbudget. This isn't the quote, but someone asked if it was true that the film had to make 700 million just to break even, he responded with "don't believe everything you read."
Originally Posted By skinnerbox Interesting. He actually didn't deny it. If the film did indeed cost $250 million to produce, then it needs to earn between $500 million and $750 million to break even, depending upon the deal they've struck with the theater operators. And this figure does not include costs outside of production for marketing and promotion.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Jim in Merced, CA, is indeed a good person. I'm sure he would never intentionally hurt anyone. ORWEN: And neither would our dear basil fan. We hope John Carter on Mars is a success. We never even heard of him or his stories until the Disney company decided to make a movie about them. It will be interesting to see how it all turns out.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 I've been following the progress of the movie and it appears there's a good news/bad news scenario here. Let's get the bad news out of the way. Early tracking shows the film is not going to do well and could wind up as a write off for Disney. The good news according to the early critics screenings is that Stanton has delivered a fantastic film. So if we can get one great film then I'm fine with that.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <The good news according to the early critics screenings is that Stanton has delivered a fantastic film.> Hmmmm. If it's fantastic, I wonder what the disconnect is?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA This movie looks very much like one of the newer 'Star Wars' movies, or like the 'The Golden Compass' or even 'The Prince of Persia.' For me, there's never a moment where you can't see the actors performing in front of a green screen.
Originally Posted By utahjosh <For me, there's never a moment where you can't see the actors performing in front of a green screen.> Which is odd, since so much of it was filmed on location in southern Utah.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Hmmmm....then shouldn't it be re-named John Carter in Utah???
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <Which is odd, since so much of it was filmed on location in southern Utah> Perhaps in a soundstage in Southern Utah.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Well, okay, let's make up our minds! We'll call it John Carter on a Soundstage in Sourthern Utah!!
