Yeah this slipped my mind yesterday and I only thought about it during Chemistry today sorry. Anyway there's only really one movie of note that's coming out this week Project Almanac and even that doesn't have a lot of traction in terms of people willing to pay money to see it. The first two weeks were pretty solid for January since traditionally a desert when it comes to movies people actually might want to see but it looks like we've finally entered it. Project Almanac looks fun at the very least but I might be seeing Mortdecai this weekend because I am going with my mom tomorrow and she will kill me if I take her to see this movie or Paddington (which I really want to see now.)
Project Almanac
Weekend box office: $9-$15 million
Domestic box office: $ 25-$30 million
International box office: $ 25-$30 million
Worldwide box office: $50-$60 million
The only reason I could say to see this movie is if your (still) a fan of found footage movies, you thought it looked cool or you have nothing to do and you want to kill ninety minutes.
Weekend box office
1.) American Sniper
2.) The boy next door
3.) Project Almanac
4.) Paddington
5.) The wedding ringer
6.) Taken 3
7.) Imitation game
8.) Strange magic
9.) Selma
10.)Mortdecai
So that's my weekend box office prediction and see you either later or tomorrow (depending how my time clock works.)
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Thursday, January 29, 2015
Monday, January 26, 2015
weekend box office- Johnny Depp get a new agent
So the weekend has come and gone and it's really cold here despite it being Florida or it's just me being a woos. So the new movies to come out were The boy next door, Strange magic and Mortdecai. Many films this week stayed where they were with not really much change except with these three movies being added. Let's see how they did:
Weekend box office
1.) American sniper- $64 million
2.) The boy next door- $14 million
3.) Paddington- $12 million
4.) The Wedding Ringer- $11 million
5.) Taken 3- $7 million
6.) Imitation game- $6 million
7.) Strange Magic- $5.5 million
8.)Selma- $5.4 million
9.) Mortdecai- $ 4 million
10.) Into the woods- $3 million
I didn't see any of these movies so except for one I don't really have a strong opinion except good for Jennifer Lopez she gets to feed her family again and poor George Lucas. On Mortdecai however I just feel bad for Johnny Depp because ever since Dark Shadows he's been turning into box office poison and in all honesty despite some of the stuff I've heard the trailers specifically the second trailer the movie didn't look half bad. For Johnny Depp I would suggest he either not appear in any movies for a year (he has enough money to do that) or get a new agent quickly.
So that's the weekend box office and see you all Wednesday (hopefully) for the prediction for this weekend.
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Weekend box office
1.) American sniper- $64 million
2.) The boy next door- $14 million
3.) Paddington- $12 million
4.) The Wedding Ringer- $11 million
5.) Taken 3- $7 million
6.) Imitation game- $6 million
7.) Strange Magic- $5.5 million
8.)Selma- $5.4 million
9.) Mortdecai- $ 4 million
10.) Into the woods- $3 million
I didn't see any of these movies so except for one I don't really have a strong opinion except good for Jennifer Lopez she gets to feed her family again and poor George Lucas. On Mortdecai however I just feel bad for Johnny Depp because ever since Dark Shadows he's been turning into box office poison and in all honesty despite some of the stuff I've heard the trailers specifically the second trailer the movie didn't look half bad. For Johnny Depp I would suggest he either not appear in any movies for a year (he has enough money to do that) or get a new agent quickly.
So that's the weekend box office and see you all Wednesday (hopefully) for the prediction for this weekend.
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Friday, January 23, 2015
Selma movie review
Yeah I'm horrible at keeping promises especially new years resolution. Sorry about not keeping up this week I've been both sick and busy with school. Anyway instead of Bullshitting my way through apologies here's my review for a film I saw the much critically acclaimed Selma.
Selma is a film by Ava DuVernay (totally snubbed by the Oscars) starring David Oyelow as Dr. Martin Luther King during the Selma voting rights march. Also starring is Tom Wilkson as Lyndon B. Johnson, Wendell Price as Hosea Williams, Carmen Ejogo as Corretta Scott King and others.
I love this movie and to me it's basically perfect. The acting, the writing, the directing and everything down to the costumes is perfect.
Selma is not so much a biopic of Martin Luther King as much as a look into the civil rights movement itself, specifically the Selma voting marches itself. There is actually a long stretch of the film where Dr. King is at home with his family while we follow the first march (most perfect scene in the film) and the other characters. It's interesting prospective into the political dealings behind this and what everyone had to do to get the right. It makes the film unique as oppose to what we would usually expect from a Dr. Luther King movie. It also shows different perspectives of the civil rights movement at the time as it shows the perspective of white people (without doing the whole really nice white hero that other civil rights films tend to do) and black people, even showing some of them didn't like Dr. King.
First Ava DuVernary directing is magnificent, her style is very intense and it sucks you into the narrative. She is not afraid to show many very dark moments and get really up close and personnel with them and stays on them to allow the audience a chance to really soak in what's going on. She also does something that no other film has ever done, made me like narration. Unless it's a documentary narration in a film feels like crutch to explain something either the director or writer knows how to explain subtly. Yet here it used twice in two of my favorite and my opinion most perfect scenes: the first is the first march, after the police start attacking the marches no one talks except for one journalist who narrates what happens like a news reports while we see on screen what happened is both creative and absorbing as it lets you fell the impact of what's going on as if you were watching this in your home in that time era. The second is the last five minutes which is inter-spliced with footage of the actual march which feels so uplifting and so inspiring you can't help but cheer for Dr. King and the people who worked so hard to get to that point. All in all Ava DuVernay deserved the Oscar nomination not Clint Eastwood.
The film also uses a FBI report framing device which is very cool and creative especially with the introduction of J. Edgar Hoover.
The script is also very good especially when you find out they had no rights to any of Martin Luther King's speeches and had to make up a lot of things and for a historical drama to do that they did a very excellent job as the dialogue is both human and inspiring at the same time. David Oyelow as Dr. Martin Luther King is phenominal while he does show the very human and very real side of Dr. Martin Luther King (which I love whenever historical dramas or biopics do that) but also show this was a very righteous and intelligent man wanting to do the right thing his way. Other highlights include Wendell Price as Hosea Williams who does really well and Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King who does a very human and relatable portrayal which I can see happening to anyone if their husband was in this type of situation. This film also has many great performance but those were the ones that stood out to me.
There was some controversy about the inaccuracies of Lyndon B. Johnson's role in the civil rights movement in which he was actually pretty support of it and actually did a lot but unlike something like downplaying Alan Turing's sexuality in imitation game it's not a big part of the larger story and at the end it does show him growing a back bone.
Overall this is a fantastic movie that should not be missed, one of the best films of the year if not the best and I suggest seeing this over American Sniper any day.
Although I do recommend not taking anyone under the age of fourteen to see this movie because their is some intense stuff in this film right off the bat and even one scene that right now could be considered too relevant. I'm saying this because their were a couple of kids in my theater while watching this (which what the hell were their parents thinking) and one of them had a big freak out and started to cry.
Overall I give this Selma- 10/10 great script, great acting, great director and just all around a perfect movie just don't take anyone under fourteen to see this, please be smart parents.
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Selma is a film by Ava DuVernay (totally snubbed by the Oscars) starring David Oyelow as Dr. Martin Luther King during the Selma voting rights march. Also starring is Tom Wilkson as Lyndon B. Johnson, Wendell Price as Hosea Williams, Carmen Ejogo as Corretta Scott King and others.
I love this movie and to me it's basically perfect. The acting, the writing, the directing and everything down to the costumes is perfect.
Selma is not so much a biopic of Martin Luther King as much as a look into the civil rights movement itself, specifically the Selma voting marches itself. There is actually a long stretch of the film where Dr. King is at home with his family while we follow the first march (most perfect scene in the film) and the other characters. It's interesting prospective into the political dealings behind this and what everyone had to do to get the right. It makes the film unique as oppose to what we would usually expect from a Dr. Luther King movie. It also shows different perspectives of the civil rights movement at the time as it shows the perspective of white people (without doing the whole really nice white hero that other civil rights films tend to do) and black people, even showing some of them didn't like Dr. King.
First Ava DuVernary directing is magnificent, her style is very intense and it sucks you into the narrative. She is not afraid to show many very dark moments and get really up close and personnel with them and stays on them to allow the audience a chance to really soak in what's going on. She also does something that no other film has ever done, made me like narration. Unless it's a documentary narration in a film feels like crutch to explain something either the director or writer knows how to explain subtly. Yet here it used twice in two of my favorite and my opinion most perfect scenes: the first is the first march, after the police start attacking the marches no one talks except for one journalist who narrates what happens like a news reports while we see on screen what happened is both creative and absorbing as it lets you fell the impact of what's going on as if you were watching this in your home in that time era. The second is the last five minutes which is inter-spliced with footage of the actual march which feels so uplifting and so inspiring you can't help but cheer for Dr. King and the people who worked so hard to get to that point. All in all Ava DuVernay deserved the Oscar nomination not Clint Eastwood.
The film also uses a FBI report framing device which is very cool and creative especially with the introduction of J. Edgar Hoover.
The script is also very good especially when you find out they had no rights to any of Martin Luther King's speeches and had to make up a lot of things and for a historical drama to do that they did a very excellent job as the dialogue is both human and inspiring at the same time. David Oyelow as Dr. Martin Luther King is phenominal while he does show the very human and very real side of Dr. Martin Luther King (which I love whenever historical dramas or biopics do that) but also show this was a very righteous and intelligent man wanting to do the right thing his way. Other highlights include Wendell Price as Hosea Williams who does really well and Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King who does a very human and relatable portrayal which I can see happening to anyone if their husband was in this type of situation. This film also has many great performance but those were the ones that stood out to me.
There was some controversy about the inaccuracies of Lyndon B. Johnson's role in the civil rights movement in which he was actually pretty support of it and actually did a lot but unlike something like downplaying Alan Turing's sexuality in imitation game it's not a big part of the larger story and at the end it does show him growing a back bone.
Overall this is a fantastic movie that should not be missed, one of the best films of the year if not the best and I suggest seeing this over American Sniper any day.
Although I do recommend not taking anyone under the age of fourteen to see this movie because their is some intense stuff in this film right off the bat and even one scene that right now could be considered too relevant. I'm saying this because their were a couple of kids in my theater while watching this (which what the hell were their parents thinking) and one of them had a big freak out and started to cry.
Overall I give this Selma- 10/10 great script, great acting, great director and just all around a perfect movie just don't take anyone under fourteen to see this, please be smart parents.
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Monday, January 19, 2015
Weekend box office- How did that happen?
I saw Selma this weekend but you won't be getting that review until this Friday because I saw it late and it's late now. Yet quick review, it is amazing and deserves to be seen. See it right now. By the way Ava DuVernay was completely robbed of an Oscar for best directing. So a few movies came out with a few surprises, here's what happened.
Weekend box office
1.) American Sniper- $89 million
2.) The Wedding Singer- $20 million
3.) Paddington- $18 million
4.) Taken 3- $14 million
5.) Selma- $8 million
6.) The imitation game- $6.79 million
7.) Into the woods- $6.78 million
8.) The Hobbit- $4.8 million
9.) Unbroken- $4.1 million
10.) Blackhat- $ 3 million
Yeah I'm really surprised by American Sniper making almost $90 MILLION at the box office when I've heard a lot of mixed things about this movie. Although it does prove people will see hard dramas if they are wide released and have actual marketing to back them up. Sad for Blackhat I thought that actually looked kind of cool. So everyone see Selma and see you on Wednesday for box office prediction.
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Weekend box office
1.) American Sniper- $89 million
2.) The Wedding Singer- $20 million
3.) Paddington- $18 million
4.) Taken 3- $14 million
5.) Selma- $8 million
6.) The imitation game- $6.79 million
7.) Into the woods- $6.78 million
8.) The Hobbit- $4.8 million
9.) Unbroken- $4.1 million
10.) Blackhat- $ 3 million
Yeah I'm really surprised by American Sniper making almost $90 MILLION at the box office when I've heard a lot of mixed things about this movie. Although it does prove people will see hard dramas if they are wide released and have actual marketing to back them up. Sad for Blackhat I thought that actually looked kind of cool. So everyone see Selma and see you on Wednesday for box office prediction.
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Friday, January 16, 2015
My top ten worst movies of 2014
Yes the much, much, much delayed worst movies of 2014 is finally here. Remember this isn't the WORST movies that came out this year, these are the movies I myself hated the most or was so disappointed by. Heck some of these movies the majority of the public likes or even said was great. Not in my opinion however. I wasn't able to do this early or do a movie review at all because I got sick and could barely type. So with that note lets get on with the list.
#10 Non-Stop
I think this movie was one of the first movies I was ever mad at coming out of after seeing it. While it does have an interesting premise it has a predictable mystery (you are able to guess the guy within the first literal fifteen minutes of the movie), a slow pace, way too many coincidences, ultimately culminates in a stupid and kind of facepalm of a motivation. Really you could do a lot with a murderer on a plane scenario especially one flying over the Atlantic ocean so the pilot just can't stop somewhere they have no way out but up.
#9 Jersey Boys
I love musicals (even though I critique them more often than not) and I love movies (even though I critique them a lot of the time) this movie is neither or at the very least doesn't know what it wants to be. In parts it shows signs of a typical cheesy musical that's just for fun but in other parts it wants to be a serious drama. Yet the musical parts are barely there and the serious drama parts are rushed so fast they leave little impact. I was so excited for this movie coming out but I came out with a headache and just wondering how much time had passed.
# 8 The Expendables 3
I had never seen either the first or second Expendables movie because I was either way still a bit young to see the first one and I didn't even know the second one existed until a year later. I am so glad I didn't see those because this one was one of the most boring action movies I've seen all year.
# 7 Godzilla
Yeah I know I gave an initially a review that said Godzilla is super flawed but has a lot of bright spots, but looking back even the bright spots of this movie is so not worth the slog of boring dead as wood characters who you don't care about and who just get in the way of the awesome Godzilla fights to a very annoying degree. I know the atomic breath was awesome but that was a one minute scene of awesomeness in an hour and a half of boredom. I really want to see a fan edit of the movie where it's just the monster fights and the Ken Watanabe scenes (who would have been a way more interesting protagonist), it would be a great twenty-five minute video.
# 6 Tammy
Yeah I've got nothing more to say about this other than it's a real bore and a waste of SO much talent like Melissa McCarthy (who can act) , Susan Sarandan, Kathy Bates, Dan Akryod (who appears at the very end for five minutes with eight lines at most.) It's also can't decide whether it wants to be a comedy or drama and it fails at both hardcore.
# 5 One Hundred foot journey
You'll notice that #5-#1 are all movies I was looking forward too but was super disappointed by and considered it a bad movie especially of what it could have been. Yeah so I was excited for this movie, the guy who directed this directed one of my favorite movies of all time, stars the eternal badass Helen Mirren, takes place in Paris and is about food. I was so excited for this movie and was let down super hard. This movie was so boring and plain and clichéd as all hell, they even made the setting of Paris and all the food looked boring.
# 4 Book of life
This movie had so much potential and so much promise and so many hints of something more than we got. To me kids movie especially kids animated can be so much more than meets the eye yet this movie does everything by the book, everything is very predictable except for one character and one red herring, and yes the movie is one of the most beautiful and uniquely animated movies in the last decade but style can't make up for a lack of substance.
# 3 X-men days of future past
Yes I know a lot of people really liked this movie but I'm not a lot of people. I love the X-men series (favorite is X-men first class), I even love the ones everyone hates like X-men 3 and X-men origins. I was actually excited for this movie even with how Quicksilver looked like a disco ball but I hated this movie so bad, to me it was so rushed, some of the characters felt underdeveloped or schizophrenic, so many big stuff was so unexplained to the point where I felt as if we needed two movies leading up to this (X-men 4 and X-men first class 2) and the future cast was wasted and most of them barely got a line in. It felt as though this movie was botched in editing and from what I hear that might have been the case.
#2 Night at the museum 3: Secret of the tombs
I saw this movie but it was the Holidays so I didn't write a review it but I'm just going to say it's really bad, really unfunny, the Egyptian pharoh who really should have been the main character or at least one of the central characters, mixed message, his parents who have an interesting reason for making the tablet enchanted is wasted, Robin Williams in his last movie is wasted which is sad. I was just sadden by this movie because so many things were wasted or bad, and I liked the last two movies.
#1 Magic in the moonlight
If you read my review for this movie you will know I was infuriated by this movie when I came out. It has everything that all other movies on this list has, kind of offensive intellectually, wasted potential, blank plot and characters, super rushed, one of my favorite directors (Woody Allen) making an extremely horrible film, and just boring. I was so excited for this movie and I was so let down. This movie is an hour and a half long and feels like it's three hours. Guardians of the Galaxy is two hours long and is a breeze compared to Magic in the moonlight which is a complete slog and is the only movie where for ten minutes I walked out and snuck into the theater next to it and watched ten minutes of Sex tape (I missed nothing by the way.) I just feel angry talking about this movie that's how much I hate it.
So that's FINALLY my top ten worst movies of the year and I hope 2015 is better.
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#10 Non-Stop
I think this movie was one of the first movies I was ever mad at coming out of after seeing it. While it does have an interesting premise it has a predictable mystery (you are able to guess the guy within the first literal fifteen minutes of the movie), a slow pace, way too many coincidences, ultimately culminates in a stupid and kind of facepalm of a motivation. Really you could do a lot with a murderer on a plane scenario especially one flying over the Atlantic ocean so the pilot just can't stop somewhere they have no way out but up.
#9 Jersey Boys
I love musicals (even though I critique them more often than not) and I love movies (even though I critique them a lot of the time) this movie is neither or at the very least doesn't know what it wants to be. In parts it shows signs of a typical cheesy musical that's just for fun but in other parts it wants to be a serious drama. Yet the musical parts are barely there and the serious drama parts are rushed so fast they leave little impact. I was so excited for this movie coming out but I came out with a headache and just wondering how much time had passed.
# 8 The Expendables 3
I had never seen either the first or second Expendables movie because I was either way still a bit young to see the first one and I didn't even know the second one existed until a year later. I am so glad I didn't see those because this one was one of the most boring action movies I've seen all year.
# 7 Godzilla
Yeah I know I gave an initially a review that said Godzilla is super flawed but has a lot of bright spots, but looking back even the bright spots of this movie is so not worth the slog of boring dead as wood characters who you don't care about and who just get in the way of the awesome Godzilla fights to a very annoying degree. I know the atomic breath was awesome but that was a one minute scene of awesomeness in an hour and a half of boredom. I really want to see a fan edit of the movie where it's just the monster fights and the Ken Watanabe scenes (who would have been a way more interesting protagonist), it would be a great twenty-five minute video.
# 6 Tammy
Yeah I've got nothing more to say about this other than it's a real bore and a waste of SO much talent like Melissa McCarthy (who can act) , Susan Sarandan, Kathy Bates, Dan Akryod (who appears at the very end for five minutes with eight lines at most.) It's also can't decide whether it wants to be a comedy or drama and it fails at both hardcore.
# 5 One Hundred foot journey
You'll notice that #5-#1 are all movies I was looking forward too but was super disappointed by and considered it a bad movie especially of what it could have been. Yeah so I was excited for this movie, the guy who directed this directed one of my favorite movies of all time, stars the eternal badass Helen Mirren, takes place in Paris and is about food. I was so excited for this movie and was let down super hard. This movie was so boring and plain and clichéd as all hell, they even made the setting of Paris and all the food looked boring.
# 4 Book of life
This movie had so much potential and so much promise and so many hints of something more than we got. To me kids movie especially kids animated can be so much more than meets the eye yet this movie does everything by the book, everything is very predictable except for one character and one red herring, and yes the movie is one of the most beautiful and uniquely animated movies in the last decade but style can't make up for a lack of substance.
# 3 X-men days of future past
Yes I know a lot of people really liked this movie but I'm not a lot of people. I love the X-men series (favorite is X-men first class), I even love the ones everyone hates like X-men 3 and X-men origins. I was actually excited for this movie even with how Quicksilver looked like a disco ball but I hated this movie so bad, to me it was so rushed, some of the characters felt underdeveloped or schizophrenic, so many big stuff was so unexplained to the point where I felt as if we needed two movies leading up to this (X-men 4 and X-men first class 2) and the future cast was wasted and most of them barely got a line in. It felt as though this movie was botched in editing and from what I hear that might have been the case.
#2 Night at the museum 3: Secret of the tombs
I saw this movie but it was the Holidays so I didn't write a review it but I'm just going to say it's really bad, really unfunny, the Egyptian pharoh who really should have been the main character or at least one of the central characters, mixed message, his parents who have an interesting reason for making the tablet enchanted is wasted, Robin Williams in his last movie is wasted which is sad. I was just sadden by this movie because so many things were wasted or bad, and I liked the last two movies.
#1 Magic in the moonlight
If you read my review for this movie you will know I was infuriated by this movie when I came out. It has everything that all other movies on this list has, kind of offensive intellectually, wasted potential, blank plot and characters, super rushed, one of my favorite directors (Woody Allen) making an extremely horrible film, and just boring. I was so excited for this movie and I was so let down. This movie is an hour and a half long and feels like it's three hours. Guardians of the Galaxy is two hours long and is a breeze compared to Magic in the moonlight which is a complete slog and is the only movie where for ten minutes I walked out and snuck into the theater next to it and watched ten minutes of Sex tape (I missed nothing by the way.) I just feel angry talking about this movie that's how much I hate it.
So that's FINALLY my top ten worst movies of the year and I hope 2015 is better.
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
weekend box office prediction- Bradley cooper goes to Paddington station to meet the wedding ringer
Ok that was a long title. Despite January being a real dead zone month typically there are some interesting movies coming out. American Sniper (heard was bad and have no real interest in seeing it), Paddington (which despite the trailers making it look a bit terrible I heard it is actually really good), and the Wedding ringer (which looks ok) are all coming out on Friday. While no promises the one I hope to see is Paddington since I've heard it's really good it seems really intriguing now.
American Sniper
Weekend box office: $20-$35 million
Domestic box office: $40-$50 million
International box office: $50-$70 million
Worldwide box office: $90-$130 million
Clint Eastwood has not had the best track record when it comes to quality or box office, and due to the word of mouth but star power I expect this to do ok enough to make back it's budget.
Paddington
Weekend box office: $25-$30 million
Domestic box office: $50-$60 million
International box office: $ 60-$80 million
World wide box office: $110-$140 million
This is interesting because this initially looked like one of the worst films coming out but now not so much with how surprisingly positive the reviews have been for this movie. Although I do have the feeling the rather clichéd marketing campaign might hurt this movies chances when it comes to American Audiences.
The Wedding Ringer
Weekend box office: $30-$40 million
Domestic box office: $60-$90 million
International box office: $50-$80 million
World wide box office: $110- $170 million
A Kevin Hart and hot off of frozen Josh Gad comedy that had overwhelming fan response when it came to the trailer. Yeah this one will do really good.
Weekend box office
1.) The Wedding Ringer
2.) Taken
3.) American Sniper
4.) Selma
5.) Paddington
6.) Into the woods
7.) The Hobbit the battle of the five armies
8.) Unbroken
9.) Imitation game
10.) Night at the museum: secret of the tombs
That's my weekend box office prediction and no promises tomorrow because I have a debate tournament tomorrow.
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American Sniper
Weekend box office: $20-$35 million
Domestic box office: $40-$50 million
International box office: $50-$70 million
Worldwide box office: $90-$130 million
Clint Eastwood has not had the best track record when it comes to quality or box office, and due to the word of mouth but star power I expect this to do ok enough to make back it's budget.
Paddington
Weekend box office: $25-$30 million
Domestic box office: $50-$60 million
International box office: $ 60-$80 million
World wide box office: $110-$140 million
This is interesting because this initially looked like one of the worst films coming out but now not so much with how surprisingly positive the reviews have been for this movie. Although I do have the feeling the rather clichéd marketing campaign might hurt this movies chances when it comes to American Audiences.
The Wedding Ringer
Weekend box office: $30-$40 million
Domestic box office: $60-$90 million
International box office: $50-$80 million
World wide box office: $110- $170 million
A Kevin Hart and hot off of frozen Josh Gad comedy that had overwhelming fan response when it came to the trailer. Yeah this one will do really good.
Weekend box office
1.) The Wedding Ringer
2.) Taken
3.) American Sniper
4.) Selma
5.) Paddington
6.) Into the woods
7.) The Hobbit the battle of the five armies
8.) Unbroken
9.) Imitation game
10.) Night at the museum: secret of the tombs
That's my weekend box office prediction and no promises tomorrow because I have a debate tournament tomorrow.
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Monday, January 12, 2015
Weekend box office- I'm all better
I was really badly sick over the course of the weekend so I couldn't do my worst of the year or any kind of movie review. So this weekend Selma and Taken 3 came out which both did good and I am equally surprised Selma did as well as it did. I hope to see it soon, but for now lets see what made what kind of money.
Weekend box office
1.) Taken- $39 million
2.) Selma- $11 million
3.) Into the woods- $9.5 million
4.) The Hobbit the battle of the five armies- $ 9.3 million
5.) Unbroken- $8 million
6.) The imitation game- $7 million
7.) Night at the museum: secret of the tombs- $ 6 million
8.) Annie- $4.7 million
9.) The women in black 2- $4.6 million
10.) Hunger Games Mockingjay part 1- $3 million
That's the weekend box office and no I will not talk about the Golden globes since most of the movies on the nominees I have not seen because of stupid release schedules. So see you Wednesday for the prediction for the box office... sorry I've been busy.
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Weekend box office
1.) Taken- $39 million
2.) Selma- $11 million
3.) Into the woods- $9.5 million
4.) The Hobbit the battle of the five armies- $ 9.3 million
5.) Unbroken- $8 million
6.) The imitation game- $7 million
7.) Night at the museum: secret of the tombs- $ 6 million
8.) Annie- $4.7 million
9.) The women in black 2- $4.6 million
10.) Hunger Games Mockingjay part 1- $3 million
That's the weekend box office and no I will not talk about the Golden globes since most of the movies on the nominees I have not seen because of stupid release schedules. So see you Wednesday for the prediction for the box office... sorry I've been busy.
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Weekend box office prediction~ Martin Luther King Jr. V. Oskar Schindler
Yeah not much coming out this week except for Taken 3 (which I really don't want to see) and Selma (which looks good, I've heard is good and I would rather see.) I don't know if I'm going to review any movie this weekend but I will try to do Selma but if I can't I will go with my dad to see Taken 3. So here's my box prediction for both movies.
Taken 3
Weekend box office: $35-$50 Million
Domestic box office: $60-$80 million
International box office: $80-$120 million
Worldwide box office: $140-$200 million
No matter how you feel about the Taken series this movie series does have a fan base and will make money being the last in a series. However Liam Neeson has not been doing so well in the box office department as of late so he needs this movie to do good in order to keep doing his "dad movies." Although I would like to see him do drama movies again.
Selma
Weekend box office: $15-$25 million
Domestic box office: $30-$45 million
International box office: $30-$45 million
Worldwide box office: $60-$90 million
I don't know if this movie is going wide release or limited release so whether I see it and how it will do varies. This movie has been getting a lot of praise and it looks really good. The problem with a lot of Oscar movies is that they are usually limited release so not everyone gets to see them which is why a lot of people complain about the Oscars only picking movies people have not seen is because people aren't given the option to see these movies (if I was given the option I would so watch Foxcather, Selma, and Birdman especially.)
Weekend box office
1.) Taken 3
2.) Hobbit the battle of the five armies
3.) Into the woods
4.) Unbroken
5.) Selma
6.) The women in black 2
7.) Night at the museum battle of the tombs
8.)Annie
9.) Imitation game
10.) Mockingjay part 1
So that's my weekend box office prediction see you tomorrow for my much delayed worst of the year list.
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Taken 3
Weekend box office: $35-$50 Million
Domestic box office: $60-$80 million
International box office: $80-$120 million
Worldwide box office: $140-$200 million
No matter how you feel about the Taken series this movie series does have a fan base and will make money being the last in a series. However Liam Neeson has not been doing so well in the box office department as of late so he needs this movie to do good in order to keep doing his "dad movies." Although I would like to see him do drama movies again.
Selma
Weekend box office: $15-$25 million
Domestic box office: $30-$45 million
International box office: $30-$45 million
Worldwide box office: $60-$90 million
I don't know if this movie is going wide release or limited release so whether I see it and how it will do varies. This movie has been getting a lot of praise and it looks really good. The problem with a lot of Oscar movies is that they are usually limited release so not everyone gets to see them which is why a lot of people complain about the Oscars only picking movies people have not seen is because people aren't given the option to see these movies (if I was given the option I would so watch Foxcather, Selma, and Birdman especially.)
Weekend box office
1.) Taken 3
2.) Hobbit the battle of the five armies
3.) Into the woods
4.) Unbroken
5.) Selma
6.) The women in black 2
7.) Night at the museum battle of the tombs
8.)Annie
9.) Imitation game
10.) Mockingjay part 1
So that's my weekend box office prediction see you tomorrow for my much delayed worst of the year list.
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Monday, January 5, 2015
Weekend box office: Welcome to the new year!
Welcome to 2015 everyone! Hopefully I can start updating this on time. So the only new movie that came out was the Women in black 2 which I didn't even know existed until a week ago. I saw the first one because I was in my Harry Potter obsession (still love the series) era and Harry Potter was the lead. The first one did great but this one in it's first week is doing not as good. Although I heard it was made for way less so even if it only makes fifteen million it should do ok.
Weekend box office
1.) Hobbit battle of the five armies- $21 million
2.) Into the woods- $18.7 million
3.) Unbroken- $18 million
4.) The women in black 2- $15 million
5.) Night at the museum: battle of the tombs- $14.5 million
6.) Annie- $11 million
7.) The imitation game- $7.7 million
8.) The Hunger games mockingjay part 1- $7.5 million
9.) The gambler- $6.3 million
10.) Big Hero six- $4 million
So that's the weekend box office and today was my first day back at school and I still haven't done my worst of the year so it's probably going to come tomorrow or Wednesday even though I've been promising today sorry I'm busy with school.
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Weekend box office
1.) Hobbit battle of the five armies- $21 million
2.) Into the woods- $18.7 million
3.) Unbroken- $18 million
4.) The women in black 2- $15 million
5.) Night at the museum: battle of the tombs- $14.5 million
6.) Annie- $11 million
7.) The imitation game- $7.7 million
8.) The Hunger games mockingjay part 1- $7.5 million
9.) The gambler- $6.3 million
10.) Big Hero six- $4 million
So that's the weekend box office and today was my first day back at school and I still haven't done my worst of the year so it's probably going to come tomorrow or Wednesday even though I've been promising today sorry I'm busy with school.
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Sunday, January 4, 2015
My top ten best movies of the year
Yeah kind of breaking my own new years resolution to start being more proactive and less of a procrastinator but I kind of got caught up (mass effect) and this was supposed to come out Yesterday.
So this year has been my first attempt at writing a blog and I had a lot of fun doing it, and I hope to continue writing for Movie Junkie in the future. I love writing and I love watching movies so it was a great way to spend my time doing two things I love. I hope to improve in the future and get better at meeting deadlines especially.
The end of the year best and worst lists are pretty much obligatory for anyone who does this kind of thing even as a hobby. This one is the best list or more aptly my favorite movies of the year. This is a blog based on my opinion and the best movies are movies that I liked the most. So any way let's get on with the best list:
#10~ Penguins of Madagascar
I actually really like the first and second Madagascar movies which most people hate but I hated the third one which most people liked. Go figure. Yet I loved this movie more than any three of the movies. Yeah in the third act they force a message but even still to me it's one of the best comedies of the year that just revels in being insane and bombastic, hitting most of the jokes and just making me smile.
#9~Skeleton Twins
I was really excited for this movie and unlike a lot of movies this year didn't let me down and actually surpassed my expectations. I saw this one last minute of the 2014 year (I delayed my list for the new year just incase I saw anything and I ended up seeing this, Unbroken, Night at the museum 3 and Into the woods before the year was out.) A pretty dark comedy on the siblinghood, depression, unhealthy relationships and suicide (yeah don't watch this with kids.) This movie made me smile anyway with two of my favorite performances of the year by Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig who I basically want to have their own show with these characters.
#8- St. Vincent
Bill Murrey was before my time, I haven't seen Groundhog day or the original ghostbusters (no I do have a soul it's just that neither movie is on Netflix and I still have a lot of movies to catch up on.) Yet this movie makes me want to see more of his movies with his amazing performance in this, a good child performance with Jaeden Liebher, and proves Melissa McCarthy can do drama. The premise is kind of cheesy but with the script, actors and direction it's heartwarming enough to melt the heart of even the toughest of men (ask my dad he saw this movie with me.)
#7~ Gone Girl
I have a lot of movies to catch up this includes every single David Fincher movie that has come out ever. I was either not alive, being born or too young to see things like Girl with the dragon tattoo. Yet like with St. Vincent this movie makes me to see his other movies. Beautifully directed with amazing performances by Tyler Perry (who should probably just work with Fincher from now on), Ben Affleck and Rosemond Pike as one of my new favorite movie villains Amy Elliot Dunn. This movie had me on the edge of my seat and I read the book.
#6~ Hunger Games Mockingjay part 1
A lot of people actually didn't like this movie due to the lack of action and thought it was unnecessary but I think it was because it got me to care about a character I had no interest in previously. To me Katniss just was a female badass with not much too her, just because a female character is badass doesn't mean she's a good character, this movie not only did that but made me and a lot of other people who felt the same way connect with her. Which to me is a good reason to validate it's existence. Plus just because a movie only has one action scene doesn't mean it can't be compelling or interesting another thing this movie proves.
#5~ Lego Movie
Everything is awesome! Yeah I did it sue me. A movie that on a level of detail alone is astounding the Lego movie makes it so high on mine and a lot of people's list is the characters, message and story it gives us. A fun animated movie with a lot of heart and a lot of laughs that no one should ever be bored in. With a protagonist I could relate to and get behind, the cutest spaceman in the world and it even managed to make me give a damn about Batman again.
#4~ Guardians of the Galaxy
Yeah another win for Marvel studios. A great action comedy that actually has a lot of dark and touching moments with great characters that made me want to spend the rest of my life in space or at least Marvel space. This movie also has one of the best Marvel third acts and is wonderfully directed by James Gunn and wonderfully acted with Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccon, Vin Diesel as Groot and Dave Bautista as Drax as standouts. I bought the entire soundtrack of this film which I almost never do so that should prove how much I love this movie. I am hooked on feeling.
#3~Captain America: The winter soldier
If Guardians proved that we will buy anything Marvel studios put on our plates Winter Soldier proves how good the movie can do. This movie surpassed my expectations by a million percent. A film about question the government, doing what's right even when your back has been pushed against the wall and tackling a pretty dark subject we are battling currently, a good script, good direction from the Russo brothers set with a perfect balance of action and makes both Captain America and Black Widow my new favorite Avengers and makes Alexander Pierce one of my new favorite villains what more can I say than Marvel you've won.
#2~Big Hero six
Animated movies specifically Disney animated movies is what breed my love of movies. So to see Disney back with Big Hero six (I thought Frozen was only OK but I can see why so many people like it even if I didn't like it) makes me smile and smile wide. Big Hero Six made me smile, laugh, and cry all in one go with beautiful animation, some of the best actions scenes all year, great characters with one of my new favorites being Hiro Hamada and tackling familiar subject matters in new and personal ways. I've already sung the praises of this movie enough and I really hope we get a sequel to this movie and quick.
# 1~ Dawn of the Planet of the apes
Planet of the apes is one of my favorite film franchises of all time and my favorite science fiction franchises of all time (screw Darth Vadar and Obi-Wan Kenobi give me Dr. Zaius, Zira and Corneilus anything), starring one of my favorite characters (Caesar) of all time. A great movie about civilization and the unending cycle of human nature with award winning performances by Andy Serkis as Caesar and Toby Kebell (formerly one of the few good parts of the Fantastic four sequel until we learned Dr. Doom's character description) as Koba. An intense movie with great themes it also has really great action scenes (apes on horses dual-wielding machine guns and operating a tank is some of the most awesome sights I have ever seen.) Unlike Godzilla (I'll talk about that one later) Dawn learned that sometimes it's the animals we root for and not the humans and after seeing this movie I really don't mind being ruled under the Caesar empire.
That's my top ten best movies of the year and tomorrow the worst one....
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So this year has been my first attempt at writing a blog and I had a lot of fun doing it, and I hope to continue writing for Movie Junkie in the future. I love writing and I love watching movies so it was a great way to spend my time doing two things I love. I hope to improve in the future and get better at meeting deadlines especially.
The end of the year best and worst lists are pretty much obligatory for anyone who does this kind of thing even as a hobby. This one is the best list or more aptly my favorite movies of the year. This is a blog based on my opinion and the best movies are movies that I liked the most. So any way let's get on with the best list:
#10~ Penguins of Madagascar
I actually really like the first and second Madagascar movies which most people hate but I hated the third one which most people liked. Go figure. Yet I loved this movie more than any three of the movies. Yeah in the third act they force a message but even still to me it's one of the best comedies of the year that just revels in being insane and bombastic, hitting most of the jokes and just making me smile.
#9~Skeleton Twins
I was really excited for this movie and unlike a lot of movies this year didn't let me down and actually surpassed my expectations. I saw this one last minute of the 2014 year (I delayed my list for the new year just incase I saw anything and I ended up seeing this, Unbroken, Night at the museum 3 and Into the woods before the year was out.) A pretty dark comedy on the siblinghood, depression, unhealthy relationships and suicide (yeah don't watch this with kids.) This movie made me smile anyway with two of my favorite performances of the year by Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig who I basically want to have their own show with these characters.
#8- St. Vincent
Bill Murrey was before my time, I haven't seen Groundhog day or the original ghostbusters (no I do have a soul it's just that neither movie is on Netflix and I still have a lot of movies to catch up on.) Yet this movie makes me want to see more of his movies with his amazing performance in this, a good child performance with Jaeden Liebher, and proves Melissa McCarthy can do drama. The premise is kind of cheesy but with the script, actors and direction it's heartwarming enough to melt the heart of even the toughest of men (ask my dad he saw this movie with me.)
#7~ Gone Girl
I have a lot of movies to catch up this includes every single David Fincher movie that has come out ever. I was either not alive, being born or too young to see things like Girl with the dragon tattoo. Yet like with St. Vincent this movie makes me to see his other movies. Beautifully directed with amazing performances by Tyler Perry (who should probably just work with Fincher from now on), Ben Affleck and Rosemond Pike as one of my new favorite movie villains Amy Elliot Dunn. This movie had me on the edge of my seat and I read the book.
#6~ Hunger Games Mockingjay part 1
A lot of people actually didn't like this movie due to the lack of action and thought it was unnecessary but I think it was because it got me to care about a character I had no interest in previously. To me Katniss just was a female badass with not much too her, just because a female character is badass doesn't mean she's a good character, this movie not only did that but made me and a lot of other people who felt the same way connect with her. Which to me is a good reason to validate it's existence. Plus just because a movie only has one action scene doesn't mean it can't be compelling or interesting another thing this movie proves.
#5~ Lego Movie
Everything is awesome! Yeah I did it sue me. A movie that on a level of detail alone is astounding the Lego movie makes it so high on mine and a lot of people's list is the characters, message and story it gives us. A fun animated movie with a lot of heart and a lot of laughs that no one should ever be bored in. With a protagonist I could relate to and get behind, the cutest spaceman in the world and it even managed to make me give a damn about Batman again.
#4~ Guardians of the Galaxy
Yeah another win for Marvel studios. A great action comedy that actually has a lot of dark and touching moments with great characters that made me want to spend the rest of my life in space or at least Marvel space. This movie also has one of the best Marvel third acts and is wonderfully directed by James Gunn and wonderfully acted with Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccon, Vin Diesel as Groot and Dave Bautista as Drax as standouts. I bought the entire soundtrack of this film which I almost never do so that should prove how much I love this movie. I am hooked on feeling.
#3~Captain America: The winter soldier
If Guardians proved that we will buy anything Marvel studios put on our plates Winter Soldier proves how good the movie can do. This movie surpassed my expectations by a million percent. A film about question the government, doing what's right even when your back has been pushed against the wall and tackling a pretty dark subject we are battling currently, a good script, good direction from the Russo brothers set with a perfect balance of action and makes both Captain America and Black Widow my new favorite Avengers and makes Alexander Pierce one of my new favorite villains what more can I say than Marvel you've won.
#2~Big Hero six
Animated movies specifically Disney animated movies is what breed my love of movies. So to see Disney back with Big Hero six (I thought Frozen was only OK but I can see why so many people like it even if I didn't like it) makes me smile and smile wide. Big Hero Six made me smile, laugh, and cry all in one go with beautiful animation, some of the best actions scenes all year, great characters with one of my new favorites being Hiro Hamada and tackling familiar subject matters in new and personal ways. I've already sung the praises of this movie enough and I really hope we get a sequel to this movie and quick.
# 1~ Dawn of the Planet of the apes
Planet of the apes is one of my favorite film franchises of all time and my favorite science fiction franchises of all time (screw Darth Vadar and Obi-Wan Kenobi give me Dr. Zaius, Zira and Corneilus anything), starring one of my favorite characters (Caesar) of all time. A great movie about civilization and the unending cycle of human nature with award winning performances by Andy Serkis as Caesar and Toby Kebell (formerly one of the few good parts of the Fantastic four sequel until we learned Dr. Doom's character description) as Koba. An intense movie with great themes it also has really great action scenes (apes on horses dual-wielding machine guns and operating a tank is some of the most awesome sights I have ever seen.) Unlike Godzilla (I'll talk about that one later) Dawn learned that sometimes it's the animals we root for and not the humans and after seeing this movie I really don't mind being ruled under the Caesar empire.
That's my top ten best movies of the year and tomorrow the worst one....
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