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Say Goodbye to Blockbuster in 2011?
Posted By Macca
Re: Say Goodbye to Blockbuster in 2011?

Hey, i just wanted to return to the possibility that theatres are next.

Eight of the major chains, including Loews, United Artists, General Cinemas, and Carmike Cinemas, declared bankruptcy in...
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Another thread for talking about the morality of downloading films
Posted By Macca
I don't have much to contribute to the Freudian...

I don't have much to contribute to the Freudian theory talk, but on the morality of downloading I think I do.

The media industry has strengthened copy-right protection too much. In American is...
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Movies earn less $$ in theaters than they cost to make-how do they get it back?
Posted By Macca
Re: Movies earn less $$ in theaters than they cost to make-how do they get it back?

I hear ya, that's why discovering profitability is so damn hard. Look at It's a Wonderful Life, was largely a bust, and then later became hugely popular, but only after its copyright expired. Now...
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Toy Story 3 vs. Avatar
Posted By Macca
Thanks for posting. Their set-up reminds me of...

Thanks for posting. Their set-up reminds me of Selznick's productions. So much planning and attention to story. Drove him to obsession but I think it makes Pixar so successful.
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Say Goodbye to Blockbuster in 2011?
Posted By Macca
Re: Say Goodbye to Blockbuster in 2011?

Yeah I agree with that, probably a better way of saying it. By next i meant more that they'll be in serious trouble, but not necessarily gone. Although i would say without the grandeur and communal...
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Say Goodbye to Blockbuster in 2011?
Posted By Macca
I think the product itself can be superior,...

I think the product itself can be superior, sometimes far superior, it's just that they don't use it right. For example why don't they have price variation for movies to allow cheaper to make films...
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Say Goodbye to Blockbuster in 2011?
Posted By Macca
Re: Say Goodbye to Blockbuster in 2011?

I can imagine why you wouldn't forget about that. Ouch. I gave myself a concussion once while taking the springs off a old freezer. That wasn't bright.

Anyway, Movie theatres are next. I think...
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Toy Story 3 vs. Avatar
Posted By Macca
Nice. I thought for a second you were...

Nice. I thought for a second you were referencing the re-release with like 15 more mins, but i guess that will just make it seem like it doesn't end. I'm sure they'll consider it as they work on...
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Toy Story 3 vs. Avatar
Posted By Macca
I say smell, not a good story unless you can...

I say smell, not a good story unless you can smell the, whatever.
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Toy Story 3 vs. Avatar
Posted By Macca
Maybe he has to wait for another Dances with...

Maybe he has to wait for another Dances with Wolves :)
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Toy Story 3 vs. Avatar
Posted By Macca
I was trying to say that even a second sequel...

I was trying to say that even a second sequel movie was better than a original movie, to try and devalue Avatar. And that the second Avatar isn't going to be very good. Sorry i didn't word it...
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Toy Story 3 vs. Avatar
Posted By Macca
I agree. And it's number 3, imagine how great...

I agree. And it's number 3, imagine how great the next Avatar's are gonna be. Anyone watch the RedLetterMedia video on Avatar?
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Movies earn less $$ in theaters than they cost to make-how do they get it back?
Posted By Macca
Hey, Thanks for reading and writing back. ...

Hey,

Thanks for reading and writing back. Yeah pretty much the argument for budget increases is to manufacture spectacle is inherently expensive as it requires exponential increases, whereas...
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Movies earn less $$ in theaters than they cost to make-how do they get it back?
Posted By Macca
Hey guys, Just wanted to add some...

Hey guys,

Just wanted to add some points, especially about Hollywood’s creative accounting. Financing deals are also made in moviemaking, usually to hedge bets against a movies massive...