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Forum:
Business & Box Office Discussion
08-12-10
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100
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...
Forum:
Business & Box Office Discussion
08-12-10
Replies:
102
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...
Forum:
Business & Box Office Discussion
07-20-10
Replies:
36
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...
Forum:
Business & Box Office Discussion
07-20-10
Replies:
59
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.
Forum:
Business & Box Office Discussion
07-16-10
Replies:
100
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...
Forum:
Business & Box Office Discussion
07-15-10
Replies:
100
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...
Forum:
Business & Box Office Discussion
07-15-10
Replies:
100
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...
Forum:
Business & Box Office Discussion
07-13-10
Replies:
59
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...
Forum:
Business & Box Office Discussion
07-12-10
Replies:
59
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.
Forum:
Business & Box Office Discussion
07-12-10
Replies:
59
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 :)
Forum:
Business & Box Office Discussion
07-12-10
Replies:
59
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...
Forum:
Business & Box Office Discussion
07-12-10
Replies:
59
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?
Forum:
Business & Box Office Discussion
07-08-10
Replies:
36
Movies earn less $$ in theaters than they cost to make-how do they get it back?
Posted By
Macca
Hey, Thanks for reading and writing back. ...
Hey,
Thanks for reading and writing back. Yeah pretty much the argument for budget increases is to manufacture spectacle is inherently expensive as it requires exponential increases, whereas...
Forum:
Business & Box Office Discussion
07-08-10
Replies:
36
Movies earn less $$ 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...
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