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It breaks my heart that people are coming to see that one and the effing Chipmunks in droves but Walk Hard and Charlie Wilson's War are running with fewer than 15 people in the audience. Stupid consumers.
Well, count me among the stupid consumers because you'd have to knock me out and drag me into the theater to get me to sit through either of the latter movies.
ETA: Have you seen how much vitamins cost these days, Sean?
I think Jason Lee does have kids.
What is it that turns you off about Walk Hard and Charlie Wilson, Matt?
I am Matt. Walk Hard looks excruciatingly stupid and Charlie Wilson stars Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, two of my most hated. I am totally not the typical movie goer though. I am an indie movie snob for the most part (AIFG).
I'm not an indie movie snob in any way, but I share GC's aversions to those two movies.
I guess I'm just a sucker for John C. Reilly. Especially when he sings.
I'd prefer it if Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts weren't the stars of Charlie Wilson but the story fascinates me and I was completely enthralled by the trailer.
Now I haven't actually seen either picture so I will come back with my tail between my legs once I have if they turn out to suck.
You can't go wrong with Enchanted.
Jessica Simpson’s new movie Blonde Ambition was released on 8 screens this weekend in Jessica’s home state of Texas, before it gets dumped on DVD next month (January 22nd 2008 to be exact). /Film correspondent Steve Mason sent us this hilarious report:
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Blonde Ambition averaged $48 per screen on Friday for a total box office of $384. Based on an $8 ticket price, that means that 6 people paid to see the movie at each of those theatres, and only 48 people went to see the movie! That’s amazing! One of the worst performances a movie has ever had.
I am projecting that Jessica’s “star vehicle” will gross just $1,190 this weekend or $149 per location.
Charlie Wilson stars Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, two of my most hated.
Tom Hanks doing a bad fake accent. Ptui.
Julia Roberts doing anything, but especially being a hooker with a bad dye job looking into the camera and braying at us. Maybe that's not the film though....maybe the trailer guy needs to spend a weekend in Gitmo. I might see "Walk Hard" but to be honest, there are very few movies that make me want to rush to the theater, knowing I can catch the video in six months. Don't understand why anyone would go to the Chipmunks, ever, though. With you on that one.ETA: And I'm now a big Aaron Sorkin fan, but not too long ago I rewatched "A Few Good Men," which I remembered very fondly, and it didn't really say anything, although I thought so at the time. I mean, Jack did his thing, and Tom did his, but I hadn't really realized how little actually happens in it. Ironically, that truth was hard to handle. So AS' name is not like The Good Housekeeping Seal or anything.
keep in mind the trailer guy's job is to get the average person to want to see the film. They're trying to make "Walk Hard" look like the sequel to "Talladega Nights".
No, actually, I think it's "Charlie Wilson's" trailer that I've taken the dislike to. But my favorite "Walk Hard" ad is the John Mayer one. "That bastard is your father,"