The new Indiana Jones kinda tanked, didn't it?
It deserved to.
I wanna die in bed surrounded by fat grandchildren, but guess that's off the menu.
Jenny ,'Bring On The Night'
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Miracleman - Jun 17, 2008 11:22:27 am PDT #6485 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Juliebird - Jun 17, 2008 1:13:20 pm PDT #6486 of 10000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
My mother reported that she hated The Happening.
She said it wasn't the writing of the dialogue or the acting or characterization, but that the story didn't support the violence, or something.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Jun 17, 2008 1:44:21 pm PDT #6487 of 10000
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
sumi, thanks for the lik. That Gotham Cable News was a much more substantial piece of entertainment & world-building than I expected.
Laga - Jun 17, 2008 2:01:15 pm PDT #6488 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
do I misunderstand the meaning of "tanked"? I thought it meant, "did not do well financially".
§ ita § - Jun 17, 2008 2:18:50 pm PDT #6489 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
do I misunderstand the meaning of "tanked"? I thought it meant, "did not do well financially".
I don't think MM's been shy about his opinion that the movie deserves to not do well financially, do you?
Polter-Cow - Jun 17, 2008 2:20:14 pm PDT #6490 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I think Laga's point is that it is doing well financially. $277 million is nothing to sneeze at.
§ ita § - Jun 17, 2008 2:22:55 pm PDT #6491 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think Laga's point is that it is doing well financially. $277 million is nothing to sneeze at.
That doesn't mean MM can't want it not to, does it?
Polter-Cow - Jun 17, 2008 2:26:14 pm PDT #6492 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
No, it does not, but I don't think that's what Laga is confused about. Since it would be hard to have missed MM's opinion of the movie. Unless I'm wrong.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Jun 17, 2008 2:29:03 pm PDT #6493 of 10000
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
MM may not have perfected the teleporter but obviously his reality-distortion field is doing just fine; no one here is sure if Indy IV is a hit anymore.
§ ita § - Jun 17, 2008 2:32:44 pm PDT #6494 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yeah, I'm distorted because I feel I should be confused, and I'm not. MM thinks the movie should be a failure. Laga says it wasn't.
Cool.
Now, if MM says the movie was a failure, or Laga says it shouldn't be, then things are weird.
Okay, kidding on the latter.
Mostly.