Oh, and by poorly I do not mean that in any normal sense of the word.
Oh, yeah. There was this time I was pinned down by this guy that played left tackle for varsity... Well, at least he used to before he was a vampire... Anyway, he had this really, really thick neck, and all I had was a little, little Exact-O knife ... You're not loving this story.
Buffy ,'Beneath You'
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§ ita § - Jul 19, 2012 7:35:58 am PDT #21769 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Consuela - Jul 19, 2012 7:40:07 am PDT #21770 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I would be really really surprised if TDKR beat out The Avengers. I've seen Avengers 3 times in the theater, and if they release an extended version, I'll see it again. Whereas all the advertising for TDKR makes me want to hide under my desk: it looks stressful and depressing.
As ita says, in the choice between cheerful and gritty, I'll take cheerful.
(Which makes no sense, because my writing choices are all about the gritty over cheerful, but what I choose to write versus what I choose to experience is very different.)
Jessica - Jul 19, 2012 7:41:18 am PDT #21771 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
DKR is not in 3D, so even if it sells the same number of tickets, it will make less money. I don't think it has a chance in hell of beating Avengers.
§ ita § - Jul 19, 2012 7:48:08 am PDT #21772 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My ticket for tomorrow morning is costing me $18.25. I'm pretty sure I did not pay that for either of my Avengers tickets. Nolan may have a plan.
Why are people talking about an extended release of Avengers? Has someone on the Avengers side finally said something about it?
Gris - Jul 19, 2012 7:51:23 am PDT #21773 of 30000
Hey. New board.
A more interesting question, perhaps, is if it will beat The Avengers' opening weekend record. It IS playing on a lot of IMAX screens (332, a huge record apparently) which can rake in pretty enormous cash (it's over twice as expensive at my local theater) and help offset the 3D difference. I almost want to see it in IMAX despite generally thinking it's not worth it, because 70+ minutes of the movie were actually filmed with IMAX cameras. And though I don't think it will hold as well as The Avengers, since lots of people saw the avengers in later weeks when their nerdier friends assured them they would definitely like it and it was a lot of fun, it definitely has frenzied anticipation from the opening-weekend type.
Consuela - Jul 19, 2012 7:54:47 am PDT #21774 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Why are people talking about an extended release of Avengers? Has someone on the Avengers side finally said something about it?
There's a rumor, that's all. Nothing official.
Jesse - Jul 19, 2012 7:59:02 am PDT #21775 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
As ita says, in the choice between cheerful and gritty, I'll take cheerful.
Yeah, that's my feeling as well. Not that I'm not seeing TDKR this weekend, but I doubt I'll see it again in the theater.
§ ita § - Jul 19, 2012 7:59:07 am PDT #21776 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The rumour I read was definitely sourced by nothing official, and at the time no one associated with the movie had ever said anything about it--just a web outlet had said something like "Wouldn't it be nice if we could have this? They would make money if they did this."
But I keep seeing it have legs weeks later, and I can't tell if it's become more real.
Then again, nothing dies on the internet, other than Eddie Murphy.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 19, 2012 8:14:09 am PDT #21777 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I vaguely recall Joss saying that he believes that the movie you put in theaters is the director's cut, and that there wouldn't be an extended version (though the DVD will have scenes that were cut).
Polter-Cow - Jul 19, 2012 8:20:05 am PDT #21778 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yeah, I thought that rumor was already accepted to be bullshit.
My ticket for tomorrow morning is costing me $18.25.
Daaaamn, that's more than my IMAX ticket for tomorrow evening.