Has Marmaduke opened yet? I'm hoping it does terribly, and everyone involved feels ashamed....
eta: There should be a rule - if a movie is about an animal, and promotional material feature this animal wearing sunglasses, the movie will suck.
I mean, let's say you did kill us. Or didn't. There could be torture. Whatever. But somehow you found the goods. What would your cut be?
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Jun 14, 2010 9:44:40 am PDT #6468 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
§ ita § - Jun 14, 2010 9:48:01 am PDT #6469 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Marmaduke has been open two weeks. It has a 10% fresh rating at rotten tomatoes right now. So I think they know. I hope they know.
Polter-Cow - Jun 14, 2010 9:48:17 am PDT #6470 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Has Marmaduke opened yet?
Looks like it came out June 4. I did not see a single television ad for it. But I haven't actually watched television in a couple weeks, so that may not be fair.
Calli - Jun 14, 2010 9:48:45 am PDT #6471 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
IO9 has an extended discussion of a) the fact that Marmaduke had an appalling opening and b) how it completely failed to engage any possible demographic.
Jessica - Jun 14, 2010 9:51:08 am PDT #6472 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I had no idea Marmaduke was a movie until DH reviewed it.
Kat - Jun 14, 2010 9:52:31 am PDT #6473 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Marmaduke did not look good. But I don't even like the Marmaduke comics so I'm clearly not the audience.
tommyrot - Jun 14, 2010 9:52:56 am PDT #6474 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I had no idea Marmaduke was a movie until DH reviewed it.
I did, because I saw this one poster at a bus stop on Sheridan near my apartment....
Amy - Jun 14, 2010 9:53:34 am PDT #6475 of 30001
Because books.
I can't figure out who it was supposed to appeal to. Kids aren't reading the newspaper comics anymore, are they? And I have no interest in a movie about Marmaduke. Of course, I've had no interest in the comic strip since I was about eight, either.
smonster - Jun 14, 2010 9:55:12 am PDT #6476 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I had no idea Marmaduke was a movie until DH reviewed it.
I was so intent on ignoring the trailer every time it came on that it took me about a dozen half-watches to notice Lee Pace.
Polter-Cow - Jun 14, 2010 9:56:57 am PDT #6477 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I watched the trailer a few months ago and it was one of the worst things I'd ever seen. WHY LEE PACE WHY.