Just saw Fantastic 4

[Sikotic™]

i think thats pathetic.  I know you guys didnt see Honey.  Keep supporting shitty ass movies so we can get more shitty ass movies

It's true. That's why we have all of this visually amazing movies with no decent plot behind them.

[Javier]

i think thats pathetic.  I know you guys didnt see Honey.  Keep supporting shitty ass movies so we can get more shitty ass movies

It's true. That's why we have all of this visually amazing movies with no decent plot behind them.

Remakes need to go to 

[mrtonguetwista]

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The latest superhero movie may have been just fantastic enough to snap Hollywood's longest modern losing streak at the box office.

The comic-book adaptation ``Fantastic Four'' raked in $56 million during its first three days, apparently helping to end a swoon in which domestic movie revenues had been down 19 weekends in a row compared to last year's.

The top 12 films took in $141 million, up 2.25 percent from the same weekend in 2004, according to industry estimates Sunday. Numbers often drop slightly when studios release final figures Monday, but this past weekend still should come in ahead of last year's, said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations.

``It took four superheroes to end this slump, and Hollywood is grateful,'' Dergarabedian said. ``Comic-book movies, if properly marketed, are exactly what mainstream audiences want to see in their summer movies.''

The movie bumped the previous weekend's top film, ``War of the Worlds,'' into second place with $31.3 million. ``War of the Worlds'' raised its 12-day domestic total to $165.8 million.

``Fantastic Four'' far surpassed industry projections of an opening weekend of $40 million or less. 20th Century Fox, which released the film, had expected a debut ``in the high 30s,'' said Bruce Snyder, the studio's head of distribution.

Based on the Marvel Comics series that debuted in the early 1960s, ``Fantastic Four'' stars Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis and Chris Evans as astronauts who gain superpowers after exposure to a cosmic storm.

If Sunday's estimate holds, it would come in ahead of the opening weekend of fellow Marvel adaptation ``X-Men,'' which debuted in 2000 with $54.5 million. Marvel's first ``Spider-Man'' movie had a record opening weekend of $114.8 million in 2002.

Unlike the well-reviewed ``Spider-Man'' and ``X-Men'' films, ``Fantastic Four'' overcame a drubbing by critics, with some calling it a lightweight tale with a sitcom tone.

While Hollywood appeared to have ended its downturn of 19-straight weekends, movie revenues remain in the doldrums. Revenues this year are running 7 percent behind last year's, and factoring in higher ticket prices, admissions are off 10 percent.

Revenues may continue to sag in the coming weeks compared to this time last year, when such hits as ``I, Robot,'' ``The Bourne Supremacy'' and ``The Village'' had huge opening weekends in July and early August.

Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's ``Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' is expected to do big business this weekend. Other movies coming this month and next include the remake ``The Bad News Bears,'' the action films ``The Island'' and ``Stealth,'' the comedy ``Wedding Crashers'' and ``The Dukes of Hazzard.''

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. Final figures will be released Monday.

1. ``Fantastic Four,'' $56 million.

2. ``War of the Worlds,'' $31.3 million.

3. ``Batman Begins,'' $10.2 million.

4. ``Dark Water,'' $10.1 million.

5. ``Mr. and Mrs. Smith,'' $7.85 million.

6. ``Herbie: Fully Loaded,'' $6.3 million.

7. ``Bewitched,'' $5.5 million.

8. ``Madagascar,'' $4.3 million.

9. ``Rebound,'' $2.9 million.

10. ``Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith,'' $2.6 million.

[Javier]

Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's ``Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' is expected to do big business this weekend. Other movies coming this month and next include the remake ``The Bad News Bears,'' the action films ``The Island'' and ``Stealth,'' the comedy ``Wedding Crashers'' and ``The Dukes of Hazzard.''

2 Film Remakes and 1 TV Remake.  Wow.   then the gay ass Stealth which looks like a fucking joke with the story that has been told over 1000 times.  The Island is all out action i guess thats alright for the summer and the Wedding Crashers seem good.

[UAK]

Previews look lame to me...I'll wait for DVD rental.

[Sikotic™]

I know somone that saw a sneak preview of The Island and he said it was pretty good. That and the wedding crashers are the only movies that interest me.....oh and maybe dukes of hazzard depending on how much jessica simpson is on screen 

[Avalanche]

gonna go see it this week, hope its good.

[The Watcher]

seen it twice.. its an origin movie, so the movie is going to be about how they become the fantastic four. its great! altho ive read the comics for around the last 15 years

only thing i disliked about it was about how doom became doom.. other than that, it's pretty good. better than spiderman/spiderman 2, xmen/xmen 2..

[mrtonguetwista]

They played the King Kong trailer before 4 started...looks reaaaaaaaaaal boring, I liked it better when it was called Jurassic Park

[Javier]

They played the King Kong trailer before 4 started...looks reaaaaaaaaaal boring, I liked it better when it was called Jurassic Park

lol add the fact the Jack Black is not in a comedy role

[eS El Duque]

They played the King Kong trailer before 4 started...looks reaaaaaaaaaal boring, I liked it better when it was called Jurassic Park

lol add the fact the Jack Black is not in a comedy role

lol..they played the king kong trailer before war of the worlds when i saw it....they should Ice Age 2 for this one

[mrtonguetwista]

Yah..saw Ice Age 2 too...what clip did you have?  That creature thing going after the acorn and streams of water coming out of the ice?

[eS El Duque]

Yah..saw Ice Age 2 too...what clip did you have?  That creature thing going after the acorn and streams of water coming out of the ice?

yea the same one...people in the cinema seemed to like it


anyone else get those ads before the trailors?

[mrtonguetwista]

commercials?

[ωεεźγ ғ]

LOL i saw the ice age 2 one too..