They were bothering him. Always harassing, nagging, and pushing him in directions where he didn't want to go. Blah, blah, blah, watch your carbs, blah, blah, blah, don't ever like Adam Sandler, blah, blah, blah, etc. Well...dammit, he was boss and that meant what he did had power. It was time to make a power play to show these juvenile egocentric cavemen that he was the boss and that they should go say Ug! somewhere else.
It was with such fervor and umph that the man known as Wannabe walked into the publicity room and muttered the words, "We're dropping Hit Man from our slate and adding Lars and the Real Girl." It should be a hit, and I don't want any sass about it otherwise you will be fired on the spot and kicked into the trash bin with all the rest of the crap I ate last night. Start your publicity and alert the news. I'll be sleeping in my room. Tell me when we make the first million." With that he walked back into his office and shut the door. He might have laid his head on his desk for all the gaping people at the window staring at him, wondering how he could have done such a silly thing, but he never managed to close his eyes. Oh well, he thought, if this doesn't work out right, it will force me to cut out some people, and I can already think of which naysayers to can.
How does this affect everything? Find out next week on the weekend update!
Wannabe
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
Indy Fanatix S2 Week 5
Alright gents,
here's the update below.
INDIE LEAGUE BO PTA TOP 5 IMDB
CASTLE
1 ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE 41 5 3 8.1
2 ACROSS THE UNIVERSE 45 3 6 6.8
3 DARJEELING LIMITED 22 3 0 7.2
4 $SHOOT EM UP 5.4 0 0 8.2
5 $THE NANNY DIARIES 20.8 0 0 6.3
6 $RESURRECTING THE CHAMP 3.1 0 0 7.5
7 THE BRAVE ONE 65 4 7 6.5
8 $THE INVASION 14.6 0 1 6.1
GoS
1 $STARDUST 34.6 0 2 8.2
2 THE KINGDOM 55 5 7 7
3 THE HEARTBREAK KID 125 6 11 7
4 IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH 31 3 5 7.7
5 $THE 11TH HOUR 0.55 5 0 6.4
6 MICHAEL CLAYTON 37 4 4 7.4
7 RESIDENT EVIL EXTINCTION 41.5 4 6 6.3
8 $IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON 0.04 2 0 8.7
PERENNIAL
1 *DARFUR NOW 9.3 10 0 8.2
2 GRACE IS GONE 3 2 0 6.8
3 $I WANT SOMEONE TO EAT CHEESE WITH 0.02 5 0 6.8
4 SAW IV 45 3 5 5.9
5 RUN, FAT BOY, RUN 13.75 1 0 5.5
6 LUST, CAUTION 8 6 0 7.1
7 *SHINE A LIGHT 6.7 2 0 7.9
8 $LADRON QUE ROBA A LADRON 3 2 0 7.1
WANNABE
1 $SUPERBAD 103 4 17 8.4
2 $RUSH HOUR 3 129.2 2 13 6.5
3 $3:10 TO YUMA 14 0 5 8.7
4 *HITMAN 51 6 7 7
5 THE SEEKER: THE DARK IS RISING 16 0 0 4.2
6 30 DAYS OF NIGHT 22.5 3 5 5.5
7 $HALLOWEEN 43.7 4 9 6.4
8 THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD 49 2 4 5.9
BO RANKINGS
WANNABE 428.4 4
GOS 324.69 3
CASTLE 216.9 2
PERENNIAL 88.77 1
PTA RANKINGS
PERENNIAL 31 4
GOS 29 3
WANNABE 21 2
CASTLE 15 1
TOP 5
WANNABE 60 4
GOS 35 3
CASTLE 17 2
PERENNIAL 5 1
IMDB
GOS 7.3375 4
CASTLE 7.0875 3
PERENNIAL 6.9125 2
WANNABE 6.575 1
BO PTA TOP IMDB TOTAL RANK
CASTLE 2 1 2 3 8 3
GOS 3 3 3 4 13 1
PERRENNIAL 1 4 1 2 8 3
WANNABE 4 2 4 1 11 2
So, with that update here's what it boils down to. Few films had outstanding BO this weekend, but even so the only new release to enter the top 5 was 3:10 to Yuma. Shoot 'Em Up bombs as per Castle's luck so far, but it has some very nice IMDB scores currently. In The Shadow of the Moon is a slight bomb as well for GoS only garnering 2 points in PTA while Perennial's unheard of I want someone to eat cheese with gets some max PTA exposure. So far, Wannabe's(Mine) looks like the best BO slate so far and with that the best top5. However, Wannabe struggles with IMDB scores and PTA against GoS who has a pretty even slate throughout. Perrennial has the best PTA slate full of un heard of indy releases, but even so now he has two movies that will not be released during this season and will need to be pushed back. Darfur Now and the Rolling Stones doc Shine a Light. Poor Castle, his slate is half released and half bombs already. It will be tough and full of shrewd decisions if he is to make his way back up the ladder. As for me, yes I've done well but I have two predicted bombs still coming up on my list and 1 other movie that has to be changed due to being pushed back out of season. My winning streak should be in jeopardy and on the downslope pretty soon. Whereas GoS's only moderately successful slate so far is where the threat is. His films have not performed as well as predicted so far, but even so they have held him aloft enough to let him rely on hope that a future release could make up the difference, which it might. There is the threat. Alright gents, til next week.
Wannabe
here's the update below.
INDIE LEAGUE BO PTA TOP 5 IMDB
CASTLE
1 ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE 41 5 3 8.1
2 ACROSS THE UNIVERSE 45 3 6 6.8
3 DARJEELING LIMITED 22 3 0 7.2
4 $SHOOT EM UP 5.4 0 0 8.2
5 $THE NANNY DIARIES 20.8 0 0 6.3
6 $RESURRECTING THE CHAMP 3.1 0 0 7.5
7 THE BRAVE ONE 65 4 7 6.5
8 $THE INVASION 14.6 0 1 6.1
GoS
1 $STARDUST 34.6 0 2 8.2
2 THE KINGDOM 55 5 7 7
3 THE HEARTBREAK KID 125 6 11 7
4 IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH 31 3 5 7.7
5 $THE 11TH HOUR 0.55 5 0 6.4
6 MICHAEL CLAYTON 37 4 4 7.4
7 RESIDENT EVIL EXTINCTION 41.5 4 6 6.3
8 $IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON 0.04 2 0 8.7
PERENNIAL
1 *DARFUR NOW 9.3 10 0 8.2
2 GRACE IS GONE 3 2 0 6.8
3 $I WANT SOMEONE TO EAT CHEESE WITH 0.02 5 0 6.8
4 SAW IV 45 3 5 5.9
5 RUN, FAT BOY, RUN 13.75 1 0 5.5
6 LUST, CAUTION 8 6 0 7.1
7 *SHINE A LIGHT 6.7 2 0 7.9
8 $LADRON QUE ROBA A LADRON 3 2 0 7.1
WANNABE
1 $SUPERBAD 103 4 17 8.4
2 $RUSH HOUR 3 129.2 2 13 6.5
3 $3:10 TO YUMA 14 0 5 8.7
4 *HITMAN 51 6 7 7
5 THE SEEKER: THE DARK IS RISING 16 0 0 4.2
6 30 DAYS OF NIGHT 22.5 3 5 5.5
7 $HALLOWEEN 43.7 4 9 6.4
8 THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD 49 2 4 5.9
BO RANKINGS
WANNABE 428.4 4
GOS 324.69 3
CASTLE 216.9 2
PERENNIAL 88.77 1
PTA RANKINGS
PERENNIAL 31 4
GOS 29 3
WANNABE 21 2
CASTLE 15 1
TOP 5
WANNABE 60 4
GOS 35 3
CASTLE 17 2
PERENNIAL 5 1
IMDB
GOS 7.3375 4
CASTLE 7.0875 3
PERENNIAL 6.9125 2
WANNABE 6.575 1
BO PTA TOP IMDB TOTAL RANK
CASTLE 2 1 2 3 8 3
GOS 3 3 3 4 13 1
PERRENNIAL 1 4 1 2 8 3
WANNABE 4 2 4 1 11 2
So, with that update here's what it boils down to. Few films had outstanding BO this weekend, but even so the only new release to enter the top 5 was 3:10 to Yuma. Shoot 'Em Up bombs as per Castle's luck so far, but it has some very nice IMDB scores currently. In The Shadow of the Moon is a slight bomb as well for GoS only garnering 2 points in PTA while Perennial's unheard of I want someone to eat cheese with gets some max PTA exposure. So far, Wannabe's(Mine) looks like the best BO slate so far and with that the best top5. However, Wannabe struggles with IMDB scores and PTA against GoS who has a pretty even slate throughout. Perrennial has the best PTA slate full of un heard of indy releases, but even so now he has two movies that will not be released during this season and will need to be pushed back. Darfur Now and the Rolling Stones doc Shine a Light. Poor Castle, his slate is half released and half bombs already. It will be tough and full of shrewd decisions if he is to make his way back up the ladder. As for me, yes I've done well but I have two predicted bombs still coming up on my list and 1 other movie that has to be changed due to being pushed back out of season. My winning streak should be in jeopardy and on the downslope pretty soon. Whereas GoS's only moderately successful slate so far is where the threat is. His films have not performed as well as predicted so far, but even so they have held him aloft enough to let him rely on hope that a future release could make up the difference, which it might. There is the threat. Alright gents, til next week.
Wannabe
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Shoot 'Em Up
Action films, of late, have been...well...pretty crappy and I think the audience for action films have known this which is why there has been a surge in interest in comic book films that tend to have lots of action. In fact, most of the better action films tend to be smaller releases such as Ong-Bak and District B13. But a movie whose description mentions the main character helping to birth a baby in the middle of a gunfight grabbed me by the balls and made me go see it. You've probably seen the commercials for it and the crazy over the top action in it with Clive Owens. Well, unless you've seen the movie then you haven't really seen over the top yet.
Shoot 'Em Up plays like a videogame turned into real life with bosses and crazy levels where any part of the environment is indestructible. In some ways, it feels like the writer/ director Michael Davis said, here are some badass ideas for a fight scene/s now lets create some sort of through line. Then again, the story does do a great job of commenting on what it means to be a good person and father. It also shares a real love of gunplay that I haven't seen since Equilibrium. Davis obviously wanted to show how many ways to could kill someone with bullets and guns, the most inventive of course being holding bullets near a fire until they get so hot they fire. Because of the bizarre story line and the excellent fight scenes, I have issues with how to judge this film. It's like watching Ultraviolet except good. Storywise, it feels haphazard and will-o-the-wisp, but it has enough gravitas to weigh down this fun crazy shooter to keep the film from flying away completely. Oh, by the way, the introduction to Clive Owen in this film is one of the best introductions I have seen in a long time. (Whats up with all the ridiculous references to cartoons? Trying to accent the cartoon violence?)
As for acting, well, the three main characters are Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, and Monica Belucci. All three of which have pretty cut and dry characters. Clive Owen is the Duke Nukem hobo badass. Possibly a previous black ops man who of course can wipe out thousands with his ingenuity. Paul Giamatti is the crazy sicko hired help bad guy who is trying to kill a baby that Owen has taken. Belluci is the whore who decides to help Owen and they kind of fall into the rhythm of being a couple and adopt the child as their own somewhat. Now both Giamatti and Owen have their own ticks as characters and I really like both of their jobs. Giamatti looks incredibly creepy and Owen is a major badass and there are moments where you realize that this is essentially his Bond film if he were Bond. And thank God Belluci is in this as a hooker because she is so hot! Unfortunately, I don't know what the heck to do with Giamatti's bizarre accent. It just doesn't fit and he comes across slightly as an evil version of the KFC icon. It really throws me everytime he speaks and I never liked it in this movie. Doesn't seem to fit. But besides that, all of the actors do great jobs with the narrowly defined characters they were given.
Directorially, the shots are beautiful and crisp and the director obviously knows how to turn a heavy scene in to a funny moment and then back. I was quite impressed with teh handling of the comedy bits, they were just right and at worst amusing to see, but never annoying. The action scenes, while yes, they are quite out there and very specific to this film, are still awe inspiring and a necessary watch for any action directors out there looking to make a high adrenaline movie.
Conclusion:
The setup is very stylistic and the directing becomes abvious but it is done in a way to accent the crazy scripted fights that happen constantly. The over the top attitude of the characters, actors, and everything comes together nicely with the constant cartoon violence and feel. Essentially, this is a saturday morning cartoon involving lots of guns and violence using real people. I highly recommend everyone to see thsi film and make your own opinion, but I'm going to stick to...
4.2 out of 5
Wannabe
Shoot 'Em Up plays like a videogame turned into real life with bosses and crazy levels where any part of the environment is indestructible. In some ways, it feels like the writer/ director Michael Davis said, here are some badass ideas for a fight scene/s now lets create some sort of through line. Then again, the story does do a great job of commenting on what it means to be a good person and father. It also shares a real love of gunplay that I haven't seen since Equilibrium. Davis obviously wanted to show how many ways to could kill someone with bullets and guns, the most inventive of course being holding bullets near a fire until they get so hot they fire. Because of the bizarre story line and the excellent fight scenes, I have issues with how to judge this film. It's like watching Ultraviolet except good. Storywise, it feels haphazard and will-o-the-wisp, but it has enough gravitas to weigh down this fun crazy shooter to keep the film from flying away completely. Oh, by the way, the introduction to Clive Owen in this film is one of the best introductions I have seen in a long time. (Whats up with all the ridiculous references to cartoons? Trying to accent the cartoon violence?)
As for acting, well, the three main characters are Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, and Monica Belucci. All three of which have pretty cut and dry characters. Clive Owen is the Duke Nukem hobo badass. Possibly a previous black ops man who of course can wipe out thousands with his ingenuity. Paul Giamatti is the crazy sicko hired help bad guy who is trying to kill a baby that Owen has taken. Belluci is the whore who decides to help Owen and they kind of fall into the rhythm of being a couple and adopt the child as their own somewhat. Now both Giamatti and Owen have their own ticks as characters and I really like both of their jobs. Giamatti looks incredibly creepy and Owen is a major badass and there are moments where you realize that this is essentially his Bond film if he were Bond. And thank God Belluci is in this as a hooker because she is so hot! Unfortunately, I don't know what the heck to do with Giamatti's bizarre accent. It just doesn't fit and he comes across slightly as an evil version of the KFC icon. It really throws me everytime he speaks and I never liked it in this movie. Doesn't seem to fit. But besides that, all of the actors do great jobs with the narrowly defined characters they were given.
Directorially, the shots are beautiful and crisp and the director obviously knows how to turn a heavy scene in to a funny moment and then back. I was quite impressed with teh handling of the comedy bits, they were just right and at worst amusing to see, but never annoying. The action scenes, while yes, they are quite out there and very specific to this film, are still awe inspiring and a necessary watch for any action directors out there looking to make a high adrenaline movie.
Conclusion:
The setup is very stylistic and the directing becomes abvious but it is done in a way to accent the crazy scripted fights that happen constantly. The over the top attitude of the characters, actors, and everything comes together nicely with the constant cartoon violence and feel. Essentially, this is a saturday morning cartoon involving lots of guns and violence using real people. I highly recommend everyone to see thsi film and make your own opinion, but I'm going to stick to...
4.2 out of 5
Wannabe
Monday, September 3, 2007
Fanatix Indie League 2 Week 4
Alright gents, you know the drill so here is the breakdown of what has happened.
INDIE LEAGUE BO PTA TOP 5 IMDB
CASTLE
1 ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE 41 5 3 8.1
2 ACROSS THE UNIVERSE 45 3 6 6.8
3 DARJEELING LIMITED 22 3 0 7.2
4 SHOOT EM UP 39 1 4 6.4
5 $THE NANNY DIARIES 16.5 0 0 6.5
6 $RESURRECTING THE CHAMP 2.9 0 0 7.5
7 THE BRAVE ONE 65 4 7 6.5
8 $THE INVASION 14.1 0 1 6.1
GoS
1 $STARDUST 31.9 0 2 8.2
2 THE KINGDOM 55 5 7 7
3 THE HEARTBREAK KID 125 6 11 7
4 IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH 31 3 5 7.7
5 $THE 11TH HOUR 0.4 5 0 6.6
6 MICHAEL CLAYTON 37 4 4 7.4
7 RESIDENT EVIL EXTINCTION 41.5 4 6 6.3
8 IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON 3.1 6 0 8.1
PERENNIAL
1 *DARFUR NOW 9.3 10 0 8.2
2 GRACE IS GONE 3 2 0 6.8
3 I WANT SOMEONE TO EAT CHEESE WITH 2.2 2 0 6.2
4 SAW IV 45 3 5 5.9
5 RUN, FAT BOY, RUN 13.75 1 0 5.5
6 LUST, CAUTION 8 6 0 7.1
7 SHINE A LIGHT 6.7 2 0 7.9
8 $LADRON QUE ROBA A LADRON 2 2 0 7.1
WANNABE
1 $SUPERBAD 92.4 4 14 8.5
2 $RUSH HOUR 3 122.2 2 13 6.6
3 3:10 TO YUMA 31 1 3 6.7
4 *HITMAN 51 6 7 7
5 THE SEEKER: THE DARK IS RISING 16 0 0 4.2
6 30 DAYS OF NIGHT 22.5 3 5 5.5
7 $HALLOWEEN 31 4 5 6.5
8 THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD 49 2 4 5.9
BO RANKINGS
WANNABE 415.1 4
GOS 324.9 3
CASTLE 245.5 2
PERENNIAL 89.95 1
PTA RANKINGS
GOS 33 4
PERENNIAL 28 3
WANNABE 22 2
CASTLE 16 1
TOP 5
WANNABE 51 4
GOS 35 3
CASTLE 21 2
PERENNIAL 5 1
IMDB
GOS 7.2875 4
CASTLE 6.8875 3
PERENNIAL 6.8375 2
WANNABE 6.3625 1
BO PTA TOP IMDB TOTAL RANK
CASTLE 2 1 2 3 8 3
GOS 3 4 3 4 14 1
PERRENN 1 3 1 2 7 4
WANNABE 4 2 4 1 11 2
Alright, so what happened this week? Well, Perennial's first film came out, Ladron Que Roba a Ladron. It earned some PTA but nothing else. And despite my reluctances and predictions that Halloween was going to rip myself a new one, it earned excellent Labor Day Box Office and some PTA with its top 5. I still highly doubt if it can stay in the top 5 for more than possibly 2 weeks at best, but it is turning out to have been a very smart trade on my part earlier for the film. My movies are racking some serious top5 and BO. PTA is okay, but I really need to work on my IMDB. ALSO, MOST IMPORTANTLY IS THAT TWO MOVIES HAVE BEEN PUSHED BACK BEYOND THE SEASON'S RELEASE DATES. MY MOVIE HIT MAN AND PERENNIAL'S FILM DARFUR NOW HAVE BOTH BEEN PUSHED BACK TO NOVEMBER...MEANING SOME MORE TRADING WILL BE GOING ON QUITE SOON I'M SURE AS I STRUGGLE TO RECOUP MY LOSS. Until then, good luck gents and let me know if you would like to trade anything. Peace!
INDIE LEAGUE BO PTA TOP 5 IMDB
CASTLE
1 ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE 41 5 3 8.1
2 ACROSS THE UNIVERSE 45 3 6 6.8
3 DARJEELING LIMITED 22 3 0 7.2
4 SHOOT EM UP 39 1 4 6.4
5 $THE NANNY DIARIES 16.5 0 0 6.5
6 $RESURRECTING THE CHAMP 2.9 0 0 7.5
7 THE BRAVE ONE 65 4 7 6.5
8 $THE INVASION 14.1 0 1 6.1
GoS
1 $STARDUST 31.9 0 2 8.2
2 THE KINGDOM 55 5 7 7
3 THE HEARTBREAK KID 125 6 11 7
4 IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH 31 3 5 7.7
5 $THE 11TH HOUR 0.4 5 0 6.6
6 MICHAEL CLAYTON 37 4 4 7.4
7 RESIDENT EVIL EXTINCTION 41.5 4 6 6.3
8 IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON 3.1 6 0 8.1
PERENNIAL
1 *DARFUR NOW 9.3 10 0 8.2
2 GRACE IS GONE 3 2 0 6.8
3 I WANT SOMEONE TO EAT CHEESE WITH 2.2 2 0 6.2
4 SAW IV 45 3 5 5.9
5 RUN, FAT BOY, RUN 13.75 1 0 5.5
6 LUST, CAUTION 8 6 0 7.1
7 SHINE A LIGHT 6.7 2 0 7.9
8 $LADRON QUE ROBA A LADRON 2 2 0 7.1
WANNABE
1 $SUPERBAD 92.4 4 14 8.5
2 $RUSH HOUR 3 122.2 2 13 6.6
3 3:10 TO YUMA 31 1 3 6.7
4 *HITMAN 51 6 7 7
5 THE SEEKER: THE DARK IS RISING 16 0 0 4.2
6 30 DAYS OF NIGHT 22.5 3 5 5.5
7 $HALLOWEEN 31 4 5 6.5
8 THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD 49 2 4 5.9
BO RANKINGS
WANNABE 415.1 4
GOS 324.9 3
CASTLE 245.5 2
PERENNIAL 89.95 1
PTA RANKINGS
GOS 33 4
PERENNIAL 28 3
WANNABE 22 2
CASTLE 16 1
TOP 5
WANNABE 51 4
GOS 35 3
CASTLE 21 2
PERENNIAL 5 1
IMDB
GOS 7.2875 4
CASTLE 6.8875 3
PERENNIAL 6.8375 2
WANNABE 6.3625 1
BO PTA TOP IMDB TOTAL RANK
CASTLE 2 1 2 3 8 3
GOS 3 4 3 4 14 1
PERRENN 1 3 1 2 7 4
WANNABE 4 2 4 1 11 2
Alright, so what happened this week? Well, Perennial's first film came out, Ladron Que Roba a Ladron. It earned some PTA but nothing else. And despite my reluctances and predictions that Halloween was going to rip myself a new one, it earned excellent Labor Day Box Office and some PTA with its top 5. I still highly doubt if it can stay in the top 5 for more than possibly 2 weeks at best, but it is turning out to have been a very smart trade on my part earlier for the film. My movies are racking some serious top5 and BO. PTA is okay, but I really need to work on my IMDB. ALSO, MOST IMPORTANTLY IS THAT TWO MOVIES HAVE BEEN PUSHED BACK BEYOND THE SEASON'S RELEASE DATES. MY MOVIE HIT MAN AND PERENNIAL'S FILM DARFUR NOW HAVE BOTH BEEN PUSHED BACK TO NOVEMBER...MEANING SOME MORE TRADING WILL BE GOING ON QUITE SOON I'M SURE AS I STRUGGLE TO RECOUP MY LOSS. Until then, good luck gents and let me know if you would like to trade anything. Peace!
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