I think of him as Pete, Monica's boyfriend who tried to become a UFC fighter on Friends.
Reynolds, I'm a dangerous-minded man on a ship loaded with hurt. Now, why you got me chatting with your peons?
Womack ,'The Message'
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Dana - May 05, 2008 8:45:50 am PDT #5473 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Polter-Cow - May 05, 2008 9:02:35 am PDT #5474 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
You know, I think I probably know him best as Foggy Nelson in the Daredevil movie. Which is weird because I thought I knew him for other reasons. Because...he's Jon Favreau. Maybe I know him from his trailers.
Kevin - May 05, 2008 9:13:00 am PDT #5475 of 10000
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
The 100 mil opening basically puts to bed the idea GTA would harm the opening.
I kept expecting Stark to build a Whiskey cup holder into his Iron Man suit.
Polter-Cow - May 05, 2008 9:25:11 am PDT #5476 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The 100 mil opening basically puts to bed the idea GTA would harm the opening.
Oh come on, you know that if there were no GTA, it would have made $137 million!
Steph L. - May 05, 2008 9:33:24 am PDT #5477 of 10000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I totally don't get the idea that a video game would cut into a movie's opening weekend.
But the last time I played a video game was pre-1990s, so take that as a sign of my total moronic unawareness of the importance of video games.
Jessica - May 05, 2008 9:37:02 am PDT #5478 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I don't think anyone was really taking the idea seriously - it was just moronic news filler.
(Because, really, if you want to see the movie opening weekend AND buy GTA IV....you can do that. Sometimes there are even stores that sell video games and movie theatres right in the same mall!!!)
Daisy Jane - May 05, 2008 9:37:59 am PDT #5479 of 10000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Sometimes there are even stores that sell video games and movie theatres right in the same mall!!!
Truly, these are wonderous times.
Kevin - May 05, 2008 9:46:02 am PDT #5480 of 10000
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
The idea was the cost of the video game - in the UK, £40 - would prevent the target audience (which overlaps between the game and the movie) being able to afford to go to the cinema.
It was the biggest video game launch ever, taking (well over) 4 times as much as Iron Man.
I think what it's proved is that people with the income levels to afford a brand new next-gen console game release can also afford a few bucks for the cinema. It probably had *some* impact, but not enough for Hollywood to care.
Jessica - May 05, 2008 9:49:38 am PDT #5481 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
taking (well over) 4 times as much as Iron Man.
Which isn't terribly surprising, as a video game costs roughly 4 times what a movie ticket does.
I think what it's proved is that people with the income levels to afford a brand new next-gen console game release can also afford a few bucks for the cinema.
Again...not really news. I maintain that this was an entirely made-up story invented by newswriters bored to tears with the US presidential primary.
Steph L. - May 05, 2008 9:51:55 am PDT #5482 of 10000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
The idea was the cost of the video game - in the UK, £40 - would prevent the target audience (which overlaps between the game and the movie) being able to afford to go to the cinema.
Okay, see, I was seriously imagining that the "problem" would be that people would be so engrossed in playing the game that they wouldn't leave the house to go to the movies.
(See? I *said* I was totally out of touch when it came to video games...)