[joedownthestreet]

It's all Bush's fault!!!

[HarryCaul]

Perhaps they wanted to see an original film.

[Lunkhead_01]

Shouldn't that read, "...Sherry Lansing, charwoman..."?

[elephantman96]

mmmm.... maybe the film just sucks??????

[Boundless]

As I pointed out on the Drudge-sourced thread on this:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1273974/posts

Sarandon was in this turkey?
Well, this advice may be a bit late, but what the heck ...
______________

Rules for celebrities planning to trade on their celebrity
by taking a public position on a political issue:

1. Make sure you really have some celebrity status.

2. Plan to lose half of it.

3. Don't be surprised if you have no measurable influence.

4. Don't complain later about #2 and #3.

(1) You may discover, as Rosie and Cher did during the
Kerry campaign, that you are have fewer fans than you
imagined. If you have so few, you don't want to
discover it the hard way (#2).

(2) A silent film star was known for saying
"when a politician enters the room, I leave".
No matter what position you take, and no matter what
the outcome, if some issue is close enough that you
could make a difference, that means you are going to
annoy half your fan base, if not half of the general
population.

(3) Make sure that your fans are the kind of people
who actually make a difference in the world. Just
because they show up for you doesn't mean they vote.

(4) By "taking a stand", you are saying "this is so
important, I'm willing to bet my career on it". More
precisely, it's "I'm willing to blow half my audience".
Gambler's remorse is unbecoming for an esteemed figure
such as yourself. And if your horror is the discovery
that you had inflated celebrity and inept fans to
begin with, then we really don't want to hear about it.

[wizardoz]

They saw that Susan Sarandon was in it and they just froze over.

[Hodar]

Let's see; a movie about a self-centered abuser ... hmmm, not interested. The movie plot simply doesn't appeal to me, and it has nothing to do with how I voted.

Now, throw in some aliens, psychotic killers, and car chases ....

Given the competition (The Incredables - which truly lives and exceeds the hype!!) that is in movies right now; this movie is a garanteed box office bomb. I'm not even interested in the $1 rental.

[zlala]

Gee...maybe everyone went to see "The Incredibles" a good family movie. You know...one you can actually take the kids too. Dumb hollywood types. They just can't get anything right....

[freedumb2003]

Is this a duplicate?

because I noted that "the INcredibles" did 70 million..

[Reaganesque]

Since "The Incredibles" did $70.7 million nationwide over the weekend, it seems unlikely that people weren't in the mood to go see a movie. They just chose the better one. Go see "The Incredibles"!!

[TexasNative2000]

"It seems to be the result of the election. Maybe they didn't want to see a guy that slept around."

Would have been a smash during the Clinton years.

[madameguinot]

So if Kerry had won, 59 million Bush supporters WOULD have felt like seeing a movie about a womanizer?

[Mr. Jazzy]

Who needs to see a MOVIE about a womanizer,

One was elected twice to the highest office in the land.

[Freepdonia]

About this thread: what's it all about?

[crazyhorse691]

Bad script, actors, dialog, production and direction usually are what makes a movie tank. That and the people having no desire to see a turkey.

[Ciexyz]

Hollywood just doesn't get it. As a consumer, I don't want to see vocal leftie Alec Baldwin in "Pearl Harbor", obnoxious Susan Sarandon in "Aflie", or pukey Cher or Barbra Streisand in anything else. Sheesh, they keep shoving these shitheads down our throats and say, Take it or leave it.

Ha ha! I'm leaving it!

[Disambiguator]

To paraphrase Gov. Schwarzenegger, "Why should we go see losers?"

[Intolerant in NJ]

The entertainment establishment in this country is so lacking in originality and creativity that they have to keep trying to remake classics like "Alfie" instead of coming up with imaginative and innovative productions - they deserve to lose money......

[clee1]

More bullsqueeze from the leftist MSM.

[infidel29]

America blames paramount for making crap movies with "celebrities" that should open their minds not their mouths.

[Clemenza]

Once again, Hollywood tries to remake a classic Michael Caine film and fails. First the Italian Job, now Alfie. What next a remake of Zulu with Ben Affleck?