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Posted on 12/09/2007 8:39:12 AM PST by keat
There was no Saturday miracle surge for New Line. The Golden Compass, an effects-laden family film starring Nicole Kidman with a reported budget of $200M, received a modest 16% increase from its opening day, posting an estimated $10.2M on Saturday. Assuming a Sunday drop of 33%, Compass will finish its opening weekend with a disastrous $25.84M. (For a comparison to other big budget, family-oriented films in this mold along with details about New Line’s dismal 2007 and Nicole Kidman’s box office cold streak, scroll down to my Friday Night report.)
Disney’s Enchanted blew past $80M domestic with a $4.9M Saturday, and the live action/animation hybrid with a sure-fire Oscar nomination for Amy Adams will cruise to an estimated $10.98M. This Christmas (Sony), Fred Claus (Warner Bros) and Beowulf (Dreamworks/Paramount) have finished 3-4-5 on Saturday and for the 3-day frame.
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Once again, you've won again. How can I ever hope to intellectually compete with someone who makes such intelligent and though out arguments as "The author and the film are evil".
You must have cleaned up on the debating team.
Given your emotional, obsessive reaction, I'd say the author is either your relative or you.
Nonetheless, the author and the film are evil.
“First of all, I never said I believed that it makes one tactless and arrogant, but that it can perceived as such. Much like people went after Bob Dole when he started railing against action movies he’d never seen.”
You can’t make all of the people happy all of the time.
“Even though I had a laundry list of reasons that the movie was full of lies and propaganda, I found that many people refused to listen to me because I hadn’t seen it myself.”
Many people bought that propaganda hook line and sinker. If they weren’t willing to listen then I interpreted that as stupidity on their part.
“I finally broke down and borrowed it from a friend “
I’m sorry, that musta hurt. But I applaud you for not contributing.
No one is making the argument that "fighting armored polar bears poses a serious threat to faith". You committed the straw man fallacy. You have presented your opponents beliefs in an inaccurate light. Perhaps you would like to restate your argument without using a fallacy.
By the way, have you seen this film?
Petronski, I share your belief that this latest mass media assault is indeed "evil." However, it is probably counter-productive to use that term with someone who does not share a Judeo-Christian viewpoint. From the tenor of his discourse I would hazard to guess that Gunrunner believes in the situational ethics philosophy of secular progressivism. For such, Christians represent the epitome of evil. Hence, "shake off the dust from the sandals" and move on to one not feeding on the corn husks.
No, I don't concede that this is a straw man argument.
Our local guy on the radio reviewed it and said that the visuals are incredible, and that the word God is only mentioned once or twice. I think a point can be made that kids will remember the talking animals and polar bear fights rather than pick up on any underlying anti-God message, which the filmmakers admittedly neutered in the film version.
By the way, have you seen this film?
No, I'll wait for it on Netflix.
Thank you.
Now there's an intelligently written insult. Petronski, you could learn from this guy.
I just post the reality of your stupidity. If you find that offensive, look within yourself for the solution.
No, you just suck at put downs. Zechariah knows what he's doing.
They’re not putdowns, just the reality of your suboptimal intelligence.
"No..."
Well, you just did by restating your argument in a very different way. No one has argued that someone should not see the film because there are fighting polar bears.
No, I'll wait for it on Netflix.
You have argued that no one has grounds to argue against the film who hasn't seen it. That is like saying someone is not qualified to argue against rape unless they have participated in or witnessed a rape. The message of the film is quite clear. The author himself has stated explicitly what the message of his books is. And that message is what this argument centers on.
And yet, I'm not offended; whereas Zechariah was able to offend me in one post. Practice makes perfect, you're bound to get better.
And yet, I’m not trying to offend you.
Are you laughing at me for withholding judgment on a film I haven’t seen or are you laughing at yourself for claiming to know everything about a movie you haven’t seen either?
Careful here. This troll does not comprehend metaphor or simile.
Whichever you think it is, you’re probably wrong. LOL
P.S.: Now you're telling shabby lies.
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