"After blowing lunch, I thought George was ginchy."
Posted on 05/24/2015 12:20:15 PM PDT by jimbo123
There weren't as many fireworks at the Memorial Day weekend box office this year as newcomer "Tomorrowland" disappointed with a $32.2 million debut.
The science-fiction adventure stars George Clooney and was directed by Brad Bird of "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" renown. The Disney release is expected to pull in a lackluster $40.7 million for the four-day period.
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"Tomorrowland" had been expected to generate $40 million over the three-day period and $50 million over the four-day stretch. With a $180 million price tag, Disney faces an uphill climb to profitability. Not helping matters, overseas figures were an underwhelming $26.7 million.
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I like From Dusk ‘Til Dawn, and O Brother Where Art Thou. I don’t think Clooney is a bad actor, but he picks some bad movies to be in.
Don’t forget “The Peacemaker”.
"After blowing lunch, I thought George was ginchy."
Interesting comments. Thank you. It looked like it might be interesting, despite Clooneytunes.
(BTW, he’s the nephew of Rosemary Clonoey and his dad, Nick, was an acnhorman in Cincinnati for years.)
Too much philosophy to go into here but I felt that there were some positive aspects to “Tomorrowland”. Whether the writers meant it or not I liked the Optimism and Hope put forward and the value of the individual rather than the Socialist Collective. If you see it please let me know and what your thoughts are.
Clooney-tunes
We saw the movie today, and it was one of the first truly optimistic movies I’ve seen by anyone - much less aimed at whole families.
Is it tinted by environmentalism and a few snide remarks on money? Yes.
Is it liberating to hear “you can make a great future for the world if you work for it”? Yes.
I liked the message that our doom and gloom attitude is creating the sure destruction - but hope and optimism plus work to build it can create a great one.
“Brad Pitt saw how to make a money maker and a film that will be timeless with “Fury”. “
How was that movie?
Not such a bad deal.
Sometimes people make things more complicated in life than they have to be.
Agreed. I love movies and go for the entertainment value not a message. But there was something in that film that I felt was to a degree uplifting.
I just saw Tomorrowland, and even my UC Berkeley educated wife thought it “too heavy handed” in its final message. I thought there were some serious flaws in the script, the continuity, and a profound lack of tying up loose ends.
So, here’s what I came away with (many themes very similar to current television shows and commercials):
The world is a mess because we’re just too lazy to get involved.
Kids are smart, but as adults are stupid.
All evil in world is because of white males like Hugh Laurie. Or evil animatronics that look like white males.
A bright future belongs to young and old people of color from other nations. Anglo males need not apply, as they just screw things up.
And the only thing missing was John Lennon’s “Imagine” during the closing credits.
I’m glad we went to the cheapie matinee. I would’ve hated to pay full boat for this thing. Uncle Walt would be rolling in his grave if he saw what’s become of his company’s belief in technology’s promise for all Americans.
Today’s Disney Company bears little resemblance to Walt’s. He had massive appreciation for our history, our exceptionalism, and our national pride. Now, what’s found in most Disney movies is overflowing political correctness.
Good things my kids grew up with the old films.
I enjoyed the movie also.
I believe Clooney was marginalized as a type-cast malcontent.
While the plot was carried by the two girls.
I agree on some of your points. I thought the script could have been better. Still I think the underlining message wasn’t bad. Nothing wrong with a little optimism and hope.
Laurie’s speech though did hit home on a few points.
Anyway like you I caught it this morning at the early matinee, I love to go to the early movies on Sunday’s, no one there.
I enjoyed it, too. Especially references to the 1964 world’s fair which I attended as a child. the lefty stuff was predictable but not as heavy handed as some others. Once a movie goer suspends reality, it has a Flash Gordon / Buck Rogers feel to it.
It's on this weekend.
You’re right. It was an “up” movie as opposed to being a downer. I liked it.
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