Independence Day 2? - Part 1

[DarthSkywalker]

 

[Doctor Jones]

Soon Disney is just pretty much going to rule everything. Not in terms of ownership, though as that will probably expand, it'll pretty much have a hold on tentpoles. And it'll only get even startlingly bigger if this keeps up for the next few years.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Soon Disney is just pretty much going to rule everything. Not in terms of ownership, though as that will probably expand, it'll pretty much have a hold on tentpoles. And it'll only get even startlingly bigger if this keeps up for the next few years.

And considering what they have coming the next few years, why wouldn't it continue.

 

[Mad Ones]

Jesus H Crackers.

I'm going to start reacting to things with this.

 

[Doctor Jones]

And considering what they have coming the next few years, why wouldn't it continue.

It does, and that's what scares me.

 

[Sithborg]

I'm going to start reacting to things with this.

I picked it up from Samantha Bee.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

It does, and that's what scares me.

Why does it scare you?

 

[MadVillainy]

Have any of them been good? The Jungle Book was an April release, but was still making legit money in May because of how crappy the releases have been. People are going to see the tentpoles worth seeing. The problem is, only Disney is releasing them right now.

No. Most of them havent been good. To me at least.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

No. Most of them havent been good. To me at least.

I agree, which is the real problem imo. We had more quality tentpoles in February, March and April then we have had yet this summer and look how well Zootopia, The Jungle Book and Deadpool did.

 

[Dave McFly]

wow did not expect

Spoiler

Jasmine to go out like that wow

 

[Guts]

Zootopia, Jungle Book, Civil War and Dory.


Bob Iger is ****ting in a solid gold toilet.

Does he sh** gold?

 

[terry78]

Does he sh** gold?

He's eating it obviously.

 

[The Chris]

wow did not expect

Spoiler

Jasmine to go out like that wow

That actually upset me

Spoiler

I rather she had not been in the darn movie at all

 

[jmc]

Why does it scare you?

Because competition is good.

 

[terry78]

The day Apple let's Disney have them or they merge will be the event horizon.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Because competition is good.

Isn't that on the competition to make it a competition? The problem here is the crap they keep releasing.

 

[Boom]

So how's this thing tracking at the BO? Because I swear it felt like there were only fifty people in the theater last night.

 

[Bats123]

Holy crap, the audience score in RT dropped FAST. I don't think Emmerich is doing that third movie now lol.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

So how's this thing tracking at the BO? Because I swear it felt like there were only fifty people in the theater last night.

Looking at around $43.4m domestically for the weekend. It has been dropping in terms of tracking, so maybe it will go even lower.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Why does it scare you?

Not only will they place a monopoly on constant brand tentpoles under the guise of good movies, which is something that they get by now, the more successful they become, the more likely the chance other studios will be sold off and possibly absorbed by them if they have a continued string of flops, the more powerful they are and more other movies will want to be like them for the ones that remain.

That Southpark joke about them doesn't seem so ridiculous now. The idea of it anyway. Just that these conglomerates becoming bigger and wiping out more competition.

But I don't want to turn this into a debate, so I'll just leave it at that.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Looking at around $43.4m domestically for the weekend. It has been dropping in terms of tracking, so maybe it will go even lower.

I'm thinking 41 million with a chance at going below 40 million.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

I'm thinking 41 million with a chance at going below 40 million.

Why did this movie do so poorly compared to Jurassic World last year (the sequel to the other giant mid-90s blockbuster)?

 

[Kyle]

Why did this movie do so poorly compared to Jurassic World last year (the sequel to the other giant mid-90s blockbuster)?

As much as I hate this, it's what I knew would inevitably happen - I would remain one of the few Emmerich defenders as someone who actually finds the majority of his films to be very entertaining. Hell, I'll say it Godzilla '98 is still even my favorite Godzilla film. Been defending the guy since I was 10 lol.

 

[AnneFan]

So...this is not worth seeing?

I thought it looked like garbage anyway.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Why did this movie do so poorly compared to Jurassic World last year (the sequel to the other giant mid-90s blockbuster)?

Independence Day was seen as a pretty standalone satisfying story where audiences never really questioned that there would be one, or even wanted one to begin with.

Jurassic Park, the original film is immensely popular and considered a great film that had two sequels already and a built in audiences across a few generations and you add in nostalgia, it's going to make a lot of money.