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Not very interested in the Hanks film.Looks preachy but most of his serious movies are.
To borrow from @Murdock.Looks like a library rental.
It's just way too early to say that the summer box office is stumbling. It's not even summer yet.
But already two big movies have passed the $1.3 Billion Dollar global box office mark: "Furious 7" and "Avengers 2", which is quite an achievement.
Also, it was predicted that May would be a slightly slower month with regard to box office returns.
But now wait for the next wave of box office blasts. "Minions", "Jurassic World", "Inside-Out", "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation", "Ant-Man" and "Pixels" for instance. Of which the first two could very well be the 3rd and 4th movie to break the global $1 Billion box office mark.
So there are absolutely no disappointments at this stage in box office returns. All predictions seem to become reality.
It is consider the summer in the US; From US Memorial day to US Labor day. The Summer movie season in the US starts the 4 weekend in May.
"Minions"
"Jurassic World"
"Inside-Out"
"Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation"
"Ant-Man"
"Pixels"
Worth watching, fellas.
And Rose Byrne sure does make up for that. As does another girl, who's name I forgot to check on the titles as they had some interesting descriptions there too. So it's worth sitting it all out. Yes, it is a fun movie to go to, even if it may/may not be a LOL film. (It wasn't for me).
I guess a big screen is needed to see her. :)) I don't find her a bit amusing.
I'll second that. Just saw it and enjoyed it. I can't say it's fantastic or anything, but I certainly had more fun in the theatre than I did during Kingsman (which I also enjoyed, but was somewhat uncomfortable with).
SPY starts off very well. Somewhere in the middle McCarthy gets a little crude with her jokes but the tone was still acceptable (I've never really seen any of her movies, so don't know if this is her shtick). Also, three things surprised me during the film:
1. Rose Byrne was just as crude as McCarthy. She was a hoot
2. Miranda Hart cracked me up
3. I heard more women laughing during the crude bits than men
Definitely recommended.
One thing that came to mind while watching this.......we can never go back to the larger than life, overblown Bonds. If we did, it would be ripped to shreds by the imitator crew, who are getting better and better. I found myself actually looking forward to the darker, noir spy universe that SP is likely to bring in November.
Shall I be very honest now? I think "The Man From UNCLE" could be a surprise hit for Warner Brothers. Another completely new original film that could earn as much as $500 Million worldwide.
And in all honesty? I prefer the full trailer of "UNCLE" over the full trailer of "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation". There's this wunderful 1960's vibe with this movie, that makes me look slightly more forward to "UNCLE" than to "Rogue Nation". This will be a must-see for me!
But, I do agree for the rest. It's definitely going to be a spectacular movie with an amazing cast. Guy Ritchie hardly disappoints.
I think $500m is certainly possible. I'm a 60's genre freak, so I'm looking forward to this one quite a lot.
More so than "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" ;-)?
That's a tough question @Gustav_Graves. If I'm being honest, I have to say.......well, yes. It's the tailoring, the class, the women, the 60's elegance. I'm a sucker for it every time.
Don't get me wrong, I will get my action fix from MI5 and am seriously looking forward to that as well, but I sort of know what to expect from it. I find Uncle intriguing because I really don't know how it's going to end up if that makes any sense......there's an element of mystery (no pun intended).
Same here. And in this particular case, I could see a surprise hit coming, much like the first "Sherlock Holmes" movie ($525 Million worldwide). And it will play only four weeks after "Rogue Nation". Now this is a scenario that should not entirely favour "Mission: Impossible".
I don't see it happening. First, let me say I'm going to see UNCLE and I'm not dissing the film, but purely from a box office standpoint, I don't see it doing that well. Why?
-Poor release date. Two weeks after Mission impossible in the US, same day as Straight outta Compton (which will be huge amongst certain sections of the audience), and opening just as the late August box office slump kicks in as kids go back to school/college. You cited Sherlock Holmes, but that was a very different release date - Christmas, where multiple films can, and will, do well at once as families descend en masse to the theatre. UNCLE is opening exactly when families leave the theatres en masse.
-No stars. I honestly doubt most people could pick Cavill and Hammer out of a lineup or could even tell which one is which. They just aren't box office draws.
-60s make it a period piece, which is automatically going to turn some people off. You might scoff, but that's the way it is. It's kind of a niche appeal, and teens aren't going to relate.
-Spy fatigue. This is coming at the tail end of a string of spy movies - Kingsman, Spy, and Mission impossible playing at the same time. Could result in a "Ehh, another one of these?" type reactions. (NB this will not apply to SPECTRE, as the King of the genre!)
I think a best case scenario is Bourne legacy numbers (another spy movie that opened in mid-August), it made $276 worldwide.
Ultimately, imho, Man from Uncle is all about establishing the franchise. Like Batman Begins, it is more important that the film critically sets a high standard, rather than do amazingly at the box office, so that they can build from there for the next one and the one after etc. etc.
Kingsman was well received critically (surprisingly so) which certainly helped it. It also had stylish comic book action and a unique idea to it that was easily sellable, that I don't see in UNCLE. I guess this brings up another potential strike against UNCLE - it has no unique hook, really.
Kingsman had the idea of a street kid becoming a Bond style agent. That's a hook.
Spy had a fat middle aged woman (humorously, I guess) becoming a Bond style agent. That's a hook.
MI has Tom Cruise doing huge stunts, with a breathtaking shot of him hanging onto a plane as it takes off. People will show up for that scene alone.
UNCLE has...what, exactly? Two spies, they're doing some stuff, there's some driving, and Hugh Grant is there for some reason...er...plot? Villain?
Again, I don't mean to criticize the movie too much, I'm going to see it, but can't really see it breaking out in any way. Reviews will have to be really good.