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Goldeneye

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I saw the previews and could tell it was going to be a box office flop. The western died in the 60's sure a few films here and there are big, but it is not enough to revitalize the entire concept. Let the western stay dead.

 

I wouldn't go that far. I'm a big fan of Unforgiven and Silverado.

Lets see about one western every 4 to 5 years in the theaters that does well does not equal success most flop. So yes the western died in the late 60's.

 

You have a rather unpleasant posting style.

Cause I state the truth and you can't handle it. You should stay on topic instead of directly attacking posters

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It was a fun movie. The ending made it. Pretty sure it won't flop. Word of mouth is good. Fourth of July weekend is always tricky though.

My money's on big ol' belly flop.

I would agree with the flop. Based on numbers already in its battling The Heat for 2nd place and is expected to take in only 50 million for a 5 day total. The analyzers have just predicted that the film will struggle to recover the budget plus money spent on promotion.

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MR SigS

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I saw the previews and could tell it was going to be a box office flop. The western died in the 60's sure a few films here and there are big, but it is not enough to revitalize the entire concept. Let the western stay dead.

 

I wouldn't go that far. I'm a big fan of Unforgiven and Silverado.

Lets see about one western every 4 to 5 years in the theaters that does well does not equal success most flop. So yes the western died in the late 60's.

 

You have a rather unpleasant posting style.

Cause I state my opinion and you can't handle it. You should stay on topic instead of directly attacking posters

 

Fixed that for ya.

 

Just because a blockbuster western isn't made every year, that doesn't mean it's dead.

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I saw the previews and could tell it was going to be a box office flop. The western died in the 60's sure a few films here and there are big, but it is not enough to revitalize the entire concept. Let the western stay dead.

 

They don't need to revitalize the entire concept. The ones that do get released are usually pretty solid.

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I saw the previews and could tell it was going to be a box office flop. The western died in the 60's sure a few films here and there are big, but it is not enough to revitalize the entire concept. Let the western stay dead.

 

I wouldn't go that far. I'm a big fan of Unforgiven and Silverado.

Lets see about one western every 4 to 5 years in the theaters that does well does not equal success most flop. So yes the western died in the late 60's.

 

You have a rather unpleasant posting style.

Cause I state the truth and you can't handle it. You should stay on topic instead of directly attacking posters

lol

 

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If you want to see Depp in a good movie watch "ED WOOD"

Or Cry Baby.

Good Depp films Nightmare on Elm Street best death scene in the entire series, Platoon, From Hell, and Finding Neverland are extremely good as well.

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I saw the previews and could tell it was going to be a box office flop. The western died in the 60's sure a few films here and there are big, but it is not enough to revitalize the entire concept. Let the western stay dead.

 

They don't need to revitalize the entire concept. The ones that do get released are usually pretty solid.

Off the ones I have seen released in the last seven years that were extremely successful at the box office were remakes of extremely popular films 3:10 to Yuma and True Grit. When they can make a successful western without relying on the original films success I will be impressed. Magnificent Seven is next on the list with Tom Cruise and rumored Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, and Matt Damon.

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I saw the previews and could tell it was going to be a box office flop. The western died in the 60's sure a few films here and there are big, but it is not enough to revitalize the entire concept. Let the western stay dead.

 

They don't need to revitalize the entire concept. The ones that do get released are usually pretty solid.

Off the ones I have seen released in the last seven years that were extremely successful at the box office were remakes of extremely popular films 3:10 to Yuma and True Grit. When they can make a successful western without relying on the original films success I will be impressed. Magnificent Seven is next on the list with Tom Cruise and rumored Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, and Matt Damon.

The industry waits with breath a-batin'.

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I saw the previews and could tell it was going to be a box office flop. The western died in the 60's sure a few films here and there are big, but it is not enough to revitalize the entire concept. Let the western stay dead.
I don't much like westerns pre-Young Guns, and ever since Tombstone I've been a western fan. I don't think a major studio western will get released without me taking a look these days. But I hardly even thought of this movie as a western. It was a Hollywood action comedy popcorn flick set in the west.

lol I swear, I have now heard it all!! Is it safe to assume you've given the Sergio Leone/Clint Eastwood trilogy (A Fistful Of Dollars | For a Few Dollars More | The Good, The Bad & The Ugly) a shot and found it inferior to Young Guns? And of course Once Upon A Time In The West, The Searchers, High Noon, that Star Trek TOS episode (loved that one!! :luhv:)...

I've seen two of the three. Not a fan (shrug)

 

Paint Your Wagon, now that was a good Eastwood flick :shy:

 

I've also seen every James Bind movie and think the fight scenes and bad guys in pretty much all of them until Casino Royale were stupid. I loved what Q said to Bond in Skyfall about the gadgets, "We don't do that anymore."

 

But I do enjoy the old ones for what they were. Austin Powers but unintentionally.

 

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I saw the previews and could tell it was going to be a box office flop. The western died in the 60's sure a few films here and there are big, but it is not enough to revitalize the entire concept. Let the western stay dead.

 

I wouldn't go that far. I'm a big fan of Unforgiven and Silverado.

Lets see about one western every 4 to 5 years in the theaters that does well does not equal success most flop. So yes the western died in the late 60's.

 

You have a rather unpleasant posting style.

Cause I state the truth and you can't handle it. You should stay on topic instead of directly attacking posters

 

Yep. You're a peach.

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I've also seen every James Bind movie.

Sounds like you were either watching Bollywood knockoffs ("Bind - Bond - what is the difference? Make sure the actors dance"), or this was the porn series (Gold*@, Thunderballs, The Spy Who Loved Everyone).

 

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NewEnglandGothic

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:news:

 

FYI...

 

They never stopped making westerns, they just evolved into other genres.

 

Sci-Fi: Star Wars (see Han Solo), Serenity/Firefly (see Cat. Mal)

Action: Die Hard (lone cowboy up against a group of European cow rustlers).

Comic: The Batman Trilogy (ummm... hello Zorro?)

etc...

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