Revenge of the Sith a flop?

[Gentlegamer]

Didn't Lucas predict RotS would make the least of the prequel films?

 

[reveal]

Thinking RotS was bad, I can see that. I don't agree, but I can understand the perspective. Liking HH? I think you've fallen under a Sith mind trick.

Oh would you like to swing on a star?
Carry moonbeams home in a jar?
And be better off than you are?
Or would you rather be a Sith?

 

[mojo1701]

Bah. Boxoffice numbers are becoming less and less important. DVD, home theater and pay-per-view are becoming much more popular. The theater experience (not to mention the prices) isn't as comfy as it used to be for most people. And this is coming from someone who LOVES to go to the theater.

One thing I think they should do is hire ushers to kick out the rowdy kids that come in and spoil a movie. Or hit-men. Either way, to get the job done.

 

[Crimson_Manticore]

I only wish I could make a 700+ million dollar flop!

I'd be one happy failure!

Edit: Here's an interesting chart to show how RotS is actually doing.

http://www.the-numbers.com/features/starwars.php

Edit2: On a side note, it is very interesting to note that in actual number of tickets sold, each SW movie has done WORSE than all of its predecessors, with the exception of RotS, which has already sold more tickets than AotC.

Edit3: Of course, that is including the ticket sales from the re-release of the original trilogy.

 

[fett527]

If you're serious, then you, me, and my wife are the only people I've ever known who believe this.

"Bunny! Ball, Ball!"

 

[Wystan]

"Here's your stamps Mr. Hawk"

"French Fries"

 

[Umbran]

Liking HH? I think you've fallen under a Sith mind trick.

People (including myself) like Hudson Hawk for the same reason they like Bruce Campbell movies, or The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra - goofy and/or campy can be fun. Wht's wrong with a bit of silly fun now and again?

 

[Rackhir]

People (including myself) like Hudson Hawk for the same reason they like Bruce Campbell movies, or The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra - goofy and/or campy can be fun. Wht's wrong with a bit of silly fun now and again?

In Japan many stars who won't do comercials here, do do them and usually get paid obscene amounts of money for it. Bruce Willis had one for the Legacy (I think it's an Acura over here), in which he says "I think with Legacy". I always thought that explained a lot about Hudson Hawk.

The movie was too slapstick for my tastes. So I simply didn't find it funny. At all. Though I love Bruce Cambell movies, probably because he's more deadpan about his humor.

 

[wingsandsword]

Remember this about the "quality" of Star Wars, in terms of plot, acting and writing: It is a modern serial. It is old space opera matinees and serials blended in with some samurai and WWII movies while you're at it, reshot with much bigger budgets. $100 million dollar pulp. Paragon Space Opera. It is meant to be that way. The corny dialogue, hokey names, and black & white morality is part of the entire concept of the pictures.

Original Star Wars, a.k.a. Episode IV is in terms a direct rip, almost just a Sci-Fi remake of The Hidden Fortress in the first half (an old Samurai recruits a rogue and a farmboy to save a princess from a mighty fortress) and The Dambusters in the second half (a squad of pilots must destroy an invincible and heavily guarded fortress by dropping a bomb at a very precise place through dangerous flying), even to the point of recycling dialogue almost verbatim from both movies.

"Attack of the Clones", "The Phantom Menace", "The Empire Strikes Back", those are all the sort of "over the top" names you'd expect from some old 30's or 40's serial, or a 50's movie matinee.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

"Maybe, just maybe Revenge of the Sith is a flop. Yeah, and maybe I'm a Chinese fighter pilot."

Thats great! Love it!