This weekend at the Boxoffice: 2006.05.06

[Hand of Evil]

This weekend's was not all that great for MI:3, 10 million less than expected, it will be interesting to see how it does next weekend. so, was the cause gas or nutjob? See www.boxofficemojo.com for breatdown and more info.

01 Mission: Impossible III
02 RV
03 An American Haunting
04 Stick It
05 United 93
06 Ice Age: The Meltdown
07 Silent Hill
08 Scary Movie 4
09 Akeelah and the Bee
10 N Hoot

Time to keep track of the movies I see this year but think I will do it a different way...anything I go to that I feel is a waste of time is a 5 or below, 6 not a complete waste, 7 a good two+ hours spent, an 8 a good two hours I will tell my friends about, 9 something I will consider seeing again, 10 will see again.

Rank 10/10: NA
Rank 09/10: V For Vendetta
Rank 08/10: NA
Rank 07/10: Underworld: Evolution - Lucky Number Slevin
Rank 06/10: Bloodrayne
Waste of time: Slither

 

[Arnwyn]

This weekend's was not all that great for MI:3, 10 million less than expected, it will be interesting to see how it does next weekend. so, was the cause gas or nutjob?

Neither. People were burned from the crap that was M:I:2, and are skeptical of #3.

Rightfully so, I might add.

 

[Dog Moon]

Neither. People were burned from the crap that was M:I:2, and are skeptical of #3.

Rightfully so, I might add.

How can people be skeptical of 3? It can't be any worse than 2.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

Or, like me who hasn't seen the first two, to not go see this one.

Has nothing to do with Tom Cruise being a weird nut.

 

[trancejeremy]

I saw part of the first one, but it was nothing like the TV show, but more of a generic spy movie. (Okay, had some elements, like the disguises.)

 

[JoeGKushner]

Or, like me who hasn't seen the first two, to not go see this one.

Has nothing to do with Tom Cruise being a weird nut.

Raises hand. That would be me too.

Liked him in Last Samurai, War of the Worlds, Vanilla Sky, Minority Report and other stuff but pass on MI movies.

 

[Krafus]

I wonder if this "disappointing performance" is due to Cruise's antics or unrealistic expectations.

 

[GoodKingJayIII]

M:I3 was not bad by any stretch. It certainly could've been much worse. It was an entertaining action flick, and I wouldn't take it for anything more.

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I never watched the original show, but I always thought IMF were supposed to be subtle. There's really nothing subtle about this movie. Within the first 25 minutes they blow up an abandoned warehouse, a truck, and a helicopter. So yeah... I expected a subtler movie, but I still liked it well enough.

 

[Dog Moon]

M:I3 was not bad by any stretch. It certainly could've been much worse. It was an entertaining action flick, and I wouldn't take it for anything more.

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I never watched the original show, but I always thought IMF were supposed to be subtle. There's really nothing subtle about this movie. Within the first 25 minutes they blow up an abandoned warehouse, a truck, and a helicopter. So yeah... I expected a subtler movie, but I still liked it well enough.

So I take it this movie is more like the 2nd one [action v. suspense or however you want to clasify the first] than the 1st? That's a pity.

 

[Starman]

Raise your hand if you wish you were in a position to call $48 million a disappointment.

*raises hand*