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Early Friday Analysis

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31 Responses to “Early Friday Analysis”

  1. Chucky in Jersey says:

    “The Great Raid” is tanking as I figured. That prominent pull quote from Roger Ailes screamed “STAY AWAY FROM THIS MOVIE!”

  2. Goulet says:

    Wow, didn’t expect FOUR BROTHERS to open in first place, SKELETON KEY seemed more likely.

  3. PandaBear says:

    Could this be the end of Rob S and his big paydays?

  4. Stella's Boy says:

    Let’s hope so.

  5. joefitz84 says:

    I just got a good feeling that the 40 Yr Old Virgin will do really good business. Just a feeling.

  6. Lota says:

    which is the bigger sign of disaster…Four Brothers in first (yecccch) or the drop off for Dukes?

  7. Angelus21 says:

    Four Brothers really isn’t that bad. Much better than anyone could have hoped for.

  8. Stella's Boy says:

    It really is that bad.

  9. Angelus21 says:

    Aren’t you the person defending how good Ghost of Mars was?

  10. PandaBear says:

    It has to be better than Ghost of Mars. But thats not saying much at all. That had to be a top 10 all time worst Aug release. Made the top of that list yesterday. Another reason Ice Cube should stay away from the action genre.

  11. Sanchez says:

    Deuce 3 in Asia isn’t going to happen now?

  12. Angelus21 says:

    Four Brothers wasn’t as bad as I really thought. John Singleton is a decent director. He’s still young. Amazing to comrehend that Boyz in the Hood was 14 years ago.

  13. Lota says:

    I like John Singleton and wish he did alot more directing.
    I think it’s Mark Wahlberg i dislike about the movie, he is such an unlikeable lead (my opinion, but maybe I am still smarting from ROCK STAR and PLANET OTA), even though he was very appropo in Boogie Nights.

  14. Mark Ziegler says:

    How could you not like him in Boogie Nights? Everything clicked on that one. He hasn’t been good since but hes decent in Four Brothers.
    It’s not a great movie but its entertaining. It is what it is.

  15. Lota says:

    i said he was very appropo in Boogie Nights meaning perfect fit.
    I think BN is a great movie.

  16. martin says:

    4 brothers was a pleasant surprise esp. for singleton after hustle kind of died. good for wahlberg too. whats up with MW’s career now that he’s doing supporting in a niche film? he’s having success with this one, but when did he no longer become an a-lister? can’t remember a recent bomb off the top of my head.

  17. martin says:

    oh yeah, rock star.

  18. martin says:

    the guy that directed rock star has killed a bunch of careers, almost killed murphy’s, sent goldblum to oblivion, and apparently did a job on wahlberg. is this guy still working?

  19. cullen says:

    yeah…Stephen Herek is his name I think…he’s a clown…directs commercials and shit…totally average director. Singleton had some fun with Four Brothers and I thought Whalberg was really good. The role is a natural fit…he also did good work in the underrated The Corruptor…but if you just want to have some mindless fun, Four Brothers will do the trick…a handful of good bloody action scenes and a nice car chase with no bullshit CGI special effects. It’s basically a typical western transplanted to now. Manly fun.

  20. cullen says:

    The films of Stephen Herek…oy!
    Man of the House (2005)–OUCH!
    Life of Something Like It–A DISGRACE.
    Rock Star (2001)–Terrible
    Holy Man (1998)–Awful…rancid
    101 Dalmatians (1996)…kids movie
    Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995)…trite, schmaltzy garbage
    The Three Musketeers (1993)…a festival of clowns
    The Mighty Ducks (1992)…ok, I confess, I like this movie.
    Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead (1991)–garbage
    12. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)–ONE OF THE GREATEST FILMS EVER MADE
    Critters (1986)–pure idiocy.

  21. Mark Ziegler says:

    You can honestly say he peaked with his first movie. Since Bill and Ted is a classic.

  22. Sanchez says:

    Herek made some instant classics.
    Mighty Ducks, Bill & Teds, Don’t Tell Mom???
    Classics.
    I think he may have died in 1992 though because his recent output has been brutal.

  23. PandaBear says:

    You could have made a lot of money betting that Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitters Dead would have killed Christina Applegates career. It almost did.

  24. jeffmcm says:

    Anyone else see Skeleton Key? It’s not bad. A little Shyamalanish.

  25. Mark Ziegler says:

    Jeffster, your posting about a movie? What do we owe the pleasure? Run out of things to say about DP?

  26. Stella's Boy says:

    I saw it jeff. I think it’s got a good ending, but I didn’t care for the rest of the movie. Full of genre cliches and poorly directed.

  27. Eric says:

    You know, I’m always willing to give Steven Herek a chance, based on my unadulterated love for Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. (Yes, this has meant nothing but disappointment since.)
    Excellent Adventure is a fantastic movie, but it’s probably because of the script, not the direction. A shining example of how to make a smart script about dumb people.

  28. Sanchez says:

    I thought Bill and Teds was directed by Scorsese it was that good.

  29. Anonymous in Chicago says:

    4 Brothers was a pleasant surprise. Sort of like a western, you know, when the masked bad guys surround the house and start shooting it up….great! and that Thanksgiving dinner with the ghost-mom, very emotional. It had a lot of nice touches!

  30. jeffmcm says:

    Haven’t seen it, but supposedly Four Brothers was inspired by the western The Sons of Katie Elder…anyone?

  31. Cadavra says:

    It is the same plot, and Singleton does have a fondness for ’60s movies, and they’re both Paramount, so my guess is: not a coincidence.

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