Deadpool (2016)
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DickTrickle
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12.7M Thursday overnights, highest ever for an R rated film -- probably going to go past industry estimates of 60-70 million. Will recoup its budget in the first weekend. Not bad.
It bodes very well that the group of cynics and jerks that frequent these forums mostly say it's a great movie. Can't wait.
Khane
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I was supposed to go to the 10PM showing tonight but I have a nasty cough. I feel fine otherwise but I'm not a piece of shit and don't want to ruin it for everyone around me by coughing through the entire damn thing so I'm staying home.
This sucks.
This sucks.
Void
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Aside from my hyperbole, the thing that set this movie above a lot of others (for me at least) is how evident it was that the people behind the movie (Reynolds in particular, but also writers/director/producers) really cared about making the movie entertaining. There were so many little touches that could have easily been left out, but someone at some point went over everything with a fine-toothed comb and added or removed things that didn't contribute to the overall awesome. And then didn't let some studio or marketing exec change it to something shitty.
I'm sure I'm wrong, because I have very little idea how a movie is really made, but this looks like one of the most perfect examples of a studio just writing a check and letting the right people make a movie the way it should be done.
I'm sure I'm wrong, because I have very little idea how a movie is really made, but this looks like one of the most perfect examples of a studio just writing a check and letting the right people make a movie the way it should be done.
Intrinsic
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It is like a lot of other things in life where you just get a sense that whoever made it both cared about the product and enjoyed creating the product. And that rubs off on you / us as the consumer. It is infectious and really really awesome to see. Whole movie was just great from start to finish.
Lost Virtue
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Awesome marketing once again.
Chimichanga answer had me rolling
Watch Our Awkward Interview with Deadpool - IGN Video
Chimichanga answer had me rolling
Watch Our Awkward Interview with Deadpool - IGN Video
Tarrant
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Since I was not impressed with Mad Max ( it was alright) I feel this is a bad comparison.
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This was all over the internet, television, cable television, super bowl, they had interviews on HBO, it's all over billboards, public transit, radio, satellite radio, they bought out entire blocks of time on TV that last hours where every commercial was a Deadpool commercial....they even had an airplane dragging a banner here it here in Minneapolis yesterday.
They advertised on every single level they could, what are you talking about? The only movie in recent memory I can think of that advertised harder than this was Star Wars.
Harshaw
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Except that most of it was through social media which is free to advertise on.
Mahes
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I have not seen this movie yet and I am pretty damn sure I will enjoy this movie more than Mad Max. I liked Mad Max but these are two very different movies. Deadpool looks to be the type of movie that I can see myself re-watching many times. Mad Max is a movie I have watched twice. Looking back at all the great R movies of the past, it is difficult to compare this movie with any movie. The only movie that might even come close but in no way comes close would be Hancock and that movie was PG-13. This in a small way is why this movie is getting such fantastic reviews. People have been wanting a super hero movie that does not soft coat anything for a very long time. Add that to the talent and passion that went into the making of this movie and you have a Classic that will be talked about for decades to come.
I just hope the sequel can continue down the same road while still remaining fresh and enjoyable.
Also as a side note. I knew from both the previews and the fact that Ryan Reynolds was playing him, that this movie would be awesome. If you would like to see Ryan Reynold's audition for Deadpool, just watch Blade Trinity.
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Just read this review in my local paper(not Detroit, Portland), god what a bunch of bullshit. C+ because it's not feminist enough basically.
Review: 'Deadpool' tries to save the day with snark
Please let this do well money wise to shut up cunts like this.
Review: 'Deadpool' tries to save the day with snark
Please let this do well money wise to shut up cunts like this.
Royal
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The rule of thumb in Hollywood is to spend an additional 50% of the production cost of a movie on marketing but that has been trending upwards. They probably went well over that since it was only budgeted $60 million for production. I seriously doubt they went orders of magnitude over it though.
Erronius
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I wouldn't be surprised if they went way less than that here, especially considering how much they had to cut from the movie at the last moment just to get the studios to approve it.
DickTrickle
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We clearly disagree on many things, but I applaud you for this level of consideration. Most people don't give two shits about potentially annoying behavior in theaters.
This is actually more or less verbatim how Reynolds describes the studio's involvement. "R rating. Here's your release date and a check. Don't fuck up."