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2004-06-18 Home Front: Culture Wars

Itâs Good "The Terminator" is a Gubenatorial Success! - Movie Flops

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Posted by BigEd 2004-06-18 12:26:55 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Lets be honest, how many advertisements has anyone seen for this movie? I didn't even know it was out, I assumed it was coming out later in the Summer. If they are unwilling to dump cash into advertising they risk a huge flop, that's how the business works.

Posted by yank 2004-06-18 1:26:08 PM|| [politicaljunky.blogspot.com] 2004-06-18 1:26:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Wow! Arnold played a minor role in a movie that didn't do well! STOP THE PRESSES!!!

I mean, it's not like he's never been in a flop before!!!

(Ignoring, of course, Batman & Robin, Junior, Eraser, Jingle All the Way, Twins, Last Action Hero, or The Rundown.)

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-06-18 1:26:33 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-06-18 1:26:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Our Governor can kick your Governor's ass

Posted by Frank G 2004-06-18 2:03:50 PM|| 2004-06-18 2:03:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Twins was hardly a flop if you consider money spent to money earned (as Hollywood generally calculates these things) I think it did very well.

Posted by yank 2004-06-18 2:36:29 PM|| [politicaljunky.blogspot.com] 2004-06-18 2:36:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Big Ed, Arney had a cameo part in the movie. I don't think it helped one way or the other. On another note the Demoncrats here in the golden state fear the Govenator. That is why he is so effective, not unhlike my favorite Gov Ronny Reagan. I like the story and will probably rent this when it comes out on video (I rarely go to the movies).

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2004-06-18 2:59:27 PM|| 2004-06-18 2:59:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Yes - Twins was a good movie - very funny.

Posted by BigEd 2004-06-18 2:59:45 PM|| 2004-06-18 2:59:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I know Sarge - I'm a Californian too. (I doorknobed literature in my precinct for Arnie last fall)

Posted by BigEd 2004-06-18 3:00:59 PM|| 2004-06-18 3:00:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 The movie didn't seem to be that great, from the commercials; half the lure (Jackie Chan) isn't there anymore, because he's wearing down physically and is apparently leaning towards more slapstick than physical comedy. Moreover, he's reportedly grown disgruntled with the US film market (Asian films getting treated poorly and all) and will keep the next "chapter" of the Police Story series away from US distributors.

Posted by Edward Yee 2004-06-18 10:50:48 PM|| [http://edwardyee.fanworks.net] 2004-06-18 10:50:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 I love Jackie movies, as do my two teenage sons - I asked them today if they knew this flick was out and they said no. What kinda advertising effort doesn't reach MTV/ComedyCentral-watching kids or Foxnews/HBO watching adults?

Posted by Frank G 2004-06-18 10:57:52 PM|| 2004-06-18 10:57:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 "half the lure (Jackie Chan) isn't there anymore"

Guys - here's the problem. Not written or directed by Jackie. I heard that his pkg deal had required that he do one or two with someone else calling the shots - this is an example of the result.

Posted by .com 2004-06-18 11:03:22 PM|| [http://www.amble.com/images/root_for_us.jpg] 2004-06-18 11:03:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 apparently, it shows. Directed and written by Stevie Wonder and John Kerry - humorless and bad visually

ps - I sent an email to the Fredmeister for an IP search

Posted by Frank G 2004-06-18 11:07:22 PM|| 2004-06-18 11:07:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Care to make any guesses? I bet I can nail it in one...

Posted by .com 2004-06-18 11:08:50 PM|| [http://www.amble.com/images/root_for_us.jpg] 2004-06-18 11:08:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 too articulate for NMM, too smart for Gentle and Antiwar....one of the older trolls....

Posted by Frank G 2004-06-18 11:14:10 PM|| 2004-06-18 11:14:10 PM|| Front Page Top

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