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Revolution Pictures makes smart move... Puts AMERICA'S SWEETHEART up against JURASSIC PARK 3!!!
Hey folks, Harry here... I've been highly critical of the Joe Roth company, REVOLUTION PICTURES, for some of the dreck they decided to open their 'banner' with.... BUT finally they make their first truly smart move.... the type of move worthy of the Joe Roth we all used to know. He's decided to put his own film, AMERICA'S SWEETHEART starring Julia Roberts up against JURASSIC PARK 3!!!
Ok... first, I have no doubt that JURASSIC PARK 3 will make... opening weekend at least $20 million dollars more than AMERICA'S SWEETHEART... BUT... AMERICA'S SWEETHEART will benefit greatly from the counter programming. First off, Julia's films are seemingly invincible when she smiles really really big.... And with a title like AMERICA'S SWEETHEART.... umm, I'm going out on a limb here, but I'm willing to bet she makes flirty eyes... Exposes the whole ivory cemetary no less than 20 times in the teaser trailer...
With a script by Billy Crystal the film has a chance to far surpass Joe's past directorial stumbles... and given he NEVER had a cast like he does for this one... John Cusack, Billy Crystal, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Alan Arkin, Christopher Walken, Hank Azaria and Stanley Tucci.... AND JULIA ROBERTS... ahem... This film, if good at all, will perform very well this summer.... For one, there are not many films like this this year...
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Considering that Julia has a smile like a T-Rex
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No "First!" bullshit in my above post!
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I haven't seen a freaking thing about that movie other than the tiniest of tidbits that appear online. Where's the teaser trailer? Where's the kind of hype that usually starts at least six months before the film opens? I haven't seen one thing about the film other than that stupid logo poster! Remember how 'X-MEN' kept delaying the trailer until about about mid-Spring of last year. Well, it's been past that point for 'JP3' and it has the exact same time frame as 'X-MEN'. Is the release date still for mid-July?
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Stop>>> American Sweetheart,
American Graffiti, American Psycho, American Pie, American Beauty, American Movie, American Outlaws, American Gigolo, American Commandos, and (American) probably (American) more... < -
Should be, regardless of the lack of hype so far. Remember, there'll probably be a trailer in front of every Universal pic from Mummy Returns onwards, so pretty much everyone should be aware of it by the time of release.
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I, for one cannot stand Julia Roberts. I truly hope her movie tanks. (but it probably won't, god damnit) She looks like if she laughed really hard and threw her head back, she'd split wide open.
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I'd love to fuck her to--jist keep them chompers away from my weenie!
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I'd guess the Argentina release date is either wrong or out of date. As for the comparisons by ManoWar between Last Action Hero and Roberts' new flick, bear in mind that Arnold's film had some pretty poor reviews, and bad word-of-mouth from a lot of people. Had they liked it, it would have picked up more of the overspill than it actually did. Of course it would have needed to be a better film too - coming straight after T2 in Schwarzies career no wonder initial audiences were disappointed.
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You forgot American Desi and An American Tail (I dunno if that one counts though).
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I hate that bitch. Can anyone have a bigger fucking mouth? she is beastly looking and I KNOW JP3 will kick the shit out of her movie. ANOTHER romantic comedy....what a stretch for her.
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Since a couple of others have mentioned it I will also, only a little nicer. I really do not enjoy Julia Roberts films. Mystic Pizza is really nice for the time it came out and who's in it. But I really have not liked a single film she has done since then. I usually try and avoid them like the plague and have always said I WOULD NOT pay to see them, EVER. Cable or a friends rental. I am not supplying Miss Money with any more dough on her points. But Oceans 11 may have killed that concept. I'll have to wait and see what the word is as it gets closer to release date.
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Apr 18, 2001 9:56:48 AM CDT
Remember, Joe Roth directed "Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in P
by pips orcille
Never can forget when Booger puts a few things in his bag at the beginning, then 100's of condoms afterwards. And that great line he has, "Very immense penises!"
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Way to tell it like it is. I also admire the person who made the crack about Julia Roberts having a grin like a T-Rex. After her self-absorbed oscar speech and her shitty work in Erin brokovitch, I can't stand her. She ruins every movie she's in except Notting Hill in which she played herself. Her niece from Blow is better actress than she is. America's Sweetheart might be funny on account of the rest of the cast and a script by Billy Crystal (?), but I will never know because I will never see it. Hey, here's a question; why are there so many american films with the word "American" or "America" in the title. Do other countries do that? I'm not criticizing, I'm just curious. How come there's no Italian beauty, Belgian Psycho, or Canadian Bacon... Oh, forgot about that last one...
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Heres some obscure ones:American History X,American Me{Some sort of Mexican gang flick ,I think} and American Perfect{Odd, road movie with Ammanda Plummer and the guy out of jackie Brown}Theres got to be more!.Its also good to note that not
everyone in the world loves Julia.Shes starting to look really creepy and scrawny.Like a skull on a stick! -
I thought the movie had it's moments, when it wasn't trying to be serious. Like seeing the SYlvestor Stallone Poster as The Terminator, or "Why do I say 'I'll be back?" "Because that's just what you say!" "But that's dumb." But Jurassic Park was a little better. I'd rather see JP3 and I'm looking forward to it. www.schwarzenegger2002.com
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It appealed to the same demographics (not counter-programming). It also had a Hudson Hawk vibe going into it, there was no hope (note: action films with kids as sidekicks... BAD, STOP IT HOLLYWOOD!!!!). Julie Roberts could stomp the dinosaurs. As everyone knows, romantic comedies get you laid. Friday night, when a good 40% of the crowds are asking their wives/girl friends/dates which movie to see, there's not going to be many JP's mentioned. The kids will bring their parents to JP3 and groups of guys will see it too, but I don't see anything other than horrible word of mouth slowing down the Roberts vehicle. Another factor, JP2 sucked and second sequels typically bomb.
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She really makes my skin crawl. I would only pay to see one of her movies if it involved her getting caught in a beartrap and having to gnaw an arm off with those big chompers. JP3 should crush her. Also, don't forget American Werewolf in London and that hard-hitting gymnastics movie, American Anthem, with Wayne Gretzky's wife.
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How soon we forget... American Beauty, American Graffiti, More American Graffiti, American Pie, American Pimp, American Pop, American Gothic, American Psycho, American Maid (oh god, Ally Sheedy made the list), American Ninja 1-V (classics), American Werewolf in Paris, and the American President.
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sorrie, I just don't dig her. she looks freakish
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Is it me, or has anyone else noticed that Julia Roberts (she's a nice girl, isn't she?!) has got two bottom lips? The top one's just turned upside down. That's fascinated me for ages.
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Anything to do with that horse toothed one note actress Julia Roberts, and anything to do with the attention starved non-funny Billy Crystal.
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I'm not a Julia Roberts fan either, but I did enjoy Notting Hill (which I saw in... Notting Hill... in the UK to amazing audience response), and Erin Brockovich. Both movies were actually only half as good as their boxoffice figures suggest, but it was fun watching them in such responsive atmosphere.
anyway, this is what will probably happen... JP3 will be no.1 that weekend for sure, but just like what someone mentioned above The Lost World didn't get good grades so this won't open to record numbers. As to JRobert's Sweethearts... it will probably finish second that weekend but will still cross 100 million, benefitting from the lack of genre competition.
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I hope JP kicks JR all over the park. I agree that this overrated woman is annoying as hell to watch. Last movie of hers I was dragged to was My Best Friend's Wedding and all I could see was THAT LIP! And she has that horrible whiny/nasal voice. And she could pick her nose with her tongue. (Ben Bratt probably loves that part but watch those teeth boytoy!) Only reason she is "America's Sweetheart" is because she hauls in the cash. It's not about talent or skill it's all about money these days...or haven't you noticed? Even Oscar has turned into a whore for the bucks.
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this so-called boxoffice race looks really exciting! I think producers of both Julia's and JP3 movies should worry more about the following week than each other.
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As somebody mentioned on this list, where exactly is the JP3 hype? Counter programming can work and Julia is an 'A' list player but my money goes on the Dinos everytime. As a film maker I found counter programming can be a very effective marketing tool if you have no money. Take a look at my site http://www.wotr.co.uk I wish I had Universal's marketing budget pushing my film (about dragons as opposed to dinos).
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I tolt der focking schtudio to ged Mocolley Colkin, bot dey said dat dey couldn't deal mit Mocolley's faddah Kid. Fock Kid Colkin. Vun vord froam me und ebbery body builduh on Muschle Beach vould be pounding Kid Colkin's ass! Bot dey said, "Nein, Ahnuld, nein. Ve ah afraid!" So dey hired dat little dumkopft Auschtin Powahs or whotebbah his name vas. He wrecked der moobie. Him und dot damn Kid Colkin. Dey both almost wrecked mein cahreah! Hey, dit ebberryvun see in der latest PREMIAH MAGASCHINE, der vun mit Pen Abbleich und dat British hottie on der covah, how mein female costars, like Rida Vilson und Chaimie Leigh Cuhtis und Scharon Schtone und Linda Hamilton all wrote in to say dat I am not ein schwein? Und Chames Cameron wrote in to say dat I did not manhandle his voman at der time (und beschides, I said he could manhandle Mahria if he vanted to so faiah ist faiah).
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I really don't give a **** if Julia Roberts is in it. It's a JOHN CUSUCK film, so we're all going to see it.
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I think she's not the best actress, but she's certainly talented enough for the roles the takes on. She's made a career out of being likeable, just as Tom Hanks has. There are worse things.
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Apr 19, 2001 3:02:05 PM CDT
Listen, Julia Roberts, whether she's beautiful or not or not the
by pips orcille
...At least you can tolerate her better than watching that CRAP Inspector Gadget live-action feature! I can definately tolerate Julia Roberts better than that Pippi Longstocking movie. No wait, I can tolerate her better than any scene than the movie Soldier!
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The only movie that I've ever seen with that Roberts loser in it is "Mystic Pizza". That convinced me to never watch any movie with her in it ever again. I'm glad I didn't watch the Oscars. If I had, I would've thrown the TV out the window half way thru her acceptance speech. Think of all the money she would've cost me. What a blowhard. She's the annoying counterpart to Tom Cruise. I can't watch any movie with him in it, either.
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Apr 19, 2001 3:57:10 PM CDT
You can keep them both. I'll be watching MADE that weekend.
by smurfette
If Jurassic 3 is as much worse than 1 as 2 was, and if Tomcats and Streets of Fire are any indication, I'll plunk down my ten bucks for Made. Now THAT'S counterprogramming.
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I got out of seeing the Mexican because of it. Women control the movie dollar dammit! You people don't understand. If they don't get their way, their smiles turn from happy Julia Roberts' chompers into hideous snarling Raptor jaws. You just can't fight it. I've seen the horrors of Someone Like You and What Women Want... there is no escape. My co-worker was just recently spared from that Diary movie because it was sold out... he was one of the lucky few. Don't let this happen to you, wear sunglasses to the movies. Even a mail order bride that can't speak English can't help you. The sisterhood will find her and teach her their ways.
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Director Joe Johnston has stated that he believes that too much early hype for a movie tends to be a sure fire way to kill a summer flick. It makes it more difficult to live up to increased expectations. He said something about slowly raising awareness of JP3 until right before the release. I think this is a good stratagy. It's not like the JP name is a hard sell and I think JP3 has a good chance of being as good or better than the first pic (Lost World=Temple of Doom...lazy Spielberg efforts).
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Director Joe Johnston has stated that he believes that too much early hype for a movie tends to be a sure fire way to kill a summer flick. It makes it more difficult to live up to increased expectations. He said something about slowly raising awareness of JP3 until right before the release. I think this is a good stratagy. It's not like the JP name is a hard sell and I think JP3 has a good chance of being as good or better than the first pic (Lost World=Temple of Doom...lazy Spielberg efforts).
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I think I'll give both films a whirl, but will probably see JP3 opening weekend. I feel special in a sad kinda way seeing the film first-ish.
Looking forward to both films, each will get a share of my hard earned money! And yes, Julia can act here asrse off! -
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