lockedoutlogic
DIS Legend
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It seems to me that disney doesn't know what to make of this movie from a marketing angle...
I think they statistically had resigned themselves that it was going to be a step backward from the last movie...money wise it likely will be...
But they are not as good at predicting the market with this demo - most assuredly 40 year old males...as they are the under 10 circuit in animation or the 12-30 geekdom of marvel...
I think this is going to be a "sleeper" for Star Wars...if that's possible.
Many (my impression...just saying) died in the wool pre-internet fans have come around to what I thought about the Abrams reboot: it was much "better"...but lacked some feel/depth we needed to really tie us back in...
And no...it's not just that we're old...it's that there was much more of an elegant, fluid nature to a movie like empire strikes back...
Funny thing is that we didn't realize it at the time.
Mark hamill'a performance with frank oz was emotional glue that has held the mythos together in a one of a kind way for film...as Irvin kershner swore decades ago when the film was largely just thought of as cool popcorn.
So here we are...still awaiting that right blend of fandom
And service to the Hollywood money machine...i think R1 will get closer...if not all the way there.
My point: full circle...is that I think disney is undermarketing this one...because it doesn't sit right on the surface like the money hog from
Last year...
Hence bad events like last night.
The next 375 days will determine what Star Wars becomes...these two movies.
They can't make transformer movies or they will upset the apple
Cart permenantly...they'll learn.
I think they statistically had resigned themselves that it was going to be a step backward from the last movie...money wise it likely will be...
But they are not as good at predicting the market with this demo - most assuredly 40 year old males...as they are the under 10 circuit in animation or the 12-30 geekdom of marvel...
I think this is going to be a "sleeper" for Star Wars...if that's possible.
Many (my impression...just saying) died in the wool pre-internet fans have come around to what I thought about the Abrams reboot: it was much "better"...but lacked some feel/depth we needed to really tie us back in...
And no...it's not just that we're old...it's that there was much more of an elegant, fluid nature to a movie like empire strikes back...
Funny thing is that we didn't realize it at the time.
Mark hamill'a performance with frank oz was emotional glue that has held the mythos together in a one of a kind way for film...as Irvin kershner swore decades ago when the film was largely just thought of as cool popcorn.
So here we are...still awaiting that right blend of fandom
And service to the Hollywood money machine...i think R1 will get closer...if not all the way there.
My point: full circle...is that I think disney is undermarketing this one...because it doesn't sit right on the surface like the money hog from
Last year...
Hence bad events like last night.
The next 375 days will determine what Star Wars becomes...these two movies.
They can't make transformer movies or they will upset the apple
Cart permenantly...they'll learn.
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