November 2008 Archives - Rope of Silicon

Box-Office Wrap-Up: Nov. 28 - Nov. 30, 2008

by Laremy Legel 4 Comments
Posted November 30th 2008 at 1:59 PM

Upset! The tween hit Twilight was even more frontloaded than we thought. A 62% drop means that all those people seeing it four times opening weekend finally got tired. #1 movie predicted correctly: 0 Weeks In A Row 1. Four Christmases Nice win for Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon. I thought this would do a [...]

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'Four Christmases' Owns the Holiday While 'Twilight' Tries to Hang On

by Brad Brevet 8 Comments
Posted November 29th 2008 at 1:04 PM

I know I am late with the numbers, but Fantasy Moguls didn't do their normal update and I am only a box-office regurgitator, not much of a prognosticator. I leave the guessing business to Laremy, and as it turns out it looks like he may have overestimated Twilight this holiday season as it is looking [...]

by Brad Brevet 1 Comment
Posted November 29th 2008 at 2:56 AM

'Wolverine' Trailer News and First Look at Gambit

I have never enjoyed Hugh Jackman's portrayal of Wolverine, so the idea of a complete film dedicated to the character doesn't exactly intrigue me. Visually Wolverine is phenomenal. His blades, while logically a rather useless weapon against mutants with much stronger powers, are supremely menacing and his overall attitude is exactly what you look for [...]

by Brad Brevet
Posted November 28th 2008 at 11:47 AM

NEW PICS: 'Ben Button', 'Underworld 3', 'The Reader', 'Wrestler', 'Wolverine' and More

It's the day after Thanksgiving and I hope you all had a great bit of time off and for our international friends I hope you had an enjoyable Thursday. I don't plan on doing a ton of updates over the course of the next three days, but I hope to bring you my review of [...]

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Movie Review: JCVD (2008)

by Brad Brevet 6 Comments
Posted November 28th 2008 at 3:38 AM

GRADE: C+

Jean-Claude Van Damme in JCVD Photo: Peace Arch Entertainment The last time I remember a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie getting an actual studio-sized marketing campaign was the 1996 release Maximum Risk. The last Van Damme movie I actually watched was 1994's Timecop, and I even enjoyed it. Since that time Van Damme has gone on [...]

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Oscar Predictions: A Second Take on Thanksgiving, All Top Eight Categories

by Brad Brevet 38 Comments
Posted November 27th 2008 at 12:06 AM

First off, Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for checking out the second batch of Oscar predictions.We had a TON of good comments on the last installment and things have certainly changed since then as a large group of critics finally got their first glimpse of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Stephen Daldry's The Reader has [...]

by Laremy Legel 2 Comments
Posted November 27th 2008 at 12:04 AM

Box-Office Oracle: Nov. 28 - Nov. 30, 2008

#1 movie predicted correctly: 3 Weeks in a Row NOTE: These predictions are for the weekend only, not the five-day holiday. 1. Twilight Twilight will take a 56% drop this weekend as it falls to the curse of every teen movie: extremely frontloaded. Estimate: $30.7 million 2. Four Christmases There's legitimate interest for this film. [...]

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Who Should Direct the 'Twilight' Sequel - 'New Moon'?

by Brad Brevet 62 Comments
Posted November 27th 2008 at 12:01 AM

Director Catherine Hardwicke, star Kristen Stewart and author Stephenie Meyer Photo: Summit Entertainment Whether you love or hate Twilight it is impossible to ignore the fact it is a phenomenon, and a female phenomenon at that. For so long genre films have satisfied fanboys and their lust to see men dressed as spiders, bats, flaming [...]

by Brad Brevet 6 Comments
Posted November 26th 2008 at 1:34 AM

GRADE: A-

Josh Brolin and Sean Penn in Milk Photo: Focus Features The less you know about Harvey Milk the more this film is going to affect you as Sean Penn gives a performance to remember telling the story of a man that is sure to inspire many, especially in a time when gay rights has pushed [...]

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Movie Review: Transporter 3 (2008)

by Brad Brevet
Posted November 26th 2008 at 1:24 AM

GRADE: D-

Hey love, your makeup is running... Why you wear so much anyway? Photo: Lionsgate To call Transporter 3 a bad movie seems like one of those "Duh!" statements, but considering I mildly enjoyed the first two installments (the second one more than the first) and expected an equally entertaining ride the third time around the [...]

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