Serenity VS. Star Wars Ep. III??
POSTED BY: arcbeatle
UPDATED: Monday, July 12, 2004 02:42
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Picture, if you will, this exchange taking place at the local theater:
SouthernMerc: Tickets for "Serentity," please.
Vendor: At what time, sir?
SM: I told you, for the movie.
V: Yes, but at what time?
SM: What do you mean? You gonna play it whenever I want? Shiny!
V: No, sir, I mean what time today?
SM: OH, sorry, all of them.
V: *blinks* Excuse me?
SM: What, ya deaf? I said all of 'em.
V: *pauses* Yes, sir. Um, "Star Wars Episode III: Soulless Destruction of Childhood Memories" is also playing today. In fact it just came out, weren't you waiting in line for that?
SM: Hell, no. Is that out yet? I'll have to catch that sometime when "Serenity" isn't playing. Oh, wait, it's playing all day tomorrow too, isn't it?
V: Uh, yes.
SM: Well then,*drops down wad of cash*, hook me up. I'll be back Monday before I head to work, so save a few tickets for me!
V: o-OK...sir.
SM: SHINY!
Jayne: "How big a room?"
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SoutherMerc wrote:
"...SM: Well then,*drops down wad of cash*, hook me up. I'll be back Monday before I head to work, so save a few tickets for me!..."
Can ya' dig it? I know thatcha can!
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This topic was brought up before and it will be very hard to say how well Serenity would do against SW Ep3 if they came out too close together. I did see that SW Ep3 is coming out May 19, 2005... a Thursday. If Serenity comes out near the beginning of May then it could very well pick up early summer boxoffice numbers like what happened with X-Men 2. If Serenity could hit anywhere from $35-50 million in the first weekend (budget us $35 mil) then I think the Powers That Be would consider it a hit.
Here is a list of other films that have release dates, albeit it's not set in stone... so where can Serenity fit in best?
Music Inn (2005) 1 January
Racing Stripes (2005) 14 January
Amityville Horror, The (2005) "
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) "
Suits on the Loose (2005) 28 January
Dead Meat (2005) 1 February
Irish Vampire Goes West, The (2005) 10 February
Constantine (2005) 11 February
Love of Time, A (2005) 14 February
When Hearts Run Wild (2005) "
Elektra (2005) 18 February
Son of the Mask (2005) "
Star of Bethlehem, The (2005) 3 March
Comanche Stallion (2005) 4 March
American Identity (2003) "
Robots (2005) 11 March
Cinderella Man, The (2005) 18 March
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (2005) 1 April
In the Wake of Identity (2005) "
Mission: Impossible 3 (2005) 6 May
Kingdom of Heaven (2005) "
XXX2: State of the Union (2005) 13 May
Star Wars: Episode III (2005) 19 May
Front Runner, The (2005) 6 June
E-Girl (2005) 12 June
Racer X (2005) 15 June
Batman Begins (2005) 17 June
Fantastic Four (2005) 1 July
Bewitched (2005) 8 July
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) 15 July
Emperor's New Groove II, The (2005) (V) 20 July
Pink Panther, The (2005) 22 July
Green Hornet, The (2005) 1 August
Handyman, The (2005) 1 September
Wallace & Gromit Movie: Curse of the Wererabbit, The (2005) 30 September
One Is the Sun (2005) 20 October
Gingerbread (2005) "
Red (2005) 31 October
Victor (2005) "
Curious George (2005) 4 November
Cars (2005) "
Bond 21 (2005) 18 November
Diary (2005) 1 December
King Kong (2005) 14 December
Threading Over Dark (2005) 24 December
Camino del diablo, El (2005) 25 December
Marx Brothers, The (2005) "
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe, The (2005) "
Payback Man, The (2004)
Jaymes
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Well I am hoping that the previews sstart showing up at the same time, helping to get a buzz going for Serenity. Also I dont think having "SW Ep. 3: All Your Moneys Belongs To Us" out at the same time will hurt Serenity, I mean what do fanboys do while waiting for a movie? They talk about other movies! Well, that and who would win if the Enterprise D and a Star Destroyer get into a fight, but that is another story.
Anyways I think it is good thing, so dont get in pissing match with SW fans, they have us outnumbered. :)
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To answer your question, SamuraiX47, I think Serenity would best fit in as an August or September release. Joss should avoid putting Serenity out in the Summer season. It wouldn't be a good move to try to compete for attention at that level. It'd be better to bring the movie out at a time where it stands a chance of being in the Top 5 for as long as possible.
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Well if you check the imdb forums http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121766/board/nest/7519849
it would seem that there's already plenty of internal strife amongst Star Wars fans. I say we take advantage of this tactical ouverture and swoop in and devastate their numbers. If we plan it carefully, their whole infrastructure will crumble, fan sites will go into disrepute, lines at the movies will erupt into riots, with plenty of plastic light-sabre bludgeoning. And when they're ultimately confronted with the terrible piece of fei-oo that is EpIII, they will be reduced to empty shells of geeks, at which point Serenity can swoop in and save the whole Sci-Fi genre, and we browncoats be heralded as the Big Damn Heroes we are.
Ain't. We. Just.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Mutt999:
No doubt "Serenity" will make alot of money. Loyal Browncoats going many times to see it, and newbies going because of the excellent word of mouth.
My only fear:
The over use of CG,digital,etc that killed the Star Wars saga.
I hope they can keep the perfect balance of FX and "realness" the tv series had.
I'd be afraid of that, too...except it's friggin' Joss Whedon we're talking about.
-Steve
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You are so right Steve:
Lucas may have no respect for the written word
but Joss will always place the writing first!
Particularly when he is the one writing and directing it! LOL
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Personally, after seeing Ep II, I am not expecting much from Lucas for Ep III. I will still go to the theatre to check it out, but it will be several weeks or more after it is released, and during a matinee on the weekend.
As for Serenity, I will see it several times, and pay full price to go, and take friends each and every time. I will follow Nathan's advice though and sneak in snacks. 
I am not overly concerned as to Serenity being released around the same time as Star Wars. Joss is one crafty individual. I think he & Universal will be wise enough not to put the movie in direct competition w/ a franchise like SW. I would think that if the movie has to be released sometime in the spring that the best bet would be to release it either several weeks before Ep III or a month or more after Ep III premieres.
"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."
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Quote:
Originally posted by embers:
That was the problem with this whole prequel story arc...we knew exactly what was going to happen and Lucas just isn't a good enough writer to throw in any curves and surprises (Lawrence Kasden did the screen plays for those first ones that were so brilliant). Fact is Lucas needs to hire Whedon as a script doctor....
oops! he is BUSY WRITING SERENITY!
I agree with Embers. How can the EP3 be anying BUT a downer given what has to happen:
Padme (sp?) has to die
the republic has to fall
Anakin has to become evil
Now there's a recipe for a rollicking good time! My personal prediction is that somehow the republic or the Jedi order will be responsible for Padme's death. This will (far too) conveniently explain Anakin's turn from being good or bad.
I won't know for sure though..... I'll be watching the BDM with as many of my friends as I can beg, plead or cajole into the theatre.
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