Hahahaha no, they just need to find a way (independent of theater ticket sales) to get their investments back.Ultratwinkie said:Because the audience is leaving for TV, so companies has to look at the box offices. Movies are a dying medium.LordBojangles said:Isn't the whole business model for the film industry kind of broken nowadays? People haven't primarily used theaters to see movies for a while now...why such emphasis on box office?
Those who are part of that demographic are ecstatic that a movie got made for us. A really freaking great movie to boot. So yes. You're going to hear us praising it until something else great aimed at us comes along. Which is going to be a very VERY long time.MacNille said:True, but i'm tired of him prasing Scott Pilgrim like it's the spawn of Jesus. Do you want to know why it failed? It has a very small demographig who would go see it.Ashcrexl said:don't get your knickers in a twist. bob actually has a significant point this time.MacNille said:More Scott Pilgrim bullshit? Also The expendepals was not that bad. There are worse movie out there like Twilight
The difference between the avengers and Scott Pilgrim is immense. I don't think Joe Everyguy has ever heard of Scott Pilgrim, whereas The Avengers is a known property. Also the avengers will appeal to the masses through it's summer blockbuster release, and probable 3D...sigh at 3D. Scott pilgrim was a small movie about a lesser known series. If I wasn't a gamer/nerd, I probably wouldn't have even heard about it. Scott Pilgrim was simply an obscure property with not enough marketing..........and unwatchable, but that's just my opinion, and we all know what they say about opinions.Lead Herring said:I don't know that I agree with you there. The Nerd demographic is at least big enough to warrant an Avengers movie and all the movies leading up to it. The Expendables was in direct competition to Scott Pilgrim so it is pretty relevant, though I think a better example for Bob to use would be Eat Pray Love, not only because everybody here at the Escapist hates romantic comedies, but also because it got a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 38%. It was #2 behind the Expendables #1 and people didnt even like it.rickthetrick said:Great video, only flaw in your logic is assuming that Scott Pilgrim was a good movie.
My opinion aside, Scott Pilgrim didn't fail because people are too ignorant or stupid to get it.
It failed because it was catering to a smaller demographic. The nerds/gamers, and lets be perfectly honest, we nerds/gamers are a fickle damn bunch who will nitpick the shit out of something until nobody enjoys it. Sure there are people who love this film, but there are a lot more who dislike/hate it. It failed on it's own merits, and the expendables had nothing to do with it. Stop blaming the general movie going public for not watching a movie they had no interest in, to begin with.