Comments on: Stardust is Good http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2007/08/stardust/ Sci-fi, comics, humor, photos...it's all fair game. Wed, 23 May 2012 18:19:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Katie http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2007/08/stardust/#comment-30020 Katie Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:38:04 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2007/08/12/stardust/#comment-30020 Whether you meant "falling" or "flailing," it looks to be appropriate for the material they're dredging up... Whether you meant “falling” or “flailing,” it looks to be appropriate for the material they’re dredging up…

]]> By: BlakeMiller http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2007/08/stardust/#comment-30010 BlakeMiller Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:08:02 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2007/08/12/stardust/#comment-30010 "On a related note, it seems that in the last 3 weeks, the movie “adaptation” (and I use the term loosely) of The Dark Is Rising has been retitled as The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising, probably reflecting how far it seems to have strayed from the source material." When I see a movie title like this "The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising" I immediately am thinking - oh - they already have a sequel in mind if this goes over well. The next one, "The Seeker: The Dark Has Risen" or ""The Seeker: The Dark Is Flaling" - you get the idea. “On a related note, it seems that in the last 3 weeks, the movie “adaptation” (and I use the term loosely) of The Dark Is Rising has been retitled as The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising, probably reflecting how far it seems to have strayed from the source material.”

When I see a movie title like this “The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising” I immediately am thinking – oh – they already have a sequel in mind if this goes over well. The next one, “The Seeker: The Dark Has Risen” or “”The Seeker: The Dark Is Flaling” – you get the idea.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2007/08/stardust/#comment-28490 Rebecca Sat, 18 Aug 2007 08:33:42 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2007/08/12/stardust/#comment-28490 Coming from the exhibition end, the preshow programming is done entirely by rating. PG-13 is likely to have the same thing as G, with an extra car and cellphone commercial thrown in. As for trailers, that's anyone's guess (it's a studio and corporate thing). I have a little game just before I see a movie in the theater: what trailer came already attached to the film? I totally lost tonight when I saw <i>Invasion</i>. Thoroughly enjoyed <i>Stardust</i>, though. Coming from the exhibition end, the preshow programming is done entirely by rating. PG-13 is likely to have the same thing as G, with an extra car and cellphone commercial thrown in. As for trailers, that’s anyone’s guess (it’s a studio and corporate thing). I have a little game just before I see a movie in the theater: what trailer came already attached to the film? I totally lost tonight when I saw Invasion.

Thoroughly enjoyed Stardust, though.

]]> By: aeryncrichton http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2007/08/stardust/#comment-28208 aeryncrichton Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:03:32 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2007/08/12/stardust/#comment-28208 The studio people keep saying the movie was "too complicated to market in a short commercial." Sigh. But they're also still talking about it building through word of mouth, so maybe they haven't completely given up on it. We'll see.... Everyone I've talked to loved it, so maybe it'll have some legs. We, by the way, DID get a <i>Golden Compass</i> preview with it....along with the other kid-oriented fantasy films.... The studio people keep saying the movie was “too complicated to market in a short commercial.” Sigh. But they’re also still talking about it building through word of mouth, so maybe they haven’t completely given up on it. We’ll see…. Everyone I’ve talked to loved it, so maybe it’ll have some legs.

We, by the way, DID get a Golden Compass preview with it….along with the other kid-oriented fantasy films….

]]> By: Katie http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2007/08/stardust/#comment-28093 Katie Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:22:23 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2007/08/12/stardust/#comment-28093 IMDb went so far as to say the movie "crapped out" at the box office. Grrr. Stupid effing marketing machine. Do we have any glossy promo swag I can post on my cube wall? IMDb went so far as to say the movie “crapped out” at the box office. Grrr. Stupid effing marketing machine. Do we have any glossy promo swag I can post on my cube wall?

]]> By: Kelson http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2007/08/stardust/#comment-28077 Kelson Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:42:36 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2007/08/12/stardust/#comment-28077 I just looked at the figures. Ouch! I know what you mean about the poor promotion. The theater we went to seemed a bit unsure what to make of it. They paired it with the kid-focused version of their "First Look" infomercial. (One of my friends joked that they must have looked at "PG-13" and seen "-G---") We figured they were probably very confused when they saw the people who actually bought tickets and they weren't all families with children. Thankfully the previews we got were a bit more appropriate---<i>Spiderwick Chronicles</i>, <i>Elizabeth: The Golden Age</i>, <i>Beowulf</i>, etc. And <i>The Seeker</i>. (And, for some reason, <i>The Nanny Diaries</i>. Huh?) We were really hoping for a <i>Golden Compass</i> preview, though. I just looked at the figures. Ouch!

I know what you mean about the poor promotion. The theater we went to seemed a bit unsure what to make of it. They paired it with the kid-focused version of their “First Look” infomercial. (One of my friends joked that they must have looked at “PG-13″ and seen “-G—”) We figured they were probably very confused when they saw the people who actually bought tickets and they weren’t all families with children.

Thankfully the previews we got were a bit more appropriate—Spiderwick Chronicles, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Beowulf, etc. And The Seeker. (And, for some reason, The Nanny Diaries. Huh?) We were really hoping for a Golden Compass preview, though.

]]> By: Great White Snark http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2007/08/stardust/#comment-28034 Great White Snark Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:03:51 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2007/08/12/stardust/#comment-28034 Yeah, I can't wait to see this. The reviews have been consistently good. Too bad Paramount didn't do a better job promoting it... quite an underwhelming weekend at the box office. Yeah, I can’t wait to see this. The reviews have been consistently good. Too bad Paramount didn’t do a better job promoting it… quite an underwhelming weekend at the box office.

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