Why can I watch garbage like Fantastic 4 & License To Wed, but not Rescue Dawn [Archive]

mdc

Jul 16th, 2007, 10:57 AM

Maybe I am in the minority, but I have been looking forward to the movie Rescue Dawn ( http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rescue_dawn/ ) for a while now. It got amazing reviews and the storyline is great.

The problem? It was released on July 4th and only ONE theatre in Toronto is showing it ... downtown with limited, expensive parking

Absolute garbage like License to Wed (26!!?!?! theatres 2 weeks after it's release) and Fantastic 4 (12 theatres over a month after it's release) have theatres which are only 30% full

I understand the movie isn't a huge deal, but how could good movies like this not be shown anywhere? Let me guess, anyone AMAZING movie like Evan Almighty needs multiple screens at the same theatre right?

This sucks!

UrbanPoet

Jul 16th, 2007, 10:58 AM

well... obviously b/c the other movies are more mainstream.

mdc

Jul 16th, 2007, 11:00 AM

yea, I get it ... but ONE theatre? Makes no sense

UrbanPoet

Jul 16th, 2007, 11:03 AM

yea, I get it ... but ONE theatre? Makes no sense

i find that movies that are produced and made by smaller companies have limited releases due to marketing and stuff...

So even if they are well recieved by critics, doesnt mean they are going to be on a bunch of screens.

They end up being filled up @ those limited theatre releases, selling lots of dvds, and getting props @ film festivals. I also like movies that no1's heard of. I usually head over to queen video by queen & spadina. They have knowledgable staff and their rentals are only $3.75 for a week O_O

ephemera

Jul 16th, 2007, 11:11 AM

Smaller movies make more money going straight to DVD anyhow.

Paranoidandroid

Jul 16th, 2007, 11:11 AM

I feel your pain. I'm still waiting for Moonpie to premiere in Toronto.

BlazinTrini

Jul 16th, 2007, 11:40 AM

When I saw Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrells it was only showing at the Varsity. But end up doing amazingly well when it hit the dvd market and from word of mouth

Izzoshady

Jul 16th, 2007, 12:26 PM

Rescue Dawn is like other indie films in that it opens in limited release and then expands over the weeks as the buzz begins to build.

It's not uncommon for a movie to open in less than 10 theaters and then expand to a couple hundred in the months to come.

and or

Jul 16th, 2007, 12:39 PM

Rescue Dawn was very good, but not as good as Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

mdc

Jul 16th, 2007, 12:59 PM

The Fantastic 4 series are possibly the worst comic movies ever made ... and yes, I am including Batman Forever & Batman and Robin

SwiZz

Jul 16th, 2007, 01:09 PM

The Fantastic 4 series are possibly the worst comic movies ever made ... and yes, I am including Batman Forever & Batman and Robin

what about The Hulk and GhostRider?

I thought both of those two were extremely sh*tty. Except for Nicholas Cage swirling and sipping JellyBeans in a Martini glass. That was priceless.

bembol

Jul 16th, 2007, 01:13 PM

It's even worst when they aren't playing here!

I was looking forward to two Sony Pictures Classic's, The Valet and just released Steve Buscemi & Sienna Miller's Interview.

I doubt these will get a BD release as well.

BTW, "License to Wed" was dry and basically a Trailer Movie.

mdc

Jul 16th, 2007, 02:28 PM

what about The Hulk and GhostRider?

I thought both of those two were extremely sh*tty. Except for Nicholas Cage swirling and sipping JellyBeans in a Martini glass. That was priceless.

I stand by my statement

Phr3sh

Jul 16th, 2007, 03:07 PM

I'm pretty suprised its only playing in one theatre...Christian Bale is a pretty big actor now and i would expect it to be a little more widely played around the city. I dont know if i would mission downtown for this...i would probably wait until it comes out on DVD.

BlazinTrini

Jul 16th, 2007, 04:24 PM

the release date for Rescue Dawn isn't till July 27th but had a limited release on July 4th. So no need to complain then

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462504/releaseinfo

bibowski

Jul 16th, 2007, 04:39 PM

I actually kind of liked The Hulk. It felt more like a drama than a traditionally goofy comic book movie. Have to give Ang Lee credit for trying something different.

dell

Jul 16th, 2007, 04:57 PM

Speaking of the Hulk, part 2 (or maybe a totally new one) just started filming here in Toronto with Edward Norton, Liv Tyler and Tim Roth.

I saw Rescue Dawn at the Filmfest last year and thought it was really good. Props for Bale going manorexic again like in The Machinist except you actually see him get thinner throughout the film which is kinda disturbing but it goes to show you how far he will go to play a character.

aidzhsiah

Jul 16th, 2007, 05:05 PM

mdc

Jul 16th, 2007, 05:17 PM

I wasn't aware it was in limited release ... Everything I read suggested the 4the was the official release date

If it is in wider release on the 27th, I will wait until then ... I hate going to the Varsity ...

and or

Jul 16th, 2007, 05:19 PM

The Fantastic 4 series are possibly the worst comic movies ever made ... and yes, I am including Batman Forever & Batman and Robin

So you watched the first Fantastic Four movie and hated it, considered it to be the worst comic book movie ever up till that time.

Then you went out and spent another $13.95 and two hours of your time seeing the second Fantastic Four movie?

Why didn't you stop going after the first one? That's what I did after getting burned twice by Spider-Man, Pirates of the Caribbean and Harry Potter - I just stopped wasting my time and money on crummy series. On the other hand, I love Fantastic Four series - imho, Silver Surfer was one of the best comic book movie ever - right up there with Superman 2, Daredevil and The Phantom.

BlazinTrini

Jul 16th, 2007, 08:45 PM

The first Fantastic Four was average but the 2nd was crappy...short 89 minutes or so and Galactus as a cloud. Making Galactus a cloud was one of the stupid things to do

T-DOT

Jul 16th, 2007, 09:57 PM

Aren't theatres backed by the movie companies? Thus the limited or wide releases.

mdc

Jul 16th, 2007, 10:01 PM

Silver Surfer was one of the best comic book movie ever - right up there with Superman 2, Daredevil and The Phantom.

are you kidding me? Daredevil and the Phantom are probably 2 and 3 interms of the worst comic movies ... you're nuts

asot24

Jul 16th, 2007, 11:36 PM

Watch it at Varsity you baby.

Oh and Rescue Dawn was a thousand times better than that drivel Fantastic Four 2.

asot24

Jul 16th, 2007, 11:37 PM

So you watched the first Fantastic Four movie and hated it, considered it to be the worst comic book movie ever up till that time.

Then you went out and spent another $13.95 and two hours of your time seeing the second Fantastic Four movie?

Why didn't you stop going after the first one? That's what I did after getting burned twice by Spider-Man, Pirates of the Caribbean and Harry Potter - I just stopped wasting my time and money on crummy series. On the other hand, I love Fantastic Four series - imho, Silver Surfer was one of the best comic book movie ever - right up there with Superman 2, Daredevil and The Phantom.

joke post lol
Daredevil, Phantom and FF2 are terrible films.

Izzoshady

Jul 17th, 2007, 12:12 AM

joke post lol
Daredevil, Phantom and FF2 are terrible films.

+1

and or

Jul 17th, 2007, 07:09 AM

joke post lol
Daredevil, Phantom and FF2 are terrible films.

+1

Have you seen The Phantom?

antime1

Jul 17th, 2007, 07:17 AM

Have you seen The Phantom?

with a plotline like "The Phantom, descendent of a line of African heroes, travels to New York to thwart a criminal genius." and billy zane in a purple outfit its safe to say its a bad movie even if you havent seen it. i have and it was atrocious.

and or

Jul 17th, 2007, 03:51 PM

with a plotline like "The Phantom, descendent of a line of African heroes, travels to New York to thwart a criminal genius." and billy zane in a purple outfit its safe to say its a bad movie even if you havent seen it. i have and it was atrocious.

You have not seen this movie.