Comments on: Simon Pegg = Box Office Failure http://themovieblog.com/2008/10/simon-pegg-box-office-failure The Official Home of Correct Movie Opinions Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:26:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: eddie http://themovieblog.com/2008/10/simon-pegg-box-office-failure#comment-166513 eddie Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:57:55 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/10/simon-pegg-box-office-failure#comment-166513 i think if he was in a clever american comedy, if there is such a thing (30 rock) and the regular tv joe six pack saw him and loved him, then he'd rock the american film industry. flighty bastards. i think if he was in a clever american comedy, if there is such a thing (30 rock) and the regular tv joe six pack saw him and loved him, then he’d rock the american film industry. flighty bastards.

]]> By: bryan http://themovieblog.com/2008/10/simon-pegg-box-office-failure#comment-165424 bryan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:42:22 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/10/simon-pegg-box-office-failure#comment-165424 I think that Pegg has a good box office draw unless you are only including the states hot fuzz grossed a total of 80mil world wide. Thats not a whole lot, but it's enough I think to say he isn't a complete failure. Also his new movie looks pretty bad. I think that Pegg has a good box office draw unless you are only including the states hot fuzz grossed a total of 80mil world wide. Thats not a whole lot, but it’s enough I think to say he isn’t a complete failure. Also his new movie looks pretty bad.

]]> By: MovieMogul http://themovieblog.com/2008/10/simon-pegg-box-office-failure#comment-165391 MovieMogul Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:44:39 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/10/simon-pegg-box-office-failure#comment-165391 RALPHY: Think you are spot on (or eddie izzard is anyway) Simon Pegg is brill, but I wouldnt go overboard on any of his films, apart from Shaun of the Dead!! The rest are all.....(horrible word for a film, but)..average. Dont get me wrong, i liked them, but wouldnt exactly go to the cinema to see them. For a BIG SCREEN, you want a BIG SCREEN film. Then again, personally, i would only go to the cinema for a 'blockbuster' as such!!! www.nerdoh.co.uk RALPHY: Think you are spot on (or eddie izzard is anyway)

Simon Pegg is brill, but I wouldnt go overboard on any of his films, apart from Shaun of the Dead!! The rest are all…..(horrible word for a film, but)..average.

Dont get me wrong, i liked them, but wouldnt exactly go to the cinema to see them. For a BIG SCREEN, you want a BIG SCREEN film.

Then again, personally, i would only go to the cinema for a ‘blockbuster’ as such!!!

http://www.nerdoh.co.uk

]]> By: Ralphy http://themovieblog.com/2008/10/simon-pegg-box-office-failure#comment-165384 Ralphy Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:06:59 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/10/simon-pegg-box-office-failure#comment-165384 Do you know, I think Eddie Izzard says best, In the UK we're great at making these nice, modest budget, feel good movies, that you might watch of a Saturday afternoon and afteward go mmmm nice story. It's all very esoteric, you kind of sit there with your bucket of popcorn and never actually eat any of it... if the same movie were made in the states, it'd have explosions, and guns, naked ladies, lots of swearing, and you'd be all like wow, and chucking pop corn down your neck like it was gone out of fashion. I love Simon Pegg, but he's always going to be a cult figure, not a box office hero like Will Smith or Tom Hanks. I saw Fatboy Run, and it was okay, a modest film well acted and directed, but it didn't boggle my brain... Perhaps in terms of the North American vs UK thing, perhaps it's partly differences in humour, but also perhaps a stylistic thing, not seen the new film, but if it's anything like Fatboy it'll lack the 'wow' factor that turns audiences heads... Do you know, I think Eddie Izzard says best,

In the UK we’re great at making these nice, modest budget, feel good movies, that you might watch of a Saturday afternoon and afteward go mmmm nice story. It’s all very esoteric, you kind of sit there with your bucket of popcorn and never actually eat any of it…

if the same movie were made in the states, it’d have explosions, and guns, naked ladies, lots of swearing, and you’d be all like wow, and chucking pop corn down your neck like it was gone out of fashion.

I love Simon Pegg, but he’s always going to be a cult figure, not a box office hero like Will Smith or Tom Hanks. I saw Fatboy Run, and it was okay, a modest film well acted and directed, but it didn’t boggle my brain…

Perhaps in terms of the North American vs UK thing, perhaps it’s partly differences in humour, but also perhaps a stylistic thing, not seen the new film, but if it’s anything like Fatboy it’ll lack the ‘wow’ factor that turns audiences heads…

]]> By: 790@movieguys.org http://themovieblog.com/2008/10/simon-pegg-box-office-failure#comment-165381 790@movieguys.org Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:13:03 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/10/simon-pegg-box-office-failure#comment-165381 funny I just checked THR, and How to loose friends,,, just came in 1st place in the UK,,, 2mil,,,lol On his appearance in Trek, it could also kill his career, if as many Americans don't like this guy... (Myself I have NO prob with British actors) Who knows,,, I hope I have enough Ameros to see the new Star Trek film... funny I just checked THR, and How to loose friends,,, just came in 1st place in the UK,,, 2mil,,,lol

On his appearance in Trek, it could also kill his career, if as many Americans don’t like this guy… (Myself I have NO prob with British actors)

Who knows,,, I hope I have enough Ameros to see the new Star Trek film…

]]> By: 790@movieguys.org http://themovieblog.com/2008/10/simon-pegg-box-office-failure#comment-165370 790@movieguys.org Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:39:21 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/10/simon-pegg-box-office-failure#comment-165370 I think one of the problems is he's picking some lame films... I think one of the problems is he’s picking some lame films…

]]> By: HAZMAT_DRINKS_BLOOD http://themovieblog.com/2008/10/simon-pegg-box-office-failure#comment-165353 HAZMAT_DRINKS_BLOOD Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:02:16 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/10/simon-pegg-box-office-failure#comment-165353 david lopan...uumm...not you pal...his stupididty was so great that his comment got erased hence it looks like im talking to u now... hehe... david lopan…uumm…not you pal…his stupididty was so great that his comment got erased hence it looks like im talking to u now…

hehe…

]]> By: BobaFett http://themovieblog.com/2008/10/simon-pegg-box-office-failure#comment-165329 BobaFett Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:52:14 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/10/simon-pegg-box-office-failure#comment-165329 The problem is not with Mr Pegg. As I have siad before, movie marketing determines the potential box office potential of a movie. My take and estimation of "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People", is that first the title should be changed. Too many wordy titles. I prefer quick titles that are still representative of the movie. Same thing with Run Fatboy Run. What kind of moron camp up with that. Secondly, if you show the same trailer over and over and over, many people think you've just sowed them all of the funny parts of the movie before they've seen it. How about actually showing the setup? I also think most of SPegg's fanbase knows when he makes a Edgar Wright movie, and concentrates on that. And finally, even though many people think Shaun of the Dead was a big hit. It only made 30m worldwide. Granted it only cost 4m to make. That definitely doesn't make SPegg in to Hugh Grant. The problem is not with Mr Pegg. As I have siad before, movie marketing determines the potential box office potential of a movie. My take and estimation of “How to Lose Friends and Alienate People”, is that first the title should be changed. Too many wordy titles. I prefer quick titles that are still representative of the movie. Same thing with Run Fatboy Run. What kind of moron camp up with that.

Secondly, if you show the same trailer over and over and over, many people think you’ve just sowed them all of the funny parts of the movie before they’ve seen it. How about actually showing the setup?

I also think most of SPegg’s fanbase knows when he makes a Edgar Wright movie, and concentrates on that.

And finally, even though many people think Shaun of the Dead was a big hit. It only made 30m worldwide. Granted it only cost 4m to make.
That definitely doesn’t make SPegg in to Hugh Grant.

]]> By: HAZMAT_DRINKS_BLOOD http://themovieblog.com/2008/10/simon-pegg-box-office-failure#comment-165306 HAZMAT_DRINKS_BLOOD Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:20:51 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/10/simon-pegg-box-office-failure#comment-165306 HA! ^^^^^ the guy above me if fucking retarded to a very entertaining point HA! ^^^^^ the guy above me if fucking retarded to a very entertaining point

]]> By: David Lopan http://themovieblog.com/2008/10/simon-pegg-box-office-failure#comment-165294 David Lopan Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:48:24 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/10/simon-pegg-box-office-failure#comment-165294 I saw run fatboy run in the theaters and enjoyed it. Also, another problem with this film failing this weekend might have also been the fact that 5 other movies came out at the same time! 3 I wanted to see; Appaloosa, How To Alienate, and Religulous. I only got to see Religulous cause I had a busy weekend. But the fact that so many movies came out this weekend also might have contributed to the movie failing. Also, Hot Fuzz bombing, is a sad sad notion. It's easily one of my favorite comdies of the decade. I saw run fatboy run in the theaters and enjoyed it. Also, another problem with this film failing this weekend might have also been the fact that 5 other movies came out at the same time! 3 I wanted to see; Appaloosa, How To Alienate, and Religulous. I only got to see Religulous cause I had a busy weekend. But the fact that so many movies came out this weekend also might have contributed to the movie failing. Also, Hot Fuzz bombing, is a sad sad notion. It’s easily one of my favorite comdies of the decade.

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