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May 28^th, 2013 at 4:14pm

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it is now a horse race between 3 titles. let me know if you wish to add a title.

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Reply #1 - May 29^th, 2013 at 5:44pm

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kirok wrote on May 28^th, 2013 at 4:14pm:

it is now a horse race between 3 titles. let me know if you wish to add a title.

Pacific Rim seems an obvious one to add.

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Reply #2 - May 31^st, 2013 at 2:18pm

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i left out "after earth". turns out that's gonna be a wise choice. my sympathies to the people out there who had to watch it.

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Reply #3 - Jun 2^nd, 2013 at 10:15pm

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Looking at last year, this year and even next year the most highly anticipated films are remakes ("reimagining" if you will) of films that are originated long ago.

"Star Wars" dates back to the 70's.

"Star Trek" to the 60's

Then of course there's the granddaddy of them all:

Is there an original, fresh and good idea out there?

Well, the Japanese have one in production about a giant lizard destroying Tokyo that sounds promising...oh, wait. never mind. Wink

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Reply #4 - Jun 3^rd, 2013 at 12:16pm

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thank you r.f.
moving right along. wwz has just gotten panned by one reviewer. it premiered in london and brad pitt hosted the showing. what's up with that?

semi spoiler

pitt's character works for the u.n. and gets called upon to fight the zombies. does the u.n. have anything that resembles a "special zombie unit"

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Reply #5 - Jun 4^th, 2013 at 1:17pm

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pacific rim looks to be robot jox 2. and ..... i'm ok with that.

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Reply #6 - Jun 4^th, 2013 at 2:16pm

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kirok wrote on Jun 4^th, 2013 at 1:17pm:

pacific rim looks to be robot jox 2. and ..... i'm ok with that.

Actually, when I saw the trailer, I wondered why and when Del Toro had taken over the TRANSFORMERS sequels........

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Reply #7 - Jun 4^th, 2013 at 4:30pm

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L.A. Connection wrote on Jun 4^th, 2013 at 2:16pm:

kirok wrote on Jun 4^th, 2013 at 1:17pm:

pacific rim looks to be robot jox 2. and ..... i'm ok with that.

Actually, when I saw the trailer, I wondered why and when Del Toro had taken over the TRANSFORMERS sequels........

why on earth would you think that they were transformers. number one they don't transform and number two they are piloted by human beings! hence my choice of robot jox.

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Reply #8 - Jun 5^th, 2013 at 3:37pm

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world war z has dropped back leaving elysium out front but man of steel is gaining steam.*

*i don't mean steampunk

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Reply #9 - Jun 5^th, 2013 at 7:29pm

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I'm picking and hoping Man of Steel as the winner of this horse race.
Pacific Rim, maybe, but I'm still thinking it may be too much for average audiences to wrap their heads around.
Elysium, too early to tell, lots of possibilities for something great but also lots of possible cliches.
World War Z a great book but the movie is ignoring it and the advance word and re-shoots make me nervous about it despite a great looking trailer.
(and also wonder why you keep kicking that dead horse for the last entrant. )

BTW A sleeper film not likely to make a huge amount of cash but might be a good marathon choice.
Worlds End http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n__1Y-N5tQk (not to be confused with This Is The End)

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Reply #10 - Jun 8^th, 2013 at 11:37am

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ed symkuses's announcement that general zod is in "man of steel" has pushed it ahead of the pack. predicted box office has jumped 10 million. ed does your interview contain spoilers?

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Reply #11 - Jun 12^th, 2013 at 11:11am

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man of steel has faltered due to announcements of mixed reviews. elysium is the clear leader. weekend box office for man of steel needs to be at least 150 million to catch up.

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Reply #12 - Jun 13^th, 2013 at 3:11am

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Kirok:
ed symkuses's announcement that XXX XXXXX is in "man of steel" has pushed it ahead of the pack. predicted box office has jumped 10 million. ed does your interview contain spoilers?

I'm shocked SHOCKED to hear that reviews contain spoilers. I hope they keep Clark Kent's true identity under wraps...

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Reply #13 - Jun 14^th, 2013 at 11:47am