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Belwas
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 Posted - 26 Jul 2008 : 07:19:00
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Beowulf had costs of up to 1 million dollars per minute ... Even with cheaper actors they couldnt even make a trailer on the budget this movie had.
Until some producer/studio believes enough in a Dragonlance movie to throw 50+ million at it, we will not get the kind of dragonlance movie we all wish for. |
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dark mage
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Posted - 26 Jul 2008 : 12:58:16
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Slorg
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Posted - 26 Jul 2008 : 20:49:58
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It'd cost at least $50 million.
The vast majority of movies made for less than that don't have very strong box office results.
It would have to be a blockbuster to please most fans, and that means more than $100 million at least.
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Scanndalus
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Posted - 25 Aug 2008 : 14:51:49
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I got an email from Margaret Weis the other day, I thought I would share it with everyone. I had sent her an email asking if she knew how well DOAT had done and if there was any word on whether or not DOWN would be done. Here is the response:
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Originally from Margaret Weis
Daniel,
The movie exceeded Paramount's expectations! And, yes, they are considering another movie. As to the movie, I'm sorry to say that some of the personal attacks on myself and Tracy were so bad that I simply quit posting there.
margaret
It sucks that a few people had to ruin it for the rest of us. But I don't expect to see Margaret and Tracy back on here.
Well, I thought that I would share that info.
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Originally posted by james
ps: Vodka is a devil that makes you go running around in the wilderness like Zombies are chasing you. Please drink in moderation!
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Sirch
Advanced Member
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Posted - 25 Aug 2008 : 15:48:53
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Originally posted by Scanndalus
I got an email from Margaret Weis the other day, I thought I would share it with everyone. I had sent her an email asking if she knew how well DOAT had done and if there was any word on whether or not DOWN would be done. Here is the response:
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Originally from Margaret Weis
Daniel,
The movie exceeded Paramount's expectations! And, yes, they are considering another movie. As to the movie, I'm sorry to say that some of the personal attacks on myself and Tracy were so bad that I simply quit posting there.
margaret
It sucks that a few people had to ruin it for the rest of us. But I don't expect to see Margaret and Tracy back on here.
Well, I thought that I would share that info.
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Originally posted by james
ps: Vodka is a devil that makes you go running around in the wilderness like Zombies are chasing you. Please drink in moderation!
I'm not surprised she didn't want to post on here anymore. People forget that the authors are human beings or something.
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tw_fester
Senior Member
Canada
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Posted - 25 Aug 2008 : 16:02:43
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And that they were consultants only...not responsible for the fabrication of the movie.
Just for clarification Scan, was she talking about us,(DLMS) or Nexus?
It had been a wonderful evening and what I needed now,to give it a perfect ending,was a little of the Ludwig Van.
Alex -A Clockwork Orange
Besides... that dagger was Flint's. |
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Woggie
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USA
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Posted - 25 Aug 2008 : 16:27:06
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I must have missed those personal attacks.
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Vassor Doss
Advanced Member
USA
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Posted - 25 Aug 2008 : 18:57:18
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I guess you have to eat the crapola and smile too.
I don't think anything we said was a specific personal attack on the authors (that I can remember). I think we all just felt that the movie fell well short of it's potential in almost every way. And yes, the authors are blameless, but we should be able to criticize and to express our opinions however truthfully hurtful they may be.
"And why do we fall Bruce? So we pick ourselves up again."
Good advice there Papa Wayne. I think MW and TH must know that we crave perfection, and the cartoon didn't even come close. But maybe it can be a learning tool?
"How do God and Devil combine to form a live dog?" |
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Scanndalus
Advanced Member
USA
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Posted - 25 Aug 2008 : 21:21:58
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She was talking about here, they worship her at the Nexus. LOL. There was a lot of really nasty stuff right after the movie came out. A lot of it got deleted due to how bad it was. Sirch and Slorg had a REALLY hard time keeping up. But they managed.
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Originally posted by james
ps: Vodka is a devil that makes you go running around in the wilderness like Zombies are chasing you. Please drink in moderation!
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Fizban Who
Moderator
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Posted - 25 Aug 2008 : 22:05:31
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Scann what is that e-mail address for her? I would like to thank her for her everything. I more than likely will not get an answer but I am almost sure she will see it at least.
The single most dangerous thing in all of Krynn is to hear a Kender say "oops".
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Sirch
Advanced Member
USA
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Posted - 25 Aug 2008 : 22:57:56
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Back to the subject at hand I'm happy to hear that they are considering a second movie.
I didn't give a negative review of the first movie but that doesn't mean I thought it was all that good, I just didn't necessarily think it was all bad. I'm hopeful that if they decide to do another movie it will do a better job at it.
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Fizban Who
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Posted - 25 Aug 2008 : 23:19:00
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That truly goes without saying, Sirch.  I am ecstatic that we will get to see the second book on the screen.  And like you I like the DVD and am very glad I got it.
The single most dangerous thing in all of Krynn is to hear a Kender say "oops".
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tw_fester
Senior Member
Canada
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Posted - 26 Aug 2008 : 00:20:53
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Agreed, could have been better but I am glad I have it. Actually I just watched it again a couple of nights ago. My GF came down and watched the last half with me (being French, she didn't get it all but was asking some good questions to get up to speed with the story, so she was engaged in the movie)
Fizban Who, if you do send an email, then let her know you are not the only one who appreciates her and her efforts. I sincerely believe the trolls have left.
Sirch and Slorg did (and do) a bang up job. (No, James I am not going for coffee again) I guess I just blanked out all the negativity and wiped it from memory. Most were not very comprehensive in their views and I considered them shit-disturbers, just for the sake of stirring the pot, thusly I ignored them. Very few, in my memory, where thoughtful, yet critical (thus worth listening to), like our long lost friends Tonka and Oldfan.
I am looking forward to bigger and better with DoWN, since it did better than Paramount expected. That puts a smile on my face
It had been a wonderful evening and what I needed now,to give it a perfect ending,was a little of the Ludwig Van.
Alex -A Clockwork Orange
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Slorg
Moderator
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Posted - 26 Aug 2008 : 04:21:01
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Yeah we had a hard time taking out the trash, so to speak. I saw plenty of things before I deleted them that would easily hurt someone's feelings so I don't blame them. It's a shame because the trash has been permanently removed from the premises.
Anyway, with a second movie possibly coming maybe we'll hear from our old friends Oldfan, Tonka, and Gems.
I certainly will check out the new movie if/when released if only to check and see if the main complaints have been addressed.
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Scanndalus
Advanced Member
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Posted - 26 Aug 2008 : 12:52:55
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Originally posted by Fizban Who
Scann what is that e-mail address for her? I would like to thank her for her everything. I more than likely will not get an answer but I am almost sure she will see it at least.
Actually I found her on myspace. And yes, it is the real Margaret Weis. Her personal myspace is:
www.myspace.com/margaretweis
Her Margaret Weis Productions myspace is: www.myspace.com/mwpltd
And Gems has been posting recently in the Inn thread.
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Originally posted by james
ps: Vodka is a devil that makes you go running around in the wilderness like Zombies are chasing you. Please drink in moderation!
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