The BJMDDS General Discussion Thread......

[FormerBondFan]

FBF has disappeared since ECT-TRE opened in the UK. I hope Broccoli did not get a hold of him knowing he's on to her tricks to up the box office totals.

I noticed that FBF had suddenly stopped posting as well ...maybe he's hiding, so he doesn't have to hear anything about 'SPECTRE'...oops i mean 'ECT-TRE'

I'm still here. I'm not going to stop anyone from seeing SPECTRE. Instead, I'm allowing them to because they might as well accept anybody or anything as Bond once DC retires.

[carl stromberg]

Happy Halloween!

[kater23]

I'll probably see Spectre. Once. I've got a good(really new!) movie theater. Seeing a movie in style.

[Napoleon Solo]

re: profits from movies.

The Wall Street Journal had this story about MGM's search for a new Bond distribution deal.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/pursuit-of- ... 1446156132

Some highlights:

But not much of the profit has stayed with the studio (Sony), thanks to what Sony’s former movie chief described in an email leaked last year by hackers as “a one-sided deal with MGM.” Sony made just $57 million on “Skyfall,” according to another document released by the hackers—a small sum for a movie with such a huge box-office performance.

MGM made about $175 million while Danjaq, headed by producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson, made $109 million, according to the same document.

Under its current agreement with MGM, Sony funds half of the Bond movies’ production budgets, as well as the advertising costs, and then gets 25% of the profit after recouping those costs. MGM keeps the rest of the profit while Danjaq separately receives a hefty portion of the films’ revenues.

Along with its disproportionate share of the profits, MGM retains television and home-video rights.

In the same leaked document, a Sony executive projected that if “Spectre” were to cost $250 million to produce and repeat the same box office as “Skyfall,” Sony’s profit would be $38 million.

The budget for “Spectre” is just under $250 million, said a person close to the movie, compared with $209 million for “Skyfall.”

[dirtybenny]

Happy Halloween all!

I've got my Bond costume all picked out, I went to the Sears department store and found the smallest suit in the boy's section I could fit in, then topped it off with a blond chimp mask, just like the one Craig's stunt men wore in Spectre! My foster brother is going to follow me around in a Nehru jacket, telling me how he "authored all my pain", and finally me crazy uncle who hasn't bathed or shaved in weeks will also follow along babbling about "kites in hurricanes". I think it will be very authentic!

[Goldeneye]

Happy Halloween all!

I've got my Bond costume all picked out, I went to the Sears department store and found the smallest suit in the boy's section I could fit in, then topped it off with a blond chimp mask, just like the one Craig's stunt men wore in Spectre! My foster brother is going to follow me around in a Nehru jacket, telling me how he "authored all my pain", and finally me crazy uncle who hasn't bathed or shaved in weeks will also follow along babbling about "kites in hurricanes". I think it will be very authentic!

Don't for get to say "f**k" wherever you can in a conversation. Totally authentic.

Child in Batman custom "Trick or treat!"
Man in blond chimp mask hoarding the candy bowl "I don't give a f**k!"
Foster brother "Pain! I authored it! I'm a regular Edgar Allan Poe only happier!"
Crazy Uncle "The kites in a tree Charlie Brown! Where is your Great pumpkin now?"
Sam Smith continues to quietly croon in the background "But I feel like a storm is coming"
Child slowly backs away later contacting the police to tell them about a creepy, yet gritty realistic haunted house that bored the bejesus out of him.

Happy Halloween everybody!

[Daltonite Toothpaste]

Happy halloween all.

[dirtybenny]

Happy Halloween all!

I've got my Bond costume all picked out, I went to the Sears department store and found the smallest suit in the boy's section I could fit in, then topped it off with a blond chimp mask, just like the one Craig's stunt men wore in Spectre! My foster brother is going to follow me around in a Nehru jacket, telling me how he "authored all my pain", and finally me crazy uncle who hasn't bathed or shaved in weeks will also follow along babbling about "kites in hurricanes". I think it will be very authentic!

Don't for get to say "f**k" wherever you can in a conversation. Totally authentic.

Child in Batman custom "Trick or treat!"
Man in blond chimp mask hoarding the candy bowl "I don't give a f**k!"
Foster brother "Pain! I authored it! I'm a regular Edgar Allan Poe only happier!"
Crazy Uncle "The kites in a tree Charlie Brown! Where is your Great pumpkin now?"
Sam Smith continues to quietly croon in the background "But I feel like a storm is coming"
Child slowly backs away later contacting the police to tell them about a creepy, yet gritty realistic haunted house that bored the bejesus out of him.

Happy Halloween everybody!

I LOVE the f**k out of that post Goldeneye!
It was f**king great!
My f**king foster brother and uncle love the f**k out of it too!
I'm currently setting up all my f**king "Home Alone" inspired f**king contraptions in my f**king haunted house, so when my gay neighbor comes to f**king kill my f**king aunt, they'll slow him down a little before he finally f**king does it!
f**k!

[Omega]

Happy halloween all.

Good one


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[English Agent]

Its strange how the Americans have taken this Halloween thing into their culture......as it didn't originate in their country.

btw:- Have a good evening, and if you live in Illinois and see someone on the street wearing a William Shatner mask............run away!

[Omega]

Its strange how the Americans have taken this Halloween thing into their culture......as it didn't originate in their country.

btw:- Have a good evening, and if you live in Illinois and see someone on the street wearing a William Shatner mask............run away!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdidzp_SdKk

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sMrM1qOurRk


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[ml94]

Saw it friday, BAD movie...

[bjmdds]

Saw it friday, BAD movie...

You donated money to Broccoli?

[bjmdds]

Illustrating the limits of star power, “Our Brand is Crisis” was roundly rejected by audiences despite the presence of Sandra Bullock. “Our Brand is Crisis,” a political satire about a spin-doctor navigating a Latin American presidential election, is the "worst wide release opening of Bullock’s career", sliding in below 1996’s “Two If By Sea” with $4.7 million. It debuted to a dreadful $3.4 million across 2,202 locations. Producers: Sandra Bullock and George Clooney.....Great I cannot stand the sight of Bullock nor the crumb Clooney. I think she is one of the most OVERRATED actresses EVER --------------“The Martian” captured first place with $11.4 million. The Fox adventure story is on pace to be the biggest domestic grossing release of Ridley Scott’s career, having made $182.8 million since debuting in October. (I saw this last night. It wasn't bad.)

[bjmdds]

Boxoffice.com USA predictions: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Dec 18, 2015----Disney----- $215,000,000 opening weekend -----$762,000,000 total run in USA -----------Spectre Nov 6, 2015------Sony / Columbia---$90,000,000 USA opening weekend------$240,000,000 total run in USA (that's a 20% DROP OFF from SF)

[Count_Lippe]

And Count_Lippe: Excellent then don't be silly yourself, pay attention to what you read, and never again dare tell me to "calm down" or how to post.

Whatever.

Anyway, not everybody reads everything in this thread, I don't read all the posts here.

So it's better to quote or write separate posts if you talk to someone on a forum, on any forum on the internet.

And also the person you're addressing might not see what you write otherwise, if you write all in one column

Just a tip, no need to be upset.

[English Agent]

Boxoffice.com USA predictions: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Dec 18, 2015----Disney----- $215,000,000 opening weekend -----$762,000,000 total run in USA -----------Spectre Nov 6, 2015------Sony / Columbia---$90,000,000 USA opening weekend------$240,000,000 total run in USA (that's a 20% DROP OFF from SF)

Yep.......SW is gonna have a truly massive global opening weekend, judging by the number of advanced tickets already sold.........question is how big will it be?
For instance the film is opening a week before Xmas, and some people maybe pre occupied with their xmas preparations, to bother to go to the cinema on opening night.
I think the biggest draw of the film is that people hope it will be more like the original trilogy in feel, and having the original characters in the film will be a major boost. How well the film will be received, who knows?......... depends on how well JJ Abrams has interpreted the films.

Yes, i have too, seen the BO predictions for SP in North America...ie big opening weekend, but then fizzling out at around the $240 mil mark. If that does become the case, it would still be a reasonable BO for Bond overall............but a $60 mil drop from the previous film would worry the studio.......will just have to see, won't we?

'The Martian', was a good film.............don't know how in reality someone would cope with just eating a little potato everyday for months on end though.

[English Agent]

And Count_Lippe: Excellent then don't be silly yourself, pay attention to what you read, and never again dare tell me to "calm down" or how to post.

Whatever.

Anyway, not everybody reads everything in this thread, I don't read all the posts here.

So it's better to quote or write separate posts if you talk to someone on a forum, on any forum on the internet.

And also the person you're addressing might not see what you write otherwise, if you write all in one column

Just a tip, no need to be upset.

'Count Lippe'....for reference......i did see 'Ale's' reply to me, buried in the middle of one of her posts!

[bjmdds]

The latest James Bond film released in six territories so far where it has taken in $80.4 million, which includes record-breaking numbers in the UK where it opened to an estimated £41.7 million ($63.8 million USD) in its first seven days of release. Spectre took the highest seven day gross record in UK box office history from the last James Bond film, Skyfall.

[Omega]

The latest James Bond film released in six territories so far where it has taken in $80.4 million, which includes record-breaking numbers in the UK where it opened to an estimated £41.7 million ($63.8 million USD) in its first seven days of release. Spectre took the highest seven day gross record in UK box office history from the last James Bond film, Skyfall.

is it a law ever uk citizen must buy a ticket?

Any that beat the 35 million estimate for 7 days


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