Posted by Swinger52 at 216-98-86-47.access.naxs.com on March 24, 2004 at 01:23:52:
In Reply to: Perspective posted by Kevin on March 23, 2004 at 10:03:39:
I'm proud of you Kevin. Keep up the good work. You rock!
: I know it's the right of all 'net surfers to be far more outspoken and negative than they've
: dare be in real life, but can some of you reign it in this week?
: I like reading this board. I don't necessarily read it just to see positive stuff, but I damn
: skippy don't read it to come across the "I'm entitled to my opinion" crap some folks feel the
: need to splooge. You didn't like "Yes, Dear"? Keep it to yourself for the next few days,
: wouldja? You hate Kilborn? Save your bile 'til Saturday. And for the love of Christ, let's
: leave any info about Rotten Tomatoes off the board 'til Monday. I've still got four more days
: of hardcore press to get through, and while I'm all for both sides of an issue, I'd rather wait
: to read the boo-hoo bullshit 'til after we open.
: In an effort to help this along, here's some "Jersey Girl" perspective for ya'll...
: 1) The film's not gonna be a critical hit. It's an extremely sentimental film, and most critics
: don't like sentiment. Don't expect big, critical kudos this time around (in fact, we may be
: less well-reviewed than we were on "Strike Back"). The NY Times is gonna shred the flick.
: LA Times too, I'll bet. EW probably ain't gonna be onboard.
: 2) These are the movies that are DEFINITELY going to make more than us at the box office
: this weekend: Dawn of the Dead, The Passion of the Christ, Scooby Doo 2, The Ladykillers,
: Starsky and Hutch. These are the movies that are PROBABLY gonna make more than us at
: the box office this weekend: Taking Lives, Secret Window, Hidalgo, Eternal Sunshine of the
: Spotless Mind. Acccept it.
: 3) A killer opening number would be nice, but isn't necessary. We're only opening on 1600
: screens this weekend, then going 2000 the weekend after. What we're looking for is
: longevity: audience word-of-mouth and solid numbers for a few weeks in a row. We've
: gotten shit-loads of press hits in advance of Friday, and the TV spots are all over the place.
: And while we won't have many of the critics on our side, if the movie plays as well with
: audiences as it has been playing in test, marketing, and awareness screenings over the
: course of the last year, we should glide along nicely on strong word-of-mouth. There's
: nothing else like it at the box office for the next few weeks, so that's good too.
: 4) Being contrary for the sake of being contrary (or "honest") is something I'll normally
: indulge, but this week, give me a break, alright? I mean, shit - we've gotten this board
: down to an asshole-free zone, thanks to all the protocols we've put in place this last year.
: Don't be the worst kind of asshole: the fan who's "keeping it real". If you're a fan, do me a
: favor and hold off on the "Why's Kevin doing all these shitty shows?" and "I'm really
: disappointed in this or that appearance" 'til after I get through this already intimidating
: uphill battle of trying to open this movie in the wake of "Gigli" and "Hurricane Bennifer".
: We've really been able to turn shit around for the last month, and my fingers are crossed for
: our theatrical life, so it sucks to come here - my home - and find T.P.'s* spouting off. I'm
: certainly not asking for you folks to blow sunshine up my ass; not at all. All I'm asking for is
: a little common courtesy: if you're not gonna say something nice, don't say anything at all...
: 'less you're looking to get banned.
: * T.P. is the brother of Rod Tidwell, Cuba Gooding's character in "Jerry Maguire." T.P. was
: the constant voice of dissension, who liked to "Keep it real."