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rented Snowpiercer through iTunes and watched in my hotel last night on my iPad mini just fine. Great film indeed. lobogotti Jul 18, 19:21

I suppose it's disappointing for strong partisans of the movie to see its cast and crew accomplish its work with imagination. . . second gary Jul 18, 20:06

District 9 is a great comparison for sci-fi, the others though no one knew ahead would balloon gross, but I can see how and why they did lobogotti Jul 18, 20:10

heretic! BURN HIM!! {nm} charlie Jul 18, 21:49

there are so many factors in play with this movie. very complex. and new models are hard for people to accept. Moviesnob Jul 19, 02:51

Screen count changes really threw the stock into ups and down. {nm} mishra Jul 19, 06:44

well said and agreed on Peterlee. {nm} lobogotti Jul 19, 06:48

by the way, Sunshine is a great example of a solid film, solid director, original concept, sci-fi and also has Chris Evans that lobogotti Jul 19, 06:54

"Snowpiercer" is getting much better critical reception than "Sunshine". But it is true that original Sci-fi film is always not a easy sell {nm} Peterlee Jul 19, 09:03

I guess Harvey expected "Snowpiercer" to receive mixed reviews; but critical reception is really hard to predict {nm} Peterlee Jul 19, 09:06

ie. "The Quiet American" didn't test well, and Harvey had decided to send that film straight-to-video Peterlee Jul 19, 09:11

Respect Harvey. He's a genius. {nm} goodvibe61 Jul 19, 13:36

part of the reason its getting such great reviews is a reaction to Harvey's threats to cut it. {nm} Moviesnob Jul 19, 11:20

Really? After seeing the movie multiple times, you think that why critics give it a positive review? {nm} goodvibe61 Jul 19, 13:37

some critics like making those kinds of statements, yes {nm} Moviesnob Jul 19, 13:42

Interesting to think about UNDSK as a comp to SNWPC (no spoilers) second gary Jul 19, 13:51

agreed, its been a great year so far. Although I didn't like Snowpiercer as much as some around here, it was pretty good. Under the Skin is Moviesnob Jul 19, 14:18

The "compassion" scene is gripping, and just amazing. And its ingredients are so few but perfectly done. {nm} second gary Jul 19, 17:34

The "compassion" scene is gripping, and just amazing. And its ingredients are so few but perfectly done. {nm} second gary Jul 19, 17:39

Thank you very much, Moviesnob and lobogotti! But i guess if I am a studio exec, I would be worse than Tom Rothman.... {nm} Peterlee Jul 19, 09:00

I think it's time for YOU to let this go lol. I'll play one last time on this. The most important aspect on this is NOT ... goodvibe61 Jul 19, 11:20

It's profitable for CJ cause Radius will be able to pay overages on it because its making money. Overages = profit for both radius and CJ. Moviesnob Jul 19, 11:34

BTW the industry definition for "wide theatrical release" is not the same as HSX's. {nm} Moviesnob Jul 19, 11:36

not really. I'd say maybe 600 screens. Otherwise, for Indies, people confuse "Nationwide" with Wide. goodvibe61 Jul 19, 14:22

you're wrong. its far less. {nm} Moviesnob Jul 19, 14:32

Let's see. Two weekends ago. July 4th weekend. I watched goodvibe61 Jul 19, 13:50

Great. Snowpiercer launched on VOD July 11th. Moviesnob Jul 19, 14:16

Even worse. That was last weekend, and certainly I'd remember seeing SOMETHING. ANYTHING. I saw nothing. ZERO. goodvibe61 Jul 19, 14:46

And about Bong being "extremely happy". He's ripped Weinstein on multiple occasions now, and has been furious with him for months. goodvibe61 Jul 19, 17:31

I got a chance to meet him again in austin recently. He was pretty happy about the current release strategy. {nm} Moviesnob Jul 19, 17:56

What's he supposed to do? It is what it is, and it'll all be over in a couple weeks anyway when it's gone from theaters. goodvibe61 Jul 19, 18:13