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NEWS: Alita: Battle Angel Film Returns to U.S. Theaters on October 30




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gold12



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:40 am Reply with quote
To recover costs of of production, the film Alita was supposed to have grossed $ 500 million at the box office, so it didn't even hit break-even.
The earnings of the film fell short of expectations.

Due to covid the situation of world cinema is very serious.
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Smeagol_17



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 7:13 am Reply with quote
Break even was reported from 350 to 500 by various sources, so it could have recovered it’s budget.
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I thought it was a great adaptation of the manga --- one of the best live-action adaptations of manga I've seen. (Though I guess I should say that I haven't looked at the manga in decades, and then only the first few volumes.)
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While I cant say that I personally feel safe going to a theater at the moment, it really is a fun movie. Is kind of a catch-22 because the current cinema landscape is probably exactly why this is being brought back, yet if things were different/safer I'd be rushing to go see this on the big screen for a rewatch with friends+family without hesitation.

I'm one of the people that was literally watching for YEARS to see Cameron even just imply the project was alive, and for all intent and purpose I feel like the movie turned out about as amazing as it ever was going to after having remained in production hell for so long. I almost wonder, if someone were to go back and add the Scanner Darkly movie's visual effects (maybe even a slightly more subtle version of it) to Alita, would it it be a more immersive & anime-friendly watch?

If you've not yet seen Alita and particularly never had the intent to do so but are an anime fan, I'd actually advocate for hunting down Nostalgia Critic's full review of the film on YouTube, as he actually does a pretty good job (mind you, with spoilers in the last half of the video) of taking under 30 minutes to break down the history of the film, the source material, and exampling how remarkable an adaptation it is given what they were working with. It might just be what pushes you to go watch it - and it's certainly worth seeing at least once.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:18 pm Reply with quote
LinkTSwordmaster wrote:
I'm one of the people that was literally watching for YEARS to see Cameron even just imply the project was alive, and for all intent and purpose I feel like the movie turned out about as amazing as it ever was going to after having remained in production hell for so long.


Same here. Long wait that.

The movie is good, and for me it was true to the story. If you want to watch good anime movies, this is one of them.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:20 pm Reply with quote
Theaters are implementing various safety protocols, but if you want to be extra distant, it’s even possible to rent a room for a private screening for your family and friends. It’s extra cheap to do this now due to the lower demand.

If they get even ten people in each room, I’d consider this re-release a great success. Thanks to digital distribution of movies (on DCP) rather than film reels, the main cost for the theater is the staffing and upkeep. I heard they’re even screening it in IMAX some places, but unsure if it’s Imax 3D or Imax 2D.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:47 pm Reply with quote
I watched Tenet at a local (one screen) movie theater in the downtown Bremerton. Theater seats 75 people approx. Just two of us in there for the 3:30 pm showing. That was great.

So if you want to go to the movies, look for the smaller theaters and go during the off hours.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 2:48 pm Reply with quote
For early weekday afternnon screenings, that few people wasn't unusual even before the pandemic in my local multiplex. I've never been completely alone in a screening, but I've watched some movies with only two other people.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 4:42 pm Reply with quote
LinkTSwordmaster wrote:
While I cant say that I personally feel safe going to a theater at the moment, it really is a fun movie. Is kind of a catch-22 because the current cinema landscape is probably exactly why this is being brought back, yet if things were different/safer I'd be rushing to go see this on the big screen for a rewatch with friends+family without hesitation.

I'm one of the people that was literally watching for YEARS to see Cameron even just imply the project was alive, and for all intent and purpose I feel like the movie turned out about as amazing as it ever was going to after having remained in production hell for so long. I almost wonder, if someone were to go back and add the Scanner Darkly movie's visual effects (maybe even a slightly more subtle version of it) to Alita, would it it be a more immersive & anime-friendly watch?

If you've not yet seen Alita and particularly never had the intent to do so but are an anime fan, I'd actually advocate for hunting down Nostalgia Critic's full review of the film on YouTube, as he actually does a pretty good job (mind you, with spoilers in the last half of the video) of taking under 30 minutes to break down the history of the film, the source material, and exampling how remarkable an adaptation it is given what they were working with. It might just be what pushes you to go watch it - and it's certainly worth seeing at least once.

It is also important to note that not only "Alita" the last movie for 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios) before Disney bought most of 21CF, it was also the last film for the Fox film empire as we knew said empire. The Fox movie empire as we knew it lived from 2/1/1913-3/19 or 3/20/2019.


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PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:54 pm Reply with quote
There's any number of movies that could have returned to theaters (and have). That they would have enough faith to choose Alita to get a new theatrical run leaves me a little optimistic about a possible sequel happening.

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 12:24 pm Reply with quote
Kadmos1 wrote:

It is also important to note that not only "Alita" the last movie for 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios) before Disney bought most of 21CF, it was also the last film for the Fox film empire as we knew said empire. The Fox movie empire as we knew it lived from 2/1/1913-3/19 or 3/20/2019.

The last one released under 20th Century Fox was New Mutants and before that it was a movie called Underwater which came out in January 10th 2020. There were several other movies after Alita like Ad Astra and Terminator Dark Fate.

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There's any number of movies that could have returned to theaters (and have). That they would have enough faith to choose Alita to get a new theatrical run leaves me a little optimistic about a possible sequel happening.
I don't think it likely to happen. Movie theaters are desperate for content right now with everything being delayed and are just trying to stay afloat. Most people are still too scared to go to the movies so I doubt there will be enough people rushing to see a niche remake of a niche manga during a pandemic to be enough to give the movie a boost for a sequel.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 7:28 pm Reply with quote
Cardcaptor Takato wrote:
[ Most people are still too scared to go to the movies so I doubt there will be enough people rushing to see a niche remake of a niche manga during a pandemic to be enough to give the movie a boost for a sequel.


The people who know it is a niche remake of a niche manga have already seen it, and for those who haven't, here it is again.

Plenty of people don't know it is a niche movie, but rather a movie they haven't seen yet, in a world with mostly no new movies.

Come on this is America, we have plenty, especially the young, who don't give a damn about the pandemic. It is not the pandemic that is keeping the movie going public missing, it is the studios who are hoarding the new movies. Don't blame them either, but after 7 months with no end in sight, they should be releasing a few of them to the streaming gods. Think it is going to hurt them in the long run by not releasing them.
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DavetheUsher



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 11:56 pm Reply with quote
TarsTarkas wrote:
Come on this is America, we have plenty, especially the young, who don't give a damn about the pandemic. It is not the pandemic that is keeping the movie going public missing, it is the studios who are hoarding the new movies. Don't blame them either, but after 7 months with no end in sight, they should be releasing a few of them to the streaming gods. Think it is going to hurt them in the long run by not releasing them.


Pretty much. People here were antsy to re-open gyms back in like July.

Although I wouldn't say it's an American thing. Plenty of countries and types of people feel that way. Not really limited to any one group.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 12:35 am Reply with quote
TarsTarkas wrote:


Come on this is America, we have plenty, especially the young, who don't give a damn about the pandemic. It is not the pandemic that is keeping the movie going public missing, it is the studios who are hoarding the new movies. Don't blame them either, but after 7 months with no end in sight, they should be releasing a few of them to the streaming gods. Think it is going to hurt them in the long run by not releasing them.
You're being overly generalizing about young people not caring about the pandemic when it's been all age groups that have been prone to being reckless during the pandemic. There's just as many sensationalist news stories you can cherry pick about older white people without masks harassing retail workers over mask rules or crowding at in door bars or getting into fights with Red Lobster workers as there is news stories about young people partying on beaches or whatever. Movie studios aren't "hoarding" movies out of stubbornness or something. They tried releasing Tenet in theaters and it did badly and that's why they're not releasing anything new in theaters. If Nolan's big budget mainstream sci-fi blockbuster failed to bring in audiences, what makes anyone think Alita being played during a pandemic is somehow going to magically save the movie and give it a sequel? I love Alita as much as the next anime fan but a sequel is never going to happen and fans should just move onto something else or read the manga instead of resting everything on far fetch hopes that's not going to work. And they tried releasing Mulan to streaming and people complained about having to pay for it.
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