SPEARE'S TIPS - The Films of 10/5

[BanksIsDaFuture]

It doesn't make any sense to me either, so don't feel bad. It started when I misread Banks' post and thought he was picturing Six, Surfer, and Chien in a dingy underground cinema watching documentaires projected onto the belly of a pregnant snake.

That's much funnier than anything I said

[undeadmonkey]

gee whiz, what is this snake pregnant with? it must be an elephant for them four to be satisfied with the size of the screen.

[JohnErle]

That question is answered in a different "documentary" which can only be seen in underground cinemas that are very dingy.

[Shrykespeare]

Weekend Estimates

Top 11:
5 points - Taken 2, $50.0M
4 points - Hotel Transylvania, $26.3M
3 points - Pitch Perfect, $14.7M
2 points - Looper, $12.2M
1 point - Frankenweenie, $11.5M
End of Watch, $4.0M
Trouble With the Curve, $3.9M
House at the End of the Street, $3.7M
The Master, $1.8M
Finding Nemo, $1.5M
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, $1.5M

PTA:
5 points - Taken 2
4 points - The Paperboy
3 points - Hotel Transylvania
2 points - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
1 point - Pitch Perfect

V/H/S fell well short. No word yet, surprisingly, on Butter.

[empire13]

The Numbers has Butter earning $73,000 for an $811 PTA. Can that be right? If it is, that's brutal!!

[silversurfer19]

Yikes, surely that is a mistake. Glad I avoided everything bar Taken for this weekend, and with an awesome hold from Hotel Transylvania hopefully my August leagues should do well, gotta hold on to the Regulars Ultimate position after falling to second in the last weekend of the July leagues. Still never won an Ultimate league, someone always seems to pop up out of nowhere. Hopefully this one will finally pay off, though I'm fed up of getting my hopes up...

[Shrykespeare]

Well, I currently have you still in first place after this weekend's estimates were plugged in, surfer. But now that TwtC is out of the Top 5, you only have Hotel Transylvania still producing for you. From there, it's just a waiting game to see if anyone else can catch you.

Not surprisingly, the three people on top are the three people with all eight movies out: surfer, Brockster and Fixus. The person in fourth place is 25.5 pts back. It's possible, but I won't make the mistake of pronouncing the winner, of course.

[Chienfantome]

Well I'm pretty sure Taken 2 has just set a new record for best opening weekend for a French film EVER, although one will certainly argue, with a clear point, that no one who saw the film this weekend actually realized they saw a French film...

[transformers2]

I did realize I was seeing a French film Chien, but if you had see hit, you wouldn't be too proud of your countrymen

[Chienfantome]

Ooooh but do not think I take any pride in Taken 2 being French, Tranny, let me reassure you on this
I'm just amused by its total absence of "Frenchness", if you know what I mean. But you're right, I haven't seen it, and I'd be surprised if I end up seeing it. That would take my girlfriend to force me to, but apparently she's not keen on seeing it either, so I can go see the Chinese film about a provincial brothel tonight

[transformers2]

Ooooh but do not think I take any pride in Taken 2 being French, Tranny, let me reassure you on this
I'm just amused by its total absence of "Frenchness", if you know what I mean. But you're right, I haven't seen it, and I'd be surprised if I end up seeing it. That would take my girlfriend to force me to, but apparently she's not keen on seeing it either, so I can go see the Chinese film about a provincial brothel tonight

You can't go wrong with a good pregnant snake movie

[Shrykespeare]

Who here things "Pregnant Snake" would make a great name for a metal band?

[transformers2]

Who here things "Pregnant Snake" would make a great name for a metal band?

I'd listen to them

[W]

V/H/S gets 3 PTA in OCT leagues, right? Assuming it beat Butter, I mean.

[empire13]

I think it gets 2 points, W. It's behind Taken 2, The Paperboy and Frankenweenie. And, of course, only October films are considered in this scenario.