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I thought Entourage was great. Basically season 9a in my opinion, which is what I expected. Story was cool, loved seeing some of the old cameos come back. Really didn't need to see Russell Wilson or Ronda Rousey. Both were awful in it. But I liked it a lot. Jurassic World next week.
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I thought I was the only one that messed with them but then again, NT put me on to them when they was Spill.com
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There's this movie studio exec who remains anonymous when doing radio interviews on a station here in Mpls., and he was saying the buzz is that Jurassic World broke the record for the biggest Friday ever, and might have the No. 2 opening weekend of all-time, somewhere around $180-$190 million for the weekend they are projecting right now based on Friday he said. 
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I love Remember the Titans. 
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I had no idea JJ Abrams co-wrote the screenplay for Armageddon
He's probably ok with people not remembering that:
Screw that, I love that film. Every second of it. My wife and I both love it. (tho, that could be because it was one of the first movies we saw together as kids 
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We saw Deep Impact, and then Armageddon a few months later in theaters, and both of us liked the Bay version better. I don't even watch the Deep Impact one anymore, but I've seen geddon, probably an easy 75-100 times. Love that movie.
) We saw Deep Impact, and then Armageddon a few months later in theaters, and both of us liked the Bay version better. I don't even watch the Deep Impact one anymore, but I've seen geddon, probably an easy 75-100 times. Love that movie.
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I quite like both Deep Impact and Armageddon.
The enjoyment factor goes to the latter tho.
but both are def appreciated
The enjoyment factor goes to the latter tho.
but both are def appreciated
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Was hard as hell to get tickets for Jurassic World. I personally didn't think it was even great. It was good. Up to par with sequels. But not great.
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wait... how did you feel about the sequels
...So
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I can understand why you had trouble getting in --
IMDb retweeted Box Office Mojo
#JurasicWorld also ranks at #3 on the U.S. Top Single Day Grosses chart ...
More than $82 million in a little over a day.
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People love them some dinosaurs. Never seen a theater so crowded in the afternoon. Kinda surprised that it's getting this type of traction considering the other follow-ups weren't that great (even though I still love the 3rd installment).
Very good writing and I liked the subtle (and not so subtle) callbacks to the first film. Recommended, but 3D (as usual) is optional.
Very good writing and I liked the subtle (and not so subtle) callbacks to the first film. Recommended, but 3D (as usual) is optional.
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I'm warming up to it the more I think about it. I think part of what made this one more enjoyable and 'alive' was the setting and sort of the scene they set during the lead-up. I looked up where it was filmed and by accident found this article. It's great if you have the time.
The Derelict Theme Park Where Jurassic World’s Dinos Roam
The Derelict Theme Park Where Jurassic World’s Dinos Roam
By Nathan Mattise, Wired
TEN YEARS AFTER the federal levee failures, the fact that New Orleans still faces some urban decay is obvious. But well before Katrina passed through here, there was a massive, 150-acre amusement park complex just east of the city that was already in decline.
Originally called Jazzland, the summer destination closed in 2002 due to financial woes; Six Flags soon swept in to buy the place, but Katrina helped shut it down for good just three years later. The park’s destiny appeared set—a playground for trespassing gators, bayou greenery and Reddit fodder.
And then the movie industry happened.
Over the past five years, Six Flags New Orleans has played host to spate of big-budget movies, culminating in Jurassic World, opening this weekend. The film shot there for nine weeks last summer, using the complex as the skeleton for the most densely populated sections of the movie’s titular park. Indeed, the Jurassic franchise is perhaps the park’s most fitting cinematic gig thus far, being as it is about resurrecting wondrous things from the abyss of extinction.
“It’s not something that the city had thought of or marketed,” said Carroll Morton, Manager for Entertainment Industry Development in the New Orleans Mayor’s Office. “The productions came to us.”
Louisiana’s tax credits for film production had been implemented before the storm, but ramped up considerably in the post-Katrina age. The first time it brought a production to Six Flags was Matthew McConaughey’s forgotten NC-17 flick Killer Joe. The William Friedkin project was scouting locations around the city, and happened upon the complex as the perfect backdrop to complement the film’s seediness .
In fact, Six Flags is perfect for just about any movie, logistically speaking. It’s about 15 miles east of the city, and a large wildlife refuge flanks its east end. Crews could film at night or perform scenes involving gunfire or pyrotechnic effects without disturbing neighbors or attracting nosy onlookers. Forty acres of parking could accommodate just about anything. The complex could host armies of staff, equipment and extras all at once, and there would still be ample room for set builds, truck parking, and catering. Flat lots combined with a stable electrical infrastructure meant productions could add on to existing structures, or just build a new set from the ground up.
“My first feature there was Stolen,” says Sean Donnelly, a longtime location scout now based near New Orleans. “But as more features were going there, word quickly spread. ‘This is a large, open area that exists—basically a huge blank canvas for the director.'”
Donnelly’s work on the Nic Cage-led Stolen helped morph the park’s decrepit Main St. into the French Quarter. The location scout also had a hand in preparations for Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, a film whose third act gave new life to old rides. The most recent blockbusters to film here—Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and now Jurassic World, filmed in back-to-back summers—turned the locale into whatever they wanted given the park’s space for elaborate sets combined with CGI-friendly skies all around.
In fact, the demand far outstrips any possible supply. “The availability is a challenge,” Donnelly admits. “Productions that take the park do so long term, so there have been many requests to scout the park while an existing production is there.”
And it’s not just a scarcity issue—there are other challenges as well. Not only do film productions need to hire security to keep an eye out for trespassers and urban adventurers, but a robust wildlife population means that experts are needed on set to handle a variety of invasive species, from snakes to alligators to boars. “We have animal wranglers who patrol the perimeter daily,” Donnelly says. “Mosquitos are out there too, but that’s handled by city private visits that spray the barriers, canals, and grass areas to ensure the least amount of activity.”
But the hurdles haven’t deterred filmmakers. Local reports even put Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg on the scene in 2015. In fact, while New Orleans has hosted productions for last year’s 22 Jump Street and next month’s Terminator Genisys, Six Flags’ second act has helped both city and state attract a type of production they may have never entertained otherwise. The blockbuster streak shows no signs of stopping, and it’s a big part of why in 2013 Louisiana passed California for the first time in terms of films produced within a given year.
“Productions have told us,” Morton says, “that it’s almost impossible to find anything in the country that would equal this facility.”
TEN YEARS AFTER the federal levee failures, the fact that New Orleans still faces some urban decay is obvious. But well before Katrina passed through here, there was a massive, 150-acre amusement park complex just east of the city that was already in decline.
Originally called Jazzland, the summer destination closed in 2002 due to financial woes; Six Flags soon swept in to buy the place, but Katrina helped shut it down for good just three years later. The park’s destiny appeared set—a playground for trespassing gators, bayou greenery and Reddit fodder.
And then the movie industry happened.
Over the past five years, Six Flags New Orleans has played host to spate of big-budget movies, culminating in Jurassic World, opening this weekend. The film shot there for nine weeks last summer, using the complex as the skeleton for the most densely populated sections of the movie’s titular park. Indeed, the Jurassic franchise is perhaps the park’s most fitting cinematic gig thus far, being as it is about resurrecting wondrous things from the abyss of extinction.
“It’s not something that the city had thought of or marketed,” said Carroll Morton, Manager for Entertainment Industry Development in the New Orleans Mayor’s Office. “The productions came to us.”
Louisiana’s tax credits for film production had been implemented before the storm, but ramped up considerably in the post-Katrina age. The first time it brought a production to Six Flags was Matthew McConaughey’s forgotten NC-17 flick Killer Joe. The William Friedkin project was scouting locations around the city, and happened upon the complex as the perfect backdrop to complement the film’s seediness .
In fact, Six Flags is perfect for just about any movie, logistically speaking. It’s about 15 miles east of the city, and a large wildlife refuge flanks its east end. Crews could film at night or perform scenes involving gunfire or pyrotechnic effects without disturbing neighbors or attracting nosy onlookers. Forty acres of parking could accommodate just about anything. The complex could host armies of staff, equipment and extras all at once, and there would still be ample room for set builds, truck parking, and catering. Flat lots combined with a stable electrical infrastructure meant productions could add on to existing structures, or just build a new set from the ground up.
“My first feature there was Stolen,” says Sean Donnelly, a longtime location scout now based near New Orleans. “But as more features were going there, word quickly spread. ‘This is a large, open area that exists—basically a huge blank canvas for the director.'”
Donnelly’s work on the Nic Cage-led Stolen helped morph the park’s decrepit Main St. into the French Quarter. The location scout also had a hand in preparations for Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, a film whose third act gave new life to old rides. The most recent blockbusters to film here—Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and now Jurassic World, filmed in back-to-back summers—turned the locale into whatever they wanted given the park’s space for elaborate sets combined with CGI-friendly skies all around.
In fact, the demand far outstrips any possible supply. “The availability is a challenge,” Donnelly admits. “Productions that take the park do so long term, so there have been many requests to scout the park while an existing production is there.”
And it’s not just a scarcity issue—there are other challenges as well. Not only do film productions need to hire security to keep an eye out for trespassers and urban adventurers, but a robust wildlife population means that experts are needed on set to handle a variety of invasive species, from snakes to alligators to boars. “We have animal wranglers who patrol the perimeter daily,” Donnelly says. “Mosquitos are out there too, but that’s handled by city private visits that spray the barriers, canals, and grass areas to ensure the least amount of activity.”
But the hurdles haven’t deterred filmmakers. Local reports even put Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg on the scene in 2015. In fact, while New Orleans has hosted productions for last year’s 22 Jump Street and next month’s Terminator Genisys, Six Flags’ second act has helped both city and state attract a type of production they may have never entertained otherwise. The blockbuster streak shows no signs of stopping, and it’s a big part of why in 2013 Louisiana passed California for the first time in terms of films produced within a given year.
“Productions have told us,” Morton says, “that it’s almost impossible to find anything in the country that would equal this facility.”
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If I could pick one person in Hollywood to be right now, I might go with Chris Pratt's agent. Between the success of GOTG and Jurassic World, dude should be able call the shots in terms of his salary for the next few flicks he does.
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Sucks that Cameron Crowe fell off. Almost Famous was greatness.
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Oh ****. I never realized that the Led Zeppelin groupie kid in Almost Famous was Jay Baruchel. Funny.
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Just saw Jurrasic.
Expectations were so-so, so that helped me enjoy it.
Nothing original about he story line... At all
Basically an updated reboot of the OG, kinda.
But, Chris Pratt was bad *** and the graphics were insane. Some good humour, got the crowd laughing a lot. Good action, and plenty and plenty of dinosaurs.
The graphics and Chris Pratt made this movie very good, the story itself was average.
Overall, well worth the movie to watch at the theaters. Visuals made it worth it alone, absolutely stunning visually.
5.5-6/8
Probably leaning towards the 6.
Watch it, you'll enjoy it, just don't expect any ground breaking story line.
And man, I'm so happy to see my dude Andy Dwyre become a super star before our eyes.
Expectations were so-so, so that helped me enjoy it.
Nothing original about he story line... At all
Basically an updated reboot of the OG, kinda.
But, Chris Pratt was bad *** and the graphics were insane. Some good humour, got the crowd laughing a lot. Good action, and plenty and plenty of dinosaurs.
The graphics and Chris Pratt made this movie very good, the story itself was average.
Overall, well worth the movie to watch at the theaters. Visuals made it worth it alone, absolutely stunning visually.
5.5-6/8
Probably leaning towards the 6.
Watch it, you'll enjoy it, just don't expect any ground breaking story line.
And man, I'm so happy to see my dude Andy Dwyre become a super star before our eyes.
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At the opening credits of the most recent Wayward Pines episode. This took a left turn.
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I love Prometheus.
That movie is genius IMO.
Can watch and watch.
Side note: Saw Jurassic tonight, man I have to say, this is my favorite role of Pratts. The Movie was cool. Not just because Brice Dallas either, Pratt was serious, more than a little bit. Dope flick
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Stripes really has me dying 
Gotta love an army comedy.
Balanced out me watching the Rambo trilogy today. The irony of America's current affairs didn't go unnoticed by me when I watched Rambo 3.
Gotta love an army comedy.Balanced out me watching the Rambo trilogy today. The irony of America's current affairs didn't go unnoticed by me when I watched Rambo 3.
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Stripes really has me dying
Balanced out me watching the Rambo trilogy today. The irony of America's current affairs didn't go unnoticed by me when I watched Rambo 3.
"And that's a fact, Jack!"
