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Taverner

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12. Why oh why did they want a theater release?

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Oct 19, 2012, 03:54 PM

Oct 2012

They must be stupid parasites if they think a sequel of a movie that made less than a million deserves screen time.

If the producers were really "Titans among men" they would have gone direct to video.

Ayn Rand herself would have wanted them to kill themselves to save the human race

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I have a friend who works at the local movie theater. [View all] Archae Oct 2012 OP

That makes me sad cyberswede Oct 2012 #1

*** hands cyberswede a tissue for his tears *** LynneSin Oct 2012 #16

LOL Incitatus Oct 2012 #2

Oh, wow. That DVD insert thing is just too freaking funny! Systematic Chaos Oct 2012 #4

insert Firebirds01 Oct 2012 #15

Someone needs to hurry up and record it to post on 1ch! Systematic Chaos Oct 2012 #3

Why would you want to endure such torture? ellisonz Oct 2012 #24

Trust me on this -- the first movie was so horrible it was hilarious! Systematic Chaos Oct 2012 #25

Prospective moviegoers shrugged pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #5

Har de har. Lasher Oct 2012 #7

It's only an ego-trip from some rich ditwit. Archae Oct 2012 #8

mittglove haz a sad. Cha Oct 2012 #6

I showed up to a weekday matinee sharp_stick Oct 2012 #9

Another movie made by a cult. Archae Oct 2012 #10

It was bloody horrible sharp_stick Oct 2012 #11

I just remembered one more movie made by a cult. Archae Oct 2012 #13

I'd considered going with sharp_stick Oct 2012 #14

Never saw it, but heard it was pretty bad. Archae Oct 2012 #21

I've seen part of Battlefield Earth on TV SteveG Oct 2012 #22

You should try and find a way to watch part 1. Get it from your library or stream it from 1ch. Systematic Chaos Oct 2012 #19

Why oh why did they want a theater release? Taverner Oct 2012 #12

I'm guessing they thought because that Obama 2016 book did so well that so would this LynneSin Oct 2012 #17

"Can it change the election?" MicaelS Oct 2012 #18

Why, yes it can jmowreader Oct 2012 #20

The market has spoken. It said: "Hey Ayn, fuck you." Arugula Latte Oct 2012 #23

The crowds that DO show up... Archae Oct 2012 #26

you should post this in General Discussion. As many people as possible need a good mucifer Oct 2012 #27

One of my facebook actor friends had a part in that movie. AllenVanAllen Oct 2012 #28

WTF???? What happened to the mighty Freep Army? coldwaterintheface Oct 2012 #29

Actually, you know which movies make the most money? Archae Oct 2012 #30

Indiana Jones had Nazi's coldwaterintheface Oct 2012 #31

Half the time "Best Picture" goes to some boring or crap movie. Archae Oct 2012 #34

Haha. Welcome to DU. Quantess Oct 2012 #32

they did take up a collection and sent one guy. rurallib Oct 2012 #33

On occasion, the free market works! n/t krispos42 Oct 2012 #35