That's what I meant too.2099net wrote:Well Expressionism was originated in and mainly confined to Europe. It never was a US thing, even though a number of American directors and filmmakers appreciated it (and, indeed, hired European expressionists for some early US films).
And it's one of the things that makes David Lynch the greatest cinematic hack of all-time.2099net wrote:In addition most could argue most of David Lynch's films don't have a plot in a typical sense of the word.
Uh... no it wasn't. It was a huge hit. Next time, do your research.Timon/Pumba fan wrote:Interesting.... but that doesn't explain why "Napoleon Dynamite" was a flop!bambifan56 wrote: If hollywood could come up with more of these I honestly think the box office would return, people are just sick of seeing the same ole plot and story
Well if you want researchJust Myself wrote:Uh... no it wasn't. It was a huge hit. Next time, do your research.
A movie that costs less than half a million dollars to produce and makes that amount of money is by know means "cult-ish" or a "disappointment." It was a huge hit. If you're wondering why it didn't make more money, that's because the smarter segment of the population saw it for what it was and...nevermind, that's a completely different story.Timon/Pumba fan wrote:Well if you want researchJust Myself wrote:Uh... no it wasn't. It was a huge hit. Next time, do your research.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id ... namite.htm
Okay so it wasn't a flop, but it only made "$44,540,956" domestically.
Sure it has cult fans, but it certainly didn't make that much.
Alight since PE is Mr. Detail:Prince Eric wrote:
A movie that costs less than half a million dollars to produce and makes that amount of money is by know means "cult-ish" or a "disappointment." It was a huge hit. If you're wondering why it didn't make more money, that's because the smarter segment of the population saw it for what it was and...nevermind, that's a completely different story.
Then you should have said that instead of saying it wasn't a hit. Duh.Timon/Pumba fan wrote:Alight since PE is Mr. Detail:Prince Eric wrote:
A movie that costs less than half a million dollars to produce and makes that amount of money is by know means "cult-ish" or a "disappointment." It was a huge hit. If you're wondering why it didn't make more money, that's because the smarter segment of the population saw it for what it was and...nevermind, that's a completely different story.
Napoleon Dynamite WAS a huge success. It had a very low budget and marketing price, but it made ALOT more than that.
However the original poster said "If hollywood could come up with more of these I honestly think the box office would return, people are just sick of seeing the same ole plot and story...", so I responded that if that were the case, Napoleon Dynamite would've smashed records, or as least do much more successful, since it had no plot and was more original than pretty much anything made the past decade.
How's that?
Ok first, you completely miss my point, then you go totally off-topic? Are you becomming the new Alan?Prince Eric wrote: Then you should have said that instead of saying it wasn't a hit. Duh.
Also, Napoleon Dynamite was a bad movie disguised as a movie with something meaningful for the youth of today. I didn't buy into it. It was neither original or inventive, just really annoying.
" emotion. That means I wasn't being 100% literal. I was trying to make a point without going into so much detail. So I was never really wrong on anything. Could you give me the names of these "glorified" nerd films!Prince Eric wrote:How was Napoleon Dynamite original? I've seen lots of glorifed nerd films. What's the difference?
Stop trying to backtrack while you're at it. You said what you said.
Dazed and ConfusedTimon/Pumba fan wrote:Could you give me the names of these "glorified" nerd films!Prince Eric wrote:How was Napoleon Dynamite original? I've seen lots of glorifed nerd films. What's the difference?
Stop trying to backtrack while you're at it. You said what you said.
I've never heard/seen a nerd film similar or glorified like ND.
I'm glad to say that every other arguement is done.
What other arguements are you talking about?I was talking about the arguement about ND being successful. You were trying to prove to me that it was successful, but I knew it was, I was just trying to make an point that it wasn't huge in response to the original poster.Prince Eric wrote: What other arguements are you talking about?
It was derivative all the way. I'm done.
How is one phrase going to make a whole movie "original." If that's the case, then every different wording of a known phrase or variant catchphrase should be enough to make a movie original.Spongebob Squarepants wrote:When you say Napoleon Dynamite isn't original..where else are you gonna hear vote for Pedro?
Love It.
I HATE ND!
