tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12747407.post6821484327892498163..comments2023-10-30T08:31:25.820-07:00Comments on Highly Recommended Thing Of The Moment: Hey Joel, Don't Make it Bad..Satoricalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461718124743477269noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12747407.post-89071396734912163632007-12-27T11:49:00.000-08:002007-12-27T11:49:00.000-08:00As much as I love the old MST3K days, this TITANIC...As much as I love the old MST3K days, this TITANIC project simply costs too much. A burned DVD in a sleeve for $15? Come on. I would consider paying $10-$12 for a pressed DVD in a substantial case with extras. I buy every PIXAR movie for about that much. I won’t be buying this project at this price.<BR/><BR/>I predict piracy will damage sales to the point at which Joel and company will throw in the towel early. There won’t even be 12 episodes of CINEMATIC TITANIC completed. A lower price would have been so much more realistic. If they sold 10,000 copies at $8, each writer/performer might clear a couple thousand an episode.<BR/><BR/>That’s not great show-biz money, but aside from Joel it’s probably more than the other people involved have been making lately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12747407.post-46702828075064459582007-12-26T18:19:00.000-08:002007-12-26T18:19:00.000-08:00Yes, this is my third post. Not that I have an opi...Yes, this is my third post. Not that I have an opinion or anything.<BR/><BR/>I think the problem is that the silhouettes, with the chandeliers and them apparently wearing suits, ups the expectations; it's not like a couple of witty stoners making fun of some late-night crap, it's as if the commenters are on stage, which raises expectations. <BR/><BR/>It's almost like when the MST crew was asked to do their schtick for the Oscars. It was awful, because it killed their premise. They weren't needed to live up <I>good</I> movies.Satoricalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06461718124743477269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12747407.post-47372684112624719092007-12-26T18:15:00.000-08:002007-12-26T18:15:00.000-08:00Just watched the trailer.A) Hating the silhouettes...Just watched the trailer.<BR/><BR/>A) Hating the silhouettes. Far more intrusive than MST. <BR/>B) Not very funny. And that ain't good. This would be the John/Yoko half of the equation, methinks.Satoricalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06461718124743477269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12747407.post-25402900340886036932007-12-26T18:08:00.000-08:002007-12-26T18:08:00.000-08:00There are now two competing groups. Mike Nelson, K...There are now two competing groups. Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and whatsisface (not Trace, Frank, or Jim) do The Film Crew. The framing show is weak, but the commentary is pretty good. Also, Netflix is carrying their stuff (much of it on Watch Instantly), which means I consume all of it. Some of their stuff is moderately ribald, which I like. <BR/><BR/>Cinematic Titanic is Joel, Frank, Jim, and everyone else. It sounds like it'll have more budget and more writers. But that may mean the comedy ends up being stuff they would be comfortable showing their mothers, which is how I felt about MST3K: The Movie.Satoricalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06461718124743477269noreply@blogger.com