Crowd Report
Film: Elektra
Where: Village Jam Factory, Melbourne Australia
When: 10.30pm saturday
Capacity: 500 seater (40-50% full)

The film itself is not bad - even though it feels less a part of the Marvel universe than recent comic book films. Garner is offcourse as beautiful as ever. Some good fight scenes. Grade: B-

we are a huge kid / family theatre, why RS is doing well for us, and its already sold a good many tickets for our Sat shows, and also on Elektra we didnt have it in our biggest theatres 250-300 seaters, only reason it sold out... Coach is in our 500-600 seaters

oh well that explains Elektras floplike friday number lol RS is going to have a 100% increase today I think and head for a wknd obove Elekra Elektra could drop today :???:

I dont think elektra can really drop on a holiday weekend, Well maybe...

well acually I found out that this holiday causes films to have massive 80%-100% increases even the openers usualyy get over a 50% increase so Elektra will not fall today I was just teasing, I expect an increase in the 20%-30% range :wink:

In Good Company
AMC Hoffman Centre 22
3:35 PM show, 300-seat auditorium, sold out.

Trailers
The Interpreter (whispers)
Hide and Seek (some talking)
The Wedding Date (mild chatter)
Hitch (huge laughs)
The Upside of Anger (good reaction)

Movie
In Good Company is a terrific film. The interaction between the various characters of this movie, as well as a strongly realized look at one thing we all tend to dread - work. Parts of In Good Company play as if it is a satire, but it appears to actually be a quite accurate and on-target look at the philosophy of synergy and other such corporate ideas. The cast is uniformly excellent. Dennis Quaid, who gives passable performances as often as he gives wooden ones, has finally found a role that fits him like a glove. Quaid's character is easy to identify with, and he finds the right note between comedy and drama. Topher Grace is incredibly appealing in the role of Carter, a young hotshot who has gotten to where he is by being booksmart, and lacking a skill in communicating with his co-workers well. I have perhaps not seen such a charismatic young actor since Tom Hanks. Grace also clicks with Scarlett Johansson, as Quaid's daughter. Although their romance (and her character) is a bit underdeveloped, the two have good chemistry and Johansson is also very good. There are strong supporting performances from Marg Helgenberger and David Paymer, and Selma Blair and Malcolm McDowell cameo. When it comes to writer-director Paul Weitz, In Good Company resembles his About a Boy far more than American Pie. Although technically a comedy, it also adds in drama that never is forced or melodramatic. B+

why a B+ instead if an A or A- though?

Edit: After thinking about it some more, I'd actually give it an A-

awesome a near perfect film that means its probably goingto get an A or an A+ from me

Libs, great review, I feel the same way.

Here is my report

Film: In Good Company
60-70% full in a 600 seater 4:40pm!

Trailers
The Interpreter - nothing, but I thought it looked great.
Hide and Seek- nothing really
The Wedding Date - talking
Hitch- laughs
The Upside of Anger- pretty good reaction
BTW, its the same trailers as Libs.

First, I thought that the movie was incredible. Its funny, but I would consider it a comedy, I would say like a comedy/drama. The movie is well made, Grace is fanastic and Scarlett is so great in this film, as always, and Dennis Quaid, not a huge fan, actually, I don't like him at all, but he gave a great performance. The story between Carter(Grace) and Alex(Johanson) isn't very developed or in-depth, but they had great chemistry in the movie. I think that the story was great, but could have been more in-depth, but still great. The ending was odd, but still great. Overall this movie is great and definitly has great performances from the whole cast. I think that I will give this film a B+ and not a A because they could have done more with Topher and Scarlett.

That's the same way I saw the relationship. It was way underdone. Not only that, but it felt out of place and it seemed like it was only there to help develop Dan's relationship with Carter. However, the scenes were very entertaining. Dennis Quaid is somewhat cocky in the majority of his performance, while Scarlett and Topher seem to have a natural delivery that makes it a joy to watch the two of them converse, even if the idea's inane (dating your dad's boss, heh).

I think I might lower mine to an A-. As it is, Paul Weitz is getting better with every movie and he's *this* close to becoming a James L. Brooks for the future (we'll forget about Down to Earth, eventually...)

I'd like to see this film outgross "Ray". It's definitely possible, but it'd also serve as a major blow to Universal. Had Universal chose a better release date and not focused all of their attention on "Ray" (or Foxx, in particular, who would've gotten a nominee anyways), it's possible that Topher Grace would've gotten the Supporting Actor nominee (they'd find a way to squeeze him in this category, even though he kinda leads the movie) he truly deserved.

I agree, Topher Grace was great. I didn't really expect him to be so good in the film.

Prepare for the shock of your lives, because today...

In Good Company
AMC Marple 10
2:20 PM, 350 Seats, Sold Out

Trailers
Hitch (huge laughs)
The Interpreter (whispering)
The Wedding Date (laughs)
Be Cool (some laughs)
The Pink Panther (laughs)

Movie
I should start off by saying that I only saw this film because I had to kill two hours before Coach Carter started. I had 0% expectations. I had no interest in this film whatsoever. I literally planned to sleep for a good 1 hour and 50 minutes. Instead, I found my eyes glued to the screen instead of closed. In Good Company is a great movie. The story was quite amusing. The characters and the connections between them were terrific. The chemistry between Topher Grace and Scarlett Johansson was impossible to not notice. Their chemistry lighted up the screen. I actually wish that more could have been done between them, as their love story didn't seem to be what they had portrayed in the trailers. The whole cast did a great job, including Dennis Quaid. He seemed to be perfect for the role of an old-timer being under the rule of a teen. I also laughed a lot in this movie, and I couldn't have expected that. It's a great film, and I'd recommend it to anyone. B+


Coach Carter
AMC Marple 10
4:20 PM, 500 Seats, 75% Full

Trailers
Cursed (good reaction)
The Ring Two (whispering)
The Pacifier (big laughs)
Sahara (no reaction)
Rebound (laughs)
Kicking & Screaming (laughs)

Movie
A big surprise for me. I never really had the intention of watching this movie until I heard how good it was, and that it was possibly better than my favorite sports movie, Friday Night Lights. I had to go check it out, and it turns out that I heard right. This is instantly the best sports movie I have ever seen. The story is so powerful, and the message it tries to send out hits the audience in a big way. This movie literally made me feel I was in the audience of the basketball game in the movie, cheering the team on. Every slow motion, every rebound, every dunk; I was there. Samuel L. Jackson gives one of the best performances I've ever seen out of him. The movie is so real, and it's damn funny too. I had a blast watching Coach Carter, and it's going to end up being a sports classic in my book. A


The funny part is that if you asked me one month ago, I would have told you that I would never watch these two movies, but in the end, they actually turned out to be better than one of my most anticipated of 2005, Elektra.

Hmmm, Zingy...

Garden State, Hotel Rwanda, In Good Company.

Could this be the start of something beautiful?

I think so!

You know, Zing, if you actually start to *anticipate* quality films like In Good Company, I think you are showing huge growth as a filmgoer.

It's been quite a weekend, I must say...

Heh, reminds me of myself two years ago. That was the year I actually saw movies like Adaptation, and ended up loving them. The next two winters I actually saw and loved all those smaller indie movies, and in my opinion it definitely helped my growth as a moviegoer. Then again, I guess some people would still say I'm not entirely mature about movies ("Resident Evil: Apocylpse" I gave an A- to )

=D> Hehe, good for you Zingy, glad you've been liking all these Dramas... *wipes tears* Rent American Beauty and tell us what ya think! \:D/
I was going to go to the theatre today but my mother was sick so I guess I'll go tomorrow... I want to see Phantom of the Opera or Hotel Rwanda.

Thanks, publicenemy. And, I'll make you a deal. Watch Hotel Rwanda, and I'll rent American Beauty. \:D/

lol I have agreat movie selection yet I gave RE2 an A+. For action flicks I usually grade by how much it entertained me, thats all a action flick needs to do to get a good grade from BJ :wink:

I always distinguish between "good" and "favorite" movies. I grade the movie by how much it has personally impacted/entertained me.

An example: I'd give The Rock a higher grade than American Beauty. However, I know that quality-wise American Beauty is a vastly superior movie.

There are a few movie which are my favorite and also some of the best ones ever made in my opinion (The Pianist, Se7en, Gladiator, ROTK, Forrest Gump, The Matrix are some of them)