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A year. This was the big dumb movie coming out this year that actually looked watchable. Man, as if there weren't enough reasons to fucking hate 3D.

Apparently, foreign markets eat up 3D.

Aww, I really was looking forward to this dumb awesome Ray Parks flick.

I still won't watch it in 3-D.

Yes, but look how well Titanic 3D did. OBVIOUSLY the 3d is the reason why.

I hate you, 3D. I really fuckin' hate you.

3D inflates the ticket price, making it seem like a bigger success than it was.

Non-3D - 100 people see the film. They make 1000.
3D - 50 people see the film, they make 2000.

3D was super popular!

It doesn't inflate it THAT drastically*. But your point still stands. I like 3D, and I've always been against the retroactive 3D bullshit.

This is such a dumb move though. They essentially wasted that Superbowl ad. And The Rock did his whole Wrestlemania return in March/April promoting this movie. Is he going to do that again? Even if the answer is yes, it won't be as special/unique/less people will care.

It also gives rival studio Universal's Ted a huge boon, moving to the now open weekend to get a jump before TDKR.

After my last 3D movie, unless it's shot with true 3D tech, I'm not watching it in 3D.

Jay said:

After my last 3D movie, unless it's shot with true 3D tech, I'm not watching it in 3D.

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Yup

I've already seen toys for this movie pop up in the store.

What the fuck are they thinking?!

BLERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH

http://www.deadline.com/2012/05/big-problems-behind-g-i-joe-2s-big-delay/

This makes me not want to watch movies anymore.

I thought watching sausage being made was disgusting...

If I had to guess, I would suppose that Hasbro has panicked after the failure of Battleship.

Really, who "green lit" Battleship anyway?

If you are not doubling your money, you are losing money.

sixpackshaker said:

If you are not doubling your money, you are losing money.

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Six is right, studios want to at least double their money. Anything less is a failure.

I love Friday Night Lights as much as anyone, but this Spring has told us, unequivocably, that America wants nothing to do with one Taylor Kitsch.

Tress said:

Six is right, studios want to at least double their money. Anything less is a failure.

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If that's the case then why in the nine hells did they take a risk on Battleship? Did somone honestly think that this would be a money doubling film?

Azurephoenix said:

If that's the case then why in the nine hells did they take a risk on Battleship? Did somone honestly think that this would be a money doubling film?

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Transformers.

Write a shit movie, add a buttload of assplosions and make money!!!!!!!!

Wow, hopefully this does something good for the movie as I was interested in seeing it, but I feel like the pushback would cost a lot due to all the blown cash on advertising and merchandise.

I think Comic Critics put it best...

Frank said:

Apparently, foreign markets eat up 3D.

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Kinda hard not to when there's no place where i can get a 2d version of Avengers...

For the record, you can't blame me for Battleship. I steered clear of that diarrhea of a movie.

As for GI Joe... the first one was a complete piece of turd, I don't expect its follow-up to be an improvement.