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I contributed to that statistic this past weekend. I never actually got around to watching it in the theaters, but I figure I'll spend $20 to watch it on my couch and get all the extras that come with the blu-ray.
I think this shows how much the die-hards really want to like this movie and want to see them get it right. Even if it means starting over again.
That is good I suppose. I don't have a burning desire to buy the DVD and have not yet. Being a fan of SK I will probably eventually buy it however if I do I don't plan on watching it again. This is not a passive aggressive protest I just didn't enjoy the movie enough to watch it again.
Glad to hear/read it. Every little bit of support for this franchise matters.Quote:
Originally Posted by fernandito
It does? What franchise? It is about as dead as it comes...Quote:
Originally Posted by Isamu DysonGlad to hear/read it. Every little bit of support for this franchise matters.Quote:
Originally Posted by fernandito
I would disagree. This tells me that there is a significant number of people that still want to see this franchise do well. We are desperate for something to spend our money on. Hopefully the movie studio will look at this and realize that if they can make this much money on a movie that was considered "bad", just imagine how much they could make on a movie that's actually considered good.Quote:
Originally Posted by webstar1000It does? What franchise? It is about as dead as it comes...Quote:
Originally Posted by Isamu DysonGlad to hear/read it. Every little bit of support for this franchise matters.Quote:
Originally Posted by fernandito
It's been mentioned before that if done right, this has the potential to be the next LOTR or Harry Potter. The interest is there.
The interest is there. I Totally agree wit that... BUT not in the work that was done here. And if you look at the numbers... it really wasn't a smash DVD hit. Just was no competition. It could be the next LOTR.. def NOT Potter... the DT is not geared at kids like that is. I would match this more up with Game of Thrones than anything... and that hit the mark cause it is good. And they used the TV medium which made for room. What we got last summer... is dead and no one cares. Not enough people anyways to make a difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by IwritecodeI would disagree. This tells me that there is a significant number of people that still want to see this franchise do well. We are desperate for something to spend our money on. Hopefully the movie studio will look at this and realize that if they can make this much money on a movie that was considered "bad", just imagine how much they could make on a movie that's actually considered good.Quote:
Originally Posted by webstar1000It does? What franchise? It is about as dead as it comes...Quote:
Originally Posted by Isamu DysonGlad to hear/read it. Every little bit of support for this franchise matters.Quote:
Originally Posted by fernandito
It's been mentioned before that if done right, this has the potential to be the next LOTR or Harry Potter. The interest is there.
Well debuting at #1 by itself only means so much. The film debuted at the box office at #1 as well and it was still considered to be a bomb.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iwritecode
Looking at the other movies that came out on DVD at the same time as DT they didn't have a whole lot of high-level competition. There was a rerelease of Terminator 2 (a 26 year old film that's had a gazillion releases on DVD at this point) and Halle Berry's 'Kidnap'.
It's very rare for a film that flopped in theaters to become a big success on home video. Even the ones that do -- stuff like Blade Runner, Donnie Darko, Fight Club, etc -- usually end up becoming cult favorites as opposed to real mainstream successes (as the unfortunate flopping of the Blade Runner sequel can attest to).
Ironically King's arguably best adaptation Shawshank (IT is my all top fav then this) was a flop at the theater... so i agree with you totally it is VERY rare.Quote:
Originally Posted by CyberGhostfaceWell debuting at #1 by itself only means so much. The film debuted at the box office at #1 as well and it was still considered to be a bomb.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iwritecode
Looking at the other movies that came out on DVD at the same time as DT they didn't have a whole lot of high-level competition. There was a rerelease of Terminator 2 (a 26 year old film that's had a gazillion releases on DVD at this point) and Halle Berry's 'Kidnap'.
It's very rare for a film that flopped in theaters to become a big success on home video. Even the ones that do -- stuff like Blade Runner, Donnie Darko, Fight Club, etc -- usually end up becoming cult favorites as opposed to real mainstream successes (as the unfortunate flopping of the Blade Runner sequel can attest to).
I was referring to the The Dark Tower IP outside of King's novels in general as opposed to specifically the recent live-action adaptation plus its proposed sequels.Quote:
Originally Posted by webstar1000It does? What franchise? It is about as dead as it comes...Quote:
Originally Posted by Isamu DysonGlad to hear/read it. Every little bit of support for this franchise matters.Quote:
Originally Posted by fernandito
This been posted yet?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_co...&v=7Q59auc8ctE
Beat me to it :)
Watched the first 5 minutes and it's funny, and pretty much correct.
Is there a "How The Dark Tower should have ended" video as of yet?
Heh. Really good point about the 'throwing shoe' bit. I felt he was way nitpicking a lot of those points though, but it was amusing, overall.
#dogsbreakfastQuote:
Originally Posted by fernandito
Yeah it's and one of those things that probably couldn't happen today. Shawshank became one of the top-rented films of the year because Warner Bros shipped out a huge amount of rental copies. Nowadays with digital streaming when you can watch any film anytime and places like Blockbuster being a thing of the past. Also TNT was able to air the film for cheap so they aired it constantly which also helped quite a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by webstar1000
had to look this up, had no idea what it meant lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lookwhoitis#dogsbreakfastQuote:
Originally Posted by fernandito
#dogsbreakfast... haha
GUNSLINGER BURRITOS INSPIRED BY STEPHEN KING’S THE DARK TOWER
Who knew collard greens would be so difficult to find in Singapore? Well, now I do. I didn’t manage to procure them in the end, so the chefs at Mahota Commune recommended I substitute it with Swiss chard, and it turns out that these leafy greens with vibrantly coloured stems added a much-needed burst of colour to our otherwise innocuous-looking wraps.
The leaves form the most essential part of Cassandra Reeder’s Gunslinger Burrito recipe, which is inspired by Stephen King’s Dark Tower. Her recipe also used venison and chanterelle mushrooms, although she did make a note that I should be able to make any substitutions I like. I took her up on this and used beef and oyster mushrooms instead. I started with prepping the steak, since the recipe requires it to brine for an hour at room temperature. The mushrooms, green onions and garlic needed as trimmings can be prepared while waiting for the hour to pass, which is easy enough for any beginner cook—just chop them up and fry them. At the end of it, all I really needed to do was grill the meat and construct the “burrito”.
Serves 2 | Level: EASY | Total time: 1.5 hours
gunslinger burrito
8 ounces (225 g) venison backstrap or other lean game meat, trimmed and brought to room temperature
19 pinches (1 tsp) salt
1 tbsp lard or other animal fat
¼ cup (40 g) wild onion or 2 green onions, chopped
1 tsp wild garlic or 1 clove regular garlic, minced
1 cup (100 g) porcini or chanterelle mushrooms, sliced
2 large collard green leaves, stems removed
Brine the venison by coating it with the salt and set aside at room temperature for 1 hour. Then shake off the salt and pat the steaks dry with a paper towel.
Preheat the grill or a griddle to hot, then grill the steaks for 15–20 minutes or until medium to medium-rare. Test the steak using your fingers—if it’s too soft when you poke it, it’s not done, and if it’s hard when you poke it, it’s overdone. You want just a bit of give when you poke it. When done, let the steak rest.
Melt the lard or other fat in a skillet on medium-high heat, then add the onions and garlic and sauté until they soften. Add the mushrooms and cook until they are brown and juicy.
Now that the steak has rested, slice it into ½-inch (13 mm) slices.
Now construct the Gunslinger Burrito. Take each collard green leaf and spread it out. Top with the sliced venison and the sautéed onions, garlic, and mushrooms. Roll up like a burrito and eat like a gunslinger!
Grape leaves also work :-).
https://imgur.com/gallery/r5eRx
If you touch your thumb and middle finger together and press down (with your other hand) on the fleshy part of your hand at the base of your thumb, that is how your steak should feel if its med-rare! Sounds to me like this burrito needs a little melted cheese, like a spicy cheddar...Quote:
Originally Posted by Bev Vincent
I always thought "gunslinger burritos" was a sexual thing.
Maybe I should rethink the whole investment in "tortilla condoms" and "spicy " lube.
Gotta love where this thread has gone to :lol:
Tortilla flavoured... not sure it would take off.
It is an English idiom, also used by other colonies of the British Empire. I picked it up from an Aussie mate of mine.Quote:
Originally Posted by fernanditohad to look this up, had no idea what it meant lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lookwhoitis#dogsbreakfastQuote:
Originally Posted by fernandito
My personal definition tends to be a little darker than the one on the internet, which is pretty much "a complete mess, mish-mash, hodgepodge or something that has gone very badly where the outcome wasn’t what was intended to be"
You see a dog is such a opportunist of an omnivore that he will eat his own vomit. Lap it up right after he puked it up like it was ham & eggs or something. While humans view this behavior in horror (although some of our eating habits and what we put in our bodies are kind of vile too, lol) a dog looks at it as a great boon (kind of like the hobbit "SECOND BREAKFAST" quip from the LOTR films) and will normally eat it right back up even if he has to do it with a sheepish look on his face if he knows he is not supposed to do it (a rule imposed by a human master... a dog would NEVER have second thoughts about enjoying a "second breakfast")
I'm not trying to characterize folks who enjoyed this film as actual canids who are consuming their own spew, but more the personal degree of disgust that I felt with the adaptation of my favorite story and property, which was evident that it would most probably be a failure from very far off.
Here is an interesting article I pulled up in googling the phrase too:
http://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/07/ma...breakfast.html