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First reviews for the Emoji Movie (take a wild guess!!!!!!)
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Shotgun Kiss
Member
At least anybody going to see a movie about emojis will get exactly what they deserve.
Unfortunately. When did it all started tho? For me it was those three movies that broke the camel's back: Amazing Spiderman 2, Ghostbuster Remake and Spectre. I mean if you even screw up the damn Bond then noone can help you anymore.
Probably since Kaz Hirai took the Sony CEO role in 2012. Speaking of which, I still remember reading about how Kaz Hirai fired Andrew Garfield and canned Amazing Spiderman 3 because Garfield stood up Kaz at some gala event in Brazil. Hey Spiderman Homecoming fans! You got Andrew Garfield to thank for that movie hahaha. Source: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/real-reaso...d-sonys-spider-man-franchise-revealed-1499428
As long as Sony exists, anything is possible.
Interesting. Thanks for posting. Reading this is a little worrying tho. "The Social Network, to my mind, is the Citizen Kane of the 21st century"
Holy shit Kaz. And I thought only the twitter account CEO Kaz Hiari makes jokes. Now it slowly makes all sense lol
Chuckie
Member
One of the most re-watchable movies ever. I think I saw it 15 times or more.
Messofanego
Banned
Take your children to only bad and meaningless animated films so they develop a shit taste in film 
WordAssassin
Member
Sanjuro post if you're ok
PaulExcellent
Member
What in the hell is that quote.
There's NO way that's like, a thing in a movie.
Christ, put me down.
Glass Rebel
Member
Sony has been desperately trying to launch franchises. They probably saw the LEGO movie and thought it was successful because it was yellow.
SlipperyFishes
Banned
Sony really are the worst for this. Their Casino Royale product placement was probably one of the dumbest fucking examples I have ever seen.
Oh hey look. Here's a fucking BLURAY disc without any context or security footage filmed in 1080p. There was nothing to sell the storage benefits here.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wMK8d2ozQ90
Graphics Horse
Member
I rarely notice that stuff I usually just buy all the cars and gadgets involved before I realised what happened.
tkscz
Member
80's kids had pet rocks. Children are easily amused at younger ages, and unfortunately, too many parents use movies like the Emoji movies as "give mommy/daddy some alone time" and just use the shit as distractions. Once they hit about 6 or 7, it doesn't work as well and these kind of parents find that out the hard way.
Sony really are the worst for this. Their Casino Royale product placement was probably one of the dumbest fucking examples I have ever seen.
Oh hey look. Here's a fucking BLURAY disc without any context or security footage filmed in 1080p. There was nothing to sell the storage benefits here.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wMK8d2ozQ90
Other than, you know, storage capacity
But yes, the Casino Royale is hilariously blatant with its product placement
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
The product placement is the best part of every Sony movie.
I still remember that Resident Evil trailer (not sure which one, maybe the 4th one?) that started with what was basically a 60 seconds ad for Sony products, including the Vita, before the trailer actually switched to: hey by the way, there are zombies in this!
They are so fucking desperate, it's beautiful.
I still remember that Resident Evil trailer (not sure which one, maybe the 4th one?) that started with what was basically a 60 seconds ad for Sony products, including the Vita, before the trailer actually switched to: hey by the way, there are zombies in this!
They are so fucking desperate, it's beautiful.
Sony replacing Q for Sony smartphones and laptops in Casino Royale still takes the biscuit. Great flick though.
Sony really are the worst for this. Their Casino Royale product placement was probably one of the dumbest fucking examples I have ever seen.
Oh hey look. Here's a fucking BLURAY disc without any context or security footage filmed in 1080p. There was nothing to sell the storage benefits here.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wMK8d2ozQ90
The Omega scene in the train kills me everytime and pulls me out of the movie
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Really hoping my 5 year old doesn't see any ads for this to remind her it exists
Did you know that Sir Patrick Stewart plays the poop emoji?
SlipperyFishes
Banned
That doesn't really make sense though because at the time the PS3 was on its way and one thing it was touting was a bluray player and 1080p storagebis just the mechanism for how they hold that but you gotta wonder who that scene was marketed at.Other than, you know, storage capacity
But yes, the Casino Royale is hilariously blatant with its product placement
And all the Vaio and Experia shit too. Yikes
I wonder if they'll promote the 20% PS+ price increase as a value proposition in a conversation in their next movie.
Not the first shit role he's had. Won't be the last.
poipoipoi9
Member
I remember in one of RedLetterMedia's Best of The Worst episodes (forgot which) where they discussed that sometime big studios deliberately release a movie they know is gonna flop in order to register as a lower tax income bracket. Don't know if any of that is true, but it would explain why this movie exists.
Bucket Mouse
Member
It's the first literal shit role he's had.
NekoFever
Member
Sony really are the worst for this. Their Casino Royale product placement was probably one of the dumbest fucking examples I have ever seen.
Oh hey look. Here's a fucking BLURAY disc without any context or security footage filmed in 1080p. There was nothing to sell the storage benefits here.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wMK8d2ozQ90
The funny thing about that scene is the footage is still normal shitty CCTV quality. So not only is the inclusion of Blu-ray weird, but it also fails at selling anyone on the benefits of the new format.
I appreciate that a Blu-ray could hold days of black and white standard definition footage but, again, a glossy Hollywood movie is a weird place to shill the capacity of a storage format. Who is it aimed at? Anyone who understands the storage capacity of the disc already knows about Blu-ray.
DieNgamers
Member
Krombopulos_Michael
Banned
It's just a little weird to me how much people are shitting on this movie. The movie isn't for you, and it never was going to be for you. And that's ok. It is a silly little kids movie which I am sure will bring joy to many little kids. Kids don't care at all about review scores or what critics think. The only appropriate response to this movie should be "eh, this is a kids movie and therefore not for me." And then you move on with your life.
Are people upset that Sony had the gall to make a movie that wasn't targeted at them? Well, the universe doesn't revolve around you. Like why are people so sad and bitter? I just want to hug these people and tell them "everything will be ok, it's just a movie. Wait, did the director hurt you? No? Then why are you so upset about a movie existing!"
Are people upset that Sony had the gall to make a movie that wasn't targeted at them? Well, the universe doesn't revolve around you. Like why are people so sad and bitter? I just want to hug these people and tell them "everything will be ok, it's just a movie. Wait, did the director hurt you? No? Then why are you so upset about a movie existing!"
DieNgamers
Member
I think it's more about what the movie (or the fact that it was made) stands for. It's basically the opposite of filmmaking as an art form it's a huge dumb commercial in a way. I can see why people hate the idea behind it. I'm one of them.
"Knowing audiences will acknowledge the film's commentaries on class warfare and racial barriers (is it a total coincidence, for example, that the emoji of defecation, brown in color, is mocked and surrounded by a community that's largely anything but?). And as the journey through one phone's app screen jumps swiftly from Spotify to Instagram, Twitter to Dropbox, it tells without words a narrative of digital indulgence that might hit the millennials in the cinema just a little too close to the Home button."
-Armond White, probably
-Armond White, probably
This ia a work of art.
Kids deserve, and often get, a lot better than this from Hollywood. It does them a disservice whether they realise it or not. I agree that people shouldn't be getting upset over it but people have every right and reason to disapprove of its existence.
Glass Rebel
Member
Many people on this board and by extension people in this thread love Disney. Zootopia was #4 in last year's movie of the year vote. So this point is moot. People can appreciate all kinds of movies and see past their intended audience to discern their quality.
BassForever
Member
Most of us like shit "made for kids" and we still find this abhorrent.
CaviarMeths
Member
This is damn good. Just needs to be 20 paragraphs long and still not address the actual quality of the movie.
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
Kids movies can be good.
I've never watched nor have any interest in Minions or Despicable Me but I'm not upset by their existence. As you said, they're not for me. But The Emoji Movie is basically the Steve Buscemi "How do you do fellow kids" gif stretched into a 90 minutes movie.
Of course he is.
I'm looking forward to the Greek version. I hear it's much beta, although this news means it's been delta blow; it could be a lambda the slaughter. Still, if it's even one iota as good as it could be, and audiences give it alpha chance, some people will be left eating humble pi.