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« Reply #84 on: 07-09-2003 20:03 »
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Originally posted by Venus: i don't think Sinbad did bad because it was animated i think it did bad cause the commercials weren't that interesting. They really weren't interesting at all. But I think it did poorly because frankly, right now is a bad time fore cartoon movies. Matrix 2, Hulk, T-2, Charlie's Angels 2, there were just too many high profile movies to compete with. It was definatley burried. ------------------ 
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Originally posted by Venus: i don't think Sinbad did bad because it was animated i think it did bad cause the commercials weren't that interesting. I think that was part of the reason, but being a non-Disney, non-Nickelodeon cartoon didn't help. The movie does sound kind of interesting, but it wasn't advertised well. Fun fact: Sinbad, the character, is supposed to be from Iraq. I guess they don't mention that in the movie.
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« Reply #86 on: 07-09-2003 21:04 »
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Originally posted by spacepilot3000: Really? I didn't know that. Then that would mean that the film would only cost 4 million to make if translated into 2 hours. But FOX would make it 1 hour and 30 minutes so it would cost 3 million. But if Fox wanted to release the film in a wide release. Like mabye release the film in over 2,000 screens and then the marketing costs and paying the cast and crew, then it would probably bring a total to 30 million. This is only a guess, I don't know how it works around budgets. Although that "Phone Booth" only cost 1.5 million to make and the with marketing, the total was 16 million and was released on over 2,500 screens. But who knows?
If each episode cost 1 million and each episode is 20 minutes shouldn't an 1 h 30 min film (with you logic) cost 4.5 millon? And also i think a film would cost more than 5 episodes cause it's a bigger production and needs a bigger cast etc etc.
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« Reply #87 on: 07-09-2003 21:13 »
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just becuae they make the show with 1 million, doesn't mean they'll stay on the same system for a full length movie. they would want it as perfect as it could be, and need to pay all the people a little extra, and yadda yadda yadda, it adds up. i'm guessing at least a 10 mil budget, maybe up in the 20's or 30's, if a movies made. i mean, there's so much more to think about with movies... for one, marketing has to be 10 times better, and no commercials so they have to use their own advertising, and pay people to play their commercials. also, they woudl want trailers played in other films for advertising. and don't get me wrong, i'm not bashing futurama, saying it needs advertising becuase it sucks, because it doesn't suck (i'm a huge fan myself) but any movie needs great advertising. plus the cost of production. a lot would go into play for a movie that wouldn't in a TV show. and please correct me if i'm wrong about anything.
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I WANT MORBO TO HAVE 10 MIN NEWS CAST...... OR MY RACE WILL DESTROY YOU!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally posted by spacepilot3000: I don't think the budget for a Futurama movie will be too expensive. The visual effects on the show can translate well to the big screen. If they could come up with a budget, it would probably be about 30 million tops. Explain that to FOX... 30 Millions for a Futurama Movie? Sure thing. Didn't they close down their Animation Studio after the poor performance of Titan A.E.?
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« Reply #92 on: 07-10-2003 11:50 »
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Originally posted by spacepilot3000: That was Don Bluth's(The guy who made Titan A.E) animation company. Luckly, Matt Groening has his own animation company so I wouldn't worry about it. From the IMDb trivia section about Titan A.E. : The film was a financial disappointment and Fox Animation was shut down.And unless I missed something, FOX hasn't done a Animated Movie since then...
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Originally posted by Gocad: From the IMDb trivia section about Titan A.E. : The film was a financial disappointment and Fox Animation was shut down.And unless I missed something, FOX hasn't done a Animated Movie since then... fox such a sad topic was titan A.E. good? cause ive never heard of it, anyway futurama moive is a great idea, but as said above fox aint going to waste 30 million for it Especially if they arent going to spend at least 12 million to make another season. sad truth
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I want a Futurama movie, regardless of cost.
It should be just like a really big episode-- or at least should start out that way, with a delivery or something. Then everything goes wrong, wacky stuff happens, they run for their lives, sing a couple songs, have some shippy moments, have an epic space war, then ends with things generally wrapped up. They should continue on plots from the series but explain them just enough--like they do in every episode that has continuity. Anyway, aside from relationships, they could use for big plot: Nibblonians/Brain Spawn, Robot Devil, Mom doing some big evil thing, perhaps something with the mutants (that maybe could spoof X-Men a bit), and Zapp Brannigan leading wave after wave of men to their destruction during the epic space war.
Whew. That's all I have to say.
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Seraya, it's vague but that would be the perfect movie. I think a Futurama movie, if done right, could be the perfect movie. Action, adventure, romance, comedy, you name it. All together, and the universe depends on one, the only one who could defeat the most evil in the universe1 9camera quickly switches to Fry0 (sniff, sniff) What smells like green? (or some kind of cheap stupidity joke). And then you see a clip of Leela, Fry and Bender walking out to the mission. Haha, they could really make this movie hilarious and great. It would be soo entertaining and awesome.
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Hopefully many people will agree that futurama has a cult following, meaning that say only 25% of the population who can see the show watch it. A movie would be good but wouldn't pull big bucks because of this cult following. I think though with a movie the designers should really push the envlope. I mean what is the average Futurama ep. rated at? More often than no it is rated a '12' (Is it PG-13 for you americans, I'm British see.) I think a futurama movie rated 15 (Mature?) would provide more laffs and comedy than the average episode. The Leela and Fry thing could be tied up and it would be interesting to see Amy temporarily bank-rupt. Scruffy the Janitor could die and how about having the PE crew form a coup against Nixon's administration after he goes uber-pyscho and decides to commit mass genocide through the universe? I know this thread is not serious but still i think that there is some useful stuff in here
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Originally posted by spacepilot3000: Bender cussing, that's comic gold right there. PG-13, Bender can drop one F-Bomb. I think the movie should begin like BNLbum said back on the first page. That would give the viewer who hasn't seen Futurama an idea of who each character is, and most importantly, it'll take up time. Now on to the plot... I see a World War 3 (or 4 or 5 or...) kind of thing. The DOOP and the Nibblonians vs. The Brain Spawn and the Omicronians and possibly the Decapodians (allowing for more Zoidberg face time). Similar to what Seraya said. It seems that the script wouldn't be too difficult to write, but what do I know?
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I've just been reading the new issue of Empire. And there are details of a new CG animated film that has just gone into production called 'Robots'(by the people who made Ice Age). Apparently it will feature 50's style sci -fi cityscapes and designs. Although it's not out unil 2005 , if it's a success, it could persuade Fox that there's a market for this sort of film. Or if the Futurama film come out afterwards, it could be viewed as a cheap copy of 'Robots'! Oh the irony!
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« Reply #112 on: 07-27-2003 00:22 »
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Originally posted by Gocad: From the IMDb trivia section about Titan A.E. : The film was a financial disappointment and Fox Animation was shut down.And unless I missed something, FOX hasn't done a Animated Movie since then... Ice Age was by Fox and so is the upcoming Robots (which does seem like it'll have some similarities to Futurama). By the way, one theory is that because of the failure of Titan AE, Fox decided that all animation was dead, and that's why they decided to screw Futurama. Titan AE came out in the summer of 2000, but I don't remember when Fox really began messing with the show, so I don't know if that could be true. And of course, The Simpsons and King of the Hill are still around. (KotH, incidentally, has just been renewed through 2005, so there'll still be new episodes on the air at the time Robots comes out.) Anyway, I could've told Fox that Titan AE would fail, even though I liked it. As for movie ideas, Groening has said a few times that he wants to do a trilogy. So would this be one continuing story?
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Originally posted by Gocad: From the IMDb trivia section about Titan A.E. : The film was a financial disappointment and Fox Animation was shut down.And unless I missed something, FOX hasn't done a Animated Movie since then... I guess a movie about the end of life on Earth just isn't a movie people want to see. The movie is probably too mature for younger kids, and too stupid for everyone else. Futurama can appeal to many different groups.
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If a Futurama movie would be made then it would be a straight-to-video film and I see no problem with that espesially since they could get away with alot more stuff there. Family Guy is getting a film based solely on the DVD sales. Futurama is selling really well, especially in Europe so if Fox has any brains they should make a movie. I don't see why they should have to recap everything, it's a film for the fans after all and they don't recap in the show do they? The only thing I ask for in a Futurama film is alot of Zap Brannigan and Zoidberg. And no songs or sappyness.
P.S What the hell is shippiness?
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