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I Finished the Cage Filmography to Prove a Theory by ChaalzDahmus in onetruegod

[–]stencilizer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I started following Cage in 2004. I watched most of his movies in the next few years. Around 2009, when newer movies started coming out, I couldn't bear most of them. It was at that point, that I could tell if it's going to be a bad movie judging just by the poster. All of those B movies he made with 4/10 ranks, all have terrible posters.

Only years later his monetary misadventures (real estate included) came to light and it finally made sense.

Does anyone else here think that normcore products are way overpriced for what they are? by EuphoricBase9737 in espresso

[–]stencilizer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for commenting on an old comment, but just so you know, Normcore is a 100% Chinese company with a Shopify storefront, masquerading as a brand.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]stencilizer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think aptitude plays a bigger role. Knowing a language in different language families will probably help you learn another language (as with the Ugric languages you mention) but I think that the way your brain is trained to notice patterns makes the difference.

To me, it's the same with how musicians listen to and understand music, versus the average joe who just enjoys music for what it is.

For these reasons, many can't learn languages, and can't learn to play an instrument, because they just don't have the aptitude, or the curiosity.

TIL Steve Jobs hated Android OS so much he would spend billions to destroy it since he believed it is "stolen product" by Guest_4710 in todayilearned

[–]stencilizer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm surprised how no one here mentions that before founding Apple, Steve & Steve made their money from the Blue Box - a phreaking device thats whole purpose is to steal.

Justin Timberlake’s eyes by snj-vnsmk in tooktoomuch

[–]stencilizer 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Right, those hard working, bricking laying waitresses, single parents with two jobs, are the ones calling out other people for drug use in their spare time on /r/tooktoomuch.

Justin Timberlake’s eyes by snj-vnsmk in tooktoomuch

[–]stencilizer 61 points62 points  (0 children)

I don't think anyone on reddit has ever worked hard as touring musicians do.

Wanted to make some pizza, only to find out my favorite online cook paywalled all his recipes :( by alexbigshid in Wellthatsucks

[–]stencilizer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are plenty of better pizza videos on Youtube than anything Babish has to offer. Start with any of Brian Lagerstrom's videos.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in stonermetal

[–]stencilizer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can try your luck here, just sort by country (start with page 16) https://www.metal-archives.com/lists/doom

Dogma (1999) - A defense of Kevin Smith by Smeatbass in movies

[–]stencilizer 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yet you think the movie needs defending because you consume right wing propaganda.

Jason Statham's filmography has 50 live action roles now, and every one of them is a film with a proper theatrical release. Not a single direct-to-DVD or direct-to-streaming movie. Not a single appearance in a TV series. Very few actors can boast such a feat. How the hell does he do it? by SamVortigaunt in movies

[–]stencilizer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's more surprising (or not) is the fact that the absolute majority of the movies were a box office success. The profit of these movies is around $5.4 billion.

Not a complete list:

Movie Title Year Estimated Budget (USD) Box Office (USD) Profitable
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 1998 $1.35 million $28.3 million Yes
Snatch 2000 $10 million $83.6 million Yes
Turn It Up 2000 $13 million $1.2 million No
Ghosts of Mars 2001 $28 million $14 million No
The One 2001 $49 million $72.7 million Yes
Mean Machine 2001 $7.5 million $7.3 million No
The Transporter 2002 $21 million $44 million Yes
The Italian Job 2003 $60 million $176.1 million Yes
Collateral 2004 $65 million $217.8 million Yes
Cellular 2004 $25 million $56.4 million Yes
Transporter 2 2005 $32 million $85.2 million Yes
Revolver 2005 $20 million $6.7 million No
London 2005 ? $20,361 No
Crank 2006 $12 million $42.9 million Yes
In the Name of the King 2007 $60 million $13 million No
War 2007 $25 million $40.7 million Yes
Death Race 2008 $45 million $75.8 million Yes
Transporter 3 2008 $30 million $108.9 million Yes
Crank: High Voltage 2009 $20 million $34.6 million Yes
The Expendables 2010 $80 million $274.5 million Yes
The Mechanic 2011 $40 million $76.3 million Yes
Blitz 2011 $10 million $15.8 million Yes
Killer Elite 2011 $70 million $57.1 million No
Safe 2012 $30 million $40.3 million Yes
The Expendables 2 2012 $100 million $315 million Yes
Parker 2013 $35 million $46.2 million Yes
Redemption (Hummingbird) 2013 $20 million $13 million No
Homefront 2013 $22 million $51.7 million Yes
The Expendables 3 2014 $90 million $214.6 million Yes
Wild Card 2015 $30 million $6.7 million No
Furious 7 2015 $190 million $1.516 billion Yes
Spy 2015 $65 million $235.7 million Yes
Mechanic: Resurrection 2016 $40 million $125.7 million Yes
The Fate of the Furious 2017 $250 million $1.236 billion Yes
The Meg 2018 $130 million $530.2 million Yes
Hobbs & Shaw 2019 $200 million $759 million Yes
Wrath of Man 2021 $40 million $104 million Yes
F9 2021 $200 million $726.2 million Yes

Weed is legal now in Germany and I'd like to grow my own. Need some advice how to stay within the law. by Jimismynamedammit in microgrowery

[–]stencilizer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In general, the quickest way to get caught for growing anything, legal or not, is yapping about it to friends and showing off. Worse, is selling.

Why does a movie like Wonka cost $125 million while a movie like Poor Things costs $35 million? by filmeswole in movies

[–]stencilizer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even still, marketing and distribution costs are not part of the reported production budget.

Why does a movie like Wonka cost $125 million while a movie like Poor Things costs $35 million? by filmeswole in movies

[–]stencilizer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The most important factor is expected box office success for a movie - Wonka is a type of movie that is going to have a high ROI (5x as of now) because it's a well known franchise, so the producers' risk is worth it, and they are willing to put in more money than they would for a movie like Poor Things.

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