Mr. Orndorf must have been unfortunate enough not to play with the big Gi Joes when he was a kid, like I did, or the small figures and the cartoons when my son was a kid. The Box Office figures for the first weekend of release are $55 million in the US and $44 million overseas. There are several generations that played with the different 'Joes' and will snatch up the new Joe/Cobra toys. I predict with the figures coming in that 'Joe' will bring in at least $200 million for the theater viewings and then there will be the DVDs and the toys and other merchandise. We're talking big money here for a movie that's been panned by the critics.(And don't forget the kids who will beg Mom and Dad to let them go see it)

Which is why, I believe most people don't listen to critics' reviews. My friends and I don't. If there's a movie out there that we want to see, we'll see it no matter what the reviews say. Since I'm crippled up and at home, I look forward to the two-disc DVD being released as soon as possible. And my friends and I will make an evening of it. Perhaps Mr Orndorf and his friends will do the same then.

(Box Office figures come from Variety Magazine)

Hmmm.

Well...uhm...that's one way to make your first post.

I'm so glad we don't call them "Cool" new members with their first post.

Holy shit, this is my 666 post.

There is another thread going right now that deals with some of the things you are talking about:
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/movie-talk/...rt-movies.html
You might take a look for some good discusion on this topic (movie goers not caring about reviews).

Oh, and welcome to the forum. People from Nebraska are always a good addition IMO.

This is going nowhere.

Closing.