If that's not true then why did Hotel Transylvania beat out what in my opinion is the best movie of the year in Looper? Not only did it beat it out but it actually more than doubled the amount that Looper took in. The JGL and Bruce Willis co-headlined flick took in 21.2 million this week, while Transylvania made a hefty 43 million.
Hotel Transylvania is what looks like a poor attempt at a kids Halloween film. ParaNorman the stop animation kids flick that came out earlier this year earned a measly 53 million in it's entire stint in theaters and general consensus is that movie is end over end better, yet Transylvania almost already matched it. Either parents are shitty at choosing what their kid should see, or kids are stupid. It's definitely a lot of both, but nevertheless, Transylvania looked about as charming as AIDS and I can't believe it took in north of 40 million dollars this weekend.
If you're reading this and you haven't gone to see Looper then this is all your fault. This year I've lost a grip of what people find entertaining and what people seem to want to spend their money on. I thought I had a good understanding of what the general public would like but I'm beginning to become a lot more cynical when good movies aren't getting the respect they deserve by fans yet people are willing to go see The Avengers for a fifth and sixth fucking time.
First off, The Avengers was a good movie. Witty dialogue, fun action, and Scarlett Johansson in tight leather one pieces... That's about it. The Avengers is eons from a terrific movie, and yet it still has pulled in well over 600 million dollars domestically. I'm willing to bet that all the 17+ year old fans that saw Avengers, and are allowed to break mama's curfew to go out and see a rated-R movie would absolutely love Looper. Instead of seeing it this past weekend they probably just spent all their monthly allowance on the Blu-Ray + DVD combo of The Avengers that they can always have with them in case one of their friends "hasn't seen it." I've got news for you assholes, your friends already saw it, stop wasting your money, spend it on Looper.
In a time where we're more likely to see fifteen sequels in the top twenty yearly box office, Looper is a refreshingly original story that fucking blows your mind. Add that to the pedigree of performers in the film, and you have what is bar-none this years best action film. It's almost like people only go to the theaters to see what they already know is going to happen, and originality is feigned. Of course that's not always the case seeing that Inception did so well in 2010, but 90% of the movies coughed up by studio's every year are the same movie we've already seen before or are just sequels to movies we've already seen before.
While Avengers isn't a "officially" a sequel, it is a movie filled with characters and actors we're already familiar with so it's essentially a sequel to all their franchises. It's easy for me to prove my point when The Amazing Spider-Man came out this year and literally was a reboot of a three part franchise that started just a decade ago. I'm sure there are Batman reboots that are being tossed around at Warner Brothers right now as we speak even though Nolan's Dark Knight franchise will never be surpassed. Then we have Man Of Steel coming out next year, which is a reboot of the Superman franchise. I don't even need to give you more examples of sequels or reboots because you already know that they seemingly make up 80% of the big budget films that are released every year.
While it sounds like I don't enjoy sequels and reboots as much as the next guy there are certain ones that I look forward to every year so I can't say that I hate them all. I just love it when a movie completely surpasses my expectations and keeps me guessing. I love original stories, that I can wrap my mind around and think about for days after. That's what Looper is. An insight to original and intelligent film-making that we don't get very often this day in age. This should be applauded, and deserves more respect than The Avengers and even The Dark Knight Rises for that matter.
Looper makes you think like Inception, but packs a punch like Terminator. Original science fiction movies like this don't come around very often so get off your ass and see it. If you have seen it, then get off your ass and tell someone else to see it. It's worth your time, money, and piece of mind.
If you read this whole thing and Looper still doesn't feel like your kind of movie, well Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 tickets just went on sale today so you can reserve your seats for an opening night girls out. All I have to say about that is James Holmes picked the wrong movie fan base to shoot assault rifles at.
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