The Movie Game Thread

[mad5226]

well that makes much more sense.... are you able to edit the tab names like in Excel or no? I was going to try but I don't think I have access to change anything.

[1234]

well that makes much more sense.... are you able to edit the tab names like in Excel or no? I was going to try but I don't think I have access to change anything.

 

Yeah, I got rid of universal editing access as it led to the spreadsheet's order becoming messed up.

 

You can change the names, which I have just done (Never thought of doing that before).

 

If you want editorial access pm me your email address and I will add you to the permission list.

[1234]

Mad Productions Presents...

 

Title: Just Another Day

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Ryan Reynolds – 175,000

Lead Actor - Paul Rudd – 50,000

Supporting - Neil Patrick Harris – 150,000

Supporting - zach galifianakis – 60,000

Supporting - Jennifer Love Hewitt – 50,000

Supporting - Sophia Bush – 50,000

Director - Todd Phillips – 125,000

Total: 660,000

 

Run Time: 110 minutes (1 Hr 50 Minutes)

Starting Budget: 4,460,000

 

Plot: The movie opens with Steve (Paul Rudd) running out of a house in the middle of the day half clothed with a girl equally as nude chasing behind him telling him to call her later. From there Steve gets in his beat up truck and heads to work at Office Minimum where he works as a data entry specialist. Upon arrival he walks over to his friend’s cubical. Here we meet Clay (zach galifianakis) who’s area is covered in tin foil, complete with the foil hat on his head. Steve begins to tell him of his wild weekend, but Steve tells him to keep it down because people are listening (he then points to the sky.) This conversation brings Jeremy (Neil Patrick Harris) into the picture who loves to swap sex stories with Steve. Before this can get to out of hand however they get a call from their other friend Jon (Ryan Reynolds) who informs them he just proposed to his fiancée Kate (Jennifer Love Hewitt) and they are getting married. From here the guys try to convince him he’s making a huge mistake. Jon tells them that he has grown up and they need to do the same. However, instead of taking this as a way to reflect on their life they see it as a cry for help and decide they have to kidnap Jon to show him why he should stay a bachelor forever. Before they do this of course he flash to the happy couple who are doing great adult things, house shopping, going over money issues to ensure they make enough, pricing the wedding, etc. All the while we get the vibe that Kate is a complete bitch. Flashing back to the guys now it’s the next day and Clay is in his basement in his underwear reenacting his favorite Star Wars scene with his action figures when his mom yells at him from upstairs if he wants breakfast. Clay yells back that she messed up the best scene and she tells him to stop playing with his dolls and come eat. Meanwhile, Jeremy and Steve are hard at work figuring out just how to kidnap Jon. Finally the day comes and they sneak into Jon’s house at night while Kate is working late (she’s a lawyer) they throw a bag over his head and carry him (dropping him 3 times along the way and accidently making him pass out from lack of oxygen once) to their truck where they throw him in the back. From there they take him back to Steve’s house where they tie him to a chair and wait for the stripper Sky (Sophia Bush) to get there. While they wait they explain to Jon how Kate is completely wrong for him. All she does is complain and she never lets them go out and have any fun. While this discussion is going on they are force feeding Jon shots of anything they can find as well as sticking a Cuban in his mouth. Finally Sky shows up and puts on the performance of her life making the guys go bananas for her. She does so good in fact that Jon in convinced he’s in love and wants to call off the engagement for a shot at Sky. The friends are surprised their plan actually worked and aren’t really sure where to go from here so they starting hitting up strip club after strip club in search for sky. While this is going on Steve gets a call from Kate who is devastated by the breakup and is begging Steve to help her get Jon back. This makes the guys do a complete 180 and for once in their life realize the destruction they have caused. They now try to convince Jon that all this was a mistake and he needs to go back to Kate, however he’s still head over heels for Sky. This all comes to a head when Jon finally finds and tries to profess his love to her, but she can’t hear over the music. So he climbs on stage and grabs the mic, he’s then told he’s only allowed to be on stage if he’s a dancer, so he starts stripping while telling Sky he wants to run away with her. He’s shot down after several attempts and finally retreats back to his place. It’s here where everyone finally realizes it’s time to grow up and Jon realizes that while Kate wasn’t right for him, neither was the stripper. The friends then make a pact to just enjoy life as it comes at them and to stop trying so hard to act like they don’t really care.

 

Production – 1,500,000

Marketing – 1,500,000

Total Cost: 3,660,000

Budget After Production : 800,000

 

Just Another Day is the latest effort from Mad Productions. The film is thoroughly entertaining, and is bound to be a box office success, but I don't expect this film to be an award winner.

 

While I usually start my reviews with the positives, I am going to start with the negatives on this occasion. Many viewers and critics alike could not help but draw comparisons with The Hangover. The two films had a lot of similarities, 4 guys with one about to be married, a relationship being started with a stripper and one of the guys realising that he wasn't in the right relationship. And thats not to mention the films sharing actor Zach Galifianakis & director Todd Philips.

 

But don't misunderstand me, this film is very enjoyable. The 4 actors play off each other brilliantly, and the 2 female actors also delivered solid performances. For those of you who have not seen the film it centres aroung 3 friends, trying to convince (after kidnapping) another that he is not in the right relationship, with hilarity ensuing.

 

Rating: 3.5 Stars

Revenue: $10'000'000

 

Mad Productions now has $10'800'000

 

 

The Yet To Review List:

The Dracon - LordJaguar

Legend - Hashasheen

[mad5226]

no need for that, unless there comes a time when you just feel swamped (which is very possible believe me ) It was just a cosmetic thing I noticed that I thought would make it more readable.

[mad5226]

Jaguar's Den Studios {2,719,600}

Title- The Dracon

Lead Actor- Leonardo DiCaprio (75,000)

Director - Martin Scorsece (225,000)

Genre- Thriller/Horror

Plot-

The air was cold and crisp as John Imazai (Leo) began to head out toward the fishing holes. The village elders had warned him not to go out on this day but he was in desperate need of food for his family. So as the remainder of his tribe prepared for the upcoming storm John braved the harsh cold of the Alaskan wilderness to find food for his family. He traveled beyond the outskirts of the village and past the frozen lakes. He continued until he came upon the fishing grounds of his ancestors.

 

John fished for hours as the winds became harsh and nearly unbearable. John had caught almost twenty fish of great size when he felt he had caught his fill. He couldn�t wait to see his wife and children and show them the bounty of his efforts. He looked forward to showing off his haul to the elders whom had told him that bad fortune would befall him on this trip. So it was with a joyous heart that John set back for his village. The winds were now full of ice and snow making seeing nearly impossible. John knew he had to find shelter and settled on a small cave he spied in the distance.

 

The interior of the cave was filled with the bones of dead Eskimos, and the walls were drenched in there blood. The cave was also full of claw marks all along the cave walls and floor. After seeing this John knew that he had the unfortunate luck to come upon the lair of the Dracon. It was this beast that devours one from the inside that filled even the hardiest warrior with fear. The legends say that to meet one was to stare at death itself and as such no one alive knew what it looked like. John hurriedly looked about but he saw no creature stirring within sight. Perhaps the Dracon is out hunting, he thought to himself as he prepared to exit the cave. As soon as he stepped outside the wind cut through him like a hot knife through warm butter and he knew he would not survive an hour outside of his cavernous shelter. He decided he would stay inside until the storm broke and then leave before the Dracon returned.

 

How was he to know when the storm would subside or when the Dracon would show up? These are questions he could not answer. So he decided to wait by the cave entrance until the storm broke. He also decided that it was too risky to sleep as it might stop while he was asleep leaving him easy prey for the returning beast. He knew he must be ready within a moments notice so he stood there looking out into the distance waiting for the storm to yield. The minutes soon turned to hours and he began to grow increasingly hungry. He was prepared to build a fire and eat some of his catch when he realized that the storm could break as he ate. He also came to realize that if it didn�t subside as he ate it could afterward and he would be too sluggish from eating to react fast enough to leave before the beast returned. So there he stood waiting for the storm to break. As he stood there he felt the heaviness of his gear and coat increase. Knowing this could slow him down he took it all off until he stood there in only a pair boots, a pair of pants and a shirt. He then continued to stand and wait.

 

As time past John grew more and more frantic. His lack of sleep and food weighed upon his mind and he knew he might succumb to either one at any time. He then devised a most ingenious plan. John would dig his way out of the cave. So he began to scratch and scrape at the walls to little success. His only accomplishment was to rip the flesh from his fingers as he left bloody marks on the walls and floor. After many failed attempts he resumed his earlier task of standing and waiting. Hour after hour he stood and waited.

 

After several days the winds stopped swirling snow and ice about. The air became calm and the temperature came up to a cool 30 degrees. The villagers found John dead inside of a cave less than a mile outside of town. His body was withered and dry. The local coroner would rule his death a weather related accident, but the towns people knew the truth. John had become a victim of the Dracon.

Location- Alaska

Budget- (Actors = 75,000 , Director = 225,000, production = 400,000 , and marketing = 1,000,000 )

Duration = 118 minutes

 

Studio Notes:

The Movie is based on the short story The Curse of the Dracon written by Anthony Villarreal

 

The Dracon is a movie by Jaguar's Den Studios of one man's adventure into the great unknown. The story starts basic enough, man needs food to live, man goes fishing to get food, man gets food and heads back to share his spoils. However, here is where it takes a turn, instead of making it back to his village out main character John, gets caught in a violent storm and he enters a cave where he plans to wait the story out. The problem is he is just waiting and waiting and waiting. Meanwhile, you the viewer are doing the same thing. The movie becomes rather boring in fact as the camera really just fixates on one man waiting.

 

I will give the studio some credit, while waiting we see John slowly grow mad, and it's truly a unique site to see. However, I just can't get over the fact they made a movie where we literally watch a man stand around doing basically nothing until he freezes to death.

 

Rating: 1.5 out of 5 Stars

 

Revenue: 1,000,000

 

Jaguar's Den Studios now has 2,019,600 dollars

 

 

The Yet To Review List:

Legend - Hashasheen

[damonster]

Hey can i maybe also review movies, if so can someone message me how it's done please?

[mad5226]

<p>1234 is in charge of all that and has put together a review team. So, you'll have to get with him.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

Also, not sure if I missed it, are we doing adaptations of books now? I did the review because I was unsure and no one said anything to him.</p>

[Hashasheen]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="mad5226" data-cite="mad5226" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31201" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>1234 is in charge of all that and has put together a review team. So, you'll have to get with him.<p> </p><p> </p><p> Also, not sure if I missed it, are we doing adaptations of books now? I did the review because I was unsure and no one said anything to him.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Wait, are we not allowed to do adaptions of books or movies? <img alt=":confused:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/confused.png.d4a8e6b6eab0c67698b911fb041c0ed1.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> Considering that's a big chunk of the movie industry, I'd be somewhat surprised and apologetic. <img alt=":o" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/redface.png.900245280682ef18c5d82399a93c5827.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[1234]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="damonster" data-cite="damonster" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31201" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Hey can i maybe also review movies, if so can someone message me how it's done please?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yep, can't hurt to have an extra reviewer. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> I am posting from my phone so can't pm you now, but will send you one when I come online tomorrow (or if another reviewer wants to send the message they can).</p><p> </p><p> And while I am here, if there are awards this week: Should they be for this weeks movies only or be for the past two weeks (since we didn't have awards last week)?</p>

[1234]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="mad5226" data-cite="mad5226" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31201" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> Also, not sure if I missed it, are we doing adaptations of books now? I did the review because I was unsure and no one said anything to him.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I have never said anything about them, so the rules from when you were in charge still apply.</p><p> </p><p> I didn't mention anything because honestly I didn't see that movie was a book adaptation. If I am not reviewing it straight away I don't check anything except making sure the budget is ok, since thats the most common mistake.</p><p> </p><p> @Hashasheen - We currently don't do them because we don't have a system in place for royalties, and honestly myself I cannot think of a system that would work without making it too easy to say "I'm making the new Batman movie", because no matter what charge their could be you would still most likely end up being profitable off it.</p>

[i effin rule]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Hashasheen" data-cite="Hashasheen" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31201" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Wait, are we not allowed to do adaptions of books or movies? <img alt=":confused:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/confused.png.d4a8e6b6eab0c67698b911fb041c0ed1.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> Considering that's a big chunk of the movie industry, I'd be somewhat surprised and apologetic. <img alt=":o" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/redface.png.900245280682ef18c5d82399a93c5827.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> As of now, we aren't (to the best of my knowledge). This is only until we can figure out a way to handle royalties/purchasing rights. This is because adapting someone's intellectual property has many different costs than simply creating your own.</p>

[Hashasheen]

Then it's back to the drawing board.

[mad5226]

As far as awards go I would say do it for both weeks, only seems fair. Let me know if you need any help doing them I should be able to lend a hand.

[Imarevenant]

<p>So those of you who know me from Mafia games know, I like to make spreadsheets and organize data.</p><p> </p><p>

And I started doing it for this game as well:</p><p> </p><p>

<a href="https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjCPD2PdGJ_ndGhhRFVSTlVHbFRiYjRKeUNXX3U0ZXc&hl=en_US&authkey=CIeDzm4" rel="external nofollow">Link</a></p><p> </p><p>

So far I've run down Actresses and Directors and I'll get to Actors when I have the time.</p><p> </p><p>

I recorded how many films they've been used for (either as lead or supporting actors - I didn't keep track of any cameos) and how much money their films bring in. Just something that I find interesting.</p><p> </p><p>

You can see that our top used actresses are Mila Kunis (5 films total, with average rating of 3.6 and average revenue of $2,400,600), followed by quite a few actresses who have been used 4 times (Eva Longoria, Zooey Deschanel, Trish Stratus, Kaley Cuoco, Lindsay Lohan, and LOL Betty White).</p><p> </p><p>

Of the Directors used, well, Quentin Tarantino might be a bit overused as he's been listed as director 7 times (for an average rating of 2.64 and average revenue of $2,485,714). After QT we've used Christopher Nolan 5 times, Danny Boyle and David Fincher 4 times and a slew of others 3 times.</p><p> </p><p>

Anyway, don't know if this will interest anyone else but thought I'd throw it out there for others to look through if they get really bored lol</p><p> </p><p>

If you can think of anything else you'd like to see, just let me know.</p>

[mad5226]

<p>I think this is awesome man thanks for putting it all together. Had I known you liked to plug numbers I would have asked for your help when I started all this lol.</p><p> </p><p>

I'm not sure what 1234 plans on doing with the data but I would like to see some type of penalty on something for a worker who is "over used".</p><p> </p><p>

I know when I review films I'm going to be taking a look at this and trying to get an idea of how to rate not only someone's performance, but revenue for a film and the likes as well. So, like I said thanks a lot I think it will be extremly useful</p>

[i effin rule]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="i effin rule" data-cite="i effin rule" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31201" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>As of now, we aren't (to the best of my knowledge). This is only until we can figure out a way to handle royalties/purchasing rights. This is because adapting someone's intellectual property has many different costs than simply creating your own.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> To expand upon this a bit, items in the Public Domain aren't really in the same position.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> For example if you wanted to do an adaptation of a Shakespeare work, there won't be any fees to pay and thus should be eligible.</p>

[Hashasheen]

<p><strong>Alphanax Studios: </strong></p><p>

<strong>Title </strong>– Crosshairs </p><p>

<strong>Lead Actor </strong>– Jensen Ackles (20,000), Karl Urban (15,000)</p><p>

<strong>Lead Actress </strong>– Alison Mack (20,000)</p><p>

<strong>Pre-Film Budget</strong> – 1,000,000</p><p>

<strong>Supporting Actor</strong> – Ruben Santiago-Hudson (10,000)</p><p>

<strong>Supporting Actress </strong>– N/A</p><p>

<strong>Director</strong>– Michael Bay (175,000)</p><p>

<strong>Genre </strong>– Action</p><p>

<strong>Plot </strong>– Serving as a key witness against the Armenian mob in a crucial case, Samantha Anderson (Alison Mack) is placed under the protection of federal agents Allen Mason (Jensen Ackles) and Russell Jackson (Ruben Santiago-Hudson), who are under orders to bring her to the courthouse. Mason and Jackson run into trouble almost immediately when part of their police escort is revealed to have been paid off. Entering in a gun-fight with other officers and fellow federal agents, Mason, Anderson & Jackson bolt in a separate vehicle in order to make it the courthouse. But the Armenians have a back-up plan, which unleashing Nikolai Abadjian (Karl Urban), leader of an Armenian death-squad (something explored in flashbacks).</p><p> </p><p>

While the three attempt to make it covertly to the court-house, Abadjian and his death-squad are not far behind, as they attempt to eliminate Anderson and her protectors to insure the case goes their way.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Location </strong>– Winnetka, Illinois </p><p>

<strong>Budget </strong>– Actors & Directors (65,000/175,000), Production (250,000), Marketing (100,000) = 590,000 </p><p>

<strong>Duration </strong>– 130 minutes </p><p> </p><p>

*estimate, he’s not exactly a big name. If you’re stumped as to who he is, he’s the Captain on Castle. </p><p>

--</p><p>

There. I'll probably work on something a lot better later, but I want to get started in this immediately. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[LordJaguar]

I wrote the short story....so I didn't charge myself royalties...

[damonster]

<p>Studio- KO Productions</p><p>

Budget- $1,625,000</p><p>

Title- The Black Widow</p><p>

Lead Actor- Quinton "Rampage" Jackson ($15,000)</p><p>

Lead Actress- Ashley Tisdale ($30,000)</p><p>

Supporting Actor- No big one.</p><p>

Supporting Actress- See above.</p><p>

Director - Steven Soderbergh ($150,000)</p><p>

Genre- Drama & a little bit of Action.</p><p>

Plot- Nicole Petersen (Ashley Tisdale, <em>High School Muscial & Suite Life of Zack and Cody</em>) is a businesswoman during the day, but at night is the Black Widow murderer, a female serial killer who pretends to be a prostitute to attract her victims.</p><p> </p><p>

The movie starts in an office building, with a camera going down hallways with the opening credits running. When the credits end the camera turns right, into Petersen's office. Petersen is packing up and getting ready to leave. Parts of Petersen's ride home is shown. After she eats supper she goes into her room, and comes out later in a scantily clad outfit.</p><p> </p><p>

Next scene has Petersen standing at a corner at night when a car pulls up. They talk about a job, then Petersen gets into the car. Next scene the guy in the car is sitting with Petersen and then leaves to get some wine. Well he's getting wine Petersen comes up behind him with a knife and slits his throat.</p><p> </p><p>

The next day their is a news report about the murders and it's revealed to be the 11th one. The news reporter then announced a member of the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit has been called in.</p><p> </p><p>

Later Phil Basso (Rampage Jackson, <em>The A-Team</em>) of the FBI BAU shows up at the Miami police station & gets out a preliminary profile. After he gives out the profile he goes to a bar where he meets Nicole Petersen & they istantly connect. They start to go out the next day.</p><p> </p><p>

For about a month Petersen still dating Basso well killing people. Petersen and Basso go on a date where Petersen reveals that she used to be marry, but they got a divorce after Petersen found out he was using prostitute. Basso starts to think that Petersen fits his profile very well and starts to investigate her. Petersen finds out that Basso is investigating her, but thinks he won't get very far.</p><p> </p><p>

Basso starts getting very close to discovering that Petersen is the killer, so Petersen decides to kill Basso or get caught. When Petersen goes to kill Basso, Basso sees what she is doing and their is a struggle. Basso ends up winning the struggle and goes to arrest Petersen, but she escapes and gets into a car.</p><p> </p><p>

Their is an epic car chase happens with lots of sick stuff going on. Petersen eventually is able to out run the police and decides to steal a boat to escape the country, however Basso is one step ahead of her and gets to the pier before her. When she arrives she runs into Basso and tries to escape, however is unable to an gets arrested.</p><p> </p><p>

The End.</p><p> </p><p>

Location- Miami, Floridia</p><p>

Budget- $215,000 for whole cast ($195,000 for main, rest for minor) + $350,000 for productions + $235,000 for promotion = $800,000</p><p>

Duration - 2 hours & 5 minutes</p><p> </p><p>

</p><pre class="ipsCode">End Budget- $825,000</pre><div></div><p></p>

[dakydaky]

<p><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>Title: Positive the Negative</strong></span></p><p> </p><p>

Lead Actor: John Malkovic (55,000)</p><p>

Lead Actor: Brad Pitt (125,000)</p><p>

Producer: Clint Eastwood (200,000)</p><p> </p><p>

<strong><em>Inning waited in the booth, looking out the window while hunched so that others might not see him through it. His Christian name was Inigo, but everyone had called him Inning on account of a childhood aspiration to play pro ball. Apparently he lacked the hand-eye coordination for it and three years of failed tryouts broke his spirit, but the nickname lingered.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

Inning only relaxed when he saw Aldo’s red Mercedes pull up. Aldo emerged, all three hundred pounds of potential cardiac arrest stuffed into a tweed winter coat.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

Aldo didn’t look at him through the window. He didn’t even look for him as he entered the restaurant, choosing instead to order his midday steak sandwich at the counter. After a minute of small talk with the pretty teen waitress who showed more interest in her cell phone, he waddled down the row of booths until he found Inning.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

“Good afternoon,” he said. “Thank you for inviting me to lunch. It’s been a while.”</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

“They set my car on fi—”</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

Aldo thumped his hand on the table to stop him.“Good afternoon,” he said again, then wedged his girth into the booth. His belly caught in the table and rose like bread dough.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

“Good afternoon,” Inning said.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

The waitress finished texting and brought over a house beer. Aldo thanked her and she scampered to the back to make his order. The restaurant was suddenly vacant.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

Aldo said, “I presume this is about the nice guy.”</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

"They set my car on fire, Aldo. I didn't even know Families did that this century. They burned up my ride all over some pick pocketing. You can make this go away, right?"</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

"You don't understand. You picked on the nice guy."</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

"So what if I steal a wise guy's wallet? They're loaded. They can swallow the loss."</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

Aldo held up a finger. "Firstly, a wise guy kills people who steal his wallet precisely because he's a wise guy. Families don’t respect a lazy wise guy."</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

Before Inning could complain, he held up a second finger. His middle finger.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

"Secondly, I said 'nice guy.' An innocent in this scum hole. They are the few people who get invited to Family weddings that never realize the deals being made around them. They always go to dinner and they never pay. They don't steal. They don't sell merchandise. They don't do hits. Their worst activity is unwittingly carrying something in their luggage once or twice in their lives. They do it unwittingly because they'd never agree to do it consciously."</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

Inning shook his head. "So I pick pocketed a dumb ass?"</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

"You pick pocketed a guy so friendly that hardened criminals pay for his dinner. And to do it while he was Christmas shopping for his kids? Come on."</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

"So they burned my…”</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

The door behind the counter opened. The waitress trotted out with Aldo’s food. An instant of assuring her tip later, she was gone.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

Aldo bit in, taking a fifth of his long sandwich in one bite. Inning had ordered the same sandwich an hour ago and more of it still sat on his plate than Aldo had left in his hands.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

“They can't possibly go after me over that. It’s just a wallet. How did they even figure out I was the one who took it?"</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

“Using his credit card was a bad idea,” Aldo replied around a mouthful. “You think just because it’s shipped to Sherry’s loft that they’re not going to figure it out?”</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

“But he’s just some dumb ass.”</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

"You're not listening, Inning. When your first baby is born, the first person you call is a guy at the hospital. The Family has connections and he'll make sure everything God didn't make rough Himself goes smoothly. The second person you call is your Ma, because she'd never forgive you otherwise. The third person you call is a nice guy, because he's the first person who comes to mind. That is who you stole from. You are lucky you did not steal his cell phone. The numbers on there?" Aldo's eyes lolled around in his head and he mopped his brow with the remains of the sandwich, as though the idea had given him a sudden fever. "Oof."</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

"I still wouldn't light a car on fire over that."</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

"That's because you're a greasefingers. You're not in a Family business. If some moron wronged one of my good friends, I would shoot him straight in the chest."</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

Aldo gestured at Inning’s chest with his sandwich. A bit of steak fell out of the tip, plopping onto his plate. It dribbled brown juice.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

Inning grumbled. "Well I appreciate having you on my side."</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

"That brings us to this."</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

Aldo shifted. One hand secured the sandwich so he could continue feeding, while the other reached into his coat. He produced a black Beretta, placing it flat on the table. His fingers spread over its side, index away from the trigger, but near enough.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

“You see, I know this dumb ass.”</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

Inning tensed, hands moving to his sides. He didn’t bolt from the booth, but looked ready.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

"Don't be stupid, Inning," warned Aldo. "You know his name and address because they were in the wallet. So was a week's pay, cashed just an hour before you lifted it. Since you already know where he lives, you're going to go give it back and apologize."</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

The pickpocket remained tense. He looked like a deer immediately after hearing a rifle shot, trapped in that instant before leaping. Since he didn’t speak, Aldo elaborated.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

"If you do that, no one else will put a gun on a table near you and the next car you lease will be less flammable. I make you this offer because you are my friend. Now are you going to give him his wallet back?"</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

Inning pressed his lips together.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

"Yes."</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

"With two weeks pay in it?"</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

"I thought it was one weeks pay."</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

"Two weeks pay, plus what you spent on his cards. You hand it all to him and say you found it under a bench in that mall.”</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

Inning looked at the black gun, then to his old friend.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

"Aldo, why?”</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

“Why did I beg them to wait until you left the car to torch it? Or why am I giving you such stellar advice when I could be bored at home?”</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

Inning didn’t answer. Aldo finished the sandwich, licked his fingers and took a long pull on the beer.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

“I am doing this because when Aldo Junior was born, this dumb ass was the third person I called.”</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

Inning wiped the sweat from his palms, then put them together like he was praying at the fat man.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

“I’ll go today. I’ll go to the bank first, then to his house. I’ll tell him I found it in the mall bathroom, next to the toilet. Things fall out of pockets in there all the time. I only opened it to find the owner. I hope everything’s in there.”</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

"Thank you, Inning.” Aldo gathered the gun into his coat. As though answering either the prayer or the departure of the gun, the front door jingled with the first true lunch hour patrons.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>

“You can go now if you want. It’s a long walk. I'll pick up the check.</em></strong></p><p> </p><p>

Money 1,5M</p><p>

Actors: 180,000</p><p>

Director: 200,000</p><p>

Production: 1, 12M</p>

[dakydaky]

Any big company want to pay big money for fantasy movie with good script ?(wanna create effect like LOTR)

[dakydaky]

I laughed so hard on that movie of noobyboy that at one point I couldnt breathe. I assume that was a parody movie, was it?

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So those of you who know me from Mafia games know, I like to make spreadsheets and organize data.

 

And I started doing it for this game as well:

 

Link

 

So far I've run down Actresses and Directors and I'll get to Actors when I have the time.

 

I recorded how many films they've been used for (either as lead or supporting actors - I didn't keep track of any cameos) and how much money their films bring in. Just something that I find interesting.

 

You can see that our top used actresses are Mila Kunis (5 films total, with average rating of 3.6 and average revenue of $2,400,600), followed by quite a few actresses who have been used 4 times (Eva Longoria, Zooey Deschanel, Trish Stratus, Kaley Cuoco, Lindsay Lohan, and LOL Betty White).

 

Of the Directors used, well, Quentin Tarantino might be a bit overused as he's been listed as director 7 times (for an average rating of 2.64 and average revenue of $2,485,714). After QT we've used Christopher Nolan 5 times, Danny Boyle and David Fincher 4 times and a slew of others 3 times.

 

Anyway, don't know if this will interest anyone else but thought I'd throw it out there for others to look through if they get really bored lol

 

If you can think of anything else you'd like to see, just let me know.

 

I like stats, so thats excellent for me. If you wanted to integrate it into the main spreadsheet get in touch with me and we can either find a way to integrate it fully or just add them as seperate sheets.

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Well, don't know whether anyone else will get use out of this, but here is the list of every movie from the past 2 weeks, eligable for awards. Including links to the reviews. I did this to make it easier for me to gather the information.

 

Every movie reviewed by Sunday will be eligable.

 

And to generate ideas, what categories do you think their should be for awards?

 

Dare To Dream - 4 Stars

Jack The Lion - 3 Stars

Nowhere Town - 4.5 Stars

The Green Sheet - 3 Stars

Deadly Serious- 1.5 Stars

A Decline In Sales - 2 Stars

Disintergration - 4 Stars

Happy, Happy Fun Land - 1.5 Stars

The Inner Workings Of The Hardcore Society - 3.5 Stars

Relentless - 2.5 Stars

Forza Italia - 4.5 Stars

Andromeda - 2.5 Stars

If Winter Ends - 3.5 Stars

Three Up, Three Down - 3.5 Stars

The Last Chance - 2.5 Stars

Early Dawn - 3.4 Stars

Escaping Enlightenment - 3 Stars

1 Sexy Biatch - 2.5 Stars

Massacre - 4 Stars

6 Chambers - 1 Star

Race Strong: The Kevin Faggot Tale - 1 Star

Entitled - 2.75 Stars

Pilot - 3.5 Stars

Being Human - 3 Stars

2, Yet None - 4.5 Stars

The Blue Flame - 2 Stars

Life With Diabetes - 2 Stars

Dark Horse - 4 Stars

Princess Quest - 3.5 Stars

1899 - 3 Stars

The Nine - 4 Stars

The Cold Hard Truth - 4 Stars

Punk's Not Dead - 2.5 Stars

The Zookeeper - 3.5 Stars

The Ultimate Fan or Stalker - 1.5 Stars

A Fine Day To Exit - 3 Stars

Union - 4.5 Stars

The Hip Replacement - 2.5 Stars

The Crimson Mask - 5 Stars

Drain - 1.5 Stars

Night Fox - 3.25 Stars

Breaking The Barrier - The Jackie Robinson Story - 4 Stars

Fight Queen - 2 Stars

Vision - 0 Stars

Detective For A Day - 1.5 Stars

Code Red - 3.5 Stars

The Ultimate Hair Battle - 2 Stars

Thirteen - 3 Stars

Two And A Half Sheens - 2.5 Stars

Black Wayz - 0 Stars

Just Another Day - 3.5 Stars

The Dracon - 1.5 Stars

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Alphanax Studios:

Title – Crosshairs

Lead Actor – Jensen Ackles (20,000), Karl Urban (15,000)

Lead Actress – Alison Mack (20,000)

Pre-Film Budget – 1,000,000

Supporting Actor – Ruben Santiago-Hudson (10,000)

Supporting Actress – N/A

Director– Michael Bay (175,000)

Genre – Action

Plot – Serving as a key witness against the Armenian mob in a crucial case, Samantha Anderson (Alison Mack) is placed under the protection of federal agents Allen Mason (Jensen Ackles) and Russell Jackson (Ruben Santiago-Hudson), who are under orders to bring her to the courthouse. Mason and Jackson run into trouble almost immediately when part of their police escort is revealed to have been paid off. Entering in a gun-fight with other officers and fellow federal agents, Mason, Anderson & Jackson bolt in a separate vehicle in order to make it the courthouse. But the Armenians have a back-up plan, which unleashing Nikolai Abadjian (Karl Urban), leader of an Armenian death-squad (something explored in flashbacks).

 

While the three attempt to make it covertly to the court-house, Abadjian and his death-squad are not far behind, as they attempt to eliminate Anderson and her protectors to insure the case goes their way.

 

Location – Winnetka, Illinois

Budget – Actors & Directors (65,000/175,000), Production (250,000), Marketing (100,000) = 590,000

Duration – 130 minutes

 

*estimate, he’s not exactly a big name. If you’re stumped as to who he is, he’s the Captain on Castle.

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There. I'll probably work on something a lot better later, but I want to get started in this immediately.

 

Crosshairs is the debut movie from Alphanax Studios. The film centres around 2 federal agents attempting to transport a witness to testify in a case against the Armenian Mob. This is a solid, but unspectacular, story.

 

The film was directed by Michael Bay, which undoubtedly helped the film achieve the look it was going for, and he bought the best out of each actor. The choice of actors was slightly confusing, as the film had no big name to help market the film and draw in viewers. Instead the production company decided to select several lesser known actors. While these actors did not damage the film, a bigger name could have taken the film up a level.

 

Another factor that held this film back was the low production budget. The gun fights and car scenes were acceptable, they were only acceptable. Despite doing his best with the low budget, Michael Bay could not recreate the Hollywood action scenes he has became known for.

 

Overall this is a solid film, but I cannot help but wonder what this film could have been.

 

Rating - 2.5 Stars

Revenue - $2 Million

 

Alphanax Studios now has $2'410'000