The Movie Game Thread

Hashasheen · May 28, 2011

Snip

Yes, made a good chunk of money on it.

I didn't want to over-invest into the movie in case it bombed.

i effin rule · May 28, 2011

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?

Sure, just hit me up in PM with details.

3k · May 28, 2011

Studio- KO Productions
Budget- $1,625,000
Title- The Black Widow
Lead Actor- Quinton "Rampage" Jackson ($15,000)
Lead Actress- Ashley Tisdale ($30,000)
Supporting Actor- No big one.
Supporting Actress- See above.
Director - Steven Soderbergh ($150,000)
Genre- Drama & a little bit of Action.
Plot- Nicole Petersen (Ashley Tisdale, High School Muscial & Suite Life of Zack and Cody) 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.

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.

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.

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.

Later Phil Basso (Rampage Jackson, The A-Team) 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.

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.

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.

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.

The End.

Location- Miami, Floridia
Budget- $215,000 for whole cast ($195,000 for main, rest for minor) + $350,000 for productions + $235,000 for promotion = $800,000
Duration - 2 hours & 5 minutes
End Budget- $825,000

KO Productions has released their newest film, The Black Widow. The company has wen't in a completely different direction to their debut film "The Ultimate Hair Battle", this time producing a Drama film. The one constant is the use of an MMA fighter, this time Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson. The plot of the film is unique and well delivered, but my main comments concern the actors used.

This film features Ashley Tisdale & Quinton Jackson, as a murderer & and FBI agent respectively, who begin a relationship despite Phil Basso (Jackson) investingating the murders committed by Nicole Peterson (Tisdale), although Basso does not know Peterson is a suspect until they are in a relationship. The film further distances Tisdale away from her "Disney Princess" image, which has currently been a successful direction change for the young actress. Tisdale shines in the role, however we cannot say the same for Jackson, who fails to deliver the passion and emotion needed to be successful in this genre. Jackson is not helped out by being the only major male character in the movie, with no-one else to help develop the FBI side of the story.

In summary, this film is very unique, and Ashley Tisdale shines in her role, but Quinton Jackson wasn't at the same level. In my opinion the roles would have been better off reversed, with Jackson being the cold killer, and Tisdale being the agent, but how that would have played out we may never know.

Rating - 2.5 Stars

Revenue - $1.75 Million

Effects

-Ashley Tisdale now wants $50'000 per movie

KO Productions now has $2'575'000

Hashasheen · May 28, 2011

So... do we do this everyday or what? I didn't go through all 50 pages. <img alt="

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3k · May 28, 2011

<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>So... do we do this everyday or what? I didn't go through all 50 pages. <img alt=":o" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/redface.png.900245280682ef18c5d82399a93c5827.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote> Do what? The general format of what we do is: -Movie Submissions are open Monday to Saturday. -Each Studio is allowed 2 Movies per week. -No new movies on Sundays. -Sundays can be awards show days.

dakydaky · May 28, 2011

AWARDS (BY ME):

Movie of the year:

Parody of the Year: (Man, vision by master "noobyboy" totally wins this)

Sci-fi of the year:

Action movie of the year:

Actor of the year: (Average rating)

Hashasheen · May 28, 2011

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="1234" data-cite="1234" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31201" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Do what? The general format of what we do is: -Movie Submissions are open Monday to Saturday. -Each Studio is allowed 2 Movies per week. -No new movies on Sundays. -Sundays can be awards show days.</div></blockquote> Ah. I was asking about if we put movies in every day or if it was more ... limited. Alphanax Studios: Title – Icestar Lead Actor – James Marsters(25,000) Lead Actress – Alison Mack (20,000) Pre-Film Budget – 2,410,000 Supporting Actor – Jeff Bridges (40,000), Ruben Santiago-Hudson (10,000*), Tom Welling (20,000*) Supporting Actress –Sarah Baker (5,000*) Director– Jon Favreau (150,000) Genre – Superhero Action Plot – Jessica Page (Alison Mack) is a Los Angeles research assistant who discovers that due to a cryokinesis experiment that, she is capable of manipulating water into frozen constructs, draw heat away from areas, etc... Slowly gaining control of her power, Page finds herself fighting low-level street-crime in a make-shift costume, coming to her boss and father figure John Baker (Jeff Bridges) with her doubts about it (while not revealing the specific details). Baker replies that doing a good deed and helping others when one can is a good thing, which solidifies her determination to keep on her vigilantism. At the same time, black-listed engineer Steven Hill (James Marsters) finally perfects his flame-thrower exoskeleton, intent on using it to destroy his former employers (revealed through flashback that he was fired for embezzling from the company to create said exo-skeleton). Bolstered by Baker’s words to her, she steps in to stop Hill in the public eye, Page becomes an overnight sensation dubbed by the media as Icestar after the nickname is made by an awed onlooker. Hill decides to play her game, sending a video to the media dubbing himself as Scorcher, declaring his intention to rain hellfire and brimstone on both his former employers and the so-called heroine. From there, Page focuses her efforts on catching Scorcher and having him arrested to prevent him for discovering her identity or causing any more harm, reaching a climax as the two do battle. Scorcher loses with his exoskeleton busted by Icestar and is taken under arrest. The ending of the film sees the end of the battle and Scorcher being arrested by police on a television screen as a hint to a sequel. Other actors involved are Sarah Carter as a friend of Jessica Page in a couple of scenes, Tom Welling as a new reporter and Ruben Santiago-Hudson as police chief. Location – Los Angeles, California Budget – Actors & Director (250,000), Production (1,000,000), Marketing (300,000) = 1,550,000 Duration – 140 minutes *estimations

3k · May 28, 2011

<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>Ah. I was asking about if we put movies in every day or if it was more ... limited. Alphanax Studios: Title – Icestar Lead Actor – James Marsters(25,000) Lead Actress – Alison Mack (20,000) Pre-Film Budget – 2,410,000 Supporting Actor – Jeff Bridges (40,000), Ruben Santiago-Hudson (10,000*), Tom Welling (20,000*) Supporting Actress –Sarah Baker (5,000*) Director– Jon Favreau (150,000) Genre – Superhero Action Plot – Jessica Page (Alison Mack) is a Los Angeles research assistant who discovers that due to a cryokinesis experiment that, she is capable of manipulating water into frozen constructs, draw heat away from areas, etc... Slowly gaining control of her power, Page finds herself fighting low-level street-crime in a make-shift costume, coming to her boss and father figure John Baker (Jeff Bridges) with her doubts about it (while not revealing the specific details). Baker replies that doing a good deed and helping others when one can is a good thing, which solidifies her determination to keep on her vigilantism. At the same time, black-listed engineer Steven Hill (James Marsters) finally perfects his flame-thrower exoskeleton, intent on using it to destroy his former employers (revealed through flashback that he was fired for embezzling from the company to create said exo-skeleton). Bolstered by Baker’s words to her, she steps in to stop Hill in the public eye, Page becomes an overnight sensation dubbed by the media as Icestar after the nickname is made by an awed onlooker. Hill decides to play her game, sending a video to the media dubbing himself as Scorcher, declaring his intention to rain hellfire and brimstone on both his former employers and the so-called heroine. From there, Page focuses her efforts on catching Scorcher and having him arrested to prevent him for discovering her identity or causing any more harm, reaching a climax as the two do battle. Scorcher loses with his exoskeleton busted by Icestar and is taken under arrest. The ending of the film sees the end of the battle and Scorcher being arrested by police on a television screen as a hint to a sequel. Other actors involved are Sarah Carter as a friend of Jessica Page in a couple of scenes, Tom Welling as a new reporter and Ruben Santiago-Hudson as police chief. Location – Los Angeles, California Budget – Actors & Director (250,000), Production (650,000), Marketing (300,000) = 1,200,000 Duration – 135 minutes *estimations</div></blockquote> Sorry, one of the rules from the first page is actors/directors can only be in one film a day. I think that rules out Allison Mack & Santiago-Hudson. You can either replace them or just cancel the film for now.

Hashasheen · May 28, 2011

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="1234" data-cite="1234" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31201" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Sorry, one of the rules from the first page is actors/directors can only be in one film a day. I think that rules out Allison Mack & Santiago-Hudson. You can either replace them or just cancel the film for now.</div></blockquote> My last film was yesterday, so they should be useable.

3k · May 28, 2011

<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>My last film was yesterday, so they should be useable.</div></blockquote> My apologies. They were posted today in my time zone <img alt=":o" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/redface.png.900245280682ef18c5d82399a93c5827.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Hashasheen · May 28, 2011

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="1234" data-cite="1234" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31201" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>My apologies. They were posted today in my time zone <img alt=":o" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/redface.png.900245280682ef18c5d82399a93c5827.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote> Not a problem. <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

PoisonedSuperman · May 28, 2011

Poisoned Superman Studios

The Poisoning

Actors:

Erik King

Stacey Keach

Ralph Macchio

Director :

Richard Donner (16 Blocks)

Action/Drama

Dr. Xavier Charless (Erik King, OZ, Dexter) was a once the most famous doctor in all of North America, that is until one day he magically disappearce 15 years ago. There have been rumors for years of what happened to Mr. Charless, everything from being abducted by aliens, to be killed by a patient but only one man knows.

Living as a recklus in Brazil for the past 15 years, the doctor has gone mad, creating a poison that can be released through the air. Through flash backs we find out that Xavier was abducted, made to watch his own family killed and put to work by an evil american terrorist Bob Dillen (Stacy Keach, machete, American History X).

With his mind in a craze from not only working with chemicals but also from being mentally and physically abused Dr. Xavier makes one last ditch effort to get some help, just three months before the "america ender" is released. Sending a message in a bottle across the ocean, it never reaches the coast. Instead being caught by a poor drunken ex army officer Steven Guile (Ralph Macchio, The Karate Kid, Beer League) while fishing. With only one month to go can Guile save the world like he always imaged he could before being dishonorable discharged (shown through flashbacks) or will he prove to be the loser his father always thought he was? (flashbacks) Is Dr. Xavier really a good guy?

I know I was in on this at the begining but I really don't know how much people are costing right now.. where can I find out? Okay I got it... But no one is currently listed.

Duration: 105 minutes

Director + cast = ??

Marketing: 100,000 dollars

production: 250,000

I made money on first movie, lost some on 2nd, so I have 1,000,000 dollars (on 2nd page)

3k · May 28, 2011

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="dakydaky" data-cite="dakydaky" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31201" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Title: Positive the Negative Lead Actor: John Malkovic (55,000) Lead Actor: Brad Pitt (125,000) Producer: Clint Eastwood (200,000) 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. 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. 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. “Good afternoon,” he said. “Thank you for inviting me to lunch. It’s been a while.” “They set my car on fi—” 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. “Good afternoon,” Inning said. 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. Aldo said, “I presume this is about the nice guy.” "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?" "You don't understand. You picked on the nice guy." "So what if I steal a wise guy's wallet? They're loaded. They can swallow the loss." 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." Before Inning could complain, he held up a second finger. His middle finger. "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." Inning shook his head. "So I pick pocketed a dumb ass?" "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." "So they burned my…” The door behind the counter opened. The waitress trotted out with Aldo’s food. An instant of assuring her tip later, she was gone. 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. “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?" “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?” “But he’s just some dumb ass.” "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." "I still wouldn't light a car on fire over that." "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." 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. Inning grumbled. "Well I appreciate having you on my side." "That brings us to this." 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. “You see, I know this dumb ass.” Inning tensed, hands moving to his sides. He didn’t bolt from the booth, but looked ready. "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." 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. "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?" Inning pressed his lips together. "Yes." "With two weeks pay in it?" "I thought it was one weeks pay." "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.” Inning looked at the black gun, then to his old friend. "Aldo, why?” “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?” Inning didn’t answer. Aldo finished the sandwich, licked his fingers and took a long pull on the beer. “I am doing this because when Aldo Junior was born, this dumb ass was the third person I called.” Inning wiped the sweat from his palms, then put them together like he was praying at the fat man. “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.” "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. “You can go now if you want. It’s a long walk. I'll pick up the check. Money 1,5M Actors: 180,000 Director: 200,000 Production: 1, 12M</div></blockquote> I apologise for not picking up on this earlier, but you have not specified a marketing budget. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="PoisonedSuperman" data-cite="PoisonedSuperman" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31201" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Poisoned Superman Studios The Poisoning Actors: Erik King Stacey Keach Ralph Macchio Director : Richard Donner (16 Blocks) Action/Drama Dr. Xavier Charless (Erik King, OZ, Dexter) was a once the most famous doctor in all of North America, that is until one day he magically disappearce 15 years ago. There have been rumors for years of what happened to Mr. Charless, everything from being abducted by aliens, to be killed by a patient but only one man knows. Living as a recklus in Brazil for the past 15 years, the doctor has gone mad, creating a poison that can be released through the air. Through flash backs we find out that Xavier was abducted, made to watch his own family killed and put to work by an evil american terrorist Bob Dillen (Stacy Keach, machete, American History X). With his mind in a craze from not only working with chemicals but also from being mentally and physically abused Dr. Xavier makes one last ditch effort to get some help, just three months before the "america ender" is released. Sending a message in a bottle across the ocean, it never reaches the coast. Instead being caught by a poor drunken ex army officer Steven Guile (Ralph Macchio, The Karate Kid, Beer League) while fishing. With only one month to go can Guile save the world like he always imaged he could before being dishonorable discharged (shown through flashbacks) or will he prove to be the loser his father always thought he was? (flashbacks) Is Dr. Xavier really a good guy? I know I was in on this at the begining but I really don't know how much people are costing right now.. where can I find out? Okay I got it... But no one is currently listed. Duration: 105 minutes Director + cast = ?? Marketing: 100,000 dollars I made money on first movie, lost some on 2nd, so I have 1,000,000 dollars (on 2nd page)</div></blockquote> If an actor you want is not listed you can either guess, or like you did leave it blank for now. And before the movie can be reviewed you will need to specify a production budget.

3k · May 28, 2011

I am off for the night so cannot come here and make a post to say submissions closed, but movie submissions close at midnight (EST).

Tomorrow will most likely see an awards show.

MattitudeV2 · May 29, 2011

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="dakydaky" data-cite="dakydaky" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31201" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>AWARDS (BY ME): Movie of the year: Parody of the Year: (Man, vision by master "noobyboy" totally wins this) Sci-fi of the year: Action movie of the year: Actor of the year: (Average rating)</div></blockquote> Best Actor Worst Actor Best Actress Worst Actress Best Movie Worst Movie...etc

damonster · May 29, 2011

Best movie

Best actor

Best actress

Best supporting actor

Best supporting actress

Best director

Best comedy

Best action

Best drama

Best other genres

Best storyline

How about those be the awards?

dakydaky · May 29, 2011

1234, Take 30% of production for marketing

3k · May 29, 2011

<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>Best movie Best actor Best actress Best supporting actor Best supporting actress Best director Best comedy Best action Best drama Best other genres Best storyline How about those be the awards?</div></blockquote> They are the ones I have currently got. Just going to finalise the list now, get that posted & then do a few reviews.

3k · May 29, 2011

<div style="text-align:center;">AWARDS SHOW VOTING IS NOW OPEN

<a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KM2H97F" rel="external nofollow">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KM2H97F</a></div>

3k · May 29, 2011

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="dakydaky" data-cite="dakydaky" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31201" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Title: Positive the Negative Lead Actor: John Malkovic (55,000) Lead Actor: Brad Pitt (125,000) Producer: Clint Eastwood (200,000) 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. 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. 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. “Good afternoon,” he said. “Thank you for inviting me to lunch. It’s been a while.” “They set my car on fi—” 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. “Good afternoon,” Inning said. 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. Aldo said, “I presume this is about the nice guy.” "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?" "You don't understand. You picked on the nice guy." "So what if I steal a wise guy's wallet? They're loaded. They can swallow the loss." 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." Before Inning could complain, he held up a second finger. His middle finger. "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." Inning shook his head. "So I pick pocketed a dumb ass?" "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." "So they burned my…” The door behind the counter opened. The waitress trotted out with Aldo’s food. An instant of assuring her tip later, she was gone. 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. “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?" “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?” “But he’s just some dumb ass.” "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." "I still wouldn't light a car on fire over that." "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." 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. Inning grumbled. "Well I appreciate having you on my side." "That brings us to this." 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. “You see, I know this dumb ass.” Inning tensed, hands moving to his sides. He didn’t bolt from the booth, but looked ready. "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." 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. "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?" Inning pressed his lips together. "Yes." "With two weeks pay in it?" "I thought it was one weeks pay." "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.” Inning looked at the black gun, then to his old friend. "Aldo, why?” “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?” Inning didn’t answer. Aldo finished the sandwich, licked his fingers and took a long pull on the beer. “I am doing this because when Aldo Junior was born, this dumb ass was the third person I called.” Inning wiped the sweat from his palms, then put them together like he was praying at the fat man. “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.” "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. “You can go now if you want. It’s a long walk. I'll pick up the check. Money 1,5M Actors: 180,000 Director: 200,000 Production: 1, 12M</div></blockquote> Positive The Negative is the latest film from Rose Red Productions. This is the type of film that may gain cult status, but one that will never become a mainstream success. The film centres around two characters having a conversation in one location. The two characters are Aldo, who is seemingly a large player in a mob type organisation, and Inning, a lowly pickpocket who apparantly picked the wrong person recently. The plot and location of the film damages its appeal, as it focuses on one continuous coversation, between two characters, set in one location. This meant that at points the film dragged on, with few gripping points to excite the audiences. That being said if you can keep your concentration Pitt & Malkovich give good performances, and convey the emotions required excellently. The main problem was that there wasn't a large amount to be excited about, or one character to emotionally invest in. Inning could have been more relatable if his character was developed more, whether thats saying he has to pick pocket to feed his family or anything else, because there was nothing really likeable about him as a petty criminal. Overall this was a decent film. Great performances by Malkovich and Pitt saved what was a lackluster plot, but unfortunately that won't make the film a box office success. Rating: 2 Stars Revenue: $1'200'000 Rose Red Productions now has $1'219'000

dakydaky · May 29, 2011

losing 400k on a my best rated movie until date? that is really bad. :/

3k · May 29, 2011

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="1234" data-cite="1234" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31201" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">AWARDS SHOW VOTING IS NOW OPEN <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KM2H97F" rel="external nofollow">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KM2H97F</a></div></div></blockquote> Just making sure everyone sees this. Most of the awards are very close so far, will be interesting to see how things end up.

mad5226 · May 29, 2011

Just thought I'd drop in and say I voted. Are we caught up on reviews are do we need a few more done?

Hashasheen · May 29, 2011

<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>Just thought I'd drop in and say I voted. Are we caught up on reviews are do we need a few more done?</div></blockquote> <a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1616822&postcount=832" rel="external nofollow">http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1616822&postcount=832</a> There's my second one. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

3k · May 29, 2011

<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>Just thought I'd drop in and say I voted. Are we caught up on reviews are do we need a few more done?</div></blockquote> Icestar & The Poisoning need reviewing. Both were posted yesterday.

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