Comments about ‘Gems losing out in box office’

These articles are gems. Thanks for the great information!

I do agree about "Fantastic Mr. Fox." I really enjoyed that movie. It has a very original style. I'm taking my siblings to see it again next week! I also really enjoyed "500 Days of Summer." Once again very original and real. Great suggestions. I will check out the others on your list!

I also agree about "Fantastic Mr. Fox". Its style really "clicked" with me, and I had one of the best times I've had at a movie in quite a long while. I found it to be incredibly funny and surprisingly moving. And even though I'm the type that hardly ever watches a film more than once while it's playing in theaters, I plan to make an exception for this film.

I liked or loved the rest of the films on your list with the exception of "Pirate Radio", which I haven't seen, and "Precious" which just didn't connect with me. I sometimes like "serious issue" films - and I thought the performances were very, very good - but the directing style really distanced me and drained a lot of the power and energy from the film.

Sorry, but Wes Anderson lost me when he signed the petition against Roman Polasnki's extradition. Otherwise I'd probably go see the movie.

I guess you can argue that it's my loss, the "Mr. Fox" is a wonderful film, but then the library and television and music store and movie store are filled with thousands of options only a tiny fraction of which I'll ever get to appreciate.

I'll spend my money and time elsewhere

Heck, I still watch and enjoy Polanski's films (even as I condemn his crime and hope he gets a length prison sentence.) "Chinatown" is still one of the few perfect films in existence. I can't even imagine boycotting Anderson because of his statement of support for Polanski, as misguided as I believe it to be.

But then again, Anderson is one of my favorite filmmakers, and films like "Rushmore", "The Royal Tenenbaums", and even "Fantastic Mr. Fox" have affected me on a level far deeper and more personal than almost any other films. It sounds strange, but his films have enriched my life and my appreciation for the world around me - and I would genuinely feel deprived if I were not able to watch his past or future efforts.

But for some people it is impossible to separate the art from the artist, and I can understand that. And there are a lot of other great movies out there to choose from - though I feel that if one were to delve into the personal lives of every artist, celebrity (and non-celebrity) one could find an awful lot of skeletons in the closet(s).

I wanted to go see some of these films, but all the theaters by me are not showing them. Fantastic Mr. Fox looks great, but sadly the real flops like Old Dogs, and Planet 51 were marketed better and more people will go see them.

I strongly agree with "Mr. Fox," "500 Days of Summer" and "The Hurt Locker." I would also add to the list "Moon," a really great film that found even less of an audience than the rest of these, and "State of Play," which is more Hollywood than the others, but was a smart, engaing thriller with top notch performances. All of these films deserved to find an audience, and yet the crowds flock to see "New Moon" and "Transformers 2"? People often complain that the Academy Awards are out of touch with what the public likes. This year the public has proven that they have no taste whatsoever.

I thought the cove was and excellent movie and hope that it will be seen by more that it has been released to video.
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I'm sorry but Fox was a yawner. Not much laughing going on the the theater I watched it in. There were a few chuckle moments but all in all not an entertaining movie.