Official: ‘Unknown’ Edges ‘Gnomeo’ For #1

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• I Am Number 4 is just a reminder that Disney is no Paramount. They need a digital guru like Amy to open DW movies.

  Comment by Mouse House — Tuesday February 22, 2011 @ 2:31pm PST  Reply to this post

• Maybe the should have titled it “I am Number 1″?

  Comment by gobacktosleep — Tuesday February 22, 2011 @ 4:27pm PST  Reply to this post

  • yeah, the title genuinely reminds “Number 4, Privet Drive” )

    Comment by kreawiz — Tuesday February 22, 2011 @ 5:35pm PST  Reply to this post

    • That hack James Frey told the world he was going to write a Twilight/Harry Potter ripoff. He did, then got Hollywood to shower him with money to make it into a movie. Now Hollywood is SHOCKED that the world isn’t interested in seeing a movie they know to be a Twilight/Harry Potter ripoff! I have no doubt Frey will be able to get Hollywood to shower him with money again for whatever his next flimflam scam is, because Hollywood is just that dumb.

      Comment by rubes — Tuesday February 22, 2011 @ 8:08pm PST  Reply to this post

      • Spot on. And the worst part of his flimflam is he DIDN’T EVEN WRITE THE RIPOFF!!!

        He came up with the “idea” of ripping off Harry Potter/Twilight in the most generic, derivative way possible — then had someone else write it for free and he took the money.

        He is a snake oil salesman, except snake oil salesman peddle harmless product and make people feel good about something in exchange for their money — unlike “I am Four” which makes people feel very stupid they just shelled out $12 to be treated like stupid cattle.

        Comment by HW — Tuesday February 22, 2011 @ 9:03pm PST  Reply to this post

• I am number 4 is amazingly good — great action, romance — great fun.

  Comment by jake — Tuesday February 22, 2011 @ 6:29pm PST  Reply to this post

  • If you genuinely thought that, and you are above the age of 12, then all I can say is Wow. Everyone else I know who shelled out cash for that trash wants their money back, including me, who was dragged to it because a friend had a crush on that Pettyfer guy. She doesn’t anymore, the movie (and his wooden performance) beat it out of her. What derivative, poorly-acted, and poorly-written drivel.

    Comment by Wowza — Tuesday February 22, 2011 @ 9:11pm PST  Reply to this post

• Doesn’t it seem like every time Disney is neck-and-neck with another studio for the #1 spot, Disney always loses?

  Comment by Bob — Tuesday February 22, 2011 @ 6:45pm PST  Reply to this post

  • i’m sure they’re fine with being neck and neck no matter the outcome.

    Comment by yill — Tuesday February 22, 2011 @ 10:13pm PST  Reply to this post

• Unknown had unbelievable marketing and a fantastic trailer. From the amount of Unknown billboards and Unknown bus stops, all the way down to the design of the poster, that marketing team deserves a mansion-party thrown for them by Joel Silver, at his mansion. Great, Joel does it again! Dark Castle’s coming out party! sigh…

  Let’s give credit where it’s due: Liam Neeson, hope you are getting 95% of the profits. My fellow Swiss, Bruno Ganz, who stole every scene, rock on! Mr. Collet-Serra, for the awesome action scenes, amazing car chase, the dash of Hitchcock seasoning, and overall solid directing that saved the movie from… wait for it… a weak plot twist, terrible writing in general, and awful dialogue combined with awful acting (mainly from the actresses). Diane Kruger, poor girl, couldn’t get an accent coach from the production? If I told my 7 year old nephew to do a Bosnian guy, he would sound like Kruger and he thinks Bosnia is at Disneyland. However, other than the accent, I thought she was good. January Jones had a very one-noted, boring performance in what probably was her best film role. To the writers/script doctors: SHOW me the movie! instead of having Frank Langella your outline.

  Jaume Collet-Serra saved House of Wax, saved Orphan, and saved Unknown from suicide. No wonder why Joel won’t let go of his wrist.

  But wait, if you aren’t a 10 year old girl with Bieber-fever, what else were you going to watch this weekend?

  Comment by hey — Tuesday February 22, 2011 @ 9:59pm PST  Reply to this post

  • Agreed, they did an excellent job marketing the film. All of the male actors were good. I loved the scene between Langella and Ganz. If the script had been better (and the female roles a little more developed), it could have been a fantastic film. It was still very enjoyable, good directing and Liam Neeson was great!

    Comment by Cindy — Wednesday February 23, 2011 @ 6:47am PST  Reply to this post