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#4348969 - 04/04/17 01:29 PM Re: Ghost in the Shell [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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Originally Posted by PanzerMeyer
You make some very valid points. I think the fundamental reason why "Ghost in the Shell" failed at the box office is because no one had ever heard of the original anime film except for hardcore scifi geeks like us. This is essentially the same thing that happened to "John Carter".


No one except us geeks heard about Deadpool and Guardians of the Galaxy before they released, but they still became hits.

GitS is simply a slow moving, thought provoking action anime, now an action movie with little more to say.

John Carter's problem was marketing. Would it have done better if it was called "John Carter of Mars"?

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#4348974 - 04/04/17 01:48 PM Re: Ghost in the Shell [Re: Bib4Tuna]  
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Originally Posted by Bib4Tuna


Would it have done better if it was called "John Carter of Mars"?



I highly doubt it. The movie just had nothing going for it that set it apart from other films and the lead actor was a "who???" type of actor.


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#4349847 - 04/08/17 09:16 AM Re: Ghost in the Shell [Re: Bib4Tuna]  
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Apparently this was more popular than i thought... (Walked in thinking hey its an anime flick why not no idea what about)
http://www.npr.org/2017/04/07/52301...nime-disaster-flick-with-your-name-on-it

Way better than that live action adaption from an anime... Well just me maybe!!

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Originally Posted by PanzerMeyer
Originally Posted by Bib4Tuna


Would it have done better if it was called "John Carter of Mars"?



I highly doubt it. The movie just had nothing going for it that set it apart from other films and the lead actor was a "who???" type of actor.


I enjoyed it! Not the best movie, but not the worst. Taylor was pretty well known from tv.


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