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Posted: 9/27/2016 10:24:00 PM EDT
Frankly Awesome Sounding Monster Truck Movie Expected To Lose $115 Million Before It Comes Out.
Monster Trucks is a movie that isn’t scheduled to debut until January, but already it’s forecasted to lose $115 million. You may be wondering how that is possible, even when considering that the concept for it was created by a four-year-old child, but somehow it is!!!!!!! This blissful film tells the story of a #teen named Tripp (real name) with a pickup truck that appears to become inhabited by some combination of an octopus and the Loch Ness monster and Dikembe Mutombo’s voice. The octopus/monster/global-treasure-and-philanthropist lives in Tripp’s truck and hijinks ensue and there’s a big chase with flips and other octopi and then Danny Glover appears?????? It’s expected to lose more than a hundred million bucks before it ever even sees the light of day, the Wall Street Journal reports: Viacom Inc.’s movie studio took the unusual step Wednesday of announcing a $115 million impairment charge “related to the expected performance of an unreleased film.” Analysts quickly zeroed in on “Monster Trucks,” a Jan. 13 release about a teenager who discovers a creature that gives his pickup special powers. In case you’re wondering how such a bucket of incredible joy was ever created by a major Hollywood studio, the Slate says that it was the work of an ACTUAL child: The idea for the film—what if monster trucks had real, live monsters in them? Burping monsters?—was developed by one-time studio president Adam Goodman with the help of his then-4-year-old son, who is now the undisputed world champion of economic collapse, preschool division. Adam Goodman is already out at Paramount, as is Bob Bacon, the head of Paramount Animation. And rather than replace him, as Slate notes, Paramount decided to just get rid of the position entirely. There is no word yet on the employment status of the child. A large part of the initial idea, apparently, was to make it an entirely animated film and then sell a shit-ton of dumb toys and backpacks and insufferable tchotchkes, much like Pixar did with Cars and Michael Bay did with Transformers. Paramount appears to have gotten as far as “TRUCKS and MONSTERS and developed by a KID” in the thought process, without actually thinking about whether the resulting film would actually be any, you know, good. But I don’t think this will actually be so bad. I mean, with lines like “the monster is IN the truck!” and Danny Glover asking “what do you need?” and then the boy with the hair saying “TRUCKS!” and a kid going “did you see that?” and Jane Levy’s character going “did that just happen????” I don’t see how any of this could possibly go wrong. And he named the “creature” Creech!!!!!!!!!! http://jalopnik.com/frankly-awesome-sounding-monster-truck-movie-expected-t-1787107333 
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Posted: 9/27/2016 10:33:39 PM EDT
[#1]
Looks dumb.
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Posted: 9/27/2016 10:39:50 PM EDT
[#2]
Probably better than most of the shit that's out there
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Posted: 9/27/2016 10:41:18 PM EDT
[#3]
I can only imagine that the author of the screenplay for that abortion drinks himself to sleep every night rather than face his failed dreams.
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Posted: 9/27/2016 10:45:47 PM EDT
[#4]
Quote HistoryQuoted:Probably better than most of the shit that's out there And yet, TV and movie revenues were 564 BILLION dollars last year and growing. 
And most of that is Hollywood. 
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Posted: 9/27/2016 10:48:14 PM EDT
[#5]
Saw the preview while watching the new turtles movie over the weekend. The gf and myself both looked at each other and said Well that's definitely different.
Looks alright for a kids movie |
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Posted: 9/27/2016 10:49:29 PM EDT
[#6]
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I can only imagine that the author of the screenplay for that abortion drinks himself to sleep every night rather than face his failed dreams.  Fucking ouch man!
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Posted: 9/27/2016 10:49:47 PM EDT
[#7]
Looks like a reanimated River Phoenix driving the rig.
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Posted: 9/27/2016 10:49:48 PM EDT
[#8]
Gonna see it with my son.
Might be fun, and it is new. |
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Posted: 9/27/2016 10:50:12 PM EDT
[#9]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Probably better than most of the shit that's out there This Watched the trailer. Looks dumb AND fun.  Sorta a spin on ET, but with trucks. I'll watch it. |
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Posted: 9/27/2016 10:52:23 PM EDT
[#10]
Fuck it, I'd watch it............
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Posted: 9/27/2016 10:52:56 PM EDT
[#11]
Looks like it could be cute.
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Posted: 9/27/2016 10:54:44 PM EDT
[#12]
Looks like they are taking the SciFi monster movies and trying it on the big screen for a few bucks. Plus it's coming out in January, not a historically strong theater month.
Would be pretty cool if they had a Sharknado reference or two in it.  |
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Posted: 9/27/2016 10:57:06 PM EDT
[#13]
That trailer definitely... doesn't speak to me. Haha.
Also, it's ironic that Jane Levy is in that movie considering she's in one of the best movies of the year right now.. Don't Breathe. |
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Posted: 9/27/2016 10:59:07 PM EDT
[#14]
Why wouldn't kids like it?
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Posted: 9/27/2016 10:59:55 PM EDT
[#15]
Is there a drinking game to go with it yet?
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Posted: 9/27/2016 11:24:12 PM EDT
[#16]
If I was 7, I would think that was the coolest shit ever.
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Posted: 9/27/2016 11:25:54 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/27/2016 11:26:05 PM EDT
[#18]
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If I was 7, I would think that was the coolest shit ever. QFT. |
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Posted: 9/27/2016 11:26:29 PM EDT
[#19]
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If I was 7, I would think that was the coolest shit ever. Yup, or maybe the scariest thing ever lol |
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Posted: 9/27/2016 11:27:38 PM EDT
[#20]
Your move Axe Cop.
Edit. And what was the line from Tropic Thunder? "Wow, 8 Oscars, 400 million dollars..."  |
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Posted: 9/27/2016 11:28:16 PM EDT
[#21]
Transformers meets Jaws?
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Posted: 9/27/2016 11:30:46 PM EDT
[#22]
Well now I gotta watch it.
Everyone should just so it crushes Ghostbusters revenues and rustles jimmies. |
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Posted: 9/27/2016 11:33:41 PM EDT
[#23]
For those that ask the question, "why is everything a sequel? can't Hollywood come up with original ideas?"
Enjoy!
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Posted: 9/27/2016 11:35:23 PM EDT
[#24]
Who knows, it might just become famous in the way Tommy Wiseau's room is.
I'll give em credit for being mostly original, instead of resorting to PC remakes. |
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Posted: 9/27/2016 11:36:19 PM EDT
[#25]
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If I was 7, I would think that was the coolest shit ever. Yup, or maybe the scariest thing ever lol Lol...QTF also. I'm not really sure which way this will go with my kid. Either he'll talk to my truck's grill and want to leap tall buildings in it or he'll be so scarred he drives a Prius the rest of his life. |
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Posted: 9/27/2016 11:40:32 PM EDT
[#26]
Good popcorn and unplug the brain movie for me and my kids. I'd see it.
Still probably 87% better than all of the Transformers movies combined. |
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Posted: 9/27/2016 11:49:34 PM EDT
[#27]
I'll watch it with my boys.
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Posted: 9/27/2016 11:57:53 PM EDT
[#28]
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Well now I gotta watch it. Everyone should just so it crushes Ghostbusters revenues and rustles jimmies. This x87. QFT. |
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Posted: 9/27/2016 11:58:32 PM EDT
[#29]
Ya know, there are lots of 4 year olds in this world. And each of them has a mommy or daddy that will have to pay the ticket to go see it with them. Just sayin'.
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Posted: 9/28/2016 12:03:30 AM EDT
[#30]
My 5 year-old is going to dig it.
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Posted: 9/28/2016 12:07:58 AM EDT
[#31]
Gd is pissed about a kids movie why? Because there are 100s of bad movies released for kids who frankly don't give a shit about plot or continuity.
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Posted: 9/28/2016 12:08:30 AM EDT
[#32]
Probably better than the gay black seventh sequel of Ghostbusters will be.
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Posted: 9/29/2016 9:56:49 PM EDT
[#33]
My kids cant wait to see it! Just think about all the retarded show from the 80's that we love and have such fond memories of like Goonies and Big Trouble In Little China to name a couple.
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Posted: 9/29/2016 10:07:43 PM EDT
[#34]
This was a monster truck...
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Posted: 9/29/2016 10:11:05 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/29/2016 10:11:46 PM EDT
[#36]
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This was a monster truck... http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy47/Gunslinger8O8/MaximumOverdrive.jpg Yup. |
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Posted: 9/29/2016 10:18:02 PM EDT
[#37]
They're pulling the loss forward to benefit this year's taxes?
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Posted: 9/29/2016 10:29:19 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Well now I gotta watch it. Everyone should just so it crushes Ghostbusters revenues and rustles jimmies. I hope it makes bank just for that, and proves the pundits wrong. These guys should be on the soundtrack. |
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Posted: 9/29/2016 10:32:49 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Looks like it could be cute. |
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Posted: 9/29/2016 10:37:04 PM EDT
[#40]
Technically, since every movie made makes no net profit, I guess this is significant in that they'll actually release this to lose money.
Looking at them tax breaks I guess... |
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Posted: 9/30/2016 8:33:06 AM EDT
[#41]
"Be careful driving your esuvee, they roll more easily than other vehicles."
ETS-it's got that goof from the new MacGyver in it, people will probably go just for that. |
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Posted: 9/30/2016 8:35:24 AM EDT
[#42]
Sharknado.
At least it's not zombies. (kudos if you get the reference) |
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Posted: 9/30/2016 8:46:50 AM EDT
[#43]
Eh. I'll download it. Arrrgh matey!
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Posted: 9/30/2016 8:50:52 AM EDT
[#44]
Looks like Free Willey with aliens and trucks.
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Posted: 9/30/2016 9:05:28 AM EDT
[#45]
I would have been all over that when I was a kid.
Anyone remember Stompers? |
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Posted: 9/30/2016 9:11:57 AM EDT
[#46]
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If I was 7, I would think that was the coolest shit ever. THIS |
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Posted: 9/30/2016 9:13:23 AM EDT
[#47]
I've seen worse.
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Posted: 9/30/2016 9:16:35 AM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: This x87. QFT. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Well now I gotta watch it. Everyone should just so it crushes Ghostbusters revenues and rustles jimmies. This x87. QFT. The Producers wasn't supposed to be a how-to. |
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Posted: 9/30/2016 9:20:06 AM EDT
[#49]
Maybe a big hit in Japan?
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Posted: 9/30/2016 9:37:34 AM EDT
[#50]
Lol - I thought this would be sharknado-ish, not a "real" movie.
8 year old will dig it. |
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