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'Neighbors' TV Spot + ETA: Spike Interviews

Mar 20, 2014 15:58

From Universal Pictures Canada:

A few other things: There's a new, but really very similar, international poster here.

Boxoffice.com has added Neighbors to their long range forecast. They peg it at opening at $34 million with $126 million for cumulative. There is no tracking available for this movie yet, it is too soon. So they are basing ( Read more... )

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kleth March 23 2014, 19:12:59 UTC

"They peg it at opening at $34 million"

Please, please, please.

"- Zac Efron's performance should shock audiences who still see him as a teen heartthrob, and you can't put a price on that kind of buzz."

That's why I'm hoping this is a big hit. We are far enough out from HSM, and Zac has matured enough, so that if millions of people see this movie, they will receive a whole new impression of Zac. Neighbors could be the reset button on his career. Plus, of course, a movie that opens at $34 million will perk up some ears and flare some nostrils in the studio executive suites.

Success zacsfag March 24 2014, 04:47:33 UTC

I definitely think this movie could be a success. Adult comedies really seem to be hot right now. And Seth Rogen is pretty much the king of this genre. However, I wouldn't exactly call this a "mature" role... I think The Lucky One was his most mature role. It also happens to be my favorite of his movies, so I am a little biased.

Re: Success kleth March 24 2014, 19:41:21 UTC

Sorry, I didn't say the role was mature, I said Zac has matured (although, as he admitted, Zac and the character he was playing had a lot of similarities at the time).

What I'm getting at is, Zac no longer looks like the teen in HSM. It was easy for a lot of people to maintain the HSM image as long as he looked like the HSM character. That doesn't work so well anymore (but I do miss that long hair flopping in his eyes).

Re: Success zacsfag March 24 2014, 20:09:13 UTC

Yeah, I know what you meant, and I agree. He's definitely matured in real life a lot. I wish he would pick roles that were more serious in order to reflect that. Basically, I think a movie like this is beneath him. Its too low brow for someone as talented, matured, and experienced as him.

Re: Success kleth March 25 2014, 20:33:51 UTC

Actually, I believe the decision to do Neighbors was strategic. When he accepted the part, he told Rogen, "I want to get sullied." He saw this kind of movie as a way to really break with the whole HSM thing, being the sweet kid that everybody loved ( ... )

Re: Success zacsfag March 26 2014, 03:59:51 UTC

I absolutely agree that Neighbors will be a huge hit! I already stated that in my first comment here. Not only are adult comedies really hot right now (Bridesmaids, Hangover, This Is The End), but Seth Rogen dominates this genre. How could it not be successful ( ... )

Re: Success kleth March 26 2014, 19:55:09 UTC

"Zac is an amazing actor. He doesn't need this."

Apparently, he thinks he does.

I'm sure he would do a sophisticated, witty comedy if he were offered one. In the meantime, he has to take the best offers he can get. I hope he got a good price for his services, I hope it's a big hit that will turn some heads in Movieland, and I hope he gets lots more offers as a result. Right now, as far as we know, he hasn't got a thing on his "to do" list. That worries me.

Re: Success zacsfag March 26 2014, 21:03:49 UTC

I agree. However, I have no idea how a movie like this will get him any credibility whatsoever. Maybe he can rise above the sophomoric stupidity of this movie and somehow give a good performance that shows off his talent.

Regardless, I refuse to pay to see this movie. If I wanted to watch a bunch a stupid, horny, pot smoking, sexist, homophobic, beer guzzling jerks act like animals I'd hang around my college campus more often.

Re: Success jeezbee March 26 2014, 23:24:14 UTC

Of course you don't have to pay or watch a movie you're not interested in and nobody will fault you for that. I'm the first person to say that being a fan doesn't mean you have to blindly agree with everything.

However, I do not agree with some of your other assessments.

I haven't seen Neighbors yet but I've read all reviews so far - formal as well as informal. And based on all that feedback, Neighbors is actually a pretty good movie and it most likely will end up as one of Zac's best reviewed ones of his career so far. It's one thing to say this is not your type of movie (and you have every right for that) but that doesn't equal being a bad movie. And it's not the first time he played not-so-nice characters either - Dean in At Any Price or Jason in That Awkward Moment were rather douchey as well ( ... )

Re: Success zacsfag March 27 2014, 02:09:09 UTC

I don't necessarily mind Zac playing douchey sometimes. I enjoyed That Awkward Moment. It offered a rare and fresh perspective on the guy's point of view of a romantic comedy. I liked that while it was a romantic comedy, it sort of made fun of the genre in a way ( ... )

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