That's a simplification, but yes, the fact that they wouldn't get 100% of the income from Hulk or She-Hulk is certainly a factor.

Goddammit, I came back here hoping somebody had said what it actually was from.

That one I actually was more sure of it happening, it's that my mind can't believe that a joke with that much potential is executed as poorly as my memory swears.

Extras showed that she had a self-deprecating sense of humor, not a naughty one.

I doubt they gave points to everybody; by the cast list, I would say Berry and Jackman and Winslet and Gere. Maybe Kinnear and Quaid because they're coming in last minute to save the movie, their agents could do it. Few of the other actors would've been getting points at that time (granted, Pratt would *now*), let…

Oh, yeah. I totally forgot he was in that, but, yeah, his bit is funny.

That's probably part of it, but also I got the impression that "Date Movie" at least starts with *one* story beginning to end, and even if it parodying that and going on weird tangents, there is still a basic A-to-B journey there, where "Epic Movie" was literally just jumping from franchise to franchise seemingly at…

It is. There are things that happen in that movie that I can't quite believe are genuine memories of watching it, or if my brain just revolted and started making things up with some tangential connection to what was going on; I remember Burt Young as Noriega or somebody like that, I remember a major subplot involving…

I went as far back as "Once Bitten" and decided that was far enough, but a very good guess.

I think the real problem with Youth Without Youth & Tetro (to be fair, I never saw Twixt) is that they aren't hidden gems, but neither are they fiascos. They're just vaguely mediocre. (It's sad to say, but I think The Rainmaker is superior to either one.) There's not much to write about for any of them.

I would agree with this, but I would also add that it is quite possibly the biggest drop-off from one sequel to another in the history of movies ("Star Trek V" has a case). But, I mean, it's not even the worst movie the director made in that decade (and he only made 4!). In fact, he has made six movies since then,…

Scanning the cast list, Greg Kinnear, Will Sasso, Stephen Merchant, Jason Sudeikis, and Snooki were all directed by the Farrellys, and Seann William Scott and Johnny Knoxville were in films they produced. I bet there are a few I'm forgetting. I quickly checked Liz Banks and Patrick Warburton, but got bored with the…

That is a great answer. I almost want to give them credit for how little effort they managed to put in to the script.

I have an actual follow-up question here. Out of curiosity — I haven't seen it and doubt I ever will — is the scene that Jackman has balls on his chin and only Winslet realizes/sees/reacts to them? Or is the scene that Jackman has balls on his chin and everybody besides Winslet sees that but doesn't think it's…

The problem marketing-wise is that if you say The Hulk is popular enough because of The Avengers for this project to find its audience, then the immediate question is "If he's really that popular, then why don't we just make an actual Hulk movie?" And if you say "We tried that twice and it didn't work either time,"…

I don't think that's a terrible idea. I suspect it would create it's own problems — if you are shying away from the Hulk thing from a marketing perspective, how are you distinguishing this from Jessica Jones? — but I'm not gonna dismiss it out of hand.

I think that comparison has a faulty premise built into the center of it, that any superhero can be compared to Superman in pop culture terms, but I certainly agree it's the best model they have for how it *could* work.

I didn't like Fraction's FF, but I actually think the idea of back-dooring She-Hulk in through a team makes a lot of sense.

That is a fair counter-point, but as a counter-counter-point, they both had the original hero to launch them and have yet to be pushed as stand-alone properties. They've tried twice to make The Hulk stand-alone, and neither one really clicked. (But, granted, both of the examples you cite were built in from the…

In the larger pop culture sense, how do you explain to people "You know the only character that Marvel has been unsuccessful in their attempts to launch as a stand-alone franchise? Well, I know it sounds like it, and she's big and green, but this is actually completely different than that, so you should give it a…