Why does every Will Smith movie come out on Christmas or 4th of July?

[Thunder Dan]

He sucks. Do movie executives really think he is worthy of this type of hype year after year? Normally December and July openings are left for the biggest of the big movies, why does Will Smith get one practically every year? He sucks- it's bullshit and I'm sick and f'ing tired of this.

Christmas Openings 4 Films
Ali
Seven Pounds
I Am Legend
Pursuit of Happiness


July Openings 6 Films
Bad Boys 1 & 2
Independence Day
Men in Black 1 and 2
Wild Wild West


Exceptions: Hitch, Bagger Vance and Enemy of the State

[clambake]

he's a patriotic jew.

[balli]

Meh to Will Smith movies overall. But I thought he kicked ass in Legend. And he's still the Fresh Prince, so I mean, he has that going for him. I'd agree though- it would be nice to see Will Smith do a non-blockbuster. He's never just the lead in his epic movies, but like a fucking huge centerpiece. He should just chill and try some different, more moderate shit.

[InRareForm]

Will Smith turned down Matrix for Wild Wild West.

:lmao:lmao:rollin

[Anti.Hero]

I lost a lot of respect for him after he butchered I am Legend.

[balli]

I lost a lot of respect for him after he butchered I am Legend.

What??? BOOOOOOOOOOOO

That's the only Will Smith movie I've even halfway liked in the past decade.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Because they make gobs of money at those times.

/thread

[Trainwreck2100]

I lost a lot of respect for him after he butchered I am Legend.

The script butchered that movie, it was alright till the lady and her kid showed up

[Anti.Hero]

What??? BOOOOOOOOOOOO

That's the only Will Smith movie I've even halfway liked in the past decade.

The book, man. Books are usually 10000x better than the movie but in this case, they almost completely ditched the story and turned this movie into another cookie-cutter zombie/vampire flick.

They had gold, and they completely disrespected the uniqueness of Matheson's creation.


The movie was probably all right, I was planning on watching it soon again for the hell of it...but Will Smith always talks about how much research he does for a movie (Ali, Pursuit...). He took this script, and figured he'd spit out your basic zombie/vampire movie for the millions :nope

[Trainwreck2100]

The book, man. Books are usually 10000x better than the movie but in this case, they turned this movie into another cookie-cutter zombie/vampire flick.

They had gold, and they completely disrespect the uniqueness of Matheson's creation.

It was the third time they turned the book into a movie, and neither one has followed the book

[Anti.Hero]

haha, and I am never one of these nerds that cries about book adaptations

but for whatever reason I get bummed when I Am Legend is mentioned lol

[The Reckoning]

I lost a lot of respect for him after he butchered I am Legend.

True. I think it was more of the director and screenplay.

The main character in the original story was an unsensitive scotch-drinking, ass-kicking compulsive smoker who was tempted to bang the hot vampire chicks. That would've been way more entertaining than Will Smith's character.

[sonic21]

Will Smith turned down Matrix for Wild Wild West.

:lmao:lmao:rollin

Matrix sucks too

[sonic21]

Ali was ok

[BlackSwordsMan]

Will Smith turned down Matrix for Wild Wild West.

:lmao:lmao:rollin

what role would he have been?

[InRareForm]

Neo

[monosylab1k]

He took this script, and figured he'd spit out your basic zombie/vampire movie for the millions :nope

The script was written long before Will Smith was ever involved. Originally Arnold Schwarzennegger was supposed to star in it, so thank Will Smith for making a semi-crappy movie that could have been much much worse.

[monosylab1k]

4th of July is for the "Will Smith sci-fi thriller with lots of big ass guns and Will saying 'Awwww HEELLLL NAAAWWWWW' at some point"

Christmas is for the "Will Smith drama, a story of redemption that will have you in tears"

The obligatory shirtless scene happens in all of them, however.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

The script butchered that movie, it was alright till the lady and her kid showed up

Word.

But who can really outdo The Charlton Heston?

[Dex]

Don't forget Hancock.

Release Date:
2 July 2008 (USA)

[Dex]

Will Smith turned down Matrix for Wild Wild West.

:lmao:lmao:rollin

Wow, really?

That's the Hollywood equivalent of picking Bowie over Jordan. :dizzy

[T Park]

I didn't like the matrix nor wild wild west.

So its a wash for me.

I like Will Smith myself. Hes a decent actor but seems to be a good person.

[Dr. Gonzo]

Will Smith would've sucked as Neo.

Plus it would've been entirely too unrealistic. Everybody knows black people don't know how to use computers.

[florige]

I didn't like the matrix nor wild wild west.

So its a wash for me.

I like Will Smith myself. Hes a decent actor but seems to be a good person.



+1

He was also good in The Enemy of State. I'm pretty sure that didn't come out on any holiday. He lost me in iRobot though.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Hancock made me want to write the studio and ask for my money back. Granted it was a rental and I didn't go see it in theaters, but even with the low expectations I had for it I was disappointed.

[King]

Because he's bankable - and movie execs know it.

[baseline bum]

Everything associated with Will Smith has been garbage since he quit calling himself Fresh Prince. Before that, everything he did was incredible.

[monosylab1k]

Everything associated with Will Smith has been garbage since he quit calling himself Fresh Prince. Before that, everything he did was incredible.

Its kind of amazing to think that he played a gay guy in Six Degrees Of Separation way back when. You think his agent would let him get within the same zip code of a gay role now?

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Its kind of amazing to think that he played a gay guy in Six Degrees Of Separation way back when. You think his agent would let him get within the same zip code of a gay role now?

Will's gonna want an Academy Award at some point, and he hasn't gotten any nominations yet despite acting like a retard in half his films.

[ShoogarBear]

Will's gonna want an Academy Award at some point, and he hasn't gotten any nominations yet despite acting like a retard in half his films.
Say huh wha but he you whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?

[ShoogarBear]

Perhaps you're thinking of the wrong Will?

http://images.contactmusic.com/dn/will+ferrell_855_18441379_0_0_9722_300.jpg

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Say huh wha but he you whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?

Has he? I'm not following the man's career too closely.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Shit, two of them. Clearly I'm not an Academy voter. He seems really likeable but I can't stand him in films.

[monosylab1k]

Has he? I'm not following the man's career too closely.

He's been nominated twice for Ali and Pursuit Of Happyness. Pursuit of Happyness kinda counts for Will as going retard because the person who wrote the script had to be.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

He'll go gay for Oscar. Look for he and Martin Lawrence's characters to go in daring new directions in Bad Boys 3.

[IronMexican]

I'd rather watch the Dragon Ball the movie than a Will Smith movie.

[ShoogarBear]

Has he? I'm not following the man's career too closely.

I think that Nicholson feller might make it big some day.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

I think that Nicholson feller might make it big some day.

:bang This is what I get for failing to research.

Congratulations Shoog, you got me.

[tp2021]

Will's gonna want an Academy Award at some point, and he hasn't gotten any nominations yet despite acting like a retard in half his films.

As long as he don't go full retard.

[lebomb]

STFU you hating no talent having muthafuckas. Will Smith is alright.

[SpursWoman]

STFU you hating no talent having muthafuckas. Will Smith is alright.


+1

I like Will Smith ... fukkin haters. :lol

[Dark Gable]

+1

I like Will Smith ... fukkin haters. :lol

+1

[sonic21]

+2

[BlackSwordsMan]

Neo

that would have been gay

[mexicanjunior]

Will Smith is ok...