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May 30

Where to find how much money movies keep making?

Hi,

This Youtube channel ^[1]shows how much money movies keep making after their release. Where can we find this kind of data? Is it accurate? Thanks. Ericdec85 (talk) 12:26, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Ericdec85: hello! You may find this part of Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Film § Box office helpful: Box office statistics can be sourced from dedicated tracking websites such as Box Office Mojo or Deadline.com, and print publications such as Variety or The Hollywood Reporter. Stay safe, Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 17:12, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I've seen other videos by this YouTuber, and those also included home video sales/rentals, so the box office figures alone may likely be way lower. InedibleHulk (talk) 01:05, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAGdedgvWKI

Reviews or analyses of portrayals of those with disabilities in Arata: The Legend

~~Editing—pressed enter too early. Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 16:55, 30 May 2020 (UTC)~~[reply]

Hello! Hope you're well. I realize this might be a long shot, but I was wondering if:

anyone knows of any reviews or analyses of portrayals of those with disabilities in Arata: The Legend? Those in WP:RS ideally, but I'll read those outside of RS to satisfy my curiosity.
anyone knows how to find them? My Googling has found nothing so far.

Thanks and stay safe, Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 16:59, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

May 31

Film characters whose names aren't mentioned

I watched the film Bumblebee in January last year. In the film, Bumblebee is being pursued by two Decepticons, Shatter and Dropkick. Only, no one ever says either of the names "Shatter" or "Dropkick" during the entire film.

How are we supposed to know the names of the characters even are Shatter and Dropkick? Especially, as this is a film based on a toyline, but neither Shatter or Dropkick ever appeared in the toyline, they were invented solely for the film. What's the purpose of giving them names in the first place? JIP | Talk 22:27, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

[WAG alert] There has to be some way to differentiate them in the script (Decepticons "1" and "2", for example, would be too easy to get mixed up), which may be where their names are specified. Clarityfiend (talk) 23:01, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Nada needed a name for the credit roll. If these dudes are CGI, maybe not. Were they toys after debuting onscreen? InedibleHulk (talk) 23:07, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not that I know of. JIP | Talk 00:21, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I see a Hasbro Dropkick figure on Amazon, $46.35 (and Shatter for $102.67!). Can't paste a link on this thing. Google it? InedibleHulk (talk) 01:30, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Both of them have had about half a dozen toys since the movie came out. But, really, their names aren't mentioned in the movie because the names aren't really important. They're just two random Decepticon thugs. --Khajidha (talk) 14:58, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not important to the film plot, but quite important to the real plot. A hunk of junk without a trademark goes for like, $6.37, and anybody can sell them. But to name something is to wield the true Power of Grayskull. Like Dio™ says, "words have control" (even from beyond the grave, if peddling songs). Also helps collectors remember which hunks of junk they've already overspent on with a checklist. "Red and black Plymouth" probably describes a hundred "unique" Transformers. Also, nothing has ever been random, just happens for uncountable combinations of unfathomable reasons, so seems random to us foolish humans. InedibleHulk (talk) 22:00, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

And they were named in the toyline, so I'm not sure what your point is. --Khajidha (talk) 14:05, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The toys are based on, introduced in and marketed through the movie. If they were each labeled vaguely as "new Hasbro Decepticon", generically as "poseable robot figure" or independently as "Javelin and Angela", all the tie-in potential would be lost. Kids (and manchildren) want the Dropkick and Shatter, not some "random" cashgrab knockoff. If the whole licensing symbiosis loses enough revenue, the toyline and "cinematic universe" end (sometimes rebootable, sometimes not). Names/brands/labels are important like that. InedibleHulk (talk) 20:37, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The toy packaging has "Hasbro", "Decepticon", "Transformers", and the "Bumblebee" movie logo plastered all over it. These toys are quite visibly tied to the specific movie, so there is no confusion about them being "cashgrab knockoffs". --Khajidha (talk) 21:30, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, and also "Shatter" to distinguish from "Dropkick", because all trademarks matter in this system; if sold vaguely, generically or independently, the synergy wouldn't exist. InedibleHulk (talk) 21:58, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Did they look alike? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 23:15, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No, they looked completely different. JIP | Talk 00:21, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I see - and either way, the credits don't help because you can't tell which is which? Kind of like with Heckle and Jeckle. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 01:25, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The red one sounds like Angela Bassett, apparently. InedibleHulk (talk) 01:29, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

How are you supposed to know? Presumably you are supposed to have seen it mentioned in publicity (such as talk show appearances by the stars) or fan-written material or whatever. Or else you aren't supposed to know, and they don't care if you do. --76.71.5.208 (talk) 03:30, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Aye, if you don't have $102.67 to burn on a cheap fragile piece of plastic which couldn't possibly have at least some sort of redeeming sentimental value yet, don't even bother flying out for the convention, much less staying for dinner, attending the gala or passing out backstage with Frank Langella, poser! InedibleHulk (talk) 06:28, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Frank Langella is doing toy movies now? Eww wake me up in another 25 years 93.136.103.94 (talk) 22:35, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Don't worry, it was 33 years ago (in real time) and he played Skeletor with far more maturity and humanity than he had any reasonable obligation to. It killed the movie studio that paid him, but it was worth it, see YouTube. Meg Foster nailed it with her "evil eyes", too! InedibleHulk (talk) 22:51, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This Entertainment Weekly article, in an "exclusive reveal", identifies them by name and car model (Plymouth Satellite and AMC Javelin), and says Shatter "will be voiced by Angela Bassett." Clarityfiend (talk) 08:13, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Whom Frank Langella hardliners might remember as Linda Thornton from Liberty and nothing else. Transformers fans might recognize that titular character as this bad boy. Bumblebee, Megatron and Optimus Prime once partied pretty hard on her, it seems. InedibleHulk (talk) 08:41, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

See also TV Tropes' "All There in the Script". ---Sluzzelin talk 11:44, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

If it's not in the film, it doesn't count, except maybe to the ardent fans. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 14:28, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

AKA the argent fans, the ones who care enough to "keep the lights on" for the tired poor casual couples who yearn for something to distract the kids for 114 minutes. The whole entertainment world is built on that lunatic "fringe". The huddled masses should salute such attentive dweebs, geeks and weirdos! InedibleHulk (talk) 20:58, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Give those people a silver dollar each. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 23:07, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Or, bread and circuses? 107.15.157.44 (talk) 05:42, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No way, mac, that's accursed nerd bias in disguise! InedibleHulk (talk) 06:20, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

June 3

Slick Slime Sam

We don't seem to have an article. I have been forced to sit through a plethora of unboxings. I would like to know who "Sue" is and where this team originates from. Usually Sue has an American accent but sometimes, she has a Russian twang. Google has not been of any help. Thanks 109.151.74.96 (talk) 09:27, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Never heard of it. Maybe you only dreamed it. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 11:32, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently a children's YouTube channel. Sue is completely fictional so she and the team can be from wherever your imagination takes you, quite possibly a fictional place.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 14:01, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Courtesy link for the curious: "This is an official channel for the most entertaining slime in history! He and his "pet human" Sue make the most bizarre DIYs, cook incredible foods together and bicker endlessly to find common ground". Alansplodge (talk) 14:03, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

June 4

3D computer RPG from around the mid-2000's

Back in 2006 or 2007 I remember playing a game on my parents' laptop (which for reference was a Toshiba) that was a 3D dungeon-exploration RPG. Unfortunately I no longer remember the exact name of the game, but I remember that it came as part of a (Toshiba?) program in the laptop that had a bunch of other games, the world consisted of a town and a single dungeon and you could do quests given by the townspeople, and that only the first few floors of the dungeon (cannot remember the exact number, but it was probably two if not slightly more than that) were accessible in the free version (which the laptop had) and you had to pay to unlock the rest of the dungeon and the game. The title screen or the town overworld theme (can't remember which one exactly) sounded something like this (the melody may be off as I haven't played or even seen this game in over 13 years). Does anyone have an idea what this game could be? I know it was not a triple-A title and it probably was one of those cheap games that you could play back in the day, but this has been bugging me for years now. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 07:41, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It might be listed here: Category: Dungeon crawler video games. 107.15.157.44 (talk) 09:05, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

June 6

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 Back in 2006 or 2007 I remember playing a game on my parents' laptop (which for reference was a Toshiba) that was a 3D dungeon-exploration RPG. Unfortunately I no longer remember the exact name of the game, but I remember that it came as part of a (Toshiba?) program in the laptop that had a bunch of other games, the world consisted of a town and a single dungeon and you could do quests given by the townspeople, and that only the first few floors of the dungeon (cannot remember the exact number, but it was probably two if not slightly more than that) were accessible in the free version (which the laptop had) and you had to pay to unlock the rest of the dungeon and the game. The title screen or the town overworld theme (can't remember which one exactly) sounded something like [https://vocaroo.com/9BHnr1kMmh3 this] (the melody may be off as I haven't played or even seen this game in over 13 years). Does anyone have an idea what this game could be? I know it was not a triple-A title and it probably was one of those cheap games that you could play back in the day, but this has been bugging me for years now. [[User:Narutolovehinata5|Narutolovehinata5]] <sup>[[User talk:Narutolovehinata5|t]][[Special:Contributions/Narutolovehinata5|c]][[WP:CSD|csd]][[Special:Newpages|new]]</sup> 07:41, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
 :It might be listed here: [[:Category: Dungeon crawler video games]]. [[Special:Contributions/107.15.157.44|107.15.157.44]] ([[User talk:107.15.157.44|talk]]) 09:05, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
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