Emojimovie: Express Yourself Discussion

retr0pia75 · 07-10-2016, 07:52 PM

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/new...ji-movie-title
Ever since the catastrophic hack in 2014, Sony Pictures has pretty much become the butt of the joke of the entire film industry. And if the topic of this thread is anything to go by, they're about to become an even bigger one.
The film is set to be a "surprising and comic take on the secret world of our phones and the beloved characters that have become daily necessities in global interpersonal communication". Normally, I tend not to judge films by their premise alone, but honestly, this seems to be nothing more than a cheap cash grab. I mean, Genndy Tartakovsky's Popeye movie wasn't good enough, but this was? WTF?
But on the bright side...at least it's not Sausage Party.

*Wildcat* · 07-10-2016, 11:08 PM

I don't see what's so wrong with this. Using emojis as characters makes sense. Probably a comedy based around the internet. Look at Wreck It Ralph 2.

retr0pia75 · 07-10-2016, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Wildcat

I don't see what's so wrong with this. Using emojis as characters makes sense. Probably a comedy based around the internet. Look at Wreck It Ralph 2.

That's true, but with WIR 2 they're basing it around the internet because they have a legitimately good idea for it. With Emoji, there's not much you can do with them, especially since the closest thing that defines them as characters is their appearance.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 07-11-2016, 12:07 AM

I'd much rather watch Sausage Party than a movie about emojis.

Sony executives are seriously tripping bad, yo.

retr0pia75 · 07-11-2016, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

I'd much rather watch Sausage Party than a movie about emojis.

Sony executives are seriously tripping bad, yo.

Tell me about it. I honestly don't see SP lasting into the end of the next decade at this point.
At the very least, Emoji won't be another painfully unfunny Seth Rogen vehicle.

*Wildcat* · 07-11-2016, 12:14 AM

Have they even released the official plot for Wreck It Ralph 2? I thought the latest news was it was an internet adventure. That was pretty much it so far.

There's probably a lot of things you could do with emojis. There's literally one for every emotion. That's a ton of characters . Not that they should use them all. Just saying.

The plot for this says Emojis want to leave their apps and travel to different places, in cyberspace I assume. Sounds pretty much as expected. Still don't see what so bad about it.

*snake* · 07-11-2016, 12:57 AM

If it's an internet adventure I hope they visit /tv/

*The Deadman* · 07-11-2016, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Wildcat

Have they even released the official plot for Wreck It Ralph 2? I thought the latest news was it was an internet adventure. That was pretty much it so far.

There's probably a lot of things you could do with emojis. There's literally one for every emotion. That's a ton of characters . Not that they should use them all. Just saying.

The plot for this says Emojis want to leave their apps and travel to different places, in cyberspace I assume. Sounds pretty much as expected. Still don't see what so bad about it.

There's no shark emoji.

*Powder* · 07-11-2016, 06:20 PM

It's funny, we spent years bitching about how Hollywood mostly pumped out reboots & kinda lulled on original content. Now they're back to doing new stuff & it's just absolutely abysmal. Bring on the reboots.

~~TMNTInsighter~~ · 07-11-2016, 07:18 PM

They need to surprise us as much as "The Social Network" did.

Aaronardo · 07-11-2016, 07:24 PM

These are the people Nintendo's thinking about giving the rights to make a Mario movie to? Dear god.

I mean, I've used emojis. Mostly because I have this weird thing where if I use a period at the end of a sentence and nothing else it'll come off as rude, but I've never looked at a f*cking emoji and said, "hey, this could be a great movie." And it won't be. It just won't.

I love their quote at the beginning. "[Sony Pictures Animation is] meaningfully stepping up our level of production, while creating an environment that fosters the best talent." If your way of doing that is by making a movie about Emojis just to appeal to the hip kids of today, then clearly, you're talent-ing wrong.

retr0pia75 · 07-11-2016, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaronardo

These are the people Nintendo's thinking about giving the rights to make a Mario movie to? Dear god.

I mean, I've used emojis. Mostly because I have this weird thing where if I use a period at the end of a sentence and nothing else it'll come off as rude, but I've never looked at a f*cking emoji and said, "hey, this could be a great movie." And it won't be. It just won't.

I love their quote at the beginning. "[Sony Pictures Animation is] meaningfully stepping up our level of production, while creating an environment that fosters the best talent." If your way of doing that is by making a movie about Emojis just to appeal to the hip kids of today, then clearly, you're talent-ing wrong.

Sony is most likely no longer involved with that potential Mario movie. They weren't mentioned whatsoever when Nintendo announced their intentions to start making films again.

retr0pia75 · 07-18-2016, 04:26 PM

They've announced who's going to be playing the lead character:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFv5bgIOlg4

retr0pia75 · 10-10-2016, 04:37 PM

http://www.vulture.com/2016/10/get-a...mojimovie.html
There's actually going to be a Poop emoji character.
Never change, Sony Pictures (although you seriously need to).

*Andrew NDB* · 10-10-2016, 04:39 PM

The rainbow/mood bandannaed Turtles should go be in this. They can express themselves.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 10-10-2016, 04:48 PM

Where's TigerClaw? Shouldn't he be the only human being on earth excited for this sorry excuse for a film?

Get to shilling, TC. Pay the rent.

*TheSkeletonMan939* · 10-10-2016, 04:52 PM

How does one fail at life so much to come up with the idea of making a movie about emoticons?

retr0pia75 · 10-10-2016, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSkeletonMan939

How does one fail at life so much to come up with the idea of making a movie about emoticons?

The film business can be spectacular, but it's got a dark, coporate side to it as well. I can't say that I'm surprised at the fact that they thought this was good enough to spark a freaking bidding war, but at the same time...I kind of am.

*TheSkeletonMan939* · 10-10-2016, 05:23 PM

I would have loved to have participated in the bidding war for this film, but only to make the other movie companies force themselves to bid more and more for it.

*The Deadman* · 12-20-2016, 05:21 PM

07-10-2016, 07:52 PM	#1
retr0pia75 Foot Soldier Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Georgia Posts: 128	Emojimovie: Express Yourself Discussion http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/new...ji-movie-title Ever since the catastrophic hack in 2014, Sony Pictures has pretty much become the butt of the joke of the entire film industry. And if the topic of this thread is anything to go by, they're about to become an even bigger one. The film is set to be a "surprising and comic take on the secret world of our phones and the beloved characters that have become daily necessities in global interpersonal communication". Normally, I tend not to judge films by their premise alone, but honestly, this seems to be nothing more than a cheap cash grab. I mean, Genndy Tartakovsky's Popeye movie wasn't good enough, but this was? WTF? But on the bright side...at least it's not Sausage Party.

07-10-2016, 11:08 PM	#2
Wildcat Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 3,516	I don't see what's so wrong with this. Using emojis as characters makes sense. Probably a comedy based around the internet. Look at Wreck It Ralph 2. __________________ Nothing can survive the will to stay alive, cause if you try, you can do anything.

07-11-2016, 12:07 AM	#4
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	I'd much rather watch Sausage Party than a movie about emojis. Sony executives are seriously tripping bad, yo. __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*

07-11-2016, 12:14 AM	#6
Wildcat Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 3,516	Have they even released the official plot for Wreck It Ralph 2? I thought the latest news was it was an internet adventure. That was pretty much it so far. There's probably a lot of things you could do with emojis. There's literally one for every emotion. That's a ton of characters . Not that they should use them all. Just saying. The plot for this says Emojis want to leave their apps and travel to different places, in cyberspace I assume. Sounds pretty much as expected. Still don't see what so bad about it. __________________ Nothing can survive the will to stay alive, cause if you try, you can do anything.

07-11-2016, 07:24 PM	#11
Aaronardo Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: :noitacoL Posts: 1,043	These are the people Nintendo's thinking about giving the rights to make a Mario movie to? Dear god. I mean, I've used emojis. Mostly because I have this weird thing where if I use a period at the end of a sentence and nothing else it'll come off as rude, but I've never looked at a fcking emoji and said, "hey, this could be a great movie." And it won't be. It just won't. I love their quote at the beginning. "[Sony Pictures Animation is] meaningfully stepping up our level of production, while creating an environment that fosters the best talent." If your way of doing that is by making a movie about Emojis* just to appeal to the hip kids of today, then clearly, you're talent-ing wrong. __________________ "Shredder, you gotta listen to reason!" - Leonardo "Oh Turtles! Oh Turtles! Chew your gum properly." "If I miss this week's Kirby, heads are gonna roll." - Raphael "The Biosites have almost finished healing my flesh." - Shredder "Because we're takin' the heart and you're goin' to jail!" - Donatello

07-11-2016, 12:57 AM	#7
snake Disgusting Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 12,231	If it's an internet adventure I hope they visit /tv/

07-11-2016, 06:20 PM	#9
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,956	It's funny, we spent years bitching about how Hollywood mostly pumped out reboots & kinda lulled on original content. Now they're back to doing new stuff & it's just absolutely abysmal. Bring on the reboots.

07-11-2016, 07:18 PM	#10
~~TMNTInsighter~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: South Carolina Posts: 429	They need to surprise us as much as "The Social Network" did.

07-18-2016, 04:26 PM	#13
retr0pia75 Foot Soldier Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Georgia Posts: 128	They've announced who's going to be playing the lead character: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFv5bgIOlg4

10-10-2016, 04:37 PM	#14
retr0pia75 Foot Soldier Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Georgia Posts: 128	http://www.vulture.com/2016/10/get-a...mojimovie.html There's actually going to be a Poop emoji character. Never change, Sony Pictures (although you seriously need to).

10-10-2016, 04:39 PM	#15
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,558	The rainbow/mood bandannaed Turtles should go be in this. They can express themselves. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

10-10-2016, 04:48 PM	#16
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	Where's TigerClaw? Shouldn't he be the only human being on earth excited for this sorry excuse for a film? Get to shilling, TC. Pay the rent. __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*

10-10-2016, 04:52 PM	#17
TheSkeletonMan939 A New Day, A New Headache Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Over there Posts: 3,963	How does one fail at life so much to come up with the idea of making a movie about emoticons?

10-10-2016, 05:23 PM	#19
TheSkeletonMan939 A New Day, A New Headache Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Over there Posts: 3,963	I would have loved to have participated in the bidding war for this film, but only to make the other movie companies force themselves to bid more and more for it.

12-20-2016, 05:21 PM	#20
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