The New York Times reports:
Wayne Llewellyn, the president of distribution at Paramount, said that the conservative ethos reflected in last week's election results might have hurt the film.
"It could be the mood of the country right now," he said. "It seems to be the result of the election. Maybe they didn't want to see a guy that slept around."
Or maybe it's that people are tired of seeing pointless remake after remake. Stop trying to blame the "conservative" electorate for your failure to produce a new and original film. Work up a good script and make a new movie. People like Alexander Payne seem to have no problem doing it.
UPDATE: From everything I've been reading and hearing, it appears Disney/Pixar's The Incredibles is another such movie that might just save the day (pun fully intended!). It's gotten some great word of mouth in my circle of friends as well as the rare five finger endorsement of my favorite internet film critic, The Filthy Critic. WARNING: His reviews are riddled with profanity so therefore may not be safe viewing at work!
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Well, Wes, you've ruined my shot at getting Joel to see this movie! Guess I'll have to find a girlfriend to drool over Jude with.
Uh-oh! Not my intention, but knowing Joel, you can probably still convince him to go see it. Unfortunately for "Alfie," it just happened to be the remake-du-jour. There are plenty of other remakes that have suffered similar fates. Perhaps I will re-visit this subject in a later post.
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