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So it is shrinking.
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As a percent of the world population, yes.
Doesn't seem at all like it will go to 0 though...
Additionally, it was growing as a percentage of the world population throughout most (all?) of the 20th century.
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Ahem. Get back to discussing the wretched film adaptation of a mediocre book by a modest-intelligence atheist.Comment
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But it has armored polar bears in it. How can it be bad?(\__/) Save a bunny, eat more Smurf!
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Apparently, it did poorly at the box office.B♭3Comment
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It did well for a normal film. But as a film with a blockbuster-sized budget, it flopped.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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Given the hit squads that have been after it for months, I don't find that surprising.
My fiancee saw it this weekend, she and her friend both thought it was pretty good, but somewhat flawed. She's read the books and her friend hasn't, but they both came away with the same feelings on it. Outstanding cast and visuals, but the script had been massaged too much by too many people."In the beginning was the Word. Then came the ******* word processor." -Dan Simmons, HyperionComment
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Idunno about that. The protests against Dogma and other religiously edgy films just acted as free publicity, made people want to see them more. True, this is a kids' movie, but you'd think there would still be a number of pious adults who saw it just to see what the buzz was about, if it was really that bad, etc.Originally posted by Koyaanisqatsi
Given the hit squads that have been after it for months, I don't find that surprising.Comment
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There is a bit of a difference as there was hits on both sides. One for the anti-religious aspect and another for the strayed too far from the book aspect. The fans may have stayed away due to the later.Originally posted by Elok
Idunno about that. The protests against Dogma and other religiously edgy films just acted as free publicity, made people want to see them more. True, this is a kids' movie, but you'd think there would still be a number of pious adults who saw it just to see what the buzz was about, if it was really that bad, etc.
And Dogma made about $30 mil in its total US box office run.“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
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Huh. For some reason I thought it did better than that.Comment
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I will see it despite critics reviews and religious zealots being irrational. Does it have monkeys in it?Comment
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Drunken armored polar bears > monkeys"In the beginning was the Word. Then came the ******* word processor." -Dan Simmons, HyperionComment
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Does it have Claire Danes and Michelle Pfeiffer in it? At this point, if its a big budget fantasy aimed at kids, it doesnt have the name "Harry Potter" in the title or Tolkien in the credits, and doesnt have anything in particular that makes a dad want to see it, I'm skipping it.
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It's got Kidman and the Bond girl from Casino Royale. Does that count?"In the beginning was the Word. Then came the ******* word processor." -Dan Simmons, HyperionComment
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