# Now You See Me/After Earth (flops?) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 29, 2013, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631 "2013-05-29T15:33:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2013, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631/101 "2013-06-01T19:03:52Z")
> [@jackdavinci](#): > > Before anyone gets too excited, that was from The Onion… Grrrrrr!!! Why not just wait for a few posters to weigh in before making sure no one ‘gets too excited’. You’ve spoiled the fun. ---
**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631/102 "2013-06-01T19:17:17Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > Grrrrrr!!! Why not just wait for a few posters to weigh in before making sure no one ‘gets too excited’. You’ve spoiled the fun. Because we’re not Yahoo Answers, and the entire point of the board is fighting ignorance? ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631/103 "2013-06-01T19:28:33Z")
> [@TimeWinder](#): > > Because we’re not Yahoo Answers, and the entire point of the board is fighting ignorance? Oh, my fault. I forgot jokes are forbidden in OHSOSERIOUS cafe society. Snoboarder was setting up a little joke, and it would have been fun to go with it for a while, but my bag, I’ll go back to putting on my very serious internet work boots and get on top of this ignorance fighting. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2013, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631/104 "2013-06-01T19:31:03Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > Grrrrrr!!! Why not just wait for a few posters to weigh in before making sure no one ‘gets too excited’. You’ve spoiled the fun. Sorry, I knew it was a joke, but didn’t realize it was also intended as a prank. My bad. 🙂 in my defense, it says Onion right in the post… ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2013, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631/105 "2013-06-01T19:32:42Z")
> [@jackdavinci](#): > > Sorry, I knew it was a joke, but didn’t realize it was also intended as a prank. My bad. 🙂 in my defense, it says Onion right in the post… Eh, I don’t know if it was a prank, but I KNOW some of the posters responses were gonna be hilarious! Next time, maybe. ---
**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631/106 "2013-06-01T20:34:44Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > What kills me about After Earth is those two lines in the trailer where Will Smith - pardon, _Cypher Raige_ - says “Humans left this planet 1,000 years ago … everything on this plant has evolved to kill humans.” If humans left a thousand years ago I’m pretty sure human-killing is not being selected for. It’s homeopathic evolution. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631/107 "2013-06-02T02:18:23Z")
> [@jackdavinci](#): > > Sorry, I knew it was a joke, but didn’t realize it was also intended as a prank. My bad. 🙂 in my defense, it says Onion right in the post… No, it doesn’t and yeah, thanks for shitting on a bit of humor. :mad: ETA: Apology accepted. Now give the Governor a harumph! ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631/108 "2013-06-02T02:40:49Z")
You’ll always have the quarry Bo. And I expect my monthly check. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631/109 "2013-06-02T02:42:49Z")
> [@jackdavinci](#): > > Sorry, I knew it was a joke, but didn’t realize it was also intended as a prank. My bad. 🙂 in my defense, it says Onion right in the post… Yeah, no one is being pranked by a link to The Onion in 2013. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631/110 "2013-06-02T02:48:28Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Yeah, no one is being pranked by a link to The Onion in 2013. That was a part of his lil’ set up though. He only had the word ‘quote’ linked…he didn’t mention the Onion or even the link, which most people would miss and focus on the quote. Hi-jinks ensue! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631/111 "2013-06-02T03:20:44Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > That was a part of his lil’ set up though. He only had the word ‘quote’ linked…he didn’t mention the Onion or even the link, which most people would miss and focus on the quote. Hi-jinks ensue! Or better yet, they don’t click the link at all and comment on the quoted text anyway! ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631/112 "2013-06-02T03:22:38Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Or better yet, they don’t click the link at all and comment on the quoted text anyway! Exactly, exactly. That is what I was giddy with anticipation to watch happen. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2013, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631/113 "2013-06-02T04:30:14Z")
I’m so glad that Jaden Smith is able to show some introspection at his age! He’s quite an amazing person and this bodes well for his future! (feel better, everybody?) ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2013, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631/114 "2013-06-02T04:31:36Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > I’m so glad that Jaden Smith is able to show some introspection at his age! He’s quite an amazing person and this bodes well for his future! > > (feel better, everybody?) Aw, thanks, JohnT. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2013, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631/115 "2013-06-02T04:43:12Z")
I’m sure we all wish we were so thoughtful, talented, and hard-working as Jaden, Nzinga. He delivers like Domino’s! ---
**Author:** ![ripopgome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a698b9/32.png) [@ripopgome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ripopgome)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2013, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631/116 "2013-06-02T09:40:52Z")
> [@yoyodyne](#): > > It’s homeopathic evolution. This was awesome, thanks for that 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2013, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631/117 "2013-06-02T12:30:27Z")
> [@yoyodyne](#): > > It’s homeopathic evolution. The initial trailers for After Earth, along with the later info, makes me think that the thing sounds like a ripoff of “The Allies” by Mark Geston. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631/118 "2013-06-02T13:22:02Z")
I don’t know, y’all. Young Mr. Smith seems to have put on his big boy pants when he says: > [@](#): > > I’d much rather go see that dumb magician movie this weekend instead. Great link, **Bo** , great link. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2013, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631/119 "2013-06-02T23:48:04Z")
_after Earth_ is looking to come in third this weekend, behind _F&F6_ and _now you see me_ ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631/120 "2013-06-03T06:03:28Z")
[Here’s](http://www.vulture.com/m/2013/05/the-buried-secret-of-m-night-shyamalan.html) an interesting write-up on the downfall of M. Night. He sounds like a douchebag and I’m glad his movies are failing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-see-me-after-earth-flops/659631.md?page=7)