Ben Rudolph

CEO at CARTOGRAFIQ. Ex-Microsoft exec. Dad of 10. Jiu-jitsu black belt. Krav Maga instructor. 💯club💯 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 🇻🇦

[Ben Rudolph @BenThePCGuy]

My review of the Harry Potter movies:

[Ben Rudolph @BenThePCGuy]

@IsForAt Can confirm

[Ben Rudolph @BenThePCGuy]

@Ring__The_Bell You too!

[Ben Rudolph @BenThePCGuy]

@Ring__The_Bell That's awesome. Congratulations!

We're moving as well...on Thursday!

[Ben Rudolph @BenThePCGuy]

@edzitron Revenue maybe. Profit? Negative $113B.

[Louise Jensen Duffy (also Ernest Jensen) @LouiseWeebe]

You’re listening to Sisyphus FM, the home of non-stop rock.

[Dave @GamewithDave]

Is this you?

[Ben Rudolph @BenThePCGuy]

@MarcLobliner Yes. For everyone.

Senate - 12 years (election + reelection)

House - 10 years

Supreme Court - 20 years (yes, I realize this isn’t an elected position, but whatever)

[Ben Rudolph @BenThePCGuy]

@japan_nobunaga Yes please!

My biggest client is Rakuten, so I'll be at their offices in Tokyo (at Futako-Tamagawa), and then at their Optimism conference in Yokohama. Staying in Jiyugaoka.

[Ben Rudolph @BenThePCGuy]

@3YearLetterman Only if you're at the helm, coach.

There's a documentary about football coach Ted Lasso doing this. I'm not much for learning on the TV, but that was really eye opening. You should watch it.

[ArtButMakeItSports @ArtButSports]

Lamentation (flipped, detail), by Gerard David, 1515-23, 📸 by Roberto Schmidt

[Ben Rudolph @BenThePCGuy]

This is how you Twitter, folks. Original content, written beautifully, posted quickly.

I don't know how he (she?) does it.

[ArtButMakeItSports @ArtButSports]

Lamentation (flipped, detail), by Gerard David, 1515-23, 📸 by Roberto Schmidt

[Ben Rudolph @BenThePCGuy]

@dieworkwear No conspiracy.
There is a mountain of evidence that confirms this is true.

[Ben Rudolph @BenThePCGuy]

I'm not saying people can't go enjoy the movie. Want to see it? Great! Go see it, and I hope you have an awesome time. Seriously. If you're happy, I'm happy.

My point is WHY MAKE THIS MOVIE? The original is a legit classic, beloved by millions, and it's not even old. The kids who saw V1 when they were kids could still be kids....it's not like you and I going to see TMNT, which we rememebred from our childhood.

Super quick research showed that DIS needs to pull in about $500M to break even globally....and they're on track for half of that.

I think the problem is DIS is insistent on trading quality for velocity. Look at The Mandalorian. Outstanding show that felt genuinely fun and different. So they rushed out a movie, and it bombed.

Make less stuff, but better stuff, and they'll crush. Or just push the slop straight to Disney+ and use it as a subscription value add.

[Ben Rudolph @BenThePCGuy]

Why even make this movie? The original was genuinely great, AND it's only ten years old.

When they remade Snow White, at least there was the argument that the movie was closing in on 100 years old and needed an update (wrong, but at least it's an argument).

I seriously don't get it. What a waste of money.

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

JUST IN: $200 million+ live-action Moana is reportedly tracking to be one of Disney’s biggest box office flops of all-time.

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@brandonleblanc Also, sir, this is twitter. 99% of this place is complaining about unimportant stuff. That’s their business model. 🙃

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Why does it matter how much the movie makes?

They literally make movies to make money. That’s the point. Disney’s whole business is monetized entertainment.

If they spend a lot, and make a little, that is bad business. Not to mention the long term brand risk of pumping out crap like this that no one wants.

Look at Star Wars. They traded quality storytelling and beautiful filmmaking for content velocity, and effectively nuked their fanbase from orbit.

[Ben Rudolph @BenThePCGuy]

@edzitron Latter. I got to work with Steve and the SLT early in my career at Parallels, and those guys did not mess around with fads.