Remember Me DVD Commentary Insight
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I promised I would confirm what Remember Me had done box office wise a few weeks ago – am happy to say that currently it’s USD54,427,020 worldwide, which I imagine might double or come close to doubling with the release of the DVD in a few weeks. So that’s a nice segueway to introduce the LA Times giving us a little snippet of what to expect from Rob in his DVD commentary – I’m not sure if this is 100% correct because you know my opinion of printed articles, but there’s a few things there that better be – like his impersonation they refer to at the end. Seriously why they haven’t given Rob a role in a comedy is beyond me – apart from maybe Rob being fussy about the actual role (with good reason), but if there’s one thing we have learnt from Les Grosman this week (apart from the fact that Rob looks great in a 70’s style stash!) is that Rob DOES have natural comedic ability – ok Les didn’t really need to tel us that we already knew – so I should say reinforced! Here’s the full LATimes article below:Â
“While Robert Pattinson spends his June promoting “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” Summit Entertainment is working its cross-pollination magic by pushing “Remember Me” out on DVD.
Due June 22, the romantic drama starring Pattinson and “Lost” blond Emilie de Ravin touts a major bonus feature — a cast commentary track in which the heartthrob drops serious pearls about his filming experience.
Taking the lead for our favorite factoid: Pattinson’s dirty journaling. Playing the broody Tyler, the actor spent most of the film scrawling mysteriously in a leather-bound notebook. “On set I kept on going up to Rob and saying, ‘You’ve got to write in your journal, mate,'” producer Nick Osbourne said.
Said Pattinson: “I remember writing all these kind of pornographic poems, whenever there was a close-up on it. Horrible, horrible things in bold capital letters.”
We can only hope a man from Nantucket was involved. [Maria – Right is that supposed to be funny? They said pornographic not juvenile]
Other amazing insights into Rob’s soul include …
His sex scene was scary: Pattinson was “terrified” during his boom-boom moment with De Ravin. More so, he was sympathetic to the director of photography, “who had to look deep into my … crack for a long time.”
His mother was appalled at the thought of a tattoo: Pattinson’s character has his brother’s name inked on his left pec as a memorial. When his mom saw it in the “Remember Me” trailer, she called him immediately. “IÂ was like, ‘Really, do you think I tattooed ‘Michael’ on my chest?”
Fans take note — when in Los Angeles, he reads scripts in a fast-food restaurant parking lot: “IÂ was in an In ‘N Out burger car park where I used to always read scripts. … I realized I liked the character Tyler in the first four pages.” Perhaps he celebrated with a Double-Double.Â
He’s not shy about his frustrations with the paparazzi: As the film’s New York shoot was plagued with photogs, almost every scene in the “Remember Me” commentary comes with some anecdote about the invasive shutterbugs. “They showed absolutely no respect for anything,” Pattinson remarks.
Big dramatic fight scenes (like in, um, “Eclipse”) bore him: Pattinson gets roughed up by costar Chris Cooper in the film, and loved every minute of it. “It’s probably the most fun I’ve ever had in a scene,” he says of being slammed against the hood of a car. “Normally the fights are so choreographed, it makes it boring.”
Rob does a mean Barney Gumble: Pattinson randomly bursts out in an impression of resident derelict Barney from “The Simpsons” on the commentary track. And it’s actually pretty spot on.Â
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Michelle
Thanks so much for the Box Office update Maria. The film has just done so well. Makes me so happy to see it receiving the recongnition that it truly deserves. Am so excited about the DVD being released & reading all this awesome info makes me even more excited. Haha, the ‘pornographic poems’ in Tyler’s journal & Rob’s Barney impression. That just HAS to be true. He is just too too funny. Rob you are BRILLIANT at comedy – never doubt that. Bring on June 22 – just CANNOT wait. Rob’s commentaries are just the best thing ever!
apotampkin
you know, I think we get it earlier than that in Australia. I have pre-ordered mine with ezydvd and they said the delivery date was Available Wednesday, 14 July 2010
apotampkin
oh bugger I just realised that said July!!! Not June! Oh no!!!!
Michelle
@apotampkin – yep the Remember Me DVD release date for Australia is July 14 so we just have to wait that bit extra for it to be available here. I’ve pre-ordered copies from both the US & Australia as understandably so, I just can’t wait those extra days & of course want to support the film as much as I can 🙂
robbie
I was only thinking this week about the takings for RM. Thanks Maria. I hope, once the DVD sales come out, that there is a lot of publicity on the $’s to prove Rob CAN pull in an audience.
Finally got tickets to Eclipse – yep, our wonderful cinema does not even have an Eclipse poster and only advertised tickets going on sale on the website a couple of weeks ago! I CANNOT wait to have my RM DVD and finally see it. I’ll be booking a weekend in the city when BA and W4E come out; they probably won’t even have heard of these films much less show them!
Maria
@Robbie fingers crossed you get Bel-Ami – we will be working with Hopscotch to help promote it – as for W4E – we don’t know who Australian distributor is yet, but they will hopefully agree to work with us too.
Vicky
Thanks for this Maria. I absolutely loved the movie and can’t wait for the DVD to come out. Obviously the fans didn’t agree with a lot of the criics. Have pre-ordered my copy from Australia but I may have to copy you Michelle because July 14 is such a long tome away!!! Bring on June 22nd!!!
Michelle
Am crossing my fingers for you as well Robbie & also for me too. I am still so angry that my stupid cinema never showed RM. I am hoping my annoyance (which I voiced to my cinema many times) makes them think twice about not screening Rob’s films in future. Just pathetic that they never screened the film. They better show Georges & Jacob or they will be experiencing my wrath again!
Am so looking forward to us working with Hopscotch to promote BA & of course with W4E’s Aus distrubutor too.
apotampkin
Good idea @Michelle! I think I’ll order one from the US too. Who will get it to me quickest? Amazon can be very slooooow….
robbie
Ooooh, Michelle, I reckon we should get together on this one. I’m thinking a weekend away so I can go see them a few times; heck, I’ll even camp there with my popcorn! I don’t think I could only see it once then have ANOTHER wait for a damn DVD…..
Michelle
I think Amazon is your best option @apotampkin. I always shop there & I’ve always found them to be really good 🙂
Weekend away sounds like a good plan Robbie. Seeing Rob’s movies only once is just NOWHERE near enough! I’ll most definitely be travelling multiple times once again if my pathetic cinema still haven’t grown a brain.
apotampkin
OK will do! Thanks Michelle.
Vertigo
Ok this is getting me even more worked up now. Are we there yet?!!
Carmel
Yippee. I love RM and can’t wait to have it in the privacy of my own room where I replay and slow mo as much as I want. But to hear Rob’s commentary is going to be priceless. Barney impersonations! Guess who my favourite Simpson character just became.
@Lids – Sounds like Rob should be in the naughty corner with that journal. Maybe he could do a reading for us?