trevster2k
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
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I guess everyone has been hearing how the movie grosses have been below their expectations for weeks now.
But can you blame the public? We have the Honeymooners, Bewitched, Dukes of Hazzard and the Longest Yard this year. Blech! I saw Nicole Kidman on Letterman last night and just hearing her say the plot aloud, " they hire her play a witch but the twist is she really is a witch" HA HA, umm no.
Hollywood executives who make the final decisions on what films get made must be all smoking crack. The best stuff out there is by renegade filmmakers like Robert Rodriguez and the independents. Documentaries are more entertaining then most of the crap the big film companies put on the screen.
Trends in filmmaking are killing the industry. Remaking a Japanese horror film only works for so long, putting a faux actress/singer like Jessica Simpson or Beyonce is a gimmick, and who are the agents for Oscar winners like Paltrow, Berry and Kidman, can't they pick better roles. And for the love of God, stop remaking old TV shows. Society is not waiting with baited breath for remakes of the Facts of Life, the A-Team, Hawaii Five-O, or the Jeffersons. No wonder my DVD collection is made up of mostly older films. The lowest common denominator strategy may seem like a good way to make money but it makes for bad cinema. The Pacifier made over 100 million, can you say sequel? More wasted money on a film we don't need.
I enjoy all the film genres, comedy, action adventure, sci fi, drama, etc. but maybe my expectations are too high. I like my films to challenge me to some extent. I like to interact with the movie and not just sit there like a sponge, absorbing the screen mindlessly. Maybe I am just a movie snob but I know I'm not alone.
But can you blame the public? We have the Honeymooners, Bewitched, Dukes of Hazzard and the Longest Yard this year. Blech! I saw Nicole Kidman on Letterman last night and just hearing her say the plot aloud, " they hire her play a witch but the twist is she really is a witch" HA HA, umm no.
Hollywood executives who make the final decisions on what films get made must be all smoking crack. The best stuff out there is by renegade filmmakers like Robert Rodriguez and the independents. Documentaries are more entertaining then most of the crap the big film companies put on the screen.
Trends in filmmaking are killing the industry. Remaking a Japanese horror film only works for so long, putting a faux actress/singer like Jessica Simpson or Beyonce is a gimmick, and who are the agents for Oscar winners like Paltrow, Berry and Kidman, can't they pick better roles. And for the love of God, stop remaking old TV shows. Society is not waiting with baited breath for remakes of the Facts of Life, the A-Team, Hawaii Five-O, or the Jeffersons. No wonder my DVD collection is made up of mostly older films. The lowest common denominator strategy may seem like a good way to make money but it makes for bad cinema. The Pacifier made over 100 million, can you say sequel? More wasted money on a film we don't need.
I enjoy all the film genres, comedy, action adventure, sci fi, drama, etc. but maybe my expectations are too high. I like my films to challenge me to some extent. I like to interact with the movie and not just sit there like a sponge, absorbing the screen mindlessly. Maybe I am just a movie snob but I know I'm not alone.