The amounts of sequels, prequels, trilogies, etc. has been ridic as of late. I am not spending 8 bucks or 2+ hours to see a 80-year old Stallone in another Rambo, Rocky, or whatever he comes up with. Nor do I want to see another movie based on a Marvel comic book. And movies based on or inspired by books are not what's good with the diminishing reading abilities of this country's kids.
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Re: Are American studios out of ideas?
Studios here in the good ol US of A has definately run itself into a brick wall years ago.
I mean run out of IDEAS that is....
Studios wants to make this ----> $$$$
So that is why there is sooooooooooo much of this ---> Sequels, Remakes , slews of lame PG-13 horror flicks, and haaaay wasn't this done already but changed around? The movie going public is not fooled.
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Re: Are American studios out of ideas?
yes.period.
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Originally posted by tikiyaki View Postyes.period.
+1
Seems as though there are no original thoughts anymore. Pretty sad.flickr
An email from God:
To: People of Earth
From: God
Date: 9/04/2007
Subject: stop
knock it off, all of you
seriously, what the hell
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Originally posted by DannyWilliams View PostIt's out there
It's just the studios are not willing to fund them“First we fought the preliminary round for the k***s and now we’re gonna fight the main event for the n*****s."
http://hollywoodbitchslap.com/review...=416&printer=1
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I know what you mean, but theres diamonds out there - you just need to know where to look. If, however, you only go to movies like Norbit, Daredevil, or Lady in the Water, you are asking for it =P
The awesome thing is that technology is getting closer to consumers, or consumers are getting better - there are some awesome fanfilm/amateur stuff out there. Heres hoping that one day ppl will be self-releasing some interesting stuff.
Try googling batman: dead end, grayson, haloid to see what i mean.Aquaponics in Paradise !
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Originally posted by Mike_Lowery View PostThe amounts of sequels, prequels, trilogies, etc. has been ridic as of late. I am not spending 8 bucks or 2+ hours to see a 80-year old Stallone in another Rambo, Rocky, or whatever he comes up with. Nor do I want to see another movie based on a Marvel comic book. And movies based on or inspired by books are not what's good with the diminishing reading abilities of this country's kids.
Most likely I won't see them because I'm not a mainstream fan but a genre fan.Beijing 8-08-08 to 8-24-08
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Originally posted by DannyWilliams View Posthaaaay wasn't this done already but changed around? The movie going public is not fooled.
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Originally posted by Random View PostAside from Star Wars, what other original non-adapted films are there?
Most likely I won't see them because I'm not a mainstream fan but a genre fan.
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Don't forget remakes. Lately, there has been a lot of Hollywood remakes of foreign films. The thinking is that Americans don't watch foreign films, so a remake (with an American slant) will register as something new to American audiences. No need for original screenplays.
The Asian film industry, in particular, is experiencing a boom, and Hollywood has pounced on it. "The Ring" is a good example of a Hollywood remake, with a slew of subsequent J-Horror (and K-Horror) remakes following "The Ring" success. "The Departed," this year's Academy Award "Best Picture" winner, is a remake of a Hong Kong film (or series of films). And "Shall We Dance" (with Richard Gere) is a remake of a Japanese film.
Has Hollywood lost its creativity? I think the answer is Yes. What it does have, on the other hand, is tons of sophisticated computer graphics, name actors, and lots of money. It is, after all, a consumer-driven industry. And, for better or worse, that's what Hollywood does best.
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Originally posted by Honoruru View PostDon't forget remakes. Lately, there has been a lot of Hollywood remakes of foreign films. The thinking is that Americans don't watch foreign films, so a remake (with an American slant) will register as something new to American audiences. No need for original screenplays.
The Asian film industry, in particular, is experiencing a boom, and Hollywood has pounced on it. "The Ring" is a good example of a Hollywood remake, with a slew of subsequent J-Horror (and K-Horror) remakes following "The Ring" success. "The Departed," this year's Academy Award "Best Picture" winner, is a remake of a Hong Kong film (or series of films). And "Shall We Dance" (with Richard Gere) is a remake of a Japanese film.
Has Hollywood lost its creativity? I think the answer is Yes. What it does have, on the other hand, is tons of sophisticated computer graphics, name actors, and lots of money. It is, after all, a consumer-driven industry. And, for better or worse, that's what Hollywood does best.
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Originally posted by alohabear View PostI believe they younger ones in their early twenty's or teens are fooled. They seem so clueless about pop culture that these old and tried ideas are new to them. Don't believe me? Look at local music, many young people think those awful jawaiian covers are new songs. Media markets to the clueless.
Does it get any worse ?
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