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Good article on the state of cinema. My favorite part:
...let's look ahead to what's on the menu for this year: four adaptations of comic books. One prequel to an adaptation of a comic book. One sequel to a sequel to a movie based on a toy. One sequel to a sequel to a sequel to a movie based on an amusement-park ride. One prequel to a remake. Two sequels to cartoons. One sequel to a comedy. An adaptation of a children's book. An adaptation of a Saturday-morning cartoon. One sequel with a 4 in the title. Two sequels with a 5 in the title. One sequel that, if it were inclined to use numbers, would have to have a 7 1/2 in the title.1
And no Inception. Now, to be fair, in modern Hollywood, it usually takes two years, not one, for an idea to make its way through the alimentary canal of the system and onto multiplex screens, so we should really be looking at summer 2012 to see the fruit of Nolan's success. So here's what's on tap two summers from now: an adaptation of a comic book. A reboot of an adaptation of a comic book. A sequel to a sequel to an adaptation of a comic book. A sequel to a reboot of an adaptation of a TV show. A sequel to a sequel to a reboot of an adaptation of a comic book. A sequel to a cartoon. A sequel to a sequel to a cartoon. A sequel to a sequel to a sequel to a cartoon. A sequel to a sequel to a sequel to a sequel to a movie based on a young-adult novel.2
And soon after: Stretch Armstrong. You remember Stretch Armstrong, right? That rubberized doll you could stretch and then stretch again, at least until the sludge inside the doll would dry up and he would become Osteoporosis Armstrong? A toy that offered less narrative interest than bingo?
Don't let this distract you from the fact that the griz blew a 22-0 lead.
Heh. Every time I see a movie in the theatre, I'm appalled at the previews for all of the terrible, AWFUL movies that actually do get funded. I mean, yeesh.
Which is why the only movie I've seen in a theatre in the last year was True Grit. I highly recommend it!
AlphaOAlum wrote:Heh. Every time I see a movie in the theatre, I'm appalled at the previews for all of the terrible, AWFUL movies that actually do get funded. I mean, yeesh.
Which is why the only movie I've seen in a theatre in the last year was True Grit. I highly recommend it!
Yes see true grit. They didn't screw up THE "fill your hand you son of a bitch" scene. They did a nice job.
I believe the article quoted is not only making fun of the fact that most recent movies are based on toys/comics.......but also that most are REMAKES or SEQUELS! No original imagination.
Yet, you two mention how good True Grit was......irony.....or just missed the point of the article/thread?
I think there are still quality, original movies being made. There's just such a huge quantity of movies coming out and many of them are just fluffy crap.
I love all our modern technologies, but I do feel that our kids have it too good. New animated movies out all the time, no waiting for months for one. They don't get the excitement of the Disney Sunday Night Movie, or Wizard of Oz, Sound of Music, Charlie Brown Christmas, and Rudolph just one time a year
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WolfPtCat wrote:I believe the article quoted is not only making fun of the fact that most recent movies are based on toys/comics.......but also that most are REMAKES or SEQUELS! No original imagination.
Yet, you two mention how good True Grit was......irony.....or just missed the point of the article/thread?
I thought of that too (your last point).
But You are correct. Everything is a remake or a sequel nowadays and it really seems like there are about 1 in 10 movies that have originality .
Don't let this distract you from the fact that the griz blew a 22-0 lead.
WolfPtCat wrote:I believe the article quoted is not only making fun of the fact that most recent movies are based on toys/comics.......but also that most are REMAKES or SEQUELS! No original imagination.
Yet, you two mention how good True Grit was......irony.....or just missed the point of the article/thread?
In their defense, the two True Grit movies are so different that i don't consider them a classic remake!
WolfPtCat wrote:I believe the article quoted is not only making fun of the fact that most recent movies are based on toys/comics.......but also that most are REMAKES or SEQUELS! No original imagination.
Yet, you two mention how good True Grit was......irony.....or just missed the point of the article/thread?
In their defense, the two True Grit movies are so different that i don't consider them a classic remake!
The "True Grit" movies are virtually identical! There's a scene in the middle and the very ending is different, but their essentially the same movie. Excellent remake.
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It seems that most movies now are nothing more than some combination of gratuitous action, gratuitous violence, gratuitous sex, or gratuitous special effects. Very few movies actually tell a good story anymore. The only movies that I've seen in the past year are Inception, Shutter Island, and....um....Eclipse (it's not easy admitting to that in a public forum, but I was dating a girl who was into the Twilight movies....and yes, she was of legal age). Eclipse....no comment, and Shutter Island was pretty good but certainly not great. I really liked the premise of Inception, but I still thought the special effects were way over the top, and not really integral to the story.
John K wrote:It seems that most movies now are nothing more than some combination of gratuitous action, gratuitous violence, gratuitous sex, or gratuitous special effects. Very few movies actually tell a good story anymore. The only movies that I've seen in the past year are Inception, Shutter Island, and....um....Eclipse (it's not easy admitting to that in a public forum, but I was dating a girl who was into the Twilight movies....and yes, she was of legal age). Eclipse....no comment, and Shutter Island was pretty good but certainly not great. I really liked the premise of Inception, but I still thought the special effects were way over the top, and not really integral to the story.
Couldn't agree more. I'm fine with effects that complement the story, but not when they're beginning to ending explosions. It's been a long time since I cared for anything action. I will say that Gladiator is among my favorites, though you could make the argument that first and foremost it is not an action film. The new Starz channel series Spartacus is pretty bloody and violent, but I love history and Roman stuff, so it's easier to tolerate.
I think I liked Inception and Shutter Island?? I watched the movies and they seemed good, but I don't have speakers for my tv so sometimes it's hard to hear through the tv's speakers. Maybe the upside to being single is not having to put up with vampires.
For several years, I've preferred character-driven stories and comedies. Shattered Glass and Sliding Doors are among my favorites. As far as comedies go I recently watched Trailer Park Boys: The Movie and it is one of the funniest I've seen in a long time.
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Clarification....those are the only movies that I've actually seen at the theater in the last year. I've rented a few others through Bresnan On-Demand, but nothing that stands out as being particularly good. The only one that I even remember is Bruno, which I rented because I loved Borat, but it was horrible.
I, for one, am glad that the movie choices are so bad. That just saves us LOTS of money.
We did see "True Grit" and I liked it. My better half Patti did not care for it nearly as much. We rented the facebook movie on VuDu. It was SO GOOD I cannot even remember the name. I gave it a one, Patti gave it a four.....I have been wanting to see "Inception". It looks as if it could be an OK movie.
DeCaprio, to me, used to be all fluff and no act but I have liked him since "Blood Diamond". "Shutter Island" was a pretty decent film.
The older movies are still much better than the new stuff.....
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RickRund wrote:I, for one, am glad that the movie choices are so bad. That just saves us LOTS of money.
We did see "True Grit" and I liked it. My better half Patti did not care for it nearly as much. We rented the facebook movie on VuDu. It was SO GOOD I cannot even remember the name. I gave it a one, Patti gave it a four.....I have been wanting to see "Inception". It looks as if it could be an OK movie.
DeCaprio, to me, used to be all fluff and no act but I have liked him since "Blood Diamond". "Shutter Island" was a pretty decent film.
The older movies are still much better than the new stuff.....
I became a Leo D. fan after Catch Me If You Can....one of my all-time favorite movies. Truth is indeed sometimes stranger than fiction. Frank Abignale had to have had cojones as big as a house.
RickRund wrote:I, for one, am glad that the movie choices are so bad. That just saves us LOTS of money.
We did see "True Grit" and I liked it. My better half Patti did not care for it nearly as much. We rented the facebook movie on VuDu. It was SO GOOD I cannot even remember the name. I gave it a one, Patti gave it a four.....I have been wanting to see "Inception". It looks as if it could be an OK movie.
DeCaprio, to me, used to be all fluff and no act but I have liked him since "Blood Diamond". "Shutter Island" was a pretty decent film.
The older movies are still much better than the new stuff.....
I became a Leo D. fan after Catch Me If You Can....one of my all-time favorite movies. Truth is indeed sometimes stranger than fiction. Frank Abignale had to have had cojones as big as a house.
Great movie. Inception was awesome. He also did an outstanding job in The Departed.
Don't let this distract you from the fact that the griz blew a 22-0 lead.
There are good movies out there, but also a lot of CRAP.
Became a Leo D. fan a while back, probably at Catch me if you can, Blood Diamond was great....
Of the current movies other than true grit, I really liked "The Fighter"....
"Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza." - Dave Barry
MashTun wrote:
Of the current movies other than true grit, I really liked "The Fighter"....
I have been an "Irish" Mickey Ward fan since before the Gatti Triology. I remember when Dickey Eklund was on some HBO Documentary smoking (I thought it was meth, but must have been crack). I haven't seen The Fighter yet, but will look to rent it soon. Did you know the true story before you saw the movie? If so, did it alter your appreciation of the movie (good or bad)?
I just can't believe they made any movie with Mickey Ward & didn't include Round 9 Ward-Gatti 1. That was the most spectacular 3 minutes of sport I've ever seen....made Rocky look tame....cause you knew those were real people taking those shots.
(You'll never be able to convince me that Gatti took his own life....no person with that much fight in their soul, would ever commit suicide)
MashTun wrote:
Of the current movies other than true grit, I really liked "The Fighter"....
I have been an "Irish" Mickey Ward fan since before the Gatti Triology. I remember when Dickey Eklund was on some HBO Documentary smoking (I thought it was meth, but must have been crack). I haven't seen The Fighter yet, but will look to rent it soon. Did you know the true story before you saw the movie? If so, did it alter your appreciation of the movie (good or bad)?
I just can't believe they made any movie with Mickey Ward & didn't include Round 9 Ward-Gatti 1. That was the most spectacular 3 minutes of sport I've ever seen....made Rocky look tame....cause you knew those were real people taking those shots.
(You'll never be able to convince me that Gatti took his own life....no person with that much fight in their soul, would ever commit suicide)
Check it out:
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I knew it was drawn from real life, but did not know the story previous to seeing the show.
Just watched that clip....one hell of a round....
"Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza." - Dave Barry
There are still great movies being made out there, the problem is that the large majority of them aren't going to show up anywhere near the major theater complexes, especially in Montana. The best movie I saw last year was probably Winter's Bone, which as far as I know never came out in theaters here. The King's Speech and Black Swan were also great but probably wouldn't have been anywhere near Montana if not for the multiple award nominations. But "Mars Needs Moms" and "Red Riding Hood" are all over the place - meh, I guess that is what Netflix is for. I am going to the theater less and less as the years go on and the quality of the films shown there tends to decline.
