Scots Taffer on 8/4/2006 at 01:41
Oh Blue, that one hurt.
Strangeblue on 8/4/2006 at 07:09
:ebil: Yay, me!
tungsten on 8/4/2006 at 10:03
And that's just when some the members of the Writers Guild of America throw out their 101 all time best:
Quote:
1. "Casablanca."
2. "The Godfather."
3. "Chinatown."
4. "Citizen Kane."
5. "All About Eve."
6. "Annie Hall."
7. "Sunset Boulevard."
8. "Snakes On A Plane."
9. "Some Like It Hot."
10. "The Godfather II."
Then you'd really say that's all long gone.
Jason Moyer on 8/4/2006 at 10:21
Quote Posted by Printer's Devil
(for every
Casablanca, there were dozens of stinkers)
That was the first thing I thought of when I clicked on this thread. I really don't see the ratio of good films:bad films being any different than it ever was, granted that ratio is subjective. I also don't see the ratio of good product:bad product in Hollywood being any different than it is in any other mainstream commercial entertainment (actually I'd argue that Hollywood might be doing a better job than the music and gaming industries are, but that might be elitist fagstampery).
Jason Moyer on 8/4/2006 at 10:26
Quote Posted by Gingerbread Man
See, now, those are actually good points. Perhaps a section of this is directors / producers etc who grew up with various films being their favourites, and they say "you know, with today's tech, I could do this film PROPERLY" -- which is probably what Peter Jackson had in mind with the King Kong.
I was really disappointed when the trailer for King Kong came out and it ended up being a standard special effects blockbuster. I had really been hoping for something campy and in the style of everything he did prior to LoTR.
Ko0K on 9/4/2006 at 03:14
Original ideas haven't completely dried up, yet, but it is getting increasingly difficult to raise funds for "original" movies. I suspect that part of it has to do with a huge improvement in home theater systems as of late, but a more direct cause is decreasing attendance at the box offices. It's easy to criticize movies for being crappy, but the thing is that in most cases the film-makers simply did the best they could with funds that were available. Anyway, the Arclight Theater in Hollywood has gone in a positive direction with assigned seats and a comfortable viewing environment, and as far as I know it's doing good business-wise. If the other theaters can do similar things to stay competitive, revenue will go up again. If not, my prediction is that films will make way for games, or should I say "interactive movies."
godismygoldfish on 9/4/2006 at 14:56
I just recently saw 'Brick' and while it's not an entirely original concept, it's writing is some of the best I've ever seen. It really takes me back to the movies of the 30's and 40's, when great dialogue, delivered smoothly, was king. It's too bad it only took 7 years for the director to get it made. :erg:
Aerothorn on 10/4/2006 at 22:38
Yeah, as soon as I'm done with this history homework I will move on to the happy land of making my article not suck (or suck a small enough amount that my editor is happy, mwahaha) and will indeed attempt to find stats on # of remakes this year vs. # of remakes in previous decades.
