Movie Review Thread

**a completely inoffensive name** · 07-28-2013, 07:42

The movie industry is garbage right now.

I seem to recall reading somewhere that the line up of movies for 2015 is something along these lines:
Man of Steel 2, Avengers 2, Star Wars 7, Avatar 2, Pirates 5, Terminator 5, Die Hard 6, Jurassic Park 4, Independence Day 2, Finding Nemo 2, Mission: Impossible 5, Hunger Games 4, Ant-Man, Fantastic Four, Tintin 2, Bond 24, Bourne 5, Snow White 2...

F-that.

**Fragony** · 07-28-2013, 08:03

Better than ever I'd say, there aren't any bad movies made anymore. You know what you are getting, a really slick production. If you are more into serious stuff there is plenty of arthouse ripe for the picking. It has never been better really.

**a completely inoffensive name** · 07-28-2013, 08:30

Originally Posted by Fragony

Better than ever I'd say, there aren't any bad movies made anymore.

Is that true, or are the movie companies just fooling you?

**Fragony** · 07-28-2013, 09:41

Originally Posted by a completely inoffensive name

Is that true, or are the movie companies just fooling you?

What does it matter, blockbusters just give art-house productions more air to breath as they are operating in a different realm of question and demand. It's like saying Call of Duty killed gaming, but the indie industry has never had more momentum.

**a completely inoffensive name** · 07-28-2013, 10:34

Originally Posted by Fragony

What does it matter, blockbusters just give art-house productions more air to breath as they are operating in a different realm of question and demand. It's like saying Call of Duty killed gaming, but the indie industry has never had more momentum.

The indie industry for both movies and video games is due to entirely to the easy availability of recording/programming tools and the software to manage the two products respectively.

The fact is, it is unhealthy for the movie industry to be almost completely reliant on never ending sequels and constant rehashing of things from the last 40 years. Likewise, it is unhealthy for video game companies to be reliant on putting the same series of games out every year. Eventually, it all ends up being another Guitar Hero disaster.

Which brings me to a video that can be compared to the current movie industry, are FUGPUSC's really the best way to do business?

**Fragony** · 07-28-2013, 10:51

But big budget summer-blockbusters and art-cinema don't get in eachothers way, there is enough demand for both. The 'big' movies are mostly gloriously entertaining compared to the movies made in the eighties or nineties, they are just really well made. Very formualistic of course but it's a good formula to make great entertainment. Popcorn-movies aren't really my thing but I expect that 90% of my pretty impressive movie collection is from the US. Really good movies, most of them at least.

**a completely inoffensive name** · 07-28-2013, 10:56

Originally Posted by Fragony

But big budget summer-blockbusters and art-cinema don't get in eachothers way, there is enough demand for both. The 'big' movies are mostly gloriously entertaining compared to the movies made in the eighties or nineties, they are just really well made. Very formualistic of course but it's a good formula to make great entertainment. Popcorn-movies aren't really my thing but I expect that 90% of my pretty impressive movie collection is from the US. Really good movies, most of them at least.

It's very difficult to make a living solely off of indie productions. If the "Big Movies" start failing for a number of different reasons, there is no cushion for indie movie producers to fall back on if they need to make some money. The industry becomes a lot more cut-throat.

Or in another way, if the Call of Duty franchise were to fail right now and all those programmers decided to stick in the business by making their own indie games, what do you think would happen to the indie scene with that influx?

**Major Robert Dump** · 07-28-2013, 08:07

Originally Posted by a completely inoffensive name

The movie industry is garbage right now.

I seem to recall reading somewhere that the line up of movies for 2015 is something along these lines:
Man of Steel 2, Avengers 2, Star Wars 7, Avatar 2, Pirates 5, Terminator 5, Die Hard 6, Jurassic Park 4, Independence Day 2, Finding Nemo 2, Mission: Impossible 5, Hunger Games 4, Ant-Man, Fantastic Four, Tintin 2, Bond 24, Bourne 5, Snow White 2...

F-that.

Or maybe Americans don't know what is good. You pretentious people and your art films and what nots need to get over yourself and go pay $12 to see Jack Sparrow do that thing with his hand that gets so much funnier every time he does it.

America deserves this. And Storage/Shipping/Fishing/Mining/Repo/DogCatcher Wars on every channel 24 hours a day