Comments on: Commentary Track: Three Trends Poisoning Hollywood for True Movie Lovers

By: SO RANDUM XD

SO RANDUM XD — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:07:48 +0000

I don't think we can owe the success of Meet the Spartans, Epic Movie, Friedberg and Seltzer movies, et cetera, on bored audiences. Blame their success on stupid audiences. Look at clips from Epic Movie on youtube and read the comments, there are idiots out there who genuinely enjoy watching this garbage and think it's comedy gold.

By: SO RANDUM XD

SO RANDUM XD — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:07:00 +0000

By: Slamdance

Slamdance — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:58:47 +0000

I actually don't mind Jack Black in a small supporting role, but Will Ferrell is getting played out pretty quick.

By: Slamdance

Slamdance — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:58:00 +0000

I actually don't mind Jack Black in a small supporting role, but Will Ferrell is getting played out pretty quick.

By: MrDeath

MrDeath — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:36:58 +0000

…That's probably not the best example though, seeing as Batman was the 2nd highest grossing film of all time.

But I understand what you're saying, and I agree. Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer are like AIDS. That is to say, they are horrible and we can't seem to stop them!

By: MrDeath

MrDeath — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:36:00 +0000

…That's probably not the best example though, seeing as Batman was the 2nd highest grossing film of all time.

But I understand what you're saying, and I agree. Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer are like AIDS. That is to say, they are horrible and we can't seem to stop them!

By: .E.

.E. — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:19:35 +0000

The conclusion pretty much sums it up… As long as people continue to go see these awful movies, Hollywood will continue churning them out.

It's a shame, we have to cross our fingers that we'll get a 3rd Batman, but the "Movie" movies get 13 sequels.

People, enough already!

By: .E.

.E. — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:19:00 +0000

The conclusion pretty much sums it up… As long as people continue to go see these awful movies, Hollywood will continue churning them out.

It's a shame, we have to cross our fingers that we'll get a 3rd Batman, but the "Movie" movies get 13 sequels.

People, enough already!

By: Schofizzy

Schofizzy — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:27:50 +0000

This story reminds me of a conversation I had over the weekend, where a friend and I are we disagreeing on the status of "The Wrestler." I loved the film and have given endless acclaim to the film on my blog, my friend had seen it based on my recommendation and said he just didn't feel it. His comment blew me away, so I asked him to explain why. He stated it was too slow and not interesting for his tastes. He later added he wanted a gun battle in the film, WTF? My friend is a perfect example of people who just want to watch a movie and not think. Unfortunately a majority of this kind of people are out there and they push Hollywood to keep making cinematic dribble. The amount of people who have refined taste are clearly lower than the mindless idiots out there that filled the theaters no matter what is playing. If you need proof, just look at the box office numbers for all of the films nominated, besides The Dark Knight and Wall-e the rest are definately struggling.

By: Schofizzy

Schofizzy — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:27:00 +0000

By: AndyIII

AndyIII — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:22:07 +0000

It's a great article, but the thing is, you're going against…say 60+ years of film history.

There always has been and will ALWAYS be movies made exclusively for, as cruel as it is to say, the lowest common denominator. There are people who laughed during 'Meet The Spartans'. There are people who told all their friends how much fun he/she and their spouse had going to Applebee's then seeing an early showing of 'that hilarious Paul Blart movie'. There are a large swaths of people who buy 'iFart' for their iPhone. People who have an MP3 loaded with Jimmy Buffet and Celine Dion. People who buy $350 plastic Escalades for their kids. They're not looking for something to think about…or even something they haven't seen before. And it's an audience with deep pockets loaded with credit cards.

In the end, there is something for everyone. For instance, I would say that 'Friday The 13th' and 'Saw' movies are utter rubbish and are poisoning Hollywood. They are not for me. I hate the genre, am bored by it and completely disregard it. But I'm sure lots of people who frequent the site regard it as a perfectly legitimate genre. That's their thing. The point is focusing your gaze where it will be most rewarded.

All you can really do is ignore the shit you know you don't want to see for sure, and try not to get tricked too often by someone you might respect, or have enjoyed in the past, or think that maybe there's something there since it's popular. Because not all things that are popular are bad, and the converse is totally true.

By: AndyIII

AndyIII — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:22:00 +0000

It's a great article, but the thing is, you're going against…say 60+ years of film history.

By: Aleric

Aleric — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:57:46 +0000

Your friend never read the comics did he? If he knew the original back story and the amount of rich characters in the comics he would be pissed that Hollywood made then into 2D cut outs of the originals.

By: Aleric

Aleric — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:57:00 +0000

By: _Christopher_M

_Christopher_M — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:24:00 +0000

I think both Reloaded and Revolutions fit that category…they really should have kept both films in the Matrix as much as the first film…I really hated Zion they never explain where they get all the clothes, guns, ships, and food…they could have kept Zion the mulligan in all three

By: _Christopher_M

_Christopher_M — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:24:00 +0000

By: _Christopher_M

_Christopher_M — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:23:42 +0000

By: _Christopher_M

_Christopher_M — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:23:00 +0000

By: _Christopher_M

_Christopher_M — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:22:50 +0000

By: _Christopher_M

_Christopher_M — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:22:00 +0000