2000s was the last great decade for movies

[iamwhatiseem]

There are fantastic films to be found in every decade if you look hard enough...

Kind of the point.
You didn't have to look hard prior to the mid 2010s - now

 

[JOSweetHeart]

Entertainment helps to take our minds off of the problems we have created for ourselves.

It also helps us take our minds off of the problems that are going to happen for a person one way or another.

God bless you always!!!

Holly (a girl who lost yet another family member yesterday)

 

[Woodznutz]

Extreme closeups and the zoom lens didn't help.

 

[MostBoringManInTheWorld]

Hollywood used to make movies that became franchises. Today, it often makes franchises and hopes they become movies.

The late 1990s and early 2000s gave us original concepts, fresh storytelling, and filmmakers willing to take risks. We got new worlds, new characters, and new ideas. Today, much of Hollywood seems trapped in an endless cycle of sequels, reboots, remakes, and cinematic universes.

Instead of asking, "What's a great story to tell?" the question often feels like, "What existing brand can we monetize again?"

That's why audiences keep seeing the seventh, eighth, or ninth installment of franchises that should have ended years ago. As an example, the latest Jurassic Park isn't being made because someone had a groundbreaking dinosaur story to tell—it's all about brandishing the logo that sells tickets.

At the same time, many studios seem more interested in checking cultural and political boxes than creating compelling characters and stories. Most moviegoers aren't buying a ticket for a lecture; they're buying a ticket to be entertained.

The result is predictable: fewer original ideas, less creative risk-taking, and audiences increasingly turning to streaming, gaming, independent films, or simply rewatching classics from an era when Hollywood still believed originality was worth betting on.

And who started it?

The Thin Man, Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, and Pink Panther/Inspector Clouseau films, to name just a few.

Not to mention the silent and talkie comedy shorts of the 1910s through the 1960s and the movie serials of the 1930s and the 1940s.

 

[Woodznutz]

Hollywood used to make movies that became franchises. Today, it often makes franchises and hopes they become movies.

The late 1990s and early 2000s gave us original concepts, fresh storytelling, and filmmakers willing to take risks. We got new worlds, new characters, and new ideas. Today, much of Hollywood seems trapped in an endless cycle of sequels, reboots, remakes, and cinematic universes.

Instead of asking, "What's a great story to tell?" the question often feels like, "What existing brand can we monetize again?"

That's why audiences keep seeing the seventh, eighth, or ninth installment of franchises that should have ended years ago. As an example, the latest Jurassic Park isn't being made because someone had a groundbreaking dinosaur story to tell—it's all about brandishing the logo that sells tickets.

At the same time, many studios seem more interested in checking cultural and political boxes than creating compelling characters and stories. Most moviegoers aren't buying a ticket for a lecture; they're buying a ticket to be entertained.

The result is predictable: fewer original ideas, less creative risk-taking, and audiences increasingly turning to streaming, gaming, independent films, or simply rewatching classics from an era when Hollywood still believed originality was worth betting on.

Franchises succeed because people can't get enough of the themes and characters.

Pirates of the Caribbean.
Jurassic Park.
Indiana Jones.
Avatar.
Star Wars.
Star Trek.
Transformers.
Guardians of the Universe.

My all-time favorite when I was a kid, Tarzan. And of course we flocked to see any new "John Wayne" movie.

 

[jotathought]

Franchises succeed because people can't get enough of the themes and characters.

Pirates of the Caribbean.
Jurassic Park.
Indiana Jones.
Avatar.
Star Wars.
Star Trek.
Transformers.
Guardians of the Universe.

My all-time favorite when I was a kid, Tarzan. And of course we flocked to see any new "John Wayne" movie.

All you have to do is look at the first movie (the ideation) vs. almost every sequel after it (wash --> rinse --> repeat). They are usually crap.

 

[Quasar44]

How much is it these days? Of course, the cheaper time to go is during the day.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

P.S. I got in for free during my last time because of a coupon book that I had. I only had to pay one dollar and that was because the coupons also helped with my drink and popcorn.

$27 dollars !!! 1 ticket

Afternoon is only 15

 

[Quasar44]

All you have to do is look at the first movie (the ideation) vs. almost every sequel after it (wash --> rinse --> repeat). They are usually crap.

Jurassic park 8 is coming out next year or after ??

the sequels are some of the worst movies ever created . I had to stop at 4 !!
3,4 were beyond awful !!

I heard 5,6,7 are even far worse

 

[g5000]

Jurassic park 8 is coming out next year or after ??

the sequels are some of the worst movies ever created . I had to stop at 4 !!
3,4 were beyond awful !!

I heard 5,6,7 are even far worse

I watched the first two sequels to Alien.

I watched Godfather II.

I think I watched Rocky II and III.

Other than that, I avoid sequels like the plague.

Maybe that's a good subject for a thread. Sequels as good as or better than the original.

 

[g5000]

Listen, guys.

Oldboy. Just watch Oldboy.

Not Spike Lee's piece of shit remake. Watch the original Korean Oldboy.

If that doesn't convince you South Korea has it going on, nothing will.

Do NOT let any minors in the room while you watch it.

Then watch The Host.

 

[g5000]

 

[g5000]

Some of the people in this film are Korean A-list actors:

 

[g5000]

If you are into zombie movies, this is one of the best. It also has A-list Korean actors. Ma Dong-seok is one of my favorite Korean actors. Gong Yoo is their Brad Pitt.

 

[JOSweetHeart]

$27 dollars !!! 1 ticket

Afternoon is only 15

Wow. I'll wait until the DVD for Toy Story 5 is available.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

 

[g5000]

$27 dollars !!! 1 ticket

Afternoon is only 15

We have $5 Tuesdays where I live.

I'm going to see Disclosure Day this evening.