Can't say I'm surprised considering this year's releases. I saw a bunch of movies in the years prior, but I was hardpressed to find a single movie I really enjoyed this year, let alone finding a set of movies to consistently go watch. The best movies I can recall offhand were March of the Penguins, The Aristocrats, and Syriana, though I enjoyed a few others. Of course, I don't blame the quality of movies for the hit, as there are countless other factors, but it's not particularly surprising to me. I've been readily disappointed by 2005 so far. 2003 and 2004 were much better to me.
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Hollywood Has Dismal Year at Box Office
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AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Holy shit...wtf @ King Kong flopping at the Box Office so far? Largest movie of the year and its sales are abysmal!
Maybe they should try lowering the price of tickets and see how it does.
I'd be much more willing to go see a movie if it didn't cost me so god damn much.
Just for a date, you're looking at 20 bucks on the tickets and another 20 for cheap food/candy. That's 40 bucks for a 2-3 hour movie. Why spend that much when you can spend a fraction of that and rent a slightly older movie and watch it in the comfort of your own home?
Hollywood has nobody to blame but themselves. They are hurting themselves by trying to make these huge budget movies in the hopes that one will be the next 'Titanic' or 'Spider-Man' when really it's not necessary. Whoever said the fact that movies are on DVD in a few months time is also correct.
I'd be much more willing to go see a movie if it didn't cost me so god damn much.
Just for a date, you're looking at 20 bucks on the tickets and another 20 for cheap food/candy. That's 40 bucks for a 2-3 hour movie. Why spend that much when you can spend a fraction of that and rent a slightly older movie and watch it in the comfort of your own home?
Hollywood has nobody to blame but themselves. They are hurting themselves by trying to make these huge budget movies in the hopes that one will be the next 'Titanic' or 'Spider-Man' when really it's not necessary. Whoever said the fact that movies are on DVD in a few months time is also correct.
This year I saw:
Star Wars: Episode 3
Sin City
Batman Begins
War of the Worlds
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
And possibly something else right near the start of the year that i'm forgetting.
I'm also going to go see Narnia at some point.
I wanted to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (fan of the orriginal), and king kong, corpse bride....but the fact is, its freaking expensive...for the same about of money i'd rather buy an older dvd on special, or a good book.
Star Wars: Episode 3
Sin City
Batman Begins
War of the Worlds
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
And possibly something else right near the start of the year that i'm forgetting.
I'm also going to go see Narnia at some point.
I wanted to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (fan of the orriginal), and king kong, corpse bride....but the fact is, its freaking expensive...for the same about of money i'd rather buy an older dvd on special, or a good book.
Outcast2004
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Mihail said:
This is about the gist of it.
You want more money? Stop realeasing so much SHIT on celluloid. Every year there are less and less quality blockbusters and more big budget shit-balls.
Than factor in the ridiculous expense of going to a movie and it's a bit taxing.
So far this year I saw
BAtman Begins x2
Fantastic Four
Star Wars Ep 3 x2
Walk the Line (great movie)
and.... I can't remember... Thisis a problem too... so many UNMEMORABLE movies.
I don't see how it was such a dismal year. Lots of great movies out there. They might not have made as much as the analysts had hoped, but I enjoyed them. That's all that matters.
But ticket prices are getting a little bit too expensive. It doesn't surprise me that a lot of people are opting to download the movies or wait til they hit dvd. I probably wouldn't go to the movies as much as I do now if I wasn't still able to use my student id. Probably can't do for much longer though. The id is 4 years old now, and I'm looking pretty old. Guess I could always say I'm a grad student.
But ticket prices are getting a little bit too expensive. It doesn't surprise me that a lot of people are opting to download the movies or wait til they hit dvd. I probably wouldn't go to the movies as much as I do now if I wasn't still able to use my student id. Probably can't do for much longer though. The id is 4 years old now, and I'm looking pretty old. Guess I could always say I'm a grad student.
SpeedingUptoStop
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I find it pretty easy to ignore other patrons at the theater. I can stand the commercials. I jsut haven't been attending many movies this year because they all SUCK and they have NO appeal what-so-ever. I saw very few films this year, and I could count all of the memorable ones with nothing more than my fingers.
I don't even think there was really too many good comedies out this year. Wedding crashers, 40 year old virgin.....? See what I mean about memorable here?
This was simply an off year. A year where all of next year's kick ass movies were being filmed. Look at all of the films that have pretty good potential coming out next year:
The Matador
V for Vendetta
Inside Man
A Scanner Darkly
American Dreamz
Mission: Impossible III (atleast the action will be good)
The Da Vinci Code
X-Men 3
Nacho Libre
Cars
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (ehhhhhhh....on second thought, probably not)
Click (It's Sandler....maybe)
Superman Returns
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Lady in the Water
Miami Vice
Untitled Will Ferrell NASCAR Comedy
Snakes on a Plane(This year wins by default because of this one)
Jackass: The Movie 2 (!!!! I did NOT know this was coming out until just now!
)
Grind House
The Children of Men (Maybe...)
The Grudge 2 (well, it's sure to rake in some cash)
Saw III (^^^^)
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny
Stranger Than Fiction
Casino Royale
The Good Shepherd (JOE PESCI'S BACK!!)
If all these movies come out next year, there's no way it could be worse than this year.
I don't even think there was really too many good comedies out this year. Wedding crashers, 40 year old virgin.....? See what I mean about memorable here?
This was simply an off year. A year where all of next year's kick ass movies were being filmed. Look at all of the films that have pretty good potential coming out next year:
The Matador
V for Vendetta
Inside Man
A Scanner Darkly
American Dreamz
Mission: Impossible III (atleast the action will be good)
The Da Vinci Code
X-Men 3
Nacho Libre
Cars
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (ehhhhhhh....on second thought, probably not)
Click (It's Sandler....maybe)
Superman Returns
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Lady in the Water
Miami Vice
Untitled Will Ferrell NASCAR Comedy
Snakes on a Plane(This year wins by default because of this one)
Jackass: The Movie 2 (!!!! I did NOT know this was coming out until just now!
)Grind House
The Children of Men (Maybe...)
The Grudge 2 (well, it's sure to rake in some cash)
Saw III (^^^^)
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny
Stranger Than Fiction
Casino Royale
The Good Shepherd (JOE PESCI'S BACK!!)
If all these movies come out next year, there's no way it could be worse than this year.
2005 was very much a off year. Normally when making a top 10 film list of a year it is hard to narrow down my list to 10, this year I struggled to make 10. Next year however looks amazing. All of these are must-see's for me:
Mission: Impossible III - 5/5
The Da Vinci Code - 5/19
X-Men 3 - 5/26
Nacho Libre - 6/2
Cars - 6/9
Superman Returns - 6/30
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - 7/7
High, Wide and Handsome - 8/4
Clerks 2: The Passion of the Clerks - August
Marie-Antoinette - 10/13
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny - 10/26
Stranger Than Fiction - 11/10
Casino Royale - 11/17
Eragon - 12/15
The Fountain - 2006
Mission: Impossible III - 5/5
The Da Vinci Code - 5/19
X-Men 3 - 5/26
Nacho Libre - 6/2
Cars - 6/9
Superman Returns - 6/30
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - 7/7
High, Wide and Handsome - 8/4
Clerks 2: The Passion of the Clerks - August
Marie-Antoinette - 10/13
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny - 10/26
Stranger Than Fiction - 11/10
Casino Royale - 11/17
Eragon - 12/15
The Fountain - 2006
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If you stop spending $300 million to tell a story that could be told for far less, diversify the types of stories that you tell, and work to control the price of admission to the movies - the return on investment for Hollywood would be great. But as you push HD, let prices go through the roof, throw DVDs out there scant months after a movie has been released in theaters (for a price that in many cases is cheaper than going to the movies), and don't require theaters to somehow police the viewing experience - not for videocameras, but for people chatting on cellphones and causing other commotion - you will continue to see this downward spiral.
Going to the movies is not the enjoyable experience that it used to be and so I go a lot less. Now that I've got big as plasma sets in my house in a room designed to be a home theater with great 5.1 surround and such, my inclination to deal with the garbage that has become movie theaters decreases exponentially over time. Just start piping the theatrical release to my house.
Going to the movies is not the enjoyable experience that it used to be and so I go a lot less. Now that I've got big as plasma sets in my house in a room designed to be a home theater with great 5.1 surround and such, my inclination to deal with the garbage that has become movie theaters decreases exponentially over time. Just start piping the theatrical release to my house.
If I go to the theater I only go for the first showing in the morning around 10:30 or so. I went to see King Kong at that time on Friday and the place was pretty much empty. Cheap ticket price, $6.75... hardly anyone there except for some old people. == a good movie experience.
Working odd hours rocks.
Working odd hours rocks.
SpeedingUptoStop
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Iamthegamer said:Damnit, then IMDB lied to me .
Yup, it did.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365485/releaseinfo
jamesinclair
Banned
I think Iwata was right. Diminishing returns. Time for a Revolution.
This year has sucked for movies.
Lots of well made movies, with little to complain about in terms of production qualities.. but very little that stays with you.
The most memorable movie for me was Wedding Crashers (so over the top it was ridiculous) and to a lesser extent Star Wars (the opening sequence wow'd me). And for all my love of Firefly, Serenity was not successful because it was just too dark for its own good - it also couldn't compete with the amazing CG of Star Wars (despite being a better movie).
I only remember Kong because I saw it last night. I still remember Crash even though I saw it last winter - and that should tell you something about the impact of the movies that were released between then and now.
This just tells me that screenwriting has taken a nosedive. All that money being thrown at movies with so very few never-seen-before moments. It's like nobody's willing to take a chance.
That's why small screen shows like Arrested Development and LOST have left more of an impression on me this year.
Lots of well made movies, with little to complain about in terms of production qualities.. but very little that stays with you.
The most memorable movie for me was Wedding Crashers (so over the top it was ridiculous) and to a lesser extent Star Wars (the opening sequence wow'd me). And for all my love of Firefly, Serenity was not successful because it was just too dark for its own good - it also couldn't compete with the amazing CG of Star Wars (despite being a better movie).
I only remember Kong because I saw it last night. I still remember Crash even though I saw it last winter - and that should tell you something about the impact of the movies that were released between then and now.
This just tells me that screenwriting has taken a nosedive. All that money being thrown at movies with so very few never-seen-before moments. It's like nobody's willing to take a chance.
That's why small screen shows like Arrested Development and LOST have left more of an impression on me this year.
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