As far as I can recall, I’ve only been to a movie theater 9 times in the 21st century. Seven of those times have been to see a movie that was part of a franchise (Harry Potter, X-men, Ghost in the Shell). I’m planning on seeing V for Vendetta on the release day, or close to it, but I imagine that’ll probably be it for this year - unless there’s another X-men or Harry Potter movie coming that I haven’t heard about. Anyway, part of the big money Hollywood puts into making movies is presumably spent on choosing which movies to make. I don’t think anyone would dispute that they’re botching it.
esr, in one blog post supplies eight treatments of movies I’d see in a heartbeat (except maybe the one with needles in it). If there’s anyone with a brain in hollywood, they’re on the phone with him right now talking about rights. Alas, I suspect I’ll be old enough to get a senior discount on tickets by the time any movies are made from his list.
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Wow.
I’d see all of those!
(and I’ve been in theaters about the same number of times in the last 5 years: the three LOTR movies, Serenity, and that retro-1950’s thing about flying robots, whatever it was called.
Ah, crap - my count was off, I forgot about the LoTR movies. But the point still stands, I think.
You’re thinking of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, or something like that. It premiered on TV this past weekend - ten minutes in I was so bored I couldn’t see straight, and that was that.
I would call Sky Captain a 30’s thing. But what do I know.
I have to admit that my standards while living overseas were quite low. The nadir occuring when I went to see Torque with a girlfriend.
I have a bunch of great excuses, but I will simply withdraw from the field.
You’re right, it’s definately a 30s thing.
And I’m not sure what you know, but you definately don’t know how to write a snappy headline.
“I am happy…”
Jesus.