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• Thanks for the insightful responses. nt. - Prokofief 19:10:40 11/05/03 (0)
  In Reply to: Is it getting worse posted by Prokofief on November 04, 2003 at 21:00:08:

  nt.
  
  

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• No - Troy 10:47:50 11/05/03 (0)
  In Reply to: Is it getting worse posted by Prokofief on November 04, 2003 at 21:00:08:

  You're just living through it so it seems worse.

  There were just as many crappy movies made and distributed in the 70s and the 50s and the 30s and every other decade. Time has a way of scrapping those movies. The bad ones never make it onto TV, tape or DVD. They rot, forgotten on shelves in basements of the studios disappearing into the ether, forever. Ask any old movie fan and they'll tell you about the countless cheezy matinee westerns, unfunny comedies and turgid dramas they sat through when they were younger. Thousands of movies that no one that didn't live through the initial release has ever heard of. This was especially true during the "Studio System" era when dozens of movies came out every week because TV didn't yet exist.

  In 20 years, do you honestly think anyone will be watching recent crap like "Tomcats" or "Bad Boys 2"? No one will remember that garbage.

  Nope, it's the same ratio as it's always been.
  
  

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• Probably not. It's just that even the crappiest of movies can now - tinear 04:17:16 11/05/03 (0)
  In Reply to: Is it getting worse posted by Prokofief on November 04, 2003 at 21:00:08:

  have millions spent on advertising making them SEEM like they've got to be at least "good".
  All that means, these days, is deeper producers' pockets, cynicism (advertise like hell, don't let pre-reviews appear by avoiding all critic screenings, open on as many screens as possible before word of mouth "kills" it).
  
  

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• for whom? - Dmitry 21:58:22 11/04/03 (1)
  In Reply to: Is it getting worse posted by Prokofief on November 04, 2003 at 21:00:08:

  Hollywood has a world-wide customer base. If you or I don't fit in, they're not crying I'm sure. You're probably not even a pop-corn consumer.

  
  
  

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  • Hey! I AM a popcorn consumer! - Victor Khomenko 06:55:02 11/05/03 (0)
    In Reply to: for whom? posted by Dmitry on November 04, 2003 at 21:58:22:

    Medium to large size, with butter and salt... those were the days! Crunching while dropping tears over La Strada - my favorite weekend occupation.

    I am for taking good stuff the culture has to offer... popcorn from America, shkalik of Moskovskaya from Russia, but please, no snails from France!

    You are right in essense. And this has always been true, except more true in some cultures than in others.

    Today the world is getting more even, with the Chinese audience watching the latest Hollywood junk in almost real time. That's all.

    But life is easy for Prokofief and others like him, as good movies are in millions all around us, and they are not too hard to find. Just not at the popcorn shop near you.
    

    
    
    
    

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