(With thanks/apologies to Elmo's post below for the title and subject).
--Reliance on fx (shock and awe, if you will, instead of plot-character-dialogue).
--Reliance on test audience preferences (it routinely effects endings).
--Reduction of dialogue to "clever" one-liners, at the expense of reasoned, intelligent, clever/witty exposition.
--Poor distribution of indies and foreign films in medium-sized markets, while tens of screens play the same more popular films to audiences of 15, after the first week, or so (the many screens are necessary to generate the large profits before word of mouth can sink mediocre fare).
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Topic - The problem with movies these days. - tinear 08:00:53 04/24/04 (13)
- Be thankful if you have an "Art Theater" in your area - dennzio 05:46:21 04/25/04 (2)
- Lucky you, we have no such "art house" cinema. However, - tinear 06:48:59 04/25/04 (1)
- Me neither. Those actors were incredible climbers. (nt - dennzio 12:05:22 04/25/04 (0)
- Most of Jack Nicholoson's recent flicks, Lost in translation,Alamo,yawn..nt - late 18:45:43 04/24/04 (0)
- No, that's the problem with Hollywood and mainstream theaters. - Jack G 15:08:05 04/24/04 (0)
- Drugs. - Elmo 09:51:46 04/24/04 (2)
- Confusing that whole inside outside thing? ..nt - late 18:47:28 04/24/04 (0)
- Most of your post went over my head - tinear 10:13:50 04/24/04 (0)
- Made for CHILDREN by CHILDREN! - grhughes 08:29:22 04/24/04 (4)
- "The Republicans and Newt Gengrich have ruined Public Broadcasting." LOL! - clarkjohnsen 13:50:50 04/25/04 (2)
- "stultifyingly PC attitudes"....HUH, Heaving UP Heavily: - grhughes 18:40:56 04/26/04 (1)
- "Of course LIVE would have to be in the title." Or, DEAD. Either way... nt - clarkjohnsen 09:30:57 04/27/04 (0)
- Oh, boy... (nt) - Victor Khomenko 09:05:30 04/24/04 (0)