RE: "Really good movies being released...."

Posted by jsm (A) on February 20, 2009 at 11:19:17

In Reply to: "Really good movies being released...." posted by grantv on February 19, 2009 at 14:13:38:

Some examples. I heard that Dark Night was a good seller, but I barely made it through my Netflix rental copy. While I thought the picture quality and sound were superb, as a movie I found it highly forgettable, even stupid allowing for all suspension of disbelief, and certainly not one I would care to watch again. And this was supposed to be a big seller. I barely made it through the dreadful latest Indiana Jones movie, though I liked the earlier ones and even own two of them. It would be torture to have to watch it again. I found Vicky Christina Barcelona somewhat entertaining, but would never buy it. No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood are two movies I think I might want to see again some day- there were depths to those movies I don't think I fully appreciated on my first viewing- but not enough to own. As I said in my original post, I'm probably far too critical and not typical of the average movie goer. Maybe I've gotten more that way as I've aged, but my impression is that the number of new movies that I really like introduced each year has steadily gone down. It's probably me. On the other hand, it's my impression that on average the quality of acting has gone up over the decades. Many films from the '50s through the '70s, even with famous stars, had some pretty poor acting in them.

Joe

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Topic - DVD Sales way, way down - Wendell Narrod 12:57:31 02/19/09 (17)

I bet if they reprice the BD to $10 a pop the sales will go up...nt - kootenay 15:35:02 02/19/09 (6)

The studios are trying the same strategy they tried with DVD. - oscar 15:58:40 02/19/09 (5)

...and laserdisc....and VHS - Jazz Inmate 18:28:32 02/22/09 (2)

Laserdisc never was a commercial success. - Wendell Narrod 19:38:09 02/22/09 (1)

I didn't say it was. I said paying a premium is a rule common to all new technologies - Jazz Inmate 22:32:04 02/23/09 (0)

RE: The studios are trying the same strategy they tried with DVD. - Dalton 16:18:47 02/20/09 (1)

RE: The studios are trying the same strategy they tried with DVD. - Jack G 17:48:41 02/20/09 (0)

Number of really good movies being released is way, way down. - jsm 13:52:51 02/19/09 (9)

"Really good movies being released...." - grantv 14:13:38 02/19/09 (8)

RE: "Really good movies being released...." - jsm 11:19:17 02/20/09 (2)

Agreed for the most part. - grantv 11:40:06 02/20/09 (1)

I didn't care for the Indy Jones film and I really disliked - Wendell Narrod 14:34:17 02/20/09 (0)

I think the move in future will be toward... - Harmonia 14:40:17 02/19/09 (4)

Pretty much the same, except I'm WAY younger. :) - grantv 14:50:30 02/19/09 (3)

NETFLIX - Mossback 03:24:06 02/20/09 (2)

Downloads are WAY up now - Jack G 08:35:17 02/20/09 (1)

Apple TV sales triple (link) - 4season 11:05:14 02/20/09 (0)

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RE: "Really good movies being released...." - jsm 11:19:17 02/20/09 (2)

Agreed for the most part. - grantv 11:40:06 02/20/09 (1)

I didn't care for the Indy Jones film and I really disliked - Wendell Narrod 14:34:17 02/20/09 (0)

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