Original Films coming from Hollywood
Discussion
Browsing YT lunchtime and found this compilation of trailers for new films (and the odd series I think).
Predator Badlands aside, I didn't notice a single sequel, reboot or remake or any Super Hero / Comic films. Okay, it's heavy with Zombie stuff, riding off the back of 28 years later and some look like summer popcorn stuff, but they look decent, have a decent case and have at least a new twist on an existing troupe and some are almost original.
Maybe I just don't want trailers anymore, but maybe, just maybe some new stuff it coming.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cWp9zVu28s
Predator Badlands aside, I didn't notice a single sequel, reboot or remake or any Super Hero / Comic films. Okay, it's heavy with Zombie stuff, riding off the back of 28 years later and some look like summer popcorn stuff, but they look decent, have a decent case and have at least a new twist on an existing troupe and some are almost original.
Maybe I just don't want trailers anymore, but maybe, just maybe some new stuff it coming.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cWp9zVu28s
Matt Walsh, right winger, religious nut and gun lover, also an expert on movies now, posits that the movie industry's last and final peak was in 2007-8. Have to agree somewhat, The Departed, Zodiac, There Will Be Blood, No Country For Old Men, Gone Baby Gone, Doubt, Wall E. The Wrestler.
There's certainly been a move towards franchises and reboots, but that's purely studios reacting to viewer behaviour. It's a complex issue. Audiences just don't turn out for original films as much as they used to, meaning big studios are less willing to gamble on these releases unless they can do it for a smaller budget. Alot of that is the studio's own fault; post COVID they've continued to focus on the streaming services they pushed to bridge the gap whilst continuing to gauge cinemas on box office takes, often pushing films to digital quicker meaning less time for them to make money. Meaning they need to show those big franchise films more right away to get the take in the launch window.
Over the last few years a few films have shown that original concepts can bring in big money (Sinners most recently) and Disney dialing back their Marvel release frequency but I imagine it'll be a long time and require a fundamental shift before we get back to those days where the top 10 films of the year would all be originals.
Over the last few years a few films have shown that original concepts can bring in big money (Sinners most recently) and Disney dialing back their Marvel release frequency but I imagine it'll be a long time and require a fundamental shift before we get back to those days where the top 10 films of the year would all be originals.
WTF wants “original” films? That thinking has lead to the self important dross that gets pumped out now where things have to have messages, existential post modern smart arse’ness.
I don’t want the buggers to think. I don’t want them to pretend to be intelligent or think they are making or saying anything important.
Just blow s
t up for 90mins, throw in a few one liners, chase some stuff and do it with a bit style and acknowledgement that none of it matters and that anyone who “reviews” films for a living or thinks any of it matters is an ahole.
Do that and ppl will watch the film. It’s not original, it’s rinse and repeat of the same formula but it makes for good 100min entertainment.
I don’t want the buggers to think. I don’t want them to pretend to be intelligent or think they are making or saying anything important.
Just blow s
t up for 90mins, throw in a few one liners, chase some stuff and do it with a bit style and acknowledgement that none of it matters and that anyone who “reviews” films for a living or thinks any of it matters is an ahole.Do that and ppl will watch the film. It’s not original, it’s rinse and repeat of the same formula but it makes for good 100min entertainment.
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