Why Do We Keep Watching New Movies?
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I think there are exceptions to every rule. There are plenty of new(er) movies I do ind very inspirational and the works of certain directors and editors continue to inspire me.
Not everything from yesteryear was cinematic mastery. There was a lot of crap then too. As is usually the case when thinking whistfully we chose to remember the greats, and forget the not so greats.
There was tons of mediocore work being done from the beginning of motion pictures. There were geniuses that stood out and helped shape movie making into what it is today as well.
Read some old time movie reviews. People were asking themselves the same question way back when. Nothing changes.
Not everything from yesteryear was cinematic mastery. There was a lot of crap then too. As is usually the case when thinking whistfully we chose to remember the greats, and forget the not so greats.
There was tons of mediocore work being done from the beginning of motion pictures. There were geniuses that stood out and helped shape movie making into what it is today as well.
Read some old time movie reviews. People were asking themselves the same question way back when. Nothing changes.
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abraham said:
I don't know about that. You'd really have to look into the old studio system records. There were a lot of productions going on at the same time. It might be possible they released more movies then than now.
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Blaine said:Because they're not putting out any old movies?
LMAO, nice.....
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I mean really if someone doesn't want to see new(er) movies, why don't they just watch Turner Classic Movies or rent?
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I got all excited... I thought it was the Flash Gordon with Queen's music. Darn.
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Yeah, but even the bad ones then were better than the bad ones now.
The newer (light) comedies fare better than the dramas, I think.
trying to figure out why I feel this way....I think it might be that actors played characters back then, rather than "real people". That still goes on, pretty much, in comedies.
But in dramas...ordinary people with ordinary (or weird) problems.
Who cares? I can see that on Dr Phil any weekday.
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GenJerDan said:Yeah, but even the bad ones then were better than the bad ones now.
The newer (light) comedies fare better than the dramas, I think.
trying to figure out why I feel this way....I think it might be that actors played characters back then, rather than "real people". That still goes on, pretty much, in comedies.
But in dramas...ordinary people with ordinary (or weird) problems.
Who cares? I can see that on Dr Phil any weekday.
I'm pretty sure the bad ones then were worse than the bad ones now. It's just that far too few of them have seen the light on DVD.
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GenJerDan said:Yeah, but even the bad ones then were better than the bad ones now.
The newer (light) comedies fare better than the dramas, I think.
trying to figure out why I feel this way....I think it might be that actors played characters back then, rather than "real people". That still goes on, pretty much, in comedies.
But in dramas...ordinary people with ordinary (or weird) problems.
Who cares? I can see that on Dr Phil any weekday.
Bad is bad. I've seen an equal number of atrocious old films as I have new ones. I think there are always standouts that become instant modern classics, but in general there is a lot of mediocore or just standard fare (hello, hollywood formula and the studio system???) and then just plain bad. I don't think one is better than the other. I think old Hwood and new Hwood have very similar track records. We choose to remember the Gone with the Winds and Casablancas and not the When a Stranger Calls...
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Alittle OT, but that gives me a thought to ponder. How many films did Elvis make? They definitely followed the same formula/plotline. I wonder if you could take all his movies and splice them together, remix style, to come out with one single coherent movie. Same story, just take Vince Everett from JailHouse Rock, Pacer Burton from Flaming Star, and Joe Lightcloud from Stay Away Joe, etc and just make one single movie... I bet you could.
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Yeah totally! He made at least a dozen films, probably even more than that. If I wasn't so lazy I'd look it up in my Elvis bible...yes, I have one...and yes, I'm an Elvis fan....