It was okaaay.

J.R. Hudson

J.R. Hudson

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Surfing through t.v. Land this evening and watched a little bit of Ebert & Roeper (Man I miss Siskel) and lo and behold Ebert said something that made me think:

Ebert questioned peoples take (specifically referring to BAD BOYS 2) on the movie "It was okay". He was intrigued by this kind of response to a film and said "life is too short to waste on a film that was okay".

Now, I don't particualry pay mind to any critic or anyones opinion for that matter when it comes to film as that it is a subjective matter and is a matter of personal taste but what it did make me think was how many times I have said "It was okay" after watching a movie.

It made me realize that there is more crap being made every day. In fact, it is few and far between when I come out of a movie saying "Oh my god that movie kicked major ****ing ass".

Maybe I'm just getting older, but I find myself saying more and more that a movie was "okay" as if that is acceptable. And it's not. Is it up to people like us to put the magic back in cinema? Seems like a long way off as I fondle my, er, DVX but I don't want to make films that people walk away from saying "It was okay".

Thats my take.
 
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Sounds like a plan to me man. Last movie I saw that I liked was "Lost in Translation".
 
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Saying that a movie is okay is bad enough. But what happens when you see a movie like "Torque" and just want to take your own life. The worst thing about that movie is that they spent a year and a half on it.
 
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If no one went to movies like "Torque" then the studios might change. But because of all the crap that has been released the audience has become rather dumb.
 
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Hey I liked Bad boys.. when I was in LA I spoke with the editor and I was facinated.. seemed like a good production to work on, even though mr. Bay can be a jackass Director.
 
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I would never go to see that movie. I had to run it at work...a couple times. That's how I saw it.
 
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[quote author=Jarred Land link=board=Offtopic;num=1074483357;start=0#5 date=01/18/04 at 21:27:38]Hey I liked Bad boys.. when I was in LA I spoke with the editor and I was facinated.. seemed like a good production to work on, even though mr. Bay can be a jackass Director.[/quote]

It's funny; I didnt love bad boys and I didnt hate it. But after watching it I said to my wife "It was okay"

lol

My "okays" are always with the indication that, well, it didnt suck I guess. So bay is a prick huh?
 
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I just said the famous "IWO" to describe "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen."

But, if everything was great, then nothing would be great, and everythng would be "okay."

(Follow that?)
 
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Yes, I follow that. But still it would be nice if people would at least try and make something great. People need to pick the bar off the ground and raise it over their heads.
 
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Since we are all hanging in the cafe (jarred can I get a Corona?) I just recently founf out David Fincher directed Madonnas Vogue and Aerosmiths Janie got a gun MV's. Pretty Cool.
 
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Hey J!
i go to rottentomatoes.com because of its comprehensive gathering of critics from all around the country rating movies to come up with a rating average... It's usually (not always) pretty accurate. I'm not a huge fan of going by critics choices, but this site hasnt let me down so far!
 
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The reason why there is so much crap is because todays generation of kids are into that whole hip hop gangster Im cool cause I can blow stuff up kinda thing....

Now they have been fed all these movies with special effects and explosions and guns and beautiful women that they like it... They see it because it entertains them. These movies arnt being made to win awards... they are being made to make money...

I dont think they care if the movie is good or not.. It all comes down to , they know that a certain percentage of teenagers will go see movies like this and will at least gross the money they spent.

Films like this arnt being made for art any more, its a business... they make them to make money. The reason this wont stop is because there are too many teenagers that stand for this crap and some how enjoy it.

If your looking for great films some of the best ones your going to find are Independent or Foreign. Most independent filmakers pretty much know there not gonna make money on their film and if they do thats excellent for them, but, they make the film to either win awards or gain credentials.

I just watched that movie Boogie Nights tonight, Now that was a good movie. Check it out if you havent seen it.
 
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Come on who hasn't seen "Boogie Nights". Vamp your right about what you said about the kids. They just want to see whatever is new. But if people started making films that they would want to see then maybe the industry could turn out of its nose dive. Its only a nose dive as far as quality goes...everyone knows they're making money hand over fist.
 
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why would the aliens want to spend valuable resources exploring a lively planet like earth, when they can send little robots to dead asteroids. i mean thats what we do right? who cares about exploring the deapths of our living oceans when we can send little things way out into the dead of space...lol
 
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