Anyone else tired of Blockbusters?

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

No offense breh but if you only go 6 times a year you're a casual moviegoer.

I've seen 6 movies since the end of April. And there's users on here that go way more than I do.


I think Scott Mendelson at Forbes put it best. When every movie is special. No movie is special

And your point is? Not like I came in here saying that I'm a hardcore theater hopping muhfukka. Doesn't negate my point regardless. Also, I seen Black Panther more times alone to equate to a "hardcore" movie goer anyway.

And what would the point of that quote even be anyways? No one's saying that every blockbuster movie is special either. Like anything else, some are, some not. Watch what you want to watch and ignore the rest. Unless you're somehow, someway getting forced to watch all these blockbuster movies then the complaint is moot.

 

[FromStLouis]

I prefer a traditional movie calendar but it isn't coming back and you have to adjust an a la carte offering to your liking.

Some movies you go see in theaters, others you wait to pop up on premium cable, and some you just aren't interested in.

Mix it up, a man isn't meant to dine on blockbusters alone.

But it has gotten overwhelming, I still haven't seen the 3rd Planet of The Apes movie and I liked the first two.

 

[JerseyBoy23]

I'm open to more creative blockbusters but since they're usually sequels, prequels, reboots, or adaptions I'm tired of them.

Studios put no production budget or advertising for original films and then wonder why they flopped.

 

[MartyMcFly]

I'm open to more creative blockbusters but since they're usually sequels, prequels, reboots, or adaptions I'm tired of them.

Studios put no production budget or advertising for original films and then wonder why they flopped.

Most original ideas are on tv now anyway. The smaller budget flicks don’t really flop because they don’t put much behind them; just enough to ensure they break even. But then you do have times where they just put stuff out with a minor campaign and hope it catches fire. Which reminds me I need to see hotel Artemis sometime soon.

 

[OmegaK2099]

Nope

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

Most original ideas are on tv now anyway. The smaller budget flicks don’t really flop because they don’t put much behind them; just enough to ensure they break even. But then you do have times where they just put stuff out with a minor campaign and hope it catches fire. Which reminds me I need to see hotel Artemis sometime soon.

They didn’t push upgrade enough

 

[MartyMcFly]

They didn’t push upgrade enough

That’s blumhouse so you know that was made for the low and they’ve probably already recouped.

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

That’s blumhouse so you know that was made for the low and they’ve probably already recouped.

Yeah I heard the budget was only like $3 million. I’m just salty because like I said in another thread with a little push it could have been a surprise little modest hit like den of thieves was. Word of mouth has been universally great. shyt didn’t even play in Canada

I want to see my man whannel win. Love seeing him successfuly move into the director chair.

 

[MartyMcFly]

Yeah I heard the budget was only like $3 million. I’m just salty because like I said in another thread with a little push it could have been a surprise little modest hit like den of thieves was. Word of mouth has been universally great. shyt didn’t even play in Canada

I want to see my man whannel win. Love seeing him successfuly move into the director chair.

I think he’s making a name for himself like the horror guys from the 80s. We think of carpenter now as this big director but carpenter was slept on for the entire decade really even though he was putting out dope work. Leigh has the benefit of making money tho and being taken care of in that respect while not having to take big studio jobs to “make a hit” so in several years everyone will see his stuff and he’ll be tagged as this great horror director.

He’s good

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

Tangentially related I feel like theirs a serious lack of new and unique auteur directors.


Nowadays people see a director use a certain style that is unique to them and people use that as some half baked lazy “criticism.”

“Omg that director is doing his signature look or thing,what a hack!”

Pointing out a director has their own visual flare is not a valid critique but it seems all people are capable of these days.



Which leads to directors shying away from that and movies being more and more homogeneous looking with no fukking style. I couldn’t pick out 99% of new directors movies from each other.

 

[MartyMcFly]

Tangentially related I feel like theirs a serious lack of new and unique auteur directors.


Nowadays people see a director use a certain style that is unique to them and people use that as some half baked lazy “criticism.”

“Omg that director is doing his signature look or thing,what a hack!”

Pointing out a director has their own visual flare is not a valid critique but it seems all people are capable of these days.



Which leads to directors shying away from that and movies being more and more homogeneous looking with no fukking style. I couldn’t pick out 99% of new directors movies from each other.

Because studios are picking tv directors to do big budget flicks now. And tv directors by nature don’t have a style and they’re not auteurists in the least. Their job is to come in and do a job. Yes they’ll have their own flare to it but a lot of them haven’t even learned what that flare is

 

[KravenMorehead™]

It wouldn't be that bad if you could get away from em.

24/7/365 promotion and not even in front of a tv computer or cellphone.

nikkas can't even buy cereal without being reminded some shyt is coming out

Constant updates on what the movie is about. Breakdowns on shyt that happened in the movie AFTER the fact. Like bytch if your shyt can't speak for itself then the movie wasn't shyt anyway

 

[MartyMcFly]

It wouldn't be that bad if you could get away from em.

24/7/365 promotion and not even in front of a tv computer or cellphone.

nikkas can't even buy cereal without being reminded some shyt is coming out

Constant updates on what the movie is about. Breakdowns on shyt that happened in the movie AFTER the fact. Like bytch if your shyt can't speak for itself then the movie wasn't shyt anyway

Idk brother, I find that shyt pretty easy to avoid

 

[Dynamite James]

I'm tired of Reboots and This new Star Wars Saga........

 

[KravenMorehead™]

Idk brother, I find that shyt pretty easy to avoid

Oh no doubt. Just an observation of the factors contributing to OP said fatigue