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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Mar 7, 2006 0:23:39 GMT -5
This was on FanForce and I was wondering what everyone else thought... Hollywood Blockbuster DemiseGeorge Lucas Predicts Hollywood Blockbuster Demise
Posted By Dustin on March 6, 2006
The New York Daily News reports:
"The market forces that exist today make it unrealistic to spend $200 million on a movie," said Lucas, a near-billionaire from his feverishly franchised outer-space epics. "Those movies can't make their money back anymore. Look at what happened with 'King Kong.'" The portly Lucas, whose "Star Wars" sequel was nominated for the Oscar in makeup, was clearly in Yoda mode at Saturday's Weinstein Co. party — Harvey Weinstein's first Oscar bash since he abandoned Miramax to Disney last year. "I think it's great that the major Oscar nominations have gone to independent films," Lucas told me, adding that it's no accident that the "small movies" outclassed the spectaculars in this year's Academy Awards. "Is that good for the business? No — it's bad for the business. But moviemaking isn't about business. It's about art!"First, tt's a little catty of the reporter to put in that jab about Lucas's waistline (meeeeeeeoooowwww) but otherwise I hope something like that happens. I'm sick of big media and TV network. The pop culture market is fragmenting and I think that the price coming down will accelerate that. That's probably what Lucas really wants to work on with a SW TV show. In the ROTS DVD extra, one clip is called 'Video Village' where they show how they were using big screen TVs to cut down on the number of takes and things they need to do to get the filming right without all the time-consuming delays that usually happen. I wonder if Lucas's buddy Steven Spielberg is checking out some of that equipment? |
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Mar 7, 2006 0:34:17 GMT -5
I was very pleased to see that a hand-drawn film won an oscar for best animated short. So you see it's not all about the high tech equipment and cg animation... all that is wonderful yes... but first and foremost, you need a good story!
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Post by Cara Drume on Mar 7, 2006 10:19:51 GMT -5
AMEN!!! Personally, I HOPE Hollywood goes down in flames. (my family and I call it 'Hollyweird',  ) They don't deserve the industry anymore with all the raunchy movies they turn out and call it 'entertainment'. What's even worse is those special-effects films that are nothing but. I'm all for special effects and making things blow up...Hey, I'm in a CG animation class...but if the building/spaceship blows up for no good reason, it serves no purpose. Okay. Rant over. So who won for makeup? (my family couldn't care less about the Oscars) |
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Post by Mon-Jas Charan on Mar 7, 2006 10:34:23 GMT -5
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA:
THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
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Post by himiko sabbrawrra on Mar 7, 2006 13:38:40 GMT -5
That dosen't suprise me on the least for Narnia.
Yet I agree with the down with hollywood. King Kong wasn't really that good in my opinion. Good stories are better then some others out there. I mean I love the cool effects myself but having it downgraded with a beter storyline is better. I mean one of my favorite old movies to watch is Logan's Run.
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Mar 8, 2006 22:50:55 GMT -5
AMEN!!! Personally, I HOPE Hollywood goes down in flames. (my family and I call it 'Hollyweird', ) They don't deserve the industry anymore with all the raunchy movies they turn out and call it 'entertainment'. What's even worse is those special-effects films that are nothing but. I'm all for special effects and making things blow up...Hey, I'm in a CG animation class...but if the building/spaceship blows up for no good reason, it serves no purpose. Okay. Rant over. Well, I believe Hollywood serves a purpose... that is: to entertain the masses.... hey, we all like a good explosion now and then! But there's so much more out there... foreign film, the indies, etc... All you have to do is look for it! But the funny thing is that most of the really good films go un-noticed, while the blockbusters rake in the dough probably because they're heavily promoted. Most people these days want to just sit back and watch the world blow up onscreen, without having to think about a complex story. |
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Post by Cara Drume on Mar 9, 2006 0:36:25 GMT -5
I always knew people were dumb...  Okay, just kidding. But they must be really shallow if all they like is the effects.  Haven't seen Narnia yet, but I'm glad it won an award.  |
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Post by jedi12 on Mar 9, 2006 0:54:59 GMT -5
I agree a good story is great,the characters make the story like in star wars if it weren't for the charaters there would be no story I mean I love the effects but I love the characters as much if not more.I agree with leda there are so many films out there that are so good and they get so little attention. I don't agree that Hollywood should go down in flames it has brought us some wonderful films and has a lot more to offer.
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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Mar 13, 2006 19:38:08 GMT -5
In general, I like Hollywood. ;D Especially when Hollywood burst some puritanical 'family' standards with exceptional drama. We don't have enough of that these days. But they'd better get their act together. TV, movies, the interent....the delivery for movies, series and shows is changing and the old model won't work.
One thing that I really want to go down in flames is this young-male-demographic-grab. There are OTHER demographics out there and I'm in one of them, but all you hear about is the young male one.
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Post by Cara Drume on Mar 14, 2006 9:42:14 GMT -5
What, you mean reeling all the boys in with skin?
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Mar 14, 2006 22:35:32 GMT -5
lol! That's a good translation!
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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Mar 14, 2006 23:59:54 GMT -5
What, you mean reeling all the boys in with skin? Well, um, yeah, that's a fairly succinct way of putting it, from a guy point of view.  Back in the 70's and 80's it was just called T&A. |
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Mar 20, 2006 0:17:59 GMT -5
Yes, that and aiming everything at the Lowest Common Denominator, stupid films for stupid people mentality. One of the big local theatres is showing several weeks of Classic Hollywood films at the moment, so today I saw on the BIG screen again Close Encounters, which was as great today as when I first saw it there when it opened. Next week is Lawrence of Arabia! I can't wait. A couple of weeks ago they did all 3 Indiana Jones films, was at work for Lost Ark, but saw 2 & 3, each is a separate admission at $7.50, we're lobbying for all 6 eps of SW. I missed Ben Hur, darn. It's been so popular that they extended it from 3 weeks to 9, and are thinking of doing more. The manager said there's nothing new coming out worth showing at this time of year, so they're doing this. It fills the space between all the premieres & special events they do there.
As for King Kong, it was just a really good update of a classic film, more homage than any remake I've ever seen, many shots were identical, as was much of the lighting and script, the animation was done in a modern way, but PJ did a piece of redo for the original KK DVD that is seamless unless you know what it is.
On the other hand, did anyone see Brokeback Mountain? It's really a wonderful film, well made well written, well acted, as good as everything you've heard.
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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Mar 20, 2006 20:01:56 GMT -5
On the other hand, did anyone see Brokeback Mountain? It's really a wonderful film, well made well written, well acted, as good as everything you've heard. I haven't see it myself, though I've heard it's good. I almost never see movies this time of year because it gets dark early, a big consideration when your only transportation has pedals on it. And I wouldn't go near the only theater I can get to this month because of spring break here in Panama Ciy. |
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Mar 22, 2006 0:28:16 GMT -5
They go to the movies on Spring Break? Times have changed!
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) They don't deserve the industry anymore with all the raunchy movies they turn out and call it 'entertainment'. What's even worse is those special-effects films that are nothing but. I'm all for special effects and making things blow up...Hey, I'm in a CG animation class...but if the building/spaceship blows up for no good reason, it serves no purpose. 
Back in the 70's and 80's it was just called T&A.
