Jungle Cruise - The Movie

RStar · 03-12-2011, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

Do sequels suck at a rate significantly higher than non-sequels? Most movies suck.

I think that's the opinion of most critics.

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

McDonald's makes billions more on their sh*tty hamburgers than somewhere like Slater's 50/50 can ever hope to make. That makes McDonald's burgers more marketable, not better.

I think it's a great analogy for me, due to the fact that my first job was there (in 1976!) and came to hate their food. I always think to myself "why do people go there?" I think part of it is advertising, a good portion of which is aimed at kids with Happy Meal toys. The same can be said about movies, too. How many times have you watched a movie because the trailer looked good, only to find the movie sucked?

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

That said, the only issue there should be with the preference towards commercially successful but artistically bland/safe movies is if that preference precludes the existence of more ambitious and artistically "quality" films.

But isn't the problem with art the fact that what is pleasing or enjoyable to one persons' eye, may not be to someone elses? I've struggled with that concept and I've tried to not push their opinions into my mold (my unfortunate use of a joke about music once notwithstanding).

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Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

Sequels are a lower-risk investment, that's the reason so many of them get made.

That is true, and I'm sure it may even go back further than that. If the studio lost a lot of money on a previously risky project, a sequel my get a green light much more easily. There may be a lot more behind the "why" of making a sequel as well, and it's success. Including which artists say "yes" to the project.

And then there are the remakes. After mindless trivil like the 1970's and 80's TV shows (Dukes of Hazard comes to mind), do we really need movies like the Smurfs? To answer that question, one would need to answer this one question: why do you go to the movies?

But it boils down to the fact that I think GD is right, if the high grossing money makers weren't made, some of the better films might not get made.

Alex · 03-12-2011, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by RStar

I think that's the opinion of most critics.

They may think they think that, but when it comes to actually reviewing mainstream widely released films they don't actually appear to.

RStar · 03-12-2011, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

They may think they think that, but when it comes to actually reviewing mainstream widely released films they don't actually appear to.

Perhaps they were wined & dined at a junket? Of course, they also have a job they have to protect, and I wonder if that has effect on their review? Unlike someone like you who can give an honest opinion because you are not pressured by a paycheck.

BTW Alex, have you ever been invited to or attended a Junket?

Do they really ever do them, or is that a thing of the past, I wonder?