02-17-2005, 01:49 AM
Part of the problem with movies is studios and writers are confusing quality with quantity.
Each movie has to be "bigger" than the last. As an example, James Bond started out with spy movies that had some action and a few gadgets in exotic locations. Now it's an action movie with lots of gadets and some spy stuff. I see more explosions in James Bond than I do in some war movies nowdays. Star Trek is another example. Each villain has to be more ruthless and powerfull than the last. If it progresses much further the villain will either be crushed by good people so fast he won't be able to get a power base going or he will win because he is ruthless enough to kill the hero when he has the first opportunity. Current Star Trek policy must be that it isn't a good space battle unless both ships/fleets/planets are floating debris fields by the end of the battle.
I won't even get into trilogies that are sold before the first movie is in production, remakes of classic movies and t.v. shows that are made with substandard plots and dialogue, and any other vehicle movie studios use just to make money.
Sometimes you find writers, directors, actors, producers, and studios that are interested in making a film and not just making money. When they all end up on the same project at the same time the audience can tell.
Each movie has to be "bigger" than the last. As an example, James Bond started out with spy movies that had some action and a few gadgets in exotic locations. Now it's an action movie with lots of gadets and some spy stuff. I see more explosions in James Bond than I do in some war movies nowdays. Star Trek is another example. Each villain has to be more ruthless and powerfull than the last. If it progresses much further the villain will either be crushed by good people so fast he won't be able to get a power base going or he will win because he is ruthless enough to kill the hero when he has the first opportunity. Current Star Trek policy must be that it isn't a good space battle unless both ships/fleets/planets are floating debris fields by the end of the battle.
I won't even get into trilogies that are sold before the first movie is in production, remakes of classic movies and t.v. shows that are made with substandard plots and dialogue, and any other vehicle movie studios use just to make money.
Sometimes you find writers, directors, actors, producers, and studios that are interested in making a film and not just making money. When they all end up on the same project at the same time the audience can tell.
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The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Robert A. Heinlein
The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Robert A. Heinlein