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Originally Posted by kane
I would argue that it is more along the lines of "big studio movies suck in 2015." There are plenty of very good movies being made, but they are harder to find these days and may never get a theatrical release.
Case in point. Go here: New Movie Releases - Metacritic
That is a list of current movies out right now sorted by average score. There are over 100 movies on that list that rated 61 or higher and are considered by critics and audiences to be good. Obviously there are things there that won't be for everyone or just not your taste, but there have to be a handful of movies on there that you would like and think are good.
The problem is that 15 years ago a lot of the movies would have gotten a wider release and would have slowly built up an audience, but these days with piracy once the movie is out it can be seen everywhere online within a few days and it makes it harder for many of these small movies to build up an audience. So studios aren't as willing to take a chance on them and they would rather bet on something they think is a sure thing to make them money.
There is a lot of truth to what you say, but that doesn't mean that there aren't plenty of good movies out there, you just have to go look for them. |
Great points!! And I agree, smaller films are harder to find but well worth the search. Thanks for that link, it's a great list!
Yes, piracy is a key factor. I remember when movies would be out in theaters for weeks or months. Sometimes we wouldn't get to see everything we wanted to in May or June and could still catch the big releases in July or even August. Not anymore, and a lot of movies miss out on loyal audiences because of this.
Think The Princess Bride or My Big Fat Greek Wedding or The Blair Witch project, etc. Small movies that built up a HUGE audience on word of mouth. Today they wouldn't stand a chance.