Posted on 11/15/2017 10:16:14 AM PST by drewh
“I do know people that won’t watch an older film because they think they are all boring and slow”
Especially those that center on intense dialog...like The Maltese Falcon and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
Two of the truly great films.
Screw ‘em.
And beyond!
While I’m a comic collector and huge fan, I think the comic trend comes down to one major thing.
There is a lack of true writing in movies today.
With the comic movies there are nearly 80 years of stories to be delved into with minor modifications. Until the advent of CGI none of them made for any real visual appeal.
Science fiction was able to adapt easier through non-cgi and porto-western techniques, but the powers of the heroes required CGI to really come across.
Sometimes the modifications to the story lines are awkward because they don’t know or aren’t willing to delve into most of the back story. But 80s years of writing makes it a lot easier to come up with ideas then just waiting for someone to come along and making a guess.
“48 % on rotten tomatoes reddit leaked it already...”
If you can’t get 50% on Rotten Tomatoes, you’re toast before you even hit the theater.
Now don’t get me wrong, sometimes on a Friday night the other and I like to watch stupid, fun movies. Redbox makes it easy and cheap. And it sometimes beats the DVR recordings of Shameless or Ray Donovan.
Then, sometimes not.
Hollywood is out of ideas......simple as that.
LOL!
“With the comic movies there are nearly 80 years of stories to be delved into with minor modifications. Until the advent of CGI none of them made for any real visual appeal.”
Nailed it.
Many of them are superior stories compared to modern writing, and the ability to bring them to life with technology makes the story viable.
I expect one day to see a resurgence in some of the Greek Classics on the screen.
The critics are probably a bunch of Marvel fanboys. DC hasn't quite gone as far with the PC BS the way Marvel has, so DC will be treated like Trump by these dweebs.
Whe was the last time you saw anyone that was under 50 reading a book?
“It spans the entire history of civilization! :-)”
Well, just the first part :-)!
And, yes, I should have written my first sentence better :-). Damn my typing hands ... too late :-P .
Actually Rotten Tomato scores and the box office are largely unrelated. Yes some poorly rated movies bomb, but plenty do quite well. Most folks don’t really pay attention to reviews. 90% of the movies that come out I already know if I want to see them and the reviews mean nothing. There are what I call the 50/50s, movies I’m kind of interested in but not fully committed, that’s pretty much the only time reviews matter.
“Double Indemnity” - not much action but great dialogue.
I have been enjoying DC TV shows on CW. Those teams are fine . Legends of Tomorrow, Flash & co, Arrow & Co. Supergirl as well.
Gotham on Fox has been good.
But Big Screen Superman & Batman have been dark in mood & picture quality.
I like TV Flash Barry Allen. not film guy.
Aquaman is going to be the fall guy and take it for the team ...
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