[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Translation: Hollywood devoid of new material and imagination...........

Believe me, I know people in the business and there's plenty of creative people with ideas and imagination. The problem is that the business side, which controls the money, is run by bean counters who are inherently adverse to risking tens or hundreds of millions of dollars on something that may not pay off. To put it another way, would you rather spend $500 million on something that already has audience recognition and stands a 90% of recouping investment, or spend it on something that no one has heard of, which you'll have to spend marketing money educating the public about, and which stands a 50% chance of making its money back, if you're lucky?

As Michael Corleone said, "It's strictly business."

[Hyman Roth]

Hey now. I’m a bean counter. :)

[Hot Tabasco]

The problem is that the business side, which controls the money, is run by bean counters who are inherently adverse to risking tens or hundreds of millions of dollars on something that may not pay off.

Hollywood has always been controlled by investors, that's not a new concept.

Given the number of movie rehashes that have crashed, it's apparent the bean counters are in need of some fresh imagination...........

[Seruzawa]

The studios want every movie to be a blockbuster. They don’t seem willing to make more movies that simply make decent profit because by telling a good story cheaply. No they shove hundreds of millions of $ into these wannabe epics. But it only takes a few losses to ruin you when you are soendingvseveral hundred mill per movie.

[dfwgator]

As Michael Corleone said, "It's strictly business."

Or as Jack Woltz said, "And a man in my position can't afford to be made to look ridiculous."

[Garth Tater]

Bubba Ho-Tep: great movie, destined to be a cult classic!

I do think you are missing part of the problem by putting all the blame on the financial side of the business. The customers are getting what they want. Someone has to fill their plates.