Posted on 12/13/2005 11:34:35 AM PST by Millee
Ahh...here is a moderate suggestion for the elites of Hollywood. Make American movies that Americans will be proud of, substance, heroics, story, plot, beginning, middle and end. Leave your stinking liberal politics out of it, hire some actors that understand Americans and let it be.
I'm one of the age group they are targeting. I'm not buying thier crap or attempts to attract me to thier product either.
We want something thoughtful and inspiring. Not some gay cowboy crap.
Creating a movie about gay cowboys is like making JAWS where the shark lives outside of water. How stupid is that?
The current perception of Hollywood as totally dissolute and without standards is going to be a tough one for them to overcome.
The fact that they have supported some anti-American and anti-Christian attitudes, whether the support was unanimous or not, has managed to thoroughly tick off a growing segment of the US audience. And that audience, once lost, is less likely than ever to come back. Certainly not to the Hollywood studio productions.
"Look at the movies that are successful, they aren't political statements, they are made for the audience."
The last Star Wars had some rather moronic political statements in it.
too many gay & girly movies
movie-going is just not very much fun. Period.
Maybe they should stop insulting Americans (theater going Americans) and maybe they should STFU about politics if they cannot express themselves like adults.
I saw in Variety that that homosexual cowboy--shudder--movie ('Brokebutt Mountain' 'Buttstroke Mtn'?) is doing great, in limited release.
That is, in NY NY, El A and Frisco. Now let's see how it plays in Peoria.
"Kin I borrow yer moisturizer, Slim? Ah'm as dry as a ol' horny-toad. Scampi tonite?"
bttt
No way - Only Gay Cowboy movies for you.
More Bruce Willis less Ben Afflicted.
Directors Cut?
Is it because the movie makers keep putting out crap?
So. I got a phone call for a survey about movie viewing habits a couple of weeks ago.
Turns out I went once in the last twelve months. Maybe. I can't recall.
The lady was really desperate to get another answer, she tried re-phrasing the question three times.
I think she had another list of questions for me if I was a movie-goer, but I didn't make it over the first hurdle. I got the impression I wasn't the only infrequent viewer she had talked to that day.
Er, because Passion of the Christ was in 2004??
Problem is, movies like Buttcrack Mountin' only appeal to about 3% of the general population. That 3% makes up about 40% of the population of Hollyweird.
I used to go to movies to be entertained. Now, I have a hard time going to movies when I have to constantly be suspicious of what I am watching. As I watch the film, I find myself asking, "Where is the political message?" I know that not every movie has a hidden message, but Hollywood is so damn liberal that I just distrust anything it produces. Moreover, I hate to think that I am helping to support the Hollywood left, which really means indirectly helping to support Moron.org, the democrat party, or some other left wing kook organization.
#1. Home Theater. Far and away the number one reason. Relatively cheap Surround Sound and popular big screen and projection systems close the gap with the theater experience.
#2. High ticket prices make it a gamble. If you hate the movie, you're out $20 and two hours plus drive/parking time.
#3. Uncertainty and hassle. Getting everyone ready to go out, driving thru traffic, finding parking and buying a ticket is just too big a problem, with potential glitches all along the way.
The MGM Midnite Movies rule. I got quite a few of them.
two words for the decline in box office - David Geffen
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