I watched Steel Magnolia's yesterday. Everyone sang it's praises. Wonderful movie! I thought it was crap. The best part was everyone's character slamming Shirley MacLaines character. Otherwise it was a waste of time.
I'd rather watch any movie made by Pure Flix as I actually laugh, for real, or enjoy the message. I love old Hollywood films like Cary Grant movies. I enjoyed Quigley Down Under too, I like westerns, John Wayne included. But I think most of what Hollywood thinks is great is actually garbage.
I agree that a lot of what Hollywood produces is garbage. That doesn’t mean that some of the films don’t have artistic qualities and good writing, even if the message is ultimately evil or otherwise objectionable. One of the reasons why many of the classic Hollywood films are so good is because the writing is superior and the production is very good. I’m sorry but Kirk Cameron’s shoestring budget junk doesn’t even compare.