NO JOBS! NO MONEY! NO DISPOSABLE INCOME!...............
Bush’s fault...
Perhaps the cotton-headed actors shouldn't have worked so hard to destroy Capitalism.
People are out of work and can't afford to pay $11 to see a movie that says, “Bad American! See how you are ruining everything by clinging to your morality and reality. Shame, Shame!!!!”
Most big budget films are now geared to the overseas market. They are designed to be easy to subtitle.
XMen II was a sequel to a remake of a series.
Planet of the Apes was a sequel to a remake of a remake of a really bad series.
Transformers was the 3rd sequel in a series that only should have had one movie in it.
Am I the only one seeing a pattern, here?
That pretty much describes me except that I don't care for Mad Men. Hollywood makes very little stuff that looks interesting to me.
Technology - why pay $14 for ONE movie when you can watch it many times for $7 On Demand or $5/month watch many movies on Netflix/HULU etc and from the “comfort” of your own smart phone? Ditto for music biz with Pandora and iHeart etc.
A smart phone costs ~$50 a month so you gotta cut some where.
I’m thinking that a broke and unemployed Hollywood isn’t an altogether *bad* thing.
“Spider-Man, some X-Men, a bunch of Apes, more Transformers, “
Entertainment for 12 year old boys
IMO it's a lack of disposable time and disposable income, all thanks to the Obamaconomy. That, and an unwillingness of conservatives to pay for insults directed at them over the movie screen.
Samsung. Blu-ray. Netflix. Re-hashed content. Urban culture taking over movie theaters. What's to explain?
The big movies will still be big, but it is the medium and smaller movies that will take the brunt of people watching fewer movies because the economy stinks.
I don’t understand the problem. Hollywood has spent several decades alienating one half of its potential audience through political statements and involvement. Now that inflation is taking people’s money and the fear of losing one’s job is rampant people aren’t going to fork over the extra cash to see a movie.
I could have sworn that Hollywood’s plan was to shrink the industry. Seems crazy, but that’s just me.
After wasting my money going to the theater, I will have forgotten what the plot of the CGI-ladened movie was about before I lose the taste of the overpriced buttered popcorn.
Take the movie "Aliens" from 1986 or so. No CGI, it is models, real stunts, real explosions. It still holds up 30 years later. It is an exciting story, within the bounds of physical realism. I wouldn't call Aliens in my top 50 movies, but I like that kind of movie. But they are not made like that anymore. Maybe all the stories have been told.
I’ll be damned if I allow a single dime of mine go to those lefty Hollywood scumbags. They spit on every single thing I respect and value. And every dollar they earn gets turned back around to finance more liberal propaganda and underwrite more socialist Obama/Hillary political campaigns. It’s like literally handing over cash to those who desire to enslave and destroy me.
I cannot enjoy a movie anymore because as soon as I see the actor who is supposed to be the hero, I am reminded what a stupid asshole he is in real life. The fantasy is ruined.
Who can explain it, who can tell you why.
Fools give you reasons, wise men never try.
Any conservative that financially supports Hollywood is a hypocrite.
I have no problem skipping movies (aka "shadows on the wall") in order to survive in this liberal "utopia".