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Warner Bros. Studio Head Says Incredibly Smart Thing, Deserves Medal
Inlander:
Johnny, when I first opened the thread I thought the title was serious. I was all ready for a mea culpa, with the Warner Bros. boss saying something along the lines of "I'm sorry guys, everything the major studios in Hollywood make is complete shit. That's why ticket sales keep dropping year after year. I mean, I know we've tried blaming D.V.D.s, and pirating, and lots of other stuff, but really, did anybody ever buy that? Of course not. We all know that the real reason why nobody wants to see our films is because they're sick of the same old remakes and sequels and sequels to remakes and the same shitty scripts being spoken by the same shitty actors and the same crappy comedies that aren't funny and romances that aren't romantic and thrillers that aren't thrilling. I'm sorry everyone, really we've lost the plot somewhere in a big way. I go back and watch old Cary Grant movies and Katherine Hepburn movies and I feel ashamed. In fact, we're so relentlessly bad at what we do that I'm going to dissolve the studio, effective immediately, and all the millions and million and millions of dollars that we squander every year is going to get spent on health care and housing and the education system instead. That way maybe I'll be able to sleep at night."
I was a might surprised by what he actually said.
BoutASouffle:
--- Quote from: tommydski on 09 Oct 2007, 09:14 ---It could just be that the only people who are still prepared to suffer the various social pitfalls of going to the cinema simply don't want to see films that aren't run of the mill, lowest common denominator pap. I can't imagine sitting through an entire film at the cinema for both logistical and financial reasons so I download films or wait for them to appear on DVD. I'm going to go ahead and assume that the folks staying away from cinemas are the more anti-social types who are probably the exact people that might enjoy the psychological films that are often bombing at the box office these days. Let's face it, cinemas are pretty terrible for the common or garden xenophobe. They are expensive to get in and then in order to get a drink you have to pay exuberant prices as the concessions stands. You then have to sit in a confined space with a bunch of strangers and regardless of what happens, you are stuck there for the duration. If there are people out there like me, having to deal with all these variables beyond your control is unbearable. Thus, the type of films that I should in theory enjoy are going to do less well in the cinema.
More likely it is just that Warner Brothers are sinking too much money into the wrong projects. The two examples cited in that article 'The Brave One' and 'The Invasion' look to be pretty terrible anyhow, regardless of the female leads. Let's face facts too - Nicole Kidman and Jodie Foster haven't been in enough blockbuster films to justify these kind of expectations. The kids who go to the cinema these days - are they really likely to remember Kidman and Foster? I have no strong opinion of either actress but if you'd have asked me a month ago whether either lady was likely to inspire the youth of today into the cinemas, I'd have laughed you out of my office. Once again, this is another example of people investing a metric shit-ton of money into something without asking me first. My e-mail address is listed in my profile. My AIM and MSN are there too. Come on Hollywood - drop me a line. I can save you some serious money.
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You raise some god points about the theater situation. Actually, there's been an overall decline in theater sales. With DVDs and downloads making it easier to stay at home, only "cinematic" films - the ones shot in animorphic with $100,000,000 effects that only look good on the big screen - are really drawing in the crowds. That said, I wouldn't write it off as the fault of the actresses, but rather as the fault of the writers and directors. While Kidman annoys me, Foster has shown she has the chops to make good movies when given good material. And by good material, I mean "not 'The Brave One.'"
But then you would have to blame Robinov and other production heads since they hire the writers and director in the first place. And you can't blame the guy holding the billion-dollar bills.
camelpimp:
--- Quote from: Inlander on 09 Oct 2007, 20:11 ---Johnny, when I first opened the thread I thought the title was serious. I was all ready for a mea culpa, with the Warner Bros. boss saying something along the lines of "I'm sorry guys, everything the major studios in Hollywood make is complete shit. That's why ticket sales keep dropping year after year. I mean, I know we've tried blaming D.V.D.s, and pirating, and lots of other stuff, but really, did anybody ever buy that? Of course not. We all know that the real reason why nobody wants to see our films is because they're sick of the same old remakes and sequels and sequels to remakes and the same shitty scripts being spoken by the same shitty actors and the same crappy comedies that aren't funny and romances that aren't romantic and thrillers that aren't thrilling. I'm sorry everyone, really we've lost the plot somewhere in a big way. I go back and watch old Cary Grant movies and Katherine Hepburn movies and I feel ashamed. In fact, we're so relentlessly bad at what we do that I'm going to dissolve the studio, effective immediately, and all the millions and million and millions of dollars that we squander every year is going to get spent on health care and housing and the education system instead. That way maybe I'll be able to sleep at night."
I was a might surprised by what he actually said.
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If that were the actually the case, the title of the thread would be "Warner Bros. Studio Head Says Incredibly Smart Thing, Deserves Sainthood."
Johnny C:
I'm sorry for posting what an idiot said and lying about how stupid it was. It was rude of me to raise expectations like that.
pilsner:
--- Quote from: tommydski on 09 Oct 2007, 09:14 --- that aren't run of the mill, lowest common denominator pap
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