Posted on 01/15/2011 5:43:50 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
I saw all five. Toy Story 3 was good.
Haven’t been to a theater to see a movie since Dances With Wolves in 1990. There’s nothing I want to pay that kind of money for to see. And my DVD rentals are less than 5/yr. So, there’s really nothing out there for me (my wife agrees...).
I suspect two things are happening; adults are getting tired of animation and want real stories, and 3D just isn’t doing it. It may be fun to see in a theater, but can’t be repeated at home without a major expenditure. So, the mass interest isn’t there.
I don’t think they understand. Just as big a problem with the dreck that is put out is the sheer displeasure of paying big bucks to put up with impolite people.
Aka that recent article about the Marine in FL who got jumped for telling some brat to shut up.
I took my mother to the movies a few weeks ago, and she wanted to see ‘The Tourist.’ It was boring, and Angelina looks shockingly anorexic.
I haven’t been to a movie in 20 years. Screw ‘em.
Agreed. Terrible movies that aren’t worth my time or money to go see. AND rude, rude, rude people in the audience who talk, text and phone all during the movie.
The point of 3-D is to (1) be able to charge more money, (2) make people have to go to the theater to get the effect rather than wait for the DVD, and (3) make it harder to pirate movies by simply bringing in a video recorder to the theater.
Hollywood is still putting out crap, though.
It was kind of a crappy year for good movies. My girlfriend and I usually go quite often, almost every weekend in the summer, but this past year we went the least in the ten years we’ve been together.
Iron Man 2 was the only one we saw from the top five.
Hollywood, here’s a hint: make better movies.
We go to the ROXY THEATER to see movies for $3. It was built in the 1920's and shows movies after they leave the multiplex theaters. He can only show 1 movie at a time and caters to families. We just saw 'Secretariat' there.
It's fun going there. The owner wears a tuxedo and plays nice music from the 40's & 50's before the show starts. No commercials or previews.
“I suspect two things are happening; adults are getting tired of animation and want real stories”...
It’s not about what adults want, it’s all about the children and impressionable young “adults”.
Ping
I only saw ‘Iron Man 2’... and didn’t think it was all that good.
I saw The Tourist too. It was an ok movie. Fairly formulaic. I agree with you Angelina looks terribly anorexic. I couldn’t decide if she was trying to channel Audry Hepburn or Sophia Loren, in appearance at least.
Better to wait a few months and rent for $1 at a Redbox.
BIG RED!
The incessant insulting of conservatives has taken it's toll. We are more than 50% of their audience...fools!
She reminded me of Audrey Hepburn, who was also very thin. Even the classic clothing she wore in the movie could have been worn by Hepburn.
If someone offers you money to watch it, turn them down.
If at some time in the future, you go over to a friends house and see it playing on TV, leave the house immediately, and consider dropping them as a friend.
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