Mission impenetrable: are Hollywood blockbusters losing the plot?

The Guardian ^ | 30 July 2015 | Phil Hoad

[kelly4c]

I go to the theater maybe 5-6 times a year and almost always end up disappointed in some way. Recently re-watched Frequency and Panic room on cable and though unrealistic (I don’t need total realism in my entertainment I live it)I like those movies because they have a unique premise. Last flick I saw in theater was Mall cop 2 because of grandson and I only chuckled once, at the guy who kept falling asleep. I did laugh out loud along with my GS at the very end when the horse kicks Blart ( only cause Grandson got a kick out of that (no pun intended.)

[Gene Eric]

The Guardian finally feels safe in giving critical analysis of...

... a fantasy flick...

[RginTN]

I find more coherent plots on the cartoons on the Cartoon network.

Also, big hollywood movies are sooo predictable. Syfy had the most interesting movie on recently called Predestination. It had a plot twist I didn’t see coming.

[wally_bert]

There are tons on TWC but TCM, ME-TV, and some BBCA. The rest could go and I probably wouldn’t miss them.

[jocon307]

That is cool that you know someone like that. Tell him or her that I loved that movies. We just finished watching “Wayward Pines” last night, that was good too.

[LS]

He is somewhat correct, especially about the CGI driving plots, but he lost me on “Dark Knight Rising”-—which was brilliant in every aspect. Moreover, the Marvel stories, while a little too heavy in special effects, are incredibly well integrated. But yeah, the days of “a bus blows up if it drops below 50.”

[GreenLanternCorps]

All the people complaining about remakes should remember that A Star is Born, Ben-Hur, The Ten Commandments and The Wizard of Oz were all remakes.

[SoCal Pubbie]

Yes, but those were silent films remade as talkies. Those made sense. Most remakes today are made simply because its easier to pre-sell a known title than create something new. Now The Maltese Falcon I believe was a remake of a remake.