sorry but highest grossing films....Avatar - crap tech demo with a rip off story
Titanic - Awful rehash story with effects
Lord of the rings (part 2 - the big CG fight, not much else)
Pirates of the Carribean - a theme park ride with effects
Toy Story 3 (3rd part of franchise therefore MUST be rubbish!)
Alice in Wonderland (2010 remake with effects)
Dark Knight - comic book reboot - why of why do they do this?!
Harry Potter 1 - Ka-ching!
Pirates of the Carribean 3 etc
Harry Potter 2 etc etc
Not spotting many arthouse or particularly credible films there. And I imagine being in that list is the main target for Spidey.
Just live with it and be optimistic that this one will be ace! :)
(Titanic - Awful rehash story with effects
Lord of the rings (part 2 - the big CG fight, not much else)
Pirates of the Carribean - a theme park ride with effects
Toy Story 3 (3rd part of franchise therefore MUST be rubbish!)
Alice in Wonderland (2010 remake with effects)
Dark Knight - comic book reboot - why of why do they do this?!
Harry Potter 1 - Ka-ching!
Pirates of the Carribean 3 etc
Harry Potter 2 etc etc
Not spotting many arthouse or particularly credible films there. And I imagine being in that list is the main target for Spidey.
Just live with it and be optimistic that this one will be ace! :)
HappyToast Groat froth,
Fri 14 Jan 2011, 11:38,
archived)
avatar and titanicare cameron's babies, which he puts a lot of love and work into.
LotR was Jackson/Weta, another director/studio famous for loving the source material and the craft.
Toy Story 3 - pixar - another studio famous for their love of the craft
Dark Knight - the new batman films are reboots done right. A director/writer with love of the material and craft.
The pirates films and alice are admittedly cash ins, ones that worked (I must admit to being absolutely gobsmacked that alice would place so high - the film was a joke)
And please don't put words in my mouth - I never said arthouse or mentioned credibility. Films don't have to win sundance awards to be good.
I wish I could share your optimism about the new Spidey, but I fear it's going to be an abortion. It's a reboot for all the wrong reasons. Most likely inspired by the excellent batman reboot. My fears were tripled when I read they are "making it more dark and gritty". If ever there's a phrase you don't want to hear it's that. "dark and gritty" should come from the material, not from studio orders. I predict more emo. Lots more.
(LotR was Jackson/Weta, another director/studio famous for loving the source material and the craft.
Toy Story 3 - pixar - another studio famous for their love of the craft
Dark Knight - the new batman films are reboots done right. A director/writer with love of the material and craft.
The pirates films and alice are admittedly cash ins, ones that worked (I must admit to being absolutely gobsmacked that alice would place so high - the film was a joke)
And please don't put words in my mouth - I never said arthouse or mentioned credibility. Films don't have to win sundance awards to be good.
I wish I could share your optimism about the new Spidey, but I fear it's going to be an abortion. It's a reboot for all the wrong reasons. Most likely inspired by the excellent batman reboot. My fears were tripled when I read they are "making it more dark and gritty". If ever there's a phrase you don't want to hear it's that. "dark and gritty" should come from the material, not from studio orders. I predict more emo. Lots more.
Damocles wants no part of your debauchery,
Fri 14 Jan 2011, 11:48,
archived)