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Why do movies as of late kind of suck compared to movies of years past?

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snowfinder
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I have been been watching movies from the 90s and 80s a lot lately and they are all way better than movies now a days. They make you think more and the story lines are more in depth, recent movies are just filled with filler it seems with less complex themes. Have we have a society really been dumbed down that much that even our movies are dumber ?
Jan 15 2013 7:27AM
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volvotom
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There is definitely not a shortage of scripts in town. Everyone it seems is trying to hawk a screenplay.

Good scripts are hard to come by, and the studios usually get permission to edit the crap out of them as part of the contract. I feel like half the waiters in the town are waiting to get their WGA cards.


Jan 16 2013 1:41AM
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Sno.
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no porn is ever as good as the first.
Jan 16 2013 1:41AM
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doGelyst
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Safety Not Guaranteed.

Awesome movie.
Jan 16 2013 1:46AM
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volvotom
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There were a lot of Hollywood industry jokes in Argo, a few that Affleck had experienced himself trying to make it as an actor.


Jan 16 2013 1:59AM
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Jeebus.
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See, I've always heard that the titties are bigger on the other side.
Jan 16 2013 2:00AM
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Sno.
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no, it's the "grass is cleaner"...but more bush more kush more push, riiiigggghhht?
Jan 16 2013 2:03AM
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Squaw6
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Yeah, and Seven Psychopaths, which came out in November, was a great satire/criticism of the entire film industry.
Jan 16 2013 2:04AM
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Jeebus.
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well said. But, "if the pussy stankin, start yankin."
Jan 16 2013 2:06AM
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volvotom
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Speaking of film businesses in Los Angeles.....The porn industry is suing the county since voters passed a ballot initiative requiring condoms in porn shot within the country claiming it is a violation of their first amendment rights.
Jan 16 2013 2:09AM
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Sno.
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if there's a sore and it's red, no head, a condom in-and-out, then off to bed.

jk. just made that up. it's been fun.

Jan 16 2013 2:13AM
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Jeebus.
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Made mine up too haha, (i think) never heard it before at least, going to be using all of these in the future though.
Jan 16 2013 2:15AM
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Dr.Dickless
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Movies that came out this year that are better than every movie from the 80s combined

Django
Cloud Atlas
Looper
GTFO: The Musical
Jan 16 2013 2:24AM
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Jeebus.
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lol, please.
Jan 16 2013 2:26AM
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andrew.ski
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in response to the OP, this is exactly the reason why I just watch a lot of independent and foreign films now. Those filmmakers are hungry to be successful and have to work outside of the box to gain notoriety. People who have already "made it" can be lazy cause they are getting paid either way


and the average american probably doesnt pick up on half of the plot line twists and nuances of those great films.
Jan 16 2013 2:48AM
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manutdsaol
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I wouldn't say that, but looper was really good.
Jan 16 2013 9:16AM
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lofth
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it's like wine. it ages and get better over time.
Jan 16 2013 9:35AM
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MNS
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well we have lots of awesome movies being made recently, as well as lots of shitty movies.

however when you look over the past few decades, you only remmeber the great movies.

hence the reason it seems like there used to be better movies being made

wow i just typed that whole thing out without looking at my keyboard, im getting pretty good at this typing thing.


Jan 16 2013 2:38PM
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Drail
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Came in here to mention Seven Psychopaths. Had a free movie gift certificate thing, went and watched this movie not knowing anything about it and was very impressed. Haven't seen a good movie like that in a while.

I've always been a fan when the industry makes fun of itself. Pretty much the reason I got sucked into Entourage (even though I wanted to hate the show so bad!).

Overall as of late, I find TV doing way better than the movies these days for good, original entertainment - they just never know when to end! Like, why on earth are we on season 6 of Californication? Shit should have ended after season 4 when everything was wrapped up in a neat little package. I'm getting off topic though.

The Hobbit (a 300 page book) being turned into a 7+ hour long movie that is being released over a 2.5 year period is absolutely ridiculous and totally unnecessary.
Jan 16 2013 3:33PM
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XtRemE11
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how about the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford?

this is a perfect example of an amazing movie that got absolutely no recognition. it should have won every oscar that year but im not sure it was even nominated? easily one of the top 5 movies in the last 10-15 years, probably in my top 10 of all time. yet like 1 in 10 people i talk to have even heard of it, let alone seen it.

Jan 16 2013 4:18PM
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gnarles.
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looper was a terrible movie
Jan 16 2013 4:20PM
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gnarles.
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looper was a terrible movie
Jan 16 2013 4:20PM
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Clark_Griswold
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Django Unchained was IMO one of QT's best movies he's made. I think since the dawn of the film industry movies have been hit or miss, I don't see a downward trend in movie quality
Jan 16 2013 4:23PM
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Holte
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What are these great movies from the 80s and 90s that you're comparing today's movies to?
Jan 16 2013 4:29PM
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theabortionator
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It's a remake. How is that even relevant to thread. Actually it is for the other side.


There are def a lot more shitty movies today. You make a shitty preview, make it look interesting, and a ton of people go out and watch it.

On the other side, you tend to remember the good movies from the 80s and 90s. People aren't telling you to watch the worst movies of those generations.

Jan 16 2013 4:32PM
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XtRemE11
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80's..
raging bull
das boot
terminator
platoon
amadeus
e.t.
blade runner
empire strikes back
indiana jones
ghandi
ferris bulers day off
field of dreams
ghostbusters
chariots of fire
the right stuff
rain man
poltergeist
scarface
princess bride
a neverending story
laberinth
the last emperor
full metal jacket
the shining
ran
back to the futures
TOP FUCKING GUN
glory
mad max
abyss
big
bloodsport
christine!!!

and probably a lot more i cant think of

90's..
JURASSIC PARK! - maybe THE best action/special effects movie ever made? they still cant do better special effects 20 years later.
trainspotting
seven
matrix
forrest gump
the mask,
dumb and dumber
edward scissor hands
the thin red line- possibly my favorite war movie
saving private ryan
dazed and confused
leon
nightmare before christmas
groundhog day
the truman show
good will hunting
unforgiven
home alones
american beauty
goldeneye
american history x
a few good men
being john malcovich
fargo
lion king
braveheart
fight club
mission impossible
big lebowski
titanic
6th sense
t2
independence day
silence of the lambs
schindlers list
toy story
heat
shawshank redemption
resevour dogs
pulp fiction

i dont think i could come up with a list that long of all very good movies for 2000-present. maybe half that long, maybe.

we have had some good movies recently, but less of them. it seems like in the last 10 years movies have become less about a creative form of art and story telling, to pure entertainment money making. there are hardly any creative, fresh, artistic movies that have come out in the last 10 years AND been mainstream.

every action movie now is just CGI, 100 crazy panning shots per minute of everything that could possibly go wrong or explode doing just that. its not even action any more, its using CGI in place of passion and creativity.

comedies now are all about shock humor, which i still like, but movies like the big lebowski, ferris bueler, groundhog day, truman show, princess bride, robin hood men in tights, etc.. seem to have stopped at 2000.

Jan 16 2013 4:53PM
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