Here's a thought for Hollywood and their fight against piracy

[Arcanetrance]

How about make more than one movie every year or two that's worth actually spending money on. It seems most of what Hollywood puts out is mindless filler rehashing or rebooting or remaking the same stuff over and over again. No wonder people would rather pirate most movies

[uriel1972]

1. It's been about 6 years since I went into a movie theatre..

Got tired of walking out early and kissing that cash goodbye. I don't pirate, but it is very rare that I actually buy and watch a movie.

People should be paid for watching much of the crap that's put out these days.

[Xyzse]

2. I don't mind paying, as long as I can actually access it.

The only reason I even consider piracy is because of stuff that needs to be translated that appear on the internet.
When they get licensed, they disappear from the sites, but I can't find it anywhere else to buy.

That is complete and utter bull-hockey. I don't mind paying for the book, or even paying for a digital download of the damn thing, as long as it is there.

I am still upset that they licensed the Light Novel SoA, and I can't find it anywhere to buy so I can read those books again.

It could take YEARS, or never for such a thing to come around again. I find that as utter carp...

This is the same thing with foreign movies. They license those damn things and don't release it in the US any way, so where's the profit in that other than screwing people from seeing or experiencing stuff.

[Auggie]

3. Audiences love mindless filler rehashes and reboots ...

though in Hollywood's defense, I've seen some pretty decent films in the last several months. 12 Years a Slave, Philomena, Captain Philips, Gravity, Frozen, Rush … original stuff, well thought-out and produced.

[Arcanetrance]

4. This last year saw more decent mainstream films than normal

I saw 12 years a slave, and gravity I didn't get a chance to see the others. I guess I get annoyed at mainstream Hollywood cinema because I noticed looking back at my Netflix habits from the last year most of the movies that interested me were either independent American films or European films.

[Auggie]

8. Major studios are owned by the likes of Sony, FOX News, Time-Warner, Viacom, Comcast...

publicly-owned. It's all about what movies will bring in the most revenue.

[MicaelS]

5. I'll care about Hollywood and Piracy when they start making more

Movies and TV series right here in the US, that provide good paying jobs for Union Members of the various American Crafts / Services. Instead of making so many productions everywhere BUT America. And yes I mean Canada, too. I'm still pissed they made Smallville in Canada.

That bullshit about piracy costing American Jobs is the biggest load of shit ever. What is costing American jobs is the the decisions made in the offices of American movie companies, by American movie executives to export those American jobs overseas.

[Arcanetrance]

6. Couldn't agree more. I know my niece watches this show supernatural

and it's all filmed in Canada but it's supposed to take place on the US

[Locut0s]

17. As a Canadian...

We get a kick out of watching a lot of American TV only to see familiar landmarks just down the street advertised as New York or whatever. A lot of the popular Sci-Fi shows have been filmed here in Vancouver. Don't know why it's all sci-Fi here. XFiles, smallville, supernatural, stargate (all 3) and quite a few others were all filmed here.

I can understand the anger down south. However the flip side of the coin is that the people given the jobs elsewhere are good hard working people too. The film industry here in Canada supports a lot of people and their families and it would be a big blow to the local economies here if the jobs went back south. It's kind of a tough one IMHO. But I do understand the anger.

[Boom Sound 416]

7. China is becoming Hollywood's largest customer

etc, etc, etc.

[HERVEPA]

9. Plenty of excellent films this year. I don't know what you're talking about.

Just a few:

Philomena
Capt. Phillips
Her
12 Years a slave
Inside LLewyn Davis
The Wolf of Wall Street
American Hustle
All is Lost
Nebraska
Blue Jasmine
Dallas Buyers Club

[Yavin4]

10. What really should happen is that they should lower the costs of going to the theaters

Going out to the theaters is a ridiculously expensive and the overall experience of doing so does not match the cost.

[HERVEPA]

11. Disagree. I love the experience of going to the movies.

and the theatres do need to make money, you know.

[Xyzse]

12. I kinda agree.

However, I think they really should change their business model a little.

Like, set one or two rooms for dollar movies using older titles, for their slow hours, or during the regular week.

[HERVEPA]

13. Not a bad idea, but

they would then have to police it to make sure those going to the cheap movies don't slip into the regular ones afterward.

[Xyzse]

15. Oh come on... They could just cordon off some of that area.

I can't do that, slipping in to the regular ones.
I'd feel awful.

Either way, they make a lot of their money from the concession stands.

[HERVEPA]

20. I guess so. Probably not worth the trouble to them.

[Xyzse]

21. You're right.

I was just thinking it might be a good idea for them for their slower periods.
If only to bring people to the theater, and offer better damn food.

[jakeXT]

14. They just need more flops

http://www.filmsite.org/greatestflops.html

[Locut0s]

16. The sad truth of it is....

Despite how risky the business is they make a lot of money putting out that mindless filler. In fact that mindless filler is what they can bank on making money with. Marketing 101, market to the lowest common denominator.

The utter shit that is released speaks as much to how low that lowest common denominator is as much as anything else. They will stop making the shit when people stop shelling out money for it, people haven't stopped. It's a sad commentary on how shallow we have let our society become.

Playing devils advocate for a second I'll have to admit some of the schlock IS mindlessly entertaining enough that I don't mind watching. But I wish like you it was the 10% not the 90%.

[Arcanetrance]

19. I watch the mindless stuff sometimes and it can be amusing

The problem is when the cost of going to the movies starts costing $40-$60 I want a real piece of cinematic art

[HERVEPA]

23. Well, looking at the Vancouver movie listing, I see maybe seven of the movies

that will likely be up for Best Picture this year.

[Locut0s]

24. Hollywood puts out some 600+ films a year though...

And the best films are often released around this time to capture the oscar buzz. The percentage of that 600 that are good is very low.

I'm not saying that every film has to be good, far from it. I can happily watch crappy films, even shockingly bad ones. The ones that bother me though are the ones that were assembled by board room execs to hit all the lowest common denominator "buttons". You could retread the script from just about any of these films, turn the crank and pop out another one. This type there are far too many of. I'd rather watch sharknado than a lot of the turnkey action flicks and romcoms that fill the theatres most other times of the year.

I agree with you on the films in the theatre right now, many of those are good.

[KamaAina]

18. It'd never work

they'd actually have to pay their writers.

[uriel1972]

22. What are these writers of which you speak?... nt