What the fuck is with all the fucking sequels?

[Evoman]

Here are the FOUR movies playing at my local galaxy cineplex (btw, there are like ten or more screens at this cinema).

Pirates of the Caribbean (THREE): At World's End (PG) <2:56> Premiere 8.1/10

Shrek the THIRD(G) <1:33> 2 weeks 7.9/10

28 Weeks Later... (18A) <1:40> 3 weeks 7.3/10

Spider-Man 3 (PG) <2:36> 4 weeks 6.8/10

Seriously...

[Burma Jones]

1. fuck If I fucking know

[Rambis]

2. lack of ideas?

for a decent new concept in a movie? Just asking?

[billyskank]

3. Hollywood is fresh out of ideas.

Have been for years. Didn't you notice? That's why every blockbuster nowadays seems to be a Marvel comic or some kid's show made into a film.

Actually, it may not be that they're out of ideas, but rather the studios are too risk averse to try making something that they think isn't sure to do well.

[Evoman]

4. That it: the movie industry has gotten to big, and corporate types are afraid of risk.

You spend so much on a movie, that if it flunks out, your toast. Thats why, I guess, they have to appeal to things that worked before.

[billyskank]

5. Seems to me, the solution is

make movies that cost less. Then if some bomb, it isn't a disaster. And a few great ones will probably pop out along the way.

I guess there are probably reasons why they don't do this though.

[TK421]

8. Bingo....and this has been the state of affairs for maybe seven years now

I can't recall the last movie I watched that had an original, imaginative storyline

[tigereye]

6. plus they want to remake Barbarella!

yes, it's very odd. Shrek 2 was not so good, so I can imagine the 3rd one. POTC - well, I'll watch pretty much anything with Johnny in it. Spiderman - I'll have to take my 11 year old anyway....

But yes, there could be more imagination, no?

[Deja Q]

7. Laziness. Which is what pro-offshoring people proclaim is why they do it.

So offshore Hollywood then.

:eyes:

The problem is lack of creativity combined with what seems a fascist mandate to demand big profits.

Risk is not profitable. Familiarity is. That's why we see the cycle of shit regurgitate itself every 2 years.