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TheLoveBelow
03-12-2006, 02:24 PM
Because of all the shitty box office numbers, will studios no longer make big budget movies, in fear of not making it back in B.O.? I certainly hope not, but I'm begining to fear it. I mean, none of the movies in 2006 have been huge hits. The only 'hits' have been "Eight Below" and "Madeas Family Renunion", 2 movies I would never see.

Does anybody see hope for film?
The Heart Collector
03-12-2006, 02:38 PM
WHAT THE FUCK
outsyder
03-12-2006, 02:48 PM
No. Movies are going down like the fuckin Titanic.

Pretty soon we'll be entertaining ourselves exclusively with shadow puppets.
< a c e >
03-12-2006, 02:54 PM
*NEEEEEVVEEEEEEERRRRRRR*


One shitty year means nuttin'!


One giant hit and then we'll have biggies lined up again.
AngelDust06
03-12-2006, 02:59 PM
I agree....There was one shitty year at the box office. I mean 2005 may not have been the blockbuster year everyone was hopeing for but damnit it released at least 7 films that are in my top 100. The films that came out in 05' may not have dont huge numbers, but they were great movies. 2005 was the best year of quality I belive. Plus the DVD coming out 4-5 months after it hit theaters takes away from the B.O. thunder.
APzombie
03-12-2006, 03:03 PM
George Lucas recently said that Blockbusters will likely be ending and that the average film will cost around 15 million dollars. This is because of recent 'epic pictures' failing at the box office and smaller, more personal films are bringing in the crowd.
SpikeDurden
03-12-2006, 04:16 PM
With Mission: Impossible III, Poseidon, The Da Vinci Code, X-Men 3, The Break Up, Cars, Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Miami Vice, Casino Royale, and a few others I'm sure I'm missing, all of which hold promise of doing very well at the box office, I'd say the answer is, at least for now, no.


2005 was a bad year at the box office, there's no denying that. But a lot of blockbusters still managed to do quite well at the box office, with about 10 or so films making it into the top 100 grossing films of all time. It seems to be a case of not the blockbusters doing as well, but the middle of the road pictures just not doing as well as they could have. I could be totally wrong here, but that's how I see it.


I would have to agree that the ridiculously fast time it takes for a film to get to DVD does slightly kill a film's B.O., however most films stay in theatres for such a short time now because there are a good 3-4 new films opening each week that just simply take up theatre space. Studios would be wise to cut back on making so many pictures, a lot of which they *must* know aren't going to be very good (come on, do these people read the scripts?) and focus on making a few pictures that are actually really good.
SpikeDurden
03-12-2006, 04:17 PM
Originally posted by The Heart Collector
WHAT THE FUCK

How wise.
chinton
03-12-2006, 04:47 PM
This is ridiculous just because films are not as high in the box office doesnt mean theyll dissapear forever. Films is a major part of out economy. I cant imagine what would happen if films just dissapeared.

And I would be out of a job and that would suck.
TheLoveBelow
03-12-2006, 05:43 PM
Originally posted by chinton
This is ridiculous just because films are not as high in the box office doesnt mean theyll dissapear forever. Films is a major part of out economy. I cant imagine what would happen if films just dissapeared.

And I would be out of a job and that would suck.

What is your profession in the industry?
neco82
03-12-2006, 05:53 PM
I hope not... or else my life would really be boring.
chinton
03-12-2006, 06:28 PM
An office PA in post production a t Universal
XCoRyX
03-13-2006, 11:07 AM
Originally posted by chinton
This is ridiculous just because films are not as high in the box office doesnt mean theyll dissapear forever. Films is a major part of out economy. I cant imagine what would happen if films just dissapeared.

And I would be out of a job and that would suck.

Exactly.
fbm2000
03-13-2006, 01:37 PM
I don't think movies will ever be gone. With increasing theater prices, shitty movie going experiences and the short window from theater to DVD I think there will be a bigger demand for stuidos to put out the big "blockbuster" type films like Star Wars, King Kong, LOTR and Harry Potter to name a few. I think smaller films, which are usually the better ones) will be most likely fall off to the side and have more life on DVD. More people will pay to see the big movies on the big screen and wait for the smaller ones to hit DVD. My two cents.
Mr-Blonde
03-13-2006, 02:27 PM
Where exactly would they go?
The Heart Collector
03-13-2006, 02:58 PM
Originally posted by SpikeDurden
How wise.

I think it's a valid answer. To suggest that film is gonna die because of ONE SORTA BAD YEAR is pretty wtfish.
TheLoveBelow
03-13-2006, 03:20 PM
Originally posted by chinton
An office PA in post production a t Universal

Sounds pretty good.
Cronos
03-13-2006, 03:44 PM
Originally posted by outsyder
No. Movies are going down like the fuckin Titanic.

Pretty soon we'll be entertaining ourselves exclusively with shadow puppets.

you cant beat a good shadow puppet show :p




as for the question no, they will never go away, if anything they'll realise they dont have to spend stupid amounts to make a film, stop paying actors so much and actually have more originality

or i hope they will
TylerDurden182
03-13-2006, 03:56 PM
Films will never go away. It is a huge part of our culture.
Deadite914
03-13-2006, 04:34 PM
they could get worse but they won't vanish. Unless our world ends up like it does in equalibrium. But thats a different situation.
floydtheater07
03-13-2006, 05:14 PM
It's always a cycle. Film won't go away. I mean, not too long ago, film was going poorly, so the studios let the inmates take over the asylum, which led to personal, "art-films" (though blockbusters can be just as artistic). Then came "Jaws" and "Star Wars", and blockbusters were big again.

It all seems to work itself out.