Movie Industry Woes

OPINION TIME!

Nick was right: Hollywood will eventually get their money.

3D is a gimmick to get the easily entertained (read: 14-24 demographic) into theaters and increase profits. Avatar, although advancing many things in my field, wasn't a very original story, nor was it new technology. I feel like advertising it relied on James Cameron's past successes (Terminator, Titanic, etc) It is a lame fact that most cinemas how have to accommodate more theater space for 3d movies, meaning a theater that usually plays 8 movies will only be playing 5 movies so the 3D "blockbusters" can be played in multiples. I am reminded of Kevin wanting to see an intelligent movie only to find out it wasn't in Des Moines but Wacky Romantic Actor Dump Comedy was in multiples. When I went and saw Expelled (not getting into it) it was in the tiniest viewing room at the Denver Pavillions, a viewing room I never knew was at the complex nor one I would ever see again. I'm sure the Pavillions made their money out of expensive popcorn or whatever movie they were playing duplicates of.

Redbox vs Netflix. I use Netflix, sure. But I don't use it to rent "new movies" to begin with. Netflix has turned into the obscure movie library. My most recent movie watched on Netflix was Black Dynamite, and even that was sub-leased from Starz On Demand. $9 a month to watch 7-8 documentaries or obscure cult films is fair in my opinion. Would these films be in Redbox? HIGHLY DOUBTFUL unless the indy owner filled it with awesome, and that's not going to happen in a "convenient location" in our reaches of Iowa.

So why not use Redbox to watch new movies? Because I don't want to. I hate piracy of movies. With Redbox, you can EASILY google how to pirate their movies anonymously. With Netflix, there is more of a "Big Brother" aspect, and some of you may hate this idea but it's there for a reason called LAW. Browse through my previous blog posts to see my problems with piracy, as well. But don't you want to see Wacky Romantic Actor Dump Comedy? Not particularly. If I wanted to see it, I would have seen it in theaters. If it was recommended to me by several varying sources (read: the blog & facebook) then I will rent it or watch it eventually, but not for a dollar. I fell like I'm cheating someone when I pay a ridiculously cheaper price for something, especially when it's located conveniently where I shovel cheap greasy food down my gullet for comparable prices. I also have compulsive buying friends who will make me watch it as they fall asleep or -some sort of reference to The Mask 2- so I don't have to pay for a movie I don't want to see but they will enjoy owning.

Either way, Hollywood will get their damned money. Yes Nick, you were right.

Does this mean you should listen to my opinion as refutable truth? Fuck no. Do your own damn thing, but be ready for me to bitch about it if it goes against mine or wait for someone else (Amish) to be butthurt about your opinions.