Anyone who knows me is aware that I am a huge movie buff. Which will make the following statement seem very strange.
I have not been to the movie theater in 2010.
Movies in 2010 just do not interest me. 2009 was a shitty year for movies. Almost every movie I looked forward to last year, was a giant dissappointment. The only exceptions were The Hangover, Inglourious Basterds, Up, and Zombieland. Yes a movie about a drunken bachelor party, Jews killing Hitler, a cartoon and Woody Harellson killing zombies was the best that cinema had to offer (although Woody killing zombies is quite possibly the greatest concept for a movie ever). The Hurt Locker won Best Picture for the sole reason of a woman had never won Best Director and a movie directed by a woman never won Best Picture. Upon viewing, I found the movie mediocre at best.
There are a few reasons why I won't go to the movies.
1) Tickets Are Too Expensive.
-In the past if I went to a movie that turned out to be bad, not a big deal. So I'm out $5-6 bucks. Well now tickets cost $11 each. Because of that, I find myself sitting in a theater with my arms crossed saying "OK, I just paid the same price for a discount DVD to see this movie in theaters. Impress me." And now since most of the bigger releases are only being shown in 3D which makes tickets more expensive (around $14-$15), it just raises my standards too high to see if the movie will make up for the cost of the ticket price.
2). 3D Is Fucking Gay
-Speaking of 3D, when did it become 1950 again? How the hell did 3D become popular again all of a sudden? Can't I just watch a movie and not have shit reach out to me? I can't wait till this fad fades away...again. The only movies that should be in 3D should be porn. That would be awesome...till the end.
3). Hollywood Has Nothing Creative To Offer Movie-Goers
-Theaters are oversaturated with shitty sequels, shitty adaptations of old TV shows or shitty remakes. The only memorable remake in recent years that I can think of, was Star Trek. That was actually pretty damn good. The only time a movie has something creative to say, its released on 10 screens across the country so unless you plan on going to East Bumfuck, Wisconsin, you're just gonna have to wait till its on Netfilx. I understand Hollywood is a business like everything else, but give your consumers something worth buying! Plus even if you plan on multiple sequels in a series, do you need to release one every year? Are the tweens and 30 year olds who should be ashamed of themselves going to forget what happens between Twilight & New Moon if they space them out more?
4). CGI Has Ruined Movies For Me
-I have not seen Avatar and I won't. Same thing with all the other CGI over-saturated movies. CGI has ruined movies. The old adage of "more is better" has ruined movies all together. Our minds have become so numb and creativity of directors has plummeted. Remember how much work in took George Lucas to get Jabba the Hutt to come to life in Return Of The Jedi? What about how Speilberg had to go through hell to get Jaws to work? To me, the best special effects are when you look at a movie and lose yourself in to forgeting how real something looks; you just take it in.
5). Unless it has Zombies in it, I'm done with Horror.
-I just don't find horror entertaining anymore. As a long-time lover of horror movies, this is disheartening to say. I saw Drag Me To Hell in theaters last year. Everything I saw, I kept saying to myself "Why aren't I enjoying this?" Other horror movies are just people being tortured. Then there's the shitty remakes of the classics. This is not entertaining to me. I still enjoy older horror moves, but unless it has zombies in it, I wont see a new one.
To me the last good year for movies was 2008. I saw some great movies that year. 4 of my favorite movies of all time were released then: The Dark Knight, Gran Torino, The Wrestler & WALL-E. Also comedic genius was released in Tropic Thunder & Zack & Miri Make A Porno. Don't forget Iron Man! Slumdog Millionaire was really good too.
I have not been to the movie theater in 2010.
Movies in 2010 just do not interest me. 2009 was a shitty year for movies. Almost every movie I looked forward to last year, was a giant dissappointment. The only exceptions were The Hangover, Inglourious Basterds, Up, and Zombieland. Yes a movie about a drunken bachelor party, Jews killing Hitler, a cartoon and Woody Harellson killing zombies was the best that cinema had to offer (although Woody killing zombies is quite possibly the greatest concept for a movie ever). The Hurt Locker won Best Picture for the sole reason of a woman had never won Best Director and a movie directed by a woman never won Best Picture. Upon viewing, I found the movie mediocre at best.
There are a few reasons why I won't go to the movies.
1) Tickets Are Too Expensive.
-In the past if I went to a movie that turned out to be bad, not a big deal. So I'm out $5-6 bucks. Well now tickets cost $11 each. Because of that, I find myself sitting in a theater with my arms crossed saying "OK, I just paid the same price for a discount DVD to see this movie in theaters. Impress me." And now since most of the bigger releases are only being shown in 3D which makes tickets more expensive (around $14-$15), it just raises my standards too high to see if the movie will make up for the cost of the ticket price.
2). 3D Is Fucking Gay
-Speaking of 3D, when did it become 1950 again? How the hell did 3D become popular again all of a sudden? Can't I just watch a movie and not have shit reach out to me? I can't wait till this fad fades away...again. The only movies that should be in 3D should be porn. That would be awesome...till the end.
3). Hollywood Has Nothing Creative To Offer Movie-Goers
-Theaters are oversaturated with shitty sequels, shitty adaptations of old TV shows or shitty remakes. The only memorable remake in recent years that I can think of, was Star Trek. That was actually pretty damn good. The only time a movie has something creative to say, its released on 10 screens across the country so unless you plan on going to East Bumfuck, Wisconsin, you're just gonna have to wait till its on Netfilx. I understand Hollywood is a business like everything else, but give your consumers something worth buying! Plus even if you plan on multiple sequels in a series, do you need to release one every year? Are the tweens and 30 year olds who should be ashamed of themselves going to forget what happens between Twilight & New Moon if they space them out more?
4). CGI Has Ruined Movies For Me
-I have not seen Avatar and I won't. Same thing with all the other CGI over-saturated movies. CGI has ruined movies. The old adage of "more is better" has ruined movies all together. Our minds have become so numb and creativity of directors has plummeted. Remember how much work in took George Lucas to get Jabba the Hutt to come to life in Return Of The Jedi? What about how Speilberg had to go through hell to get Jaws to work? To me, the best special effects are when you look at a movie and lose yourself in to forgeting how real something looks; you just take it in.
5). Unless it has Zombies in it, I'm done with Horror.
-I just don't find horror entertaining anymore. As a long-time lover of horror movies, this is disheartening to say. I saw Drag Me To Hell in theaters last year. Everything I saw, I kept saying to myself "Why aren't I enjoying this?" Other horror movies are just people being tortured. Then there's the shitty remakes of the classics. This is not entertaining to me. I still enjoy older horror moves, but unless it has zombies in it, I wont see a new one.
To me the last good year for movies was 2008. I saw some great movies that year. 4 of my favorite movies of all time were released then: The Dark Knight, Gran Torino, The Wrestler & WALL-E. Also comedic genius was released in Tropic Thunder & Zack & Miri Make A Porno. Don't forget Iron Man! Slumdog Millionaire was really good too.
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