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I'm certain that the quality of movies has dropped to a near unwatchable level, but you wouldn't know it looking at the ratings such films receive on IMDb.
I understand that mainstream films are nothing but products designed to sell tickets, but in the past, such films also managed to be entertaining. Much of the popcorn fodder produced in the 80's and 90's was great - even my dad loved Raiders of the Lost Ark. But today, mainstream movies are an absolute bore. I just know that the likes of Casino Royal, Deja Vu, Dreamgirls or The Pursuit Of Happyness will have me looking at my watch more than the screen.
Not even more accomplished directors are producing the goods. Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain is crippled by an almost total lack of narrative, and a convoluted, three threaded plot. Babel, by Alejandro González Iñárritu, is equally burdened with a mishmash of components that pretentiously come together in the end.
The Oscars will be too embarrassing to watch when the likes of The Queen, which should have been a BBC drama at best, is in the running for best film.
Hollywood has either run out of good writers, or good writers have been dropped in favour of hacks and endless remakes.
I understand that mainstream films are nothing but products designed to sell tickets, but in the past, such films also managed to be entertaining. Much of the popcorn fodder produced in the 80's and 90's was great - even my dad loved Raiders of the Lost Ark. But today, mainstream movies are an absolute bore. I just know that the likes of Casino Royal, Deja Vu, Dreamgirls or The Pursuit Of Happyness will have me looking at my watch more than the screen.
Not even more accomplished directors are producing the goods. Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain is crippled by an almost total lack of narrative, and a convoluted, three threaded plot. Babel, by Alejandro González Iñárritu, is equally burdened with a mishmash of components that pretentiously come together in the end.
The Oscars will be too embarrassing to watch when the likes of The Queen, which should have been a BBC drama at best, is in the running for best film.
Hollywood has either run out of good writers, or good writers have been dropped in favour of hacks and endless remakes.
but hey, I can watch'em in my PJ's if I dang well please 
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