The Movie Thread

[Reiser99]

I read an article that discussed the lack of big budget 18 cert films now. The golden ticket is 12A. 18 cert films can massively impact profit based on cutting your viewership. Studios now tend to be risk adverse.

Nearly 60% of ticket sales can be US based and that's the target audience.

Can't remember which actor, but a famous one who's knighted said he wouldn't be hired these days as he would be considered too difficult to work with. Does seem to be focus on making money rather than a good film. Problem is it's a bit like music. Creativity isn't actually rewarded and many people, particularly in America want something familiar and comfortable.

 

[ncurd]

I read an article that discussed the lack of big budget 18 cert films now. The golden ticket is 12A. 18 cert films can massively impact profit based on cutting your viewership. Studios now tend to be risk adverse.

Nearly 60% of ticket sales can be US based and that's the target audience.

Bigger problem in the USA a significant proportion of cinemas refuse to show R rated films. So of course filmmakers unless for specific artisic reasons won't make an R rated film as will hurt box office.

 

[McTallshort]

But how often do you take them? once a week, once a month as a treat? And how many other families do you see go often especially during a cost of living crisis?

Once a month. For the price of a takeaway.

 

[Saintjay]

Once a month. For the price of a takeaway.

Yes in all fairness look at concert attendances, Ed Sheeran, Arctic Monkeys, Kings of Leon. Average tickets in the region of £85. Glastonbury in the hundreds. People will find away. Pretty sure cinema takings are ok, i might be wrong.

Some of my best memories as a kid are going to the cinema with my dad. Watching 'Spies like us and Return of the Jedi'. Wouldn't swap that for anything.

 

[McTallshort]

Yes in all fairness look at concert attendances, Ed Sheeran, Arctic Monkeys, Kings of Leon. Average tickets in the region of £85. Glastonbury in the hundreds. People will find away. Pretty sure cinema takings are ok, i might be wrong.

Some of my best memories as a kid are going to the cinema with my dad. Watching 'Spies like us and Return of the Jedi'. Wouldn't swap that for anything.

Return of the Jedi was awesome. When Darth Vader picked up the emperor the whole cinema started cheering! Couldn't imagine a film having the same impact on kids now.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Once a month. For the price of a takeaway.

Yeh that is reasonable. Still, it's not like cinemas in their heyday when a trip every week would be the norm. One of my favourite films is Cinema Paradiso and how the cinema was the central social place of a small town in Italy in the post war period and how it then slowly declines with the advent of TV and VCRs. Feels Like a similar cyclical decline with big screen tvs and streaming.

Pretty sure cinema takings are ok, i might be wrong.

Takings directly attributable to the blockbuster films being produced. Cineworld being one who expanded far too quickly and took on too much debt doing so, so having to restructure.

 

[ncurd]

Return of the Jedi was awesome. When Darth Vader picked up the emperor the whole cinema started cheering! Couldn't imagine a film having the same impact on kids now.

Endgame? Return of the King?

It's bit really a bit weird for British cinemas far more likely to get it in India and America.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Managed to avoid all trailers and fan/critic reaction when it first came out so the only thing I knew about it was it had the kid from Stranger Things in

Far far better than I expected, really enjoyed it

 

[Kiwiwomble]

Indiana Jones....saw it last night and Loved it!

Spoiler: Spoiler

we have puzzles, zomb raiding, trains, fights on train, lots of nazis getting their arses kicked, and a tiny bit of "magic" at the end


they address indy's age perfectly but we also get young indy for a long opening sequence, they address shia l whats his names character not being in it and actually make it part of his character development...there is little i would have changed...except MAYBE leaving him in the past...letting the character end also nice he ends up with an are appropriate love interest and the same Marion from the first one, didn't re cast a much younger actress or jam in a new love interest into this one

 

[Welsh Exile]

Indiana Jones....saw it last night and Loved it!

Spoiler: Spoiler

we have puzzles, zomb raiding, trains, fights on train, lots of nazis getting their arses kicked, and a tiny bit of "magic" at the end


they address indy's age perfectly but we also get young indy for a long opening sequence, they address shia l whats his names character not being in it and actually make it part of his character development...there is little i would have changed...except MAYBE leaving him in the past...letting the character end also nice he ends up with an are appropriate love interest and the same Marion from the first one, didn't re cast a much younger actress or jam in a new love interest into this one

The trailer looks atrocious and based on the last monstrosity I won't ever be watching it. Almost ruined a classic series.

 

[OldSchoolRugga]

Hard pass on Dial of Destiny.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

The trailer looks atrocious and based on the last monstrosity I won't ever be watching it. Almost ruined a classic series.

Don't blame you. Last Crusade was really the perfect ending. I consider T2 the last of the Terminator series, the Matrix at the first one, although I didn't mind the most recent one, Toy Story 3 the last one. Sometimes Film makers need to know when to stop milking the cash cow and realise the story has been told.

 

[Reiser99]

Don't blame you. Last Crusade was really the perfect ending. I consider T2 the last of the Terminator series, the Matrix at the first one, although I didn't mind the most recent one, Toy Story 3 the last one. Sometimes Film makers need to know when to stop milking the cash cow and realise the story has been told.

On that note.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

On that note.

Is there much story to MI? I confess I have not seen one of them. . But I did like him in Jack Reacher they knew to stop after the second one.

Still, to watch John Wick 4 and I love that series.

 

[Welsh Exile]

Don't blame you. Last Crusade was really the perfect ending. I consider T2 the last of the Terminator series, the Matrix at the first one, although I didn't mind the most recent one, Toy Story 3 the last one. Sometimes Film makers need to know when to stop milking the cash cow and realise the story has been told.

I should add that @Kiwiwomble is a good guy so he gets a pass this time for enjoying what I'm sure is an abomination of a movie.

 

[McTallshort]

Don't blame you. Last Crusade was really the perfect ending. I consider T2 the last of the Terminator series, the Matrix at the first one, although I didn't mind the most recent one, Toy Story 3 the last one. Sometimes Film makers need to know when to stop milking the cash cow and realise the story has been told.

Isn't there about 20 Fast and Furious?

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Isn't there about 20 Fast and Furious?

Another Franchise I must say I have never gotten into.

 

[Kiwiwomble]

I should add that @Kiwiwomble is a good guy so he gets a pass this time for enjoying what I'm sure is an abomination of a movie.

cheers, i do add, i dont say that as someone that liked Crystal skull, very bad film...this is not that...much more enjoyable...but the trailer is what brought me back around from not going to watch...so if you didn't even like the trailer

 

[big ginger 8]

On that note.

In fairness I don't think the quality of the Mission Impossible movies has dropped. The current ones are better than the first 2 at least for me.

 

[ncurd]

In fairness I don't think the quality of the Mission Impossible movies has dropped. The current ones are better than the first 2 at least for me.

I love the first one but 2 put me off the series for an extremely long time. Three has issues as well because JJ Abrams is a hack. But 4 inwards are pretty solid and the stunts are amazing.

1 is a very diffrent film though.