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I'm of the opinion that Hollywood has 'had its day'.
I've just read a film magazine and details of remakes, 2 being of 'The Poseidon' and 'The Omen'. Whether by Hollywood or not, such lack of imagination, bores me greatly. The only film I know about which is (maybe) worth a look, is about Jesse James - a good ol' 'real' movie about a 'real' person. Whether made badly or not, it'll be a damn sight better than most of the efforts of late. Also, the possibility of a film about General Custer, discussed a bit in a previous topic. Only in the development stages as yet. Remakes or 'reimagined' I understand, but of a film covering a 'real' story. There have been quite a few films of late covering recent events, in war and life in general, but historical pictures, if made right, do give the 'epic' feel. Apart from my favourite films that I've probably mentioned before, I tend to just watch documentaries, or programmes such as the American motorbike builders, anything that doesn't bore me to death, and I possibly can learn something from. Whether the study of volcanoes or the building of a motorcycle, I don't care, but they keep me watching - because unlike many movies of late, they are interesting. Coll |
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The movies you have there are pretty good. But we have another time now. The environment I think that made "Zulu" in '64 doesn't exist in the movie biz anymore. It's analagous to creativity in music back in the "60's, i.e. money for new groups and new music was no object at the time. it was a time of excess. Today I think execs are scared, scared about spending millions and getting nothing back on it. They don't want to make expensive mistakes. That's why they want "sure-fire" hits. Only when they think they have that in their gut will they go ahead with the spending. In the meantime, they'll make some low-cost flicks to pay the bills and maybe just maybe get a breakout hit that returns millions on a small investment.
Me, I'd love to perhaps get a play that dramatizes the experience of the British in Zululand in 1879 and some character study. In the hands of a good director and writer, who knows what could happen if they focus on an incident or incidents? But that's another story. |
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