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Archae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 08:19 PM Original message |
Is creativity extinct in Hollywood? |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
1. Remakes and sequels are the raw material for Hollywood |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
2. Hardly any wonder why ticket sales are down 20% this year. |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
3. Most movies in the "classic age" of cinema were remakes of something too |
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chollybocker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. True. |
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CBHagman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Full marks! |
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chollybocker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 11:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Going back even further, |
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Logical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
6. Naw, remakes are easier and more likley to make money. n-t |
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edbermac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
7. Creativity only exists in the studio's accounting department. |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
8. These days there's no incentive for Hollywood to do anything other than "play to the cheap seats" |
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CBHagman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 11:18 AM Response to Reply #8 |
22. I gave up cable too... |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
9. It's been this way for quite a few years now... |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
11. Sequels and adaptations have been a part of Hollywood since the beginning |
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LeftinOH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
12. Hell no! There are plenty of old TV shows which haven't been adapted for the big screen |
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chollybocker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 12:19 AM Response to Reply #12 |
25. Great idea. |
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JitterbugPerfume (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
13. If it isnt extinct |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
14. Yes, IMO it's been extinct for some time. nt |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
15. Was Watching "Midnight Cowboy" The Other Day |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 12:32 AM Response to Reply #15 |
26. "Midnight Cowboy" could only get made today if it was |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
16. Fright Night. Planet of the Apes. Conan. X-Men. Transformers. Pirates of the Caribbean . |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
17. Don't foget the remake of "Arthur" |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 10:33 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Ugh. I know. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
18. This thread title must have been frozen in time for the last 12-15 years... |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
20. Don't forget this swill that's coming out soon. |
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edbermac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
21. The Tree Of Life by Terrence Malick is out next month. |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 12:34 AM Response to Reply #21 |
27. Malick doesn't make many movies, but the ones he makes are always |
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LongTomH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
23. Yeah! Just look at the trailer for the latest remake of "The Three Musketeers" |
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TheCanadianLiberal (245 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-11-11 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
24. It died a long time ago... |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
28. they're remaking Total Recall. |
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