Value for money?.........I think not!

Started by cyk, August 07, 2003, 01:55:46 PM

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August 07, 2003, 01:55:46 PM
Ok this is a bit of a pet hate for me, so plz bear with me on this.

i want to know the last film (in a cinema) you walked out of thinking

a. gee that movie was worth every cent of the huge admittance fee.

b. gee i think i'll hunt that prodution company down
and make them give me a refund. (or kill em on principal)

for me the answer is,

a. Lord of the rings 1 & 2

b. hmmmm let see....everything out of hollywood in the last 15 years.

to me it seem the more money spent makeing it the worse value
for money at the box office....

i have been enthralled for three hours watching/reading a movie based
on a day in the life of a homeless french man, that had a $20 budget.
i allmost cryed when he got hit but a car...four times.

but when i walk out of a bigbudget movie like DareDevil and the only
going through my mind is "that fuck'in cheap ass popcorn is still caught between my teeth!"
there is somthing wrong.....

bring back movies that move ppl, thats what i say.



sorry about the rant......but i feel a little better now.
"The Wisdom Of Cyk"

"If your up to your chin in shit.........Don't make waves!"

Pas

#1
August 07, 2003, 02:18:57 PM
Quote from: cyk

a. Lord of the rings 1 & 2
Quote from: cyk
to me it seem the more money spent makeing it the worse value
for money at the box office....

Lord of the Rings had a 300$M budget

Quote from: cyk
b. hmmmm let see....everything out of hollywood in the last 15 years.

Oh, and I hate you by the way

aclockworkjj

#2
August 07, 2003, 02:20:09 PM
a.  The Matrix Reloaded....cheesy, but I loved it on the big screen.

b. Anger Management....what a fuckin' waste of $9 and 106 minutes of my time, somebody owes my ass at least the 106 minutes....

SoNowThen

#3
August 07, 2003, 02:26:21 PM
a. Lost In La Mancha
b. (hard to say, because I only go to a few flicks in the theatre, so I try to be very picky) but 28 Days Later was so mediocre that I felt a little annoyed at the time and money I spent.
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When those who hated capital and consumption (and Jews) in the 20th century murdered some hundred million people, and the poster children for the struggle against international capitalism and America are now fanatical Islamic terrorists, this puts recent enthusiasts in an awkward position. Most of them are too dense and shameless to appreciate it, and far too many are taken in by the moralistic and paternalistic rhetoric of the Left.

modage

#4
August 07, 2003, 04:15:38 PM
Quote from: cyka. gee that movie was worth every cent of the huge admittance fee.
"A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it."
Christopher Nolan's directive was clear to everyone in the cast and crew: Use CGI only as a last resort.

Mesh

#5
August 07, 2003, 04:27:22 PM
Quote from: cyka. gee that movie was worth every cent of the huge admittance fee.

b. gee i think i'll hunt that prodution company down
and make them give me a refund. (or kill em on principal)

a.  Finding Nemo

b.  The Hot Chick

Ravi

#6
August 07, 2003, 04:33:59 PM
Quote from: cykOk this is a bit of a pet hate for me, so plz bear with me on this.

i want to know the last film (in a cinema) you walked out of thinking

a. gee that movie was worth every cent of the huge admittance fee.

May

Quote
b. gee i think i'll hunt that prodution company down
and make them give me a refund. (or kill em on principal)

Bringing Down the House.  I paid $1.50 and I still felt ripped off.  I feel like Samuel L. Jackson in Changing Lanes.  "I want my time back.  Can you give me back my time?"

ono

#7
August 07, 2003, 04:34:58 PM
Quote from: cyka. gee that movie was worth every cent of the huge admittance fee.
Punch-Drunk Love and Finding Nemo

Quoteb. gee i think i'll hunt that prodution company down
and make them give me a refund. (or kill em on principal)
Russian Ark or The Matrix Reloaded

There have been very few great movies over the past couple years, movies that make you feel good all-around after you leave.  But there are plenty enough decent ones if you just remember to avoid multiplexes except during November and December, and for a few select flicks in January.

Cecil

#8
August 07, 2003, 09:32:13 PM
"worth every penny?" "gimme a refund?" will you capitalists stop putting a price on art

mindfuck

#9
August 07, 2003, 10:14:04 PM
Quote from: Cecil B. Demented"worth every penny?" "gimme a refund?" will you capitalists stop putting a price on art

Hey, I'll buy that saying off you for $20.

NEON MERCURY

#10
August 07, 2003, 10:37:03 PM
a........gangs of new york




b..........get shorty

cyk

#11
August 08, 2003, 11:06:15 AM
Quote from: Cecil B. Demented"worth every penny?" "gimme a refund?" will you capitalists stop putting a price on art

not all film is art....

"face off" ..........................was not art
"end of days" ....................was not art
"sorority (sp?) boys" ..........was not art
"mission impossible 1&2".....was not art
"kate and leopold"...............was not art
"city of angels"....................was not art

get my drift?

mean while!

"wing's of desire"..............is art
"LOTR".............................is art (kinda)
"chasing amy"...................is art
"romper stomper"..............is art
"once were warriors"..........is art
etc etc etc...

the difference is where someone has put there soul into a peace of
work that may or maynot be popular with the masses....but they do it anyway.

"hollywood" uses a popular formular that is sure to bring money in
to the studio....it's called "entertainment".

i just find most of it offence to my intelligence, i don't like
being spoon feed eye-candy.

the last ten movies i've seen, i've walked out and forgoten the movie
before i've finished my next ciggerette.

they couldn't have been that good!
"The Wisdom Of Cyk"

"If your up to your chin in shit.........Don't make waves!"

Mesh

#12
August 08, 2003, 11:12:02 AM
Quote from: Cecil B. Demented"worth every penny?" "gimme a refund?" will you capitalists stop putting a price on art

Mesh

#13
August 08, 2003, 11:17:25 AM
Quote from: cyk"hollywood" uses a popular formular that is sure to bring money in
to the studio....it's called "entertainment".

Caricature artists at the county fair use a popular formula that is sure to bring money into their tent....

...but the painting you bring home is still art, is it not?

MacGuffin

#14
August 08, 2003, 11:21:09 AM
Quote from: cyk"hollywood" uses a popular formular that is sure to bring money in to the studio....it's called "entertainment".

I've said it once and I'll say it again, it's called Show Business.
"Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art." - Andy Warhol


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