Has the quality of Movies gone down?

[Death Metal Moe]

So I'm in the Blockbuster last night looking for a new release to watch.

Long story short, I walked around that store 5 GODDAMN TIMES before I settled on Joe Dirt, which I'm SURE I will regret.

Hollywood just isn't making ANYTHING I want to see anymore! And I haven't been to the movies in years! Are thay making movies for people with interests other than mine, or is it like I said. Has the quality of the movies themselves gone down?

Any opinions?

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[IkeaBoy]

Since when? MOvies have always sucked. Movies sucked in the 10s-00s. the only difference is video and DVD enables the modern bad movies to remain while the older bad movies disintegrate. In any given year they'll be nearly 3 times as many bad movies as good movies, probably more.

Each year more horrid mvoies come out and often fewer good movies come out but they are out there. Don't blame Hollywood because they make bad products. A wise man once said "if the movie stinks just don't go" which bsaically means it's the audience's fault. They get money from the movie, they make more of the movie. by putting money into Joe Dirt you are feeding into more Joe Dirts.

And Moe, don't just settle on 'new' things. Look at older movies. There is nothing wrong with a good flick from the 50s or 60s. Hell Silent Films are even still entertaining if you pick the right one (e.g. Cabinet of Dr. Caligari). don't rely on new releases because bad movies will always be made whether it's hollywood or independent. Look deeper, look harder and if no new release strikes you, don't rent it. and it's better to rent a cheesy 80s good drinking flick that made no money (e.g. Frankenhooker) than to rent a horrid 90s flick that will inspire more films of the type to be made.

So basically, movie quality ahsn't decreased as much as the bad movies are more known and accessible .

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The last good movie I saw was a movie on VD I saw in the service!

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[Sheeplovr]

there nothing worng with renting crappy movies sometimes crappy movies have some good lines and also they make great refraces just get them on tape dont wast the extra 2 bucks on joe dirt the DVD get the tape or even bootleg virson

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[Death Metal Moe]

Thanks for the thoughtful response IkeaBoy. It's just that I've rented all the cheesey horror movies that are rally comedies more than once, and all the really good dramas like "Falling Down" which is a comedy too. I'd like to see something I haven't before, but always seem to come up disappointed. And I DON'T go to these shitty movies. And I hardly rent movies, ESPECIALLY new releases. So I'm doing my part to stamp out SHIT, but it seems there's an entire nation of slack jawed idiots working against me.

And there's NOTHING worse than a SHITTY movie with one good line for a sample on a CD or something. It's like having to wait all day through Don and Mike, just to catch 5 minutes of Opie and Anthony. I WON'T DO IT!!

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[iscream22]

Definately, 80's were the days...

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[Sheeplovr]

its not just the lines its like when there a crappy movie on and your cleaning the house and you just leav it on and its like hey its not that bad

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[stump12]

joe dirt wasnt half bad accually. there has been very few movies that are so horrible i couldnt even watch till the end, but almost every movie has one good part/line/scene whatever.

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thanks WWFallon

[Se7en]

Of course! This year was maybe the worst I've ever seen. There's roughly three months left in the year, and I'm looking forward to only....hmm, maybe 2 films. Out of about 2 dozen or more that are still to be released.

Just do what I do: watch almost nothing but pornography.

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[IkeaBoy]

2000 and 2001 have both been horrible, horrible years for film while 1999 might be the best year for movies ever. So far in 2001 and it's already October there are only 3 movies that have stuck with me- Memento, Ghost World (which stuck with me quite a bit, maybe it's the age thing), and Mullholland Drive. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back was probably the funniest movie this year though. So 4 movies. I'm not saying those were the only GOOD movies but the only movies that I'll think of when I think of 2001. Too bad Big Trouble was put off to next year.

As for the rest of the year I'm looking forward to Gangs of New York which I heard is being postponed, The Royal Tennebaums, Shallow Hal, and Lord of the Rings. That's all I can think of right now.

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I apologize for my awful call Thursday, I stink.

[Death Metal Moe]

Oh YEA! Lord of the RINGS! I'm talking bets on how BADLY they're gonna FUCK UP one of the GREATEST books ever written!

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