Let me just start this by saying that I am one of the biggest lovers of cinema that I know. I tetter right on that edge between "being in the know" and "being that annoying, pretensious douche-bag that thinks every flick must be high art and that anything done in color or since 1945 or made in America is tripe".
I lke a good, harrowing plot. I also like it when shit blows up real good! All that being said, let me say that most of the films released lately have been pretty weak. i mean, I hate to be the one to say this but almost all the really good films are now indie films (Napoleon Dynamite, Touching the Void, Crash). I mean, Hollywood seems to have become Holly-Won't! Did you know that over half the major releases of the past 12 months have been either remakes or sequels or adaptations of old tv series. there seems to be no original thought left in L.A..
Batman, Fantastic 4, Dukes of Hazzard, Bewitched, the Longest Yard...it goes on and on.
Dont get me wrong, some of these rehashes are great films, but how long can you stand on the shoulders of giants before their collarbones crack?
Being a reformed comic book nerd (824 days since my last purchase and still going strong thanks to my sponsor, a fucking sex life!), I was overjoyed to see that technology had reached the point where my childhood (and adolescent and young adult! Own your addictions, people) favorite heroes and villains could come to life, merging my two cherished mediums. But now, its getting to be a bit much. X-Men, Batman, Superman...okay! Great! Sin City was a perfect translation. But now i hear the lame ass spinoffs will begin in 2006 and 2007. Magneto the Movie? Yay! Let's go watch a film about a crusty old man in purple flitting about and movng metal with his mind!!! Garbage! Iron Man? Most people dont even know who he is! I know in my heart that Archie & Jughead and the West Coast Avengers will be coming soon.
Well, my time has grown short. I have to get a passport today and have nomore time for you! Tune in next time when I launch my campaign for Godhood!!!
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