Space Jam 2

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

. Instead, movies based on theme park rides, comics, toys, older movies and TV shows, etc. dominate everything.

I think those are just the big summer films. You won't see any of those films nominated for best picture. Example, 2015 best picture nominees, Birdman,Whiplash, The Imitation Game, Boyhood, The Theory of Everything, Selma, American Sniper, The Grand Budapest Hotel. The only reason they didn't make those huge films in previous decades is because they didn't have the technology. If you look at 1977, Star Wars had ZERO competition and there was nothing like it, which is probably why it became such a big hit, but today, Star Wars is just another popcorn film. Look at the prequels, overshadowed by the Harry Potter films, The Matrix and Lord of the Rings. However, back in the 70's and early 80's it was rare.

 

[karamazov80]

Well again I'm referring to movies that are in the public consciousness. The ones people see. Apart from American Sniper, none of those others nominated even crack the top 35 grossing movies last year:

2014 Yearly Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo

Just look at that--comic movies, a movie about LEGOs, a Godzilla movie, Ninja Turtles, a movie version of a Disney cartoon.

And I will disagree strongly with the assertion that the reason we didn't see movies like this dominating in the past was due to technology. Sure, we might have seen more movies like it, but nostalgia for childhood things wasn't driving everything back then like it is now. Not that all those old films were great--many old, popular movies sucked--but people saw different kinds of movies for different kinds of reasons. Culture has changed, and moviegoers have changed along with it.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Well again I'm referring to movies that are in the public consciousness. The ones people see. Apart from American Sniper, none of those others nominated even crack the top 35 grossing movies last year:

2014 Yearly Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo

I understand that certain films will get more attention, but it was always like that. The difference is that there were less big/popcorn films getting made in previous decades, and as a result smaller films/dramas would dominate, but it was because of the lack of technology or perhaps because making a Green Lantern film in the 70's or 60's was too costly. Still, whenever a big budget/special effect film came out, like Superman 1978, it would dominate the boxoffice, but that was just one special effects film, now there are many, and not jut during the summer.

Just look at that--comic movies, a movie about LEGOs, a Godzilla movie, Ninja Turtles, a movie version of a Disney cartoon.

And I will disagree strongly with the assertion that the reason we didn't see movies like this dominating in the past was due to technology. Sure, we might have seen more movies like it, but nostalgia for childhood things wasn't driving everything back then like it is now. Not that all those old films were great--many old, popular movies sucked--but people saw different kinds of movies for different kinds of reasons. Culture has changed, and moviegoers have changed along with it.

Marvel films have been dominating the boxoffice for years now, yet those characters like (Iron Man, GOTG, Thor etc..) aren't new and there's very little nostalgia when it comes to those characters and the Disney/Marvel films. The reason they weren't made back in the 60's, 70's, and 80's was because of the lack of technology. Look at how crappy the Swamp Thing film or the unreleased F4 films looked.

I do agree that nostalgia plays a role when it comes to certain brands, and it makes sense that as the decades go by there's more stuff in popular culture to exploit, but had there been things or brands for studios to exploit for nostalgic reasons in previous decades, the studios would have done it. In most cases, either the brands available weren't nostalgic enough yet, or the lack of technology was an obstacle to bring those nostalgic brands to life. Perhaps time and technology are our enemy Time creates nostalgia and technology allows anything to get made.

 

[crows]

It's lucky for the 90's that the best 90's movies are really damn good.

You have 10 seconds to name a truly great film from the 2000's that wasn't Batman Begins, Dark Knight, Iron Man, The Incredibles, a small arthouse release nobody's ever heard of, or starring Jackie Chan.

Spoiler

You can't.

Inglourious Basterds was 2009? Jesus, where does the time go?

My point being, I'd say the 00's were as much of a dead zone as the 90's. There's a few gems in there like Gladiator but then again there's also Terminator 3, the first two Transformers films, etc - very little that left any kind of lasting cultural footprint in the same way the films of the 70's and 80's did. Avatar would be the poster child for that, I'm not saying Avatar was a terrible film but it left absolutely no trace of itself on the collective consciousness like Aliens, Terminator or even Titanic did.

I'm genuinely hard-pressed to think of many films from the 00's and 10's that are likely to be as enduring as something like Robocop, for example. The problem is Hollywood's so fixated on repackaging nostalgia,exploiting recognisable brand names and not taking risks, movies that are true originals and leave a mark are just going to become more and more of a rarity. District 9, Hobo With A Shotgun, Iron Man, Pacific Rim and Drive are among the handful of films that spring to mind for me as things that'll be remembered fondly twenty years from now.

It probably doesn't help that more original or lesser-known properties making the leap to film have either performed badly or flat-out been bad films recently, like Elysium, John Carter and Jupiter Ascending.

I think the decline of movies started in the 2010s. people gave a lot of examples of great movies from the 2000s already. we are only 5 years into the decade but besides Mad Max I can't think of that many like, amazing movies so far

The only way I can think of that'll make this movie good is if the monsters came back and stole the "skills" or current NBA players and the Looney Toons had to get Mike back to play and coach again, and sure they can have Lebron as the lead bad guy, but Mike will beat him in the end, 1 on 1. That would be a great movie.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

I think the decline of movies started in the 2010s. people gave a lot of examples of great movies from the 2000s already. we are only 5 years into the decade but besides Mad Max I can't think of that many like, amazing movies so far

Really? I don't know, I think the past 5 or 4 and a half years have been really good. There are a lot a sequels but it's understandable considering how many franchises there are competing.

 

[crows]

Really? I don't know, I think the past 5 or 4 and a half years have been really good. There are a lot a sequels but it's understandable considering how many franchises there are competing.

name them

Now

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

name them

Now

The good movies? Can I include some sequels?

 

[crows]

yeah, if they are really good yeah

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

yeah, if they are really good yeah

Here's a few that are popular and got good reviews . I'm skipping a lot of the Oscar nominated films.

Inception
Toy Story 3
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows 1 and 2
How to Train your Dragon 1 and 2
Kick Ass
True Grit
The Town
X Men First Class
X Men DOFP
Thor
The Avengers
Drive
Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol
Rise of the Planets of the Apes
Warrior
The Muppets
TDKR
Skyfall
Django
Looper
Dreed
Franken weenie
Gravity
The Wolf of Wallstreet
American Hustle
12 Years a Slave
Snowpiercer
Lone Survivor
Prisoners
GOTG
Edge of Tomorrow
Nightcrawler
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Whiplash
Interstellar
Capt America Winter Soldier

I could name more dramas/Oscar films though.

 

[crows]

Here's a few that are popular and got good reviews . I'm skipping a lot of the Oscar nominated films.

Inception yes
Toy Story 3 yes
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows 1 and 2 yes
How to Train your Dragon 1 and 2 no
Kick Ass not really
True Grit eww
The Town yes
X Men First Class so so, not really
X Men DOFP yes
Thor
The Avengers yeah ok
Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol not amazing, no
Rise of the Planets of the Apes yes
Warrior
The Muppets
TDKR Youre a Big guy
Skyfall lol No
Django
Looper meh, not amazing no
Dreed yes
Franken weenie eww
Gravity yes
The Wolf of Wallstreet yes
American Hustle
12 Years a Slave yeah
Snowpiercer no
Lone Survivor
Prisoners not amazing
GOTG yeah
Edge of Tomorrow okay yeah
Nightcrawler not amazing
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes yes
Whiplash yeah
Interstellar no
Capt America Winter Soldier not amazing, no


there are some pretty good ones, so yeah there have been good movies in this decade.
but i was thinking of movies as jaw dropping as Terminator 2 or Jurassic Park or stuff like that. and most of those are nowhere near as good as that. maybe a couple are. Most of the yes ones are good but not great.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

I would say that the first 4 years of the 2010's beats the last 4 years of the 90's.

 

[crows]

... yeah...mmmmmm.... yeah maybe

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

... yeah...mmmmmm.... yeah maybe

Am I forgeting some mind blowing films from 96-99? I remember a lot of natural disaster films and Jackie Chan movies

 

[EndoSickness]

Are they out of their ******* minds?
Still no Dredd 2, but Space Jam 2?

 

[EVILFACE]

Space Jam Worldwide: $230,418,342 20 years ago
DREDD Worldwide: $35,626,525 3 years ago

 

[crows]

Am I forgeting some mind blowing films from 96-99? I remember a lot of natural disaster films and Jackie Chan movies

1999
fight club, the matrix, American beauty, the green mile, the Sixth sense, blair witch, the mummy, office space, boondock saints,

1998
saving private ryan, blade, the truman show, american history x, patch adams, pleasantville

1997- 1996...

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

1999
fight club, the matrix, American beauty, the green mile, the Sixth sense, blair witch, the mummy, office space, boondock saints,

1998
saving private ryan, blade, the truman show, american history x, patch adams, pleasantville

1997- 1996...

Matrix and Saving Private are pretty good, but the rest are meh... or just ok. 96 and 97 = the dark ages I do like Men in Black though.

 

[crows]

the subject of this video interests me, ill watch it

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

the subject of this video interests me, ill watch it

If you like that video, watch this one

 

[crows]

If you like that video, watch this one

i was looking for it but couldn't find it lol