For God sake, someone stop this

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WHOZIT

Saturday, June 12, 2010 6:49 PM

Please stop this

http://blog.zap2it.com/thedishrag/2010/06/is-director-sam-raimi-off-to
-see-the-wizard-of-oz.html

TRAVELER

Saturday, June 12, 2010 8:53 PM

Welcome to Hollywood. There a lot of Oz films out there now and I have ignored them and I am sure I can ignor any future creations.

http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler

WHOZIT

Saturday, June 12, 2010 9:03 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by traveler:
Welcome to Hollywood. There a lot of Oz films out there now and I have ignored them and I am sure I can ignor any future creations.

http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler

You make it sound so EZ, this is just wrong!

TRAVELER

Saturday, June 12, 2010 9:18 PM

I know Whozit. It seems the film industry wants movies that have plenty of CGI in it. That is what I feel is happening here. Witches and Wizards will certainly have need of special effects. The louder and brighter they are the better. That is what seems to be way of things. If I could click my heels and stop it, I would.

http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler

OPPYH

Saturday, June 12, 2010 10:20 PM

Sweeeeettttt!!!!

Now if only we can get:

-Citizen Kane directed by McG, and starring Shia Lebouf.

and

-2001 a Space Odyssey directed by Michael Bay(produced by Steven Spielberg) and starring Any of the young men that appear in the fantastic Twilight films.

That would make me a happy camper.

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WHOZIT

Saturday, June 12, 2010 11:36 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by OPPYH:
Sweeeeettttt!!!!

Now if only we can get:

-Citizen Kane directed by McG, and starring Shia Lebouf.

and

-2001 a Space Odyssey directed by Michael Bay(produced by Steven Spielberg) and starring Any of the young men that appear in the fantastic Twilight films.

That would make me a happy camper.

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70's TV FOREVER

OMG! You're the Anti-Crist! I knew you lived in Hollywood!

ASORTAFAIRYTALE

Sunday, June 13, 2010 3:35 AM

Sheesh can't people in the entertainment business just come up with new ideas? It seems like way too many movies these days are spinoffs, prequels, or sequels. It's getting out of hand.

STORYMARK

Sunday, June 13, 2010 4:49 AM

There are plenty of new ideas in Hollywood - but none of the studios want anything to do with them. Remakes, sequels and other franchise-type movies are a safer financial bet, because they already have recognizably with the general audience. Marketing departments make the final calls on what gets made, and studio execs these days tend to come from marketing backgrounds.

Original ideas harder to market, and generally make less money - so they don't want to put up the money, plain and simple.

And unfortunately, audiences encourage this. Look what the big hits are this year - Alice in Wonderland and Iron Man 2. Remake(sorta) and sequel. The Karate Kid just opened big.

But the original genre films from this year, like Daybreakers and Splice, crash and burn because people don't take chances on new stuff. Raimi is a good example, he's successful with the Spider-Man films, then makes an original story - Drag Me to Hell, and it bombs. They only moveies he's been able to get traction on since are this and friggin' Warcraft.

You want originality, look to indie films. Hollywood won't be offering it as long as the marketing departments run things.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

OPPYH

Sunday, June 13, 2010 6:07 AM

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Originally posted by asortafairytale:
Sheesh can't people in the entertainment business just come up with new ideas?

Apparently not.

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70's TV FOREVER

CYBERSNARK

Sunday, June 13, 2010 12:49 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Storymark:
There are plenty of new ideas in Hollywood - but none of the studios want anything to do with them. Remakes, sequels and other franchise-type movies are a safer financial bet, because they already have recognizably with the general audience. Marketing departments make the final calls on what gets made, and studio execs these days tend to come from marketing backgrounds.

Original ideas harder to market, and generally make less money - so they don't want to put up the money, plain and simple.

This.

Which is why I'm a fan of the Japanese system; start with something small and easy to sell, like a manga or game, then use that to build a market for the eventual series/movie.

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