I still want to see it, and Blackhat.

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I still want to see it, and Blackhat. I just don't know if I want to pay a theater a lot of money to see it and more money to enjoy a popcorn with it.
http://variety.com/2015/film/news/jupiter-ascending-flop-wachowskis-failure-1201427887/

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Keith Stansell said…
Strange article. It seems to take the stance that it's the audience's fault for not seeing dud original films as the reason we won't get more original films. Should not the blame stand with the directors who keep putting out bad original films that audiences don't want to see? The Wachowskis may have lost their mojo. I can't say they really did anything that great after the original Matrix.
(See also: M. Night Shyamalan)
February 9, 2015 at 12:29 AM
Dmitriy Briskin said…
I don't subscribe to this article's premise that I should give Hollywood my money for bad films so that they could, maybe, some time, find it in their cold greedy hearts to finance a good one (pretty please.)

I think that instead I will give my money to Netflix and Amazon.  If anyone can unseat lazy formulaic film making, it's them.
February 9, 2015 at 7:06 AM
Jason ON said…
Keith Stansell, Dmitriy Briskin, I think the article's premise was that Hollywood isn't taking any risks by creating original content because moviegoers aren't taking any risks with their wallets. Look at the last handful of blockbusters: comic book movies, based on books, based on true stories, etc. Where's the original idea? The studios are banking on one or two megablockbusters a year and financing only those because they have built in audiences. If people aren't spending their money to see movies like Jupiter Rising then the studies will continue to stop spending money on original stories.

Eric von Foerster, the trailer's been playing on TV it seems like during each commercial break.
February 9, 2015 at 1:19 PM
Dmitriy Briskin said…
Jason ON It's true that Hollywood has become risk-adverse.  The author presents this fact with only two options: a) We pay for crap in the hopes that major studios will invest in new ideas, or b) we'll be stuck in a world of sequels/prequels and other regurgitation of same old.

The article completely forgets about the third option: c) Independent studios funded by the likes of Netflix and Amazon producing quality material at a fraction of the cost of major production powerhouses.  Granted, this wasn't an option a decade ago, but now broadband Internet has given online-only distributors an opportunity to unseat entrenched film business model.

Bottom line - if Hollywood doesn't want to take risks, they won't benefit from rewards.  Someone else will though, and they are the ones worth supporting with our money.
February 9, 2015 at 1:32 PM
Jason ON said…
I agree, others will fill in the gaps, but those gaps don't have the distribution channels that Hollywood studios have access to. Sure Amazon and Netflix are there, but as the Veronica Mars movie and The Interview learned, releasing on Netflix will barely let you recover costs much less make a profit. 

Marvel's Daredevil Netflix show looks promising, but that series has Marvel/Disney money funding it, not Netflix.

The only real place I see chances being taken is on the small screen. With premium channels (HBO/Showtime/Cinemax) making original content, cable channels creating original content as well as the broadcast networks, for truly original risks, the small screen is where it's at.
February 9, 2015 at 1:40 PM
Dmitriy Briskin said…
Jason ON
for truly original risks, the small screen is where it's at

And I'm perfectly fine with that.  My popcorn tastes better than the stuff they sell at 10x the price at the theater anyways :p
February 9, 2015 at 1:43 PM
Keith Stansell said…
I just checked flixter and three current movies out this weekend Jupiter Ascension, Seventh Son and Project Almanac all have dismal rotten tomato scores. I don't want to encourage Hollywood to continue making original crap movies by rewarding them with my moviegoing dollar. They'll just keep putting out more crap movies. They had an entertaining original sci-fi movie last summer but screwed up on marketing by not promoting the humorous nature of the movie and giving it the forgettable name "Edge of Tomorrow". I don't know as a viewer if I can be responsible for the producers of original sci-fi for shootings themselves in the foot. Yes, we get a ton of sequels and old characters, but if the audiences didn't find entertainment value in them, they would stay away. Marvel has been doing a great job of making fun movies using their assets. Audiences like them and critics have been good with them as well. Can't blame the studios for going with what works. Can't blame audiences for the same.
February 9, 2015 at 3:30 PM
Jason ON said…
Edge of Tomorrow was not a great sci-fi movie. It was Groundhog's Day with aliens.
February 9, 2015 at 3:34 PM
Keith Stansell said…
I was entertained.. Edited my comment to correct that :-)
February 9, 2015 at 3:35 PM
Jason ON said…
Oh, it was definitely entertaining, it just wasn't a great sci-fi movie. Well, entertaining for a little bit. When they started jumping around and claiming he'd already been there a hundred times it got kind of old. Granted, they needed to move the plot forward, but still... it just sort of annoyed me.
February 9, 2015 at 3:38 PM
Tim Bond said…
I thought it was a lot of fun. A bit long (we both dozed off at times) and more confusing than it probably needs to be, but still a fun flick.
February 12, 2015 at 3:16 PM
Jason ON said…
Good to know, Tim Bond.
February 12, 2015 at 3:20 PM
Tim Bond said…
UA Greenwood Plaza and UA Meadows Stadium 12 are $6 on Sunday afternoons ($5 with your Regal Crown card).  Just get there early to wait a little bit in line.
February 12, 2015 at 3:24 PM
Jason ON said…
I think the theater down the street is $5 or $6 on weekdays ... not sure about Sunday afternoons.
February 12, 2015 at 3:45 PM
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