I've decided that my blog was getting a little too I-watch-a-flick-I-review-said-flick. Therefore, this will be the first of a new style of entry! I call it: I Hate Movies. In each post, I will rant (keep that word in mind because each post will be very much a rant) about things in the movie biz that really grind my gears. Ready? No? Ok!
You know why I hate movies? Because of people who like to use the word, 'blockbuster' to describe a summer movie. Blockbuster? What does that even mean? According to Dictionary.com, "... a motion picture, novel, etc., esp. one lavishly produced, that has or is expected to have wide popular appeal or financial success." HUH? That's like making up a word to describe how Starbucks is popular. Let's call it, 'Caffeineation'. A blockbuster is nothing but a cash grab by a bunch of actors who are paid a lot of money, directors who say they like to make, 'fun, popcorn movies' (code for: I have no talent), and greedy studio execs.
You know why I hate movies? People who review a 'blockbuster' by saying that said 'blockbuster' is one of the very best 'blockbusters' that year....FIVE MONTHS INTO THE YEAR! How many blockbusters are we expecting here? Fifty? There really only are three or four a year and half are known to be shite before release and half of the good ones turn out to be shite upon release and the one left remaining is generally a good, but not great, movie. I guess I really should criticize the person reviewing the flick.
You know why I hate movies? People who review a flick and use presumptuous or hasty terms to describe it. I.e. masterpiece, the best of..., classic, etc. It makes no sense. Give it a couple of years, heck, even a couple of months before you start heaping praise on the thing like THAT. The Godfather is a masterpiece, Blade Runner is a classic. Why? THEY'VE BEEN IN CIRCULATION AND STOOD THE TEST OF TIME! The definition of a classic is, '...of literary or historical renown.' and '...of enduring interest, quality, or style." HISTORICAL and ENDURING. You get it?
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