I remember a time when directors didn't make movies to fit the audience level of thinking and or entertainment values, but forced us to dive into their worlds regardless with such depth of movies as E.T., Flight Of The Navigator, Indiana Jones, Blade Runner, Total Recall, Robocop, Terminator, Predator, Star Wars, Ghost Busters, Back to The Future, Goonies, Gremlins, Jurassic Park, 007...etc. All movies with very high value of creativity and none were remakes or adaptations of old movies or cartoons. All these movies were in with the times but made memorable characters and moments never to be duplicated.
I didn't know those were all summer releases, kudos
don't really see how those are any more "creative" than the "summer" fare this year
but thats just me.
Speed Racer had more thought provoking ideas and ideals than Transformers though many slept on such a charismatic movie with such high entertainment value.
thought provoking ideas?
I liked speed racer for what it was attempting,the Wbros can be thought provoking when they want to they've proven that, speed racer was a simple movie about a kid doing laps around a zanny track in a flashy car chasing the memory of his brother with caricatures of a family as supporting characters
the idea of the the all spark, and the creatures it gives life too debating for the freedom of other sentient life has more "thought" too it than speed racer.
Casino Royale was when a director gets out the safe zone and goes the distance making a movie HE felt was important to the character and respected universe of that theme. Quantum Of Solace is when the studio decides to cater to the audience which was still a good movie, but was sheer WOW moment type entertainment and not a fully fleshed out FILM.
martin campbell(golden eye) can make a cool/good movie whom ever did QOS the guy from monsters ball I believe was out of his element.
but you may be onto something
Everything meant something in movies of old, but movies like Transformers and even the last Indie which have great IDEAS, but too many forced characters and concepts to add. Random scenes to make the dumb founded and nullified "LIL WAYNE" generation say "cool".
it's safe to say the newer movies have something for everyone
I've yet to see indy4 but it can't be all "dumb"
and by older movies you can't possibly be talking about all films released more then 10 years ago..
As much as many hated the 2003 HULK and claimed the new one was more entertaining prove my theory. Ang Lee didn't cater to the audience and made an engaging drama which had some silly scenes u can tell the studio thought a summer block buster MUST have. If Ang was given FULL control we wouldn't have had Hulk dogs etc and remained with an epic drama that hulk was meant to be. The new one took out any idea of a fleshed out universe and assumed the audience was up on things and just started the M. Bay style of motion pictures.
Funny enough that the first Hulk made just as much as the newer one and for such a long dramatic take on a comic book icon, wasn't too shabby and critics acknowledged it with high regard. Where as the newer Hulk felt crammed with quick Summer block buster quips.
this is really all I wanted to respond to
I fought for the first hulk(the novel is a must read) I see the point you are trying to make but at the same time it could be said that Mr. Lee
proud and confident after all the critical praise he was receiving ala previous films, made a movie too wrapped in it's own attempt at being intrinsic that it couldn't connect with
it's audience
the people that made hulk what he is today didn't do it to see hulk punching clouds in live action.
the newer hulk proved one thing, the hulk is not as interesting as he used to be.
you can't just compare movies like that and then claim they fall into your theory
that's like saying TDK made more then Iron man because it was more serious
well then how did Iron man make more then Batman Begins?
there are other factors at play
both hulks made about the same amount of money does that mean Angs was better?
if anything if angs was so good the sequel would have made twice as much.(sequels do that)
We are now in an age where creative geniuses as Michael Jackson are mourned more than celebrated by the world because we know the end of a great era has officially announced it's self where the current music, movies, and sports are not as engaging, creative, INNOVATIVE, and enthralling as they once were.
compared to the 17th century all art has "sold out"
ten years ago hollywood was doing what it's doing now, releasing 2 gambles for every 6 films
sometime they pay off sometimes you get lady in the water.
