Quoted from George Willson I would like to think I've a pretty decent judge of film.

Quoted from George's List Barbie of Swan Lake Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus Barbie: Fairytopia Barbie: Mermaidia

So guess who rules the Netflix que at casa Willson haha.....

Haha...

For the record, Swan Lake was pretty good, but Pauper and Pegasus really sucked. The franchise made a bit of a come back with the Fairytopia/Mermaidia tales, but we'll see what happens with their upcoming releases (which I'm sure I'll watch).

And just to let you know, I'm lucky enough to have the first three on video at home (so I've seen them a hundred times) and the other two came from the library.

Clerks II seems like the most underrated film this year and all said and done it will probably make more than about 50% of those releases mentioned.

Superman and Pirates will out it with the box office revenue alone. Kevin Smith has always had poor box office because nobody has the balls to play his films even here in Canada. I wanted to go see it, I really did but our "Galaxy" theater isn't getting it. I've already seen it through alternative means but I want to see it on the big screen with an audience.

How can the films be bad if they're making so much money?

I think today's industry has lost originality and follow the basic premise and throw away good plot points for the junky Hollywood film plot.

Some films are good and some are bad but if people keep buying them... you know the rest. Stop buying them and you won't know how bad they suck.

I find it borderline pathetic to pay money to see Uwe Boll's films if you know going in that it will suck. Some people post on here and say "This film will suck" They go see it just to come back here to say I told you so.

I deliberately watch films people say are bad because I find them to be as much a learning experience as good films are. Good films show you the right way to make a film. Bad films show you the wrong way. If you watch enough of both, you will recognize this more and more as time goes on. This will enable you to make a good film out of the genre of your choice instead of the good films always coming out of drama.

Maybe if Uwe Boll went back and spent a few weeks watching nothing but great films, he would turn out something that everyone would love. I'll bet we could figure out a way to improve this years' films if we just figure out what about them flopped. It's one thing to talk about films that suk, but it's another entirely to discuss what could have been done better. That's part of the learning experience. Don't just go to be entertained. We're trying to break into the business. Go to learn too.

Quoted from Steve-Dave There needs to be a lot of young independent filmakers who need to get their shots to make movies, which I don't think Hollywood is interested in ever given a chance. good plots and stories just aren't sexy. Hollywood just wants popcorn movies that they could throw at the dumb youth of America, who don't know the difference between good art and exploitation.

I disagree with that. Although it may be hard as hell for a filmmaker to break in Hollywood is always on the lookout for talent. They are always interested in buying independent films to show.
They do this with micro studios. Most major studios have mirco studios, Fox has Fox Searchlight, then there's Sony Pictures Classics, Warner Independent, etc.

Hollywood doesn't market these independent films to a wide audience, but rathter to a specific target audience. Say an independent movie costs a million dollars to make and ends up grossing five million dollars. Major studio movies that cost tens of millions have to meet that price in ticket sales plus profit (hopefully) The risk of producing an indie is far less than a major studio one.

But even most micro studio movies aren't truely "indepedent films"a budget of a million dollars is a ton compared to most indie budgets.

Shelby, this time last year I thought 2005 was crap for movies. A lot of good movies come out in fall and winter. You may need to broaden your taste in film to find the good ones. A tip most movies released between january and march aren't very good.
Were you expecting Citizen Kane when you went to see She's the Man?
Go to film festivals, read reviews, avoid the name Uwe Boll in any of the credits.

Hahaha yeah, She's The Man Didnt have high expectations...I just thought it would be a little bit special...but no. Really, That was a crappy list. I just couldnt think when put on the spot to make a list but Hostel was prolly the biggest let down of them all. The trailers are all action and screaming, when really it was mostly about 3 annoying party guys wanting to drink beer and rub up aginst something. Ugh!

There are 4 films currently in theaters I really want to see and this weekend I am going to go see all of them...maybe I'll walk away satisfied with ONE of them...doubt it tho.

Quoted from shelbyoops That was a crappy list....I just couldnt think when put on the spot to make a list....

What?  "On the spot"?

You started the thread, man.  Maybe you should have taken a little more time -- done a little more research.

To many people post any old thing that pops into their heads.

Just a thought.

all I can say is I would rather watch the fast and the furious 3 over the English patient, shakespeare in love, or most art house piece of shit movie any day of the week

Well, that's probably because the English Patient sucked. What did it do right? Let's give it that angle. It developed some solid characters and created some decent situations. But I could never buy in to the "we're meant to be together so leave your husband" story. I could never feel for the guy's situation. I always felt like he brought it on himself. Shakespears in Love was an overproduced love story, but it also excelled in the character development. I think we're straying off-topic though.

I just saw the remake of "When A Stranger Calls"...

Man was that acting horrible. I couldn't catch any of the characters' emotions, and my whole family (including some relatives) were laughing so hard when they were standing in the little glass birdcage thing and the children were crying as they were watching the lights turn on in each room or whatever. It was priceless. The only good parts, I thought, was when the guy finally got in the house and started going after Jill. And who the hell was the killer!? They showed his face up close for like a minute as if we were supposed to know who he was! I was very disappointed in this movie...yet, I didn't really have any hope for it from the start.

And I had to stop watching Darkness Falls for that movie...

Sorry to get off topic, but I just wanted to say that. Now continue with your thread, please.

Sean

I think I've walked away disappointed quite a few times in 2006.

I caught some "premiere surprise" showings of Firewall and Prime...and I remember playing Big trouble in Little China in its entirety in my head halfway through both movies. Especially Prime was terrible.

I was excited about V for vendetta and Silent Hill but both left me numb and uninvolved, though neither is a bad film.

PoTC: DMC was decent, but no way near the first one.

The best film I saw this year has to be Lonesome Jim by Steve Buscemi. Anyobdy seen it? Casey Affleck and Liv Tyler stars. Really a great little film.

But I don't know if last year was any better.

Quoted from Death Monkey But I don't know if last year was any better.

I though '05 was a great year for movies! Cry_Wolf, Sin City, Transamerica, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Wedding Crashers, American Pie: Band Camp, Satans Little Helper, Saw II,

Well Sin City was amazing, and the 40 year old Virgin was great, but Cry_Wolf, Saw II and AP: band Camp were rather atrocious.

Actually I think most of the good movies of '05 came outside of Hollywood. Except King Kong and Batman Begins.

the Descent is probably my favourite film of '05.

Quoted from Death Monkey the Descent is probably my favourite film of '05.

Man you Europeans are so lucky, the Descent just came out here, but I have already heard so much about it from other people from Europe.

I did see the director's last film "Dog soldiers" Which was a great Werewolf movie, not as good as mine, but still good  

Quoted from The boy who could fly Man you Europeans are so lucky, the Descent just came out here, but I have already heard so much about it from other people from Europe. I did see the director's last film "Dog soldiers" Which was a great Werewolf movei, not as good as mine, but still good

Well not all of us, The Descent didn't even open in my city.

I totally loved the film. It has a nice build-up (maybe a tad long for modern films) and just a great claustrophia to it. And it has really gorgeous cinematography.

Dog Soldiers was lots of fun (ranks right up there along side Ginger Snaps 2 and the Howling when it comes to Werewolf movies), but The Descent is a much more serious and complete film. And the ending (NOT the American ending!) is just spine-chilling!

Don't miss.