Keep consuming, Hollywood will feed you their garbage as long as you like.
Nathan Xanders
Issue date: 2/20/09 Section: Opinion
One of the textbooks for a class I'm taking is Watchmen. That's right. I get to read graphic novels for homework. Pretty sweet, huh?
The best part is that Watchmen is coming to the big screen March 6 and I'm pumped…but at the same time, really nervous. I'm terrified at the thought of them screwing this thing up. And when I say "them" I mean Hollywood-the film industry.
Some of you may recall that before I was the editorial editor I did movie reviews for the Oracle. Okay, so maybe only like two of you remembered that, but it doesn't really matter. I used to see a lot of movies. I mean a lot. A year ago I was seeing at least a movie a week, sometimes two movies a week. I loved movies and I loved writing movie reviews. But as time went on I began to see less and less films.
After I saw The Dark Knight on opening night, I changed my standards for movie viewing. I resolved to only see movies that I knew were going to be good. Of course, what I deem to be good isn't what all of you would agree with, but that's okay. I guess my point is that Hollywood continues to put out six pieces of crap and three average films for every one brilliant, Oscar worthy The Dark Knight.
For kicks and giggles, let's just take a look at some of the movies now showing at the local theater.
Confessions of a Shopaholic. The movie deals with one thing my generation should probably educate themselves more about: shopping on credit and credit card debt. The problem is that this flick paints a picture that is far from the likely truth of reality. Girl gets into credit card trouble and everything works out in the end.
Pink Panther 2. I guess one sucky Pink Panther movie wasn't enough. The Pink Panther should stick to home insulation commercials and stay off the big screen. Even as a family film/kids movie, this movie just looks dumb.
He's Just Not That Into You. One girl said, "Basically it about how boys are mean and girls are emotional." Another said, "Men are jerks and women think too much." Great. Something we always hear about anyway is driving the plot of a movie that's going to cost me $8 to see. Fantastic.
The best part is that Watchmen is coming to the big screen March 6 and I'm pumped…but at the same time, really nervous. I'm terrified at the thought of them screwing this thing up. And when I say "them" I mean Hollywood-the film industry.
Some of you may recall that before I was the editorial editor I did movie reviews for the Oracle. Okay, so maybe only like two of you remembered that, but it doesn't really matter. I used to see a lot of movies. I mean a lot. A year ago I was seeing at least a movie a week, sometimes two movies a week. I loved movies and I loved writing movie reviews. But as time went on I began to see less and less films.
After I saw The Dark Knight on opening night, I changed my standards for movie viewing. I resolved to only see movies that I knew were going to be good. Of course, what I deem to be good isn't what all of you would agree with, but that's okay. I guess my point is that Hollywood continues to put out six pieces of crap and three average films for every one brilliant, Oscar worthy The Dark Knight.
For kicks and giggles, let's just take a look at some of the movies now showing at the local theater.
Confessions of a Shopaholic. The movie deals with one thing my generation should probably educate themselves more about: shopping on credit and credit card debt. The problem is that this flick paints a picture that is far from the likely truth of reality. Girl gets into credit card trouble and everything works out in the end.
Pink Panther 2. I guess one sucky Pink Panther movie wasn't enough. The Pink Panther should stick to home insulation commercials and stay off the big screen. Even as a family film/kids movie, this movie just looks dumb.
He's Just Not That Into You. One girl said, "Basically it about how boys are mean and girls are emotional." Another said, "Men are jerks and women think too much." Great. Something we always hear about anyway is driving the plot of a movie that's going to cost me $8 to see. Fantastic.
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