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They're just not making movies like they used to

posted 6 years ago by Filmmania (57)
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I grew up watching the classic movies on TV. Even B movies were good in the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s.

I'm an avid horror, sci-fi and thriller/action fan but I've been looking for two years and I've only found two movies that I actually liked, Atomic Blonde and Train to Busan.

The rest I could barely watch to the end. I search Google for new movie releases going back three years to the present day and nothing appeals to me. Those I have tried to watch like A Quiet Place and Upgrade have been awful. Bad acting, boring plots and misguided casting. Dire scripts, too. And yet these are the movies that are being hailed as great.

Movie making is not what it used to be. Below par acting, awful scripts and rehashes of old movies, like It and Death Wish. There are many more remakes. No original ideas.

Anyone agree?

[–] abdullah786 (1) 6 years ago

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[–] Knish (1721) 6 years ago

This could be old man syndrome, pissing on the current generation because ours was so much better when we grew up.

There are still great movies being made by talented directors, you just have to look for them. Some I love from the last 10 years:

Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Killing them softly (2012)
Brawl in cell block 99 (2017)
Only god forgives (2013)
I saw the devil (2010)
Nightcrawler (2014)
The Sisters brothers (2018)
Ex machina (2014)

[–] McQualude (4231) 6 years ago

It's more than nostalgia but I will check out your list.

[–] huwdj (4571) 6 years ago

Not really. I think there are a fair number of good films around but the cinemas do tend to be dominated by big franchises and, at least at this time of year, kiddy blockbusters. Catching some films is quite hard with short releases.
Also, I suspect that time has filtered out many of the rubbish films. But if you want to there is a lot of forgettable 80's stuff on youTube to prove that the recent (for me) past was not a golden age of cinema.

[–] AndyKing1967 (39865) 6 years ago

I still enjoy watching new films.

[–] Stratego (31085) 6 years ago

You should give Serenity a shot!

[–] BillHicksFan (10717) 6 years ago

I totally agree.. 99% of the movies I love were created BEFORE I was born.. 1930-70s.

I don't even waste my time on new shit. Its no use being let down, but also wasting time that could have been spent on a great ol' classic I never saw, maybe from another country

[–] snepts (11123) 6 years ago

I liked Slumdog Millionaire and Life Of Pi, but they aren't horror and maybe they are considered Old now. I'm tempted to see QT's "Hollywood" movie in the theater, but I virtually never pony-up for the theatrical experience anymore.

[–] dmac8 (5050) 6 years ago

I don't think anyone would say the offerings in each of those earlier decades are of the same quality. The business is always evolving and each decade has more stinkers than good films.

But don't pretend it's not about the audience first. The current slate is a reflection of that audience. They make what most prefer.