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This movie came 10 years too late. Millennials won't see quality movies.

posted 9 years ago by BillyBeefcake
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I rented this movie via Netflix this week, and was pleasantly surprised how good it was.

Sadly in this modern era of movies plot, story, quality acting, are not asked nor wanted in the Millennial SpongeBob era of movies.

I blame what I call the "TRANSFORMERICATION" of movies for the horrific drop in quality in movies.

Ever since 2007's Transformers the above mentioned things have all but become extinct in film. Now it is explosions, action, explosions, running, action, fight scene, credits.

It is disgusting.

Then along comes a story, a movie that is well written, has enjoyable characters....like Man from Uncle and it bombs. Sad.

Was it a perfect film of course not, but a film like this pre 2007 would have been huge.

I enjoyed it and would encourage anyone with a brain, and those very few millennials that enjoy real films, to watch this you will not be disappointed.

[–] dhmason6155 9 years ago

Quite right, sadly. This was an excellent movie which bombed mainly because it missed it's market. I'm from (scarily for me) an earlier generation and got all the references and loved the plot, setting, characters and music.

No one under the age of 20, unless they're into history, will "get" the cold war, iron curtain etc. But also, like you said, millennials need to have their information spoon-fed to them. They have a shorter attention span, mainly due to information overload that didn't exist when I was a teenager: They watch TV, surf the net, listen to MP3's, play video games and talk on the phone, all at the same time.

They understand broad strokes, simple black and white story lines, overt drama, and straightforward action. They DON'T understand subtlety, dialogue, complex plots, ambiguity or emotional, psychological shading. They don't know how to focus.

There have always been mass-market movies, but previous generations also enjoyed quality films, as described above, as well. Another poster complained that he didn't understand this movie. That's a key change in our culture in the past twenty years.

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[–] spielberto 9 years ago

I think this movie had a 'european' feel to it, and I don't mean the scenery.
It seems like Joe American is uncomfortable or doesn't know how to 'take' that.
They like much more.....simple....characters and plot.
It also seems like the 'norm' is over-the-top stuff and when it doesn't happen that way, it feels.....off.
For example, the 'car chase' sequence near the end. I think American audiences would have accepted (no matter how unlikely or unrealistically of it being there) Solo finding a giant 'Monster Truck' 4 wheeler, Gabby kicking the driver and jumping out, and then Solo crushing the bad guy (with an explosion too).

[–] dhmason6155 9 years ago

Right. What use would the bad guys have for a four-wheeler on steroids, or a dirt bike? Lucky they were on hand when Ilya and Solo needed them!

I'm being a little snarky, but I still loved this movie. Very European, and 60's Italian Spy Movie. You should see Topkapi. Big influence I'm sure.

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

But this movie is EXACTLY like all the mass-market blockbusters that appeal to today's audiences, with everything moving at a thousand miles a minute and inducing sensory overload with frenetic action and hardly ever pausing to even catch a breath or to develop its characters and story beyond a superficial level.

So why did this not do well with today's audiences, when it met ALL the criteria of a contemporary multiplex blockbuster?

[–] shanayneigh 9 years ago

This movie was dreadful. I long for the days when Guy Ritchie made original movies with some drive.

[–] dhmason6155 8 years ago

I loved UNCLE, but "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" was awesome! That and "Snatch" were authentic Ritchie. He went mainstream Hollywood when he made the Sherlock Holmes movies. Maybe dumping Madonna had something to do with it.

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[–] shanayneigh 8 years ago

I don't know, I feel like Madonna is creative kryptonite. When she got together with Sean Penn he started making movies like Shanghai Surprise. When they broke up he pumped out one fantastic movie after another and started winning Oscars. Ritchie started out making "Lock Stock" and "Snatch", two great movies. After getting together with Madonna he makes dreck like "Swept Away" and a string of instantly forgettable movies. The first Sherlock was quite interesting as it was a new take on the character, but the second movie was pure garbage. Perhaps this time the kiss from Madonna was the kiss of death?

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[–] dhmason6155 8 years ago

The only successful movie Madonna ever made was "Evita", and only because 90% of it was her singing (also Desperately Seeking Susan, but she was just playing herself. Minimal dialogue). She can't act her way out of a paper bag, and I'm guessing, on the set, her ego is so massive no one dares to correct her or guide her.

The Sherlock sequels were bunk. Kryptonite is right. I didn't know Ritchie made "Swept Away". The original was a classic. No way to improve on that. I'd like to see him get back to his roots and make more lean, gritty movies like "Lock Stock". The mean streets and the London underworld are his home and in his DNA. He'd be perfect for a second remake of "Get Carter", set in England of course.

Being Madonna's husband has got to suck. I'm afraid she's destined to die alone.

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[–] The_Wolverine_X 8 years ago

I liked it. Super enjoyable.

[–] TrevorAclea 8 years ago

Sadly in this modern era of movies plot, story, quality acting, are not asked nor wanted in the Millennial SpongeBob era of movies.

And yet still this flopped despite having none of those ingredients.

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[–] sarizonana 8 years ago

I don't think its a matter of quality but experiencing new stuff, i think with price tickets so high people only pay now firvwhst they know audiences go for a safety net which are comick book films or well known already established franchises. If Mission Impossible would have started in 2016 instead of 1995 it wouldn't have succeded and would have failed at the box office.

So i agree this film came up 10 years too late but it wasn't a matter of audiences not appreciating quality. We have a very scared industry, production companies are too afraid on making new stuff and audiences are holding on too tight to their well known stuff. With all tickets prices audiences are little kids with their favorite films.

People just want to see their films they love thousands of times instead of trying new ones.
Its like with Netflix what do you do more watch a new film and expiriment or watch the oldies you liked the most?

Personally if im alone with my ipad i go to my safe net and re watch stuff i liked but haven't seen in a long time instead of really taking my time to look for a movie which looks good. I expiriment when im with my friends or my mom but when im alone i watch the oldies i like.

And that's exactly what is happening on a massive level with the box office people are scared to truly expiriment snd watch the man from Uncle and go to see batman because they know what are they getting into it. They don't watch man from because its too sophisticated but because its an unknown ground.