D-rock said:
I liked a lot of the 80's TV shows, but this is getting ridiculous.
I totally agree.
While, in retrospect, I have to agree with many on the "groundbreaking"
Miami Vice did in the major networks, it was still just another primetime TV show.
I rather tire of the number of TV shows that have gone to movies and added virtually NOTHING of value to the silver screen.
Fewer and fewer good movies are made every year, as so many are targetting the mass market with remakes and sequels only to come up short.
The result?
Movie goers are down 40%, and despite the MPAA saying it's piracy, a lot of it is just dislike of what's out there.
Much like TV ratings came down over the last 10 years -- not just because of the Internet, but because more and more of TV is catering to the niche, repeat audience.
So the content defines that, and only alienates more and more people.
I'd rather fire up my TiVO and watch old reruns of Miami Vice that I haven't seen in almost 2 decades than pay $20 for my wife and I to see what is little more than a long episode.
No joke, and that's what 40% of Americans are saying as well.
D-rock said:
Have we fallen so far as a civilization that we can't even get the creative power to come up with something new anymore.
It seems like every movie is either from some book, TV show, or redone movie from long ago.
Heck, I'll take a good book made into a screenplay today!
But yes, it seems that no one in Hollywood wants to chance anything but a solid brandname -- be it an existing TV or movie title, or a best selling book.
Gone are the unknown blockbusters, the chance is too small, so the studios stay away.
You have only a few, small actors pushing independent content with real dollars.
I can understand remakes of TV shows for TV, that's actually not a bad move.
Especially on the niche content channels, such as SciFi.
But not when I'm paying $20 to go to the movies -- I want something original, something that will either make me laugh in a new way, make me think like I haven't thought before, or just leave me speechless.
I really don't care about seeing a new Hollywood actor play a role that wasn't much of one before.
I don't get off on that, and 40% Americans agree with me.
D-rock said:
Even the new stuff doesn’t seem as good.
I can think of a lot of twelve year olds that could come up with a better storylines than they put out now.:1orglaugh
Actually, you're not far from the truth.
God knows that there are some excellent, low-budget movies coming out from various young adults that challenge many others.
From Blair Witch years ago to Primer in 2004, I've been rather surprised on the amount of creativity that has come out of just a little time and effort.
Imagine if these guys had a budget and a lot more time to perfect their work.
very slick, but then Michael Mann movies always are in my opinion. Sometimes Colin Farrell slipped with his accent. Jamie Foxx was good, very understated as always. The plot was a lil' confusing at times, in the first hour anyway. Liked the cars. Loved the guns. 
