As I mentioned earlier, movies seem to have taken a downward trend over the last few years. Course, attendance IS down for the most part, I just wonder how long it will take the industry to sit up and take notice. Like the music industry a while back they like to blame piracy for their woes but the fact is, the movies often SUCK.
We're finally starting to get a lot better music out again nowadays (though mostly through indie or semi-indie channels) obviously a lot of 'pop' is bad as ever. Perhaps film will follow in it's wake thanks to the internet and digital age.
Movie studios just seem to be following the same script (pun intended) to try and make cash while taking very little risks.
I mean if it wasn't for sequals, superhero movies, remakes, or toy/cartoon/video game translations how many summer movies would be left? Heck, how many movies all YEAR would be left.
Hollywood has forgotten how to be original. And it's a shame because it was pretty good 10 years ago. IMO. A lot of people were talking about it being a second golden age of film.
Not to say there hasn't been anything of value, just that, it's becoming less and less.