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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
I hate the idea that movies just have to be "mindless summer fun". I was listening to Christian Bale talking about Terminator Salvation and he kept dissing his own movie: "we are kidding ourselves, if we say this is anything other than what it is, a great fun summer action flick - people are here to see the explosions and big machines, that's all"
Sorry, that B.S. Movies can be fun, explosive, action-adventures and NOT be mindless. Terminator could have been so much more. It reminds me of Superman III when Christopher Reeve kept saying in interviews that the movie looks like it "just flew out of the comic pages" - as in it's only worthwhile as comedic pulp for children...and that was a honest assesement for how terrible that movie was...but again, there is no reason why things have to be that way.
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the problem is obvious:
Terminator - McG
Transformers - Michael Bay
these guys are great at visuals and making things go boom...and hot chicks in slow-mo. they are poor story tellers, do not know how to develop characters, move the story forward, and incorporate plot.
on the other side:
Star Trek - JJ Abrams
Up - Pixar (Pete Docter)
These guys (especially Pixar) know how to tell a story, character development, plot. stuff movies should be based on. They also sprinkle in eye candy where needed.
movies built on the foundation of "special effects", brand, or actor are generally huge disappointments. yeah, GI Joe is gonna suck. ones built on the foundation of story, plot and character development are the ones that last.
"summer movies" are usually mindless demo reels of special effects, there is nothing wrong with that. they make money and entertain the audience...and spawn sequels for years to come, which leads to more money. as long as people are paying to see these, they will keep making them. heck, i will buy it when transformers comes on dvd, but most likely not see it in theater...unless it is for free.