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Devils'Advocate · 03-07-2010, 05:55 AM

I already got my head bitten off for dissing the new Star Trek, so I won't go there.

But I will say that I agree with the general premise. A lot of the big box office hits are big on explosions, special effects, explosions, action and explosions.

I only own a handful of movies because there are not a whole lot of movies that I would WANT to watch several times over. They are:
- Wall Street
- Shawshank Redemptions
- Dead Man Walking
- Bob Roberts (notice a trend here... big Tim Robbins fan)
- Contact

And money is a big part of it. Making a "Contact" is a big gamble compared to explosions. Explosions will always put butts in the seats, but a movie about the complex intertwining of science and religion isn't exactly the tried and true path.

03-07-2010, 05:55 AM	#24
Devils'Advocate #1 Goaltender Join Date: Jul 2005 Exp:	I already got my head bitten off for dissing the new Star Trek, so I won't go there. But I will say that I agree with the general premise. A lot of the big box office hits are big on explosions, special effects, explosions, action and explosions. I only own a handful of movies because there are not a whole lot of movies that I would WANT to watch several times over. They are: - Wall Street - Shawshank Redemptions - Dead Man Walking - Bob Roberts (notice a trend here... big Tim Robbins fan) - Contact And money is a big part of it. Making a "Contact" is a big gamble compared to explosions. Explosions will always put butts in the seats, but a movie about the complex intertwining of science and religion isn't exactly the tried and true path.