Going straight to video . . .

Hollywood is in the midst of a months-long box office slump blamed on everything from the high price of popcorn to people wanting to stay home and watch movies on DVD.
Could it be that many people are simply tired of shelling out big bucks to see "major" movies based on rehashed TV shows such as "Bewitched" and "The Dukes of Hazzard," or unnecessary and forgettable updates such as "The Longest Yard"?
Where’s the creativity? Coming next to a multiplex near you: "Petticoat Junction," the movie?
Posted by Randy Scholfield

2 Comments

  1. Joe Williams
    Posted June 30, 2005 at 5:35 am | Permalink

    I’m with you on the lack of creativity and good movies in general. Most are all hype and became big let downs.

    I don’t go out to theaters anymore, with the exception of Star Wars. ;) The price and bad movies is what keeps me going. Although I do watch a lot of movies, I’m on Netflix and watch it at home.

    Why not! New movies come out on DVD in a matter of months. So I see all the new releases for fraction of what it cost to see one in a theater.

  2. K Taylor
    Posted July 4, 2005 at 11:56 am | Permalink

    I believe the box office slump is due in part to the industry winnowing down film production to a very limited demographic of 18 to 34 year old males. Most films today seem to bank everything on the appeal of “celebrity” actors with no vision past the first weekend’s boxoffice gross. I’m tired of weak plots, bad writing and tasteless crass humor.