This isnt something we agree with at Den of Geek.
At the same time, modern day cinema is beset with its own peculiar problems.
Digital technology may make film making more accessible to ordinary people, but it still has its downside.
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Sometimes, this doesnt matter.
A line thrown away in the middle of an action sequence is rarely pivotal.
However, at times, a lost line really, really does make a difference.
In some cases, an entire characters performance, though, can be heard to decipher.
Its inexcusable, though.
Hes bang on the money with some of his points about the multiplex, too.
But that isnt the case.
Try and find a nice bit of counter-programming, though, and youre increasingly out of luck.
The multiplex is a production line.
Interested in your thoughts on that one…
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The barriers to entry for making a low budget film are fewer than ever before.
And, further up the chain, never has the toolkit for film makers been so well stocked.
That was an ambitious production, that involved real ingenuity and thought to realise on the screen.
In short, making the audience believe a man fly is almost too easy.
And in some instances, this is resulting in sloppy work.
Computers are being deployed haphazardly, just because the tools are easily available.
Its the proverbial kid in the candy store, and its a problem.
A prime example is the recent promo forThe Thing,the forthcoming sci-fi horror prequel starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
Theres nothing necessarily wrong with this practice, and weve no particular axe to grind against sequels or prequels.
Maybe this is whyInceptionwas such a huge success for Christopher Nolan last year.
These days, even the most simplistic multiplex fodder can drag on for hours.
Its a weird trend, and one that were at a loss to explain.
Perhaps movie producers think theyre giving audiences better value for money if their features plod on for hours.
It feels like a long time since we sat in a multiplex and felt surprised by a directors individuality.
Nevertheless, wed love to see a little more bravery and verve brought back to mainstream cinema.
Back in the mid-70s, Spielberg and his contemporaries appeared to be writing a whole new movie-making rulebook.
The audience
And so we arrive at the last one: us.
Rather, the movie-going public as a whole.
Its not as if film makers arent giving us interesting films to watch.
Each, with the exception ofWinnie The Pooh,did reasonably well, too.
Yet these arent the films that people flood, en masse, to see.
Keep the list going below with suggestions of your own…
