Coupe_on_Zs
Coupe_on_Zs t1_j27gt43 wrote
Reply to Do practical effects really have a future? by [deleted]
Practical effects, like CGI, continues to innovate and improve. Puppetry today is more complex and realistic than it was 40 years ago. I don’t know if I’m alone in this but the best CGI still looks like PlayStation to me. It’s best used sparingly, when absolutely necessary. If you can afford it, real exploding cars look better
Coupe_on_Zs t1_j27fnsk wrote
Reply to How long will the current juggernauts of the industry remain at the top? What will replace it? by Mr628
It’s still going to be big budget CGI spectacles. That’s what America has to offer international audiences and international box office is impossible to ignore these days. Maybe not Marvel IP anymore, but there will still be exploding cars
Coupe_on_Zs t1_j2777np wrote
Reply to Why do Hollywood movies that criticize Hollywood itself or capitalism usually end up portraying it as awesome? by MentalDespairing
Probably because if you’re on the winning end of capitalism it IS awesome. They wouldn’t have made a movie about Gordon Gecko if it wasn’t. The general public has romanticized villains since at least Robin Hood, on down through Billy the Kid and Machine Gun Kelly right up to Frank Abagnale and I bet Elizabeth Holmes and Sam Bankman-Fried will have awesome biopics that show their rise as something we all wish we had. It’s what makes the story interesting. In real life the Oceans 11 people would all be pieces of shit too, but it’s a good movie
Coupe_on_Zs t1_j26v5bx wrote
Coupe_on_Zs t1_j26h5iz wrote
Reply to comment by sadmep in Does copyright protect characters from being used as a parody? by Hexxegone
Isn’t that the primary intent of all the rest of the Pooh based movies, cartoons, and television shows too?
Coupe_on_Zs t1_j26h15y wrote
I think a big part of it is if the IP is the only marketable part of the “parody” and if it is parody at all. Is it a parody just because there’s jokes? If so, Pixar could make a Mario movie no problem.
But SNL can make a Mario sketch, because SNL isn’t called the Mario show and Mario isn’t featured in 100% of SNL promotional material. Same, Mario could appear in an episode of South Park or Family Guy, just not as a permanent replacement for Cartman
Coupe_on_Zs t1_iyegavs wrote
Reply to THE DARK CRYSTAL Is Returning To Theaters In Celebration of 40th Anniversary! - Icon Vs. Icon by _coffee_
Sunday at my local theater!
Coupe_on_Zs t1_iyeewtb wrote
Reply to comment by ColdPressedSteak in 30 Movies With 0% Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes by Maxcactus
I’ve never heard of any of them, but I was aware of the Kirk Cameron Left Behind movie being on the VHS shelf at Video Depot 20 years ago.
Coupe_on_Zs t1_j670knt wrote
Reply to Older movies featured mostly adults and a few kids, modern movies the opposite is true by sonar_y_luz
The 80’s was like the kid adventure/comedy movie golden age. ET, Stand By Me, Lost Boys, Fright Night, Monster Squad, Goonies, Adventures in Babysitting, Breakfast Club, Ferris Beulers Day Off, License To Drive, Weird Science, the list doesn’t stop. They weren’t “kid centric” like the 90’s Johnathan Taylor Thomas or Olsen Twins movies. They were blockbusters for the most part, designed to entertain all ages.