Is it just me or movies are not that interesting anymore?

[Amaris]

Eh, Hollywood's recycled ideas since Hollywood began. I think, to build on what was already mentioned earlier, that many of us are just not the target audience anymore, and so we're not finding much of interest when it comes to movies. For example, I'm not a slam/bang "shoot-em-up" type person, or into Zombies, most comic books, horror films, and so my choices are a bit more limited. I'm not the target demographic, and so being more selective, means I'm likely to have less interest in most films.

There's a movie I want to see this year, but only because I saw the first one 20 years ago, and that's Dumb and Dumber To. I'm not normally one for that style of comedy, but it makes me wax nostalgic for my teenage years, and I am a fan of both Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, so this is on my "must see" list.

So far, this is has been my "must see" list for 2014:

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Dumb and Dumber To
The Monuments Men
Maleficent
Life Itself
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Of those, I've seen The Monuments Men, but only when the DVD was released. That's how I'll see the others, too, and that's only because I get lots of discounts and freebies through Redbox. I realize there must be many more capable of holding my interest, but I'm not finding them, and the local theater is certainly not showing them.

To add, even though this list is a "must see" list, my interest is tenuous at best. I can wait a year to watch them and it wouldn't bother me one bit. There just isn't any urgency to see them, which is a shame. The only reason I want to see TMNT is because I loved the Jim Henson movies. In short, again with the nostalgia. In fact, the only urgency I can drum up is for the next Star Trek movie. That one I'm impatient to see, but that's it.

 

[RJDiogenes]

^^ I am interested in seeing The Monuments Men. And I'm generally not much for the mainstream.

Movie making has been going on for over a century with film makers from around the globe. There's far too many to choose from as far as I'm concerned. Leave the movieplex where Hollywood et al show their thing and find some small cinemas which have broader horizons.

Or the TCM Movie Vault. Or the Sundance Channel.

 

[Owain Taggart]

I live in a small town. We have one movie theater, in the next town over, but it only shows the big movies that have very wide theatrical releases. Outside of that, it's 20 miles to the nearest theater. None of those movies LoB listed are playing anywhere around here, which sucks.

That's pretty much my situation, though I wouldn't exactly call my town a small town even though we only have one multiplex. We used to have a smaller independent theatre showing independent releases, but that went out of business when they couldn't afford the upgrades to digital projectors, so I tend to miss out on a lot of interesting movies that never end up playing at the multiplex.

Oh yeah, The Monuments Men is brilliant. I know there was a lot of criticism towards it, but it's a beautiful movie with a lot of heart.

 

[Amaris]

It really is. I'm a big fan of George Clooney anyway, so I knew I had to see it.

 

[Captrek]

Frustrated looking for good movies? Stop trying. Turn off your brain, pull up Sharknado on Netflix, and enjoy 90 minutes of stupid.

 

[Amaris]

Frustrated looking for good movies? Stop trying. Turn off your brain, pull up Sharknado on Netflix, and enjoy 90 minutes of stupid.

I can't turn off my brain. It's always running at full steam. Even movies I love, I catch inaccuracies, plot holes, and other issues, but I still love them because of characters/story/thematic style. If I watched Sharknado, I'd never make it all the way through.

 

[Captrek]

Frustrated looking for good movies? Stop trying. Turn off your brain, pull up Sharknado on Netflix, and enjoy 90 minutes of stupid.

I can't turn off my brain. It's always running at full steam. Even movies I love, I catch inaccuracies, plot holes, and other issues, but I still love them because of characters/story/thematic style. If I watched Sharknado, I'd never make it all the way through.

In a film like Sharknado, inaccuracies, plot holes and similar issues aren't flaws, they're features. So catch them all you want.

 

[Sector 7]

We went to see Guardians of the Galaxy on opening night. I am fairly picky, yet give it an A+. It contains action, comedy, adventure and- believe it or not- a good story line.

I like the escapism of Sci-Fi and superhero movies, so recent fare has pleased me greatly.

 

[Sector 7]

I live in a small town. We have one movie theater, in the next town over, but it only shows the big movies that have very wide theatrical releases. Outside of that, it's 20 miles to the nearest theater. None of those movies LoB listed are playing anywhere around here, which sucks.

I live in a small town. We have one movie theater, in the next town over, but it only shows the big movies that have very wide theatrical releases. Outside of that, it's 20 miles to the nearest theater. None of those movies LoB listed are playing anywhere around here, which sucks.

That's pretty much my situation, though I wouldn't exactly call my town a small town even though we only have one multiplex. We used to have a smaller independent theatre showing independent releases, but that went out of business when they couldn't afford the upgrades to digital projectors, so I tend to miss out on a lot of interesting movies that never end up playing at the multiplex.

Oh yeah, The Monuments Men is brilliant. I know there was a lot of criticism towards it, but it's a beautiful movie with a lot of heart.

My situation is similar. I live just outside a town of 30,000 with one cinema, so choices are limited to mainstream fare. We have no independent films showing within an hour or more drive. It is much easier to catch smaller films on Netflix, etc.