tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post3598647521779938997..comments2024-03-26T01:52:45.563-07:00Comments on Fred's Place: The Space Cowboys meet The Over-the-Hill GangFredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-52533838786221137582008-07-22T11:42:00.000-07:002008-07-22T11:42:00.000-07:00Dan,Now that's a frightening thought.Dan,<BR/><BR/>Now that's a frightening thought.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-88974910928219482782008-07-22T08:01:00.000-07:002008-07-22T08:01:00.000-07:00Fred, after reading your ideas for future movies, ...Fred, after reading your ideas for future movies, I think you could have a lucrative future in Hollywood.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00306114662526720495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-72355218165970476332008-07-22T07:16:00.000-07:002008-07-22T07:16:00.000-07:00Scott,Hollywood is a part of society, isn't it? Th...Scott,<BR/><BR/>Hollywood is a part of society, isn't it? Therefore it shares responsibility for the sad state of entertainment in this country.<BR/><BR/>People learn to like particular types of material because of what they are exposed to. Hollywood certainly exposes us all to junk, which is why the general audience doesn't know the difference. If the people don't encounter quality films, then they certainly aren't going to demand something they know nothing about. <BR/><BR/>What I find interesting is that Hollywood has to spend a considerable amount of money advertising its products in order to convince people to watch films which it insists are exactly what the public wants. If it was giving the public what it wants, it wouldn't need to spend millions of dollars trying to convince people they will like it.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-32293221842234410892008-07-22T07:01:00.000-07:002008-07-22T07:01:00.000-07:00Cheryl,Agreed, Hollywood is a business, and it mus...Cheryl,<BR/><BR/>Agreed, Hollywood is a business, and it must make money to survive. I haven't forgotten that. What I am saying is that Hollywood should focus a bit more on quality, rather than simply churning out clones and remakes and the 97th episode in a slasher series, on its way to a profit. <BR/><BR/>Why can't Hollywood go that extra step rather than always settling for the cheapest way to make a buck?Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-61864099525314278042008-07-21T18:33:00.000-07:002008-07-21T18:33:00.000-07:00All we have to do as a society is look in the mirr...All we have to do as a society is look in the mirror to see who is at fault for Hollywood not having an original idea.<BR/><BR/>There are some great movies with fresh story lines, but they rarely make money. <BR/><BR/>When it comes down to it, we will get what people want to go see. Fortunately, some of them are entertaining movies, some are not.<BR/><BR/>Space Cowboys, while not original, was still fun and entertaining.Scott Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503780797389981719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-76372672885784009682008-07-21T14:03:00.000-07:002008-07-21T14:03:00.000-07:00I think we forget that the movie business in Holly...I think we forget that the movie business in Hollywood is just that - a business, first and foremost. If a plot made money once, it'll make money again if they change it just a little. I think the main group they market to is under 25, so maybe they're hoping the current audience didn't see the original, similar movie the first time around.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06230080663569692798noreply@blogger.com