(06-23-2014 05:38 PM)bitcruncher Wrote: (06-23-2014 04:56 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote: (06-23-2014 01:14 PM)bitcruncher Wrote: (06-23-2014 12:41 PM)DrTorch Wrote: (06-23-2014 10:21 AM)gdunn Wrote: You got to admit the scene where Ted says: I do not sound like Peter Griffith.. Was kinda funny. That and the whole Flash Gordon party.
Sure. And the end where Ted pretended to be mentally challenged b/c John put the stuffing in wrong.
I thought it was a stupid movie, and couldn't watch more than 10 minutes of it. I have no idea why people think it's a good movie. There hasn't been a well written movie out of Hollywood in decades. It's all special effects, poor writing, and a lot of bad acting. Sure there are some good actors. But there are more bad actors than there are good ones.
I guess stupid would depend on what you wanted to get out of it. I thought they did the concept pretty well. IMO, they kind of over did the drugs/alcohol part. Otherwise, it was pretty good. I also think they focused too much on the Flash Gordon angle. That said, when they make Ted 2 I am interested to see what the improved upon. IMO, Ted was like if Teddy Ruxpin had a Eddie Murphy Raw tape put in instead of his normal story telling tapes.
That is because almost nobody in Hollywood has come up with an original thought for decades. They keep trying to recycle the same old . The ideas are mostly from comic books they enjoyed as a kid. The original thinkers making movies are animators, and even that is going downhill.
IMO the guys who made Idiocracy were far more prophetic than they ever thought they'd be. Humanity is getting stupider by the minute, and it shows in most of the movies.
the problem with this line of thinking is, it brushes aside the large amount of quality material coming out on other mediums. The golden age of cinema happened because creative writers had very few outlets for that creativity. With today's technology and variety of ways to release TV shows, we see more and more talented writers going that route and creating epic programming.
The golden age of cinema has ended, but we're right smack in the middle of the golden age of television. Sure, comedies are dwindling, but every other TV genre is showing incredible depth. No longer are we forced to get our TV fix from the major networks. There's great programming on USA, TNT, AMC, History channel, Hulu, Netflix, Cinemax, HBO, Starz, Showtime, FX, etc.
I look at shows like Vikings and Game of Thrones and I see movies that are basically spread out over 10 episodes a year.
And that's just television! What about the creative people writing for video games? I'm not a gamer, but from what I can tell, today's games are fully immersive experiences, with well-thought out plots and snappy dialogue.
So yes, cinema has been declining for years and is currently at its nadir, but that creativity isn't gone, it's just moved to other mediums.
*I do however, agree that society as a whole is dumber and despite the proliferation of travel opportunities, appears to have less perspective. Young people who used to have summer jobs, are now over-scheduled zombies, whose life purpose seems to be getting into a good college. No longer are those kids meeting people who aren't like them.