the equation works
I'm talking about mathematics and economics here.
Yes, the Grindhouse films didn't do so well ... badly timed, the distributors couldn't decide how to release it .. in one or two parts ... and I'm sorry to say it , but the majority of consumers are dickheads .
They won't sit through 180 minutes of intelligently written cool experimental cinema, but will for Tolkein, Harry Potter or countless other epics . Not that these are bad movies .. just that most people like the mainstream stuff ... that's why it's mainstream .
Most people these days see movies on a TV screen or computer monitor, and most of THAT is a copy . At $20 + per DVD in the stores, it makes it worthwhile to copy badly and sell pirates . But the big companies have to sell at that price to make back their magic millions .
A low-budget company only has to make $10,000 to break even .
So, to discourage piracy , sell DVD's between $5-10 per copy. The pirates won't touch it ... their profit-margin has shrunk . The consumers will dig the value for money , and it only takes a few thousand sales to make your money back , if not a lot more .
I agree that it is only enjoyable to watch a movie with good acting and good storyline ... but that is true of ANY movie ...
Kianu Reeves ... acting SUCKS !!! Stick to Bill and Ted dude, it's the only part I ever believed in ! I wouldn't personally employ him . He's as wooden as Arnie but at least Arnie knows his limitations and sticks to action . Generally . Or ruling Californians . Arni doesn't try costume drama .
And as for good storylines ... in Hollywood are you kidding ? Every screenwriter, novel-writer or Graphic novel writer dreads the day Hollywood decide they want to Bludgeon their creation into a mass-consumer masterpiece . "Change the end ! Change the beginning . Set it somewhere else . Cut that bit out it's too slow . Kill that guy off even though he lives in the books. "
So really it's down to the makers of a movie whether it's good or not . And everyone has different tastes . But all I was saying was that it makes "Business-sense" to curb the budget then make a lot of money than to put the entire national debt of Bolobo into a wishy-washy predictable time-filler . That's all I'm saying .
Top Five Horror Sleepers :
Night of the Living Dead (made $30,000,000 in 1969)
Evil Dead (made for $10,000 )
BlairWitch project
Texas Chainsaw Massace
Nosferatu (1921 - they didn't even pay Bram Stoker's copyright fees !)
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