Ease up on the comic book movies! Now, I love me some comic book movies. I enjoyed the X-Men and Spider-man movies. I loved Superman I and II. And I really, really loved Batman Begins. Yes, they all did well — but why do I get the feeling that some studios out there just have a list of all the Marvel and DC characters and are going down the list, checking off the ones they'd like to turn into a movie franchise? For example, I heard somewhere that, rather than make an Avengers movie, they've decided to churn out separate movies of each individual member of the Avengers since they can make more money that way. I guess it explains the upcoming Iron Man movie.
You know, I just noticed a theme in my list. The take home message here is that filmmakers should try being original again. Enough with the film adaptations of comic books, video games, and film genres from other countries. Doesn't anyone in Hollywood have an original thought anymore? Then again, did they ever?
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1 - steandric
nonsense! naomi watts and nicole kidman are childhood friends long before hollywood. they knew and got along with each other since teenage. naomi had never been in nicole's shadow. you snobbish people made it up in order to up-play the stardom of nicole kidman. of course nicole was luckier than her pal because she met tom cruise. and naomi had had to wait until david lynch cast her in mulholland drive. the ring was a follow-up which further confirmed that she was not just a good actress but was also bankable.
2 - Kaonashi
Steandric- We "snobbish people" did not make anything up. Yes, I know that Nicole and Naomi are old friends. It's hard not to compare the two because of this, and since they're both Australian actresses.
Yes, Nicole became more well-known because she was married to Tom, but she started becoming really big only after she divorced him. As for Naomi, she's a fine actress, but she's still relatively new and doesn't have Nicole's star power. But it seems that Naomi is doing well, with films like The Painted Veil.
3 - El Bicho
I agree about The Simpsons pathetic state, but it's not because the writers have run out of ideas. It's because the writers aren't in the same league as their previous counterparts.
While I also agree that a movie from a game isn't a good idea, focusing on theatrical receipts is the wrong way to look at it. Most of a movie's money is now made in DVD sales.
4 - Kaonashi
El Bicho- You definitely have a point about The Simpsons. Many of the original, brilliant writers had left, and their replacements just aren't as good.
You also have a point about basing a movie's success solely on box office numbers. At the same time however, I still think that most movies based on video games range from somewhat tolerable to downright horrid.
5 - Eric Berlin
Great lessons Kaonashi, can't disagree with a single one!