I saw Pirates of the Carribean 2 this weekend. Earlier tonight I was watching Anger Management until I realised I could be doing something better with my time.
I worked in a movie theatre in high school where me and my friends went almost every week to see a movie because it was free. During that time I saw a lot of bad movies. So this is not a new trend.
The entertainment industry has such a different business model than any other industry. They promote their product the same way each time and in most cases it fails to live up to expectations.
I've always wondered what actors think of the bad movies they're in. After they watch the screening do they ever think "Man, I can't believe I'm a part of this. What was I thinking?!" And yet, they still have to go out and promote the film as if it is the best thing ever.
It is no wonder that Hollywood and big media in general targets young people under 20. They are naive enough to believe the big budget marketing hype. As long as there are young people who haven't seen enough bad movies yet Hollywood will keep plugging away at putting out a bad product.
Speaking of movies, one of my pet peeves is people asking who is my favourite actor or actress. Most of the people just answer based on looks. This is so dumb. What does looks have anything to do with whether someone is a good actor or not? I'll usually answer that I don't have a favourite actress and the person asking just gets the "deer in the headlights" look as if I'm just supposed to answer who I think is the most attractive.
By the way, my favourite actor is Kevin Spacey. He is able to play a diverse range of characters which is something more of a rarity to see. Respect.
