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MSN' Sean Nelson's blockbuster smackdown !
Summer is here, and with it blockbuster season at the movies. Big events this year include the return of Indiana Jones and " X-Files " agents Mulder and Scully, Hulk and Batman sequels, a film version of the '60s TV series " Get Smart ," plus vehicles for funnymen Mike Myers , Will Smith , Eddie Murphy and Will Ferrell , and a rash of other big budget extravaganzas.
Odds are good that many of these pictures will prove popular with moviegoers, who, as we all know, will see just about anything a good ad campaign tells them to. Odds are even better that many, if not most, of these films will suck, hard.
There are plenty of reasons movies conceived to be big moneymakers don't age well -- the cheap thrills, special effects and so-called "high concepts" associated with blockbusters tend to wear thin on repeated viewings, and once the marketing wears off all that's left is a dim memory of being pandered to for a couple of hours in a room full of strangers. You can't even really blame the filmmakers, except in some cases (see below). After all, the more people you have to please, the less you're able to say.
In fairness, not all blockbusters are bad; take a stroll down the top 20 moneymakers of all time and you're likely to find several titles that qualify as legitimate classics. But as studios feel the pressure to put up bigger and bigger numbers, the bigger hits start ... |
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