Is the the worst era for movies in your lifetime?

This is a pretty bad stretch, although the early aughts were bad as well. If La La Land is the best this year, that's fricking sad.

I think a bad economy results in less risk taking in the film industry. So we are seeing the after effects of production decisions made during the recession. I think movie making is starting to turn the corner though if it hasn't already.

What happened to the 20 million dollar movie that gets some laughs.. I get more laughs from big budget super hero movies than modern day comedies.. maybe I'm getting old but studios seem to be in era where they've lost touch with most of us.. they're afraid

I was thinking the same when I was reading all those awesome 80s movies in the other thread. Slim pickins recently it seems

It seems like too many movies these days are self-aware... impressed with their own need to be an epic. Which, of course, makes them both laughable and bores.

It's easier to make money on sequels and superhero movies. A lot of the risk taking I see is going into tv series where they can make a more developed story. Plus the movie audiences nowadays don't have the patience to watch a 3 hour movie like lord of the rings anymore. It's hard for me even to comment on comedy movies because I've literally had no desire to go watch them because most of them seem just so stupid.

I feel like this is the edgy thing to do. I'm not going to pretend like there isn't a bunch of garbage, but there are always good films every year. Just because good movies don't have a preview every commercial break or gross $1 billion doesn't mean they don't exist.

Most of the movies I've seen recently have been really good. John Wick isn't as good as the first one and at times it was a little stale, but it was still a very fun movie. Lego Batman is laugh-out-loud funny. Gleason is a powerful documentary. Lion is an incredible story. La La Land is amazing. Moonlight is a solid film with great performances across the board. Arrival isn't perfect, but it was imaginative and fun. Kubo is great. There's a reason it's the first animated movie in about 25 years to score a visual effects nomination. Hell or High Water is good. Loving is good. Even with a bunch of convenient stuff to advance the plot, The Nice Guys is good. Everybody Wants Some!! is one of the best true ensemble casts I've ever seen.

Just about every year I've been alive, or at least since I've really cared about movies, there have always been a few genuinely great films. Then you have a solid pack of really good movies with a lot going for them. And finally, you have a good amount of movies that are above average and entertaining.

Sometimes it takes distance before you can appreciate what you have.

When I was in high school, I thought the 70's was the worst decade for movies. A decade or two later, I realized how wrong I was.

I'm actually pretty excited about this year

I think it's because Hollywood is running out of original ideas on top of trying to keep up with futuristic theatrics. I don't even know what the movie is called, but I saw the trailer for the new ScarJo moving coming out and just sat there asking myself "dafuq am I watching"?!

There are a lot of pop corn flick/entertaining movies, but I wish movies were more relatable to the viewer like they used to be. I've always thought if your audience can related to the story then its a solid flick. Example: Dazed and Confused. Hell, I was only 4 when that movie came out and I relate to it more than movies now. The mindset of those characters will always stand the test of time. No matter what year it is when high school aged kids watch it, they will relate to the message it sends. MM's line of "I get older and they stay the same age" is a perfect representation of that. The issues kids deal with at that age will always stay the same, no matter where we are time/technology wise.

A few of the movies to relate to for my lifetime:
-Dazed and Confused
-American Pie (1 & 2)
-Breakfast Club
-Varsity Blues
-Sandlot (I'm a baseball guy so that's why I list it ha)
-She's All That
-Cant Hardly Wait

honorable mention for newer generation: Superbad