re: Your unpopular movie opinions

1. The Soundtrack is a lost art, both in compilations of music and in instrumental compositions/film scores.

2. For Scores this is mainly because of Hans Zimmer and his acolytes. Hans Zimmer used to be great (Crimson Tide, Gladiator, even Broken Arrow has an awesome score). Atticus Ross, Reznor, Jackman, all of the new "Moody Electronic Music" folks have ruined everything.

3. 98% of Actors an Actresses are mediocre, but given the "public" nature of their profession, they "seem" to be better than they are. Most actors play small variations of their own self. The truly talented, who can adopt whole new personas, are extremely rare.

4. Actors/Actresses not in that 2% - Tom Hanks, Johnny Depp, Glen Close, Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman, etc.

5. Horror (and its subgenres) is, and probably always will be, the genre that is the most flexible and most creative. This is because their goal, that of fear, awe, etc., is the most visceral. This often means that the genre has the most variation in quality. The best of the best horrors are legitimately some of the best movies, while the worst of the worst....are the absolute dreck of film.

6. Remakes are not that bad, like ANYTHING else, just don't watch it. As much as I dislike the idea of Ghostbusters, the Ape movies have been a near-revelation in solid, big-budget adventure films.

7. Same with Superhero films. There are dozens of bad romantic comedy films every year. And even action films, drama films, etc. 2-4 Superhero movies yearly are a blip on the radar of usually 130ish films released in major theaters every year.

8. With that said, Superhero films are basically the new Sword and Sandal Epic. The fad will go away in time......

9. ...And the most likely killer of the Superhero film will be the resuscitation of the Action Film, currently in progress. If Keanu with John Wick, Cruise with his various roles, etc. can continue making aggressive, fun, self-aware action films they will end up in a stronger position.

10. We'll never see another wide release hand drawn animated film, and that's sad. I like the CGI films for story, but there is often something very sterile about the presentation. The emotional impact of Toy Story movies are blunted by the visual presentation.

11. However, there are three CGI films that transcend that - Wall-E, Up, and Ratatouille. Pixar's three best films.

12. With that said, the closest Pixar film to old school Disney films is actually Ratatouille.


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13. Shakespeare in Love was the right choice.

14. The Director's Cut of Kingdom of Heaven is an amazing film. Like Top 30-40 all time. The theatrical cut is yes, mediocre.