<!--QuoteBegin-Fenris+Feb 22 2005, 06:13 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Fenris @ Feb 22 2005, 06:13 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->When Spielberg, Lucas, John Landis, Brian De Palma and the rest of the so-called 'Movie Brats' started making an impact in the early-to-mid Seventies, two schools of thought emerged: one was that these newcomers - the first generation of film-makers who had grown up watching films - would save Hollywood. The other school of thought said that they would destroy it. I belong to the latter camp.<br /><br />Before Star Wars the major studios concentrated on well plotted, character-led movies about serious issues, while independent producers like Roger Corman filled the drive-ins and flea-pits with action thrillers, monster movies, sci-fi and horror flicks.<br /><br />Post-Star Wars and it's huge success, everything has changed. The major studios have gradually become content to churn out increasingly dumbed-down movies where visual spectacle, special effects, action and explosions are considered more important than plot, story and characterization. Meanwhile, it's the small independent movies playing at Sundance that deal with today's important issues.<br />[right][snapback]1244[/snapback][/right]<br />[/quote]<br />I can't argue with your theory,but the fact was in the mid seventies three of our local theatres closed and a fourth was about too , when Star Wars, Jaws, and then Alien. came along and saved its ass. shortly after one of the closed theatres reopened to satisfy the new demand.<br />you can't please all of the people all of the time, so just work on the majority. :mellow: <br />You have to remember these people are running a business, it's not a club
if they put on films few people want to see, they're soon out of work. 
