tyboogie
September 9th, 2003, 10:30 PM
Bill Maher--
""And finally New Rule, somebody make a movie I want to go out and see! Ay-yi-yi... Have you looked in the paper lately? "Tomb Raider," "Terminator," "Freddie and Jason," "Swat," it's making me sicker than the urine-colored goo you self pump up in the popcorn. I know it's the summer, but still...
I went to see "Bad Boys II," and the THX "quiet the audience is listening" trailer had a more believable plot.
Now if you're asking how movies could have gotten even worse than they've been lately, I'll tell you how. It's because Hollywood studios now get 60% of their money from DVDs, all of which are bought by the young, dumb, male demographic. The same one that's given us Maxim Magazine, attention deficit disorder, and George Bush.
You know, when I was a teenager, Hollywood didn't give a damn about me, and that was good. Good for the movies and good for me, because I was challenged to smarten up, instead of dumb down. Besides ruining movies, we've ruined our kids by making everything about them. And now if I want to see a movie, I had better enjoy loud noises, things blowing up, and Colin Farrell.
Movies suck because Hollywood figured out that mom and dad don't spend their money on movies anymore. They give their money to their kids, and they spend it on movies... to break up their shopping spree at the mall. It's like American parents are on one long date with their kids. No, it's even worse. It's like they're Robert deNiro in "Casino," helplessly trying to buy the love of a shopaholic hooker with no heart. Played, of course, by Sharon Stone.
Now, before I die, could someone please make one more movie I want to go out and see? I'm not asking for the moon here, and I'm not some film snob with a ponytail, who only likes subtitled Albanian documentaries. But for middle aged people like myself... a good movie is like good sex. You don't have to put one out every day... but when whole seasons go by, you do get a little horny for entertainment.""
more of bill mahers awesome insights
NEWRULES
http://www.hbo.com/billmaher/new_rules/index.html
""And finally New Rule, somebody make a movie I want to go out and see! Ay-yi-yi... Have you looked in the paper lately? "Tomb Raider," "Terminator," "Freddie and Jason," "Swat," it's making me sicker than the urine-colored goo you self pump up in the popcorn. I know it's the summer, but still...
I went to see "Bad Boys II," and the THX "quiet the audience is listening" trailer had a more believable plot.
Now if you're asking how movies could have gotten even worse than they've been lately, I'll tell you how. It's because Hollywood studios now get 60% of their money from DVDs, all of which are bought by the young, dumb, male demographic. The same one that's given us Maxim Magazine, attention deficit disorder, and George Bush.
You know, when I was a teenager, Hollywood didn't give a damn about me, and that was good. Good for the movies and good for me, because I was challenged to smarten up, instead of dumb down. Besides ruining movies, we've ruined our kids by making everything about them. And now if I want to see a movie, I had better enjoy loud noises, things blowing up, and Colin Farrell.
Movies suck because Hollywood figured out that mom and dad don't spend their money on movies anymore. They give their money to their kids, and they spend it on movies... to break up their shopping spree at the mall. It's like American parents are on one long date with their kids. No, it's even worse. It's like they're Robert deNiro in "Casino," helplessly trying to buy the love of a shopaholic hooker with no heart. Played, of course, by Sharon Stone.
Now, before I die, could someone please make one more movie I want to go out and see? I'm not asking for the moon here, and I'm not some film snob with a ponytail, who only likes subtitled Albanian documentaries. But for middle aged people like myself... a good movie is like good sex. You don't have to put one out every day... but when whole seasons go by, you do get a little horny for entertainment.""
more of bill mahers awesome insights
NEWRULES
http://www.hbo.com/billmaher/new_rules/index.html