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Hot take: 95% of major releases are bad. So if we get up to 20 video game movies and there still isn't a good one, then maybe we can let ourselves think there's

• this_user 9y ago
  The reality of the situation is that the big studios are not trying to make good movies, they are trying to make movies that make the most money. As a result, scripts are created by committee and according to what market researchers say will maximise the potential audience. In the end, you have have an endless stream of incredibly formulaic blockbusters. Take the Marvel MCU as an example: Most of these movies are pretty run-of-the-mill, but they are printing money. Same goes for the latest Star Wars movies. None of those were terribly inspired, but they were never meant to be. Disney played it safe, because they knew they would make a ton of money that way. At the other end of the spectrum you have something like "Blade Runner 2049", which was a great movie with a large budget, but it basically bombed at the box office. It's easy to see why studios are hesitant to take risks with projects like that.
• nhebb 9y ago
  Well, I wish I knew what the 5% are. Maybe I've grown too cynical, but I'd struggle name more than a half dozen movies I've liked in the last 5 years. I did like the first Hitman movie, though, so it's not like I have refined taste.