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> While blockbuster movies are only growing in importance... Obviously, there have been no real blockbusters released this year. I don’t have evidence, but for

> While blockbuster movies are only growing in importance... Obviously, there have been no real blockbusters released this year. I don’t have evidence, but for me it seems like indie movies are thriving. The Streamers are all pouring money into original movies—I can’t think of a single movie that Netflix, Prime, or Hulu has produced that was a sequel.

teruakohatu 6y ago
You need to create originals before you can cash in on sequels. Or buy them eg. Disney buying Marvel for $4b and making $18 billion 10 years later from the IP. Off the top of my head a Netflix original Christmas movie has had two sequels.
- baron816 6y ago
  Oh, yes there were some teen romcoms that had sequels (eg. Kissing Booth 2). I’m not exactly the target audience for those.
- theshrike79 6y ago
  That christmas stuff was 100% algorithm driven stuff. They analysed that christmas movies sell and pumped out a bunch for 2-3 years straight now. None of them are especially good or bad, it's a way to spend 1-2 hours while eating christmas candy.
Cactus2018 6y ago
Speaking of blockbuster sequels. Look at these crazy dollar amounts, especially the Avengers franchise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films#Highest-grossing_films https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_superhero_films#Highest-grossing_superhero_films https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_super...
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humanrebar 6y ago
The new Pee Wee movie. Death Note was a remake. They made a movie as a sequel to Breaking Bad. They also pick up many series that were canceled elsewhere, like Arrested Development. The Sandler movies are technically original, though at this point his stuff is as much a franchise as Madea. But, yeah, they do pick up a lot of original and niche stuff too. They're the only reason the romantic comedy is still a thing, for instance.
- 29athrowaway 6y ago
  Netflix did a pretty bad job with Death Note. Willam Dafoe was a good cast, but the same cannot be said of the rest.
  - manishsharan 6y ago
    I am dreading the release of Netflix' s "The Last Airbender". All indications are that it will be much more worse than that awful movie version.
    - theshrike79 6y ago
      Yea, the creators of the original left because of "artistic differences". Not holding my breath for this one... https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/14/entertainment/avatar-airbender-netflix-trnd/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/14/entertainment/avatar-airb...
  - 3np 6y ago
    It's almost like there's some force of nature making animated-to-live adaptations terrible. There are a few exceptions, though. I think Netflix did kind of OK on Erased (僕だけがいない街). The first movie that was made from that great source material was excruciatingly bad.
    - Hamuko 6y ago
      >It's almost like there's some force of nature making animated-to-live adaptations terrible. I enjoyed 2015 TV version of Death Note. I mean, it was quite cheesy and deviated from the source material, but I still had fun watching it.
dylan604 6y ago
Streaming has also focused a lot on serial content. Lots of those titles have had multiple seasons. One season is easily 3-4 features worth of content. The feature is not the end-all it used to be.
- Cthulhu_ 6y ago
  Yup, the main statistic with streaming services is long-term engagement; a film is just an hour and a half, a series is 10 hours stretched out over either one day or a few months, depending on the viewer. What's important for Netflix is that they keep their subscribers. I think this is also why they're lenient with sharing accounts; people are less likely to cancel their subscription when someone else may still be using it.
jariel 6y ago
A lot more stuff on Netflix, but a complete dirth of creativity in Theaters. No more rom-coms, woody allen type things. The budgets are now huge, and globally focused, and the 'lowest common denominator' of the world audience is very low. Stories have to be able to work across cultures. So you get things like 'Transformers' which don't even have a plot. Just big, long, action sequences. Hardly any dialogue. Works well for the plebes in the US - but also Qatar, Lebanon, Malaysia, China, France, Brazil etc..

teruakohatu 6y ago

You need to create originals before you can cash in on sequels. Or buy them eg. Disney buying Marvel for $4b and making $18 billion 10 years later from the IP. Off the top of my head a Netflix original Christmas movie has had two sequels.

baron816 6y ago
Oh, yes there were some teen romcoms that had sequels (eg. Kissing Booth 2). I’m not exactly the target audience for those.
theshrike79 6y ago
That christmas stuff was 100% algorithm driven stuff. They analysed that christmas movies sell and pumped out a bunch for 2-3 years straight now. None of them are especially good or bad, it's a way to spend 1-2 hours while eating christmas candy.

Cactus2018 6y ago

Speaking of blockbuster sequels. Look at these crazy dollar amounts, especially the Avengers franchise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films#Highest-grossing_films https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_superhero_films#Highest-grossing_superhero_films https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_super...

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humanrebar 6y ago

The new Pee Wee movie. Death Note was a remake. They made a movie as a sequel to Breaking Bad. They also pick up many series that were canceled elsewhere, like Arrested Development. The Sandler movies are technically original, though at this point his stuff is as much a franchise as Madea. But, yeah, they do pick up a lot of original and niche stuff too. They're the only reason the romantic comedy is still a thing, for instance.

29athrowaway 6y ago
Netflix did a pretty bad job with Death Note. Willam Dafoe was a good cast, but the same cannot be said of the rest.
- manishsharan 6y ago
  I am dreading the release of Netflix' s "The Last Airbender". All indications are that it will be much more worse than that awful movie version.
  - theshrike79 6y ago
    Yea, the creators of the original left because of "artistic differences". Not holding my breath for this one... https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/14/entertainment/avatar-airbender-netflix-trnd/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/14/entertainment/avatar-airb...
- 3np 6y ago
  It's almost like there's some force of nature making animated-to-live adaptations terrible. There are a few exceptions, though. I think Netflix did kind of OK on Erased (僕だけがいない街). The first movie that was made from that great source material was excruciatingly bad.
  - Hamuko 6y ago
    >It's almost like there's some force of nature making animated-to-live adaptations terrible. I enjoyed 2015 TV version of Death Note. I mean, it was quite cheesy and deviated from the source material, but I still had fun watching it.

dylan604 6y ago

Streaming has also focused a lot on serial content. Lots of those titles have had multiple seasons. One season is easily 3-4 features worth of content. The feature is not the end-all it used to be.

Cthulhu_ 6y ago
Yup, the main statistic with streaming services is long-term engagement; a film is just an hour and a half, a series is 10 hours stretched out over either one day or a few months, depending on the viewer. What's important for Netflix is that they keep their subscribers. I think this is also why they're lenient with sharing accounts; people are less likely to cancel their subscription when someone else may still be using it.

jariel 6y ago

A lot more stuff on Netflix, but a complete dirth of creativity in Theaters. No more rom-coms, woody allen type things. The budgets are now huge, and globally focused, and the 'lowest common denominator' of the world audience is very low. Stories have to be able to work across cultures. So you get things like 'Transformers' which don't even have a plot. Just big, long, action sequences. Hardly any dialogue. Works well for the plebes in the US - but also Qatar, Lebanon, Malaysia, China, France, Brazil etc..