Ranger REG
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Maybe it's me but I'm tired of dinosaurs. 

Ranger REG said:Maybe it's me but I'm tired of dinosaurs.![]()
It has something to say about publishers, as well as readers. Most people are far weaker readers now than they were 30 years ago, I think. As a result, publishers need to change the requirements for the kinds of books they publish. Just take a look at what's being published nowadays. Anything. No matter how bad it is. But now good writers are held to the standards of the bad, because bad writing is apparently easier to read for the common person.Speaker said:Something that says more about modern-day publishers then it does about Tolkien.
All joking aside, I'd count Troy in as a fantasy-type movie to look out for. Epic in natue, dealing with gods and war - it's a good time to be watching movies.
Alzrius said:It's not just you - there really hasn't been an effect. The reason is simple: The Academy (that is to say, Hollywood) hates fantasy films. Whether or not the fact that fantasy films are usually unprofitable compared to other types of movies is related to the previous reason or not depends on who you ask.
Fantasy movies just don't draw the respect of other kinds of films - usually contemporary and period pieces. I don't know why, but that's how the "professionals" of Hollywood view them. Personally, I think that's idiotic, but that's just my opinion.
On the second reason, fantasy just doesn't do well, not as much as other types of film. For every big fantasy success, there have been a dozen that failed miserably. Anyone remember a little movie called Dungeons & Dragons? What about Kull? Or Warriors of Virtue? If you do, then you probably wish you didn't. Imagine how the accountants at Hollywood felt.
Alzrius said:The Lord of the Rings movies are exceptional, but make no mistake, they are an exception, and not the beginning of a new trend.
barsoomcore said:Anyways, I know I would LOVE to make a Godzilla picture. I wouldn't have the marbles to redo King Kong, but Godzilla? Heck yeah.
Alzrius said:It's not just you - there really hasn't been an effect. The reason is simple: The Academy (that is to say, Hollywood) hates fantasy films. .
Banshee16 said:But now good writers are held to the standards of the bad, because bad writing is apparently easier to read for the common person.