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It's only a couple of decades ago that we got a choice about what movies we watch in our own homes.
I remember when my parents got their first VCR, and being able to go into a video rental shop, and take home the movie of your choice was a big thing. Previously you'd either watch a film when it was at the cinema, or wait for it to arrive on television.
Imagine that?
Imagine not having the choice of hundreds of different films in Blockbuster video, or in your local video stockist.
Video has made film much more accessible to us as we can watch what we want, when we want.
It's amazing just how it took off. I remember that initially it was very expensive to buy films on VCR, and saw 'Enemy Mine' retailing at £60. Soon enough this came down to a reasonable level, and you could go out and buy your favourite movies of all time, and watch them again and again.
It's one of those things I now take for granted, being able to watch my movies any time. I just couldn't imagine having to wait for things to come on television. Mind you, it's no wonder they used to put the same films on every Christmas, they were popular, and people wanted to watch them again!
I remember when my parents got their first VCR, and being able to go into a video rental shop, and take home the movie of your choice was a big thing. Previously you'd either watch a film when it was at the cinema, or wait for it to arrive on television.
Imagine that?
Imagine not having the choice of hundreds of different films in Blockbuster video, or in your local video stockist.
Video has made film much more accessible to us as we can watch what we want, when we want.
It's amazing just how it took off. I remember that initially it was very expensive to buy films on VCR, and saw 'Enemy Mine' retailing at £60. Soon enough this came down to a reasonable level, and you could go out and buy your favourite movies of all time, and watch them again and again.
It's one of those things I now take for granted, being able to watch my movies any time. I just couldn't imagine having to wait for things to come on television. Mind you, it's no wonder they used to put the same films on every Christmas, they were popular, and people wanted to watch them again!
It's alcohol that robs me of my years but hey, we've all got our fixes.
Sorry.
You see what that movie did to me?
It mentally robbed me of a couple of years.
I am 100% glad we can buy and watch movies on a whim, dont get me wrong.
It's just the amount of toilet out there you have to plunge into elbow deep to bring out a nugget of goodness.
You see what that movie did to me?
It mentally robbed me of a couple of years.
I am 100% glad we can buy and watch movies on a whim, dont get me wrong.
It's just the amount of toilet out there you have to plunge into elbow deep to bring out a nugget of goodness.
Goatboy wrote:
> 90's - The Mummy Returns,
It's 2001. : p
But I get your point. : )
> 90's - The Mummy Returns,
It's 2001. : p
But I get your point. : )
Yes.
But on the downside, that was when they realise movies were BIG business and started to aim for the common denominator:
16-20 brain dead american youths.
And that is when the creativity in cinema pretty much ceased to exist apart from the occasional flash we still get.
70's - French Connection, Dog Day Afternoon, Taxi Driver, Dirty Harry, 2001, Star Wars, Jaws, Delivarance, Smokey and The Bandit, Woody Allan when he was funny etc etc at a time when video (and therefore a huge money market didnt exist)
90's - The Mummy Returns, Batman Forever, Waterworld, Little Nicky.
yes, it's cool we can watch videos and buy them.
No, it's cool that studios recoup 60% of their money through sales to the home market and therefore serve up the same thing time and time again.
But on the downside, that was when they realise movies were BIG business and started to aim for the common denominator:
16-20 brain dead american youths.
And that is when the creativity in cinema pretty much ceased to exist apart from the occasional flash we still get.
70's - French Connection, Dog Day Afternoon, Taxi Driver, Dirty Harry, 2001, Star Wars, Jaws, Delivarance, Smokey and The Bandit, Woody Allan when he was funny etc etc at a time when video (and therefore a huge money market didnt exist)
90's - The Mummy Returns, Batman Forever, Waterworld, Little Nicky.
yes, it's cool we can watch videos and buy them.
No, it's cool that studios recoup 60% of their money through sales to the home market and therefore serve up the same thing time and time again.
It's only a couple of decades ago that we got a choice about what movies we watch in our own homes.
I remember when my parents got their first VCR, and being able to go into a video rental shop, and take home the movie of your choice was a big thing. Previously you'd either watch a film when it was at the cinema, or wait for it to arrive on television.
Imagine that?
Imagine not having the choice of hundreds of different films in Blockbuster video, or in your local video stockist.
Video has made film much more accessible to us as we can watch what we want, when we want.
It's amazing just how it took off. I remember that initially it was very expensive to buy films on VCR, and saw 'Enemy Mine' retailing at £60. Soon enough this came down to a reasonable level, and you could go out and buy your favourite movies of all time, and watch them again and again.
It's one of those things I now take for granted, being able to watch my movies any time. I just couldn't imagine having to wait for things to come on television. Mind you, it's no wonder they used to put the same films on every Christmas, they were popular, and people wanted to watch them again!
I remember when my parents got their first VCR, and being able to go into a video rental shop, and take home the movie of your choice was a big thing. Previously you'd either watch a film when it was at the cinema, or wait for it to arrive on television.
Imagine that?
Imagine not having the choice of hundreds of different films in Blockbuster video, or in your local video stockist.
Video has made film much more accessible to us as we can watch what we want, when we want.
It's amazing just how it took off. I remember that initially it was very expensive to buy films on VCR, and saw 'Enemy Mine' retailing at £60. Soon enough this came down to a reasonable level, and you could go out and buy your favourite movies of all time, and watch them again and again.
It's one of those things I now take for granted, being able to watch my movies any time. I just couldn't imagine having to wait for things to come on television. Mind you, it's no wonder they used to put the same films on every Christmas, they were popular, and people wanted to watch them again!