Movie Time

I have been dealing with this problem of losing internet connection for long periods of time, such as days.  It is quite annoying, I have to say, for someone who is used to having it, without delay, 8 months out of the year.  It is kind of difficult to have a daily blog when I don't have the internet.  It defeats the purpose somewhat.  

Anyway the question I am asking myself today is... am I the only person out there who is getting frustrated with the movie industry lately?

Don't get me wrong, I am a huge fan of cinema, no matter the genre, whether its romance, comedy, or even horror.  It's limited on the horror though.  There is only so much bloodshed and superstition a girl can take.  Movies like 'Saw' are entertaining enough for me.  There aren't any scary "beings" around, the bloodshed is only in selective parts, and a real background occurs throughout the length of the movie.  I know a lot of critics out there aren't really into the whole 'Saw' franchise, but for someone who likes a little horror but only to an extent, it's really pretty good.

Have you noticed that movies aren't original anymore?  Sure, there are plenty of screenwriters working furiously behind the camera, but most films center around either old forgotten movies that cry out for a remake, whether they were horrendous before or not, comic book heroes, and sequels.  There are also television series jumping to the big screen, such as 'High School Musical' and 'Sex and the City', musicals, such as 'Mamma Mia' and 'Hairspray', and literary adaptations, such as 'Pride & Prejudice'.  I can't say that these films don't entertain me.  Quite the opposite really.  All the above mentioned give me pleasure, but sometimes movies rub me in the wrong way.

For instance, when the Spiderman 3 trailer came out, I was buzzed for months anticipating the genius work that went into the past two films.  I totally loved the whole 'superhero' angle that directors were going for, like Batman Begins, which made me realize that sometimes movies were done right.  For this, I was expecting something brilliant, a step in a new direction, which is what I felt when viewing the second film.  What I got instead was a letdown by characters whom had taken my heart.  At that point, I knew I could never look at the series the same way.  If they just had stopped at the second one, it would have been amazing.  The guy got the girl, he was saving the day with her by his side, the villain had subsided, and even though it wasn't shown, the audience somewhat knew that Harry would eventually avenge his father.  Right there, the writers could have been leaving it open, something that New Wave writers did in France back in the 30s continuing onwards for decades.  But they had to be greedy for money.  I've heard recently that more movies are to be expected.  I don't know if I even want to watch them anymore.

The same goes with the Shrek franchise, and the Pirates of the Caribbean series.  I could have killed my love for movies last summer due to all the disappointment.  Why is everything going the tube?  Is it really that hard to find directors and writers who can actually write for a change?  

What happened to the times where people wrote amazing pieces of work?  I'm not exactly the most experienced to comment on some of the greater pieces of the time, but I know from what I've seen,  things need to improve. 

 If I ever see a rewrite of 'Pretty in Pink' or any Audrey Hepburn movie, like 'Breakfast at Tiffany's', I might actually have to head out to a cave and never go to a theater again.