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have movies stopped mattering? -- (link)

Posted by shaolin fantastic (aka chris) Sep 3 '16, 11:22

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there's an argument (www.wired.com)

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To me, yes, for the most part. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 3, 13:58 3
- ??!! -- nm - mud Sep 3, 14:00 2
  - Take the latest Bourne movie as an example. I don't want to waste the effort of getting off my couch to see it. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 3, 14:05 1
    - (However, I'm definitely seeing Jack Reacher 2 opening week) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 3, 14:06
Maybe stop making shitty pointless cheap looking sequels? - Reagen Sep 3, 12:43 1
- if only it were that easy, reagen! -- nm - shaolin fantastic Sep 3, 14:12
I stopped reading when they led with The Huntsman 2 as a surefire hit that failed due to a Beyonce album. -- nm - David Sep 3, 12:25 6
- The bigger issue is that billion dollar grossers leave no cultural footprint. -- nm - Dano Sep 3, 13:54
- wait, what? -- nm - Reagen Sep 3, 12:30 4
  - You'd have to read it. They have a point to make, so they start with a loss leader argument. - David Sep 3, 12:37 1
    - At least Olympics guy had something resembling an argument. -- nm - Reagen Sep 3, 12:39
  - Too much media competition / too many options is my TL; DR version -- nm - JD Sep 3, 12:35 1
    - yes, but it's nonsense. - Reagen Sep 3, 12:38

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