It amazes me how many now classic and great movies came out in the 80's and 90's

[Cure]

You really do have awful math.

[ssjup81]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Fun fact: Stallone's second son in real life was diagnosed with autism at the age of 3. He was born in 1979, so he's around 40 now.

Thirty-eight... >_>

[CyberCubed]

40 is late 30's rounded up. There's not much difference.

For example a guy who is 28 might as well say he's nearly 30.

[ToTheNines]

Originally Posted by Cure

You really do have awful math.

I'm more disappointed with his "fun facts". They're never fun

[CyberCubed]

It's kind of funny that if you watch one movie a day, you can blast through movies so quickly because they're one and done. Even with movies with tons of sequels like the Rocky series that I'm watching through now (there are 7 Rocky movies so far), it only takes 7 days to watch through them and you're done.

It's why I prefer movies over regular television. It takes so damn long just to watch a single season of a show, especially since most of them have 22-26 episodes...but with movies it's "one and done" and you can move on.

I mean I make exceptions of course for shows I like with hundreds of episodes like TMNT, the DCAU Batman, Star Trek, Dragonball Z, Pokemon, etc....but for the most part I prefer movies.

[sdp]

I don't have time to watch a movie a day hell I don't even have the attention span to do that anymore. I am surprised by how quickly I can marathon a show that's only 26 or so episodes, I usually finish in 4 days or so but if I do that I feel so unproductive with my day.

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by sdp

I don't have time to watch a movie a day hell I don't even have the attention span to do that anymore. I am surprised by how quickly I can marathon a show that's only 26 or so episodes, I usually finish in 4 days or so but if I do that I feel so unproductive with my day.

Most movies are only about 2 hours long. If you watch 4 episodes of a 22 minute TV show back to back, it's the same amount of time.

[sdp]

I don't have 2 hours to watch tv every day. I probably watch about an hour a day of video and that's including youtube or other online videos and not only entertainment. Of course weekends or days off will have that number double. When I marathon a whole show on a weekend are rare exceptions.

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by sdp

I don't have 2 hours to watch tv every day. I probably watch about an hour a day of video and that's including youtube or other online videos and not only entertainment. Of course weekends or days off will have that number double. When I marathon a whole show on a weekend are rare exceptions.

Stop watching youtube then and watch actual quality entertainment. I mean I watch short trailers or brief things on youtube too, but I doubt it adds up to anything more than 15 minutes.

[Cure]

Jesus Christ, man, he can do whatever he wants.

[Coola Yagami]

Or... you know.... he can do what he wants.

[CyberCubed]

Of course he can watch whatever he wants, I'm just saying if you cut back on youtube you can watch more actual TV shows or movies.

[sdp]

I don't watch one hour of youtube, I said I watch around 1 hour of video a day but sometimes I watch much less, I try to watch at least one show per day so that's about 22 minutes sometimes I sneak in two or sometimes I watch one 44 episode show it all depends and yeah some youtube videos which can include "professional" content like say taped segments of the Colbert show, news in general or other thing. "Quality entertainment" is really up to each person's point of view I mean I"m not watching random cat videos on youtube and most "real" tv shows I do like to watch are ridiculous in nature and not quality writing by any means but I enjoy them for what they are.

I like TV/Video but I don't have much time for it and there's other stuff I prefer doing. I personally don't understand how someone can watch so much TV in on a daily basis but to each his own and we spend our time doing what we prefer to do. I already feel like I watch too much TV but apparently not

[Jephael]

I'm finding it especially hard to cut back on my TV viewing. There's always some new show that I find myself enticed to watch, which frustrates me so much. What's worse though is when I get into a really good show that's actually worth making time for, just to see it get cancelled prematurely, like Michael Rosenbaum's recent series Impastor.

[ProactiveMan]

TV shows are too frustrating to watch; they never end until they become unprofitable or untenable to continue, then the writers wrap them up in the least satisfying way possible.

[ssjup81]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

It's kind of funny that if you watch one movie a day, you can blast through movies so quickly because they're one and done. Even with movies with tons of sequels like the Rocky series that I'm watching through now (there are 7 Rocky movies so far), it only takes 7 days to watch through them and you're done.

It's why I prefer movies over regular television. It takes so damn long just to watch a single season of a show, especially since most of them have 22-26 episodes...but with movies it's "one and done" and you can move on.

I mean I make exceptions of course for shows I like with hundreds of episodes like TMNT, the DCAU Batman, Star Trek, Dragonball Z, Pokemon, etc....but for the most part I prefer movies.

For me, I have to be in the mood to watch a movie. TV too. I watch a lot of YT shows these days like Cayleigh Elise's Dark Matters series, Dorset Ghost Mysteries channel, Nostalgia Critic, Game Sack, Game Theory, Film Theory, etc.

The only TV shows I watch now since I can no longer watch NCIS and Law and Order SVU and no longer have cable is the Nick Turtles series, Sonic Boom, South Park (whenever the episodes are new), and Adventure Time (sometimes). It's easier to watch animated stuff online than live action without region restrictions.

[CyberCubed]

Movies also give you a clear and concise story from start to finish. TV shows usually stretch out one plot over an entire season, and the main cast always gets stale after awhile since there's only so much you can develop characters after multiple seasons and episodes.

As for movies when sequels are bad you can just skip or ignore them, so it's not like you have to put up with bad movie sequels if you don't want to either.

[ssjup81]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Movies also give you a clear and concise story from start to finish. TV shows usually stretch out one plot over an entire season, and the main cast always gets stale after awhile since there's only so much you can develop characters after multiple seasons and episodes.

As for movies when sequels are bad you can just skip or ignore them, so it's not like you have to put up with bad movie sequels if you don't want to either.

Personally, I prefer watching movies in a theater. At home, I have to seriously be in the mood to sit and watch something like a two-hour movie. Sometimes I don't have the attention span for it. Watching an episode of a TV series is faster. I also enjoy looking forward to the following episode.

[CyberCubed]

Man, I also just remembered about Beverly Hills Cop, The Nutty Professor, and other Eddie Murphy movies in general. I can't believe I forgot these on my list.

See, this is why 80's and 90's movies were the best. The fact that I listed so many movies and franchises and I STILL forgot so many others says a lot in itself. And this is not even counting movies I haven't discovered yet or don't know about.

Man, what happened in the 2000's? 80's and 90's movies represent the zenith of movie cinema outside the golden age of 30's-50's movies.

[Krutch]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Man, what happened in the 2000's? 80's and 90's movies represent the zenith of movie cinema outside the golden age of 30's-50's movies.

The boom of different avenues to consume media, not to mention piracy, has forced Hollywood into a "play it safe" routine so there's very few movies made anymore that are allowed to push the envelope. Most major distributers are also being consumed by remakes and sequels to in hopes that name recognition will guarantee box office draw. We also live in an age where critics can make or break a movie, not to mention the hive mind of online thinking. If a majority of people think its AMAZING, then alot of people on the fence will be swayed their way. Likewise, if you leave a theatre going "It wasn't that bad" then see that it has a 3% on Rottentomatoes and your favourite YouTube critic has a field day bashing it, bringing to light things you never considered to be that bad, then suddenly you're critique is influenced as well.

On top of that, there's always the group that gets sick of hearing the praise they believe they're being fresh with proposing the opposition.
"You know what? In hindsight, Guardians of the Galaxy wasn't THAT great..."
"Dark Knight isn't that great. It only got the hype and praise because of Ledger's death at the time."

Likewise, it works the other way around, the Star Wars prequels being the perfect example of that.

In a nutshell, technology and fad society has reached a point where movies aren't allowed to reach that unanimous tier of excellence that you speak of.