Last movie I was actually pumped to go see: The Martian.
Last movie I was actually pumped to go see before that: Saving Private Ryan.
So, yeah. Hollywood comes up with original ideas very seldom. And the crime of it all is that there are a great many books and short stories out there that would make great movies, but they don't want to:
- pay for the rights from the author
- pay for a GOOD writer to screen play the book/story
- actually have to story board an original screen play
- use talent and experience to direct the screen play and bring it to life
It's far cheaper to just use shit already done. That's what has made JJ Abrams entire career: take an already written story, change three parts of it to where it makes no fucking sense at all, and turn the screenplay over to CGI guys that have been on a three day bender.
I mean, what does it say to you that
ALL, not
SOME, but
ALL of the top grossing films are fucking comic book movies?
I mean, Jesus Christ on a crutch! I love Iron Man as much as the next guy, but one was enough!
And yeah, dinosaurs are cool...but for fuck's sake,
ENOUGH with the god damned Jurassic Park movies!