Top 10 Films this year by box office, in order: Pirates of the Caribbean 3, Harry Potter 5, Spiderman 3, Shrek 3, Transformers, Ratatouille, The Simpsons, 300, The Bourne Ultimatum, Die Hard 4.
Translated: Threequel, fivequel, threequel, threequel, based-on-tv-cartoon, holy shit how did something original get in here, based-on-tv-cartoon, based-on-book-cartoon, threequel, fourquel.
Translated further: the fine folks in Hollywood cannot produce anything original that people want to run out in flocks to see. No one in Hollywood has an idea–other than the creator of Ratatouille, one of the rare films that is not only in the top 10 in box office, but also probably one of the 10 best films of the year–that is not based on someone else’s idea. They’re recycling characters, scenarios, costumes, sets, as fast as they can to keep the machine turning right along.
Shame on Hollywood for not making a real blockbuster that is a good film. Like Jaws, or Close Encounters. Or E.T. Hey, where’s Spielberg? Oh yeah, he’s working on the fourth Indiana Jones movie.
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