agreed! have not been to too many this year, but i made sure that was one of them that i wouldnt watch online.
Absolutly love Nolan films, and am a big fan of Dicaprio, he is really intense and has adapted himself from being just another actor to someone who can easily play diverse roles, simply the best In my opinion.
now.. on to the question at hand. is Piracy killing the movie industry? (or even music for that matter) to some degree yes, and i'll touch on that in a moment, but the REAL industry that it's killing, by way of the internet, is the Porn industry. hold your laughter for a moment..
Try telling that to Laurence Fishburne, his daughter has just signed with Vivid, yes you heard me right, poor guy.
if no one is going out to buy the DVD's, or magazine's because everyone is downloadingthem for free, then how are those Actors and models getting their money from it? sure they get their initial pay, but the sales have been really damaged as result of people just downloading them. there are very few people these days who say they can honestly say they have PAID for their porn. now that i got that out of the way, move on to the other one.
That is a serious issue, but there will always be porn lovers out there, I know a little sex shop owned by a family friend that sells bundles of DVD's, you also can watch porn on demand online which is what most of these companies are catering too nowadays.
Porn is becoming more and more apart of our society and is using modern technology to stay relevant, but that my friend is for another thread.
Hollywood films. have tey taken a hit? of course they have. not enough to really damage them, but enough to catch their attention. i believe thats why the big push for 3-D movies. i mean, who would have went to see Yogi Bear in theaters? a few people yes, but now they are rreleasing it in 3D, so now to get the full enjoyment out of it, you HAVE to go see it. and that is where the industry really is saying "oh you got a flush? okay, well here's my full house!" now i dont know about the rest of you, but foe me personally, i watch a lot of my movies online yes, and do download music. but it is also NOT illegal to do here. would i still do it if it WERE made illegal? yes i probably would. but again, when it pertains to me personally, i watch a movie online first, because im not so sure it's really going to be any good. i DO go watch all the comic book movies, but thats because i grew up a comic fan. have i been disappointed more then once? you're damn rights i have! but do i keep going back, yes i do.
But is it right for the studio's to charge insane prices?, to watch a film using two different mediums?, think about it, I can pay 14 bucks to go watch a film in the cinema or wait twelve months to watch it on DVD, I could rent, buy or even download my movies, there are many options and different charges which leave alot of us out of pocket.
In todays economy people just want to cut down on spending on as many luxuries as they can and Movies are counted as a luxury, so why not enjoy streaming a good film and then buy it if is any good, that way at least you'll save on the ticket price.
Someone made the refrence to wrestling PPV's.. now i can not say i have actually watched one on TV in a long time now.. whatever wrestlemania it was where Flair retired.. that was the last one i paid for myself. the rest it's been at a pub, a few have played in the movie theater, and then downloaded them (they usually get uploaded like 2h after airing!) which am i hurting the wrestling industry for it? probably. they think no one is watching, and change the product up to attract more fans. but the truth is a lot of us never did leave, just resorted to other ways of watching. some may be due to money issues yes, but it's true that the film industry dont care about that. they dont care if you dont have the money to see it, because if they did, then prices would drop, but their way of making more marketable movies is to add more special effects, and more big star names, which means a bigger budget, which means need more people to come watch it.
But what about movies like Airbender which are actually pointless, have an obsured cast and concentrate on special effects?, why are they giving people a reason to watch this kind of trash, I for one am a fact of the original cartoon series and watching this aweful interpretation doesn't give the movie any justification for me to refer it to my friends, It was so bad i actually walked out.
How in the hell does pirating promote a movie? "Oh I saw this movie for free online in shitty quality, now i dont need to see it in theatres. Well i guess they aint getting money from me".
Not all pirates are unclear and unwatchable, some are actually pretty good quality allowing you to take in the story making you actually want to go see the movie if it is any good that is.
I watched star trek on stream before going into the cinema to see it, the reason why? wanted to see what all the fuss was about, I liked the movie so much I actually went to the cinema and paid to see it in HD.
Thats not the case all the time. Say I was to rent the movie for 4.99 and the movie costs 4.99 to get somewhere like a used movie store
The agreement at the beginning of the film which is actually a binding agreement between you and the rental company clearly states that you cannot copy or exhibit the medium in question, yes it's not justified but in there eyes your breaking the law.
I don't think anything beats going to the cinema and watching something. It's a great experience. You have your popcorn, funky chairs, and a huge screen. Watching at home on the couch just feels so underwhelming.
It is a great experience but a very costly one also, If your like me and you can't afford the experience you will probably want to go for a cheaper option and what is more cheaper than free, free with better quality.
So I can personally say I have never benefited from piracy, and I really don't think it will effect the industry all that much. People still go to the cinema's, and movies are still being successful. Recently there was Avatar and the Harry Potter movies. And I imagine Inception will do great also. The quality of the product isn't rapidly decreasing. So it's not all doom and gloom.
For a small amount yes, but for a few movies that are being shown that have great acting and amazing stories, there are alot of movies that are just pointless, which is pathetic, It's like lying to your wife, how will she ever trust you if your gonna keep lying to her face about where you've been.
And the Movie industry is just that, liers, they keep promoting crap and attempt to cover it up with big named actors, special effects and a tone of money.
It is not the fact that the film industry is putting out terrible movies all the time, Deej. It is more that they are charging people a huge fee to go and see it in the cinema and then for the physical DVD. It has just become far too easy to obtain the movie through illegal means and no one in their right mind is going to pay through the nose for something that they can get for free just as easily.
I agree with this statement, but is it actually easier?, I've heard of companies taking people to court over downloading their movies, which was the case with X men Origins: Wolverine, the guy who placed it on a well known file sharing site got reported, his internet cut off and taken to prison and is also expected to pay a heavy fine.
Now Studios are attempting to have people like you and me blocked, stopped from viewing their content for free because they can't afford for movies to be seen online when most of there revenue comes from cinemas and Private DVD/Blue Ray sales.
If they didn't think that Piracy was a threat, why bother suing consumers who download their product for free?
I dont mind telling you that I have been an illegal downloader for absolutely years and I have been using torrents for everything. I also have a huge DVD collection and I feel that if a movie is good enough and worth the purchase, then I wont look past it. The latest movie I purchased was Shutter Island and it is a wonderful movie. It is a great watch and I felt as though it would be well worth my money to purchase the DVD and I did.
But again, it's not seen that way by the studios who produce these movie's and torrent sites are becoming more monitored and dangerous for online users, why would they risk the hefty sum's in court fee's to take down people that arent considered a risk to their profit margins?.
It may be killing the industry but it should die a slow death for the money it costs
But then you will have nothing to watch.
The film industry is not being killed in my opinion. People know that if you get a pirated movie, it's gonna have horrible sound quality, you can hear people munching on popcorn or chatting, and the guy is probably way too close to the screen so you can't see all of the action. This is especially true for action movies. I remember watching a pirated copy of Quantum Of Solace and the guy in the theater covered his camera because an usher was passing by. I had missed about half the movie and I was so pissed that I ended up calling some friends and watching it on the big screen an hour later.
But the fact is you still watched it, If you weren't desperate to actually see that movie (more than likely because your a fan of the whole bond genre of films) you wouldn't have paid to see it.
Imagine if it was a film you where unsure of and after watching a pirate copy ruined the whole experience for you, than it would have lost at least the price of the ticket that you where gonna pay to see it.
, all joking aside I thin the exectuvite themselves are taking more risks with films with a little less story and more action, dance and special effects, the fact is with film as with books and games without meaning and a basic plot the film will bomb.
