August 20, 2004

• What seems to be the case nowadays, ever since the internet gave huge
  voice to all form of fans out there, is that movie fans are
  triumphantly spreading the word about their favorite indie films, and
  how good they are over hollywood. Truth be told many a times I agree
  with their logic and hold indie films in a different pedestal than the
  tired cliche Studio produced blockbusters. 

  But I think I’ve started turning a new leaf on my opinion on Indies vs
  Studio. I’ve grown more and more annoyed at the blatant pretentiousness
  that independent films are growing into.  Just being different
  isn’t enough anymore for an indie film to be good.  Another thing
  that I also find annoying are the fans that claim how great some of
  these films are, and that everybody should support that movie. 
  Sometimes I wonder whether their love for a movie is bolstered by the
  fact that it’s “their discovery” or that it’s “their baby” that they
  are trying to show the rest of the world.  Methinks it skews their
  logic in what really is a good or bad movie. 

  Hollywood on the other hand have tried their hands at going away from
  their cliche formula of movies.  In some cases they are
  successful, but in many cases they are not. But hardly anyone defends
  Hollywood anymore, and those who do always seem to be praising some
  crappy movie that really is just bad.

  
  Well recently, I’ve watched a couple of independent films (bubba ho-tep,
  napoleon dynamite), as well as some Hollywood stuff (anchorman, 13
  going on 30). But can
  you guess which ones I really enjoyed very much?  Surprisingly so,
  even to me, I enjoyed “Anchorman” and “13 going on 30″ more than “Bubbo
  ho-tep” and “Napoleon Dynamite.”  Yup, the two Hollywood movies
  would get my vote for once over the indies.  All four movies are
  definitely in the “worth checking out” department, but I have to give
  some more props to Hollywood for still being able to provide me some
  fun. 

  So in the short run…

  “Anchorman” gets incredibly funny when all the randomness start happening.

  “13 going on 30″ is just a very cute movie that puts a smile to my
  face.  I’m also a sucker at time travel kinds of movies.

  “Bubbo ho-tep” brings back the magic of the King that is Elvis Presley.

  “Napoleon Dynamite” is just a wonderful bizarre film that makes you go “huh?!” and “what?!” alot.  But it is funny.

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