Movies are one of those things that INCREASE revenue in a recession. Just like cosmetics, having your hair done, and other small impact feel good treats.

You have to make broke self feel better or you'll go crazy.

Renowned transvestite sexologist: Movies are one of those things that INCREASE revenue in a recession. Just like cosmetics, having your hair done, and other small impact feel good treats.

You have to make broke self feel better or you'll go crazy.


No, I'm content with making other people feel worse.

kmmontandon: Renowned transvestite sexologist: Movies are one of those things that INCREASE revenue in a recession. Just like cosmetics, having your hair done, and other small impact feel good treats.

You have to make broke self feel better or you'll go crazy.

Both fine choices, whatever floats your boat.
No, I'm content with making other people feel worse.

What recession? Submitter still finds time to post things on Fark.

/Anyone else getting tired of the recession being crammed into every topic?
//It's a recession, not post-apocalyptic nuclear warfare

Renowned transvestite sexologist: Movies are one of those things that INCREASE revenue in a recession. Just like cosmetics, having your hair done, and other small impact feel good treats.

You have to make broke self feel better or you'll go crazy.

Exactly, movie tickets are a cheap luxury.

This weekend's box office proves there's a recession all right. A recession in good taste. When will we quit rewarding Hollywood for its exponentially increasing mediocrity?

deltabourne: What recession? Submitter still finds time to post things on Fark.

/Anyone else getting tired of the recession being crammed into every topic?
//It's a recession, not post-apocalyptic nuclear warfare

It's a trained fear. The idea of cutting back and *gasp* saving money for a change is scary of some people. I mean, is life really worth living if I can't have my $12 triple-mocha double-shot latte?(!?!?!?)

It's proof that Americans, as a whole, are idiots. I want to find that Wisdom of Crowds guy and punch him in the face.

Is this a repeat from 1934?

i think the weather in some places- Midwest- helped create an atmosphere that made people want to stay in rather than go shopping and return crap. Personally I saw the tons of people there late at night cause there were some decent movies and people were bored of christmas

is there a economic system that makes it possible to actually reward people for saving money?

if everyone lived within their means and had no more than $1000.00 in credit card debt, and was paying a honest mortgage on one house that was within their budget what would americas economy be like?

all i hear about is our capitalist system is fueled by credit, but are they talking about out-of-control debt or honest debts?

punta_gorda_allstar: is there a economic system that makes it possible to actually reward people for saving money?

if everyone lived within their means and had no more than $1000.00 in credit card debt, and was paying a honest mortgage on one house that was within their budget what would americas economy be like?

all i hear about is our capitalist system is fueled by credit, but are they talking about out-of-control debt or honest debts?

In an honest economic system, you probably wouldn't need a mortgage.

Misanthropic insomniacs nationwide boggle in disbelief.

deltabourne: What recession? Submitter still finds time to post things on Fark.

/Anyone else getting tired of the recession being crammed into every topic?
//It's a recession, not post-apocalyptic nuclear warfare

I don't think I would be reading Fark during post-apocalyptic nuclear warfare. I mean if Fark and I survived the first apocalypse, then I would probably be too busy running from CHUDs and atomic sonic laser aliens to post when the bombs hit.

Besides, we already know what would be posted in the fark threads of the apocalypse:

Plague = President Madagascar meme and flu shot thread

Nuclear explosions = divided by zero meme and clean energy thread

Famine = fatty vs. supermodel thread, boobies pics

Death = global warming vs. the sun causes mass extinction thread

Ahhh yes, all the "I'm so superior because I don't have credit" Farkers are all out this morning criticizing people who spent $8 to see a movie this weekend instead of putting into their 6% saving account like they did.

It's Monday alright.

/saw a movie this weekend
//The Spirit sucked balls
///Hire a damn screen writer Frank!

I'm just wondering, what's in theaters right now that I could stand watching?

I can at least give kudos to the movie going audience for paying attention to the awful reviews and barely allowing The Spirit to reach the top ten for the weekend. If only they'd done the same for The Day the Earth Stood Still.

I saw Benjamin Button and Valkyrie over the holiday weekend and enjoyed both of them without really being blown away by either (General Eddie Izzard? Really?). I'm anxious for The Wrestler to open here.

Everyone would be better off if they bought themselves a slow cooker/crockpot and made their own meals. It's a much cheaper way of living and tastes damn good to boot.

deltabourne: What recession? Submitter still finds time to post things on Fark.

/Anyone else getting tired of the recession being crammed into every topic?
//It's a recession, not post-apocalyptic nuclear warfare

Not yet it isn't.

Also, smitty people don't suddenly save money during a recession. That's kind of the point, actually.

It was my wife's turn to pick, so we went to Yes Man last night. Lighten up, don't think like a snobby critic and you may find yourself laughing through it like I did. The older woman just scene about killed me...

EdgeRunner: This weekend's box office proves there's a recession all right. A recession in good taste. When will we quit rewarding Hollywood for its exponentially increasing mediocrity?


the day after you realize that is all hollywood has ever made.
that your memories of great films and or indies that set your
soul aflame are just that. Impressing to you and not the other
99.99999% of the country.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was good.



/saw Burn After Reading recently as well
//Brad Pitt is actually a very good actor

ltrain2: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was good.

It sounds farking depressing. I wanted to hang myself just reading the synopsis.

ltrain2: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was good.

/saw Burn After Reading recently as well
//Brad Pitt is actually a very good actor


He's a great actor. I knew that after seeing him in 12 Monkeys. He just unfortunately gets cast frequently as a sex symbol lead when he is really a more of a character actor, and is at his best if he is allowed to play someone who is off kilter (see Fight Club, the Ocean's movies, Burn after Reading).

Saw The Reader this weekend, it was excellent in very many ways. Not least of which is copious Kate Winslett nudity. Not a lot of humor in it, but it did make me hungry for pepperoni pizza.

/SRSLY, go see it, definitely the better of this weeks' nazi movies

EdgeRunner: This weekend's box office proves there's a recession all right. A recession in good taste. When will we quit rewarding Hollywood for its exponentially increasing mediocrity?

It's all about picking the right movies. Last week we saw Slumdog Millionaire and this week it was Let the Right One In. Both of those are awesome and entertaining movies well worth the price of admission.

Problem is when you don't live near even a medium-sized city and you're stuck with the trite hollywood crap; I can imagine you would feel movies lacked any substance at all by now.

numinous: It's all about picking the right movies. Last week we saw Slumdog Millionaire and this week it was Let the Right One In. Both of those are awesome and entertaining movies well worth the price of admission.

Problem is when you don't live near even a medium-sized city and you're stuck with the trite hollywood crap; I can imagine you would feel movies lacked any substance at all by now.

Right now for me it's a lot of coming out of a really awesome Summer for movies, even if most of them would be considered the "Hollywood crap".

There were some really good films this summer, TDK, Wall-E, Tropic Thunder just to name a few. Not to mention just a good run of stupid pop corn flicks, Indiana Jones, Iron Man, The Hulk, hell even Kung Fu Panda had some really great moments (that script was written or heavily re-written for Jack Black).

So now that it's winter and all that's getting released is the late, artsy Oscar picks that are only getting released right now to be in contention for the Oscars this year, and the Christmas movies, it's pretty slim pickings right now.

Maybe people were just really farking sick of their family after Christmas this year?

/I was
//nothing like finding out the 'rents are divorcing right after opening presents
///didn't see a movie over the weekend

Bondidude: numinous: It's all about picking the right movies. Last week we saw Slumdog Millionaire and this week it was Let the Right One In. Both of those are awesome and entertaining movies well worth the price of admission.

Problem is when you don't live near even a medium-sized city and you're stuck with the trite hollywood crap; I can imagine you would feel movies lacked any substance at all by now.

Right now for me it's a lot of coming out of a really awesome Summer for movies, even if most of them would be considered the "Hollywood crap".

There were some really good films this summer, TDK, Wall-E, Tropic Thunder just to name a few. Not to mention just a good run of stupid pop corn flicks, Indiana Jones, Iron Man, The Hulk, hell even Kung Fu Panda had some really great moments (that script was written or heavily re-written for Jack Black).

So now that it's winter and all that's getting released is the late, artsy Oscar picks that are only getting released right now to be in contention for the Oscars this year, and the Christmas movies, it's pretty slim pickings right now.

Role Models was much funnier than Tropic Thunder and it just came out in november. Still in most theaters too if you haven't had a chance to check it out yet. The problem is this year the dramatic late oscar films arewn't nearly as compelling as the There Will Be Blood/No Country for Old Men duo from last year. Revolutionary Road looks excellently depressing however!

Foilhatgrrl: Maybe people were just really farking sick of their family after Christmas this year?

THIS as well.

I had a 5 day weekend (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Day After Christmas plus normal weekend) and was REALLY bored by Saturday and Sunday. It didn't help things that my fiance went out of town on the 26th to visit family in Iowa.

So I had time to kill. Lots of it.

avoidance...

numinous: Role Models was much funnier than Tropic Thunder and it just came out in november. Still in most theaters too if you haven't had a chance to check it out yet. The problem is this year the dramatic late oscar films arewn't nearly as compelling as the There Will Be Blood/No Country for Old Men duo from last year.

Role Models looked funny, I'm just not big on comedies really. I only saw Tropic Thunder because a bunch of my friends are theater geeks and were quoting it.

"I don't read the script. Script reads me."

I also agree with the latter part. There's nothing in the Oscar dramas that are really screaming for people to see them this year. There's a few that are peaking some people's interest, but then again, the timing is terrible for dramas as people are going to movies to escape reality for a little while, so something like Milk for instance, a docu-drama about a gay man, isn't going to get people going to the movies in droves for it.

While watching Benjamin Button I was really enthralled and considered it a great movie. After reflection with some friends who also saw it, it turns out to be more of a really good movie; the individual pieces are pretty lame but put together they make one hell of a movie. Plus Cate Blanchett is one of the few truly gorgeous women in the world (and not in a pervy I want to fark her way like Megan Fox but in a admiration of her beauty).

Mugato: ltrain2: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was good.

It sounds farking depressing. I wanted to hang myself just reading the synopsis.

No it's actually a really entertaining movie (which is surprising given it's 3 hour running time).

The comparisons to Forest Gump are pretty justified IMHO.

ltrain2: (which is surprising given it's 3 hour running time).

And they lost me until the DVD release.

Glad I heard about that one far enough in advance.

EdgeRunner: This weekend's box office proves there's a recession all right. A recession in good taste. When will we quit rewarding Hollywood for its exponentially increasing mediocrity?

Don't blame Hollywood they can only work with the scripts that are pitched their way, if you want to blame anybody blame the Gen-X writers who pen such crap. For an entire generation to suck at creative arts this badly is truly impressive.

Argh. The wife dragged me off to see that horrible crapfest Marley & Me. Two excruciatingly long hours of a dog misbehaving and then it died. The only thing that kept me from wishing for the sweet release of death was the hope that in a few months, I can drag the wife to see the Watchmen.

Bondidude: ltrain2: (which is surprising given it's 3 hour running time).

And they lost me until the DVD release.

Glad I heard about that one far enough in advance.

Yeah I would wait too, I didn't know it was 3 hours long until I checked my watch after the movie.

It's hard to stay comfortable in a movie theatre chair for 180 minutes...I would rather be laying in bed or something.

But yes, do rent it...worth it.

deltabourne: What recession? Submitter still finds time to post things on Fark.

/Anyone else getting tired of the recession being crammed into every topic?
//It's a recession, not post-apocalyptic nuclear warfare

Come January, the media will be filled with stories about how things are looking better.

Who is this "Jaackson" they speek of?
/bork
:)

Not to rain on anyone's parade here, but has anyone heard of INFLATION!?

"Doubt" is pretty good. The acting is spectacular.

MrEricSir: Not to rain on anyone's parade here, but has anyone heard of INFLATION!?

Actually average movie ticket prices are down compared to say, 10 years ago.

Pretty much every theatre I go to now you can get tickets for under 10 bucks, whereas around 2000 they were pushing 15-16.