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(CNN)   Ben Affleck is worried that Netflix's process for making films is too ambitious and will result in very poor quality. And if anyone should know about that, it's Ben Affleck   (cnn.com) divider line
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NewportBarGuy [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-12-05 8:30:14 AM  
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That was a cry for help
 
growinthings [TotalFark]
2022-12-05 8:41:54 AM  
Unfortunately, the studios gave up caring about movie quality decades ago.   Netflix just continues the bad movies.
 
Rapmaster2000
2022-12-05 9:23:10 AM  
Reindeer Games 2!
 
Abe Vigoda's Ghost
2022-12-05 9:31:40 AM  
I can't think of a recent Affleck movie that was better than some of the offerings by Netflix.

Maybe Gone Girl. But that movie was carried by Rosamund Pike.
 
Bovine Diarrhea Virus
2022-12-05 9:31:57 AM  
Easy, Subby.  He was the best Batman by far.
 
meanmutton
2022-12-05 9:36:22 AM  
I would think that the guy with an Oscar for directing might know a thing or two about making good movies.
 
Magnus Eisengrim
2022-12-05 9:39:04 AM  
He's not wrong...
 
DecemberNitro
2022-12-05 9:40:08 AM  

NewportBarGuy: [Fark user image 850x1275]

That was a cry for help


I see AI is creating full movies now.
 
DecemberNitro
2022-12-05 9:41:16 AM  

growinthings: Unfortunately, the studios gave up caring about movie quality decades ago.   Netflix just continues the bad movies.


Release 500 original movies a year and the couch-ridden masses won't have time to notice how shiatty they are.
 
Rapmaster2000
2022-12-05 9:42:42 AM  

Bovine Diarrhea Virus: Easy, Subby.  He was the best Batman by far.


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realmolo
2022-12-05 9:43:26 AM  

Bovine Diarrhea Virus: Easy, Subby.  He was the best Batman by far.


Yeah, in the crappiest movies.

And "best Batman" isn't a high-bar. At least for live-action. Conroy forever.
 
bostonguy [TotalFark]
2022-12-05 9:55:59 AM  
And there is a Ben Affleck trifecta in play today.
 
Exile On Beale Street [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-12-05 10:01:11 AM  

Rapmaster2000: Reindeer Games 2!


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Exile On Beale Street [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-12-05 10:02:10 AM  

Abe Vigoda's Ghost: I can't think of a recent Affleck movie that was better than some of the offerings by Netflix.

Maybe Gone Girl. But that movie was carried by Rosamund Pike.


The Town and Argo were perfectly cromulent.
 
redmid17
2022-12-05 10:06:15 AM  

Abe Vigoda's Ghost: I can't think of a recent Affleck movie that was better than some of the offerings by Netflix.

Maybe Gone Girl. But that movie was carried by Rosamund Pike.


Argo would be the last one I could think of but it was a good one. He doesn't really have much ground to criticize though, with half or more of his recent filmography being cash grab sequels (Clerks III) or superhero genre, awful ones at that.
 
Abe Vigoda's Ghost
2022-12-05 10:12:15 AM  

redmid17: Abe Vigoda's Ghost: I can't think of a recent Affleck movie that was better than some of the offerings by Netflix.

Maybe Gone Girl. But that movie was carried by Rosamund Pike.

Argo would be the last one I could think of but it was a good one. He doesn't really have much ground to criticize though, with half or more of his recent filmography being cash grab sequels (Clerks III) or superhero genre, awful ones at that.


Argo was good, but I attribute that to having a very strong, experienced cast.
I know Affleck directed it, but I can't believe that some of the actors did not influence some of his directing calls.
 
madgonad [OhFark]
2022-12-05 10:17:41 AM  

Rapmaster2000: Reindeer Games 2!


I would watch that.

/I actually liked the original
//the scenery was chewed just the right amount
 
madgonad [OhFark]
2022-12-05 10:20:06 AM  

Bovine Diarrhea Virus: Easy, Subby.  He was the best Batman by far.


He was a good Batman and not at all the problem with those movies.

/we all know what the problem was
 
AteMyBrain
2022-12-05 10:28:12 AM  
Guy starting a film studio criticizes other film studio for the quality of their work. Front page news!
 
bostonguy [TotalFark]
2022-12-05 10:32:55 AM  

DecemberNitro: growinthings: Unfortunately, the studios gave up caring about movie quality decades ago.   Netflix just continues the bad movies.

Release 500 original movies a year and the couch-ridden masses won't have time to notice how shiatty they are.


I'm not sure "unit costs" work out.

Say a studio makes a movie that profits $10 million, and 1 million people see it. You can do the math and see that you made $10 profit per user.

But Netflix makes hundreds and hundreds of movies -- and the most they will ever see is roughly $10 per person, per month. And that $10 is revenue, not profit after costs.

I just don't see the math working out.
 
FarkingChas
2022-12-05 10:35:56 AM  
Off Topic:  "TV" shows in ultrawide?

Just watched Hawkeye, Falcon and Loki series. They are in ultra-wide monitor or maybe movie theater aspect ratio. So you get black bars on a 16:9 monitor or TV. They are streaming TV shows, not movies to be shown in theaters.
Why? When did this start? Who else is doing this?
 
mechgreg
2022-12-05 10:39:13 AM  
The last Ben Affleck movie I watched was Deep Water on Amazon Prime (I think it is on Hulu in the US). It was terrible. Does he really think that Prime or Hulu are better at making movies than Netflix? Because if he is does maybe he is on the sauce again.
 
Exile On Beale Street [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-12-05 10:50:07 AM  

mechgreg: The last Ben Affleck movie I watched was Deep Water on Amazon Prime (I think it is on Hulu in the US). It was terrible. Does he really think that Prime or Hulu are better at making movies than Netflix? Because if he is does maybe he is on the sauce again.


I'll allow it...
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DecemberNitro
2022-12-05 10:53:21 AM  

mechgreg: The last Ben Affleck movie I watched was Deep Water on Amazon Prime (I think it is on Hulu in the US). It was terrible. Does he really think that Prime or Hulu are better at making movies than Netflix? Because if he is does maybe he is on the sauce again.


My dude, with very few exceptions, most streaming service original movies are trash.
 
Exile On Beale Street [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-12-05 10:53:46 AM  

Abe Vigoda's Ghost: redmid17: Abe Vigoda's Ghost: I can't think of a recent Affleck movie that was better than some of the offerings by Netflix.

Maybe Gone Girl. But that movie was carried by Rosamund Pike.

Argo would be the last one I could think of but it was a good one. He doesn't really have much ground to criticize though, with half or more of his recent filmography being cash grab sequels (Clerks III) or superhero genre, awful ones at that.

Argo was good, but I attribute that to having a very strong, experienced cast.
I know Affleck directed it, but I can't believe that some of the actors did not influence some of his directing calls.


Watch Halt & Catch Fire if you haven't seen it. These same two play a couple. It's fantastic. 
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olorin604
2022-12-05 11:17:03 AM  
I enjoy the Ryan Reynolds Netflix movies. They are all decent popcorn movies. Fun to watch and a good way to kill a couple hours.
 
bostonguy [TotalFark]
2022-12-05 11:27:00 AM  

Exile On Beale Street: Abe Vigoda's Ghost: redmid17: Abe Vigoda's Ghost: I can't think of a recent Affleck movie that was better than some of the offerings by Netflix.

Maybe Gone Girl. But that movie was carried by Rosamund Pike.

Argo would be the last one I could think of but it was a good one. He doesn't really have much ground to criticize though, with half or more of his recent filmography being cash grab sequels (Clerks III) or superhero genre, awful ones at that.

Argo was good, but I attribute that to having a very strong, experienced cast.
I know Affleck directed it, but I can't believe that some of the actors did not influence some of his directing calls.

Watch Halt & Catch Fire if you haven't seen it. These same two play a couple. It's fantastic. [Fark user image image 224x750]


And she was the star of the last season of Scrubs.

/ wait, there was a last season with her?
 
alechemist [TotalFark]
2022-12-05 11:27:45 AM  

madgonad: Bovine Diarrhea Virus: Easy, Subby.  He was the best Batman by far.

He was a good Batman and not at all the problem with those movies.

/we all know what the problem was


Jessie eisenberg's joker?
 
Red Shirt Blues
2022-12-05 11:35:50 AM  
I tried to watch Spirited on Apple TV. Tried...it was horrible.
 
madgonad [OhFark]
2022-12-05 11:48:10 AM  

alechemist: madgonad: Bovine Diarrhea Virus: Easy, Subby.  He was the best Batman by far.

He was a good Batman and not at all the problem with those movies.

/we all know what the problem was

Jessie eisenberg's joker Luther?


Part of it, yes.
 
FLMountainMan
2022-12-05 12:00:15 PM  

bostonguy: DecemberNitro: growinthings: Unfortunately, the studios gave up caring about movie quality decades ago.   Netflix just continues the bad movies.

Release 500 original movies a year and the couch-ridden masses won't have time to notice how shiatty they are.

I'm not sure "unit costs" work out.

Say a studio makes a movie that profits $10 million, and 1 million people see it. You can do the math and see that you made $10 profit per user.

But Netflix makes hundreds and hundreds of movies -- and the most they will ever see is roughly $10 per person, per month. And that $10 is revenue, not profit after costs.

I just don't see the math working out.


This.  Dahmer was relatively low budget and is their most financially successful offering to date.
 
Bslim
2022-12-05 12:29:45 PM  
Whatever, J-Lo's husband.
 
AteMyBrain
2022-12-05 12:36:11 PM  

redmid17: Abe Vigoda's Ghost: I can't think of a recent Affleck movie that was better than some of the offerings by Netflix.

Maybe Gone Girl. But that movie was carried by Rosamund Pike.

Argo would be the last one I could think of but it was a good one. He doesn't really have much ground to criticize though, with half or more of his recent filmography being cash grab sequels (Clerks III) or superhero genre, awful ones at that.


It might have a little to do with the fact that he's a stunningly bad actor.
 
xxBirdMadGirlxx
2022-12-05 2:19:06 PM  

AteMyBrain: redmid17: Abe Vigoda's Ghost: I can't think of a recent Affleck movie that was better than some of the offerings by Netflix.

Maybe Gone Girl. But that movie was carried by Rosamund Pike.

Argo would be the last one I could think of but it was a good one. He doesn't really have much ground to criticize though, with half or more of his recent filmography being cash grab sequels (Clerks III) or superhero genre, awful ones at that.

It might have a little to do with the fact that he's a stunningly bad actor.


But the bomb in Phantoms.
 
Mulchpuppy
2022-12-05 3:06:22 PM  

redmid17: Abe Vigoda's Ghost: I can't think of a recent Affleck movie that was better than some of the offerings by Netflix.

Maybe Gone Girl. But that movie was carried by Rosamund Pike.

Argo would be the last one I could think of but it was a good one. He doesn't really have much ground to criticize though, with half or more of his recent filmography being cash grab sequels (Clerks III) or superhero genre, awful ones at that.


Don't really think Clerks III falls into the "cash grab sequel" column.  He probably did that as a favor for Kevin Smith, and he was probably paid in bagels.
 
DecemberNitro
2022-12-05 3:33:03 PM  

Bovine Diarrhea Virus: Easy, Subby.  He was the best Batman by far.


Lol, good one.
 
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