Comments on: Monday linkage and self-pimpage http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2008/12/01/monday-linkage-and-self-pimpage/ Eric D. Snider's blog. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:54:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tony http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2008/12/01/monday-linkage-and-self-pimpage/comment-page-1/#comment-171561 Tony Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:46:24 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/?p=1281#comment-171561 My memory is a bit vague on this but I seem to remember "Beverly Hills Cop" and "Die Hard" being the first (popular) cop movies that weren't just about car chases and gunfights. I think that the current craze of epic battle movies badly needs Beverly Hills Cop or Die Hard equivalent. Battle movies are in the same boring "its all about the action" place that cop movies were at in the 80s. I want a hero with more interesting personality than just "the bad guy killed my wife/son/dog and I want revenge". My memory is a bit vague on this but I seem to remember “Beverly Hills Cop” and “Die Hard” being the first (popular) cop movies that weren’t just about car chases and gunfights. I think that the current craze of epic battle movies badly needs Beverly Hills Cop or Die Hard equivalent. Battle movies are in the same boring “its all about the action” place that cop movies were at in the 80s. I want a hero with more interesting personality than just “the bad guy killed my wife/son/dog and I want revenge”.

]]> By: Steve S http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2008/12/01/monday-linkage-and-self-pimpage/comment-page-1/#comment-171154 Steve S Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:03:00 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/?p=1281#comment-171154 Hollywood is like a dozy policeman who gets jolted awake and says, "Yeah, I'll get right on it" and then promptly falls back to sleep. What is amazing to me isn't how much money they forego by refusing to make movies aimed at demographics other than teenage boys, but how much money they LOSE by continuing to do so. The execs always blather on about how it's "the non-US market" (and repeat ticket sales and DVD sales) that is the key to a successful movie. But I've never heard any of them explain how teenage boys around the globe can be assumed to be attracted to exactly the same things but American teenage girl movies would only be of interest to teenage girls in the USA. Of course even J.K. Rowling made her main character a boy -- as most publishers of children's books will tell you, girls will read books with a boy hero but boys won't read books about "bossy" girls. Hollywood is like a dozy policeman who gets jolted awake and says, “Yeah, I’ll get right on it” and then promptly falls back to sleep. What is amazing to me isn’t how much money they forego by refusing to make movies aimed at demographics other than teenage boys, but how much money they LOSE by continuing to do so.

The execs always blather on about how it’s “the non-US market” (and repeat ticket sales and DVD sales) that is the key to a successful movie. But I’ve never heard any of them explain how teenage boys around the globe can be assumed to be attracted to exactly the same things but American teenage girl movies would only be of interest to teenage girls in the USA.

Of course even J.K. Rowling made her main character a boy — as most publishers of children’s books will tell you, girls will read books with a boy hero but boys won’t read books about “bossy” girls.

]]> By: Millie http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2008/12/01/monday-linkage-and-self-pimpage/comment-page-1/#comment-171099 Millie Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:27:52 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/?p=1281#comment-171099 Eric, my new reason for living, how have I not found you before now? A friend referred me to your Twilight screenplay ("You're imagining things") and while searching around your site, I read your Prop 8 article... and you sing too? AND you live in Portland? Dude, you're cool. Props from your neighbor across the I-5 bridge. Eric, my new reason for living, how have I not found you before now? A friend referred me to your Twilight screenplay (“You’re imagining things”) and while searching around your site, I read your Prop 8 article… and you sing too? AND you live in Portland?

Dude, you’re cool. Props from your neighbor across the I-5 bridge.

]]> By: Jenn http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2008/12/01/monday-linkage-and-self-pimpage/comment-page-1/#comment-171068 Jenn Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:32:41 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/?p=1281#comment-171068 I got the article in my Google alert & when I saw your name I said "Hey! I know that guy!!" No one believed me though...... I got the article in my Google alert & when I saw your name I said “Hey! I know that guy!!” No one believed me though……

]]> By: Lowdogg http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2008/12/01/monday-linkage-and-self-pimpage/comment-page-1/#comment-171018 Lowdogg Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:30:42 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/?p=1281#comment-171018 Huge? Must have eaten too much over the holiday. Huge? Must have eaten too much over the holiday.

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