Stone believes that even though there will be more movies, there won't be more auteurs, like himself, hence an overall drop in quality.
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Tom Scola - Dec 01, 2004 9:04:16 am PST #6481 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
§ ita § - Dec 01, 2004 9:05:53 am PST #6482 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But how is the DVD format responsible for being more movies? I imagine it's easier for me to make crap and put it on a DVD, but you have to be higher profile thna li'l ol' me to get your shit on Blockbuster's shelves.
Tom Scola - Dec 01, 2004 9:18:51 am PST #6483 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
There's more room for new movies on the shelves of Blockbuster than there's room for new movies at the multiplex. If there are people who will want to buy them, then that space will get filled.
§ ita § - Dec 01, 2004 9:21:11 am PST #6484 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
There's more room for new movies on the shelves of Blockbuster than there's room for new movies at the multiplex.
Maybe that's it. DVD packaging is smaller, therefore you can have more movies per shelf. Is that what you meant? Otherwise I don't see what DVDs have done that videos haven't.
Tom Scola - Dec 01, 2004 9:22:37 am PST #6485 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
DVDs have generally been priced cheaper than VHS.
§ ita § - Dec 01, 2004 9:28:05 am PST #6486 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Does that mean more of them are stocked? Is DVD actually making a larger proportion of movies available to me?
I honestly have no idea of the shifting home movie market -- I'm not trying to attack or disprove a point.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 01, 2004 9:30:34 am PST #6487 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
So far as I can tell, that just means stores can stock 500 of the latest Tim Allen "comedy" instead of 100.
Scrappy - Dec 01, 2004 9:31:20 am PST #6488 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I have examined this statement in depth and the market as a whole and I can only come to one conclusion:
Oliver Stone is a dick.
Tom Scola - Dec 01, 2004 9:31:45 am PST #6489 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I don't have the exact figures, but movie studios are selling orders of magnitude more DVDs than they ever sold video tapes.
Video tapes were priced to be sold to rental stores, and DVDs are priced to be sold directly to consumers.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 01, 2004 9:32:21 am PST #6490 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Oliver Stone is a dick.
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