| spurgeonryan said: I agree. Shia lebeef was my main gripe with Transformers. There was plenty of summer movie madness, but the characters ruined the movie. I could not watch those movies again. The opposite happened with Indiana Jones. The director and lebeef are what destroyed it. I have to disagree with it notbeing remembered in the future. George Lucas is remembered because he went on to almost destroy his legacy with three other movies. Luckily the 3rd/6th one was decent. Jurrasic park had the same fate as Avatar may have. First one was great, the rest were boring relics of my childhood. No one is going to forget the biggest movie of all time. You forget that Avatar is the star wars of our generation. Kids are going to be saying to their kids that they saw it the first week in thesters. You cannot deny that rocketpig. Maybe even young adults as well. I had a lot of fun with the movie. IMO. |
Lucas is remembered because he created two of the greatest film franchises in movie history. Did he "ruin" those franchises later? Possibly, but the originals will always be remembered as being some of the greatest blockbusters of all time. I'm talking about individual movies, not franchises. Were the later Jurassic Parks shit? Yeah, pretty much, but the original is still a pretty good film all these years later.
I disagree. Twenty years from now, kids will be fondly remembering Nolan's Batman more than they'll be thinking about Avatar, just as the previous generation still gets excited when thinking about the original Matrix movie but, by and large, doesn't give a shit about Independence Day. Which movie have you watched multiple times? I'm willing to bet you've seen The Matrix a few times but Independence Day only once, if at all. And guess which one grossed more money and therefore was "more popular and unforgettable"? Here's a hint. It wasn't The Matrix, even though it released three years later. Why? Because The Matrix was a pretty fucking cool movie and a really great blockbuster film. Independence Day was pretty much shit with Will Smith and really impressive visuals.
And I can't believe I haven't mentioned LOTR yet. Those are the kinds of movies that people remember and watch for 20 or 30 years. Stunning visuals, great characterization, and a truly engaging story.
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