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I was sure he was going to say that it was partly because every movie now seems to be a sequel or based on a comic book. It's so rare to find a mainstream 100% original movie anymore it seems...

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Top ten movies for 2011-

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

2. Transformers: Dark of the Moon

3. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

4. The Hangover Part II

5. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

6. Fast Five

7. Cars 2

8. Thor

9. Rise of the Planet of the Apes

10. Captain America: The First Avenger

Yes, every single one is a comic book or a sequel. That's why they get made, they're what people pay to see. Everyone complains about it, everyone sees 'em.

If you want different movies to be made, go see different movies.

Seems like a self-fulfilling prophecy. If most of what they make are movies in these genres, that's what people will see. I don't even rent many movies any more, and I used to rent a lot! There just isn't much that's interesting, and i have pretty low standards when it comes to action / guy-flicks.

I complain about this all the time and I've seen zero of those movies. Some of them I haven't even heard of.

As a business if you have a popular iphone game that, would rather create a new game from the ground up or make the sequel of that game?

It's a valid question, but what's the point of making a sequel that no one would buy because they know it will be crap. Money is definitely the main factor, so you must make something that the consumer will buy. The whole argument is that consumers are not consuming this product anymore (Theater Experience).

With that premis I'd make a new one.

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