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DAMN they don't make movies like this anymore

posted 19 years ago by RayPeterson
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What ever happened to making a film that was just for kicks? Why does every film with a budget and some high-profile stars attached to it need to be EPIC with a John Williams score? Only in the realm of comedy do you see big names attached to big projects. Romancing the Stone is brilliant because it's a comedy/action/romance film. I'm sick of watching lead characters never crack a smile. Do high-profile directors fear that their image will be tarnished if they release a film just for fun? Movies can inspire and teach lessons, but sometimes movies should be made without a goddam moral message!!

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[–] sheik999 16 years ago

I also feel that True Lies was the last fun adventure film of the time, but everyone must admit, Pirates of the Caribbean: CotBP recaptured that genre perfectly and it had an original tale.
Too bad other film makers didn't follow up on that.

[–] lil_alex_8 18 years ago

In my opinion the last was True Lies...kinda has the same type of adventure/romance/comedy. Both extremely entertaining.

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[–] VirginOnPromNight 18 years ago

long live jack colton and joan wilder!!!!! the best treasure hunters of all time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[–] ronnyber 18 years ago

Was just thinking the same thing while watching it in AMC. Great post!

"Only a numbskull thinks he knows things about things he knows nothing about."

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[–] eegurl 18 years ago

I was thinking the same thing after watching this movie. Movies like Romancing the Stone are usually the ones that people actually LIKE as opposed to the forgettable comedies or depressing epics that come out in the theaters. Maybe "fun" movies (not including the gross-out comedies that have become popular recently) are not expected to do well in the box office.

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[–] lecuyer-arnaud 18 years ago

Well... a movie like The Mummy for example (with Brendan Fraser - 1999) kinda had the same spirit you know, mixing fun and adventure...

[–] Picnic-3 17 years ago

The blockbusters of the 1970s, Jaws and Star Wars, paved the way for Indiana Jones in the 1980s and the classic matinee adventure/romance genre was firmly back in the spotlight, building on the kind of films that hadn't been often made for nearly 50 years in some cases and buzzing with new ideas. The Goonies, Back to the future, Romancing the stone, an under-rated classic, Young Sherlock Holmes, Labyrinth, and Who framed Roger Rabbit? are some notable examples.

Although advances in computer animation greatly helped some of these films, the strength of the stories and characterisation were key.

By the way, if you like this game, you may like the PS3 game Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.

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