>I'm sure that there are many more pairings that I have not included. My
>point is that where in the past Hollywood might have allowed for more lag
>time between the releasing of movies with similar subject matter, plots, and
>characters they are now wasting no time in re-exploiting these audiences.
>What is the cause of their more explicit and aggressive tactics? Are the
>distributors/production companies worried that they aren't going to get an
>equal share of the market? What do these pairings say about their audiences?
>Do these target audiences have short term memory? Or are viewers that hungry
>for more? From what I can tell Hollywood has lost all forms of tact. Then
>again maybe Hollywood never had it in the first place...
I have a theory...
Producer A: I'll bet I could make a movie about "x" and make twenty million
dollars.
Producer B: I could make a movie about "x" and make thirty million dollars.
Producer A: All right, tough guy, you're on. Lets see who makes what.
Producer B: Fine with me, moneybags... lets say... september release?
Producer A: Good.
Later, they surreptiosly invest in each others projects in order to make
good on any possible losses from their project... go head to head, and the
winner gets an oscar.
Its movie magic.
j. daigle
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