Some examples from this year. John Carter at a cost of $200 million followed Avatar's special FX formula but forgot to include a plot. Death did not come soon enough for this film.
Battleship at $220 million was tossed out of its theater run in about a week; possibly a world's record for failure.
Tom Cruise should have focused on his pending divorce instead of throwing Rock of Ages at us.
The Dark Knight Rises should have been buried after Heath Ledgers wonderfully dark performance. And few films
can honestly say they had be rescued from the critics by having Rotten Tomatoes shut down the comments before its release only to reappear with a much better spelled (altered) rating.
There have been exceptions this year. The Amazing Spider-man 2012 gave us Andrew Garfield who absolutely beats Toby McGuire hands down as the real Peter Parker. I am actually looking forward to the new series even at $15 for IMAX. Well with popcorn and a drink, make that USD $30.
The Avengers brought all the super heroes together without them tripping over each other so, it can be done.
And there is the matter of Jeremy Renner who hit the radar for me in The Hurt Locker and now the carrier of the torch for The Bourne Legacy in more than one sense.
Did I sound hopeful here? Did Hollywood somehow get it right some of the time? Well I do already have my tickets for the new Bourne Saturday night and strangely enough there is no I MAX or 3D option.
Gee you think Hollywood is relying on the quality of the story line and the acting to carry the film?
For once, I hope so.
But that's just me.
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