Why do most Hollywood Sci-Fi movies suck?

[monstar1]

Everytime I see a good trailer say "oh thats a good concept. this movie looks good". But then I know in the back of my mind its not going to live up to my expectations.

Im talking about movies like Jumper, I am number 4, In Time, etc

I haven't seen Chronicle yet.

 

[fac3 tak30v312]

I don't know what you were expecting out of them but Jumper and I am number 4 were quite enjoyable

 

[rolaholic]

Eh I thought that In Time was pretty good.

 

[jaypesoz]

They lack that soul that og sci-fi flicks made when they couldn't rely on special effects.  I just thought it was because audiences are just "too smart" or expectations are too high to be able to sit back and just enjoy a movie for what it is.

 

[tony montana]

Idk but I saw some crazy #%# sci-fi movie the other day.. it was about a giant shark vs a giant crocodile or some****

 

[8pm at msg]

Jumper wasn't too bad. Sometimes you just gotta accept the movie for what it is instead of expecting everything to be a modern day classic you know.

 

[grizzly hebert]

It's the same with 99% of Hollywood films.
The script is fire, the director is on point, the actors are ok....

But then the studio ends up screwing it up to appeal to a broad audience.

ie... Green Lantern, I am Legend, Dawn of the Dead, the list goes on...

 

[tego calderon el abayarde]

Trying to appeal to dumb Americans. You got dudes on NT calling movies boring because it requires them to think

 

[three6mafia]

Distric 9 was sweet.

That's about all that comes to mind..scfi wise.Bad taste is a good sci fi film. Made by peter jackson(dead alive, lord of the rings.. produce of distric 9. Hmm, well what do ya know.)

Originally Posted by Grizzly Hebert

It's the same with 99% of Hollywood films.
The script is fire, the director is on point, the actors are ok....

But then the studio ends up screwing it up to appeal to a broad audience.

ie... Green Lantern, I am Legend, Dawn of the Dead, the list goes on...

Dawn of the dead isn't scfi

And I'm assuming you're talking about the '06 version because the OG is one of the greatest pieces of film in cinema history.If you're talking about the remake...What did you expect, its a remake. 9 times out of 10 remakes are doo doo.

 

[duba169]

They have no substance

it's that simple

 

[51and3rd]

Minority Report, District 9, movies that are good. You can say this about any genre of film. Some are better then other but sci fi movies arent all bad

 

[AEA18]

Watched Super 8 the other day it was good.

 

[heavenlee777]

Yeah recent Hollywood Sci-Fi movies have been pretty bad, and I agree that most recent Sci-Fi movies suck.
I think it's because Hollywood is more focused on making money than being creative.
All they make are remakes/superhero films, and they've been doing this for the past decade.

But there have been some good ones as of recently, and hopefully they get better.
JJ Abrams had Super 8, and I think Inception is considered Sci-Fi
Duncan Jones had some real good ones with Moon and the Source Code.
Also, Prometheus and Looper sound promising as well.
Let's hope this year doesn't disappoint!

 

[atlien seeko]

Looking forward to Prometheus

 

[odog24]

district 9 was pretty good

 

[grizzly hebert]

Originally Posted by three6mafia

Distric 9 was sweet.

That's about all that comes to mind..scfi wise.Bad taste is a good sci fi film. Made by peter jackson(dead alive, lord of the rings.. produce of distric 9. Hmm, well what do ya know.)

Originally Posted by Grizzly Hebert

It's the same with 99% of Hollywood films.
The script is fire, the director is on point, the actors are ok....

But then the studio ends up screwing it up to appeal to a broad audience.

ie... Green Lantern, I am Legend, Dawn of the Dead, the list goes on...

Dawn of the dead isn't scfi

And I'm assuming you're talking about the '06 version because the OG is one of the greatest pieces of film in cinema history.If you're talking about the remake...What did you expect, its a remake. 9 times out of 10 remakes are doo doo.

I know it isn't sci-fi. Notice how I said 99% of movies. 

And I am talking about the original. Look up the og ending before the higher ups decided to change it. 

 

[reduce523]

Most movies are like that now. Everything is watered down, cant get to complicated because America wont understand it. But yet District 9 is a box office hit.

 

[shogun]

Sci-fi is a difficult genre.  The list of classics is pretty short for the last few decades.  Star Wars, Back to the Future movies, Blade Runner (one of my favorites), Tron, Terminator 1 & 2, The Matrix, The Fifth Element, Aliens movies, Predator, Total Recall, etc.  Like others have said District 9 and Inception were really good recent movies.
I'm really looking forward to Prometheus 

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[ecruteakcityboy]

Dont even get me started on jumper. That movie was just terrible

 

[roc4life24]

They better not mess up Enders Game...gonna be highly upset 

but generally its the studio owners dont think the audience will get it. 

 

[omgitswes]

Sci fi is my favorite genre for movies and books.


When is Enders Game supposed to come out? I've heard about it since I was in high school

 

[roc4life24]

Originally Posted by omgitswes

Sci fi is my favorite genre for movies and books.


When is Enders Game supposed to come out? I've heard about it since I was in high school

finally got green light in production now, 2013/2014 ?

 

[hendrix watermelon]

Gravity and Prometheus are on my most anticipated list for this year.

Will gravity become our generations greatest sci-fi of all time?

Alfonso Cuaron is directing it.

 

[three6mafia]

Originally Posted by Grizzly Hebert

Originally Posted by three6mafia

Distric 9 was sweet.

That's about all that comes to mind..scfi wise.Bad taste is a good sci fi film. Made by peter jackson(dead alive, lord of the rings.. produce of distric 9. Hmm, well what do ya know.)

Originally Posted by Grizzly Hebert

It's the same with 99% of Hollywood films.
The script is fire, the director is on point, the actors are ok....

But then the studio ends up screwing it up to appeal to a broad audience.

ie... Green Lantern, I am Legend, Dawn of the Dead, the list goes on...

Dawn of the dead isn't scfi

And I'm assuming you're talking about the '06 version because the OG is one of the greatest pieces of film in cinema history.If you're talking about the remake...What did you expect, its a remake. 9 times out of 10 remakes are doo doo.

I know it isn't sci-fi. Notice how I said 99% of movies. 

And I am talking about the original. Look up the og ending before the higher ups decided to change it. 

So you're saying dawn of the dead sucks?? Crazy talk.Lol dude, I'm a horror movie feind. Of course I've seen all the endings, and all cuts of the film.

 

[taymane23]

Anybody see that john carter junt yet? I cant wait for prometheus to come out, and what is gravity about?