Movies and How i Feel About Them

i did a couple series of posts on music that i liked, so i though i would do occasional posts on movies i liked/disliked. 

Basically, the last movie i saw in the theaters (or theatres) was Shrek Forever After.  It is not that there were no decent movies released since then - i don't know of any (by my standards). 

Disclaimer time: i tend to watch mostly action and comedy. Dramas bore me (maybe you have to be able to relate more to, i think they are called, humans to get them). My life is tragic and unfulfilling enough as it is. You may have guess, but i love the 80s. The new millennium - not so much (or is it not at all). Maybe my taste will be sort of weird - i liked Godzilla (the Matthew Broderick one), Last Action Hero and some other maligned movies. i think that John Hughes was kind of a movie genius. 

You can only see so many sequels and adaptation of other mediums (like books/video games) before you start to wonder if Hollywood has run out of ideas.  It feels to me like every concept has been done, now it is just how the movies are arranged that differentiate them from the predecessors.  The movie going experience has also gotten a lot more costly.  Way back when i was younger, they used to have $2.00 (or was $1) movie ticket deals.  Now even matinee showings are approaching the $10 mark.  Don't get me started on 3D.  Also, it seems the movie going experience is getting less necessary.

In 5-10 years (hopefully less), we may get to bypass the theater and stream the movie directly to our residences on release day.