If you ask me, the time for the whole concept of an Oscars has come and gone.

The entire paradigm of movie watching has shifted and isn't coming back to what it was; streaming is taking over and movie theaters are dinosaurs. All the big theaters around me which used to be pretty packed on a Friday or Saturday night look dead and with the exception of Top Gun Maverick, I haven't even felt the urge to go out to a theater in several years now. I was at a movie for my kids this past summer and for a Saturday I was shocked at how little staff they had running the place, it seemed like they had like two people in the entire place.

What do you all think? Seems like Hollywood isn't putting out good movies anymore anyway and they really don't have any real Oscar worthy movies this year EXCEPT for Top Gun. Seems to me like the Academy Awards are going to turn into some sort of art-house thing that no one pays any attention to:

Panic Time? Oscar-Bait Movies Keep Tanking at Box Office

I think the entertainment landscape is too fragmented to support the old Hollywood distribution model.

If the studios got together and pushed the streaming window out to where it used to be for home video (rental/VHS) they might have a chance, but I don't see that happening.

Bring back the movie drive-in's, although I can't remember a single movie I ever went to when I was dating.

You have streaming services like Netflix, Apple, and even Prime Video coming out with their own movies now.

The indoor tv and sound systems have evolved on the same level as when computing power moved from mainframes to servers over the internet.

You do need big picture movies on the same level as Top Gun Maverick to bring people to the theaters. I think the competition has lowered theater tickets to lower than what used to be matinee prices. At the same time, theaters are having to upgrade their seats to offer the same, if not better, seats than in one's home. The only way they make money now is food sales.

The last time we went to a theater was for Maverick. The tickets were self-serve and, frankly, security was nonexistent that one could just walk into any showing. The only things that were manned was the food counter.

I don’t watch TV so I don’t see ads for new movies. I stream everything and most content is ad free. I stream sports and I ignore the ads. I generally have little idea about new releases. I might stream something new. Going to a movie theater means driving somewhere, dealing with parking, and then having to deal with the jackasses inside who are multitasking the movie with their social media shit. No thanks. As far as the Oscars go I just don’t care. It’s the industry patting itself on the back.

Its damn near $75 to take a family to a movie , get some drinks, some popcorn, box of candy. And most of them suck anyway.

Ridiculous.

When you have sh*t, woke, LGBTQ-themed movies like “Bros” (GMAFB ) that pander to less than 1% of the woke, gay population, you have to wonder why the studio is perplexed that it bombs at the theater. Just watching the adverts for it on TV, my exact thought was, “Who the phuck is gonna go watch THAT?!?!?” I’d have to believe there are those in the Conservative LGBTQ community that thought the same thing.

I can buy Milk Duds for a buck a box at Kroger or Walmart and watch a great movie on my 60” TV with Bose sound system in the comfort of my own home.

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Originally posted by erj_pilot:
When you have sh*t, woke, LGBTQ-themed movies like “Bros” (GMAFB ) that pander to less than 1% of the woke, gay population, you have to wonder why the studio is perplexed that it bombs at the theater.

I'm convinced it is the "woke" agenda being pushed in modern entertainment that is causing much of the failures in film, TV, and music. The Top Gun Mavericks movie proved that a film that people will pay and watch, will attract crowds to expensive movie theaters. Woke is killing business everywhere in entertainment; Netflix is losing money hand over fist. Same with all of the major film studios, including Disney, once a powerhouse. Viewership for The Oscars, The Emmys, and The Grammys are dismal. Woke news TV shows are getting cancelled because of dismal ratings in the low hundreds of thousands in a time slot, while conservative ones are getting millions of viewers.

"Everthing Woke turns to shit"- Donald J. Trump

I've seen three movies since 2018, Jungle Cruise (grand daughters loved it) Dune and Maverick. I haven't had the slightest tingle to see any other of the industry's wretched offerings.

... Christmas 2021, all in the office were provided with Village Gold Class + food evouchers.

The excitement was the latest Bond movie, which I still have not seen.

I used two to see the Elvis movie. Enjoyed that.
12 peeps in the gold class cinema, total space for 50.

The glitz and glamor of the golden years, the moguls, the stars, Paramount, MGM ... gone.

Remakes and woke.

I barely watch any free to air tv, let alone streaming services.

Just not interested in sitting and staring.

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I can't remember the last time I went out to the movies. Not that I was a huge theater goer, but I'm sure not now.

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Originally posted by smschulz:
Bring back the movie drive-in's, although I can't remember a single movie I ever went to when I was dating.

I sure do. Late Feb. 1980. A night of several firsts. And it was the not ironically named 'Jaws II'.


Whew.

Liberal Oscar Bait movies are old news. Limbaugh joked, but was right, when deciding "Best.." that isn't the big five awards, pick the most bleeding heart liberal cause for the win.

Back when Rogue One was out, WMAL had a segment discussing the state of movies then. Studios only release one of three types of movies: Superhero; kids animated; and reboots/remakes/sequels. And the few that don't fit that mold are either the leftwing Oscar-baits or something that makes the studio know they will make money. Movies are not getting made, and studios are about making money as fast as possible and having the faith in their product.

Plus a lot of big names have moved to streaming services. Why limit yourself to cramming everything into a 90-120 minute movie when you can get 8-10 60 minute episodes/season to tell your tale. Star Wars: Andor is good because it is has the time for a slower pace and sell this is a world falling deeper into the Empire's authoritarian regime, not having to have it spoon fed in a narrative.

I really want to see The Mauritanian. A guy I used to work with is 'in' the movie. Well, an actor portrays him. And I am curious to see how they portrayed him, especially since IRL he is a bit of a character himself. But I do not want to give one cent to see it.

Top Gun Maverick sure deserves a few Oscars. I hope it gets a bunch.

Oscars shouldn't, and typically don't, have anything to do with box office draw. At least not in the big categories (best actors, picture, director, etc.)

I love going to the theater but other than Top Gun there simply isn’t anything in theaters that I want to see bad enough to pay the money for. Anymore a lot of movies in theaters either get released on streaming platforms on the same day or within a short period.

Every current or upcoming movie that I can think of that I am interested in is by a streaming service anyway.

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Originally posted by YellowJacket:
Oscars shouldn't, and typically don't, have anything to do with box office draw. At least not in the big categories (best actors, picture, director, etc.)

That seems to be the point of the article and OP.

With the award shows promoting and rewarding only the wokest of the woke, movies that are being made to win Oscar’s are losing money.

I remember when movies won tons of awards and set box office records because they were great movies that had mass appeal instead of being art house films made for 2% of the population.

I devote as much time to the Oscars as I do to NBA basketball. None. Been to the theater only once in the last 10 years to see Ford vs Ferrari on IMAX screen. Wouldn't mind seeing Maverick on IMAX.

Last time I was in a theater was when Open Range came out.

We saw Top Gun 2 and thought about seeing Elvis. Instead we bought Elvis for $9.95 - the price of a popcorn and Pepsi at the theater.

I thought folks made movies to make money. What’s the point if you lose money but win an Oscar? Fame?