Hollywood needs a smack upside the head

[dragonimp]

Hollywood has always been a very trend-following and unimaginative place, but lately it seems like the movie studios aren't even trying. It's just been "Hey, Harry Potter did well! Let's see what other popular children's/YA book we can turn into movie!" These don't really bug me - it's just blatantly obvious that that's what they're doing. But now we also have: "Hey, Speed Racer did well! Let's see what other beloved anime franchise we can rape and dismember turn into a live action movie!"

Okay, I haven't seen it, but from everything I've heard, Speed Racer was a pretty good movie. The same cannot be said for the upcoming Dragonball or - gods - Cowboy Bebop movies. The Dragonball movie seems to have completely missed the point of the series. Cowboy Bebop - just, no, you can't do that story in a single movie. And the casting - I have nothing against Keanu Reeves, but he shouldn't be Spike. No.

I feel like guarding my fandoms with a bowie knife.

Comments

[actionranger.livejournal.com]

Speed Racer didn't do well at all.

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

I hadn't heard that - I wonder what prompted the trend, then?

[actionranger.livejournal.com]

Hey, you doing anything on Monday? I'm driving through the area to visit my grandparents and I was wondering if you wanted to get some lunch.

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

Aside from waiting to hear back from the mechanic about my car battery, I don't have anything planned. The libraries are closed that day. So yeah, lunch sounds good!