Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Hollywood Films

Here's a new poll result that I like! It's about Hollywood films, those movies I just don't really like very often. And now it seems more Americans agree with my view. According to an Associated Press-AOL poll of 1,000 adults taken this past week, most Americans think that movie stars are poor role models and most films that are made today just aren't very good.
The first proposition is not hard to believe, as Russell Crowe's recent telephone toss at a hotel employee illustrates. Whether it's actor Christian Slater grabbing the buttocks of a woman in aNew York grocery store, Winona Ryder's conviction for shoplifting or Hugh Grant being caught im a car with a prostitute, these occurrences help explain the drop in attendance at American movie theaters (But why are those dumb Hollywood films so popular in most other countries?) Here are some other statistics from the poll.
1) 73% of the respondents said they prefer to stay home and watch a movie on their DVD player, VCR or pay-per view because they can easily tune out at home than in a theater and do something more productive when the film is bad.
2) 47% said that movies are getting worse, while only 30% said they were getting better (perhaps the brain dead 30% of the audience?)
3) the drop in attendance at theaters this past year was a 9%, a record drop in attendance declines for movies.
4) respondents said they most liked comedies, followed by dramas and action adventure movies. Hmmmm Comedies a first preference. It makes sense.

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