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This is probably not a great comparison, but when talking about the generational effects of going to PVOD so quickly, I can't help but think of how people have been complaining non-stop about the lack of a streaming/PVOD/Blu-Ray release for 'Godzilla Minus One', only to have it get released for rental and on Netflix this weekend. This is despite the fact that it literally played in theaters in the US until late January/early February, so a four month delay before home media availability seems pretty normal to me.
I absolutely agree. And the fact that it still seems to be doing well in post-theatrical (?) could be a sign that waiting doesn't hurt the streaming/VOD viewership either.
As someone who loves the theatrical experience and recently got to see a double feature of "Hit Man" and "I Saw the TV Glow", I'm sad to say that my outlook on the theatrical experience is pessimistic as well. My biggest concern is that, at least to someone with minimal industry knowledge, studios don't seem interested in meeting audiences where they are. Instead, they want to keep doing what they've always done and throwing up their hands when people don't show. It reminds me of some local businesses in the last place I lived - they gave, at best, grudging service while abusing their employees, but survived for decades because people had no other options. As soon as outsiders set up shop and started actually trying to win customers over, the local businesses threw a fit, acting like their very existence was a moral good just because they were there first.
Also, it's really a shame that Universal didn't work harder at selling "The Fall Guy" to women. I've seen it four times myself, and after talking it up on a non-movie podcast, feedback from the audience was clearly divided - women loved it, most men were indifferent. Maybe if they leaned into that from the jump, things would have panned out differently.
Thanks as always for a great show. It's a pleasure to hear movies being discussed by people who genuinely love them
Thank you! And yes, that is a key problem. I'd argue it's partially because they/we lost the first four years of the 2020s to figure out what came next after the 2010s Disney/superhero/nostalgia boom and are still pumping out what theoretically worked in 2016 and 2017.
This is probably not a great comparison, but when talking about the generational effects of going to PVOD so quickly, I can't help but think of how people have been complaining non-stop about the lack of a streaming/PVOD/Blu-Ray release for 'Godzilla Minus One', only to have it get released for rental and on Netflix this weekend. This is despite the fact that it literally played in theaters in the US until late January/early February, so a four month delay before home media availability seems pretty normal to me.
I absolutely agree. And the fact that it still seems to be doing well in post-theatrical (?) could be a sign that waiting doesn't hurt the streaming/VOD viewership either.
Kudos on Furi-No-Sa
Thank you, I was very proud of myself for that one.
As someone who loves the theatrical experience and recently got to see a double feature of "Hit Man" and "I Saw the TV Glow", I'm sad to say that my outlook on the theatrical experience is pessimistic as well. My biggest concern is that, at least to someone with minimal industry knowledge, studios don't seem interested in meeting audiences where they are. Instead, they want to keep doing what they've always done and throwing up their hands when people don't show. It reminds me of some local businesses in the last place I lived - they gave, at best, grudging service while abusing their employees, but survived for decades because people had no other options. As soon as outsiders set up shop and started actually trying to win customers over, the local businesses threw a fit, acting like their very existence was a moral good just because they were there first.
Also, it's really a shame that Universal didn't work harder at selling "The Fall Guy" to women. I've seen it four times myself, and after talking it up on a non-movie podcast, feedback from the audience was clearly divided - women loved it, most men were indifferent. Maybe if they leaned into that from the jump, things would have panned out differently.
Thanks as always for a great show. It's a pleasure to hear movies being discussed by people who genuinely love them
Thank you! And yes, that is a key problem. I'd argue it's partially because they/we lost the first four years of the 2020s to figure out what came next after the 2010s Disney/superhero/nostalgia boom and are still pumping out what theoretically worked in 2016 and 2017.