Hollywood used to rely heavily on "women's pictures", way back when cheap afternoon matinees were the order of the day. Movies filled the same niche as daytime TV does now, and the biggest female stars were the ones who appealed to women.
But now that the ticket prices have gone through the roof and people attend only once in a while instead of every week, the whole slant is towards the damn blockbusters, and I suppose the studios' thinking is, "She'll go with him to see the little-boy power fantasy, but he sure won't go see the chick flick with her. Do the math." :P
The first time I tried to watch Titanic on TV, I couldn't even stick it through to the special effects because I thought the writing was so bad! I have no opinion on DiCaprio, though I like Kate Winslet in general. Then years later my kid got interested in the disaster, I rented the DVD for him, and we just SKIPPED the boring parts and watched that puppy go down! :D
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Date: 2008-11-04 06:58 pm (UTC)But now that the ticket prices have gone through the roof and people attend only once in a while instead of every week, the whole slant is towards the damn blockbusters, and I suppose the studios' thinking is, "She'll go with him to see the little-boy power fantasy, but he sure won't go see the chick flick with her. Do the math." :P
The first time I tried to watch Titanic on TV, I couldn't even stick it through to the special effects because I thought the writing was so bad! I have no opinion on DiCaprio, though I like Kate Winslet in general. Then years later my kid got interested in the disaster, I rented the DVD for him, and we just SKIPPED the boring parts and watched that puppy go down! :D