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The product sucks ("Hey, wanna go see Porky's #37?")



As I have said previously, Hollywood needs to say a big 'Fuck You!' to the so-called Moral Majority and start sexing its films up somewhat. Remember the fuss (and more importantly, the box office take) caused by the blink-and-you'll-miss-it glimpse of Sharon Stone's nether regions?

Hollywood's biggest problem is their push to try and make films as inoffensive as possible so as to ensure a lower rating and thus reach a bigger potential audience. What they fail to realise is that by making bland, inoffensive fare, you turn off the fans of the genre and end up with watered-down movies like Alien vs. Predator.

Question: What kind of box office would you imagine a movie with a naked Jessica Alba (or whoever's hot) taking? Sure, you'll get a few shut-ins that will just download the nude/sex scenes off of the net, but these are the kind of people who never go to the cinema anyway. A hot sexy flick is just made for young couples to watch and get in the mood, and a veritable rite of passage to sneak/con your way into if you happen to be underage. The same can be said for action movies as well...who is making the Schwarzenegger-style action movie? Who is the heir apparent to Arnold's throne? Nobody is who...the fact they are knocking out the fourth installments of Die Hard and Rambo should tell you that nobody has stepped up to the plate, and this may in part simply be due to the fact they just don't make 'em (action movies) like they used to.

When Hollywood starts to become less bland, inoffensive and predictable, then the audiences will come rushing back...not before.


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30 years ago if you had extra cash a teenage could go to a theater or buy by an 8-track, but now spare cash is now likely to go to a computer game, Second Life, etc.



There was an article on Yahoo! the other day wherein the poor box office returns of 'The Heartbreak Kid' were blamed on the release of Halo III. Fear for the poor schmuck whose movie has to go toe-to-toe with the next installment of Grand Theft Auto.

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Porn has the same problem that the product sucks, plus comps (Vivid gets no sympathy here). And competition from both pirated and free or amateur is a big deal too.



The bigger problem is the industry's total apathy about doing anything to tackle these problems.

If you want a better product, then you're going to need better talent, which means you're going to need to offer them more money (both upfront and in residuals), and to do that you first need to protect your investment and revenue stream. I have yet to see any studio (other than EA/JJV with their lawsuit) make any serious strides in this direction.

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PS. The record industry's policy of killing off music stores has got to be the dumbest move ever. Stores that only sold music meant that a consumer wasn't tempted to leave with anything else. But now sales have been moved to retailers that only have music as a small part of the overall merchandise a consumer might buy. Do you think Best Buy cares if a consumers walks in the story to buy a CD and leaves with a game or such?



Adult companies need to diversify to survive, and by diversify, I don't mean exploring new delivery channels for their media. If I were to invest money in any adult company today, it would be Adam & Eve, for the simple fact that you can't download a dildo off of Rapidshare. DVD sales can flatline tomorrow, but they'll still be alright.