Posted by Alferd Packer at a010-0420.rlgh.splitrock.net on March 16, 2001 at 18:15:39:
In Reply to: Exit wounds has 2800 screens? Now I'm ill. posted by Hollywood Dirty Bastard on March 16, 2001 at 16:36:45:
Because the Segal movie is garunteed money while the independant movies cater to a specific group of people: hence their release in arthouses.
Independant does not equal quality. Someone on here once said there were a shitload of independant movies you haven't seen that suck. The ones you've seen have been good. And that's why you saw them. Because they were good.
I mean, okay. Cecil B. Demented was a good movie. I loved it. But I saw it an arthouse. Now do you think the average moviegoer would spent 7.50 to see that? No.
AVERAGE MOVIEGOER: "I can pay 8 bucks and go watch guys talk about relationships and think during the movie or I can pay 8 bucks and watch shit blow up. Hmmmm."
That's how I am sometimes. That's why I saw 3000 Miles to Graceland as opposed to Chocolat. I mean, I'm sure Chocolat was the better movie, but fuck. I was entertained during 3000 Miles.
For more insight, see Jay's monologue in issue 1 of the Jay and Silent Bob comic book series. That pretty much sums it up.
Although Shadow of the Vampire should have gotten a 2800 screen release. That movie was fucking great.