Looks like that's the way of the world. I entered a poll to win a dvd burner from Blender (http://www.blender.com/contests/reader_poll/) and they asked how many songs were on my harddrive. Not necessarily the same thing as downloading from the Internet, granted, but the implication is there.
Not sure what the pupose is. Maybe Blender will sell the info to the RIAA for their next whine-fest to Congress....
Agreed. It will be interesting to see if the Spiderman sequels can hold a candle to the SW sequels. I would expect not- I'm just not convinced a comic book story can avoid growing stale and formulaic on the big screen. Batman was a great movie- dark, clever, and reflective of the original comic. The Batman sequels sucked out loud.
I think the true test of a "generational" film will be in making good with the follow-ups. Lucas made SW a cultural phenomenon because it became more than just a movie- people could grow up with it. I think LotR could have similar success (it succeeds with the written word). And I am excited and hopeful to see if the Matrix can join the ranks as well (although, for a different and older demographic).
I don't know what the quantitative measuring stick should be, but I'm fairly certain that ticket sales revenue is not it.
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Looks like that's the way of the world. I entered a poll to win a dvd burner from Blender (http://www.blender.com/contests/reader_poll/) and they asked how many songs were on my harddrive. Not necessarily the same thing as downloading from the Internet, granted, but the implication is there.
Not sure what the pupose is. Maybe Blender will sell the info to the RIAA for their next whine-fest to Congress....
Sigh.
-FC
Agreed. It will be interesting to see if the Spiderman sequels can hold a candle to the SW sequels. I would expect not- I'm just not convinced a comic book story can avoid growing stale and formulaic on the big screen. Batman was a great movie- dark, clever, and reflective of the original comic. The Batman sequels sucked out loud.
I think the true test of a "generational" film will be in making good with the follow-ups. Lucas made SW a cultural phenomenon because it became more than just a movie- people could grow up with it. I think LotR could have similar success (it succeeds with the written word). And I am excited and hopeful to see if the Matrix can join the ranks as well (although, for a different and older demographic).
I don't know what the quantitative measuring stick should be, but I'm fairly certain that ticket sales revenue is not it.
-FC