Saving the world of Cinema, one ticket at a time

Ladies and gentleman, I come to you today begging you to help me out. Please, do me this one favor and I will be forever grateful to you. This weekend, go see Splice. It's that simple. If you go to a matinee, it may cost you as little as $6 and 2 hours of your time.

Look at the films that have been (or will be) released this summer; I love the franchise, but Iron Man 2, Shrek 4, The A-Team????, The Karate Kid, Marmaduke, Sex and the City 2, the spin-off Get Him to the Greek, Prince of Persia which is based on a video game, Clash of the Titans which is a remake, Robin Hood, Jonah Hex which was a DC comic, Alice in Wonderland, Twilight, Nightmare on Elm Street, films like Killers, which wasn't even screened for critics, and a large amount of other junk that is already based on something else; even Toy Story 3!

I am in no way saying these movies are bad (even though about 90% are), but what ever happened to originality? What ever happened to actually going into a movie theatre and thinking? The past few years, the box office has been booming, and the majority of the films making the big bucks were pieces of junk that the studios put together in 2 minutes. Now the studios know that they don't even need to spend that much time on a film; actually, its better if they don't, because than the film will cost less and their profits will be even larger! We told Hollywood we didn't care about quality or originality, and now we have a chance to tell them differently and re-direct the thoughts of the Hollywood fat-cats.

I am not saying you re going to love Splice (even though I did; it probably currently sits at my #1 film of the year, even though the ending disappointed me so much), but if you care about originality, you must go see it. Splice deals with numerous moral questions that actually make the audience think (imagine that!), some deep Freudian theories that will probably turn many audiences off, a film that says monsters may not be that far off from being here, and they wont come from outer space, or underwater, theyre going to come from us; and is also an overall insane film that is just crazy enough to make you realize not everybody thinks the same.

I know I am rambling, and this is my first post on films, so it is not going to be my best, but it is something I care about. Your huge summer blockbusters will always be there, those films are always going to make a lot of money and nothing will stop them from getting made.

On the other hand though, original films like Splice are not released very often because nobody goes to see them and it's not worth it for the studio to make them, so we need to show Hollywood that there is room for both original, thought provoking films as well as the mindless entertainment that is the norm. Considering it is Sunday, and Splice is on track to make less than $8 mil this weekend, my hopes have already been squashed; but it is not too late. It wont cost you much in terms of money, or time. You may think the film is disgusting and insane and terrible, but at least you would have seen something that is different and whether you like it or not, you will surely be talking about it, and if something creates a conversation, it cant be all bad in my opinion.

If you want any originality, or thinking in your Hollywood films, send a message and go see Splice. If you re comfortable with the way things are, Marmaduke will always be there for you...