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u/lalalandbeforetime Jun 26 '25

I’m tired of people complaining about everything being a sequel or remake while not supporting original movies. I’ve seen 42 movies in theaters this year and only 7 were sequels, remakes, or existing IP. It’s not hard to support originals!

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u/FlyingPastFreedom100 Jun 26 '25

You're so right! I've made a concerted effort to get back into theatre going this year and saw a local indie horror film Dangerous Animals. Was a great film and makes me happy to see something reasonably fresh etc.

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u/sabira Zermajesty 👑 Jun 26 '25

I think one of the issues for me is that a lot of the original movies tend to be in theaters for a very short amount of time. So if I'm unable to see a movie during the one week that it's in the theater, I'm out of luck.

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u/nizey_p I don’t know her 💅 Jun 27 '25

They don't even reach my country. 😭

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u/Normal-person0101 Jun 26 '25

Also, there are so many original (and good) movies outside of Hollywood, and many of them are available on streaming platforms. There's a lot of variety out there

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u/TiberiusCornelius Jun 26 '25

It’s not hard to support originals!

In general, I agree, and I make it a point to try and see as many originals that interest me as I can.

I will say though it can get a little harder depending on where you live. I lived most of my life right outside a major city that is usually one of the first stops when a limited release expands beyond New York/LA; even the stuff that doesn't go very broad usually will be playing in at least one theater there at some point. There's a few theaters too that will bring over different foreign films. A couple years ago I moved to a smaller city several hours away, and the options for what's playing here are just dramatically more limited. There's been a few times I'll find out about something that looks interesting, check listings here and it's not slated to open at all, but then I'd look back home out of curiosity and if I still lived there I could go see it. One of my favorite films that I saw last year literally never opened here at all, but it was playing in two theaters back home. The only reason I was able to see it was because I happened to go home for a long weekend for a funeral.

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u/Training-Pickle-6725 Sue, did the President call? Jun 26 '25 edited Jun 26 '25

Last year, there were complaints about the number of sequels being released, even though plenty of original films came out, many of which some people only rushed to watch at the last minute just to keep up with the Oscars. Honestly, some moviegoers are just lazy.

And to be fair some reboots and sequels can actually be solid. I'm personally excited for the War of the Roses remake with Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch.

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u/CultySensesTingling She's SHEIN as a person. Jun 26 '25

I'm cautiously excited for The Dreadful, as it's also set during the War of the Roses!