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Posted: **Fri Jun 14, 2013 1:37 pm**

From here.

Some good points:

"There's going to be an implosion where three or four or maybe even half a dozen of these mega-budgeted movies are going to go crashing into the ground," Spielberg said, "and that's going to change the paradigm again.

Some insane points:

Barreling from opinion to opinion throughout the discussion, Lucas presented a clear vision of this post-crash entertainment landscape: a world where going to the movies is no longer a casual outing, but a high-end experience more in line with Broadway. "What you're going to end up with is fewer theaters," he said. "Bigger theaters, with a lot of nice things. Going to the movies is going to cost you 50 bucks, maybe 100. Maybe 150." It will be more in line with sporting events, with films playing in these high-end cinemas for as long as a year. "And that's going to be what we call ‘the movie business.' But everything else is going to look more like cable television on TiVo."

Posted: **Fri Jun 14, 2013 1:52 pm**

I'm not sure that's so insane. Well, I mean, yeah it's insane, but it's also probably very likely to happen. I mean, going to the movies already DOES cost $50. And for what? ooohhh...the screeens big! oooh it's loud!

BFD. I'd rather watch it at home on my couch.

Posted: **Fri Jun 14, 2013 2:03 pm**

And for what?

Getting to see it first. When the threatre release coincides with the day it can be streamed, I'll retract that statement.

Posted: **Sat Jun 15, 2013 12:58 pm**

I dont believe Lucas has any idea what those amounts of money even mean.

Posted: **Sat Jun 15, 2013 1:46 pm**

Malcolm wrote:
And for what?
Getting to see it first. When the threatre release coincides with the day it can be streamed, I'll retract that statement.

BFD. Besides, can't you torrent it BEFORE it's released?

Posted: **Sat Jun 15, 2013 1:52 pm**

thibodeaux wrote:BFD. Besides, can't you torrent it BEFORE it's released?

Most people are still not of the torrent mindset. Give it enough time, that'll shift. Secondly, torrent quality varies wildly depending upon how the footage was obtained.

Posted: **Sat Jun 15, 2013 3:07 pm**

I actually don't WANT to be the first person to watch a movie. I like for it to be out and widely evaluated so I need not waste my time and money on a stinker.

Posted: **Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:31 am**

Yeah, Lucas doesn't know shit about the movie business anymore, as his last two decades of horrible crap shows.

What Lucas is describing there sounds exactly like something some companies will try, but will of course just push them further to bankruptcy as it's exactly the opposite of what most people want and will only engender more piracy. Keep the movies in the theater only for a year, seriously? No fucking way that doesn't lead to the most pirated movies of all time.

No, this is the old guard talking about the future they completely fail to understand. The future of entertainment is going to be less about big movies and more about small episodic releases from small content creators.

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