More Sound Advice

 

What makes us do it?

I already have this movie on DVD.  Plus I've seen it so many times, I know some of the lines by heart.  So why did I sit in my living room last night and watch this stupid movie with commercials on cable, instead of shutting it off and watching the commercial-free disc instead?

I have a couple of friends who do the same thing.  A movie comes on TV that they already own and have seen countless times.  But they'll sit there and watch it again.

Can movies be like comfort food?

Sex Sells, But Not in the Movies

I was flipping channels last night and came across FOX news.  It was two women and a guy discussing the fact that, although sex sells, the top ten blockbuster movies are practically devoid of sex scenes (or the scenes are subtle and overshadowed by the actual storyline.)  Take these titles for instance:

Avatar
Titanic
Forest Gump
Lord of the Rings
The Godfather
Star Wars
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Pirates of the Caribbean
Harry Potter films
Jurassic Park
Spiderman
Shrek
The Dark Knight

Since erotic romances and erotica are currently the hottest selling ebooks, isn't it odd that sex has no bearing in the mainstream movie industry?