Frank wrote:> KillerKlown wrote:
>> Those types of films wouldn't get rented in today's society.
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> There's plenty of people who go out of their way to watch terrible movies
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Example: Horror movies, Jack Frost or Satan's Little Helper.
When they came out, my video store had like 50 copies.
An entire wall.
Frost had a really cool lenticular cover.
Both were consistently checked out for months.
Tons of movies back then were produced specifically for VHS rental release.
Tons of cheap comedies and horror movies.
I presume flicks like that aren't as successful on streaming or Redbox. Or not on the same levels.
Video stores paid $100-$200 per tape. Now companies are paid by clicks.
Or we'd see more films being produced.
I say that because I have some friends who made a movie. It has like 100 positive ratings on Amazon, yet according to them it's barely broken even. They had a small 40k budget.
To the point they aren't motivated to make another one.
Unless it's sponsored by one of the larger platforms nobody even knows it exists.
Navigation of films on these platforms is terrible. Unless you know specifically what you're searching for you won't find it.
In a store it's right in front of you.
But in todays age, a consumer will look up reviews. If under a 7, I'm unsure people would rent it.
This is why companies spend millions on fake reviews to bump up numbers on sites like Rottentomatoes.