Just getting old and grumpy?

[Shamikebab]

Someone needs to take the question mark out of the title

 

[BUDFORCE]

I just watch mostly old stuff anyway.

Like 80-90's stuff mostly.

 

[Frankiemac]

Executives have always been like this.

They only know what the last big movie was, so comission more of that. They usually don't know why it was a success (and neither do most people)

This with bells on.

 

[Pete Tong]

Does anyone know of any movies that are set in post ww2 Britain? A movie about normal people rebuilding their lives after 6 years of war?

 

[eldergeek]

I just watch mostly old stuff anyway.

Like 80-90's stuff mostly.

This is my default. I have more than enough DVDs, Blurays and laserdiscs to the point that I don't need hollywood.

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

Maybe not as much as back in the 1990s, but I still have half a dozen films per year that I looked forward to. 2023 had big hitters Mario Bros and Wonka. 2024 was Beetlejuice 2 and Moana 2. Paddington 3 didn't disappoint either although still preferred P1 and P2. Sadly didn't get the chance to see Mad Max Furiousa so need to see that. 2025 has got Snow White and Lilo & Stitch. Lilo & Stitch in particular is a film I've been excited about for some time now, more so than any other film in the last 10 years. It feels like Disney is rebounding for the better. That's as in Disney as in actual Disney, not Star Wars or Marvel, as Disney itself is what concerns me the most. Hopefully Nintendo can make another box office smash as well with a similar success to Mario Bros.

 

[shifty_uk]

Movies peaked in the 80s/90s

This.

The landscape now is just superheroes, sequels and remakes. I enjoy the cinema but haven’t ventured into one in a few years, why bother with the expense when there’s no prospect of walking away thinking damn, that was bloody brilliant?

I won’t pretend to know the movie business or the reasons why that is but it’s a shame. Declining ticket sales due to covid is no longer an excuse any of the studios can latch onto either.

 

[Gray2233]

Does anyone know of any movies that are set in post ww2 Britain? A movie about normal people rebuilding their lives after 6 years of war?

Not quite what you're looking for, but I felt it was close enough to be worth suggesting for anyone that might have missed it:

Goodnight, Mister Tom (TV Movie 1998) ⭐ 7.8 | Drama, Family, War

1h 41m | PG

www.imdb.com

Fantastic movie/mini-series imo, really well made and an interesting look into the life of very young and older people during WW2. It's about a young boy that's sent to live in the countryside during the war, a somewhat old fashioned/grumpy (for the time) older gentleman called Tom takes him in, played by the fantastic John Thaw of Inspector Morse fame.