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38. My take on big blockbusters is usually "it's just a popcorn flick"...

So long as I keep that attitude I'm often not too disappointed. My favourite films are of course well make dramas but there's definitely a place in my heart for entertaining popcorn munchers, sci-fi, action flicks. But they have to be well made fluff. This is why I'm not too much a fan of any big block buster that takes itself too seriously. They should be made with entertainment in mind and little else. Don't go and try to tell a deep story with meaning at the same time, sorry it's just not going to work, and you probably don't have the talent to pull it off if you are making this kind of film. At the same time make sure there is SOME story worth watching, I'm looking at you Michael Bay. I'm a fairly big fan of most of the comic book films for this reason. They are usually somewhat tongue in cheek to begin with and the stories they tell usually have "just" enough meat on them to make the special effects and explosions not take centre stage 100%.

Again the key to liking most of this stuff is to go in with low expectations. Now I'm still talking about well made Hollywood fluff. You are correct that the majority of the stuff out there is still garbage.