Just saw a trailer for Toy Story 5 on YouTube.
As you no doubt recall, the original Toy Story movie was made using
computer animation, and it was about a child who got a new spaceman
toy, and therfore put his old cowboy toy aside. But the toys had
actual feelings, and so this made the cowboy toy sad.
Well, Toy Story 5 has gone from a premise that could have made sense
even in 1957 (or earlier; Flash Gordon, after all, was around since
the ninteen-thirties) to one that is entirely contemporary!
Now, the child has gotten a tablet, connected to the Internet, and all
the child's old toys, including both the cowboy and the spaceman, are
feeling neglected!
John Savard--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
Just saw a trailer for Toy Story 5 on YouTube.
As you no doubt recall, the original Toy Story movie was made using
computer animation, and it was about a child who got a new spaceman
toy, and therfore put his old cowboy toy aside. But the toys had
actual feelings, and so this made the cowboy toy sad.
Well, Toy Story 5 has gone from a premise that could have made sense
even in 1957 (or earlier; Flash Gordon, after all, was around since
the ninteen-thirties) to one that is entirely contemporary!
Now, the child has gotten a tablet, connected to the Internet, and all
the child's old toys, including both the cowboy and the spaceman, are
feeling neglected!
John Savard
Hollywood hasn't had a significantly new idea since (at least) 1970
... they just keep recycling old scripts - sometimes with a new twist
but often just with a new cast.
They manage to stay in business only
because the average person has neither the attention span nor the
retention capability to notice.
On Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:33:18 GMT, quadibloc@invalid.com (John Savard)
wrote:
Just saw a trailer for Toy Story 5 on YouTube.
As you no doubt recall, the original Toy Story movie was made using >computer animation, and it was about a child who got a new spaceman
toy, and therfore put his old cowboy toy aside. But the toys had
actual feelings, and so this made the cowboy toy sad.
Well, Toy Story 5 has gone from a premise that could have made sense
even in 1957 (or earlier; Flash Gordon, after all, was around since
the ninteen-thirties) to one that is entirely contemporary!
Now, the child has gotten a tablet, connected to the Internet, and all
the child's old toys, including both the cowboy and the spaceman, are >feeling neglected!
John Savard
At any given time, every child has a "favorite" toy. The favorite
gets more play time, and other toys necessarily will get less.
This is different how?
Hollywood hasn't had a significantly new idea since (at least) 1970
... they just keep recycling old scripts - sometimes with a new twist--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
but often just with a new cast. They manage to stay in business only
because the average person has neither the attention span nor the
retention capability to notice.
Not to mention questionable taste in "entertainment". 8-)
George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> schrieb:
Hollywood hasn't had a significantly new idea since (at least) 1970
... they just keep recycling old scripts - sometimes with a new twist
but often just with a new cast.
Depends if you include book adaptions or not (but then the ideas
come from outside).
But even so, there are exceptions: I do not remember the plot of
TENET (which still makes my head spin) from anywhere else.
They manage to stay in business only
because the average person has neither the attention span nor the
retention capability to notice.
Generally, I agree. I simply do not watch modern movies any more.
Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> posted:
George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> schrieb:
Hollywood hasn't had a significantly new idea since (at least) 1970
... they just keep recycling old scripts - sometimes with a new twist
but often just with a new cast.
Depends if you include book adaptions or not (but then the ideas
come from outside).
But even so, there are exceptions: I do not remember the plot of
TENET (which still makes my head spin) from anywhere else.
They manage to stay in business only
because the average person has neither the attention span nor the
retention capability to notice.
Generally, I agree. I simply do not watch modern movies any more.
To any producer, director listening:: "get rid of the graphic-generated backgrounds". Thankyou.
George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> schrieb:
Hollywood hasn't had a significantly new idea since (at least) 1970
... they just keep recycling old scripts - sometimes with a new twist
but often just with a new cast.
Depends if you include book adaptions or not (but then the ideas
come from outside).
But even so, there are exceptions: I do not remember the plot of
TENET (which still makes my head spin) from anywhere else.
They manage to stay in business only
because the average person has neither the attention span nor the
retention capability to notice.
Generally, I agree. I simply do not watch modern movies any more.
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