“Ninety percent of everything is crap.” – Theodore SturgeonOUCH! Sounds harsh, but if you take the time to read the full article, you'll be pleasantly surprised to find that the author actually kind of gets it - "the inherent difficulties in creating original art in a medium as collaborative and expensive as film."
The successful sci-fi author delivered that gem to Venture magazine, after being bombarded with the umpteenth question about why so much sci-fi sucks so hard so often. And so was born the oft-quoted “Sturgeon’s Law”, an assertion as bitter as it is true. He was right to suggest that sci-fi doesn’t have a monopoly on mediocrity.
... I think it would be hard to deny that going to the movies delivers disappointment more reliably than any other diversion. ... I don’t care if you’re talking about the multiplex or the arthouse, a lightweight romantic comedy or a weighty drama tackling the social issue du jour. Excellence is an endangered species in the movie world, and I don’t see the situation getting better any time soon.
Read the full article here, and then check out Part 2 here.
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