Are independant movies worse than studio pictures?
October 3, 2008
NO WAY! Just check out this list of independant movies (from IMDB):
| Rank | Rating | Title | Votes |
| 1. | 8.9 | Pulp Fiction (1994) | 314,384 |
| 2. | 8.8 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) | 158,511 |
| 3. | 8.7 | The Usual Suspects (1995) | 210,479 |
| 4. | 8.7 | Psycho (1960) | 109,637 |
| 5. | 8.6 | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) | 125,211 |
| 6. | 8.6 | Memento (2000) | 204,021 |
| 7. | 8.6 | Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983) | 862 |
| 8. | 8.6 | Se7en (1995) | 206,263 |
| 9. | 8.5 | Apocalypse Now (1979) | 135,433 |
| 10. | 8.5 | Léon (1994) | 142,852 |
| 11. | 8.5 | American Beauty (1999) | 228,660 |
| 12. | 8.5 | American History X (1998) | 163,350 |
| 13. | 8.4 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) | 160,590 |
| 14. | 8.4 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) | 124,812 |
| 15. | 8.4 | Requiem for a Dream (2000) | 133,582 |
| 16. | 8.4 | Reservoir Dogs (1992) | 160,817 |
| 17. | 8.4 | Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) | 1,465 |
| 18. | 8.3 | Amadeus (1984) | 74,596 |
| 19. | 8.3 | Hotel Rwanda (2004) | 65,324 |
| 20. | 8.3 | The Message (1976) | 4,130 |
| 21. | 8.2 | Fargo (1996) | 128,697 |
| 22. | 8.2 | Donnie Darko (2001) | 156,081 |
| 23. | 8.2 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) | 174,218 |
| 24. | 8.2 | Platoon (1986) | 82,704 |
| 25. | 8.2 | Amores perros (2000) | 44,490 |
| 26. | 8.1 | The Graduate (1967) | 59,281 |
| 27. | 8.1 | The Big Lebowski (1998) | 129,913 |
| 28. | 8.1 | Vozvrashcheniye (2003) | 8,271 |
| 29. | 8.1 | Trainspotting (1996) | 112,878 |
| 30. | 8.1 | A Man for All Seasons (1966) | 9,818 |
| 31. | 8.0 | Crash (2004/I) | 129,998 |
| 32. | 8.0 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) | 89,296 |
| 33. | 8.0 | Punishment Park (1971) | 1,453 |
| 34. | 8.0 | À bout de souffle (1960) | 14,534 |
| 35. | 8.0 | Hercules Returns (1993) | 619 |
| 36. | 8.0 | The Man from Earth (2007) | 17,056 |
| 37. | 8.0 | Little Miss Sunshine (2006) | 107,144 |
| 38. | 8.0 | Campanadas a medianoche (1965) | 1,408 |
| 39. | 8.0 | Magnolia (1999) | 96,275 |
| 40. | 8.0 | Once (2006) | 22,001 |
| 41. | 8.0 | The Lion in Winter (1968) | 10,597 |
| 42. | 8.0 | Fitzcarraldo (1982) | 6,644 |
| 43. | 8.0 | A Woman Under the Influence (1974) | 3,231 |
| 44. | 8.0 | This Sporting Life (1963) | 1,520 |
| 45. | 8.0 | Sling Blade (1996) | 35,392 |
| 46. | 8.0 | Papillon (1973) | 21,441 |
| 47. | 8.0 | Dawn of the Dead (1978) | 32,297 |
| 48. | 8.0 | Shaun of the Dead (2004) | 95,157 |
| 49. | 8.0 | Night of the Living Dead (1968) | 29,154 |
| 50. | 8.0 | Risâlah, ar- (1976) | 282 |
I know you can think of a monumental list of bad studio films so I’ll just name a few to get you started:
- Pearl Harbor
- Speed Racer
- Valentine
- Catwoman
- Daredevil
- A Man Apart
- Norbit
- Glitter
- Swept Away
The bottom line is this – SUPPORT ARTISTS, NOT STUDIOS! See movies at film festivals and independent theaters.
Hollywood is incestiual and dishonest – there are much more talented people out there that will only have a chance if YOU support them.
If you think studio films are better than independent films, you’ve been brainwashed.
