Chris Rock is a funny guy, sometimes even when he’s being serious. Case in point: the actor, who’s currently working on Grown Ups 2 among other projects, said in a recent interview with the New York Times that Grown Ups
(in case you’ve forgotten about that movie, it was one of those Adam
Sandler vehicles where he gets together with his actor buddies and they
spit out a film) is better than The Artist. Here’s the quote:
“Dude, people love Grown Ups. I don’t care what the critics say. Who won the Academy Award this year? The Artist? Hey, The Artist was great. Grown Ups is better than The Artist, and it’s better than The Artist ’cause the audience says so. No film critic’s going to say it, but Madagascar 3 is better than The Artist, and it’s better because it makes people feel better. That’s ultimately what it boils down to.”
Obviously, the implication is that box office results are an indication of how good a movie is. Grown Ups ($271 million) and Madagascar 3 ($522 million!) both handily beat The Artist ($133 million, which is amazing for a black and white silent film) at the box office. However, no one really knows how good a movie is before they throw down their $15 at the theatre. Also, let’s do an experiment – here are two groups of movies. The first set did poorly at the box office, the other set did quite well. Which group would you rather
watch?
Fight Club
Blade Runner
Citizen Kane
The Shawshank Redemption
It’s a Wonderful Life
The Big Lebowski
or
10,000 BC
Wild Hogs
Pearl Harbor
The Last Airbender
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel
Jack and Jill
