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Netflix Builds Detailed Apple Store Replica for 'iHostage' Movie
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They don't get a choice unless they're paying for product placement. Just a myth.
I watched the first 10 minutes and turned it off. It was not keeping my attention.
This wouldn't look out of a place as a parody 'behind the scenes'. I don't even recall the real event.
Netflix really scraping the very bottom of the barrel in terms of original content in recent years, which is why I cancelled my sub a while back.
Netflix really scraping the very bottom of the barrel in terms of original content in recent years, which is why I cancelled my sub a while back.
I just watched the trailer and it's not even worth pirating the movie.
Oh man, I was gonna watch it and after reading the comments, iWon't lol
They wanted to go with Hostage Pro Max, but that was take by the negotiator.
The Netflix dream..
Wishy washy vanilla garbage you keep on "in the background", created by AI writers and CGI for microscopic costs.
Just total hot garbage shovel-ware for the masses and shareholders.
The trailer looks really wretched. The best thing about the movie may be the set construction and "volume" tech they used.
What a gigantic waste of money. They could have filmed on a different location, not one single viewer would have said "hey that's not the real Leidseplein street!" It's a freaking movie, not a documentary.
There’s been a ridiculous trend of budget inflation in the film industry for years. Instead of greenlighting smarter scripts or taking creative risks, studio execs keep throwing money at the problem, hoping that sheer scale will magically guarantee success. It’s lazy, short-sighted, and creatively bankrupt.
There’s been a ridiculous trend of budget inflation in the film industry for years. Instead of greenlighting smarter scripts or taking creative risks, studio execs keep throwing money at the problem, hoping that sheer scale will magically guarantee success. It’s lazy, short-sighted, and creatively bankrupt.
It's ironic that a movie about Apple is on Netflix. I'm surprised Netflix was allowed to do this. Freedom of creation?
Also, the name "iHostage" takes on a whole new meaning for a lot of people these days, being "locked in" to the ecosystem.
I wouldn't say "lazy", since this was obviously quite a feat to pull off. But unnecessary? I'd agree.
Why complain that the films are crap? It does not matter because no one really watches. Have you seen how people watch TV now? The screen is on, but everyone is messing with their phones as the movie plays in the background.
So why not make a show about some guy who wants to fly like Superman and has been trying unsuccessfully his whole life? Fit in some comic situations, shot at locations within 30 minutes of the studio with no-name actors. It could be done on a low budget. No special effects needed because the guy never flies. Ask me. I have dozens of ideas for bad, low-budget films that people will not watch.
The new word for crap-content is "second screen" where the implication is that the iPhone is "first screen".
So why not make a show about some guy who wants to fly like Superman and has been trying unsuccessfully his whole life? Fit in some comic situations, shot at locations within 30 minutes of the studio with no-name actors. It could be done on a low budget. No special effects needed because the guy never flies. Ask me. I have dozens of ideas for bad, low-budget films that people will not watch.
The new word for crap-content is "second screen" where the implication is that the iPhone is "first screen".
The documentary about this event, with the original negotiation audio recordings, is much better.
Thats just silly. No one is locked into the Apple ecosystem; they can leave any time they want. As opposed to someone who is actually being held hostage.
Actually not. It was a very cheap film to make because they needed one set. OK, they used a giant TV screen outside the set's windows, but that is nothing new; you rent those TV screens. Building sets is cheaper than flying a crew to Europe, putting them up in a hotel for the duration, and paying Apple for the use of the store at night when it is closed.