In a message dated 8/20/01 12:50:07 PM,
jimdohertyjr@yahoo.com writes:
<< John Lau's original post dealt with the *lack* of PI
films made in the last 30 years, not the quality.
>>
While it's true that some PI films have been made in the past
3 decades, some excellent ones too I might add, my point is
that indeed it isn't really considered a commercial genre in
feature films. That's why they get turned into
buddy/action/comedies or some other hybrid to give it
marketability. A big reason for this is the fact that the PI
has been done to death in television. Another one is that
they don't necessarily appeal to the youth market, which is
the life's blood of the film business. Sad, but true.
John Lau
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