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Osmosis Jones… there’s a name I haven’t heard in decades
Osmosis Jones was a fun little movie.
“Alan!”
“I hate that Hollywood is only making sequels and franchise movies now.”
Well, there’s some proof for anyone going “oh, films used to be better in the 2000s!”
20 screens and maybe three genuinely good films playing. Everything else is sequels, adaptations, and just general crap. Not that different from how it is today.
I remember when every one of these movies was in cinemas. Seriously, it was just yesterday. Also, fuck, it’s been 22 years.
I’m my mind “ehh 2001? That’s only couple of years ago”.
I have a lot of great memories of the year 2001 since I started my first full time job in late 2000. Now I can actually buy things I want instead of relying on presents a couple times a year (including returning the item if I realize it sucks).
What a fascinating channel that uploaded this video, it’s full of 10 minute views into the past of mundane things, going to the movies, people in a shopping mall, going to school, working at a fast food place, working in various stores. Most taking place in the 80’s or 90’s, a bygone era.
Rush Hour 2 was playing twice as much, apparently.
I worked at the movie theatre in 2001. In our theatre of 8 auditoriums, Rush Hour 2 occupied 2 of them, and we’d continue to screen it for 6 months if not more.
Those are some mid ass movies for that year.
Back when I would see EVERY movie that came out. I saw all of those in theater and at least one of them at THAT exact theater.
Going to the movies in 2023…
Ah, I don’t go anymore.
This looks like summer 2001, pre 9/11, damn we had the good life.
Back when taking the kids to see American Pie 2 was acceptable.
Cool how it notes that Jp3 is digital
I’m not saying it’s the *best* but I think 2001 is the most important year for modern-day cinema. Harry Potter, Fast and Furious, and LotR truly kicking off the blockbuster franchise movement. Spirited Away making Japanese animation mainstream. Weird animation like Osmosis Jones, Shrek, and Jimmy Neutron changing what western animated movies could be outside Disney/Pixar.
It was pretty much like this through the late 80s & 90s too. Things really changed a few years later when you could order tickets online… but you could still get tickets for $5 until the 2010s when cheap theaters died.
1998 is the GOAT for movies though
And at least in NYC at that time, Moviefone was the go to for features and timings. Crazy.
Spy Kids was huge for 8 year old me.
Osmosis Jones is so underrated. Bill Murray absolutely slays it in that film.
Universal Citywalk! I lost my sunglasss there watching Bad Boys. I have this fantasy that they are still sitting in a lost and found box behind the ticket booth. I just have to get over there someday. I also distinctly remember watching Star Trek Generations there.
“I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them”
This was less than a month before 9/11.
The blaring music in this clip was not typical of the moviegoing experience at the time. Theaters might have music playing but they were at normal volume.
The reason this one is so loud is that it’s not a typical movie theater. This is the multiplex at Universal Citywalk, an open air “retail experience” attached to Universal Studios in Los Angeles. It is pretty much the most overstimulating, hyper-commercial, mall-on-steroids environment I’ve ever been in. I have no problem with malls, shopping or commerce, but 15 minutes in Citywalk turns me into a hardcore Bolshevik ready to burn the place to the ground. Quite possibly my least favorite place on earth.
Crazy how there could be such a broad selection, with literally nothing worth watching.
Funny seeing “-DIGITAL-“ used as specific thing when now it’s just become the standard and it’s actually 35mm and 70mm film projection that would be used as a selling point.
That was a quick fall from the cinema high of 1999
That Planet of the Apes movie was awful.
Now seeing even ONE decent movie on the list is a rarity
They didn’t know that by September things would start to change for the worse.
Same as in 2023…
This was filmed at the Universal CityWalk in Universal City, Ca. (North of Hollywood.)
Going to that movie theater was / is an atypical movie-going experience. CityWalk is the large, outdoor shopping center adjacent to Universal Studios Hollywood. As you can hear from the video, it was loud as shit there because they blast music throughout the entire center.
As for the theater itself, it’s huge. I grew up in New Jersey, and before moving to Los Angeles I’d never been in any theater as big as the CityWalk cineplex. I rarely went to that theater, though; my favorite was the Arclight Theater on Sunset Blvd., which was gorgeous. Real shame that place closed down, but I hear Hollywood elites are trying to save it.
1998 is a slept on movie year
The Others is the best film on that marquee. Fight me.
I remember seeing Rush Hour 2 with my dad in theaters. Good memories.
It’s crazy-looking at all of these, I can confidently say I’d probably enjoy, or at the very least not be bored, by all of these movies. Today, I couldn’t say the same. Even before the shitty movies as a result of covid. I hope we get back to the great movies that make you want to leave your house to go see soon!
I liked Jurassic Park 3…
Franchises, remakes, and the occasional original picture. Not much has changed in twenty years.
Wow, can you *imagine* what an awful experience it must have been to watch a movie in digital in 2001? A decade later digital projectors were only beginning to catch up to 35mm picture quality, but by then the price savings over distributing 35mm films was obvious so the studios started pushing all-digital even though most theaters still had blurry 1080p projectors.
But digital projection/distribution from 2001? That’s hard to even imagine. I know DLP already existed by that point, so I’m guessing it wouldn’t have been as dim and washed out as the LCD computer projectors we all remember from work or school back then, but I can’t imagine it would have been 1080p yet, maybe 720p at best, which would have looked terrible compared to 35mm.
And it’s not even solely a hardware thing, presumably that movie was shot on film so they would have had to scan it to distribute it digitally, and scanning technology was awful. I’ve got several Blu-Rays in my collection that were made in the 2006-2010 era and some of them barely look any better than DVDs because they were scanned so poorly. Very blurry, poor color/contrast, lots of jittering and film dust. If things were that bad in the late 2000s I can’t imagine how bad HD scans would have been half a decade earlier.
Unless I’m misunderstanding and that “Digital” means something else.
For those pointing out that sequelitis was already in full swing back in 2001, this is what the Summer box office would actually look like in 2001 if it followed the top movies of the past year:
(I traced back dates on this for a 1 to 1 comparison)
**Gotham City 70, 71, and 72**
There have now been 72 movies set in Gotham City (not counting the TV shows) since 1989’s Batman, but these are the 32nd, 33rd, and 34th in the Tim Burton Cinematic Universe. Everything still looks vaguely designed by Tim Burton, but he quit after Batman 2. Michael Keaton stuck around for 22 of those films, appearing in the 3 Batman movies, the 5 team-up movies, a supporting role in Robin 1 & 2, and 1 cameo scene, similar to the 11 cameo appearances of Commissioner Gordon.
**Die Hard 9**
Bruce Willis took a backseat after 6 movies to play a Sgt. Powell type role of cop talking on the radio to a new hero, played by Paul Walker. The new hero is stuck in Nakatomi Plaza with terrorists for the third time, but without the help of Bruce Willis, who is currently in a lawsuit with the studio.
**Aliens 6**
In this one, we learn Hicks and Bishop actually survived, retconning the plot of Alien 3. The three survivors join Ben Stiller and Julianne Moore, the stars of the 4th and 5th. Humans have gained control over the aliens, with some even performing as servers in restaurants, but must now re-weaponize their pets to face a new uncontrollable breed of aliens.
**E.T. 6**
After two movies about baby E.T.s running amok in California, this one reunites the original E.T. with his pal Elliot. For some reason E.T. no longer enjoys Reeses Pieces and now prefers Twizzlers.
**The Witches of Eastwick 2**
It’s been 14 years since The Witches of Eastwick, but this is the first of 4 planned sequels set to release in the 2000s.
**The Train 2**
36 years after The Train, 87 year old Burt Lancaster returns in this nostalgia action flick featuring all your favorite songs from 1965.
**Robocop 9 (The Robocop)**
There were 8 solo Robocop movies, if you include Robocop vs. Terminator: Dawn of Skynet, but this one returns Robocop back to his roots as a Detroit city cop. Reviews are kind of good, but that’s possibly due to it being compared favorably to Robocop vs. Terminator, which currently holds a 2.9 on IMDB.com.
**Popeye 11**
The third prequel spinoff of the mega popular 8 film Popeye series. Jack Nicholson, who appeared in the previous prequel spinoffs, has been recast after being accused of domestic abuse.
**Ants in the Pants 2**
The sequel to the popular 1998 movie based on the Ants in the Pants board game. Producers have assured fans that this one will be more authentic to the source material.
**Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?**
The first tentpole in a planned series based on the 1985 edutainment computer game.
**Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 47**
There have been 47 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies, but this one is Rat King, the 14th movie in the TMNT cinematic universe, which is considered its own thing. Rat King is the 5th one in this often poorly reviewed series to focus on villains.
The theater at Universal CityWalk is still badass
Hey, I saw Scary Movie 2 there!
The single biggest advancement in theaters wasn’t anything to do with sound or video, The best thing ever done with theaters was the implementation of stadium seating. Not having to worry about sitting behind someone blocking your view is such a quality of life improvement that nothing could possibly top it.
Okay, I will admit that the recliners with seat warmers are pretty sweet as well.