I don't really care about the film one way or the other, but when did 84 million dollars become lower-budget? I remember when the Fifth Element was made for around that price and was the most expensive European movie ever made.

It's pretty simple. Either you like all of his movies, some of his movies or none of his movies. The amazing part is, you get to decide.

Funny thing is, I just watched this movie last night. For the first time since it probably came out. The next day this article shows up in my feedly feed. What a coincidence. I thought the inclusion of the rat at the end was a kind of cute wink wink.

It's one thing to not like something about a movie, it's another thing entirely to go out of your way and start a kickstarter campaign to have it changed. Some people have too much time on their hands.

Thanks. Now I'm going to have nightmares about that timeline.

I'm a little older than you. I was twenty-two when the first movie came out and I hadn't read the book.
A buddy and I were at the mall, probably looking to kill some time before something else later that night and decided to see a movie at the cheap theater. There wasn't really anything to see but The Sorcerer's Stone. So we saw that.
It looked a little interesting, but I remember walking in thinking it would be a dumb kids movie. I walked out pleasantly surprised.

It was more enjoyable than I expected.

At some point I saw the second film, I don't remember when, but it didn't do anything for me.
When I saw the third film I was impressed a lot. At that point the kids in the series were a little older and the film was a little darker and I could relate to it more.
I went and saw the forth film by myself at the theater a couple weeks after it came out and loved it. At that point I was hooked.

It's a series that my girlfriend and I now regularly watch about once a year. We both agree that the middle four films are the best.

While I agree with what the video says, I wouldn't call the failing of said test lazy. I doubt there are tons of screenwriters and directors out there saying "eh... I just really can't be bothered to write in a second female character and have her converse with the first about something other then a man."
I think the reality is less apathetic and less devious. It's more like a bunch of people (typically guys) who write and direct what they know, what they want to know or what they fear. It's neither lazy nor devious if they aren't aware of what they are doing or rather not doing. It's also not devious if they simply want to go in their own direction without having to check off certain checkboxes.
Artists should be allowed to have preferences.

The most important thing is that more females start writing and directing more films about what they know, want to know or what they fear. Filmmaking is not a zero sum game. There are over seven billion people in the world and plenty of films that can be made to reach a variety of audiences. There is no reason to believe that if you give to one you have to take from the other.