Do New Yorkers Get Tired of Seeing Movies Set in New York?

PacMan2006 · 07-12-06, 05:39 PM

I've always wondered this. Whether it's a superhero film, a drama, an action flick...even a romantic comedy...movies always just seem to be set in NY.

Part of the fun in going to the movies is being able to experience something you otherwise wouldn't be able to. Now, I'm in Boston, and I enjoy catching the occasional movie and go, "I know where that is!" But I've always thought it must be boring to go see a movie in Manhanttan or somewhere in NY, and for the 100th time while watching the movie, think, "Oh...yeah...I've been there. Great."

Anyone from NY here? Does it get annoying, or do you actually like it? Or do you not care?

marty888 · 07-12-06, 05:56 PM

I constantly get a kick out of the ones that are actually filmed here. Just saw The Devil Wears Prada, for example, and enjoyed seeing the various parts of the city and trying to figure out exactly where they are.

Michael Ballack · 07-12-06, 07:12 PM

I have a feeling, though someone could correct me, that most new yorkers don't give a shit if a film is shot in ny. In fact, I bet some can't stand the traffic problems it causes when there is shooting going on.

I know people in Chicago take pride in films that were shot here, but we have that Second city syndrome.

JimRochester · 07-12-06, 07:21 PM

We've only had a few movies filmed in upstate so it's very much a novelty. Planes Trains and Autos was filmed in Batavia, halfway between Buffalo and Rochester, and The Natural was filmed in Buffalo. I thought it was cool spotting the landscape I recognized. A few people we knew were extras in The Natural but I never did see them onscreen.

John Mellencamp filmed an Indie here in Rochester but the name escapes me right now. Philip Seymore Hoffman is a Rochester boy and I think he did some local independent stuff here too.

Rockmjd23 · 07-12-06, 07:37 PM

I hate movies that are set in Boston or have characters with Boston accents. They always butcher them so bad. Kevin Costner in Thirteen Days.

M2theAX · 07-12-06, 08:24 PM

I hate the stereotypes. Like the fat italian cab drivers, this was discussed in previous threads. And all of the business suits walking around, and the ghetto white kid who looks like a pretty boy, who really looks he belongs in a boy band.

starseed1981 · 07-12-06, 08:31 PM

Yes we do.

j123vt_99 · 07-13-06, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by JimRochester

We've only had a few movies filmed in upstate so it's very much a novelty. Planes Trains and Autos was filmed in Batavia, halfway between Buffalo and Rochester, and The Natural was filmed in Buffalo. I thought it was cool spotting the landscape I recognized. A few people we knew were extras in The Natural but I never did see them onscreen.

John Mellencamp filmed an Indie here in Rochester but the name escapes me right now. Philip Seymore Hoffman is a Rochester boy and I think he did some local independent stuff here too.

Don't be silly.. Everyone knows upstate NY doesn't really count when talking about New Yorkers

digitalfreaknyc · 07-13-06, 11:55 AM

Hell no.

It's one more that I get a chance to be in

devilshalo · 07-13-06, 11:57 AM

My pet peeve used to be when they'd film in Hawaii and change the street names to fictional ones.

JimRochester · 07-13-06, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by j123vt_99

Don't be silly.. Everyone knows upstate NY doesn't really count when talking about New Yorkers

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exm · 07-13-06, 02:41 PM

Love it.

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JimRochester DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Rochester, NY. USA Posts: 8,554	We've only had a few movies filmed in upstate so it's very much a novelty. Planes Trains and Autos was filmed in Batavia, halfway between Buffalo and Rochester, and The Natural was filmed in Buffalo. I thought it was cool spotting the landscape I recognized. A few people we knew were extras in The Natural but I never did see them onscreen. John Mellencamp filmed an Indie here in Rochester but the name escapes me right now. Philip Seymore Hoffman is a Rochester boy and I think he did some local independent stuff here too. __________________ Pan58" Plasma,Pioneer vsx91, SONY s350, Toshiba A35, Def-Tech speakers supercube sub. Most wanted BD: Aladdin/Armgeddon/BATB/BevHillsCop/BigRed1/BTTF/Bugsy/DieHard4(R)/Gettysburg/GrossPoint/Honeymoon Vegas/JrsicPrk/LionKing/MemphisBelle/Midway/Mohicans/PearlHarb(R)/PT&A/Raiders/SoundMusic/Stripes/Sleepless/StarWars/SPR/3King/TinCup/Tombstone/Tora/TrueLies/USMarsh/WhileUSleeping.

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Rockmjd23 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: MA Posts: 14,636	I hate movies that are set in Boston or have characters with Boston accents. They always butcher them so bad. Kevin Costner in Thirteen Days.

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M2theAX DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New York Posts: 1,269	I hate the stereotypes. Like the fat italian cab drivers, this was discussed in previous threads. And all of the business suits walking around, and the ghetto white kid who looks like a pretty boy, who really looks he belongs in a boy band.

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