There's a book "The Men Who Would Be King" that has a whole chapter dedicated to Katzenberg pushing this thing like crazy and the internal expectations was "bigger than LION KING, Best Picture nomination" and the guy was crushed when it didn't happen
Re: Mrs. Doubtfire being quotable, I have noticed there’s a certain age of millennial (around 29-31 judging by my personal circle) where if you say the words “the whole time” then half a dozen people will echo “the whole time??” growling like Sally Field
Mrs. Doubtfire has plenty of memorable quotes, which is what this recurring conversation kind of insane. Hello isn't even close to being the first thing that people reference when they talk about it these days.
I have never understood the deep love that some people have for the Ghostbusters franchise. The best thing about it is the theme song and the only other vaguely good thing about it is the cartoon.
That cartoon is very good, and being initially syndicated actually gets away with a lot of shit. It has also an insane rise and fall, involving studio meddling.
I do think it’s notable that in his entire career before Gladiator the only movie he ever got any major directing nominations for was Thelma & Louise, not Oscar noms, not BAFTAs, not Golden Globes, not DGA. I don’t think he was written off in the sense of “oh this is guy is some nobody” but he wasn’t regarded as someone you necessarily had to discuss even when talking about his movies. Just a workman director. Like, I went and looked up the Siskel & Ebert reviews for the Scott Brothers’ two 1995 naval movies, White Squall and Crimson Tide as an example. For White Squall, Ebert just quickly mentions that the movie was directed by Ridley Scott one time and that’s it, for Crimson Tide, Roger and Gene talk about Tony Scott for quite a bit, throw his name around a lot, etc.
The thing about Tony Scott is that unlike Ridley he had a pretty distinct style, and a lane that he stuck to throughout the majority of his career. It's easier on the surface to tell that Crimson Tide is the from same director who made Top Gun and Days of Thunder, then it is say with White Squall compared to Alien, and Blade Runner.
In the box office game I was amused that they they mention Guilty As Sin (an okay movie), and acted like Larry Cohen directed it, while ignoring that Sidney Lumet was the director, and Cohen wrote it.
Not one mention of the OTHER early 90s film that used Death from the Seventh Seal as an integral character, Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey? William Sadler’s delivery of “You sunk my battleship!” lives rent free.
I wanna say it's a perfect movie to remake, like it's sort of dated (in a good time capsule way) and I'm very curious what modernizing and americanizing means. So far everyone involved has me excited.
The original was actually loosely based off Evan Hunter's King's Ransom. Blew my mind when I learned that Kurosawa was taking inspiration from American / English source material.
I like Gods of Egypt. That movies sucks big time, but it's so enjoyable for me. I rewatch it from time to time, and I usually despise movies like these.
The other problem is that he has a stretch in between Libson Story and Perfect Days where he basically makes a string of nonexistent movies, and his most successful, as in widely seen features are generally his documentaries.
Civil War - 7 / 10
PoE was a massive effort, though. The animation techniques involved were cutting-edge.
Oh, of course. That movie looks amazing.
There's a book "The Men Who Would Be King" that has a whole chapter dedicated to Katzenberg pushing this thing like crazy and the internal expectations was "bigger than LION KING, Best Picture nomination" and the guy was crushed when it didn't happen
I'm getting flashbacks to when he thought Pocahontas would the next Beauty & The Beast, and could win best picture.
It's much better than Fear & Desire, that's for sure.
It is an incredible experience. The narrative may be weak, but it's definitely not slight or forgettable, though.
Maybe the actor wasn't available? Maybe they didn't consider it? Lots of reasons why.
There's another old redone IMDb forum, that's not on reddit, and is still fairly active, last I checked.
Can't think of worst, but I really liked what they did with Dune Part II, and Cloud Atlas.
Oh man, I forgot about Cloud Atlas. Truly one of the most staggeringly well adapted movies I’ve ever seen. Also just a favorite movie of mine. Top 25.
It's so good.
Re: Mrs. Doubtfire being quotable, I have noticed there’s a certain age of millennial (around 29-31 judging by my personal circle) where if you say the words “the whole time” then half a dozen people will echo “the whole time??” growling like Sally Field
Mrs. Doubtfire has plenty of memorable quotes, which is what this recurring conversation kind of insane. Hello isn't even close to being the first thing that people reference when they talk about it these days.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire - 5/ 10
Die Hard with a Vengeance is up there with Godfather 2 as one of my favourite movie sequels of all time.
Frozen Empire's alright. Pretty entertainment.
Godzilla: Minus One actually
Yes, and I wrote review of it as well.
I have never understood the deep love that some people have for the Ghostbusters franchise. The best thing about it is the theme song and the only other vaguely good thing about it is the cartoon.
That cartoon is very good, and being initially syndicated actually gets away with a lot of shit. It has also an insane rise and fall, involving studio meddling.
Hmmm, maybe that’s their answer for why he played quirky characters and not leading men after Ferris
Broderick played leading roles for years after Ferris Bueller, audiences simply got tired after a while.
Watching: Hoping to see Godzilla / Kong this week.
I do think it’s notable that in his entire career before Gladiator the only movie he ever got any major directing nominations for was Thelma & Louise, not Oscar noms, not BAFTAs, not Golden Globes, not DGA. I don’t think he was written off in the sense of “oh this is guy is some nobody” but he wasn’t regarded as someone you necessarily had to discuss even when talking about his movies. Just a workman director. Like, I went and looked up the Siskel & Ebert reviews for the Scott Brothers’ two 1995 naval movies, White Squall and Crimson Tide as an example. For White Squall, Ebert just quickly mentions that the movie was directed by Ridley Scott one time and that’s it, for Crimson Tide, Roger and Gene talk about Tony Scott for quite a bit, throw his name around a lot, etc.
The thing about Tony Scott is that unlike Ridley he had a pretty distinct style, and a lane that he stuck to throughout the majority of his career. It's easier on the surface to tell that Crimson Tide is the from same director who made Top Gun and Days of Thunder, then it is say with White Squall compared to Alien, and Blade Runner.
Distinct style, you say….
Well, I never said Ridley didn't have a style, did I...?!
In the box office game I was amused that they they mention Guilty As Sin (an okay movie), and acted like Larry Cohen directed it, while ignoring that Sidney Lumet was the director, and Cohen wrote it.
Not one mention of the OTHER early 90s film that used Death from the Seventh Seal as an integral character, Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey? William Sadler’s delivery of “You sunk my battleship!” lives rent free.
I heard David mentioning Bogus Journey briefly when discussing that sequence.
It wasn't poorly reviewed. It got decent reviews, it was just underseen. It's an interesting experiment, less so a great narrative, though.
I wanna say it's a perfect movie to remake, like it's sort of dated (in a good time capsule way) and I'm very curious what modernizing and americanizing means. So far everyone involved has me excited.
The original was actually loosely based off Evan Hunter's King's Ransom. Blew my mind when I learned that Kurosawa was taking inspiration from American / English source material.
I like Gods of Egypt. That movies sucks big time, but it's so enjoyable for me. I rewatch it from time to time, and I usually despise movies like these.
Gods of Egypt is awfully great.
Tim’s style hasn’t been the biggest issue with his last couple of movies, the scripts have been
I don't think his style's been a problem, it's more that he seems to have nothing new or interesting to say within the confines of that style.
Coincidentally I was just watching Camp Nowhere where he plays one of the cops. RIP to one of the greatest supporting actors ever.
Dune: Part 1 - 7 / 10
Don't give the power to pick a total psychopath.
You left out Women in Love, which was a hit, and got him an Oscar nom for best director. Without it, Tommy probably wouldn't happen.
The problem with Wenders is it’s too many films, many of which are quite long as well.
The other problem is that he has a stretch in between Libson Story and Perfect Days where he basically makes a string of nonexistent movies, and his most successful, as in widely seen features are generally his documentaries.