BOC: Random thoughts post

[Laj Waldner]

Ted Jackson jr. s2h2 wrote:

> > From:          "BREVARD, Adrian R." <abrevard at SHL.COM>
>
> >
> > Hmmm re-read what I wrote, and thought the phrase "settling on Ted Nugent"
> > would have made this clear.  Tommy and Jack didn't decide to take Ted over
> > Rik, Rik turned them down.  He didn't want to do it.
> >
> Well, glad Rik had enough class to turn down a big money-no music
> project like that one.  Better to be poor and have one's honor
> intact...
>
> > FDTD - Here's why I thought this one sucked.
> >
> > 1. A QT horror movie?  Don't work.  Resovior Dogs, Jackie Brown and Pulp
> > Fiction are as good as its gonna get for QT.  He's no Spielberg.
> >
> Well I'd say Spielberg's no QT!  QT can make Pulp Fiction for 4
> million dollars and have a flick light years ahead of SS's big bucks,
> high tech kiddie movies.  I wouldn't cross the street to see a SS
> flick [Private Ryan an obvious exception, I'll admit] but I'd be on
> line ahead of everyone to see a QT flick--hell I saw Jackie Brown on
> Xmas last year!  Too bad THAT flick wasn't better...
>

             Yes, the style of QT allows him to make the movies he does for
considerably less money than other movies who's plot relies heavily on special
effects. It's always going to be cheaper, and from a purely technical aspect,
easier to make a drama with little or no special effects. Don't get me wrong I
love Tarantino, he's one of the few directors that actually has a completely
original style, but I think you selling Spielberg short. Granted Spielberg has
had a few bombs, like "Batteries Not Included", that movie was an awful piece of
garbage if I ever saw one, but I think most of his work is grand. Tarantino is
probably one of the most creative screenwriters of all time, the only negative
impact he has ever had on me where the times I have seen Tarantino "inspired"
scenes in other movies, for example that "Suicide Kings" movie, it was actually
a pretty cool movie except for those scenes with Dennis Leary talking about his
Manta Ray boots, there was 30 min that could of been cut out of that movie, and
if Tarantino would of never been born 30 min which would of never been in there
to begin with.

> >
> > 4. George Clooney, George Clooney George Clooney.  When Nicole Kidman can
> > out act you...well nuff said on that.
> >
> Don't sell her short.  Watch To Die For, and I think you'll agree
> she's a helluva actor.  And I think if Kubrick likes her acting
> talent, that might tell ya something...
>
> theo