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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
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Algren
now we know
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 Re: Alex Proyas has a meltdown about movie criticism
By "dying carcass", does he mean his new film? 
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:28 pm Posts: 92093 Location: Bonn, Germany
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Actually he does, hehe.
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David
Pure Phase
Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:33 am Posts: 34865 Location: Maryland
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 Re: Alex Proyas has a meltdown about movie criticism
As I said in my Gods of Egypt review, it is sad his career is in such a mediocre place after such a promising start (The Crow, Dark City). Though he can still conjure very striking, decadent imagery.
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Algren
now we know
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I'll still see Gods of Egypt. I am sure I can find some merit.
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Mister Ecks
New Server, Same X
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Dr. Lecter wrote: Roger Ebert wasn't bad. Bit of a slap in the face considering how much Ebert loved Dark City. His ensuing words were more glowing, but still.
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Algren
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Depends how he said it, but still, I see nothing negative about saying someone isn't bad.
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Barrabás
llegó a la casa vía marítima
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It's your fault for agreeing to direct such a horrific script, sweetheart.
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BJ
Killing With Kindness
Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:57 pm Posts: 25035 Location: Anchorage,Alaska
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film looked shit
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Algren
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He's kind of right, though (it's also how most of KJ operates). But it's not the best time to say things like this - it just makes him look bitter.
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Thegun
On autopilot for the summer
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Every film does it, and he picked the worst of the worst. I can't think of any reason he would direct this movie outside of the huge paycheck. From what I read it cost 140 million, but because of major Australian tax incentives it only cost Lionsgate 10 million plus marketing.
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_axiom
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Thegun wrote: Every film does it, and he picked the worst of the worst. I can't think of any reason he would direct this movie outside of the huge paycheck. From what I read it cost 140 million, but because of major Australian tax incentives it only cost Lionsgate 10 million plus marketing. They covered more of the budget from foreign presales than from tax incentives.
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Jedi Master Carr
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Thegun wrote: Every film does it, and he picked the worst of the worst. I can't think of any reason he would direct this movie outside of the huge paycheck. From what I read it cost 140 million, but because of major Australian tax incentives it only cost Lionsgate 10 million plus marketing. It is funny because I looked him up and he was born in Egypt to Greek parents. I wonder if that played any role in taking this project. However, it is funny since very few of the actors looked Egyptian in the movie.
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Thegun
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Another point is a film like this would never get any kind of budget if it was trying to be authentic. It's a movie about God's fighting against each other! If they were trying to make an important egypt struggle film you'd have a budget like Passion of the Christ, or make a TV movie.
From what I gather, he already went over backwards and apologized for the casting decisions way back when they happened. And all reviews still hammer the point home. And the creation of social media certainly sucks if you're a director whose film has been unanimously destroyed, what is something that sounds like any simple drunk rant of frustration, unfortunately gets published.
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tree and a half
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Algren wrote: He's kind of right, though (it's also how most of KJ operates). But it's not the best time to say things like this - it just makes him look bitter. This is the best post of yours I've read yet. You can see it in the catty glee: However as I said in my review, there's nobody but Proyas to blame for picking a terrible time to release this type of movie. This genre is way out of fashion at the moment.
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Shack
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 Re: Alex Proyas has a meltdown about movie criticism
People like the sand/desert level in video games but all the movies set there fail. If I was a movie studio I would have a no sand rule.
In reality, it's probably something to do with characters. Characters in films like Gods of Egypt and Exodus aren't relatable. What does our life have in common with theirs?
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tree and a half
Cream of the Crop
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Shack wrote: People like the sand/desert level in video games but all the movies set there fail. If I was a movie studio I would have a no sand rule.
In reality, it's probably something to do with characters. Characters in films like Gods of Egypt and Exodus aren't relatable. What does our life have in common with theirs? Intriguing sand theory, but I'm not sure how the Gods in these movies are that much different than The Gods Among Us of BvS. In particular, Gerard Butler's character Set's motivations seemed very similar to any modern wealthy industrialist.
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DP07
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Like it or not, he's right that text messaging alters the marketplace.
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Algren
now we know
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:31 pm Posts: 68391
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Seeing a white man play dress up is campy, and it's not the 70s.
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