Posted by Lunch Box at proxy.compucom.com on November 18, 1999 at 12:40:39:
In Reply to: Why Kevin sometimes doesn't mention Mallrats... posted by Placenta Jones on November 18, 1999 at 11:27:31:
: I love 'Rats and I think it's great that we recognize it and Kevin discusses it with us, but dude, can't you understand why Kev wouldn't want to flaunt his one failure in Hollywood? He wants to convince the world that he produces quality stuff and the memory of Mallrats' poor public showing automatically makes his job a little bit harder.
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See, that is EXACTLY what I'm talking about. I'm sick of people calling it a failure, or a shortcomming, or a spot on Kevin's record. Screw that. The movie was great, and anyone who say's it was a flop...well, to be nice, they're just wrong. If I made a movie, and 500 people liked it, I would be the happiest person in the world. Kevin should be ECSTATIC about this film. The problem is that the studio pushed him into spending more than he wanted to in the first place (according to the MallRats DVD commentary). Look, I understand big business, and advertising, and kissing the critics ass, but c'mon... Mention MallRats one out of every 500 appearances.
Also, I'm not buying into this "Kevin has no control at all" BS. It should be his call. It should *ALL* be his call. Believe me, if it doesn't end up on a movie poster, or commercial, it's because someone said "I don't think we should mention the one that didn't outsell Titanic", and Kevin said "Ok, then we won't". There's NO WAY that if he made enough of a stink, they could get away with it. And even still, HE could mention it on his appearances. Even *HE* leaves out MallRats.
I'm not trying to be some ranting weirdo, I just want Kevin to realize that I loved MallRats, and I know hundreds of people that love it just as much. I want him to know that there is a ton of people out here screaming SCREW THE CRITICS, SCREW THE BOX OFFICE, BE PROUD OF IT!
But I also understand that if he doesn't sell his movies, he won't get the backing to make more movies, and that would suck more than anything else! Oh well... It HAS to bother him more than he let's on.