Posted by Lucifer Lyndon Razoodock at cd-191-37.ra30.dc.capu.net on September 21, 2000 at 17:45:07:
In Reply to: To make it up to you, here's NIGHTCRAWLERS' script posted by BrianLynch on September 21, 2000 at 11:00:05:
In all seriousness, what is this hard-on you seem to hold for Akiva Goldsman? Is it just because he's turning out to be the Joe Eszterhas for kitsch films?
I wonder how hard he thinks before he lays out throw-away analogies like the "fat lady" metaphor in the opening of "LoI" or any given moment of Mr Freeze's sub-UPN-sitcom-level ice imagery in "Batman & Robin?"
Actually, with all due respect to "Lost In Space," I found it decent and watchable...though this had more to do with Stephen Hopkins' direction than with the script.
That said, I'm sure most of us here have read Kevin's "Superman Lives" script, yes? While Kevin may not be the most visual of all filmmakers (Werner Herzog would not find many "new" images to warm his heart in ViewAskew), he writes a pretty good game when it comes to "genre"-fiction.
If only Kevin could scoop up some of those sweet deals that Akiva Goldsman seems to get first dibs on.
A sell out? Shit, once upon a time Kevin piped up that he wanted to sell-out to Hollywood. I encourage him to. Get out there, Doc, and do some good for the masses, ya know?
Allegedly, Joel Schumacher believes that he got "lost" with "Batman & Robin," because he became too caught-up with the box-office. Bullshit!
He got lost, because the films blew and with "Batman & Robin," the box-office proved that the audience fuckin' knew it.
Again, I don't believe that "Lost In Space" was badly made, but the masses generally do not love it...mostly, because they felt that script insulted their intelligence. It often played like a sitcom with uber-studio production values.
There's nothing wrong with making a shitload of money with your flick (surprise, most filmmakers and producers hope for that...I can't of anyone who makes a film with intent to flop), but for God's sake, if you need your film to gross $100 million to break even, give audiences a flick that they'll want to see (more than once, if need be).
--tom