Originally posted by: crazyrabbits
Oh, REALLY? So should I accept a film like, oh, let's pick a random example here...Alien 3. Should I accept that film just because David Fincher's "vision" was compromised by company suits? Or maybe I should accept it because it was directed by the same guy who did Seven and Fight Club? It doesn't change the fact that much of the film is a bunch of bald British guys running around in tunnels from a crawling CGI monster. Or the fact that it's a complete letdown, both in story and tone, from it's predecessor. That said, are you implying that I should just "accept" Lucas' brand of revisionist history bullshit?
Bollocks, I say. My reality determines that YOUR reality sucks ass.
Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
You guys could save yourselves a lot of time by just enjoying what we got, because it's all we're gonna get.
You guys could save yourselves a lot of time by just enjoying what we got, because it's all we're gonna get.
Oh, REALLY? So should I accept a film like, oh, let's pick a random example here...Alien 3. Should I accept that film just because David Fincher's "vision" was compromised by company suits? Or maybe I should accept it because it was directed by the same guy who did Seven and Fight Club? It doesn't change the fact that much of the film is a bunch of bald British guys running around in tunnels from a crawling CGI monster. Or the fact that it's a complete letdown, both in story and tone, from it's predecessor. That said, are you implying that I should just "accept" Lucas' brand of revisionist history bullshit?
Bollocks, I say. My reality determines that YOUR reality sucks ass.
I agree. Alien 3 blew chunks, but when you bring in new directors, you can't always expect that they will adhere to what came before them. Kudos to James Cameron for making Aliens an excellent sequel, but Fincher definitely blew it with Alien 3. It's unacceptable, but somewhat understandable. SW, on the other hand is ALL from the same guy who claims to have a vision. What I think he has is a vision that he makes up as he goes with no foresight. It's too sloppy to be thought out.....and making it up as he goes is just poor storytelling. Tolkien didn't make it up as he went, he had a clear idea of where he was going, plus he got the whole thing straight before he let it out of the bag.