Quote:
Originally Posted by 911pcars
How about "Auto Focus" (story about actor, Bob Crane). Bad guy. Good Guy? Depends on your common interests.
Also, in no particular order:
"The Conversation", Gene Hackman, (1974)
"Taxi Driver", Robert DiNero, (1976)
"Scarface", Al Pacino, (1983)
"Monster", Charlize Theron, (2003)
"Henry: Portrait of A Serial Killer", Michael Rooker, (1986)
"Psycho", Anthony Perkins, (1960)
"Peter Pan", Capt. Hook, (1953) :-)
You've got some catching up to do.
|
"The Conversation", Gene Hackman, (1974) -- never saw it
"Taxi Driver", Robert DiNero, (1976) -- huh? No.
"Scarface", Al Pacino, (1983) -- Definitely not - a thug drug dealer
"Monster", Charlize Theron, (2003) - Man hater -- big deal, because she's a woman?
"Henry: Portrait of A Serial Killer", Michael Rooker, (1986) -- serial killers/deep -- nope.
"Psycho", Anthony Perkins, (1960) -- I think I answered this with the cannibal mentioned earlier -- no.
"Peter Pan", Capt. Hook, (1953) :-) LOL!
You sure CAN'T pick 'em. As is, I said Hollywood. Take out nonfictional characters and come back with a better list.
Quote:
Originally Posted by 911pcars
As for "Avatar"; one would have thought that, for a movie budget of $300M, they'd have thought of a better name for the mineral ore they were seeking. Unobtanium? Geez.
That temporarily blew my suspension of disbelief, but I tried to rationalize to myself the goon squad scientist used it as a slang term - until they said it again later in the movie. I winced, made a face and shook my head until I realized that by 2052, the earth's supply of kitty litter could be very scarce. Can you imagine a universe w/o kitty litter? Egads.
The script should have gone through at least one more pass before they gave it the green light.
Sherwood
|
Your assumptions are completely off base. The reason why Avatar was a great movie was because of what you describe. The reason it wasn't a great
story was the reason you describe.