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It's a giant Hollywood conspiracy to DESTROY EVERYTHING YOU LOVED ABOUT YOUR CHILDHOOD, tommyrot. Land of the Lost was only the first step.
Oh hell - Howard started on that crusade with HOW THE OPIE STOLE THE GRINCH. I suspect because Howard never got a real childhood he's determined to ruin everyone else's.
I think he can't help it...he just doesn't know he isn't good. Not that I used to give film directing much thought till hanging out with y'all.
Apollo 13 was a damn fine movie.
Apollo 13 was a damn fine movie.
I was going to say, he's done some good work (see also Night Shift, Splash). And I don't think he's fallen as far as, say, Rob Reiner has in his last several movies. But DAMN, Ron.
Yeah, I did like Apollo 13. And Splash, but I haven't seen that since I was 13.
Frost/Nixon was very good, IMO.
Frank, maybe there's something to your theory. or maybe it's bunnies...is there a Life in Hell script anywhere?
I remember Splash as a fine, sweet fairy tale. Cocoon, too.
I think Howard developed what I think of as Tom Hanks Syndrome. Someone with a talent for entertainment decides to Get Serious. And Stays Serious long after he should stop.
Why can't comedy get respect?
Erika, that's the $64 question. Entertaining people is a perfectly valuable skill. But the Hollywood Powers That Be can't see that.