I know someone who worked on Avatar for a year and a half. In spite of every story he told making Cameron sound unbearably horrendous, he said the crew sticks with him because at least his tantrums are always because he wants the film to be amazing, rather than to throw his weight around or thet he's someone that's great to work with but is a hack who kowtows to the Studios all the time. DH's response to him was that he drank the Koolaid.
Don't worry, I'm not gonna start any sword fights. I'm over that phase.
Mal ,'War Stories'
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Scrappy - Oct 19, 2009 11:36:43 am PDT #4437 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Glamcookie - Oct 19, 2009 12:09:41 pm PDT #4438 of 30000
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
I worked for the special effects company that worked on The Abyss. And, yes, Cameron is a complete asshole.
le nubian - Oct 19, 2009 1:52:37 pm PDT #4439 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Laga - Oct 19, 2009 2:05:29 pm PDT #4440 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I've always thought it was a bittersweet story but I don't have a copy so I can't revisit it to see why I feel that way.
§ ita § - Oct 19, 2009 3:59:52 pm PDT #4441 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hie thee to a bookstore!
Playing yourself onscreen. TV and movies. God bless NPH. Patrick Stewart has traumatised me.
Burrell - Oct 19, 2009 7:06:10 pm PDT #4442 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I was neither upset nor bored by the film, but I also know my kids' movie viewing habits well enough to not bring them to movies very often. They can watch them on DVD OK, but really have only successfully watched 2 movies in the theater, Wall-E and HSM 3.
Polter-Cow - Oct 19, 2009 8:03:46 pm PDT #4443 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Holy shit, has anyone seen The Strangers ? That is one scary fucking movie. It eschews most horror-movie cliches and opts for being creepy and terrifying in a very minimalist sort of way. One of the most brilliant things about it is that for the majority of the film, the Strangers never lay a fucking hand on the couple. I recommend seeing it if you never want to feel safe again.
Amy - Oct 20, 2009 3:41:03 am PDT #4444 of 30000
Because books.
I really liked it, P-C. Incredibly tense, and really realistically scary, with all those touches that make it so jarring, like the record player. Very minimalist, like you said, but really effective. I thought Scott Speedman and Liv Tyler were really good, and I loved the dynamic -- starting under those circumstances between them really added to the sense of unease and tension.
Polter-Cow - Oct 20, 2009 6:18:46 am PDT #4445 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yeah, I liked that too. They weren't some generic happy couple.
I'm so annoyed that there's apparently a sequel in the works. The hell? LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE.
Connie Neil - Oct 20, 2009 6:59:13 am PDT #4446 of 30000
brillig
In the Cameron article, I liked that he referred to Aliens and Terminator as chick flicks.