It evolved into a broader discussion about
what makes a good movie — regardless of its studio - prescribed classification or target audience.
I may have claimed that
Lifetime makes better movies than one of the ones I reviewed... Click on the links below to find my reviews of each film.
Speaking to the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Teller — who played Mr Fantastic in the movie — commented: «I think it was Clooney who said you can make a bad movie out of a good script, you can't
make a good movie out of a bad script, and that's very true.»
But Tan then goes on to say that Last of Us wouldn't
make a good movie because changing it to live action «wouldn't add much more».
Using his experience with an American bomb squad to develop a fictitious story for «The Hurt Locker» is one thing, but writer Mark Boal's decision to tackle the death of Osama bin Laden takes journalistic moviemaking to another level, one that comes with an immense amount of societal and ethical pressure, on top of the challenge of
just making a good movie.
Director Peter Segal has never
made a good movie before this — with the possible exception of his debut Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)-- which is yet another surprise.
Giuseppe Tornatore, the overrated Italian director of «Cinema Paradiso,»
almost makes a good movie out of this unusual story, which combines elements of suspense and mysticism before losing its bearings in a murky finale.
I mean, who could blame you for that one, nobody could
make a good movie with Jason Patric and Sandra Bullock but this movie you had all this talent at your fingertips... it's so sad.
As a viewer who cares about the quality of the films first, and the inter-connectedness of it all second, McFeely's «You
always make the best movie you can» quote is heartening.
Its great to hear that Johnny Depp has
finally made a good movie because I think we were all starting to get a little tired of his act.
As a romance, the film ismuch more successful, and perhaps more concentration in this area would have
made a good movie great.
After seeing his latest film Split I can say this next sentence which most haven't spoken in years: M. Night
Shyamalan made a good movie!
That along with an interesting
plot make this a good movie and I recommend anybody to watch «Runaway Bride» when you get a chance, it's a good movie.
That's a problem with Cannes every year where old directors are invited when obviously they are no
longer making good movies but they are big names and will make for a great red carpet event.
Some people look for movies or music this way, too, but it doesn't work as well since you can't check the stats on the cameras or microphones or guitars to find out
which makes better movies or music.
The twist here is that he'll be playing the younger version of Josh Brolin (who himself plays the younger version of Tommy Lee Jones in «Men In Black III» — this will
all make a good movie trivia question some day).
Director Greg Mottola, who has previously
only made good movies («Paul,» «Adventureland,» «Superbad,» «The Daytrippers»), finds opportunities to lighten the mood.
They also break down Happy Feet Two and examine whether cute penguins and snappy dance numbers can
actually make a good movie (spoiler alert... they can't).
People make good movies every year, and they come out of unexpected corners, unexpected places, sometimes from filmmakers that you have always loved or admired or been interested in and sometimes people you've never heard of.
I don't know what director Tod Williams (who, once a upon a
time made a good movie called «The Door in the Floor» starring Jeff Bridges) was hoping to extract from the surprise free screenplay, but the result is nothing short of a disaster.
The P.T. Barnum of blockbuster salesmanship, J.J.
Abrams makes good movies and better ad campaigns; he doles out pre-release information in tantalizing droplets, getting moviegoers hooked on the mystery he cultivates.
This may say more about audiences than it does about studios, which would
cheerfully make good movies if they thought they could sell them.