tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post5699558974428259335..comments2024-03-29T04:19:43.461-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Director Essentials: Joel SchumacherPatrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-23612463127510278302017-02-03T22:02:45.617-06:002017-02-03T22:02:45.617-06:00Sadly no one gives him any credit for his films, n...Sadly no one gives him any credit for his films, none of them look like the work of the same guy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-75849941686081706702015-11-05T14:01:17.371-06:002015-11-05T14:01:17.371-06:00The Lost Boys is the greatest movie ever made and ...The Lost Boys is the greatest movie ever made and will live on forever. When the human race has died out and earth is a barren wasteland, only Michael, Sam and the Frog Brothers will remain.Brent Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741998097323944343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-31877891900067878462015-11-05T11:50:36.675-06:002015-11-05T11:50:36.675-06:00Even through his films are somewhat watchable I do...Even through his films are somewhat watchable I don't think they'll be remembered.Michael McDonnellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-21093390688283797282015-06-21T03:14:49.470-05:002015-06-21T03:14:49.470-05:00If you have reel tapes of 8mm or Super 8 home movi...If you have reel tapes of 8mm or Super 8 home movies that you would like to upgrade to digital, you might want to shop around for a service that can convert the tapes. <a href="http://www.dvdmakers.com.au/video-to-dvd-transfer/" rel="nofollow">8mm Video to DVD Transfer</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987913119037579207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-88041032642250083262015-04-21T19:42:29.617-05:002015-04-21T19:42:29.617-05:00A lot of his films tend to deal with subjects that...A lot of his films tend to deal with subjects that are difficult or taking subject matters at face value.Michael McDonnellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-3333161330493591612014-04-30T16:04:43.387-05:002014-04-30T16:04:43.387-05:00Yeah as they it was his best film probably because...Yeah as they it was his best film probably because it was vampires.<br /><br />In regards to Lost boys and his Batman films when it comes to humor he kinda goes overboard in making it a slapstick fest like he's trying too hard to be kiddie. Batman & Robin seem to be his idea of a kid's film. <br /><br />His other problem is that he takes studio requests or genres too literally.Michael McDonnellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-87789937093858212242014-04-30T15:53:06.420-05:002014-04-30T15:53:06.420-05:00Well said, though I would argue that with Lost Boy...Well said, though I would argue that with <i>Lost Boys</i> he was actually in the right place at the right time.Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-18014534719643951642014-04-30T15:46:34.418-05:002014-04-30T15:46:34.418-05:00Joel Schumacher's general problem as a filmmak...Joel Schumacher's general problem as a filmmaker is that he oftens tries too hard to comes off as hip and cool, and for some reason he's off point where he's either a few years behind regards to trends or he's trying too hard to be edgy(especially with alot of his post Batman & Robin films) or topical. At the end of the day Schumacher justs comes across as somebody who's really one step behind or out of touch with what his audience really wants.Michael McDonnellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-84444567207246289392013-07-18T01:07:28.927-05:002013-07-18T01:07:28.927-05:00To be fair, I haven't seen the film since its ...To be fair, I haven't seen the film since its original release. My impression of it was obviously a strong one, but it might not hold up at all. May have to see it again myself. Matt Lohrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375007982506565056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-76396054554107615992013-07-17T21:39:00.628-05:002013-07-17T21:39:00.628-05:00Fair enough. Thanks!Fair enough. Thanks!JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17867827164062216789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-6332999552517615622013-07-17T20:33:54.294-05:002013-07-17T20:33:54.294-05:00Or maybe he's such a good actor he makes doing...Or maybe he's such a good actor he makes doing laundry look fun?Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-69982457825900316602013-07-17T20:32:26.129-05:002013-07-17T20:32:26.129-05:00The Number 23 is garbage. I'd avoid it.The Number 23 is garbage. I'd avoid it. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-10438735841778035202013-07-17T19:06:10.467-05:002013-07-17T19:06:10.467-05:00I did see The Number 23 for the first time a few m...I did see <i>The Number 23</i> for the first time a few months ago, and unfortunately it doesn't look good I'm afraid. The premise was simply interesting regarding the numerology about that number, but the execution is squandered thanks to some bad acting, an incoherent story and a plot twist that you will see from the distance. In fact, this movie is Joel Schumacher's worst-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes with an 8% rating. That is like four or five points higher than <i>Batman and Robin</i>!Leonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-1425322694196956902013-07-17T18:43:59.963-05:002013-07-17T18:43:59.963-05:00The Fan is a film that is hard to rewatch. I think...The Fan is a film that is hard to rewatch. I think the first two acts are solid, but the last twenty don't like stick the landing.<br /><br />That being said, it truly is a sad portrait of a man who looks back on his life and realizes that the memories he has of little league are the only good things that ever happened to him.Cameron Cloutierhttp://www.bodianstfilms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-61396078064040991592013-07-17T18:00:49.485-05:002013-07-17T18:00:49.485-05:00Leave you two alone for a second...take this outsi...Leave you two alone for a second...take this outside, young people!<br /><br />Val Kilmer does make Batman Forever tolerable. However, anytime I want to think of Chris O'Donnell being a positive part of the film, I remember that laundry scene....Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-83794076984967807252013-07-17T16:57:10.690-05:002013-07-17T16:57:10.690-05:00It's o.k. Patrick I want to say I had a Flatli...It's o.k. Patrick I want to say I had a Flatliners poster too, but it might have been my friend.<br /><br />But I wanted to mention that I will alwyas remember seeing Falling Down, because when we went to see it. My two best friends rode in the back seat while I drove and my girlfriend at the time was riding shot gun, and my friends annoyed her so bad she jumped out of the car while I was doing about 35. She managed to keep her balance and kept running across the parking lot. My friends and I watched the movie while she waited for her friend to come pick her up. I felt kind of bad because it was her idea to go to the movie, to show my friends she was cool. <br />But her loosing her shit really made that movie more memorable than what it was.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05883784885463833164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-14667097492640119952013-07-17T11:24:55.821-05:002013-07-17T11:24:55.821-05:00Yeah, but it's with PEE. Ha. FACED.Yeah, but it's with PEE. Ha. FACED.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284575713661622624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-58926516931848947182013-07-17T11:11:53.630-05:002013-07-17T11:11:53.630-05:00Doug wets the bed! TWO CAN PLAY!!Doug wets the bed! TWO CAN PLAY!!Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-42944587127028741622013-07-17T10:58:41.643-05:002013-07-17T10:58:41.643-05:00Hey F-Heads, here's another personal side note...Hey F-Heads, here's another personal side note: Patrick had a poster of FLATLINERS on his bedroom wall all through high school (don't ask me how I know). Ya burnt, Patrick!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284575713661622624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-65766549146298766982013-07-17T10:38:03.942-05:002013-07-17T10:38:03.942-05:00INTERESTING. I have never heard The Fan defended i...INTERESTING. I have never heard <i>The Fan</i> defended in such a way. I honestly haven't seen the movie since 1996, and I didn't like it much at the time mostly because it wasn't <i>True Romance</i> (this makes sense in my head). The little bit you said about it has me wanting to revisit it, so MISSION ACCOMPLISHED, Matt.Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-22580410387815081422013-07-17T10:28:00.738-05:002013-07-17T10:28:00.738-05:00I'm gonna go out on a thin limb here...but it&...I'm gonna go out on a thin limb here...but it's fine that the limb is thin, since I'm quite sure I'm the only one it's going to need to hold. I'm with you about the central problem of FALLING DOWN; Michael Douglas's already-established insanity puts the kibosh on any authentic political resonance the film might have possessed. But there is a film that I think shows the breakdown of the American male at the hands of a system that he feels has betrayed him, and does so brilliantly and with more thoughtfulness than anyone really gave it credit for. In fact, it's a movie that was pretty widely hated, when it wasn't being dismissed as just another thriller. That film: Tony Scott's THE FAN, from 1996. If you think it's just a thriller, look at the opening credits. The elegiac tone of the images, the feel of DeNiro's narration. This is a film about a good man who was betrayed by everything his country and lifestyle taught him to believe in: the values of hard work, the sanctity of the home, the worth of fatherhood and family. In the end, all that he has left is his faith in baseball, the national pastime. And when that fails him, too, he SNAPS. It's honestly quite powerful. Too bad that people missed that amidst some of Tony Scott's directorial affectations. Matt Lohrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375007982506565056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-5563089222845164792013-07-17T09:17:05.672-05:002013-07-17T09:17:05.672-05:00I always meant to catch up with The Number 23 but ...I always meant to catch up with The Number 23 but never did. Does it have any redeeming qualities? The thought of Jim Carrey bringing his weird wiry energy to horror movie sounds alternately interesting and horrifying (not necessarily in the way the movie is aiming for). Anybody seen it? Is it worth checking out?JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17867827164062216789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-59171869303958502732013-07-17T08:31:53.081-05:002013-07-17T08:31:53.081-05:00By faaaaaaarrr, haha. I love Peter Weir.By faaaaaaarrr, haha. I love Peter Weir.John Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810774557887719483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-62809941760046949392013-07-17T08:18:13.247-05:002013-07-17T08:18:13.247-05:00Schumacher is an interesting director, he definite...Schumacher is an interesting director, he definitely has it in him to make good films (Tigerland, parts of Falling Down and The Lost Boys) but he can't seem to make it all gel most of the time. Maybe he is kind of like Michael Bay the less he adds his own style into the film the better off the movie comes, such as the reason I actually like The Rock a lot since it has the least amount of Bay in it. That feels like a mean thing to say to a director "Okay Joel for this movie we want you just to shoot the script as is and not add on any personal touches thanks that would be great:)"<br /><br />Joel kind of reminds me of Peter Weir a bit, he's done a lot of different types of films and if you took the credit off the movie and asked me if the same guy directed Batman and Robin and Tigerland I would say no. That being said Peter Weir is the stronger director by far.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113718068790634277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-71121044931099775872013-07-17T08:01:45.309-05:002013-07-17T08:01:45.309-05:00of a* lifetime. All work and no sleep makes John p...of a* lifetime. All work and no sleep makes John prone to facepalm-inducing typos.John P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07453059926360604333noreply@blogger.com