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Nowadays, it seems that getting a really good comic book movie isn't all that hard. Directors seem to understand the material and have the vision to bring forth a quality film, one that is-more often than not-loved by fans, neophytes and critics alike.
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The problem is that none of the movies franchises were stable for the third film. Either studios begin to tamper with the final product, or the director leaves.
Spiderman 3 - Raimi was forced to add villains and had a hard time making it dark on top of other crap he put in it Batman Forever - Tim Burton leaves and is replaced by Schumacher. Burton's original script for the film is heavily tampered with. X-men 3: Brian Singer is replaced by Brett Ratner. Do I need to say more? Superman 3: Richard Donner was already gone and producers once again ripped this film to shreds. Blade: Trinity - different directors with different visions had done all three Blade films so it was bound for trouble. It takes one united vision (and near complete creative control) to create a great and successful trilogy. It's as simple as that. |
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I hope that when it comes to Nolan's Batman, Warner Bros continues to do what it has been doing so far, letting Nolan do his thing. I will never understand why Sony decided to interfere with Spider-Man after the second film. People say that it was because of Batman Begins, but considering how successful Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 were critically and financially, that reason makes no sense. I hope Nolan prevails, if he does it.
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I agree with Chris Wallace's theories. Studios need to let writers and directors do their thing and tell a good story.
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That's moreso Parker Wayne's argument, not that I disagree with him.
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I don't know which is funnier to me; that I posted this thread mere days before the Spidey reboot was announced or that it didn't get any replies until after said announcement. I think that the reboot hysteria and the 3rd act curse go hand in hand. I honestly fear it's gonna get to a point where they won't even bother making superhero franchises or sequels anymore; everybody'll get signed to one movie, it'll get made, & then regardless of how that movie performs, they'll scrap everything & start over.
I actually think some people on these boards would like that.
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I don't know which is funnier to me; that I posted this thread mere days before the Spidey reboot was announced or that it didn't get any replies until after said announcement. I think that the reboot hysteria and the 3rd act curse go hand in hand. I honestly fear it's gonna get to a point where they won't even bother making superhero franchises or sequels anymore; everybody'll get signed to one movie, it'll get made, & then regardless of how that movie performs, they'll scrap everything & start over.
I actually think some people on these boards would like that.
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I think this thread cursed the Spidey franchise! Damn you Chris! You ruined it for us all!
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You know I dont really blame Ratner at all for Xmen3.
I blame Fox. I think Ratner did a good job for what he had to work with. Ridiculous studio guidelines leading to a fanboy frenzy, a production that was basically in chaos, a tight shooting schedule with brief post production with a nonegotiable deadline. Im no fan of Ratners at all. Just saying I was suprised he go the film done in the time he did, and I dont really blame him for it being such a disappointment.
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Same here. But for a lot of people, they just didn't like Ratner, and when the film fell below their expectations, it was easy to blame him, ignoring a multitude of factors that very few directors could have overcome.
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Ratner was a substitute teacher called in to teach from a preset curriculum.
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well, flame me all you guys want, but I like X3 & SM3.
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So? I like them as well. Doesn't change the fact that neither franchise escaped the 3rd act curse. One got rebooted & the other went into prequels. At this point I think it's only a matter of time before we see "X-Men: Reborn".
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In their cases they were adapting a trilogy of books, so they had a little bit of a leg up. Of course The Bourne movies are different from the books, but I think it deserves mention still. Greengrass and Jackson also had a really good degree of control. In the cases that Chris mentioned, the studio changed things up.
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Hell, some people were confused over "Batman Begins", despite an 8-year hiatus.
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"what I'm saying is that IMO, the 3rd movie curse, is due to corporate wanting to butt-in their stupid ideas."
Very true. Supposedly WB gave Nolan a list of things they'd like to see in Batman3, but I dont think its gotten to a point where theyre saying "you have to do this". Thats the difference.
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So far. Maybe they'll learn from Sony & Fox's mistakes. Maybe.
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I believe that the producer should suggest their ideas and help the director on creating a solid trilogy, but the problem is that producers and execs force their ideas upon directors instead of talking it out. |
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