How to Make a Good Movie!

Characters is a good start. Beyond that it has to meaningful. What is the film trying to say about humanity or whatever? Most movies these days put the message of the film in the trailer and then the film itself focuses completely on something else. In fact, if they made movies with the same dedication and care that they make the trailers, we'd have more great movies around than we'd have time to watch them all.

 

More films need to be character driven instead of plot driven. They need to rely on character and story and use special effects as the backdrop instead of the other way around. More good, solid, actors need to be cast rather than attractive movie stars. Talent should trump looks every time. The villian needs to be intriguing. Too many films employ the cardboard cut out approach to the villian. It's like filmmakers assume that if the hero is cool, and if the leading lady is sexy, who cares about the villain? Well, in order to have a good story you need good conflict. In order to have good conflict you need a good villain. The villain needs to be slighly better than our hero and always one step ahead of him.

 

Now if I can apply that to my own films, I'll be set.

 

there must be boobs

 

Dont let Uwe Boll, Joel Shumacher or nameless other directors near the production.

 

Have you ever seen any of Joel Schumacher's work outside of the Batman sequels? Schumacher is an amazing director and a solid storyteller. See Falling Down and Tigerland.

 

I was just about to say that. There can never be too much tna in a movie...

 

Absolutely true. I don't care how interesting a story's premise is. If I don't like the people in the story, I lose interest quickly. King Kong had this problem. I struggled during its fifty year running time to give a hell what happens by the end of it because all the characters were really stupid, except for the big monkey ironically. And they killed him! god

 

I have seen Lost Boys and Flatliners, but all the good he does are just negated by those two neon-colored s*** sandwiches. No "good" director would have ever done such a thing.

 

Well, if it means anything, the studio forced his hand. He did not want to do those movies the way he did them. But Warner Bros. forced him to do it their way.

 

I guess that is true. At least for B&R.

 

You are talking about the remake, correct? I was surprised that I actually really enjoyed it. While most of the movie was over the top effects laden trash, the relationship between Kong and Anne was wonderfully done. I loved both characters and thought that Natalie Watts turned in a hell of a performance. The two of them sliding on the ice in New York damn near made me cry. No, I felt that the King Kong remake, while faulty, was strong enough and poigniant enough to stand alone. One of the better remakes I've ever seen.

 

Don't make it in Hollywood.
Character development!
Don't remake something.
use your brains