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yep , I agree there. Whilst I actually enjoyed KOTCS I would have probably liked it even better if they would have used his script.
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yep , I agree there. Whilst I actually enjoyed KOTCS I would have probably liked it even better if they would have used his script.
How was his script different?
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No Mutt, better villian, more character, just better in general. I only got a quarter through, but the action was already a tad better.
And it's quite funny how Lucas kicked him off, yet the story, the goal, the quest, the locations, stayed the same....what a nob.
And it's quite funny how Lucas kicked him off, yet the story, the goal, the quest, the locations, stayed the same....what a nob.
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Yeah Darabont seems to lack Hollywood's respect .............. he must not "play the game"
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I fail to see how Aliens are less believible then god stuff. But that's just me.
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I'm just saying. In a movie filled with God Arks, heart ripping powers, everlasting holy grails, I dont see how Aliens are such a big stretch.
Anyhoo, Death Becomes Her is on. A Zemeckis classic.
Anyhoo, Death Becomes Her is on. A Zemeckis classic.
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I would think most people who find the alien stuff in KOTCS aren't the biggest fans of temple of doom and the whole way it runs. Then again its hard to seperate people who hate KOTCS completely and those who hate it just because it has aliens in.
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True. I also love TOD. Its dark, funny, and just awesome all around.
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He was all about finding some object that holds a paranormal power of sorts. Aliens are pretty paranormal.
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LMFAO...was he Goldmember in your version?
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No way! OMG......
Darabont's "Indy" script was totally amateurish and forgettable. Here it is like 2 years after it started making the rounds and I barely remember anything about it.
That's coming from a Darabont fan. I own all 4 of his movies (plus "Dream Warriors") on DVD. Even "The Majestic". I was thrilled at the idea that he would be writing an Indy movie. It just wasn't very good.
If I want to read a script where every other line is some sort of ham-handed throwback to "Raiders" I'll read fanfiction. That's pretty much what it was. The "I can't believe I'm writing an Indiana Jones movie!" vibe was palpable when reading that script and the script itself suffered greatly for it.
Of course, the "it HAS to be better than KotCS" legend had already been cemented before anyone read it, kinda like how everyone had already made up their minds to hate the actual movie.
It's the same psychology that leads "Star Wars" fans to say nonsense about how the original "Clone Wars" cartoons were closer in tone to the OT than what Lucas did (you know, the ones with all the over-the-top action and almost no dialogue). Right now if you go to the IMDB boards and look at the board for Terminator: Salvation: The Machinima you'll see some dork who couldn't wait to say that this terrible piece of crap animated with video game elements is better than the movie itself. I'm no fan of the post-Cameron Terminator movies but Christ, that Machinima was terrible.
Ultimately people like to second-guess directors for the same reason people like to play armchair quarterback. It empowers little people to think that Lucas didn't know a great script when Darabont handed it over and they did.
But yeah, the script is out there if you want to read it and if you've already convinced yourself that it's like the greatest unproduced script to ever be written that's probably what you'll find when you read it.
That's coming from a Darabont fan. I own all 4 of his movies (plus "Dream Warriors") on DVD. Even "The Majestic". I was thrilled at the idea that he would be writing an Indy movie. It just wasn't very good.
If I want to read a script where every other line is some sort of ham-handed throwback to "Raiders" I'll read fanfiction. That's pretty much what it was. The "I can't believe I'm writing an Indiana Jones movie!" vibe was palpable when reading that script and the script itself suffered greatly for it.
Of course, the "it HAS to be better than KotCS" legend had already been cemented before anyone read it, kinda like how everyone had already made up their minds to hate the actual movie.
It's the same psychology that leads "Star Wars" fans to say nonsense about how the original "Clone Wars" cartoons were closer in tone to the OT than what Lucas did (you know, the ones with all the over-the-top action and almost no dialogue). Right now if you go to the IMDB boards and look at the board for Terminator: Salvation: The Machinima you'll see some dork who couldn't wait to say that this terrible piece of crap animated with video game elements is better than the movie itself. I'm no fan of the post-Cameron Terminator movies but Christ, that Machinima was terrible.
Ultimately people like to second-guess directors for the same reason people like to play armchair quarterback. It empowers little people to think that Lucas didn't know a great script when Darabont handed it over and they did.
But yeah, the script is out there if you want to read it and if you've already convinced yourself that it's like the greatest unproduced script to ever be written that's probably what you'll find when you read it.
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