AHC: Save a notorious flop

[marathag]

Again it's technically impressive, but those eyes, man. Those eyes.

Y’know, the thing about a shark, he’s got lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll’s eyes. When he comes after ya, he doesn’t seem to be livin’ until he bites ya, and those black eyes roll over white, and then – aww, then you hear that terrible high-pitch screamin’

They kind of got ducks right

 

[Fuzzy Dunlop]

Y’know, the thing about a shark, he’s got lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll’s eyes. When he comes after ya, he doesn’t seem to be livin’ until he bites ya, and those black eyes roll over white, and then – aww, then you hear that terrible high-pitch screamin’

Is that a 'Quint' quote from 'Jaws'? when speaking about the USS Indy?

 

[marathag]

Is that a 'Quint' quote from 'Jaws'? when speaking about the USS Indy?

yep

 

[Aghasverov]

yep

Seems like I read/heard somewhere that a good bit of Robert Shaw's lines were improv...
"He's off-script... should we cut?"
"No, no... I don't know what he's doing, but it works... keep rolling!"

 

[Wendell]

I loved that Guardians of the Galaxy post-credits scene with Howard the Duck.

 

[UCB79]

I didn’t say perfect, but rather that it was fine. The point was that Howard the Duck’s problems were in the script (and acting), not the choice to go live action. An animated Howard the Duck with the same or similar script would have been just as bad.

I never saw HTD(because I heard it was so bad)but I’m really getting the feeling the nobody- & man I mean
NOBODY- ever bothered to read the source material(the comics)& thus had absolutely no idea what the
character was all about.

 

[unclepatrick]

If it has Pia in it it’s not worth saving! (Instead every single copy should be burned!)

So you don't want to save either Butterfly or The Lonely Lady?

 

[overoceans]

So you don't want to save either Butterfly or The Lonely Lady?

"Hairspray" is actually okay, but her presence in that film was intended as irony.

 

[UCB79]

So you don't want to save either Butterfly or The Lonely Lady?

OK uncle- there are exceptions to every rule! But that’s it!

 

[Comte de Geneve]

UCB79 - Don't be so hard on Pia in Santa Claus Saves the Martians, she was only 9 years old then, although admittedly there is no excusing her adult 'career'.

 

[unclepatrick]

OK uncle- there are exceptions to every rule! But that’s it!

 

[unclepatrick]

And while I have a laugh about one the 80's worst actresses , can any one save Bo Derick "Tarzan "?

 

[oberdada]

Came up with a idea to save "Escape from LA".
Escape from New York , had some characters that were over the top , but the movie was generally serious.
The same can not be said for LA.

You need to tone down the over the top characters.
Lose Steve Buscemi character "Map of the star Eddie"
Give the villain a good motive for his behavior and do not make him a mad man who kills every one who he does not like.
Same with the President and his staff.
Both should have rational motives for their activities .

Have Snake gather an army as he crosses LA and gather support to defeat Cuervo Jones.
Come up with interesting characters and the people they represent as he goes across LA.
Some will help Snake, Some will support Cuervo Jones.
Make the question of which side Snake will give the EMP device , be the focus of the movie .
Both sides of the conflict have major flaws but neither is all bad .

And Lose the bad CGI sub trip to LA.
Is that how they sent every one to LA? Just sent him the same they send every one else .

The movie should have ended with: "He has entered the world code" and the screen going black. And staying black for 5 minutes untill the end credits roll.
With a potential alternate ending for TV and home release, since that would only work properly in a cinema

 

[Wendell]

What about Batman and Robin? Perhaps Tim Burton gets to finish his trilogy instead?

 

[Johnrankins]

What about Batman and Robin? Perhaps Tim Burton gets to finish his trilogy instead?

Batman Returns was bad enough, IMO, for that to be unlikely. Penguin , outside the movie, was never a naïve idiot living in the sewers of Gotham nor Catwoman an insane bimbo.

 

[Wendell]

Batman Returns was bad enough, IMO, for that to be unlikely. Penguin , outside the movie, was never a naïve idiot living in the sewers of Gotham nor Catwoman an insane bimbo.

Kidman's Catwoman > Halle Berry's.

 

[Johnrankins]

Kidman's Catwoman > Halle Berry's.

Never seen it but read the reviews and yes it sounds even worse. It upped the Burton nonsense up to 11. Catwoman is a perfectly sane cat burglar who grew up in an orphanage that loves cats . I see no real reason to change that .

 

[Wendell]

Never seen it but read the reviews and yes it sounds even worse. It upped the Burton nonsense up to 11. Catwoman is a perfectly sane cat burglar who grew up in an orphanage that loves cats . I see no real reason to change that .

Which is your favorite screen iteration of the Joker?

 

[ImperialxWarlord]

Just remembered the horrible Percy Jackson films and how they were such a big missed opportunity. If only they hadn’t screwed up so badly in adapting my favorite childhood books they could’ve had a great series on their hands. And it came at such a good time too! Harry Potter was wrapping up. Lord of the Rings was over and the Hobbit hadn’t begun filing yet. Star Wars hadn’t been sold and the sequels green lit. And the MCU hadn’t taken off yet. Literally the perfect time for the next big series. And they blew it.

All because of bad casting, bad dialogue, bad action, and a complete disregard of the source material. They held the keys to success in their hands and they had butter fingers!

 

[Insane Ranter]

I challenge anyone to save Carry On Columbus.

Triple the budget and/or turn it into a porno?