Let's say that the crew of Battlefield Earth put actual effort in, doing whatever changes to the story, and thus the film was actually good. What effect, if any, would this have for the likes of John Travolta and scientology?
Let's say that the crew of Battlefield Earth put actual effort in, doing whatever changes to the story, and thus the film was actually good. What effect, if any, would this have for the likes of John Travolta and scientology?
Perhaps make it even worse and ensure it becomes a 'so bad its good film'?
Awesome. The Sci-Fi equivalent of Snakes on a Plane.![]()
Perhaps make it even worse and ensure it becomes a 'so bad its good film'?
Sorry for mild necromancy, just want to revisit this:
Originally, John Travolta asked Quentin Tarantino to direct, but he refused. Now, let's use some handwavium and say he accepts.
What if Tarantino makes this film do for old sci-fi B-movies what Inglourious Basterds did for 1970's nazi exploitation films? Since he was, even then, an A-list director, he would probably attract a larger budget and would definately get some better camerawork abd cinematography going on. We'll even be generous and say Tarantino's involvement makes the acting improve somewhat, probably replacing some of the lesser cast with better actors.
While it won't be some multi-Academy award winning film, it will probably be far more enjoyable and more commercially successful
*The only question is whether Travolta would agree to this less-than-serious approach, which is in question, but let's say for the sake of conversation he does.
In theory, they could do a reverse 'Starship Troopers' (i.e. make a movie that shares only the name and a couple of minor plot points with the book). But whereas ST took great SF and made bad SciFi, you could have BE take bad SciFi and make it great SF....Let's say that the crew of Battlefield Earth put actual effort in, doing whatever changes to the story, and thus the film was actually good. What effect, if any, would this have for the likes of John Travolta and scientology?
Battlefield Earth 2: Extraterrestrial Boogaloo*Then we'll be having Battlefield Earth 2 by 2008 at the latest
You have been here long enough to know not to click through the warning box and necro an EIGHT YEAR OLD thread (which the warning box indicated).Battlefield Earth 2: Extraterrestrial Boogaloo*
I'd imagine that being more accurate to the books wouldn't necessarily make it critically acclaimed. The book itself received a very polarised reception. I read the book myself and thought it was okay (not terrible but not brilliant either) at best. I'm not suggesting that I'm the single representation of humanity itself, but I think you get the idea. It should also be worth noting that L. Ron Hubbard was the one to suggest a film version of the book to begin with: he gave an interview in February 1983 to the Rocky Mountain News in which he told the reporter, "I've recently written three screenplays, and some interest has been expressed in Battlefield Earth, so I suppose I'll be right back in Hollywood one of these days and probably on location in the Denver area for Battlefield Earth when they film it." An author by the name of Stewart Lamont suggests that Hubbard may even have envisioned directing it, having previously helmed Scientology training films.
The Quentin Tarantino idea sounds very interesting.