Let's say you had the exact same resources: budget, script, actors. The only exception is that you are the director. Are there any films you genuinely feel you could make better?
Move over "50 Shades", I got this.
I’ve mentioned this like a dozen times here but how did Darth Vader go from being the scariest murderer in the galaxy to a doting father gasping his last breath in Return Of The Jedi?!?
That never made a lick of sense to me. He was the embodiment of all that was evil and corrupt and suddenly he becomes a good guy..?
That was bullshit.
Once he revealed he was Luke's father, he turned soft. It's my least favourite of the original trilogy.
shareI’m not a good writer. I wrote a few short stories and even started a novel but honestly, I was sort of a hack, I don’t mind admitting it, my writing was ridiculously derivative of much better authors.
But Vader deserved a proper duel death, how did Lucas ruin the greatest bad guy ever?!
Sheesh!
We're talking about a film series where a brother unknowingly kisses his twin sister and neither of them are aware their father is the biggest threat in the universe. The series was ruined before that.
shareOK, fair enough, the Luke and Leia kiss was very gross, yeah, that was super disgusting.
But didn’t we all grow up with an angry violent dad…my dad can’t stand me but he taught me how to fight and be a very good driver. I’ve only ever wrecked a couple of cars, Dad wasn’t so bad. We don’t talk no more, fuck it, who cares?
Darth Vader was much cooler than my dad, hands down, total badass.
At least you didn't cut off your dad's hand... I hope
shareNo, I’m not highly regarded, people consider me a bit sketchy, not a friendly sort but I’m
also not mean.
I’m really quite nice and helpful if you get to know me. I’d carry your Mom’s groceries and wash your Daddy’s car…I’m really not a bad guy.
Daddy took a poke at me in the cellar one night and I leveled him. Just beat him up real bad, I think we were both a bit surprised LOL.
I’m not proud of that incident, I’m Reallly not an awful person, I’m just NOT Putting up with shenanigans, I will not stand for that.
But again, you didn't pull a Skywalker and cut your dad's hand off.
shareMe, no? But if I could hire that guy who edits Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man into everything, potentially.
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Yes...as a golfer, I despise the ending to "Tin Cup." I love the movie up to where the aftermath of when Roy hits his ball in the water on the final hole in the final round. Instead of having Roy hit several more balls in the water from the same spot, I'd have changed it to a big confrontation between Romeo (Roy's caddy) and Roy, where Romeo ultimately tells Roy something along the lines of, "Sometimes in life, we don't always get what we want!" That is the lesson that Roy needed to learn (the original ending makes Roy, Romeo, and Molly--Rene Russo's character--look like idiots, IMO).
So...my ending would be along the lines of this: Roy hits his ball in the water; Roy throws a fit and wants to hit again from the same spot; Romeo and Roy have it out, with Romeo finally hitting Roy with the "not always getting what we want in life" line, which floors Roy; Roy goes up to the drop zone, hits a nice pitch to about 3-4 feet above the hole, watches Simms 2-putt weakly for par, and then makes his tricky putt to save par, finishing T-2 with Simms, one shot back. Walking to the clubhouse, Simms says to Roy, "Nice Par, Cup... just came up a little short." Roy responds, "You too, Dave...but at least I went for it." Roy gives Molly a big kiss and keeps walking to the clubhouse...end of movie.
I haven't seen Tin Cup to know how much of a difference your ending would make. However, as someone who doesn't play golf, I will say that in Happy Gilmore, Shooter McGavin should have been disqualified for hiring a heckler during to single out Happy when he was taking his shots.
shareHa! You know, it's interesting that we never really find out what happened to Joe Flaherty's character. It looked like he was able to get away after he crashed...fine job by security there! 😀
shareFirst Blood was a really terrific novel written by a not very gifted writer named David Morrell. I read several of his books, First Blood was his best work easily. It was about a Vietnam Vet who just saw too much, he had rather severe PTSD and was not getting treatment. One day the local cops messed with him and he went completely unhinged.
I think the movie should have ended like the novel, that was an utter tragedy.
Blame Sly for that one.
shareFrom what I’ve read Stallone pushed it as a big picture out of respect for Vietnam vets. We really didn’t give our war vets all the assistance they needed when they came home. We foolishly assumed they’d be just fine jumping back on a tractor or tuning up engines at the gas station. We were very mistaken.
PTSD is a real mind killer, vets come home with wounds, nightmares, alcoholism, thoughts of suicide…a lot of our guys need help when they survive that stuff!