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decent movie just 1 massive problem

posted 14 years ago by phreak9
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this movie was decent. i liked cage's acting on the different drugs he was on. i thought the story was alright but lacked any real intensity. cage's character and his problems overshadowed the murders a little too much if you asked me. but to my main question and point. WHAT THE HELL WERE THE PRODUCERS THINKING? WHY WOULD ANYONE SPEND $25million on A MOVIE THAT HAS NO POSSIBLE CHANCE OF BEING MAINSTREAM ACCEPTABLE DUE TO THE ABUNDANCE OF DRUG USE AND A VIGILANTE COP? DO THE MATH! IF ITS NOT AT LEAST MILDLY MAINSTREAM ACCEPTABLE YOU WILL NOT RECOUP YOUR MONEY! CUT THE FUNDING OFF AT $5million. now that i think of it is there any way this movie cost $25 million as imdb says? there were no explosions and maybe a dozen bloody bodies and some fake cocaine and guns.

[–] arjenf 14 years ago

what, your biggest complaint about this movie is that you don't think it is good business? The film industry makes enough money - it does not always have to revolve around that alone. If I need to see the adverts of another mainstream superhero movie I might be driven to the same drug habits

[–] txsiimk 14 years ago

I understand what hes getting at, its amazing how producers will just throw money at a movie, yet in other area like music, its really really hard to get an album produced without a guaranteed hit.

[–] Chapeau_idiot 14 years ago

Herzog is an acclaimed director. If there's anyone who producers should "throw money at", it's him.
And It's nice to see the likes of Herzog get proper funding from time to time, since high-budget movies nowadays tend to be complete *beep*

[–] txsiimk 13 years ago

dude im not complaining lol.

[–] PsychoDingo 12 years ago

over 90% of major label albums lose money

I'm proud to say my poetry is only understood by that minority which is aware.

[–] Jerodast 14 years ago

$25 mil isn't a ton anymore, it's a low-medium budget for a studio movie.

[–] JohnQuincyPublic 14 years ago

Just fyi, Herzog said he completed the movie millions under budget.

I got news for 'em. There's gonna be hell to pay. 'Cause I ain't Daddy's little boy no more.

[–] Dragon_Eye_Morrison 13 years ago

Yeah, why would somebody want to produce a good movie.

[–] mamiwata 13 years ago

There are successful movies about dirty cops and successful movies with a lot of drug use. I don't see how either of those concepts is risky.

[–] reliefchipper8 13 years ago

Like "Training Day" and "The Departed". Both movies involve dirty cops, particularly "Training Day". The oringinal posters argument does not hold water, I'm not buying it.

When the hero becomes the villian....who becames the hero?