Upend Weekdate
Here are some things that happened recently that I never got around to posting!
Shia LaBeouf wasn’t thrilled with the last Indiana Jones either, and he refreshingly blames himself. To be fair, it certainly wasn’t all (or even mostly) his fault. Uninspired writing and terrible CG did most of the work. But it’s still nice to read this:
You get to monkey-swinging and things like that and you can blame it on the writer and you can blame it on Steven. But the actor’s job is to make it come alive and make it work, and I couldn’t do it. So that’s my fault. Simple.
Speaking of travesties wrought by George Lucas, the director recently had some words of advice for the produces of Lost:
Congratulations on pulling off an amazing show. Don’t tell anyone … but when ‘Star Wars’ first came out, I didn’t know where it was going either. The trick is to pretend you’ve planned the whole thing out in advance.
It’s nice of him to share his trade secrets, but it seems unnecessary. From what I’ve heard, the writers of Lost have already usurped Lucas for the title of laziest hacks in the business.
In happier news, Critical End! favorite John Landis is reportedly going forward with a biopic of Bill Gaines, the man behind E.C. Comics and Mad Magazine. I can’t think of a better director for the project. Hopefully this, along with Burke and Hare will represent a return to prominence for Landis.
And finally, this re-imagining of the classic Sesame Street Pinball Number Count (AKA “11, 12!”) is a must-see. Have a great weekend, kids!
May 23rd, 2010 at 6:21 pm
He may be preaching to the choir, but I cannot stand Shia LaBeouf. Not only is he an actor who only has one character, but he also seems like he’d be a dick in real life. If youre reading a script and youre well aware youre going to be dealing with aliens and vine swinging, then dont do the movie just because it’s Indiana Jones and Spielberg. Oh, and it wasnt just Labeouf crap. Ive seen Spielberg crap before. That man’s more pretentious than J. Cameron.
And dont even get me started on George Lucas.