In a new W magazine cover story interview, Demi Moore speaks candidly about her position in Hollywood (which is currently on the indie scene, see: a role opposite Parker Posey in the upcoming Happy Tears). She also talks about her decision to “step back” and semi-retire to Idaho after starring in and producing G.I. Jane. “I think G.I. Jane got hit because I was paid $12 million to do Striptease,” Moore says. “In a sense, Striptease was a film where women felt I betrayed them. G.I. Jane is a film where men felt I betrayed them. The focus went on that paycheck.”
Have you ever felt “betrayed” by an actor? It’s a strong word that reveals just how seriously we take entertainment. The first betrayal that comes to mind might show you what you value most. For me, the betrayal is Vince Vaughn in Fred Claus and the value is comedy. After Old School and Wedding Crashers, I trusted Vaughn to know both a funny set-up and how to keep the laughs going for 90 minutes. There’s nothing worse than watching a comedy that starts with a great concept (Vaughn as the black sheep brother to a Santa Claus played by Paul Giamatti), but falls flat repeatedly. You feel betrayed because you can’t believe that anyone thought these jokes were funny on the page, which could mean that the film was greenlit with a half-assed script that producers assumed would get better on set (because look at the actors cast, they know funny!). A more recent betrayal in this vein, Nia Vardalos in My Life in Ruins. I read the reviews, but I assumed that with my freakish tolerance of/affection for romantic comedies, I’d enjoy this more than the average person (or critic). But no. Not funny. At all.
Your turn.
P.S. Do not rent or buy Fred Claus.
Photo credit: Striptease: Kerry Hayes; G.I. Jane: Everett Collection
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Arnold Schwartzenneger comes to mind right away. Becoming a governor denied us a True Lies 2 and who knows how many more action movies. This makes me angrier because there are no dominant action movies stars anymore because so many actors choose to do kid flicks (Dwayne Johnson), romantic comedies (Gerard Butler) or crappy action movies (Jason Statham, Vin Diesel).
Not to mention he’s been an awful governor.
Amen!
Honestly, I think it’s difficult and somewhat unfair to label a Governor as “bad” these days. The economy nationwide has tanked and states like California and Michigan really took the brunt of it due to the collapse of several of their major industries. It didn’t matter if the Governor of California was a Republican or the Governor of Michigan was a Democrat, circumstances collapse around them in large part due to things they had no control over.
But Arnold did kids flicks, too. Though I can forgive him because he blessed the whole world with Kindergarten Cop.
Great Governor!
Great Role Model!
Great Man!
From Conan to gov of CA what a story.
Only wish constitution would allow him a run aginst Obama, I think he would win.
Brent, as the governa of Cally-fornia I say to you and da people of Cally-fornia dat I would not want to be in President Obama’s shoes you know with da pressure and da withdrawing the troops delaying and being da fall guy for da economy dat my good friend George messed up for 8 years (whisper whisper) Oops scratch dat last vun Brent…
Yes, I was hoping we could get into an irrelevant political debate!
David Duchovny and Julianne Moore in Evolution. Seriously, why?
That was a fun movie… stupid, but fun.
Actually, I “broke up” with Chris O’Donnell after “The Bachelor”. It wasn’t until I caught an episode of NCIS: LA that I decided I might be able to “just be friends” with him again. I mean, it was a little sketchy after “Batman & Robin”, but there were a lot of guilty parties in that one.
Ugh, I actually tried to watch The Bachelor the other night on cable–AWFUL.
WHAT?? I loved this movie!
I did too!
Evolution is a movie that when I come across it on cable I’m fully vested. That movie is great for me.
Thank you! Nobody remembers what an incredibly awful movie this was. It was ruined even more by DDs acting (atrocious).
I can’t side with you here. While Evolution wasn’t exactly original (it felt like a hybrid of Ghostbusters and Men in Black), it was hilarious. I’m a little miffed it got less attention during its theatrical run.
Couples Retreat. Betrayed by the entire cast… sigh. I went to a screening for free, but somehow, I still want my money back.
Yes! From the first moment that I saw the trailer I felt like Kristen Bell and Jason Bateman had just run over my dog.
The Onion had a great piece on Vince Vaughn/Couples Retreat a few weeks ago.
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/vince_vaughn_appears_on_tonight
Not any particular actor, but I felt betrayed by the new Star Wars episodes and the new Indiana Jones…also I felt betrayed by the Broadway revival of All my Sons for making me endure Katie Holmes in the midst of Christian Carmago, Patrick Wilson, John Lithgow and Dianne Weist…not fair.
I completely agree that George Lucas is the director who I felt betrayed me with the new Star Wars, but as far as actors go, I would have to vote for Megan Mullaly going for broke in “In The Motherhood”. She was a poorer Karen with much worse lines…
I feel not just betrayed but angry at George Lucas. He destroyed the happy memories of my childhood!
George Lucas betrayed everything Star Wars the moment he made Han shoot Greedo first in the Cantina Scene in the Star Wars: Special Edition.
(to above) I agree 100 percent.
I hope you meant to say that he made GREEDO shoot Han first. It’s always been established that Han shot first in the original release. Then Lucas decided to change it in the ‘Special Editions’ to having Greedo shoot first to make Han look like less of a scoundrel (he really didn’t need to, Leia’s redemption of Han was a nice plot point of the Original trilogy). Then, after we, the fans, blew a collective gasket, he went back and made it so that BOTH Han AND Greedo shhot at the same time. It’s all a big mess that would have been better had he just left the d*mn thing alone.
Can’t they just re-do Star Wars I-III — or pretend like they never existed??? Pretty please?! I’m scared to watch Indiana Jones IV, I think I’d be better off just watching the originals again.
What new Star Wars? The last one was released in 1983. That’s MY reality, and I reject any other.
I still can’t believe both Ralph Fiennes and Holly Hunter did Maid in Manhattan. The whole film, if you can call it that, was a trainwreck, and I want to believe that at least one of them thought about getting off before they reached the station.
Holly Hunter wasn’t in Maid in Manhattan.
Holly Hunter was not in Maid in Manhattan. You are thinking of Natasha Richardson.
Holly Hunter was in Little Black Book. Completely different betrayal.
Both Holly Hunter and Kathy Bates were in Little Black Book, playing second fiddle(s) to that great thespian, Brittany Murphy. That wsa truly a sad day
Little Black Book was an awful movie! Bad choice for Holly Hunter.
I thought Little Black Book was a cute movie. But I did wonder why two Academy Award winners were in it…
Not HH but J.Lo.
Can’t blame Ralph Fiennes for trying his hand at a romcom lead. (And he’s been smart enough not to repeat the mistake.) You can blame whoever was in charge of that movie though. Romcoms have to have likable leads, and RF is not that. A great actor, yes, likable? No.
Yeah, but Fiennes just did it because he needed something lighthearted in between the movies he usually makes… hadn’t he just done Red Dragon before that? I personally gave him a pass for Maid in Manhattan because of that.
I guess you did actually see Maid in Manhattan…it wasn’t Holly, but Jennifer Lopez..Soupy movie yes, but fun to watch.-
Whoops. My bad. But I would never, ever mistake Holly Hunter for Jennifer Lopez. I was thinking of Natasha Richardson. It never even occurred to me to be surprised about Jennifer Lopez doing that one. It’s right in line with the rest of the schlock she does (excluding Out of Sight, duh).
John Turturro in Transformers 1 and 2. I usually like his performances (especially in O’ Brother Where Art Thou), but he was absolutely awful in the Transformers films.
See, I didn’t as much feel betrayed in the first one, because it seemed like a fun treat when he showed up. But when he signed up for the second one, I began questioning the existence of a higher power.
Everyone was absolutely awful in the Transformers films.
Including the Autobots themselves!
The Transformer films were just awful period. Should have remained animated.
Agreed! Terrible! He should stick with Coen Brothers’ films.
Definitely agree with the latest Indiana Jones movie. Felt most betrayed by Spielberg and Ford for making me wait sooooo long for such a lousy concept/movie. I mean… the monkeys alone made me want to scream in anger.
Thank you!!! I was so sad when I left the theater… I love Indy and those stupid crystal skulls were ridiculous.
Seriously – aliens, ugh!
Totally agree, and what a waste of Cate Blanchett!
EVERYONE BLAME LUCAS FOR THE SILLY ANTS AND MONKEYS NOT SPEILBERG!!!!! IT WAS CGI-OBSESSED LUCAS SPIELBERG WAS TO NICE TO HIS FRIEND YES!
Yeah, but that movie was redeemed by the entrance of Karen Allen. I was so afraid Spielberg was gonna put his wife in it.
Every Nicholas Cage movie from the last 10 years. Does he just say ‘yes’ to whatever is offered to him?
The man is broke he needs the money! especially in this economy….
Yeah, poor guy can’t even buy a castle anymore. Damn economy.
He needs to pay for his cheekbones….they look younger and younger as time goes on.
Except Adaptation!!
Lord of War and Matchstick men were good as well
Hard for me to feel sorry for a guy whose problem is that he can’t stop buying islands and such long enough to pay his taxes! On topic: I don’t feel betrayed so much as that certain actors have sold out. I really respect the ones that I feel haven’t. I might not always agree with the choices that a Johnny Depp (for example) makes, but so far, I feel he hasn’t sold out. Same for Leonardo DiCaprio & some others. It’s hard to gripe about what someone breaking in does.
He definitely needs more money for a better toupe!
I was thinking Nicholas Cage also but I still enjoy all his movies – even when they are bad. It’s part of the fun. The man really has no standards when it comes to choosing parts.
I am a huge Nic Cage fan, but totally agree he hasn’t put out a good movie in a while. Loved the first National Treasure, but the second was a waste of time. matchstick men and Lord of War were also decent movies, but no comparison to the days of The Rock, Con Air, Face/Off, or Gone in 60 Seconds
I remember when it seemed like he was the coolest and most indie guy in Hollywood. He had it all and he sold it all away for crappy action flicks and a big paycheck. Huge betrayal!
Not usually one to apologize for the erstwhile H.I., but: WeatherMan. Very good Nic Cage and an engaged Michael Caine (who’s never betrayed me, just himself with Jaws IV).
I loved Weatherman.
I also loved FAMILY MAN.. that movie always touches me.
Don’t forget Valley Girl! It’s sushi, dontcha know.
I agree- sometimes I wonder why Nic Cage ever rose to the level of stardom he is at. But, to me, the one exception to this is “Knowing”- which is AWESOME and completely blew me away. He just happens to be in it, that’s all!
I felt betrayed by Mel Gibson’s DUI/Anti-Semitic Rant etc.
i actually liked it
Hahahaha!!! That and the anti-Semetic undertones of “Passion of the Christ.” Oy veh.
If you know anything about scripture, Jesus was crucified by the Romans, not the Jews. Therefore it could be argued as being inaccurate and not anti-semetic.
Hahaha, I actually DO know that, and there’s been such a tendency in the history of the Christian church to paint Jews as “Christ-killers” to gloss over horribly anti-Semitic behavior, which Mel Gibson conveniently ignored. Perhaps, considering his arrest, it throws light on his directing choices.
Pilate gave the Jews a choice of which condemned man they wanted to free. They chose the muderer rather than Christ. If the mob mentality had not prevailed there might be one fewer major monotheistic religions today. Either way, that is the reason that the Jews were refered to as “Christ killers”. As for Gibson, he is just a pathetic old man who needs to go away.
pretty much anything deniro and pacino have done in the last 10 years is unforgivable.
I completely agree. I read an article a few years ago that wrote, ‘Remember when Robert DeNiro being in a movie meant something?’. While that line hurt it was so true.
Add Jack Nicholson to this list. And maaayybe Christopher Walken.
did you not see The Departed? Jack’s still got it..okay?
oh…and the could do a 90 minute still shot of Walken with no audio and I’d watch it. the man is himself is that entertaining (go watch fatboy slims ‘weapon of choice’ on youtube…educate your mind)
Christopher Walken and Michael Caine are both in a special category. They do some of the worst drivel imaginable, but their good stuff makes it worth it. I don’t get a sell-out vibe from them. They just do everything. Samuel L. Jackson might be in this group as well.
Re: Jelana – *Church*
Jelana I totally agree with you! Walken’s cameos in anything are usually the only part with watching. He never disappoints.
As much as I like Walken, he’s not the most selective guy. I’d argue that Nicholson has often played parts in the same operatic, overblown way. Not always, but often.
dunno…DeNiro and Walken are usually good even when the material isn’t, something you can’t say about Michael Caine, or Al Pacino for that matter.
If you are looking for good Christopher Walken footage, find his reading of Lady Gaga lyrics on youtube. Hilarious!
Morgan Freeman is also in this category. I think of them as actors who feel driven to work constantly. I don’t know what their reasons are. (Children, ex-spouses, deprived childhoods) But I respect the ethic, and only see the films I think I’ll like.
Did you miss “Rigtheous Kill”? I love that movie!
meant…”Righteous Kill”…
I would agree wholeheartedly – only ‘out’ for both is that I think they might have both had twin babies late in life and may have sacrificed their reputations to pay the bills…
I was talking about DeNiro and Pacino BTW
Anyone who agrees to be in Spider-Man or Pirates of the Caribbean 4.
I was betrayed by Will Smith. I had to walk away when every movie he was making involved aliens or some catastrophe. He should have stuck to television comedies. That’s where he shined.
I love Will Smith, and I personally think he makes pretty smart choices in regards to his movie roles. The one huge slip up (but I’m not sure I would call it a betrayal) was “Wild Wild West.”
For all involved. Did they actually see the script before they signed, I wonder? That was horrible.
especially because he turned down the role of Neo in the matrix to do Wild Wild West.
Wild West? Really..?? That was exceedingly more tolerable than Hancock…what was he thinking when he signed on to do that puppy?
I find it intensely amusing that Eminem did a song for the soundtrack of that movie.
Kevin Kline is another fantastic actor that got dragged into that mess. He actually said he signed on because he had never made a “movie without a script” before. (I think he was being sarcastic…)
Will Smith sucks so bad.
You’re so right! That why he only get nominated for Oscars (2) rather than winning them. This is sarcasm for those that can’t tell.
Because Oscars never get things wrong like Marisa Tomei for Best Supporting actress. Oscars are politics and Will Smith is safe but a mediocre actor. This is not sarcasm in caser you can’t tell, Will Smith bee-atch.
To Alan Smithee…um…Halle Berry and Julia Roberts both have Oscars.That is a travesty. Will Smith is very non-threatening to white America and that’s why he’s always in the movies and probably why he has ocsar nominations.
Poss. I, Robot 2 & MiB III … ?!?
I felt a little betrayed by Natalie Portman and Milos Foreman with “Goya’s Ghosts”. Have you seen that? It’s, like, the worst movie of the 2000s.
Oh geez, that was AWFUL!!!!!!!!!!!
reese witherspoon. she was so funny and sharp in freeway, pleasantville, election. and then sweet home alabama. ew
Reese Witherspoon? Are you cracked out? Walk the Line? She was amazing as June Carter Cash and a decent singer as well.
She won her oscar for Walk the Line. Rendition was good, too.
The article is about a particular film, not the artist’s work as a whole.
True. But i know many people who like sweet home alabama surprisingly. I believe Four christmases was much worse anyway.
I know people that like Sweet Home Alabama too. I just don’t get it. What are they seeing that I don’t? All the over-the-top southern accents were enough to make my ears bleed.
Legally Blonde 2 was a travesty, too. Not that I wouldn’t expect anything with a “2″ tacked on to the end of the title to not suck. But seriously, Reese, have some standards.
@ TrissaLynn –
I totally agree with everything you say about ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ . I feel the same about WAITRESS as well.
I feel betrayed by George Miller and his travesty of casting anyone but Mel Gibson (admittedly, he is a whacko d-bag now) as Max Rockatansky for Mad Max 4. Seriously, that film is destined for failure. I hope it is a crushing disappointment and George Miller can go back to making boring penguin movies (an Oscar!?! Seriously!?!)
Also, George Lucas would be there for the Star Wars prequels, but then again he has since shown himself to be a complete “lady of the night” when it comes to that product. The first three are still classics (Carrie Fisher’s bored acting and ewoks aside), but George Lucas has ensured that no one ever looks forward to anything he comes up with again.
I think Mel is smart to stay away from that trainwreck waiting to happen
Actually, without Mel it is assured to be a trainwreck.
It would’ve been cool to see how the future progressed in the 20 years since Thunderdome. It could be a really epic vision of civilization emerging in the ruins of the past.
Gorge Lucass ALWAYS sucked and any of you who based their childhood on what he did are mingery tools that should grow the F up already!!!
“Mingery tools”–love that Limey slang!
I don’t think I’ve ever felt betrayed by an actor…betrayed is a strong word….I have felt betrayed by musicians though…case and point: Lauryn Hill…she dropped the miseducation of lauryn hill and I waited patiently for the follow through which never came. I was 13 when I bought that album and let it wreak havoc on what I thought I understood about the world and love at the time and then rediscovered it in 2005 after my first major heartbreak…I feel like she abandoned me. (I know its a weird and possibly creepy thing to say but I do feel that way and music is impactful in a different but equally if not more relevant way than music. Music can serve to enhance a film performance but rarely does it work the other way around)just sayin…
THIS.
I think I read somewhere that she is having some personal difficulties – or she was
Agreed. I was 18 when that album came out and she did do a follow up album…it was a live joint from MTV’s Unplugged. It made me want to kill myself. I hate that she made that album. I would have forever remembered her as the uber-talented Ms. Hill, but that album made me feel like she was slipping into the abyss of crazy.
Ifeel the same way about Lauryn Hill’s second album as I felt about Alanis Morrisette’s second album. I took that one back to the store where I bought it to sell right back to them!
Great freaking article. This is the kind of thing we want to hear actors talk about. Next time print more of the conversation more candid comments than the usual PR directed stuff.
This is an easy one.
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Sean Connery. Highlander II. $3.5 million. 9 days work. One horrible movie.
With a weird plot!! And the first one was so awesome!!!
Ah, but he did Zardoz! Love or money or plain crazy–doesn’t matter, he did it!
Actually, the fact Sean has retired from acting is the ultimate betrayal.
One of only 3 movies i walked out of the theater on…..GOD AWAFUL.
I was betrayed by EW when I saw Paranormal Activity! You oew me a free subscrption!
Sorry! You know what I meant!
me too!
That was not even scary. Most boring movie for the majority, it got kind of interesting for maybe the last ten minutes or so. I think it was way too hyped up. Good movie for $11,000 but not worth all the amazing critiques. I’m confused as to how a reviewer could be enthused about that movie.
Amen! I want my $10 back from someone for telling me this was the scariest movie ever. I kept waiting to be scared and then it was over and time to go home. Total scam!
The Phantom Menace
Excellent point. My opinion of George Lucas was destroyed. It actually made me think less of the original trilogy.
People…look past the prequels to the remastered originals. He took the cult favorites that helped make his name big in Hollywood and shoved them down the toilet with CG that would have looked great if the original movie hadn’t been shot in the 1970’s. The scene with Han and Jabba on the flight deck…would have been better if they had let Jim Henson make a life size muppet at the time.
Not to mention the “re-sequencing” of the Han/Greedo encounter.
Han shooting first was such a defining moment for that character. George betrayed his legacy, not just the fans.
While I do not like the remastered versions i still think it’s funny that part of the reason her remastered them was to re-release them without his greedy ex-wife being able to get any profits from it. LMAO, too funny!
Dan In Real Life – I like Steve Carell, but the movie was complete crap.
Oh c’mon! I just rewatch Dan In Real Life, it was awesome, Steve’s Carrell best performance to date.
Agreed. Dan in Real Life was one of the worst, most irritating movies I’ve ever seen in my life.
Are you sure you just didnt rent it because you saw Steve Carell, thought comedy, and now hate it for not being funny. I thought it was a pretty good drama and definately not bad enough to be considered a betrayal from a comedic actor.
I have to agree with SH. I actually thought he and Juliette Binoche had great chemistry, and his character was pretty touching. I actually got a little teary when he was playing the guitar.
Dan in Real Life might be one of my favorite movies!
I really liked it. The acting was good, the story was cute (if a little formulaic) and the music and locations were tops. What’s not to like?
I have to agree with this. Why did they think we wanted to see Steve Carrel’s sweet character get bulldozed by his badly disciplined and disrespectful daughters and then fall in love with a completely self-centered and horrible woman? UGH!
The Avengers movie. “Ray Fine”, Uma, and Connery.
I agree…that movie was horrible.
the worst part is that movie had so much potential- but then it turned out to be crap
Totally agree! Especially because the original TV series is one of my all-time favorites.
Agreed. I fell asleep during that movie; seriously. I haven’t fallen asleep in a movie before or since.
i felt betrayed by jon favreau and vince vaughn for couples retreat, not for just being in it, like jason bateman and peter serafinowicz, but actually writing it.
I felt more betrayed by Paul Giamatti than by Vince Vaughn for Fred Claus. I mean really, Paul? You of incredible greatness and Oscar-worthyness put on the red suit?
And the entire cast for Oceans Twelve, but especially Julia Roberts – you know what you did.
Giamatti did Shoot ‘Em Up too so he’s not above making mistakes. Then I watched Duets and felt better.
Shoot em up was pure entertainment not everything he does has to be oscar worthy. now if you had said lady in the water i mite agree with you
I actually liked Shoot ‘em Up. I feel there’s a place for both “movies” and “films” but I was just saying some people would see that as a drop off. I personally don’t, kind of like cleansing the movie pallette.
Plus love the Ron Mexico post name, LMAO!!
Shoot Em Up was WAY better than Douchets- al least it was Gwyneth-free…
Duets! Bam Bam Bam, John Wayne I am…
I agree 100% about “Ocean’s Twelve.”
Even now the cast seems to acknowledge that movie was little more than a reason for them to tool around Europe. It was so egregious that, during the “Ocean’s Thirteen” promotional tour, everyone pretty much admitted that they made “Thirteen” to make up for “Twelve.”
Hi Ceballos!
I know. It’s like we should have had discounted theater tickets or DVD prices. Oh, maybe I did see the DVD in the $5.99 pile at Target.
Anyway, just mean to charge us for something they had no commitment to.
Hi paige!
What? Ocean’s 12 ruled! Especially since it had the you-know-whats to acknowledge that these movies don’t take place in an alternate universe where the actors playing them don’t exist. And it was the reverse of a joke in “11″ where Clooney and Pitt walk past a mob of photogs and nobody pays any attention to them.
LOVE that movie.
So let me get this straight? Tess Ocean bears a remarkable resemblance to Julia Roberts, but no one notices that the nervous guy escorting her around looks JUST LIKE Matt Damon.
Or that the guy who got tossed in jail a few minutes earlier bore an uncanny resemblance to George Clooney.
I get the gag that they were going for, but by being SO inconsistent (that Interpol agent had a Catherine Zeta-Jones quality about her, no?) they shot themselves in the foot.
I have been betrayed by Nicholas Cage from pretty much everything he has done in the past 5-7 years
And Val Kilmer
“Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” was pretty good, though.
Any horror classics that hack Robb Zombie is allowed to re-make. Oh and freakin Will Smith’s kid in a re-make of the Karate Kid??? Are you f’in kidding me? If he wasn’t Will’s kid would he get this role, I don’t think so.
i don’t know about that. did you see him in the pursuit of happyness? that kid can have any role he wants after that.
Also, since you mentioned it, I will say that I think G. I. Jane is actually an under appreciated movie. Ebert gives it 3.5/4. http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19970822/REVIEWS/708220301/1023
Never felt betrayed because… you know, I’m an adult. Disappointed with career choices certainly, but never betrayed.
I have to agree–betrayed is a very strong word, but I would say I was definitely disappointed by Nicole Kidman. Thought she was tremendous in “The Hours,” “Moulin Rouge”…and then there was “Bewitched.” Big letdown.
Totally agreed! And she also did that stinker “The Stepford Wives.” Ugh…what was she thinking?
Oh Mary, I thought I had permanently blocked the memory of “Stepford Wives.” That was just atrocious.
Never want to think about Stepford Wives again. My eyes! My eyes!
HUGE Nicole fan. I think it’s interesting to hear how these big stars pick their projects. Nicole has said she will pick a project based on a director she wants to work with or co-workers she wants to work with. She’s been known to sign-on without reading a script. Stepford Wives was atrocious to be sure but she shares that honor with Walken, Glenn Close, Matthew Broderick, Bette Midler. Same with Bewitched – Carrell and Ferrell. My big disappointment was the Invasion but I don’t think that’s hardly any of the actors’ choices. But she’s made it up to me by making some interesting choices. One thing I can say about her is I never know what on god’s green earth she’s going to be in. She keeps things interesting.
I agree with you Callisto. I think she’s made so many smart and daring choices, that you cannot be disappointed with her. If you’re going to charge her with the Stepford wives, you then have to charge the ENTIRE cast.
I have to extend this conversation to directors as well, because there’s no greater example of betrayal than Steven Speilberg and George Lucas. What they did to the Indiana Jones franchise will forever be burned into my memory. We could even go further back and talk about Lucas and his ruining of the Star Wars franchise. “Betrayed” is hardly the word.
Agree 100%!!!!
You should watch the Indiana Jones 4 commentary. Speilberg keeps hoping that Lucas will drop the whole Alien thing, but he doesn’t.
Seriously… The horrendousness that was Indiana Jones 4 actually damaged the glory of the previous 3 movies. I’m trying to convince myself that the last one was never made.
Indy #2 sucked even worse than the last one- Short Round…WTF was that???
Did you people not see Temple of Doom? I enjoyed it but it wasn’t exactly a great movie. You make it sound like the first 3 were equal. Absolutely not.
I have felt betrayed by Hollywood for years for re-making perfectly fine movies that are barely 20 years old just to make a quick buck.
YES!!!!!
And up and coming screenwriters waste away waiting for opportunites for their work to be realised!
I agree!! Some remakes are just criminal!! I have to extend this comment further and ask why all of the shows on TV are either about doctors, lawyers or emergency personnel?? I can’t believe there are no fresh ideas out there. I guess the powers that be don’t want to take “risks” so they keep pumping out the same junk and are stumped when no one watches it. Once in a while they stretch – then they don’t give it a chance to reach an audience or they move it so no one can find it.
Right on! Steve Martin and the Pink Panther movies. What group of idiots thought they could out do Peter Sellers???????
The idiots who remade the Pink panther with steve martin and jean reno!!!!!
Hmm, Martin also did Cheaper by the Dozen. Sheesh. See the original film based on the real family.
SO right. What were they thinking when they cast… STEVE MARTIN.. as detective clouseau? His acting and accent sucked!!
here here!!!
this year we had 3(!) t.v. shows about nurses… only one was good: nurse jackie
Holla!!!!!