Battlefield Earth screenwriter apologizes!

Wow...that was a good story. It shows how political Hollywood is and especially how much influence that so called church has over the industry. $100,000,000??? There are a lot of folks here that could have shot that movie for a lot less and it would have looked great.
 
Sad Max said:
I've seen much worse films than Battlefield Earth...
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I've actually never seen it...but as someone who cuts trailers for films that never see the light of day I can almost assure you that I've seen much, much, much, much, worse...things that will make you lose faith in cinema.
 
I haven't seen Battlefield Earth, looks awesome tho. One of those so bad its actually quite good movies hahaha.
 
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Anyone remember Flash Gordon from 1980? Can you imagine the story behind this coke-binge-induced masterpiece? My mom took me to see this in the theater, which is really a testament to how little there was for kids back then. I was ten, so it's all a little hazy, but I think I actually remember asking her how Hollywood could possibly make something as shi**y as that. She was weeping, and not because I had just sworn for the first time.
 
Erik Olson said:
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Anyone remember Flash Gordon from 1980? Can you imagine the story behind this coke-binge-induced masterpiece? My mom took me to see this in the theater, which is really a testament to how little there was for kids back then. I was ten, so it's all a little hazy, but I think I actually remember asking her how Hollywood could possibly make something as shi**y as that. She was weeping, and not because I had just sworn for the first time.
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This movie has its camp value but it is a piece of junk. The music is both the best and worst thing about it. Dino DeLaurentis really destroyed a lot of potentially great franchises in his day, (Flash, Dune, Conan). Only the first Conan: The Barbarian is worth anything as a movie, which is just average but has one of the best music scores of all time.
 
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Anyone remember Flash Gordon from 1980? Can you imagine the story behind this coke-binge-induced masterpiece? My mom took me to see this in the theater, which is really a testament to how little there was for kids back then. I was ten, so it's all a little hazy, but I think I actually remember asking her how Hollywood could possibly make something as shi**y as that. She was weeping, and not because I had just sworn for the first time.
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Yes, but Flash Gordon is magnificently horrible.
 
My first exposure to Battlefield Earth was a Book on Tape. The narrator was excellent and honestly I loved it. I was disappointed with the movie but in no way was it as bad as it has been made out to be. I think the professional critics general disdain for L Ron Hubbard has a lot to do with the initial critical reviews. Read Eberts review of Battlefield Earth and then compare to District 9.

I am not a fan of Scientology and I don't think Battlefield Earth was a great movie or even a good movie but 1/2 star - I don't think so.

Roy
 
I have to agree - at least BE was technically competent - good for at least 1 full star.

Or a volcano, or a Thetan, or whatever one gives out, to Scientology movies.
 
What! Flash Gordon was/is great! Proper loved his gay ass hover board thing too hahahaha and his he-man styled mullet. Sorry guys, but I really liked Flash Gordon as a kid.
 
I met Sam Jones in 2000 while working with a startup company that had hopes of casting him in a film.

He hasn't really changed all that much, so far as I could see. And man, he sure expected the A-lister treatment, that guy. Limo, gourmet spread, the whole nine yards or he wasn't even coming to the meeting...
 
CallaghanFilms said:
It was surpassingly better than Indy 4

Nice.
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Ebert gives it 3 1/2 stars - obviously you don't know good storytelling and film making when you see it! :thumbsup:

Ebert quote ( Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." Say it aloud. The very title causes the pulse to quicken, if you, like me, are a lover of pulp fiction.)

I guess if your like minded buddies make the movie it makes all the difference in the world.

Roy
 
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