Grey
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2015. The Martian?
I get your point, the rest of his stuff is more hit than miss, but don't be throwing shade on The Martian. A broken clock is right twice a day and all that.
He had an amazing novel to work off of.
2015. The Martian?
I get your point, the rest of his stuff is more hit than miss, but don't be throwing shade on The Martian. A broken clock is right twice a day and all that.
Some of the things Ridley said there show me that he's way more out of touch than even he will admit.
He wasn't aware Shane Black was making another Predator? And he "doesn't think it matters?"
Yeah... OK. I guess he's drinking his own Kool Aid these days.
The man does a complete 180 on his stated intentions for these films...and while he acknowledges that it was the fans who showed him he was wrong about what we all wanted, now he tries to claim instead that they "weren't the final word" and that basically he now knows just what to do.
Apparently he also thinks we'll believe he had nothing to do with derailing Blomkamp's effort.
I just don't see how you convince everyone--including yourself--that "the beast is done. COOKED" and then turn right round and start cranking out movies that are chock full of "the beast" and act like it's nothing.
I'm sure it's as others have said... he is now obsessed with controlling the destiny of Alien. But he keeps acting like that's not the case. Say one thing...do another. I don't know that i have much faith in his word anymore.
Sadly, having listened to Ridley on todays "The Film Programme" its hard not to agree. At 79 he is unfortunately showing signs of ageing. Listen to the first ten minutes if it will allow you from outside the UK:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08pgbvb#play
I stopped listening to the broadcast when Ridley stated at 5:19 "I don't do what they want" as a response to the interviewer commenting on what fans want out of a movie series......
Pretty evident that he's bitter about 2-4. Sure, he acknowledges that Aliens is "very good" (understatement of the decade) but HE wants control... so not surprising that he also killed Blomkamp's version. Also, he seems to think he can build Alien inte something like Star Wars? Yeah... senile much.
Sadly, having listened to Ridley on todays "The Film Programme" its hard not to agree. At 79 he is unfortunately showing signs of ageing. Listen to the first ten minutes if it will allow you from outside the UK:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08pgbvb#play
Sounded remarkably cogent to me.