Comments on: films of high adventure, volume three: bleh http://mollytanzer.com/2010/03/05/films-of-high-adventure-volume-three-bleh/ the online home of molly tanzer Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:08:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Al Harron http://mollytanzer.com/2010/03/05/films-of-high-adventure-volume-three-bleh/comment-page-1/#comment-3628 Al Harron Sat, 12 Feb 2011 18:14:12 +0000 http://mollytanzer.com/?p=840#comment-3628 I don't think Fleischer should really be held accountable for either Destroyer or Red Sonja, when in fact Dino de Laurentiis should be considered the reason both films were such disasters. Conan the Barbarian was good because Milius had a vision, and he had the brass to stand firm and not let Dino push him around. Case in point, Dino wanted a pop soundtrack. A POP SOUNDTRACK. Dino is also the reason the film went family-friendly: he thought that if he could get more kids in, then the film would do gangbusters. Fleischer was one of those directors who wouldn't make a fuss and do what the producer wanted. Dino de Laurentiis is the reason we got Destroyer and Sonja, and his daughter is the reason we got Kull the Conqueror. It's his fault. I don’t think Fleischer should really be held accountable for either Destroyer or Red Sonja, when in fact Dino de Laurentiis should be considered the reason both films were such disasters.

Conan the Barbarian was good because Milius had a vision, and he had the brass to stand firm and not let Dino push him around. Case in point, Dino wanted a pop soundtrack. A POP SOUNDTRACK. Dino is also the reason the film went family-friendly: he thought that if he could get more kids in, then the film would do gangbusters. Fleischer was one of those directors who wouldn’t make a fuss and do what the producer wanted.

Dino de Laurentiis is the reason we got Destroyer and Sonja, and his daughter is the reason we got Kull the Conqueror. It’s his fault.

]]> By: films of high adventure, volume four: a tribute to mr. haim » paper fruit http://mollytanzer.com/2010/03/05/films-of-high-adventure-volume-three-bleh/comment-page-1/#comment-371 films of high adventure, volume four: a tribute to mr. haim » paper fruit Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:46:44 +0000 http://mollytanzer.com/?p=840#comment-371 [...] Jesse’s thoughts prior to re-watching: I hadn’t re-watched this since high school, thinking some films are better left as fond memories. This whole project is predicated on smashing that conceit and dragging the dated movies of our youth squealing into the caustic light of the present day, however, and if they burn up like a bleach blond bloodsucker, well, no one said it would be easy. I went into the re-watch confident that the Frog Brothers would still be awesome but not sure of anything else.  After all, low expectations never hurt a movie-watching experience, though often that’s just not enough to save it (see: Red Sonja). [...] [...] Jesse’s thoughts prior to re-watching: I hadn’t re-watched this since high school, thinking some films are better left as fond memories. This whole project is predicated on smashing that conceit and dragging the dated movies of our youth squealing into the caustic light of the present day, however, and if they burn up like a bleach blond bloodsucker, well, no one said it would be easy. I went into the re-watch confident that the Frog Brothers would still be awesome but not sure of anything else.  After all, low expectations never hurt a movie-watching experience, though often that’s just not enough to save it (see: Red Sonja). [...]

]]> By: molly http://mollytanzer.com/2010/03/05/films-of-high-adventure-volume-three-bleh/comment-page-1/#comment-350 molly Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:39:43 +0000 http://mollytanzer.com/?p=840#comment-350 I am sure this movie has a cult following, and that disturbs me. I am sure this movie has a cult following, and that disturbs me.

]]> By: Hat of Nikitich http://mollytanzer.com/2010/03/05/films-of-high-adventure-volume-three-bleh/comment-page-1/#comment-348 Hat of Nikitich Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:35:39 +0000 http://mollytanzer.com/?p=840#comment-348 Thank you for doing this so I never, ever have to watch this movie. 'Cause I was going to at some point, thinking "Hey, bad movie! Tee hee!" But no, this looks so bad it's bad. Thank you for doing this so I never, ever have to watch this movie. ‘Cause I was going to at some point, thinking “Hey, bad movie! Tee hee!” But no, this looks so bad it’s bad.

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