So, Kevin Smith has been ranting on about his "horror film" Red State that he wants to make. While making the rounds on the news site Ain't it Cool News and chatting about his new film Zack and Miri Make a Porn (which sounds way too much like the recent film The Amateurs) he was asked about the status of Red State:
"I'm still trying to find money for Red State, though, admittedly, I haven't been looking that hard yet, since it's not something I'm gonna get to 'til March the earliest. Early prospects, however, look dim. Problem is, the flick is bleak. Beyond bleak, even. Remember how bleak Dark Knight was? This flick makes the bleakness level in that flick seem Beverly Hills Chihuahua bleak. Sadly, while the flick's bleaker than Dark Knight, it's also not nearly as good as Dark Knight. Or as commercial. Or commercial at all, really. The commercial prospects for Red State are not good."
So he's barely asked anyone about funding this project and has already come to the conclusion it's "too bleak". So, it's bleaker than The Strangers, 30 Days of Night, Quarantine or any of the other "bleak" horror flicks released lately? That aside, if it's not as good as Dark Knight, which I liked but didn't think was the holy grail of film making like some, maybe they're shooting it down because... it's not very good! He goes on to say this:
"The question, then, would be "Why bother?" For some reason, I feel like I've gotta make this flick. Part of the reason is that I never really feel like a filmmaker most days; more of a writer who gets to direct his own flicks. Trying my hand at another genre that's 180 degrees away from anything else I've ever done might finally answer the question (for me) of whether or not I truly am a filmmaker, or just the guy who makes the dick and fart jokes movies. I suspect it's the latter. I guess we'll see. Maybe."
What the fuck? Don't get me wrong, I like two of Kevin Smith's films, I don't think he's total shit, but give me a fucking break. Your not sure you're a film maker? So, it takes NINE fucking movies to figure out whether you should just stick to screenwriting? If your not comfortable behind the camera, then get the fuck out of there. I'm sure someone else can make your "dick and fart jokes movies." Stop subjecting the world to what must be the most expensive creative self discovery/wank-fest of all time. You know what? There are lots of film makers out there who do belong behind the camera, so shit or get off the pot. How pathetic.
Noah "Annubis" Soudrette
3 comments:
Worst Photoshopped picture EVER! Actually, looking at it again, he kinda looks like Charley Daniels…maybe he’ll break into Devil Went Down to Georgia…I love how that person’s left hand isn’t even on the violin neck…too funny.
I still contend that Clerks is his only decent movie, and he made that for about a buck fifty, so there shouldn’t be any problem.
He is a funny guy though, and I question my purpose on this earth on a daily basis…
Chuck
Hey, I put about two whole minutes of blood sweat and tears into making that photo :)
I agree with what your saying, but come on, cry me a river.
I agree with both of what you guys are saying, and even with what Kevin Smith is saying. Yes, cry me a river that you get to do awsome stuff that any of us nerds (film or comic) would cut of a piece of our anatomy to be able to do. But at the same time, he is human and he is funny (to me) as shit, so I can't beat him up too much for still trying to figure it out. Hell, I'm 31 years old and often times feel like I've done jack shit with my life. But anyways, where the fragging ass crackers are my capsul reviews?..lol I've got other capsule reviews in my head, but I'm not putting them out till I know I'll see them in a few days. Which means they will be old capsule reviews by the time a write them. I've got a capsule review blockage.
Barron Ironfury!
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