William Peter Blatty needs to start directing more. This guy's got talent . . . and he's only directed two films!!
shareI'd say its a shame for all cinema fans that Blatty has only directed two movies, like Laughton only directing one. What you can say for Blatty that you can't say for Laughton, though, is that we have proof that he didn't just catch lightning in a bottle on one occasion. His directing skills surpass most of the hacks hollywood utilises today.
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I wonder if anyone will eventually make a short film version of Blatty's "Elsewhere."
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The movie didn't make any money when it was originally released. I well remember the television marketing and it was very misleading, which probably lead to the low box office. Obviously, the movie is brilliant and has found it's cult audience, but I'd bet William Peter Blatty was disgusted with the Hollywood process and decided not go through it again, at least as a director.
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Obviously, the movie is brilliant and has found it's cult audience, but I'd bet William Peter Blatty was disgusted with the Hollywood process and decided not go through it again, at least as a director.
"He did make one film after this - an adaptation of his novel Legion that was eventually released as Exorcist III. The producers/studio demanded that he change the title and tack on an ending that didn't fit with the rest of the plot (an exorcism, in order to justify the title). "-- Edward de Vere
Well, that clinches it. Who knows how many more brilliant films William Peter Blatty might have directed if the power brokers had kept their mitts out of the film making process.
An alternative film industry to Hollywood is long overdue. And with the current slate of brainless 3D films set for release, it may happen sooner rather than later!
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An alternative film industry to Hollywood is long overdue. And with the current slate of brainless 3D films set for release, it may happen sooner rather than later!
"Not to mention the fact that the studios can't come up with anything more creative than remakes of movies that are only 10-20 years old."--Edward de Vere
That's the saddest thing of all. The power brokers really believe that dressing up "The Clash of the Titans" in 3D and adding some CGI effects is going to guarantee that fans of the original film are going to flock to see it. It just wouldn't occur to them to perhaps make a sequel (or prequel) to the original film and let movie fans rediscover the original movie.
The Hollywood power brokers don't seem to want to understand that many of the younger movie goers have these classic films on VHS and DVD and don't want to see them remade.
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To be honest, the demographic that the Clash of the Titans remake was aiming for (and successfully reached) does not in any way care about the original. And sorry, but a sequel would never have made them care. A sequel would have been a disaster.
I don't mean to stick up for Clash of the Titans. It looks dumb and I haven't even seen it. But regardless, the studio made the right call. That movie was made to make money, and make money it did.
Perhaps with "Clash of the Titans" a success was made with the re-make. But just a brief scanning of the message boards for all these re-makes of classic movies will reveal that the re-makes are not wanted. Just make a list of any ten re-makes and poke around the message boards of those movies and see for yourself.
Liby - boisv on Fri May 4 2012 10:55:37
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To be honest, the demographic that the Clash of the Titans remake was aiming for (and successfully reached) does not in any way care about the original. And sorry, but a sequel would never have made them care. A sequel would have been a disaster.
I don't mean to stick up for Clash of the Titans. It looks dumb and I haven't even seen it. But regardless, the studio made the right call. That movie was made to make money, and make money it did.
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I'm a huge Blatty fan. I've read his entire faith trilogy, and I've seen all three of the movies. They're some of my all time favorites.
And I must say, that exorcism scene that the studio made him tack on to the end of The Exorcist III was very much needed. I loved Legion, but lets face it. The ending is a joke. And what barely works in the book would work even less on screen. I love Exorcist III.
Plus, it mirrors the first film. The Exorcist (the novel) is primarily a work of philosophy first and horror second. The movie, however, is very much a work of horror first and philosophy second. Legion and Exorcist III follow the same pattern. The books ask you to think, whereas the movies are mostly trying to scare you.