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Post by RNL on Feb 20, 2006 20:51:03 GMT
John Landis (1950- )
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Post by Vercetti on Feb 20, 2006 21:27:41 GMT
FilmsAnimal House  ¡Three Amigos! VideosMichael Jackson's Thriller  I didn't put The Blues Brothers on because my memories are far too vague. In fact, the only image I can recall is Ray Charles. Thriller, while not a film is one of the greatest music videos ever.
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Post by mikola on Apr 28, 2006 11:18:19 GMT
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Post by Boz on Aug 18, 2006 9:37:22 GMT
 Trading Places (1983) Coming to America (1988)Either of these could be 3 stars but it's been so long since I've seen them.
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Post by Capo on Oct 1, 2006 13:33:04 GMT
1. Coming to America 1988  2. Blues Brothers 1980 |
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Post by Anasazie on Nov 28, 2008 0:47:41 GMT
1. Trading Places (1983) 6/10
2. The Blues Brothers (1980) 5/10
3. An American Werewolf in London (1981) 3/10
4. ¡Three Amigos! (1986) 2/10
5. Coming to America (1988) 2/10
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Post by theundergroundman on Aug 13, 2009 22:03:26 GMT
1. Animal House (1978) - [blue]7/10[/blue]
2. Coming to America (1988) - [blue]5/10[/blue]
3. An American Werewolf in London (1981) - [blue]5/10[/blue]
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Post by Omar on Dec 18, 2009 4:39:04 GMT
Twilight Zone: The Movie = HUGE negligence on Landis' part.
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Post by ronnierocketago on Dec 19, 2009 4:54:09 GMT
Twilight Zone: The Movie = HUGE negligence on Landis' part. Depends on who you ask. Vic Morrow would agree with you. |
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Post by Omar on Dec 19, 2009 15:16:00 GMT
Considering he wrote and directed that segment, which brought the actors, special effects guys, and chopper pilot together. He wrote a scene involving two children that he knew would be filmed after hours in violation of child labor laws, plus the scene involved a low flying helicopter and a mock Vietnam battle, all within the same frame as these kids. And then, with the knowledge of hindsight, still denies in court that he ever thought the sequence would be dangerous, and denies that no one else came forward with such concerns, which contradicts other people's claims. Oh, and he also had his actors firing live rounds! It's the case of a golden boy director given too much power without the reigns to pull everyone together. Still: Animal House (1978)   |
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Post by ronnierocketago on Dec 19, 2009 16:29:54 GMT
Considering he wrote and directed that segment, which brought the actors, special effects guys, and chopper pilot together. He wrote a scene involving two children that he knew would be filmed after hours in violation of child labor laws, plus the scene involved a low flying helicopter and a mock Vietnam battle, all within the same frame as these kids. And then, with the knowledge of hindsight, still denies in court that he ever thought the sequence would be dangerous, and denies that no one else came forward with such concerns, which contradicts other people's claims. Oh, and he also had his actors firing live rounds! All very true, though to be fair lets also add that episode's ending was Landis' original ending. As hamfisted as that story was, it was trying to play in the Twilight Zone spirit. The studio asked for a more "happy" conclusion, thus they gave Landis the cash to go film it. It's the case of a golden boy director given too much power without the reigns to pull everyone together. I think people forget, but what doomed Landis in Hollywood wasn't that tragedy. Well it helped, but it was that his follow-up movies after ANIMAL HOUSE and BLUES BROTHERS didn't do jack shit in theatres. SPIES LIKE US and THREE AMIGOS (which was shot/cut during Landis' manslaughter trial) were big budget comedies expected to make money...and they didn't. I still stand by my masterpiece score. |
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Post by RNL on Dec 22, 2009 17:46:47 GMT
I think people forget, but what doomed Landis in Hollywood wasn't that tragedy. Well it helped, but it was that his follow-up movies after ANIMAL HOUSE and BLUES BROTHERS didn't do jack shit in theatres. SPIES LIKE US and THREE AMIGOS (which was shot/cut during Landis' manslaughter trial) were big budget comedies expected to make money...and they didn't. American Werewolf and Trading Places were huge hits though. |
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Post by ronnierocketago on Dec 23, 2009 4:49:04 GMT
I think people forget, but what doomed Landis in Hollywood wasn't that tragedy. Well it helped, but it was that his follow-up movies after ANIMAL HOUSE and BLUES BROTHERS didn't do jack shit in theatres. SPIES LIKE US and THREE AMIGOS (which was shot/cut during Landis' manslaughter trial) were big budget comedies expected to make money...and they didn't. American Werewolf and Trading Places were huge hits though. But they were 1981 and 82/83 (can't remember exactly for PLACES). The rest were later that decade. And they weren't hits. |
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Post by RNL on Dec 23, 2009 5:38:11 GMT
Yeah, I know. But you said "his follow-up movies after Animal House and Blues Brothers didn't do jack shit in theatres", when he followed them directly with American Werewolf and Trading Places. So it was really after Trading Places in '83 that his star fell. And that's the same year the Twilight Zone movie came out.
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Post by ronnierocketago on Dec 23, 2009 5:43:56 GMT
Yeah, I know. But you said "his follow-up movies after Animal House and Blues Brothers didn't do jack shit in theatres", when he followed them directly with American Werewolf and Trading Places. So it was really after Trading Places in '83 that his star fell. And that's the same year the Twilight Zone movie came out. Yeah I made a subconcious mental typo. You're right. Shit happens. Interestingly, Landis shot TRADING PLACES after the Twilight Zone tragedy (same year actually) and unless I'm mistaken, PLACES came out in theatres before the ZONE movie. Remember the PLACES ending? That was Landis' story really: Getting away scott free. And I forgot also that COMING TO AMERICA at the end of that decade was a hit too. I guess it was the 1990s with dogshit like THE STUPIDS and BEVERLY HILLS COP III finally killed his career for good. I would add OSCAR too, but haven't seen that and (believe it or not) the Siskel/Ebert thumbs up (no shit) actually intrigues me. INNOCENT BLOOD sounds interesting too. Good or not (probably not), you don't get that many mafia vampire pictures. |
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Post by RNL on Dec 23, 2009 6:04:06 GMT
I never understood the hatred for Beverly Hills Cop III. It's the weakest of them, sure, but it's just run-of-the-mill sequel fatigue, it's not some abomination, or some dreadful betrayal of the previous films.
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Post by RNL on Dec 23, 2009 6:06:10 GMT
Hopefully Burke & Hare is a return to form too.
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Post by ronnierocketago on Dec 23, 2009 14:41:18 GMT
I never understood the hatred for Beverly Hills Cop III. It's the weakest of them, sure, but it's just run-of-the-mill sequel fatigue, it's not some abomination, or some dreadful betrayal of the previous films. Its a LETHAL WEAPON 3/4 or RUSH HOUR 3. |
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Post by Capo on Dec 23, 2009 19:55:31 GMT
Then 'it's just run-of-the-mill sequel fatigue, it's not some abomination, or some dreadful betrayal of the previous films'.
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Post by ronnierocketago on Dec 23, 2009 20:06:16 GMT
Then 'it's just run-of-the-mill sequel fatigue, it's not some abomination, or some dreadful betrayal of the previous films'. Don't try to jerk me here.  |
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