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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2009 16:23:21 GMT -5
Having watched a bunch of his movies lately, and seeing how he has progressed as a filmmaker and storyteller, I think Fincher would knock a Superman movie out of the PARK.
His flicks always have such great structure and pacing and editing, and special effects, and dialogue, always an amazing cast, and he can do a sweeping epic kinda movie, so I don't see why the heck David Fincher wouldn't be the PERFECT choice to do a Superman movie. Start with Singer, then get Fincher, and who knows, maybe someone even BETTER for the third?
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Post by MerM on Apr 14, 2009 16:48:53 GMT -5
That's an incredibly far out idea and almost inpossible to imagine... and yet I'd love to see that happening.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2009 16:55:17 GMT -5
I could easily see Fincher giving Nolan a run for his money with a comic book movie.
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Post by Legsy on Apr 14, 2009 17:24:04 GMT -5
It could work. I loved Zodiac and Se7en is freaking awesome.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2009 17:25:18 GMT -5
Criiiiipes, I still need to see Zodiac.  And I'm a big ol' fan of that whole story, too, I find it completely fascinating! I suck for having not seen that yet. |
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Post by Legsy on Apr 14, 2009 17:28:21 GMT -5
RENT THE BLU-RAY!
The transfer is gorgeous!
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Post by Matt in the Hat on Apr 14, 2009 18:04:00 GMT -5
Liked fight club, neither here nor there for him doing Superman.
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Post by stargazer01 on Apr 14, 2009 18:15:55 GMT -5
I haven't seen any of his movies yet.  I guess I can't vote yet. Recommend 2 of his best movies for me to watch.. and then I could be able to vote. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2009 18:21:07 GMT -5
Well, you can avoid Panic Room, I'll give you that much.
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Post by Jimbo on Apr 14, 2009 18:25:53 GMT -5
Benjamin Button is probably another to avoid. It's a very well-made movie, but dammit, that Eric Roth is one unoriginal writer.
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Post by Valentine Smith on Apr 14, 2009 18:43:46 GMT -5
I woulda said NO...until I saw Zodiac.
The pacing of the dialogue, especially in the newsroom scenes, are SO Daily Planet-esque, it's ridiculous.
Kev, Zodiac is his best movie. By far. It doesn't just take place in the 70s, it actually looks and feels like it was MADE in the 70s.
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Post by The Phantom Menace on Apr 14, 2009 18:44:09 GMT -5
Well, you can avoid Panic Room, I'll give you that much. I liked Panic Room. |
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Post by EvilSupes on Apr 14, 2009 18:46:08 GMT -5
Has anyone actually thought for a sec what if we could have a Superman movie set in the 40/50's? I think that would be pretty cool.
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Post by Jimbo on Apr 14, 2009 18:46:41 GMT -5
It doesn't just take place in the 70s, it actually looks and feels like it was MADE in the 70s. Definitely what Fincher was going for with the old-style studio logo at the beginning. Somewhat undone by shooting it digitally though, in my opinion. |
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Post by eccentricbeing on Apr 14, 2009 19:41:25 GMT -5
Not sure if Fincher has the proper sentiment for Superman, but I wouldn't doubt his ability to adjust!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2009 21:36:44 GMT -5
I REALLY liked Ben Button. A lot.
Panic Room isn't a bad movie, it's just kinda...pedestrian? In a way? But very well done, though.
Criminy, a Superman movie set in the post war 40's directed by Fincher? Ohhhh man, that'd be gorgeous.
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Post by EvilSupes on Apr 14, 2009 22:26:27 GMT -5
You and me both baby. ;D
I think doing a Superman movie set in the 40's would be awesome and also give them a lot to play with. There's just something very appealing with having a comic book movie set in the past like Watchmen.
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Post by crazy_asian_man on Apr 14, 2009 22:32:41 GMT -5
Fincher is a great director (neverminding Alien3)- and when he was rumored to be set to direct Spiderman (before Raimi stepped in), I was thrilled. It's hard to see his sensibilities for Superman, though. Singer made it 'dark', but 'dark' as it could be without changing the core of what Superman was, I thought. Singer imo is still the best choice- but, given that that may not happen--- it's hard to say where my preferences are, not knowing what directors are the 'real' options to pick from at this point for the sequel. If Fincher wants to continue with Singer's storylines, though- I have no problem with that!  |
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Post by Legsy on Apr 14, 2009 23:11:21 GMT -5
Panic Room was a good movie, at least I thought it was.
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Post by Gandy on Apr 15, 2009 2:13:36 GMT -5
I can't see Fincher doing it, for starters it doesn't fit his sensibilities, and he's clearly an "Auteur" -- a very distinctive film-maker. Superman requires a film-maker with no style, like Dick Donner.
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Post by Matt in the Hat on Apr 15, 2009 2:28:20 GMT -5
I dunno. I disagree a little bit. I think if the director puts the material before his style, that would fit Superman.
I'd be willing to jump on an auteur wagon if say, maybe, Robert Rodriguez would do it, because of his range, and willingness to tell a story within an action romp. And has been successful with wider range audiences with the Spy Kids movies and older with the El Mariachi movies and Sin City. If someone like him took the mettuer en scene approach, I can get behind that.
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Post by Gandy on Apr 15, 2009 3:01:21 GMT -5
Auteurs tend to twist the story to fit their sensibilities. If Fincher can drop his style, great, but it's really a case of a Gorilla in a birdcage. I don't think it's a matter of right or wrong, though, it's an opinion on the material. What Lester did was fine, he didn't believe in the myth of Superman, you either accept it or you don't. I wouldn't be entirely dismissive of Fincher making a Superman film, I'd be intrigued.
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Post by crazy_asian_man on Apr 15, 2009 3:07:59 GMT -5
OW! Sacrilege. Donner has a style as much as Speilberg has a style, Donner has just worked in different genres- and has been more successful in some more than others. No style at all? Without Donner's imprint, we would have had a cheap as possible STM that looked like SIII!  |
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Post by Gandy on Apr 15, 2009 5:05:16 GMT -5
No, that's not what I meant, I'm talking about auteurs who have distinctive styles. Dick has no distinctive style, that's why he can direct any story and you wouldn't know it was him. He's more a craftsman, like David Lean was. This guy did the "Omen" and then made "Superman", different genres, films that have no relationship in any area that shouts "Dick Donner" -- he is a slave to the material. I think Superman is best served by a Dick Donner-type director.
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Post by eccentricbeing on Apr 15, 2009 8:38:28 GMT -5
Hm, David Lean did have a distinctive style. It may not have screamed at you, but watching a couple of his films, I could tell those were his films. But based on your criteria, Brett Ratner would've been an okay choice for Superman too.  I think Spielberg, pre-Schindler's List, would've nailed Superman. Particularly circa 1981-85. |
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