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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2012 10:35:30 GMT -5
Well, that's probably safer. Keeping the job gotta be first. I guess you never know if someone just wants to eat and be left alone. But on another note: Aren't/weren't you curious at all about what he had in mind for SR 2? Superman is back in the bushes, and this time he' watching Lois and Richard go for baby number 2
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2012 11:46:56 GMT -5
Of course, CAM, but that's not how things work. Me asking him that would pretty much guarantee he'll never come back in. They don't like that sort of shit. They're there to eat. Not talk about their career with complete strangers. I limit my interactions to drawings and one liners.
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Post by crazy_asian_man on Aug 3, 2012 12:01:18 GMT -5
Well.... If Bryan jumps out of his chair in the restaurant at any point and screams, "I'm dying to tell SOMEBODY what I had in mind for SR 2, will someone listen to what I have to say? " At least promise me you'll write it down?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2012 12:07:25 GMT -5
I'll post the video.
The place I work at is so fucking weird. It's truly something new every day. Ever since I got there, things that have never happened there happen often. I don't know what sort of luck I have, but it's fucked up, that's for sure. I almost got into a fight last night with this massive drunk bastard that was about to attack my boss. Hand on his chest, pushing him back, shouting, "GET THE FUCK OUT," and all that. My adrenline was a flowin'. I had the superwill power to crack his skull open.
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Post by ye5man on Aug 3, 2012 12:49:13 GMT -5
Well, that's probably safer. Keeping the job gotta be first. I guess you never know if someone just wants to eat and be left alone. Come on dude. I don't think the man is going to appreciate questions while eating out from the staff. He should thank his lucky stars StarGazer is not waiting on him. Christ, can you imagine?
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Post by Metallo on Aug 3, 2012 13:22:22 GMT -5
Singer didn't direct Warlock. And you need to learn what the word "flop" means in relation to films.
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Post by crazy_asian_man on Aug 3, 2012 14:58:05 GMT -5
Putting myself in his shoes... If I made a movie that I was passionate about, then got dissed by the studio for it not grossing enough, and felt like I was dissed as well by fans.... I wouldn't mind AT ALL if someone came out and told me how wonderful that movie was, even if I was choking on a chicken bone in the restaurant. If I was at a hospital or a funeral, definitely inappropriate. Restaurant? 50/50. (But then again, who hates a compliment?)
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Post by ye5man on Aug 3, 2012 16:28:21 GMT -5
Yeah, that's you but Singer's worked in the industry for decades and I'm sure he doesn't want to be bothered with this stuff when he wants a meal out with family/friends.
If I had a waiter asking me about my work when I'm dining out I wouldn't be happy. Give the man his privacy.
If Singer wanted to talk SR2 he'd have done so by now. Personally I reckon he lost interest and WB wanted the reboot after it flopped anyway.
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Post by Metallo on Aug 3, 2012 17:42:51 GMT -5
It didn't flop. A flop is a film that makes substantialy less than its budget. Cuthroat Island was a flop. Ishtar was a flop. Pluto Nash was a flop. Catwoman flopped. It made $20 million less than its budget.
SR underperformned. It made money. Just not enough.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2012 18:32:49 GMT -5
Well, that's probably safer. Keeping the job gotta be first. I guess you never know if someone just wants to eat and be left alone. Come on dude. I don't think the man is going to appreciate questions while eating out from the staff. He should thank his lucky stars StarGazer is not waiting on him. Christ, can you imagine? If she's seen this thread she's probably already got her tickets to NYC!
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Post by Metallo on Aug 3, 2012 19:27:20 GMT -5
I wouldn't bother Singer about anything while the guy is out trying to eat. I always thought some people go too far with that.
But if I COULD ask him about a hypothetical film in some setting it'd be his X-men 3.
As far as actual films it'd be Usual Suspects.
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Post by crazy_asian_man on Aug 3, 2012 20:07:14 GMT -5
I don't think working in the industry for one day or a thousand years makes you a better person that makes you unnapproachable or be treated any different than you or me--- but, yeah, OF COURSE, if he was with friends or family, that'd be a different story.
Well, I was assuming that he was solo--- and, yeah, this is broad strokes (as is much of these conversations here)--- like most anything else, there's a lot else that would be conditional to the situation---
For example--- If the guy was chatty with the staff, and seemed like he wouldn't mind (something that you'd get a 'feel' for in person) sharing, that's something you'd try to have a feel for.
I've hung around enough gutsy and assertive people who've done things that I'd be too shy or conservative to do in approaching strangers--- that I'd be shocked over how much is 'ok', depending on how someone chooses to approach/not approach someone.
One friend saw Paul Verhoeven once, briefly complimented him on his films, then asked if he could say whether he felt that his Total Recall film was 'real' or a 'dream'. He shared 'dream' and that was the end, and from what the other friends there told me, Verhoeven wasn't pissed off or feel his personal space invaded with the two minute exchange.... but it could have been just how the friend approached him.
Presumably, most go by the golden rule. (Treat others as you would like to be treated) Doesn't mean you're always right, of course- but, like I said--- these posts are broad strokes, and don't take into account the whole context of what happens at the time.
If the guy was with anyone else (I was again presuming he's dining alone), if the guy gave off the vibe that he wanted privacy in the slightest (I'm not the type of person who gets irritated if a stranger asks me a quick question most of the time), OF COURSE I wouldn't be a jerk about invading the other person's privacy. (Or do the often- unpleasant 'lingering' that I see fans do over celebs at conventions that can cause EXTREME awkwardness.)
Eh. There's a fine line between being a nuisance and just treating someone like a neighbor and asking them a quick question, if they were willing and it wasn't going to bug them.
Doesn't matter in the end, does it? If I was a customer at the same restaurant and I thought it was ok, I'd ask him.... IF it felt like the vibe was ok at the time to do so.
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Post by Shane on Aug 4, 2012 5:29:47 GMT -5
Ask him what it feels like to direct a flop 159th highest grossing film of ALL TIME how is that a flop fmd just get over it boring as all heck
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Post by ye5man on Aug 4, 2012 5:38:07 GMT -5
Maybe its just me, but I were dining out I wouldn't want to be pestered by the staff. Especially if I were famous and probably got attention often. It must get really annoying. I'd fucking hate to be famous. I'd be devastated to lose my privacy.
Back in the nightclub where I worked, I saw some famous faces. Phil Mitcheck stayed behind for a beer after hours once for example, and we had a chat with him. In those circumstances it'd be OK to ask I suppose - but not during the evening!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2012 17:09:44 GMT -5
Eh, fame is part of it. Anyone who gets into the entertainment industry to make a full living at it should at ALL times be ready to have their identity taken away and just become a public figure. It's fucking stupid to think otherwise.
If something happens with my comedy shit, I'm not going to get all pissed off if I get recognized. It's part of the game. If I didn't want it, I wouldn't do it. I'd stay behind the scenes, faceless. There are plenty of writers and directors out there that people truly just don't know at all, could be right in front of them, and you'd never know. heck, same thing happens with actors, too, to be honest, but at the end of the day, anyone in entertainment who complains about fame shouldn't have gotten into entertainment. Simple as that.
Having said all that, it's my job to take care of these people. Not talk to them and find out what they think about their own movies and their future projects. That's now how it works. Literally, at ALL. That's not how it works. If it is initiated by them, which it truly NEVER is, then sure, fuck it, I'll say whatever I want, but up until then, it's restaurant based conversation only. We don't let people go up to celebrities. It's not cool. They are there to eat and relax, not sign shit and take pictures. We sure as heck aren't going to do what we don't let others do.
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Post by Paul (ral) on Aug 4, 2012 20:25:33 GMT -5
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Post by Kamdan on Aug 4, 2012 23:00:19 GMT -5
Good to see he has a sense of humor about people poking fun at his work.
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Post by Jimbo on Aug 5, 2012 2:11:06 GMT -5
They didn't go for the jugular and rip SR though.
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Post by ye5man on Aug 5, 2012 6:00:16 GMT -5
You must understand that some of those folk enjoy acting and other aspects of film making but do not want the unfortunate side effect of losing one's privacy. Don't assume they all embrace it.
Also, Singer is behind the camera; I'm sure he doesn't crave fame the way some actors do.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2012 11:53:25 GMT -5
It's not about embracing it. It's about knowing it could happen.
Getting into the entertainment industry and not wanting fame is kinda like becoming a cop and not wanting to get shot. It probably won't happen but it sure as heck COULD.
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Post by ye5man on Aug 5, 2012 12:05:34 GMT -5
Wonder what Kubrick would think of that? Can you imagine walking down the street and having loads of scum photographers after you? That's a nightmare existence.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2012 12:12:18 GMT -5
Ye5man!!! That fucking GIF!!!! DAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
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Post by Jimbo on Aug 5, 2012 13:04:20 GMT -5
War is heck. ;D
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Post by ye5man on Aug 5, 2012 15:28:25 GMT -5
Haha, that dog cracks me up
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Post by crazy_asian_man on Aug 6, 2012 0:08:59 GMT -5
I took this remark as an invitation to the forum to throw out suggestions and ideas- but if you already knew what you were going to do.... I imagine if he got a lot of shite from WB about SR being a disappointment, he might be incredibly flattered. Singer isn't Tom Cruise. Not everyone on the street pays attention to who a director is on a movie.... I'd be pretty suprised if he needed a bodyguard or had paparazzi constantly following him....
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