WORM’S EYE VIEW: OPEN LETTER TO ROBERT ZEMECKIS

I struggle to come up with anything exciting that Zemeckis has brought to the table since CONTACT, to be honest. And even that's pushing it.

Used Cars, Jesus fuckin' christ, make something like that again.

Watching Zemeckis spend years trying to tout his form of mo-cap has been nothing short of sad. I don't think the guy has ever made a live action flick was that down-right awful, but a few of his recent mo-cap outings got close.

I'll never forget the howls of laughter during the nude battle scene in Beowulf. I don't think that was intentional.

That was blatantly intentional. It was just out of place for how deadly serious the rest of the film is. But Zemeckis, for all intents and purposes, was nothing more than a hired gun who knew how to work the technology needed to tell what was, ostensibly, Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary's movie.

The mocap's tip of the iceberg, though. The last 11 years have been about Zemeckis almost feeling like he';s TRYING to sabotage the effectiveness of every film, even the ones that would work otherwise (Cast Away). I dont know what he needs, but less money and technology's a start.

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Originally Posted by Justin Clark 

The mocap's tip of the iceberg, though. The last 11 years have been about Zemeckis almost feeling like he';s TRYING to sabotage the effectiveness of every film, even the ones that would work otherwise (Cast Away). I dont know what he needs, but less money and technology's a start.

Sabotage, a good choice of words. You're right, Cast Away and What Lies Beneath, both films were spoiled if you watched the Zemekis-approved trailers.
 

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Originally Posted by themykra 

Used Cars, Jesus fuckin' christ, make something like that again.

 The Zemeckis that made Used Cars was strangled in its crib long, long ago.  Heck, I doubt he'd even produce another Death Becomes Her. 

Great post. Once upon a time, Zemeckis was my favorite working director too, so I totally understand the frustration here.

My only real disagreement is I happen to think BEOWULF is pretty goddamn awful.

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Originally Posted by CHUD Main Site Feed 

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It is time to hang up your sensor-covered unitard.

A millions green boxes and a thousand Kane-clapping gifs to you Josh, you magnificent bastard.

At the very, very least, could we get a Death Becomes Her special edition?