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Re: I was afraid of that....

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Posted by SR on July 7, 2000 at 09:44:23

In Reply to: Re: I was afraid of that.... posted by Victor Khomenko on July 7, 2000 at 05:38:57:

Well Victor I know there are better films than Armaggedon. And no, I don't serve or eat Big Macs. I do however work in Hollywood at Todd-AO Studios as a sound engineer working on TV and Features. I see alot of film probably more than you. I have met most of the big name producers in this business over the past 24 years I have been in it.

>>>>Well, that's one open-ended question. Thousands, I would say<<<<

Name some just a hundred or so that are better films and have a chance of making a sales profit for Criterion.They are after all a money generating company not a museum.

>>>>>For WHAT purpose? To maintain its artistic integrity or to ....?<<<

To stay in business and hopefully maintain integrity. When out of business integrity doesn't mean shit to a company. It might to an individual but not a company. Your company can't build equipment it can't sell no matter how good it may be.

>>>>Sorry, you are watching and SUPPORTING wrong films. Good ones are out there<<<<<

Of course there, are but how many ? As I said I see alot of films. I see about 1 great film every other year. My standards are possibly to high not to low as you suggest. Criterion needs more than 1 new release every other year. I really don't know how many they do, is it 10,20,50 a year ? Assuming 50, name 50 that have profit potential that were released the same year as Armaggedon and are clearly better.

>>>>Why should ANYONE look at Star Wars besides the kids<<<<

What do you have against kids ? No one should have to sit thru Star Wars The Phantom Disaster. But, I'll make a wager that it will be, if it's not already on the Criterion list. With special behind the scenes shots of effects development and interviews with G Lucas.

>>>You are not saying they should be serving Big Macs at the 5-star joints, are you?<<<<

Not at all but you suggest a black and white world when in fact most places are 2,3,4-stars. But in my opinion and I believe also in the staff meetings at Criterion they understand something. That sonething is that when you have another beautifully photographed movie about a British couple struggling to get out of the dark depressing coal town and just as they do so he gets drafted and killed in WW I no one will care. A movie such as that will appear in two theaters in Los Angeles and none in Missouri,Oklahoma,Nebraska,Indiana (you get the picture) Criterion needs to get there hands on some of that mass market money so they can stay in business and occasionalty put out the beautiful movie about that poor young British couple.

Thats why Armaggedon is on Criterion

Steve

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