I would argue that point because of stories of how hard I've heard it was for Fincher to use the Viper for Zodiac. When you're getting into films of this scale, there is certainly a lot of pressure against adopting any new form of technology. The major studios are old dinosaurs who don't like change. Why else have they been shooting on the same technology for over 100 years! In stepping away from the traditional 35mm process, I think Mann is looking to go in new directions artistically.

I'd like you to provide a link to this quote because I doubt it's true.

I never saw "Sharkboy and Lavagirl" (which, come to think of it, is the only RR film I've never seen) but it's obvious by watching the "Spy Kids" movies (at least the first two) that they're a real labor of love for Robert Rodriguez. When it comes to direction they're arguably the most inventive of his entire filmography and he's always been very enthusiastic about them in interviews.

That's not the first remake he's done.

Sam Raimi

You're right there. However I still stand by my first half of statement regarding his use of previous film characters (not genre), plot and set design especially costume. The reason why I said Michael Mann was his rehash of Heat for a stand alone movie that appears leveled down to today's blockbuster standards. Expect made it more glamorous by maybe adopting newest technology and featuring once again veteran actors like Jamie Foxx who happens to play another leading role for Mann's next film. It is too soon to say Mann has changed from whatever "artistic" qualities but I have a hunch that he has changed.


So he has done it not for the first time but for a second time. Well, he is still helluva director and one of the most capable movie brats era.

To be fair, he did that one in return for making the most controversial movie of his career.

Bingo. He found it was much more profitable to love Big Brother.

I agree with this one. I consider "The Quick and the Dead" to be the last real Raimi film. They always toy with the idea of making another Evil Dead/Army of Darkness but I just don't think he has it in him anymore.

Sam Raimi gets the sweet job of making Spider-Man films, not selling out, they are actually good films. Plus, I thought A Simple Plan and For Love of the Game were good films. Didn't he start up that production company for horror films?

I've seen where he's said pretty much what the other poster said also, in more than one interview. He didn't say it in a way bashing the Spy Kids movies though, but he did say it.