Filmmakers remembering movies incorrectly...
06-03-06, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by dogmatica
I get really bothered when George Lucas mispronounces names of Star Wars characters. He calls Qui-Gon "Kwee-Gohn." He calls Boba Fett "Bahba Fett." Jabba is "Jah-buh." If he wants them pronounced that way, why aren't they pronounced like that in the films?
06-03-06, 06:32 PM
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It's embarrassing when old stars who have been out of the business for years or are simply too senile to remember much about their work are asked to do commentaries for TV shows and movies. Mickey Rooney on "The Twilight Zone," Buddy Hackett on "The Love Bug" and poor Jimmy Stewart on "Winchester '73" come to mind.
Doesn't anyone even bother to see if they have any idea what they'd be talking about before just signing the consent form? I mean, I understand this isn't voir dire of a jury, and that many commentary participants aren't paid for their time.
But when Mickey Rooney's entire commentary for an episode of "The Twilight Zone" consists of him screaming "I DON'T REMEMBER! IT WAS TOO LONG AGO!" some extra consideration needs to be given--either for preparing the participant beforehand or scrapping the commentary track altogether if it's that useless. But hey, I guess I'm asking too much for anyone in the entertainment industry to gauge insight.
Doesn't anyone even bother to see if they have any idea what they'd be talking about before just signing the consent form? I mean, I understand this isn't voir dire of a jury, and that many commentary participants aren't paid for their time.
But when Mickey Rooney's entire commentary for an episode of "The Twilight Zone" consists of him screaming "I DON'T REMEMBER! IT WAS TOO LONG AGO!" some extra consideration needs to be given--either for preparing the participant beforehand or scrapping the commentary track altogether if it's that useless. But hey, I guess I'm asking too much for anyone in the entertainment industry to gauge insight.
06-03-06, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by GeorgeP
It's embarrassing when old stars who have been out of the business for years or are simply too senile to remember much about their work are asked to do commentaries for TV shows and movies.
06-04-06, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by DRG
I've seen and read several interviews with different actors and actresses who claim they've never seen some of the movies they've starred in. And we're not talking about rare indie cameos, we're talking big mainstream movies they were the leads in. Maybe they're just bluffing so they don't have to give an honest opinion on how bad the movie was, but who knows...
Of course, if I were a movie star, half the ticket sales would be from me alone.
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08-30-09, 02:54 AM
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Re: Filmmakers remembering movies incorrectly...
I think I found a new one. On the Simpsons season eleven commentary of the episode when Marge breaks her leg at the ski lodge, there's a background character who looks a LOT like writer/producer Matt Selman. However, someone on the commentary goes, "Wait a second, is that me?" and everyone agrees. Then Selman walks in the room a few minutes late into the episode. So either the character isn't Selman and the unknown voice and those who agreed are correct or it is Selman and he wasn't there to point it out.
