You know, for a guy whose movie just cleared fifty million at the box office his first weekend, Stephen Sommers doesn’t seem like a happy guy. In fact, the crew out at Movieline compiled ten great quotes from him about how he feels about critics. Let’s have some fun with a couple!
“I know it sounds cliche, but I don’t read them (reviews). Why would I? I make the kind of movies critics love to hate. They love dark and depressing movies. If you make those, you expect they will love you, you need them to love you. The kind of movies I make? They don’t enjoy commercial or popular movies.”
Except the Harry Potter movies…and Disney / Pixar movies…and the new Star Trek…and The Hangover…and I wish Sommers could enlighten me: did he KNOW there were this many counterexamples when he said it, or did he just not care?
“It is funny when the studios tell me, `the movie is the star! You’re the star.’ I suspect what they’re saying is, `we don’t want to pay a star.’”
Considering the studio already shelled out a hundred and seventy five million that you pretty much have NO chance of making back, I don’t blame them. Lotsa luck finding a new job, Mr. Money Sink! Bet there are TONS of companies out there who are looking for a guy who can burn through a hundred and seventy five million dollars and only lose two thirds of it!
The best part is, he goes on like this for PAGES. Producers lie to his own son about him–he’s even off quoting MICHAEL BAY for inspirational effect! This guy’s one scary individual–I can only hope his next job isn’t quite so public.
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