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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:35 pm
by GORDON
Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:23 pm
by Malcolm
Goddamnit. They wasted Jet Li in the last one.
Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:10 am
by Vince
Malcolm wrote:Goddamnit. They wasted Jet Li in the last one.
Agreed.
They need to stop. They needed to stop after the second one for sure.
Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:40 am
by Leisher
Yeah, the first two were great, but I hated the second two.
Rumor has it that the original screenwriter from part 1 is back though, so maybe that'll save this one.
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:36 am
by GORDON
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:29 am
by Leisher
Yeah, but he's leaving the door open to doing it, just not now.
As bad as the last two sucked, I almost think Mel and Danny need this film. If, by some remote chance, it was good, it could restore the franchise's image. Also, if could restore both of their careers...somewhat.
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:39 pm
by Malcolm
Something tells me the original screenwriter wants the last word on his shit cos he's pissed at the other two he wasn't involved in (not like 2 was cinema magic, but it beats the fuck outta 4).
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:31 pm
by Leisher
Yeah, part 1 was a more gritty story with the laughs being "between the lines". 2 wasn't terrible, but it departed from the grit and replaced it with humor. The cast really carried the movie whose storyline was weak, but had characterization out the ying yang.
I assume a new one would be a mix of 1 and 2 if the original screenwriter got his way.
Usually when you see a writer come back to something he left, it's usually because he's either unemployed (which I don't think is the case here) or he wants to fix other people's mistakes on his creations.
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:44 pm
by Vince
Part of what made the first one so good was that Mel's character was so on the edge with nothing to live for. He found his redemption, then the second one was only marginally decent without that dynamic to the story.
I really don't recall much about the last two. Jet Li in one and some pro gun control message in the other one.
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:21 pm
by Malcolm
Maybe Mel heard some Jews were going to be involved in the production & so he backed out.