tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045215426198457884.post9001273489823946270..comments2024-03-29T01:30:34.039+00:00Comments on For It Is Man's Number: Urban Justice (2007)Tylerandjackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558971973499806365noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045215426198457884.post-42655415093192802952012-08-06T12:28:22.291+01:002012-08-06T12:28:22.291+01:00*temd = tend.
Why is it that I make a simple typo ...*temd = tend.<br />Why is it that I make a simple typo whenever I actually discuss writing? God mocks me.Tylerandjackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07728309372305602972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045215426198457884.post-11508145296969820042012-08-06T12:25:03.181+01:002012-08-06T12:25:03.181+01:00Hello sir, many thanks for your reply. Don't w...Hello sir, many thanks for your reply. Don't worry, I temd to attribute most of the blame for Steven Seagal movies to . . . . . . . . . the fact that they ARE Steven Seagal movies, haha.<br />I do always try to at least mention writers in my reviews because I'm well aware of the poor deal they get - if the movie is great then they are often forgotten in the mix while if it is awful they can often get all of the blame heaped on them even if, as you point out, something has been drastically rewritten from the decent original concept it once was. <br />However, mentioning writing means that I do have to comment on whether or not I liked it, the final product is all we have to go on by the time it gets to us as an audience.<br />I hope that those bad experiences make some writers set new limits and protect their work in the future but I have no idea as I'm not an industry insider. Is that the case or is it just too big a battleground to care about what happens to the work once the job is paid. If every waiter/waitress and bartender in L.A. is an aspiring actor/actress then I imagine that every OTHER waiter/waitress and bartender has a cript in progress they're only too happy to pass on to anyone who might help them out. Or am I being far too cynical?Tylerandjackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07728309372305602972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045215426198457884.post-23895167059853980442012-08-06T03:25:32.191+01:002012-08-06T03:25:32.191+01:00I feel compelled to respond to this post. It's...I feel compelled to respond to this post. It's easy to attack the screenwriter for this film. Sure, there's a lot of bad dialogue. I mean, a lot of bad dialogue. Some questionable plotting decisions. And characters whose decisions don't entirely make sense. But is that any reason to blame the screenwriter?<br /><br />Oh wait-- those are all screenplay problems.<br /><br />But I feel compelled to respond because, in defense of all screenwriters, sometimes they get rewritten. And even if there's one screenwriter with sole credit, it doesn't mean he didn't get drastically rewritten. It happens. I can attest to that.<br /><br />So take it easy on the screenwriter. Maybe he/she wrote a very good screenplay what was drastically changed before being shot.<br /><br />Maybe.Gilmar Fortis IInoreply@blogger.com