tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post8195703892576555251..comments2024-03-25T15:38:16.880-07:00Comments on Surrender to the Void: The Bonfire of the Vanitiesthevoid99http://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-58960372856015181092016-05-11T20:11:13.121-07:002016-05-11T20:11:13.121-07:00@ruth-I will say this though. In the hands of a l...@ruth-I will say this though. In the hands of a lesser director, it would be unwatchable. Since it's Brian de Palma, a bad Brian de Palma film is still better than a lot of other people's films. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-71852567646226998932016-05-11T19:54:44.163-07:002016-05-11T19:54:44.163-07:00Ahah, so is this the case of 'so bad it's ...Ahah, so is this the case of 'so bad it's good'? I might give it a shot just for the cast. Well, sometimes it's a two right making it wrong y'know, great cast + great material can sometimes actually become a bad movie. In any case, you got me intrigued now.ruthhttp://flixchatter.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-91663149706905055592016-05-10T16:42:22.335-07:002016-05-10T16:42:22.335-07:00@ruth-You would think. That amazing wealth of tal...@ruth-You would think. That amazing wealth of talent, a hot best-seller, and a renowned filmmaker. What could go wrong? Everything went wrong. I will say this though. It's one of those bad movies that you can watch just for the sake of just how bad it is and wondering who should've played who and such. Jack Nicholson and John Cleese were offered the rule that Bruce Willis played as I think Cleese would've been a more appropriate choice since the character was British in the book. Steve Martin and Chevy Chase were considered for the role Hanks played as that would've been more interesting.<br /><br />All of this makes me want to find that book that Julie Salmon wrote about the production and de Palma was like "write everything you see and make it into a book or whatever. This film is fuckin' shit". thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-8935269943939435182016-05-10T14:30:51.530-07:002016-05-10T14:30:51.530-07:00Boy, the cast is excellent. This sounds like one o...Boy, the cast is excellent. This sounds like one of those films worth a watch just for the cast alone, but then again perhaps not based on your review! ruthhttp://flixchatter.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-85144543867302141132016-05-10T13:08:53.018-07:002016-05-10T13:08:53.018-07:00I've heard a lot about this film as well as th...I've heard a lot about this film as well as the fact that Brian de Palma and Morgan Freeman don't speak very fondly about it. The former admits to being pushed around by the studio on who to cast and such as he felt some of the people didn't work and he, like many in the film, didn't get a long with Bruce Willis who was a real shithead back then. The latter admits that the film just absolutely sucked and his part was originally meant to be white with Walter Matthau originally cast but wanted $1 million for his work and Alan Arkin was then cast for much less as I think Arkin would've been a better choice. <br /><br />It is obvious he's got what it takes to do drama but I don't think he was ready and he was so not right for the role. De Palma wanted John Lithgow for the part which I think he would've knocked it out of the fucking park if they had a good script. I really need to read Julie Salmon's book about the production. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-19464811307518012392016-05-10T09:31:59.832-07:002016-05-10T09:31:59.832-07:00I can see why Hanks may have wanted to stretch a b...I can see why Hanks may have wanted to stretch a bit, but he's always felt miscast. I don't know who could surmount the terrible adaptation though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com