Comments on: Bryan Singer Adds A Little Fantasy To His To-Do List With ‘Excalibur’ Remake http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2009/08/22/bryan-singer-adds-a-little-fantasy-to-his-to-do-list-with-excalibur-remake/ Stuff by geeks, about geeks, for geeks. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Devon http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2009/08/22/bryan-singer-adds-a-little-fantasy-to-his-to-do-list-with-excalibur-remake/comment-page-1/#comment-901276 Devon Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:19:37 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=27873#comment-901276 Excalibur, Battlestar Galactica and Superman all have one thing in common. They weren't broken to begin with. No remakes necessary. Excalibur, Battlestar Galactica and Superman all have one thing in common. They weren’t broken to begin with. No remakes necessary.

]]> By: The Movie God http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2009/08/22/bryan-singer-adds-a-little-fantasy-to-his-to-do-list-with-excalibur-remake/comment-page-1/#comment-901257 The Movie God Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:53:56 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=27873#comment-901257 His work quality has gone downward since Suspects, whether you love the superhero stuff or hate it -- it's not nearly as good. I can understand what you're saying. He's not directing this one...not yet anyway. Still a chance someone with more of a knack for fantasy is brought in. His work quality has gone downward since Suspects, whether you love the superhero stuff or hate it — it’s not nearly as good.

I can understand what you’re saying. He’s not directing this one…not yet anyway.

Still a chance someone with more of a knack for fantasy is brought in.

]]> By: Doc Atomic http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2009/08/22/bryan-singer-adds-a-little-fantasy-to-his-to-do-list-with-excalibur-remake/comment-page-1/#comment-901234 Doc Atomic Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:41:14 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=27873#comment-901234 @The Movie God Okay, you've got me. Good point. Usual Suspects holds up nicely -- I enjoyed that film a lot. Makes me really wonder, though, what happened later in Singer's career. Maybe it's telling that Usual Suspects features no CGI (that I can recall, anyway). Perhaps Singer only goes to hell when he's got a computer to take him there. I should also say, for the record, that I never saw Apt Pupil. I've heard generally good things about it... @The Movie God

Okay, you’ve got me. Good point. Usual Suspects holds up nicely — I enjoyed that film a lot. Makes me really wonder, though, what happened later in Singer’s career. Maybe it’s telling that Usual Suspects features no CGI (that I can recall, anyway). Perhaps Singer only goes to hell when he’s got a computer to take him there.

I should also say, for the record, that I never saw Apt Pupil. I’ve heard generally good things about it…

]]> By: The Movie God http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2009/08/22/bryan-singer-adds-a-little-fantasy-to-his-to-do-list-with-excalibur-remake/comment-page-1/#comment-901151 The Movie God Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:37:00 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=27873#comment-901151 @Doc Atomic Not even The Usual Suspects? @Doc Atomic

Not even The Usual Suspects?

]]> By: Jerry http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2009/08/22/bryan-singer-adds-a-little-fantasy-to-his-to-do-list-with-excalibur-remake/comment-page-1/#comment-899408 Jerry Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:18:21 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=27873#comment-899408 Excalibur is one of my all time favorite films. I would rather no one ever touched it. Excalibur is one of my all time favorite films.
I would rather no one ever touched it.

]]> By: Doc Atomic http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2009/08/22/bryan-singer-adds-a-little-fantasy-to-his-to-do-list-with-excalibur-remake/comment-page-1/#comment-899386 Doc Atomic Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:05:16 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=27873#comment-899386 I know I'm going to sound like a hater here, and I kind of apologize for that in advance. But I'm definitely not a fan of Bryan Singer's filmmaking, and have yet to see him create anything with any actual substance. Add to this the fact that I've never seen a really good, engaging film version of the King Arthur legend -- besides Disney's pretty decent <i>Sword in the Stone</i>, have any of the movies been that good? -- and I'm not really sensing a recipe for success here. Now, if <i>Del Toro</i> were taking on the project, I might be a bit more excited. And, hey, if Hellboy made an appearance during the third act... (I kid, I kid...) I know I’m going to sound like a hater here, and I kind of apologize for that in advance. But I’m definitely not a fan of Bryan Singer’s filmmaking, and have yet to see him create anything with any actual substance.

Add to this the fact that I’ve never seen a really good, engaging film version of the King Arthur legend — besides Disney’s pretty decent Sword in the Stone, have any of the movies been that good? — and I’m not really sensing a recipe for success here.

Now, if Del Toro were taking on the project, I might be a bit more excited. And, hey, if Hellboy made an appearance during the third act… (I kid, I kid…)

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