james cameron on prometheus

Prometheus had goddamned well better be rated R >:( I sincerely fear them making it PG-13 and it becoming another AVP, in the sense that everything is so much softer and violence etc. is hidden..not in clever ways or ways that make you think, but in stupid ways :(

@altered: oh, i thought he did them both? i like whatever one has Heather Menzies in it [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeR1IPCJ5tA]this one[/url]

lol yeah cameron cut his teeth under corman he was probably attached to that one but directed the sequel he was after all originally an effects guy.

James Cameron is the epitome of confidence. He wins from his Titanic movie, then spouts off to all of us "I'm the king of the world!!" like an arrogant douchebag (and supposedly in real-life he is kind of a douchebag). BUT, he spends his money on Avatar, and Avatar becomes the highest-grossing movie in history. He knows what he's doing, and his arrogance is covered. But imagine him doing a sequel to Prometheus. What'll it be called? "Prometheuses"? I imagine history repeating itself, for those of you who have seen Aliens (who hasn't?)

People still not understanding the context of "I'm the king of the world." It has nothing to do with arrogance, but with elation. He's not literally saying he's king or that he's above anyone.

If judging directors was based on how much money their films grossed, then Cameron would indeed by 'king of the world' - I'm going to jump the gun and say, not even Spielberg can match Cameron's ROI.

Why hate Jim Cameron for Aliens, hate the Brandywine guys (Gordon, Carroll and Hill) there the ones that greenlighted Aliens all on the basis of Jim's first true film, the Terminator. They made Jim and Gales life hell during the production of Aliens, constantly interfering and refusing to let Jim do any scenes within the Derelict. Jim has said more than once that working on Aliens is one of the worst experiences of his filmmaking career, and I think we all know why, eh Brandywine productions.

Part of Cameron's success is his writing, and he's rarely recognized for it. No, I'm not talking about some of the aspects of a script that are the most noticeable to people--like dialogue. I'm talking about written tension on the page. Few writers can create an action sequence with tension beats as well as Cameron. And if you bother to actually read one of his scripts, it's fairly obvious that the visual scene in his head is written in such a way that all the key people will see that imagery. *Read the sub-dogfight and subsequent drowning scene from The Abyss. *Read the nearly two pages that describe Ripley's descent down the elevator platform. Amazing script writing. Yes, he has his weaknesses in scripts, but his strengths are more than enough to make his films as successful as they are. He gets a bad wrap for something that he actually does very well.

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I love Aliens! Its a great action movie, with added suspense. I love Alien. It scares the shit out of ya! Lol JC does great action films. But I hate Titanic! Its all down to individual taste. I didnt care much for gladiator either, but i'm crazy about bladerunner!