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Why Doesn’t Terry Gilliam Want You To Buy TIDELAND On DVD In The US?!

Thanks for that one! by Right Bastard	Mar 7th, 2007 07:17:52 AM
I was about to buy the DVD site unseen. I guess I'll order the UK version now...
Now if only... by Right Bastard	Mar 7th, 2007 07:19:04 AM
...we could get a balls out version of Baron Münchhausen on DVD
Oh dear god by mukhtabi	Mar 7th, 2007 07:28:42 AM
I must stand here and confess my sin today... j/k, or am I? I saw they were releasing tideland on DVD. It never came to a theater anywhere near me. I felt the clarion call to buy a copy. And now have that abortion thinkfilm put out (assuming that's the one they're hocking on amazon) hell and damnation what is a dude supposed to do????
glad it was rented out saturday night at Hollywood by white owl	Mar 7th, 2007 07:30:25 AM
or else I wouldn't have seen the great movie Three Burials of Melqiades Estrada.
Maybe you should advertising it then by chrth	Mar 7th, 2007 07:33:06 AM
Somehow, I doubt that'll happen.
Funny how the world has changed by Franklin T Marmoset	Mar 7th, 2007 07:33:10 AM
Who would have cared about this ten years ago? I know this two point summink point summink business is important to a select few, but it's no wonder Gilliam struggles to get films made when he pitches fits over every little thing. That said, I'm looking forward to seeing this one. Even if it's crap, crap Gilliam is better than crap everyone else.
Dag, that should say 'stop advertising' by chrth	Mar 7th, 2007 07:33:40 AM
sigh still haven't woke up yet this morning
Right Bastard by kwisatzhaderach	Mar 7th, 2007 07:36:07 AM
Who has the rights to Munchausen now? Too bad Criterion couldn't issue a DVD of their amazing laserdisc with Gilliam commentary.
this guy is CURSED! by triplefive	Mar 7th, 2007 07:38:11 AM
CURSED, i tell you!
Franklin T Marmoset by kwisatzhaderach	Mar 7th, 2007 07:39:20 AM
Your post displays a staggering ignorance about screen ratios and cinematographical composition.
I'll Have to Side with Franklin T Marmoset by tonagan	Mar 7th, 2007 07:47:19 AM
It's all a bit whiny, regardess of how much you know about screen ratios. It's not like they released a 90-minute edit of the film.
Happy to be Canadian by wackynephews	Mar 7th, 2007 07:47:52 AM
I got the movie in the correct ratio.
That's "regardless", not "regardess" by tonagan	Mar 7th, 2007 07:48:10 AM
Damn it.
Mayhap you're right, kwisatzhaderach by Franklin T Marmoset	Mar 7th, 2007 07:50:17 AM
I still maintain it doesn't matter all that much. Either the film's good or it isn't, and what most people want is to see the images and hear the sounds with as few adverts as possible. Bonus points for the word cinematographical, though. I'm glad to hear you've moved on from your zoetrope. I myself have recently purchased a monaural phonograph, but I can't figure out where the USB ports are.
one link to rule them all by mr. brownstone	Mar 7th, 2007 07:52:41 AM
amazon.ca
Franklin T Marmoset by kwisatzhaderach	Mar 7th, 2007 07:55:14 AM
Perhaps it doesn't matter to the average punter on the street. But it's a bit like covering up a third of the Mona Lisa and expecting no one to complain.
by the way by mr. brownstone	Mar 7th, 2007 07:55:39 AM
I am still pissed Coppola refuses to release Apocalypse Now in 2.35:1. now that is one DVD I will not be buying.
mr brownstone by kwisatzhaderach	Mar 7th, 2007 07:58:06 AM
I agree, that was a bloody annoying decision...
It would be nice... by mondoz2	Mar 7th, 2007 08:02:00 AM
Anyone remember the re-issue of BTTF they did a few years back when they found that the second DVD was incorrectly centered, cutting off the top of the screen? They let you send it back and get it exchanged for free. These guys should do that sort of thing. Sadly, Gilliam's Curse (TM) probably won't allow that to happen, though...
The english.. by Wired Earp	Mar 7th, 2007 08:04:28 AM
one is a fine dvd indeed, thank you very much. Except i was hoping for some subtitles. I mean understanding the spoken language is one thing, Jeff Bridges on drugs is a hole other ballgame.
There IS a Munchausen special edition by Brendon	Mar 7th, 2007 08:05:11 AM
This autumn. The links Moriarty posted are to film ick, and the story was there a couple of weeks back. What can I say? I'm big on Gilliam. Next in the list is a special edition of The Fisher King, I feel.
YOU KNOW!!! by Halloween68	Mar 7th, 2007 08:09:56 AM
This might have been better served if it was PUT OUT LAST WEEK!!! BEFORE EVERY GILLIAM FAN WENT OUT AND BOUGHT THE DAMN THING!!! DAMMIT!!! I haven't watched it yet. But the packing is off, and it's not returnable after that. SON OF A... How about letting the public know this ahead of time, Terry.
Poor metaphor, kwisatzhaderach by Franklin T Marmoset	Mar 7th, 2007 08:10:24 AM
One, comparing this new Gilliam (from what I've heard - I've yet to see it) to the Mona Lisa is a little too much. If we were talking about Brazil I'd go along with you, but come on. Second, have you been to see the Mona Lisa? With the glare on that bullet-proof glass and all the tourists crowding in front of it, you can hardly see the thing anyway.
Makes me glad that I a Malata... by glodene	Mar 7th, 2007 08:16:32 AM
Multi-regional dvd player and can order this sucka from Sendit.com.
Makes me glad that I have a Malata... by glodene	Mar 7th, 2007 08:17:09 AM
Multi-regional dvd player and can order this sucka from Sendit.com.
Piece of tripe by rogmel	Mar 7th, 2007 08:19:19 AM
Rottentomatoes has Tideland rated at 26%. Who cares what the transfer is when the movie is this much of a steaming turd.
Yeah, if I had made the steaming pile of crap... by darthferris	Mar 7th, 2007 08:26:56 AM
...I wouldn't want anyone buying it either.
Rogmel is a rotten tomatoes bitch by otto maddox	Mar 7th, 2007 08:49:07 AM
Who the fuck cares what they say? Gilliam is a true auteur. Make your own mind up, slack boy
poor Terry... the guy is so cool, by Seph_J	Mar 7th, 2007 08:50:43 AM
but people keep screwing him over.
Horrible Movie by endoftheworld	Mar 7th, 2007 08:59:52 AM
Seriously horrible. And I love me some Terry G.
gilliam never said he doesn't want us to buy it. by dauphin534	Mar 7th, 2007 09:12:05 AM
he just said he's unhappy with the way it's been released. two completely different things. personally, i loved the movie and got to see the man himself in a q&a. but considering the fact that this movie is regarded as a failure by the industry to the point where they didn't even promote its limited release, i don't think "not buying" it will help matters. the studios will just see the lousy sales as a failure on terry'spart and hold it against him in future business endeavors. so i's a lose-lose situation for gilliam as well as the fans. one funny but extremely sad moment in the q&a was when an audience member asked gilliam if he had any advice for independent filmmakers. his advice was don't even try. just give up. he's a master filmmaker, and he can't even get his movies distributed to audiences.
For those who say Tideland sucked.... by www.valiens.com	Mar 7th, 2007 09:15:54 AM
I haven't seen it. Does it suck because the studio made him butcher it in post, so there will be a director's cut coming in a few months, or does it suck because it sucks?
Actually... Gilliam DID say NOT to buy it by Brendon	Mar 7th, 2007 09:38:47 AM
Gilliam DID say he didn't want people to buy it. That is EXACTLY what he said! Gilliam only found out about the botched transfer in the last 48hrs or so. He's as shocked and apalled as the rest of us. Incidentally, I was asked to remove David Hudakoc's postal address and phone number from the piece. I complied, but they can't be that hard to find if you know how to use google. Thank heavens nobody put them in here where they can't be so easily deleted.
I'd prefer a PAN & SCAN version, please!! by godoffireinhell	Mar 7th, 2007 09:48:24 AM
Everyone knows those black bars shouldn't be there on the movies.
Franklin T Marmoset by kwisatzhaderach	Mar 7th, 2007 09:53:07 AM
I wasn't comparing Tideland to the Mona Lisa, merely the analogy that you can't just arbitrarily cut off pieces of someone else's art. I'm not a big fan of the Mona Lisa myself but it was the first thing that came to mind.
Brendon by kwisatzhaderach	Mar 7th, 2007 09:54:26 AM
Where did you hear about the Munchausen special edition? Will it have the Criterion Gilliam commentary?
amazon.ca by bluebottle	Mar 7th, 2007 09:54:52 AM
lists two versions of tideland... one has no details at all (and there's only 2 copies left) while the other is the ThinkFilm version with a 1.77:1 ratio... d'oh.
Am I really one of the few that loved Tideland by Lovecraftfan	Mar 7th, 2007 10:01:57 AM
Honestly I thought it was a sweet and tender film. I have a feeling a lot of people just can't get over the disturbing material and actually look at what the film really is.
Question is, is it worth seeing in any aspect ratio? by anchorite	Mar 7th, 2007 10:03:14 AM
Gilliam's had a poor track record as of late. He really is a mad genius filmmaker, with some of the most original and unique art direction the world of cinema has ever seen. Too bad his subject matter often keeps most audiences at arm's length (if not heading for the door early). Sounds like Tideland is his most inaccessible (and disturbing) to date. I would have loved to see his take on Harry Potter! Oh well. Maybe Good Omens will finally get made!
Oops. by scrivener	Mar 7th, 2007 10:14:36 AM
I bought my copy the day it showed up on store shelves. Oops.
I heard about the Munchausen Special Edition too... by JustinSane	Mar 7th, 2007 10:16:06 AM
...and I can't be more thrilled. I do wish I could see some of the original moon sequences, though - did they have storyboards for it on the laser?
Motherfuckers! by scrivener	Mar 7th, 2007 10:20:53 AM
I didn't even realize it had been cropped to 16x9, I've only watched the special features so far and didn't think anything of it. Goddammit, now I can't return it. Motherfucking Think Film had better offer an exchange policy, because I'm sick of getting raped for buying DVDs when they come out. Lionsgate did the same thing with Lord of War, and my shitty ass 16x9 edition is still sitting on the shelf waiting to be replaced. I'm just not in the mood to give them more money for fucking me over.
Why is it that Herc shills every box set in existence.. by MonkeyBytes	Mar 7th, 2007 10:21:03 AM
and Harry & Co. never see fit to direct us to the products even when they're the subject of the post? How tough would it be to include a link to the proper aspect ratio copy of Tideland? You've got our attention, now go the extra mile.
it's horrible by lopan	Mar 7th, 2007 10:22:42 AM
really, just a bloody awful movie. there's reason it got shit on, and it's not just due to gilliam's famous bad luck this time. i love terry gilliam dearly and i'll go to bat for any of his other films but tideland was a fucking mess. sorry if i can't get worked up about the aspect ratio of a film this unbelievably shitty.
Bought the U.S. version last week & already watched it by IAmLegolas	Mar 7th, 2007 10:28:46 AM
Damn you ThinkFilm! If you have any sort of class, you would fix it and set up a DVD exchange program, but you probably won't. Oh well, I was hoping for a Criterion Collection version in the next couple of years anyway. BTW, GREAT NEWS about the Baron Munchausen SE if it happens, sucks to be me as I ended up buying that last year for a few bucks after years and years of holding out for a SE that never arrived.
chrth- by RenoNevada2000	Mar 7th, 2007 10:41:30 AM
I suspect that most of the ads placed on AICN are done through Google ads or similar placement services that crawl a page for content and then place the ad. Harry and company probably have no more control over the ads placed here than those companies who came under fire for having ads being placed on Ann Couletr's website after she called someone a F****t in public last week.
So does that mean don't rent it either? by CherryValance	Mar 7th, 2007 11:14:02 AM
I'm not even sure what any of this means. But why can't seasoned directors just get the movie they made out the way they want it? It's pretty ridiculous. I thought advances in technology were going to make it easier for filmmakers to do their own thing. Is it getting worse or better?
Fucking Hell - THE MAN gotta leave Terry alone by siouxfire	Mar 7th, 2007 11:20:45 AM
Jeebus. Rat bastard psychotics. Though a lot of companies are downgrading their dvd output to push us consumers to the new standards.
Sorry Terry, you can't blame this on the wrong ratio by Garbageman33	Mar 7th, 2007 11:22:00 AM
I saw it in the theatre with perfect sound and perfect picture and it was still a fucking mess. I'm talking diaper filled with Indian food mess. Just awful. In fact, even talking about it makes me angry all over again. Hard to believe this was from the same guy who gave us Brazil.
I think I can oblige Mr. Gilliam's request... by Bubba Gillman	Mar 7th, 2007 11:56:33 AM
...not one of his better efforts.
What a horrible movie.. by BigTuna	Mar 7th, 2007 12:10:01 PM
Some film snobs will call it a masterpiece just because it's "Different". The film is terrible. Who would want to waste money on it?
Wait; Gilliam and Pecorini DISAGREE? by ETI	Mar 7th, 2007 12:14:10 PM
Gilliam wants 2.25:1 and Pecorini wasnts 2.35:1 So no matter what is released, some ninny will say it's wrong.
Maybe because Tideland is an awful embarrassment? by Trazadone	Mar 7th, 2007 12:14:16 PM
Come on, no matter how you slice it, Gilliam's recent films have been awful.
Did some dumb douche just cite Rotten Tomatoes? by slone13	Mar 7th, 2007 12:49:05 PM
Cause everyone knows that's a reliable source for information.
You're Not Alone HPLFan by Anton_Sirius	Mar 7th, 2007 01:27:55 PM
People shat on Night of the Hunter when it first came out too. And yes, I am making that explicit comparison.
This Is Madness...! by buster00	Mar 7th, 2007 01:45:17 PM
THIS...IS...SPARTA!!
Anton, I hope Tideland is a brilliant masterpiece, then by anchorite	Mar 7th, 2007 02:03:27 PM
if you're going to compare it to Night of the Hunter. Somehow I doubt the comparison should have been made, though.
Tideland will make Bridge to Terabithia seem like... by anchorite	Mar 7th, 2007 02:05:44 PM
friggin' Babe by comparison. What's with all the damn movies about kids in tragic situations? Pan's Labyrinth, Bridge to Terabithia, HoundDog, Tideland... can't kids just be kids in movies anymore? Good gravy.
No, buster, that won't work. by JackPumpkinhead	Mar 7th, 2007 02:28:42 PM
You won't turn this into the new AICN phrase of the week. For that would be madness. And Sparta!
ehhhhhhhhhhh. by Traumnovelle	Mar 7th, 2007 03:33:22 PM
I love Terry Gilliam. I think he is the coolest ever. I grew up with his movies. He is one of the greatest American directors around. But Tideland. Yuhhhh. It hurt me to dislike it, but it is a fucking mess. There's no way around it. It is cool just BECAUSE it's so fucking loony and all over the place, but that's not good for repeat viewings. See it once out of morbid curiousity. Or something. I don't know. Tideland is pretty bad. I'm so sorry Terry.
Get better soon, Terry. by bobbyjoe	Mar 7th, 2007 03:50:18 PM
I agree with Traumnovelle. I love Terry Gilliam's films deeply and tried, tried, tried to like "Tideland" but with every minute more I watched of this, let's just say it, boring mess, it started to get like being with a friend you love who you start to realize is having a really, really, really bad day and the best thing you can do for him right now is to leave him alone for a little while and hope he works things out.
UPDATE: Canadian disc info and MORE by Brendon	Mar 7th, 2007 03:53:11 PM
http://snipurl.com/1cbh0 Now including a useful telephone number
I wish I was young by Riley Martin	Mar 7th, 2007 04:14:18 PM
Then I would have the time to stamp my feet about a DVD's incorrect aspect ratio, and complain to film companies about it.
I thought this kind of bad mastering was behind us by Spaceman Spliff	Mar 7th, 2007 04:21:27 PM
"Bad Mastering." Wasn't he the guy who shot a man just for snoring too loud? Not the kind of man you want on your six.
Go Terry, go! by Larry of Arabia	Mar 7th, 2007 04:48:33 PM
I have to give Terry credit. He went and found a brilliant, unfilmable, deeply disturbing book that spoke to him. He managed to get it made as a true independant film as labor of love, knowing full well that many many people would hate it but hoping that maybe, just maybe, it would speak deeply to some people as it did for him. It did speak to some people, maybe not enough to have a cult audience but some people out there love it. Terry Gilliam is standing up for those people, and the artists whose work is routinely butchered by studios. Go get em.
Go Terry, go! by Larry of Arabia	Mar 7th, 2007 04:48:36 PM
I have to give Terry credit. He went and found a brilliant, unfilmable, deeply disturbing book that spoke to him. He managed to get it made as a true independant film as labor of love, knowing full well that many many people would hate it but hoping that maybe, just maybe, it would speak deeply to some people as it did for him. It did speak to some people, maybe not enough to have a cult audience but some people out there love it. Terry Gilliam is standing up for those people, and the artists whose work is routinely butchered by studios. Go get em.
I hate to say this... by donwithnoname	Mar 7th, 2007 04:49:42 PM
... but this really was one of the worst films I've ever had the misfortune of seeing. I was really excited about it since I like Gilliam, and hearing it was dark and unconventional made me even more interested. But it was just so annoying and boring. Gilliam's introduction was the best part of the whole film. Normally I respect an artist for taking chances, but this... The closest I've come to walking out of a film my entire life.
DFW by Mr_Incredible	Mar 7th, 2007 05:19:34 PM
There's a DVD company called Dutch Film Works here in the Netherlands that pulls this shit (reformatting the theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1 to 1.78:1 on DVD) over and over again. It's enough to drive you nuts. These fucking DVD companies ought to stop fucking around with the movie's aspect ratio. If it's 2.35:1 in the cinema, it should be 2.35:1 on the DVD. Period. It's probably for those stupid people who still bitch and complain about the black bars. If you don't like 'em, go back watching VHS.
I thought Tideland was by Necromunda	Mar 7th, 2007 05:19:53 PM
I thought Tideland was great. Never thought a movie would be to twisted for AICNers, guess you guys just couldn't hadle the "gruesome" situations. By the way, see you all at Hills Have Eyes 2, it might just be a little more tame than Tideland.
But... by Mr_Incredible	Mar 7th, 2007 05:24:35 PM
If Terry Gilliam wants to release Tideland in the 2.25:1 aspect ratio on DVD, he should be allowed to do that. He's the director, after all. Although, Coppola should have released Apocalypse Now in the theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1 on DVD instead of 2.00:1.
One of the most jarring pan and scans.... by Bobo_Vision	Mar 7th, 2007 05:56:45 PM
....I've seen, is 'A Few Good Men'. If you ever catch it on TV, it will give you sea sickness. Still love that movie though.
fisher king SE by rdsxfan8	Mar 7th, 2007 08:31:16 PM
now thats one Im really interested in. Robin williams at his best. and ya gotta love jeff bridges as well. he and terry seem to get along well, what with him working with the director more than once. the whole aspect thing really doesnt phase me that much, but im with the people who say, let a director put out the film the way he intended it to be seen and stop fucking with the aspects. most people prolly wont notice the difference anyways, but still.....
Fuck it, I'm boycotting "THINKFILM" altogether! by Daddylonghead	Mar 7th, 2007 08:58:45 PM
Fuck those motherfuckers! And if nobody else has yet, I hereby coin the new name "StinkFilm" or "ThinkFailm" or "FinkFilm" or "FlimFlam" or whatver I'm going to bed. But I agree they should eat shit.
Gilliam should call it a day by Reverendz	Mar 7th, 2007 09:05:54 PM
He's not cursed, he's just belligerent. He's made some fantastic and amazing films, but he's also made utter shite. The Brothers Grimm was a steaming pile of shite and Tideland is no better. Yeah, it's great to be an artist and independent but for fucks sake if you want to keep working make something that people want to see. Even guys like Jarmusch manage to make watchable, independent films on shoestring budgets. It's possible Terry.
I saw Gilliam a few weeks ago in Vegas. by DarthCorleone	Mar 8th, 2007 12:47:06 AM
He was with Eric Idle, and they were sitting a couple tables over from us at a show. They were cool enough to give my buddy's wife autographs and take a photo with her. They also let her sit them for 15 minutes. I regret not imposing as well, but she was geeking out the most, so we let her have the honors.
i like that he is "hit or miss" by Thunder Mammoth	Mar 8th, 2007 12:50:01 AM
he seems to be always challenging himself and audiences, challenging what is and isn't part of modern filmmaking. in many ways, i felt Tideland forces an audience to retain its 'sense of childhood perception' during ever-increasing plot and character threads against it. i'll definitely see it again. MY POINT IS -- I like that Gilliam is pushing his own filmmaking senses and boundaries every time... whether i like his individual films or not. if he thinks his particular film is unlike what he himself thinks he is capable of, then and only then would i be disappointed with Mr. Gilliam. my personal faves of his are Brazil, The Fisher King and Time Bandits. those are the one's i like best, but are not necessarily the only films i think are successful of his efforts. i just really like seeing a director push a REAL VISION forward, even if i don't "enjoy" the movie.
I Gave Up On Gilliam Long Ago by Professor Krapp	Mar 8th, 2007 01:48:08 AM
This guy can't make a movie without some kind of problem. It gets a little boring after a while. Don't worry, Terry, I won't be buying this DVD.
That's why it also pays to have an All Region player by Monkey_King	Mar 8th, 2007 03:37:38 AM
Sucks you have to dish out the ass for the price of a R2 disc. John Carpenter's STARMAN is no longer in widescreen format with extras, only some shitty "fullscreen" version with no extras. I got the widescreen R2 version from a seller on Ebay for $6. Much better disc.
i want to see it. by dr.bulber	Mar 8th, 2007 04:57:53 AM
: I
Tideland is not flawless... by CorpseRide	Mar 8th, 2007 12:50:34 PM
...but it is good. The haters probably all think Jefff Bridges died in the movie. All Gilliams films have the reality/fantasy dichotomy going on, but here the level of reality is MUCH more hidden than usual, and there is more than one level of fantasy. Most folk are mislead, and end up hatin'. "Too boring" is a common complaint from those guys. It's not what you think.
His own worst enemy by readingwriter	Mar 8th, 2007 08:40:24 PM
Watch Lost in LaMancha and see a director who can't take control of his own movie, and then sulks and blames it on The Suits. Ridley Scott should produce Gilliam's movies--there's a guy who, like his movies or not--takes command on the set and doesn't just whine when it rains or whatever. Also, some of his great ideas--Muchausen--are never really worked out in the script stage. When he has a solid script--12 Monkeys, Brazil, Fisher King, Fear and Loathing--he's very good. But he needs a solid producer to stand up for him, because he seems to polite to take command of his own set.
anchorite: go watch Charlotte's Web by ETI	Mar 9th, 2007 10:47:54 AM
I hear that looks like Babe too. For every kid in peril movie there's a friendly family film where kids are just kids.
readingwriter by Holodigm	Mar 9th, 2007 07:49:12 PM
yeah, he totally blamed the weather on the suits. he totally blamed the star's failing health on the suits. sigh...
I bet someone get's fired for this... by Donald McKinney	Mar 10th, 2007 07:04:08 AM
It's always something whenever Terry Gilliam makes a film, isn't it?? From Universal Pictures attempting to recut Brazil, to the misfortunes that plagues Baron Munchausen and Don Quixote, and even the Weinsteins bothering him whilst he made The Brothers Grimm. Tideland got made without a flaw, and now it's disaster comes on DVD... That doesn't stop Gilliam from being the best director there is though. If only the studios could cut him some slack, and actually greenlight some of his films, it'll be what we ALL want!! ;)
ebay $16 by gusradio	Mar 12th, 2007 10:35:55 AM
ebayed a r2 couple of days ago, could have done that awhle ago but who knew. Just a question about the process of mastering this film to dvd. does that mean that they snipped the top and bottom of the frame losing part of the picture or did giliam snip the sides himself.. either way i want to see gilliams version.
Well, he asked for it with his nonstandard ratio. by Add to Friends	Mar 17th, 2007 08:44:33 PM
"I mastered the DVD and decided that opening it up a bit vertically from the strict 2.35 looked better on the small screen. It's probably about 2.25." Bad idea, deciding to use a totally nonstandard ratio (which he couldn't even precisely define -- 'probably' 2.25?) That's just asking for trouble and he should have seen that coming a mile away. Just for an arguably minor improvement in appearance he's bought into a shitload of trouble. Most distributors specify in their contractual delivery requirements that the finished film be in a given standard ratio and meet other technical requirements. This is why.
gilliam looks like the fucking predator by council estate scumbag	Mar 22nd, 2007 02:50:24 PM
no studios want to work with the fucker cos he's scarey to the hollywood birds to look at. looks like he'd eat their kids...then sell them back to them a few hours later in an asda bag, if u know what i mean. brazil was good tho
Has a gilliam fan (or one time gilliam fan) by emeraldboy	May 17th, 2007 10:14:16 AM
The problem is that he Makes movies that are vast and utterly shambolic at the same time. The movies he makes are astounding and magnificent to look but have utterly incohrent and rambling stories. Take baron Munchhausen. Looks fab but the story is about the adventures of baron munchhausen and what else exactly. People give out about hollywood system on this site. But gilliam creates terror among studio execs because of the sheer length of time it takes to make his movies. Nobody will take him on becuase once they do he asks for more time and more money and wont tell them what the story is about. Baron Munchausen nearly closed down the studio that made it. Why? gilliam kept asking for more and more money. The story behind the making of brazil is one of the greatest movies stories of all time. Brazil looks great and it is Gilliams undisputed masterpiece. Magnificent. But it brought the studio that made it to its knees. His last proper film was HUnter S. Thompson's fear and loathing Las Vegas. A film that was considered to be so awful, that many predicted it would not only gilliams career but depps too. How depp walked away from that carnage and survived I will never know.

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