tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post1388410362473119309..comments2024-01-27T02:33:23.675-08:00Comments on Beverly in Movieland: Ron Howard Gets a Scare on Halloween Beverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-21446478554185410272016-11-01T13:30:46.677-07:002016-11-01T13:30:46.677-07:00Welcome back, Mr. C! I missed you!Welcome back, Mr. C! I missed you!Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-62756403488019793952016-11-01T13:15:57.567-07:002016-11-01T13:15:57.567-07:00I have avoided everything to do with Dan Brown - I...I have avoided everything to do with Dan Brown - I was running a bookstore win The DaVinci Code came out and I watched too many people jumping on the bandwagon and reading it simply because it was popular not because it was a particularly well-written book. I actually read your Corman book during that time too. I then thought Tom Hanks - a fine actor to be sure - was completely miscast so I avoided the movie as well. Going back to that well for the third time with essentially everyone in the same roles in front of and behind the camera that it no longer feels like filmic art; now it simply feels like a product - a cinematic widget rolling off an assembly line. I think even the masses - easily led down many garden paths by Hollywood - has sensed that this is rote filmmaking. I'm sure neither Mr. Howard or Mr. Hanks will suffer much as a result - but it will be refreshing if this kicks them both in the pants to do something inspired by the muses - and not so much by the accountants.Craig Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037542638067599437noreply@blogger.com