Comments on: Oliver Stone's Pic Another Strike Casualty

By: Mark Hill

Mark Hill — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:19:56 +0000

As a Producer who worked on Platoon & Born on the 4th of July. I want this movie to be done, not because i will get paid, but because THE TRUTH NEEDS TO COME OUT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Hail Oliver Stone!

Hail Oliver Stone! — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:55:07 +0000

Well, i care about the project. I was cast in it and i am gutted. Oliver is the quintessential war movie maker. The script is damn good. It’s not all blood and guts. This movie was about the investigation into Mai Lai, not just the actual atrocity itself. Let’s be honest, Oliver’s movies do have a a hard-cutting edge and a social purpose, which is more than i can say for most others. There is much to learn from the truth. Oliver’s movies don’t pull any punches. So my message to those negative people out there is “you are entitled to your opinion…..and stick to watching your candy-stick soap operas”.

By: Non WGA Writer

Non WGA Writer — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 03:25:13 +0000

Hot on the heels of the latest Ron Howard and Oliver Stone flicks being shut down because of the strike, you can now add the new Mira Nair drama with Johnny Depp as well as the new Rob Marshall musical. So much for Hollywood planning for the strike. Big budget projects are dropping left and right.

By: realworldperson

realworldperson — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:11:28 +0000

With catastrophes in the world like the war in Iraq, a city crippling strike and Shepard Smith being paid $7,000,000 a year, there is no problem, we’re just chatting.

By: Zack

Zack — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:49:09 +0000

Bitching that Oliver Stone went back to doing a Vietnam movie is like complaining that Kurosawa did another Samurai movie with Ran. It’s a subject that’s close to his heart and that he’s used to make masterful films. What exactly is the problem?

By: realworlperson

realworlperson — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:35:28 +0000

elessar: Actually, it’s my cup of tea…but I still think it would bomb.

By: elessar

elessar — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:14:06 +0000

Just to add: while I’m disappointed that PINKVILLE’s been delayed, I also remember that when another of Oliver’s films got delayed–Born on the 4th of July–it came back magnificently. Plus, if it brings the studios to heel, so be it. Delay as many 09 projects as you can, that’ll get their attention.

By: elessar

elessar — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:10:41 +0000

Well, writer/director, Vietnam is what Stone does best, so what’s the problem? Scorsese does a lot of crime-related movies, is that not letting go of a bone too? Secondly, this film is not just about the actual massacre but also the investigation into it. Believe it or not realworldperson, there are people who would LOVE to see this film, and if some hedge funder wants to prop it up, so be it. just because you’re too dense to appreciate something doesn’t mean no one else will.

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:08:52 +0000

The more major motion pictures get pushed back, the more AMPTP feels it, especially when the stockholders and fans really get wind of the situation. I’d say push all the blockbusters back if it’ll get us more leverage. (Note: I mean this about as seriously as it can be taken) Besides, I’d rather have my tv shows come back than worry about the premieres of movies I don’t even know about yet.

By: realworldperson

realworldperson — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:45:33 +0000

It should be an HBO movie, not a $30 million wide release. Then again Im sure it would be some schmuck investors in a hedge fund flipping the bills for this passion project, so who cares I guess!

By: elessar

elessar — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:26:03 +0000

Oh really, Joe? No Country for Old Men doesn’t have a happy ending and it’s doing just fine. The Departed didn’t have a happy ending either, and it was a huge success. BTW, the only actual war movies to have come out recently were Eastwood’s Flags of Our Fathers (which suffered from overly high expectations) and Letters from Iwo Jima (a foreign language film). Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down did very well, I recall. Plus, Stone’s Vietnam movies have been his biggest successes: Plattoon earned 138M (around 240-250 today) and Born on the 4th of July earned 70M (120M today) on a 14M budget. Plus, Bruce Willis does have a signinficant financial draw. Lastly, the film was pretty cheap @ 35-40M. I could go on.

By: Writer/Director

Writer/Director — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:14:35 +0000

Wow, Stone’s doing a My Lai massacre film. How current. Talk about not letting go of a bone.

By: jym

jym — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:02:15 +0000

” Who wants to see a story about the My Lai massacre?” *raises hand* I would have been interested, especially since it was also an Oliver Stone movie. Not a Bruce Willis fan but always have had a soft spot for ol’ Oliver’s conspiracy theories. Hope this haven’t been permanently shelved, just delayed.

By: nick

nick — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:45:30 +0000

Oliver Stone’s Vietnam films have ALL been masterpieces. All of them. Without question. In fact, aside from a few movies, almost everything he does is a masterpiece of filmmaking. The delay of PINKVILLE is a shame, because I’m willing to bet it would have been an incredible film. I hope that Stone and Alanne are able to start writing again soon, and the film gets back on track. Just keep the budget down, and keep the film personal and intense.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:44:31 +0000

War movies don’t sell these days. There’s enough tragedy on the evening news. No one wants to spend hard earned money on more of it. And lets face it, no happy ending means no happy box office. This movie is a box office disaster in the making, even if it was Oscar worthy and brilliant.