Monday, November 10

Time To Worry About 'Australia'?

Probably. And I say that with a heavy heart, for the most part. The truth is, though, I've never been psychopathically excited for this film. I've always thought the idea of it reeked of the faint scent of ... materialism? Is Baz putting story first, or ... bigness first?

Well, obviously bigness. And that may be its fall. A fall at the Academy and possibly a fall in fanbase. I mean, at least Moulin Rouge! had the musical excuse, so it didn't need the most vibrant story. But, Australia may fall short on pulling audiences in for three goddamn hours. Yes, its pretty. The cinematography will be delectable. The costumes and sets are clearly masterworks. But is that enough?

Oh, and then, don't even start me on, um, how it's not finished. Cripes. The show's coming out in a few weeks, Baz! Speed the hell up! So, we're going to rush this Gone With The Wind-big movie through post production? That's wise.

Oh, and now we're changing the ending? Are we? After a dreadful test screening?

I don't want to have to sasy this, but:

Epic Flop Time
. The studio execs will be hesitant with Baz from now on.

At least, we'll always have this...

2 comments:

J.D. said...

It was never really gonna be a massive success, though? Fox should've known what they were getting into when they gave Baz $130 million.

Despite that, I don't think this is very depressing as an indicator of the film's quality. It just shows the tyrannical studio system still lives on. I still have faith that the film will be orgasmically amazing.

Mark said...

Giving Baz all that money was pretty idiot. You're going to have a small demographic that'll sit through a 3-hour romantic epic.

Just a few things are starting to make me just go "Hm, that shouldn't be the case.."

BUT - I hear this is Hugh Jackman's "breakout." So...um, YAY.