Damn, you can write. Now I REALLY want to hear your reasons for disliking Gladiator.
And I totally missed that the little monsters were lice. That's so cool that it's really infuriating that the movie did virtually nothing with the idea. Although maybe they were more like the predatory mites that ride on beetles and flies.
I'd probably have to watch Gladiator again to properly frame my dislike, but I do remember staccato editing during fight scenes. I think you got it right: the movie was a Masterpiece Theater episode with a huge budget and delusions of grandeur.
I wish you had been in the screenwriter's meetings for Cloverfield. "Sorry, guys, lice don't work like that. Wait- how about the monster carries predatory mites, like flies or beetles? I'm fired, aren't I?"
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And I totally missed that the little monsters were lice. That's so cool that it's really infuriating that the movie did virtually nothing with the idea. Although maybe they were more like the predatory mites that ride on beetles and flies.
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I'd probably have to watch Gladiator again to properly frame my dislike, but I do remember staccato editing during fight scenes. I think you got it right: the movie was a Masterpiece Theater episode with a huge budget and delusions of grandeur.
I wish you had been in the screenwriter's meetings for Cloverfield. "Sorry, guys, lice don't work like that. Wait- how about the monster carries predatory mites, like flies or beetles? I'm fired, aren't I?"
--G
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