I guess space sequence like in Robot Jox will only be a past times
It was an okay movie in it's day, simple plot, unique visual effects, and the realistic short space sequence was a standout. What other movies which have true to life space sequences ? I can only remember 2001 : Space Odyssey and maybe Soldier.
I'm going to take a wild guess that he isn't the first to say that. In fact, I'd be willing to bet a large portion of the directors signed to Dreamworks have their self-esteem and self-worth based on his judgements for their films and ideas.
Oh God, you think he would have Anakin pout as he takes Jar Jar to meet the Ewoks (keep in mind the quality of every Ewok appearance where Han Solo wasn't also present)? And maybe he will have R2-D2 fly around the Ewoks just to show he can do it without the aid of "Gods," but just refuses to do it, even when it would have made things ten times easier on Luke.
The climactic battle of SERENITY was reasonably realistic, though it took place in the upper atmosphere of a planet rather than in space itself.
No, I mean that Abrams didn't just want Spielberg's nod of approval; he wanted to be Spielberg.
It depends on how much influence Abrams has over the script. If he has enough creative control, then I wouldn't put it past him to make a film based on the intricacies of galactic politics and ewok culture. After all, he a) doesn't know what a MacGuffin is, b) wrote a scene in which a tiny pick-up truck derails a speeding train in a fiery explosion of cartweeling carriages (defying both common sense and physics), and c) rebooted "Alias" at the end of every season (a tactic which you only resort to when your continuity is irrevocably broken).
Serenity, the pilot episode of Firefly or Serenity the movie? Firefly, the TV show did not have sound in space. Serenity the movie did.
I know what you meant, and if you think that other directors don't want to be Spielberg just because they didn't get the opportunity to sit there next to him going, "Pretty good, huh?" you are kidding yourself.
And Spielberg then ruined it all with his 25th Anniversary Special Edition wher guns become radios and ET can suddenly run like a gorilla. Don't worry, even the best in the business suck on their bad days.
Or when making American Horror Story.
So because other directors wanted to be like Spielberg, that means Abrams won't screw EPISODE VII up?
"American Horror Story" was created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, who also created "Glee". It was always going to be a disaster. Espeically since Ryan Murphy likes to style himself as a man who understands women and womens' issues, when trash like EAT PRAY LOVE prove that he really doesn't.
Because he's got a documented track record of making poor films. In SUPER 8, he was too busy trying to be Spielberg to make a decent film. In MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 3, he couldn't even handle a simple MacGuffin. In STAR TREK, things just happened for two hours and I walked out of the theatre unable to remember much of what happened.
