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Brad Miller
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From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
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posted 06-10-2001 12:25 AM
This is interesting (from filmforce):
New score composers, new film editors - what's going on here?
by Paul Davidson 2001-06-01 We reported here not long ago that the Tomb Raider movie, still in post-production, had had a sudden change of composers for the film score. Without any explanation, Michael Kamen was replaced with Graeme Revell, who had barely a week and a half to pen the entire soundtrack for the film. Now, according to a report yesterday at Coming Soon, yet another major crew change has been made only a month and a half before the film's domestic release. The latest upheavel is the result of the rough film cut that was shown to Paramount some weeks ago. Apparently, reactions to the rough edit were not very positive. "[Director] Simon West turned in a terrible edit, virtually unwatchable and a sure bomb. So the studio took the film away from him and gave it to an editor (not sure of his name) to completely re-cut. It's changed so much that they are completely re-doing the score, and bleeding money in round-the-clock overtime in order to get the film finished in time."
Yikes, with all the hype being built up as this summer's big action-adventure blockbuster, it's no wonder the studio is scrambling to prevent the latest blockbuster-bomb catastrophe. This also explains why a new composer (Revell) was called in to re-write the score.
A new report today from Dark Horizons sheds more light on the issue. It confirms that Paramount was unhappy with Simon West's finished product and brought in editor Stuart Baird (Mission: Impossible 2, Maverick, Die Hard 2) to re-edit the film and save the project. A new cut was shown to the studio last Thursday, and met with much greater approval. Baird's talents were apparently called into play in a similar manner during the production of Mission: Impossible 2.
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Matt Elzie
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From: Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Registered: May 2001
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posted 06-10-2001 05:12 AM
Fascinating.
I have to admit, I had very little intrest in this particular film, at least from what I saw in the trailers. I wonder what exactly constitutes "a terrible edit, virtually unwatchable and a sure bomb." to Paramount, a bloodsucking, money grubbing, atrtistic quashing, demographics whore (a.k.a. - a major motion picture studio).
Their decision may have very possibly (considering what else Simon West has directed) just been based on common sense, and the movie may really have sucked. Or, just as possibly, the studio could have decided that the film took too many risks, or didn't appeal to the lowest common denominator enough, or showed too much originality. As a director, I feel that editing plays a tremendous part in the creation of a movie. In my opinion, you cannot truly direct a film unless you edit it as well; it's shocking how much a film can change during the editing process. To me, the fact that West did his own editing for the first incarnation of the movie, says that he had a very specific idea of the final, completed film. Whether or not his edit would be any better or worse than the current edit is negligible. In any case, I'd like to see how his version differs from the final release. I may never know. At least until the director's cut is out on dvd. 
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Bill Dunphy
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From: Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 06-14-2001 07:52 PM
Test screenings for any feature film will most likely result in changes to the film depending on how the test audience reacts. Major crew changes in post-production are not a good sign either it usually means something is severely wrong with the film..I was on the Paramount lot the day they had the screening for Tomb Raider. Shortly after the screening had ended, I was near the Studio Theatre and several people from the test audience were discussing what they had seen. Overall they seemed to like it, the average age seemed to be around 17-21 and they had just seen at the Studio Theatre at Paramount so their opinion may be skewed a little. I agree that most video games turned into motion pictures are not such a hot idea, Tomb Raider will probably have a solide two week run then drop off quite fast. Has anyone been to a test screening for a major motion picture?
If you have what was your experience like?
Did you see any noticable changes in the film when it was released?
Bill
Not all of this Summer's films will be blockbusters you need some "filler" as well.
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Christopher Duvall
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From: Denver, CO
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 06-15-2001 05:47 AM
My theatre just started running test screenings and from what I understand we will be running alot from now on for the Vegas area. In January, we ran an un-named animation from the Mouse House for next summer and it received very favorable reviews. That movie was about 30% complete and still had quite a bit pencil sketch animation and an unmarried print with the sound on huge mag reels. Roy Disney showed up for this one.The most recent one was just this last May for Rollerball. Mixed reactions. This print was about 70% complete and unmarried. The soundtrack was on hard drives. The director, John McTiernan was there for that one. Unfortunately, I am not allowed to say anything about these until after the fact. However, I will post when I have another... BTW, has anybody ran unmarried prints before? ------------------
Chris Duvall
General Manager
Regal Cinemas Colonnade14
Las Vegas, NV
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