tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640321269753097690.post1854567650588426318..comments2023-10-02T09:08:22.470-07:00Comments on Dave's Movie Reviews: The Maze RunnerDavid Traversohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742484728584670845noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640321269753097690.post-22140040806663117312014-08-27T20:09:24.926-07:002014-08-27T20:09:24.926-07:00I welcome you to name an origin film in the YA gen...I welcome you to name an origin film in the YA genre that boasted an $80 million budget with a debut director. Both The Hunger Games and Divergent carried reputable leads and neither of which had a debut director. <br /><br />However, other YA films like The Giver and Twilight both had budgets in the $20 and $30 millions, so both of us can find examples to support our case. Either way though, the truth remains that $30 million is a large budget for a cast of relative unknowns (outside of Patricia Clarkson's 10 minutes of face-time, max) and a director with no major motion picture experience.<br /><br />On one last note, my site doesn't discriminate and I welcome everyone ... those who value my opinion, and those who don't. I'm not telling you how to feel, I'm just trying to provide valuable information as to whether or not a person should spend their hard-earned dollars on an expensive movie experience. And when it comes to The Maze Runner, people shouldn't.<br />David Traversohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14742484728584670845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640321269753097690.post-83711749099165150562014-08-27T16:16:34.907-07:002014-08-27T16:16:34.907-07:00For this type of film, helmed by a first time dire...For this type of film, helmed by a first time director, $30 million is not a lot. For comparison, THG and Divergent both have a budget in the $80 million range. <br /><br />When a first time director can take $30m and deliver a film that has better visuals than most $100m budgeted films, that's something to be commended. Calling it garbage just shows you're a bitter fool. <br /><br />But in all honesty, I don't care about your opinion, and neither does any else. So continue ranting about how awful this experience was into the void. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640321269753097690.post-37860686313501668262014-08-27T13:52:27.846-07:002014-08-27T13:52:27.846-07:00$30 million*$30 million*David Traversohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14742484728584670845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640321269753097690.post-48070031293100245742014-08-27T13:51:29.647-07:002014-08-27T13:51:29.647-07:00I'm glad you enjoyed the film. And, in all hon...I'm glad you enjoyed the film. And, in all honesty, Dexter Darden's family member's impact on the screening spawned way more negativity to my overall judgment than any preconceived notion on YA films.<br /><br />If you read all of my reviews, which you clearly don't, I generally bash superhero films as well for their excessive action sequences and lack of original story, much like The Maze Runner.<br /><br />As for $30 not being a large budget, studios overlook tons of better and cheaper ideas purely for the fact that kiddies will.go see this garbage. If you don't think $30 million dollars is a lot, go try and sell that idea to creative artists seeking minimal amounts of funding.David Traversohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14742484728584670845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640321269753097690.post-29305240521456369792014-08-27T10:49:36.814-07:002014-08-27T10:49:36.814-07:00You do realize this movie was made with a budget o...You do realize this movie was made with a budget of $30m? That's not a lot for a studio like Fox to "fork over."<br /><br />It's hilarious that you mention a YA craze taking over mainstream film. What about the superhero craze? All of those films follow the same formula, a hero stopping a villain from getting an object of power that will help them with their goals of world domination or destruction. But nobody gives them any of the negative bias you see with YA films, probably because the story feature adults. Right? They sure as hell aren't spectacular pieces of cinema.<br /><br />But no, let's go into the latest YA film with preconceived notions and come out feeling defeated by the genre. Then lets write a review saying how sick we are of this genre because teens flock to them in droves. <br /><br />And yes, I saw the film at the same screening you went to, and thought it was a refreshing and original take of a dystopian world. It offered many thrills while also having me care about the journey these characters went through. The revelation at the end was satisfying and offered up questions that would no doubt be explored in the sequels. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com