1) You're insaneOriginally Posted by Michael_Bay
2) Spike Lee has made some brilliant, incredibly entertaining movies
3) See #1
1) You're insane
2) Spike Lee has made some brilliant, incredibly entertaining movies
3) See #1
I have no idea how this is relevant to the discussion, nor do I know what trial this refers to.
I will marshall all the forces of darkness to hound you to an assisted suicide - Peter Capaldi, In The Loop
Well, he's no Michael Bay
Lee complains about black directors and money issues and he became filthy rich with a lawsuit.
It s cute and all to play the cursed, victimized black artist but he should really get a reality check.
http://madamenoire.com/110374/spike-...h-distributor/
What a disgrace, and this guy can't help but opening his big mouth about morals.
Give me a break.
How is that a disgrace on Lee's part if that Distributor didn't honor their contract?
So because he's filthy rich he can't complain about getting a budget for his films? He should just pay for them out of his own pocket? Which he did for Miracle of St. Anna, by the way.
And 'filthy rich' is a bit of an overstatement. If you read the HR article, he himself was awarded $1M, with $29M going to his production company. Which is his, sure, but that doesn't mean he automatically gets that money.
Also, TF1 broke their agreement, so he was within his rights to sue them. I don't see what's so hard to understand about that. I also don't see how he made use of a 'flawed American justice system', when he and his production company were awarded the sum in a French courtroom.
Again: idiot.
I will marshall all the forces of darkness to hound you to an assisted suicide - Peter Capaldi, In The Loop
I feel like you're this close to calling Spike Lee "uppity", Michael_Bay.
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Maybe because the settlement amount is ridiculous ?
Like yeah, if the distributor had released the movie, it would have break out like Avatar anfd Lee would have millions.
NOT.
Lol, you're fucking ridiculous.
I'm sure if you were making a film and the distributor reneged on the contract you would be very forgiving and say, "Eh, no big deal."
46 millions, are you kidding me ?Lol, you're fucking ridiculous.
I'm sure if you were making a film and the distributor reneged on the contract you would be very forgiving and say, "Eh, no big deal."
Even Cameron didn't win as much for Titanic ( biggest box office hit of all time adjusted world wide)
Given the fact that the film already cost $45M to make, as the HR article states, the lawsuit barely got the film out of the red. So far for the Lee making millions part of this.
And this is the gamble you take as a distributor. You pay a sum of money to the filmmakers/production company, and then hope to make more than you put into it. Sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn't.
You also seem to forget that $16M of that sum is what TF1 already owed him, as part of their agreement.
I will marshall all the forces of darkness to hound you to an assisted suicide - Peter Capaldi, In The Loop
Actually, you're as wrong as you can be:
http://www.celebritynetworth.com/ric...ron-net-worth/
The largest payday Cameron ever had was on Titanic. After the movie had gone way over budget, he agreed to trade in his $8 million directing fee in exchange for backend profits. This turned out to be a VERY wise move that netted him over $650 million.
Can you imagine the studio head rubbing his hands after that deal. "That's the quickest $8M I've ever earned the company!"
I will marshall all the forces of darkness to hound you to an assisted suicide - Peter Capaldi, In The Loop
You must spread some reputation before giving it to McTeague again.
That's ignorant. Given the state of Hollywood, only a couple of directors can get a big budget to make a Western, let alone a slavery movie. Zemeckis and Denzel had to waive their fees just to make Flight.
Lee doesn't want white people making black movies. Look at how upset he got at Spielberg for The Color Purple.
Dude if you don't see a huge fucking difference between Italians and a story set in Italy and black people's feelings regarding SLAVERY then you are really incredibly ignorant. I don't know how little education you have on race relations in America but this comparison is ridiculous and offensive.
While I agree with smonie and not Michael Bay, these analogies really don't work.
Elena
The comparison maybe is not the best but I find it baffling that a white guy can be critisized for making a movie about racial issues. Like, only gay men can make films about gays? It has no sense whatsoever to me.
Fuck you. That's fucking idiotic, and exactly to the point.
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