Good day. I'm Cel Stacker. I engage in phony film commentary. You may recognize me from such hits as "This Has No Audience", "I'd Rather Watch Fluorocarbon" and "Yes, Virginia, Producers DO Worship A Satan!"
Arnold Schwarzenegger in THE TERMINATOR (1984) is a perfect case of casting turning a perceived weakness into an advantage. The accent, the rigid delivery, the imposing presence, all of it made the T-800 feel less human and far more unsettling.
Cinematographer Frank E. Johnson explains why modern audience connect with forgotten B-movies like "Raw Force" (1982) more than the movies made in Hollywood today:
"These were times of bootstrap filmmaking and it was truly an adventure. Those days of course we shot on film and had to have it developed in a local lab in The Philippines. Hollywood still makes movies in remote locations, but has new digital technology that takes a lot of risk out of the day-to-day operations of shooting on location. I always felt that when we were making 'Raw Force', it must have been much like making 'The African Queen' (1951) in Africa in the 40s.
Nowadays we could make 'Raw Force' without having to leave Hollywood. I think modern audiences are more aware of the fact that most big movies are computer generated with a lot of green screen shooting. When they see films from the 80s and before, they connect with the film knowing that it was created under those real conditions."
("The Bad Movie Bible: The Ultimate Modern Guide to Movies That Are So Bad They're Good", Rob Hill, 2017)
Take a look at this fantastic artwork from the end credits of "The New Batman/Superman Adventures," which aired up to six days a week on Kids'WB! back in the 1990s. The art, by Richard Daskas, is based on character designs by Bruce Timm. #BatmanTAS#Batman#SupermanTAS#Superman
In the history of James Bond, perhaps never before has a humble car like the Citroën 2CV created such a memorable chase scene.
No gadgets, no secret weapons—just Bond, his quick wit, and a small car that refused to give up.
🎬 For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Halle Berry says Pierce Brosnan “restored” her faith in men during the making of their James Bond movie.
“He will always be my Bond, always. I’m a Pierce Brosnan fan. There couldn’t be a human who is more of a gentleman than Pierce Brosnan.”
Bill Watterson never licensed Calvin and Hobbes for mugs, T-shirts, toys, or lunchboxes. He believed merchandising would diminish the characters and the stories. In an age where everything becomes a brand, that kind of artistic conviction feels rarer than ever.
The explosion in THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1997) was supposed to be big. It ended up becoming the largest indoor explosion ever filmed at the time, reportedly setting Gary Oldman’s wig on fire and forcing production to shut down.