Obsessed With Film

Posted by Matt Holmes

Paul W.S. Anderson has no idea what he is doing as a film-maker I’m afraid to say. Not a clue.

His movies feel like they are made by a film fan but not by someone who actually has any talent… if you know what I’m saying. He makes the kind of movies that the average two to three time a month cinema going guy would make. Tons of cliches, tons of stealing from other movies, tons of the cardboard cut out characters and plots which are as basic as they come.

Want proof he has no idea what he is doing? Listen to these comments from actor Ian McShane in an interview with Empire Online where he explains some of what Anderson’s new take on his Death Race remake…

“This is even more violent,” said McShane. “This is set in the future, it’s like NASCAR to the death inside prison. On TV. And I play the guy who runs the race, coaches the racers, from inside prison. It’s a lot of fun.”"This is even more violent,” said McShane. “This is set in the future, it’s like NASCAR to the death inside prison. On TV. And I play the guy who runs the race, coaches the racers, from inside prison. It’s a lot of fun.”

Set it in a prison?

What?

The original movie was so good at creating the feeling of the wide opened spaces and the feeling of the open road. Doesn’t setting the movie in a prison not counter all that?

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Further Reading

• DEATH RACE poster!

• Visual proof of why DEATH RACE will suck

• Anderson casts model as female lead in Death Race

• Paul W.S. Anderson swaps Castlevania for Death Race

• David Carradine confirms DEATH RACE cameo!

1 Comment »

1. I liked the original and always wanted to see a remake, but I gave up on any chance of this being any good once the director was announced.

   Comment by Tino | September 12, 2007

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