Oh, James Cameron. Every time you open your mouth we’re mildly astonished (and sort of pleased), but we suppose we shouldn’t be. This time it’s about “The Hobbit.” Wait, what does this director have anything to do with “The Lord Of The Rings” prequel? Well, since Cameron has an opinion on everything and since he’s producing Guillermo del Toro’s next project, “At The Mountains Of Madness,” he just has to weigh in.
“I was telling [Guillermo] for a long time to get out of that thing because there is only room for one captain on the ship,” Cameron told Australia’s Herald Sun. “Instinctively I knew that Peter [Jackson] was going to take over and do the movie. Guillermo, to his credit, didn’t listen to me and wanted to do continue and had some great designs — and I have seen all the designs. Of course he would have done a spectacular job, but don’t we want to see Peter do it? He should do it and Guillermo should do his thing. That’s what I told both of them — you should just stay in your corners.”
Gee, thanks Dad. And Cameron’s thoughts on “Avatar” losing the Best Picture Oscar to “The Hurt Locker” is really the gift that keeps on giving.
“America had been at war for seven years and that war was ending and, just like with ‘Platoon,’ they needed closure and a film that symbolically closed the chapter and I think the Hurt Locker did that,” he says. “It was not controversial, it was not political, it celebrated the American fighting man and it gave people a sense that ‘OK, we are paying attention to the war by celebrating this film. It’s all very emotional and doesn’t make much sense. It certainly didn’t make a damn bit of sense to the rest of the world who were looking on in gape-faced astonishment.”
And while there’s eventually going to be an “Avatar” porn parody (if there isn’t one already with 3D splooge, ew!), Cameron promises we’ll probably see some blue sea-monkey junk down the road. “If you want to see Na’vi nudity, you will have to wait until one of the later films.” James Cameron, you’re our hero.
Cameron's advice to Guillermo sounded like good advice to me. It's like falling for girl that'll never be yours. Sometimes, you've just got to quench your desire and move on and maybe this was one of those times.
If he thinks AVATAR was the smarter, more political, film, he's living on Cloud Cuckoo Land.
can I email James Cameron I have a few life questions I think he can answer?
Unfortunately, his comments about The Hurt Locker are absolutely on the money. Cameron's just not the guy who should be saying it, since the "political" commentary in his movie was a total joke.
The Hurt Locker was a subpar war film. One that basically had the same scene done over and over and over, while all of the filler in between felt completely phony and forced. That one scene worked real well the first time but by the end of the movie it was all a bit tired. The movie was about an hour and a half too long.
Wonder how Del Toro responds to this because he's been making quality films for quite awhile now. I think he can make these type of decisions on his own. Avatar would've probably a bit more tolerable with him at the helm.
I can't take a man seriously who chose use Papryus in his film.
Nick's comment is hilarious.
The Hurt Locker may not have been Best picture caliber, but neither was Avatar. Avatar was truly one of the worst movies I've ever seen. It was impressive; it really was!! But it was a BAD movie, and for me, it really was not entertaining. I love you guys at Playlist, but talk some more trash about Cameron; he is a hack!
He has talent, but not in the directorial or screenwriter realm. He is a technical talent, something that is important to film, to be sure, but he is devoid of artistic talent, something that is just as important to film, if not more important, than technical talent.
Jim Cameron is just an insecure, egotistical jerk.