Comments on: Terry Zwigoff Talks Battling Over ‘Bad Santa,’ His Preferred Director’s Cut & Much More In Candid Interview

By: Eagleeye

Eagleeye — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:30:12 +0000

I did rather see the choen brothers direct a sequel to Bad Santa than Steve Pink enough said!

By: Claude Riban

Claude Riban — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:30:12 +0000

I'm shocked to learn the Coens didn't grasp the oddball potential of Tony Cox. He made the movie for me, and I figured him for a Coen Bros discovery. guess not.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:30:12 +0000

I've always been a big fan of Bad Santa, but as the sequel goes in a slightly different direction with Steve Pink in the chair, do not have too high expectations it will never be the same without Zwigoff.

By: Alan

Alan — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:30:12 +0000

"I thought that was one of the worst scripts I had ever read. But everyone said, "Ooh it's on the Black List." Yeah, well, good for it." This is the greatest piece of film criticism. Ever. More broadly, I admire a lot of what he has to say in this interview. He's got a no-bullshit attitude to filmmakers and studios, and it's quite clear that he isn't willing to play the Hollywood game. First of all, it impresses me that he was willing to go out on a limb to cast Tony Cox. Then again, it also depresses me that it isn't just dumb fanboys who can be so limited in their thinking about casting. What the hell is so white about that character? 'Hey, we're not racist, OK. We're the least racist people in the world. Our best friend is a quarter Chinese, OK, so we can't be racist, but we really can't see … blah, blah, blah'. He's also right about 'Art School Confidential': it's a disappointment in comparison to his previous work (the central plot about a serial killer on campus is pretty dumb), but all the details about that world are amusing and interesting like the student who refuses to do his homework because his "work has nothing to with form or light or color, but with questioning the nature of aesthetic experience." As a whole, it probably doesn't work, but it's a lot more interesting than some lesser filmmakers' successes.

By: rotch

rotch — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:30:12 +0000

nice interview, but suggesting him that it would be cool if they asked him to direct a silver age Fantastic Four movie came off awfully amateurish.

By: David Klein

David Klein — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:30:12 +0000

Love this film, but I think Zwigoff's version saps too much humor when he swings the pendulum away from Badder Santa. The theatrical release is sadly still the best I think. Great read, but I was a bit repulsed at Zwigoff vilifying everyone else other than himself in the creative process.

By: Stephen B

Stephen B — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:30:12 +0000

I love this man and I love Bad Santa. I think I read that Bob Weinstein hired Todd Phillips to shoot a lot of the extra footage that they ended up cutting, but I could be wrong. Interesting stuff about the Coens. I can't see anyone other than Tony Cox playing Marcus. He's perfect.

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:30:12 +0000

Fascinating interview. Thank you!

By: Gabe

Gabe — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:30:11 +0000

Ghost World and Art School Confidential are both terrific films. But I attribute that to Daniel Clowes, who is a great writer and artist.

Zwigoff, on the other hand, sounds like a bitter old fuck.

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:30:11 +0000

ZWIGOFF took the job for the money and because he liked the script. There was no trade off of money for final cut, and getting him final cut after one film was a struggle. He was told by everyone that, despite the best contract, the Weinsteins would find a way to mess with his cut, and they did. There was no such conversation about litigators, since the dga had jurisdiction. Terry lives in his own, marvelous world.

By: Alan

Alan — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:30:11 +0000

You guys got an interview with Terry Zwigoff, one of the most underrated directors of our time, and you ask him about doing a fucking Fantastic Four movie?