Friedberg and Seltzer plan The Starving Games because they hate you
May. 11, 2012
Just when I had finally forgotten about the existence of "movies" like VAMPIRES SUCK, DATE MOVIE, and MEET THE SPARTANS, writer/director pair Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer went ahead and announced that they'll be shooting THE STARVING GAMES in the near future after international distribution rights are sold at Cannes Film Festival.
But don't worry, it won't just be THE HUNGER GAMES that will receive the mighty spoof treatment - you'll also be able to see mock-renditions of plot points and characters from THE AVENGERS, SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS, and HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2.
Filmming is set to begin soon. And this article is going to end right now.
| Extra Tidbit: | Do you think it's really easy or really difficult to do what Freidberg and Seltzer do? And speaking of which, just to clarify - I don't hate what they do per se, I'm just irritated by how obvious their "spoofs" are. There's no effort to be insightful, clever, or revealing about the source material. |
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| Source: | Variety |
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Dear Friedberg & Seltzer: Ease up on the Meth!
@extratidbit, I think its REALLY easy because from what I've observed:
1) Watch the trailer of [Insert: most anticipated movie to be released] and then add dick-jokes on the good parts
2) Write a script/plot by getting inspiration from Offended Fanboys Vs Trolls in a comment-section like this one.
3) Save on marketing (for more drugs probably) because the spoofed movie/characters are already recognisable to most movie-goers i.e. the movie sells ITSELF.
Yup, I
@extratidbit, I think its REALLY easy because from what I've observed:
1) Watch the trailer of [Insert: most anticipated movie to be released] and then add dick-jokes on the good parts
2) Write a script/plot by getting inspiration from Offended Fanboys Vs Trolls in a comment-section like this one.
3) Save on marketing (for more drugs probably) because the spoofed movie/characters are already recognisable to most movie-goers i.e. the movie sells ITSELF.
Yup, I think that pretty much sums up their business model.
I hate them
There will never be another "Airplane!" or "Space Balls" as long as those two live.
There will never be another "Airplane!" or "Space Balls" as long as those two live.
Here's how they make money...
Pretty Useless but..
They're starting to damage my calm...
They hate me?
If they have to die to keep them away
You know it's true.
You know it's true.
How on earth are these still getting made?
UGH
These guys just go for the obvious, low hanging fruit. It's just mean-spirited jabs at movies (and pop-culture) they've barely watched (hell, they make fun of movies which at the time of production weren't even done yet).
I expect this movie to have a bunch of dumb obvious jokes about the character's names, the colorful hair, and how it's "funny" that a Katniss character is sharing
These guys just go for the obvious, low hanging fruit. It's just mean-spirited jabs at movies (and pop-culture) they've barely watched (hell, they make fun of movies which at the time of production weren't even done yet).
I expect this movie to have a bunch of dumb obvious jokes about the character's names, the colorful hair, and how it's "funny" that a Katniss character is sharing the screen with Thor and Sherlock Holmes for a few minutes.