The movie I, Madman is evidence to the much-agreed film theory that it is the director and not the screenwriter who determines if a movie ultimately succeeds or not. While the screenplay has an underwritten first third, a lot of unanswered questions, and a fair share of unbelievable and ridiculous moments, director Tibor Takács somehow manages to take this flawed screenplay and make a movie that works.
#1 by Nathan Shumate on May 25, 2011 - 9:11 am
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Oh wow, it’s been years since I saw this. The only thing I can remember was that I was fairly satisfied with the rationale behind the “plastic reality” so common in horror movies.
#2 by Braineater on May 26, 2011 - 1:32 pm
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I remember being happy enough with it that I special-ordered it when it first came out on DVD. Then, for some reason, I was never able to finish it. I’d pop it in the player, and suddenly the laundry would just seem overwhelmingly important…
Poor Takács. He started out with some promise, with The Gate and this… and now he’s doing terrible disaster/giant wildlife flicks for SyFy.
#3 by The Rev. on May 27, 2011 - 7:47 am
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Well, he did give us Mansquito, which was pretty fun. Ice Spiders was mildly amusing.
Mmmmm…after that, I can’t argue with Will’s assessment.
I never saw The Gate. I did see the sequel once…which may be partially to blame for that.
#4 by Nathan Shumate on May 28, 2011 - 7:11 am
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I think the sequel came about from producers saying, “Hey, we’ve got an option in the contract for a sequel. Assemble the one remaining FX prop and the one cast member willing to come back and fix us up something.”