At this time of year, the industry is busy patting itself on the back with Top 10 lists and awards, where the best of the best are showered with kudos from their peers and critics. But what about the rest? The hidden masterpieces, that with a little modification, or a lot in most cases, can also become works of prestige and the toasts of the movie industry? You don't think there's a killer movie to be found in "Doom" or "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo"? We'll prove you wrong. Watch us transform some of 2005's critical failures into Oscar picks. Into the Blue
It may be a while before movies starring Jessica Alba, or Paul Walker, for that matter, will be anything close to resembling Oscar material, but that doesn't mean that day won't come. To make "Into the Blue" an Oscar contender will take more money and effort than was originally put into the movie --... (more)
If there's one movie that highlights the importance of casting directors, it is "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo." Rob Schneider is usually fine in the time it takes for him to say, "You can do it!" but to top line an Oscar contender? Only if the random guy on the street is asking for too much money.... (more)
Critics labeled "Hide and Seek"'s plot "preposterous" and "illogical." And so, with nothing to lose, why not take the complications several steps further and have Dakota Fanning, for whom the term "precocious" does not even begin to do justice, play ALL character parts? You'd not only see Fan... (more)
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