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. Domino
The criticisms of Tony Scott's "Domino" were twofold. First, critics claimed the film embellished model-turned-bounty-hunter Domino Harvey's already-colorful life to an absurd degree. Second, scribes said the film's manic, occasionally random editing bordered on sensory overload. Synesthesia Rule #1... (more)
It's a little known fact that in addition to his many other talents, Ray Charles had more than a rudimentary knowledge of how to fly a plane (yes, you read that right). One way to greatly improve "Stealth" would be to have co-star Jamie Foxx reprise his Oscar-winning role as the Genius of Soul, soar... (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)