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    Can someone explain what happened? It was a pretty good script, and while the film was engaging, so much was changed (and in my opinion, for the worse).

    Budget? Casting?
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    Re: Abduction

    Originally posted by stainjm View Post
    Can someone explain what happened? It was a pretty good script, and while the film was engaging, so much was changed (and in my opinion, for the worse).

    Budget? Casting?

    Taylor. Lautner.

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      Yeah, that was the obvious answer, but I think it was more than that.
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        Originally posted by stainjm View Post
        Yeah, that was the obvious answer, but I think it was more than that.

        I don't know. I mean, Singleton is a solid director. The trailers just made it look like the most generic looking Action/Thriller ever, and every line Taylor delivered was cringe worthy. Of course, I haven't read the script.

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          The script is worth reading I think, but they changed SO MUCH in the film version...
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            Script is ****. Acting is ****. Story is ****.

            Don't say the script is good, when reading a script you should visualize it as a film. It was a film, a very generic (read boring) film.

            Same reason why Cold Light of Day flopped, a fast read, kinda Bourne-ish, twist here and there, action, hot women so it should be good right?

            Wrong.

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              Originally posted by Chief View Post
              Script is ****. Acting is ****. Story is ****.

              Don't say the script is good, when reading a script you should visualize it as a film. It was a film, a very generic (read boring) film.

              Same reason why Cold Light of Day flopped, a fast read, kinda Bourne-ish, twist here and there, action, hot women so it should be good right?

              Wrong.
              Couldn't of said it better myself. I bow down to you.

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                So you would say every movie that turned out to be blah was because of the script? That is a big statement.
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                  Yeah -- it was NOT a good script to begin with... There were some truly cringe worthy scenes and dialogue. Plus huge plot holes and motivations that made no sense. I mean the very premise WASN'T the premise. He wasn't abducted. There was no Abduction.

                  But Lionsgate bought it specifically to be in the Tay-Tay business. And Singleton was a bit handcuffed because they had a VERY short window with which to push into production to accommodate Lautner's schedule. So they brought another writer on to rewrite on the quick.

                  So you start with a mediocre script... Try and rush a whole new, better version of it just to make a scheduling window for an actor who was never gonna carry a movie. I bet Singleton woke up every morning, looked in the mirror and said "Fvck my life -- Oh well, Least I'm getting PAID."

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                    There you go! Good thoughts, and yeah, I bet that sucked (I'd take the money and give it a go though)
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