/r/fixingmovies

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This is a story as old as Hollywood itself. You have a great premise, with a great cast, an award winning director, producers from previous blockbuster hits... and the film SUCKS. Or at best wasn't completely bad. Now you have a bitter taste in your mouth that won't go away. Even after years, the scars don't fade. You've been burned. And you aren't the same anymore. Some movies that come to mind. 2012's Prometheus, The Star Wars Prequels, and this year's "what were they thinking"... Batman Vs Superman It surprises me that companys pour in up to half a billion dollars and still release subpar content. Are these guys insane?

The reason reddit is amazing, is because it's full of surprises. Reddit allowing the users to make subreddits of their own, without knowing so, had organically adopted one of the internet great's rules. Rule 34. Not /r/Rule34, but the definition of rule 34. Basically, if it exists there is porn of it. In reddit's case if it exists, there is a subreddit for it. I dare you to prove me wrong. From this comes a wonderful delight known as /r/fixingmovies.

/r/fixingmovies, allows users to fix what was broken. Or spin the story in such a way to make it better even in the slightest. Ultimately giving redditors what they really wanted. A satisfying feeling of closure. From fixing the faces of the CGI ninja turtles, to restoring the color to Man of Steel. /r/fixingmovies has it all and everything in between. To show how dedicated they are... they even suggested to fix their own subreddit.

By The way, /r/fixingmovies was first promoted in our sister subreddit, /r/TinySubRedditOfTheDay. It is where new fledgling subreddits get an equal chance at the spotlight. So be sure to check that out as well.

1. What is the /r/SubredditOrigins of /r/fixingmovies?

/u/thisissamsaxton I'm a storyboard artist, so I've been working on my own original scripts for a while for my own potential features, and during the process I tried redoing a few movies an exercise. I didn't think to make a subreddit for it until I saw /u/r2datu 's Avengers fixing post in /r/movies and people liked the idea one.

2. What movie did you "fix" first?

/u/thisissamsaxton I think it was this one, for The Dark Knight Rises. Like many, I was dissapointed with the flick, but I realized that the story I wanted to see was actually a much simpler one, and probably easier to write than the one we got.

3. In your opinion, what real reboot was better than the original version?

/u/thisissamsaxton I think most people would answer Batman Begins, Dredd, and Mad Max; and I'd agree with them. But one that I think doesn't get enough praise is Solaris. The first adaptation is extremely highly regarded, so the reboot tends to just be overlooked, but I was dazzled by it.

4. On the other hand, what movie do you feel is perfection and doesn't need fixing?

/u/thisissamsaxton So many. Groundhog Day, Gattaca, Whiplash, The Departed, actually now that I think about it, the rat on the ledge at the end of The Departed is a bit too hammy. Maybe if I go through all of these movies, I'd find a flaw in each. Afterall, I've heard people say "art is never finished, only abandoned".

5. /r/fixingmovies is a fairly new subreddit, any plans for the future?

/u/thisissamsaxton Who knows, maybe we'll slowly build a full movie from the bottom up sometime, or a re-edit!

Disclaimer: They have a total of 4 mods, but apparently they are all too shy to answer these questions. So you'll just have to live with 1 mod's replies.