7-page article about "Rush Hour 3"... kinda.

Hey everyone,

Chris here, again. Note: This is not a 7-page article, merely just a summary/editorial of one that I just read concerning "Rush Hour 3"... kinda.

Oh, and in case you were curious - the article in question is "The Popcorn King" as seen here. http://www.clevescene.com/2007-08-08/film/the-popcorn-king/full

As the title of this blog may/may not have fooled you, it's not so much about "Rush Hour 3" as it is more about it's director: Brett Ratner, whose movies have gone KA-BLAMMO (hope I spelt that right) both in box-office and on the screen.

For those of you who aren't film-geeks, like me, or who just don't follow film; Brett Ratner is possibly one of today's most successful movie-makers. His films include (Rush Hour 1,2,&3, Family Man, Red Dragon, Money Talks, After The Sunset, and X3). He is both praised and pissed on for his films and honestly I didn't know why, even after reading "Popcorn King". By the way, you should read that article.

The article basically points out that Ratner may quite possibly have no tallent as a filmmaker, be a publicity whore, and doesn't know when to just let sleeping dogs lie.

Like everyone else in the world I was first introduced to Brett Ratner with "Money Talks" in 1997, ya know that action-comedy with Charlie Sheen and Smokey from "Friday". However, I didn't know who Brett Ratner was until I saw "Red Dragon" (also my favorite movie of '02), prequel to "Silence Of The Lamb", and I was amazed. "Who is this guy?" I kept asking. Little did I know that this guy also made the "Rush Hour" movies and the tear-jerking Christmas flick "Family Man".

After that I became a Brett Ratner fan and began following his movies. But in case you never picked up a People Magazine or watch Entertainment Tonight, it's hard not to miss Brett Ratner. After all, this is the 37 year-old guy who got with Lindsay Lohan. And even though that might be admirable, it's still a little weird.

I mean come on, he's supposed to be an artist.

So what is he doing partying with Paris Hilton or sporting all this bling and fashion, only being able to afford it by making the shark-jumping "X3". So yeah, "Popcorn King" did make a few good points.

However, I am still a firm believer that one shouldn't judge an artist by his/her personal life but by their professional. Whis is what I still stick to.

Yeah, Brett Ratner made a few clunkers. Although, I did kinda like "After The Sunset".. it was a good popcorn movie. Hence "Popcorn King". But I didn't like "X3". But that would be like saying one shouldnt like "Sleepy Hollow" because they didn't like "Mars Attacks" (I love both by the way).

In essence, "Popcorn King" proved and disproved some points. Yeah, he might be a 38 year old kid but he knows how to make a good flick. Who didn't like "Family Man" or "Red Dragon". C'mon.

As for "Rush Hour 3": it's actually getting minimal buzz on Rotten Tomatoes which isn't good but it's early. After all, people though "Bourne Identity" was gonna flop 5 years ago, and well, did you see Box-Office charts last week?

But when the fastest hands in the east team up with the biggest mouth in the west we'll be there and when the director is trying to make a statement through the art of film we'll understand the words that are coming out of his mouth.

-Chris