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Q&A: Brett Ratner On 'Beverly Hills Cop IV,' 'The Shooter Series,' And What He Thinks Of Comic Book Fans

September 9th, 2009 12:01pm EDT Post a comment

Is Brett Ratner misunderstood? The "Rush Hour" and "X-Men: The Last Stand" director thinks that's quite possible.

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Wed Sep 9 2009 12:33:49 By: june-bug (

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Great interview! Was it as fast-paced as it reads? And, I have to give props, Rush Hour IS the best contemporary movie of its genre.

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Wed Sep 9 2009 12:38:10 By: rob who had a broken foot (

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wow! excellent interview. i feel like i just chugged a red bull.

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Wed Sep 9 2009 12:39:06 By: Bruce Bernstein (

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i cried at 'family man' too. afterwards when i realized i just lost $8 and 90 minutes of my life.

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Wed Sep 9 2009 12:39:31 By: Scraps (

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see ya, buddy!

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Wed Sep 9 2009 12:39:45 By: Mike Ryan (

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@June-Bug: Thanks! Yeah, it's one of those you feel you need a nap after.

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Wed Sep 9 2009 13:29:58 By: Mike Ryan (

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@rob: Thanks!

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Wed Sep 9 2009 14:02:49 By: lovetheweasel (

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good stuff mike. thanks as always

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Wed Sep 9 2009 14:06:23 By: Mike Ryan (

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@lovetheweasel: Appreciated!

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Wed Sep 9 2009 14:22:53 By: BlackTsChica (

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Very interesting! I never read anything on this dude before, he's really interesting! Great questions as always Mike. And ah..I'm glad I'm a "rabid beast" and not a "rabidness fan". ;) Just kidding!

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Wed Sep 9 2009 15:22:56 By: Mike Ryan (

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@BlackTsChica: Yes, forever Rabid Beasts!

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Wed Sep 9 2009 15:57:07 By: jvento (

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i love his movies! even The Family Man which i saw when i was like, 11. hhaha.
you got a lot out of him! good job mike!

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Wed Sep 9 2009 16:29:11 By: Mike Ryan (

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@jvento: Thanks. I really like Family Man, actually.

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Wed Sep 9 2009 16:40:45 By: Agent Smith (

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Okey-dokey, Okey-dokey, Okey-dokey, Dokey-okey

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Wed Sep 9 2009 18:43:40 By: MattHadder (

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I thought we were discussing Ratt Bretner...never mind.

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Wed Sep 9 2009 19:43:03 By: Winky_Cutto (

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Really interesting article Mike! I'm really bad about knowing directors' names, but I am a fan of some of his work.

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Wed Sep 9 2009 22:46:17 By: LizSchulte (

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Great interview. I am sort of excited about a new Beverly Hills Cop movie!
I loved Red Dragon, I am a big fan of Thomas Harris so I was happy to have the more faithful adaptation.

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Wed Sep 9 2009 22:48:28 By: Mike Ryan (

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@LizSchulte. I like Manhunter a lot. But, you're right, Red Dragon is the most faithful adaptation.

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Thu Sep 10 2009 00:04:04 By: Sinbad (

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Enjoyed this one, Michael

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Thu Sep 10 2009 03:46:42 By: producer_12 (

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Brett is not only a workaholic and loves movies, He is a very loving and wonderful person you could ever meet,
Love you always
Uncle G

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Thu Sep 10 2009 21:49:34 By: Anonymous User
Great interview! It was a fascinating read, I particularly enjoyed the parts on movies based on comics and comic book fans. It was very interesting to read what came to sound like a very candid look at the group.

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Fri Sep 11 2009 00:49:01 By: KDeLaRiva (

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Wow, I never realized how interesting this guy is. I really like 'The Family Man'. You are aware that Piven is in that, right? ;) Also, simply mentioning Beverly Hills Cop makes me incredibly happy and I concur, no more amusement parks. Another great interview, as expected.

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Fri Sep 11 2009 02:55:59 By: Anonymous User
It doesn't matter if Brett Ratner is genuinely enthusiastic about making movies and doesn't care about the money and makes movies that make a lot of money. He still makes almost exclusively bad movies.

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Mon Sep 14 2009 13:11:49 By: Anonymous User
Someone needs to take the bait and make more complaints RE: X3...
So I will.
I can understand that he feels defensive about it, but trying to say that X3 is better than the first two films in the trilogy based on gross?
How much money did "White Chicks" make? 113 mill. How much did "American Splendor" make? 7.9 mill. Should we then conclude that "White Chicks" is a better movie?
Secondly, the fact that people remain interested making money off of the X-Men franchise says nothing about anything other than "studios like making money".
There, the constant stream of web vitrol continues.

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