As a lifelong cinephile who has spent countless hours poring over film reviews and criticisms, I find it rather disheartening to see the industry resorting to such blatant misrepresentation of critics’ opinions for commercial gain. The trailer for “Megalopolis” not only tarnishes the reputation of respected filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola but also undermines the credibility of film critics themselves.
Lionsgate is withdrawing the trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s grand production “Megalopolis,” as it contained made-up comments attributed to well-known movie critics.
Lionsgate is pulling the trailer for ‘Megalopolis’ right away, as confirmed by a representative from the company. They have expressed their heartfelt apologies to the critics who were affected and to Francis Ford Coppola and American Zoetrope, due to an unforgivable mistake in our review process. Simply put, we made a blunder, and we are truly sorry.
On Wednesday morning, the new trailer was unveiled, intending to portray Coppola’s newest movie as an enduring piece of artistry, comparable to his timeless classics “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now”.
The video featured numerous criticisms allegedly from experts like Roger Ebert and Pauline Kael, yet upon further investigation, no such quotes seemed to appear in their actual reviews.
In his review for Entertainment Weekly during the movie’s initial release, Owen Gleiberman, who was associated with EbMaster then, didn’t actually label “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” (1992) as a “beautiful mess” or emphasize its “absurdity”. These statements were misattributed to him.
Gleiberman expressed that even people who typically dislike critics shouldn’t have others speak for us in this case. The minor issue here is that the trailer for ‘Megalopolis’ is based on a fabricated storyline, he stated. Critics highly appreciated ‘The Godfather,’ and while ‘Apocalypse Now’ had its detractors, it still received significant critical acclaim. As for my comment about ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’ being a ‘beautiful mess,’ I wish I had made that observation! In hindsight, that description fits the film quite well.
In the trailer, it’s unclear where most of the quotes are originally sourced, except for Roger Ebert’s quote, “a triumph of style over substance,” which was actually extracted from his 1989 review of “Batman” and not related to “Dracula” as suggested in the trailer.
“Megalopolis” hits U.S. theaters on Sept. 27.
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