I admit that I wasn’t paying too much attention to the Monster House movie with Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis attached. Mainly because it didn’t really tickle me.
However I’ve just watched it and the animation looks superb. You can see it over at Apple Trailers with various formats ranging from iPod to HD. Have a look and see what you think, I was struck by the colour and depth of the animation.
Yet something stuck with me, and it didn’t stick well. Right up front we’re told that Spielberg and Zemeckis are Executive Producers, wooo, and it’s not until the credits are almost gone and the darkness appears that we’re told who the Director is. Gil Kenan. Who you ask? Well, he’s going to be directing Pac Man adaptation…yes, Pac Man.
So is the film going to be so great because of the two Exec Producers? See the IMDB explanation:
A producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the filmmaking process, but who is still responsible for the overall production. Typically an executive producer handles business and legal issues.
Yeah. So why are they so important up front for the movie and poor Gil get’s left till last? I’ll tell you, because it’ll fool the audience into believing that those two big names will make the movie superb. I’m not saying it isn’t, but the Exec Producer role is nothing to do with making the movie good, that’s the Director, Writer, Actors, etc. You’re supposed to hear those two names, be seduced, and head to the cinema because you think they’ve made it, meanwhile Mr Voice-Over Man is whispering in the background…”Directed by a newbie”.
