I mean, movies are all geared to be basically under 25, and they're all tentpoles, explosions, excitement and all that - they take advantage of the big screen, which is great. Joe Dante advantagebasicallybig Change image and share on social
Repetitiveness is one of the things that's most difficult to get away from in genre pictures, because people come specifically to see certain kinds of things but get disappointed if they're presented in the same way. So to try to find a new way to show old stuff is always the challenge. Joe Dante challengedifficultdisappoint share on social
I don't believe that you can judge the worth of a movie in the atmosphere in which it comes out the first time. There's just so many reasons why some pictures don't catch on. Joe Dante atmospherecatchjudge Change image and share on social
I grew up in New Jersey and my father was a golf pro, so I was groomed for sports, but I wasn't very good, so my interests lay elsewhere. Joe Dante fathergolfgood Change image and share on social
There's so little difference between television and features as far as you make the film. I mean, you have less money and it's a little quicker, but the concept is all on television. Joe Dante conceptdifferencefeature Change image and share on social
I don't think you can ever be ahead of your time with cynicism about that subject. No, I don't think it was ahead of its time. I think it was very much a product of its time. Joe Dante aheadcynicismproduct Change image and share on social
I've made a lot of movies with kids in them. I don't know why that is, but it's something I've noticed. Joe Dante havekidlot Change image and share on social
The dynamic is extremely similar to Gremlins and the hero is very similar, plus the small town atmosphere. It really is in a way the third Gremlins movie. Joe Dante atmospheredynamicextremely Change image and share on social
'Avatar' is the greatest, most comprehensive collection of movie cliches ever assembled, but it's put together in a brand new way with a new technology, and tremendous imagination, making it a true epic and a kind of a milestone. Joe Dante assembleavatarbrand share on social
