Was Good Will Hunting a good movie?

[LeapYearRavioliCap]

It was extensively rewritten by someone who didn't get credited

Wasn't it supposedly written by Kevin Smith?

 

[Mick_Mickerson]

I'm sure there are some, but I can't think of a Matt Damon movie I really like off the top of my head. I love Neill Blomkamp movies and the only one I haven't seen is Elysium because Matt Damon is the lead.

Also, does anyone remember Project Greenlight? It used to be on all the time, I could never figure out what the fuck was going on and I've never seen any of the movies that came out of it.

The Bourne movies watch pretty good

 

[Honeycomb Hideout]

I'm from Chelsea and remember thinking some of the Southie scenes were shot in Chelsea because how run down it was.

Probably was. There was a recent Wahlberg movie where it qas all about BIG BAD SOUTHIE but clearly was all shot in Revere

 

[aRTie02150]

Probably was. There was a recent Wahlberg movie where it qas all about BIG BAD SOUTHIE but clearly was all shot in Revere

Several scenes from Black Mass were shot near my parents in Chelsea. Shut down the fucking neighborhood for hours

 

[NortheastPhilly]

I loved it when I was a retarded teenager but the older I get the less I care for it. Its still a classic but now its too obvious to me that it was written by 21 year olds. Louis CK hit the nail on the head, genius that gets into fights from Southie is like something I would daydream about in college

 

[TorpidSloth]

Wasn't it supposedly written by Kevin Smith?

William Goldman apparently completely restructured the plot - made the dynamic between Will and Williams' character, introduced the romantic angle, suggested the shrink character have a couple of juicy monologues so as to attract a big name (Williams) and get the thing greenlit. Damon and Affleck then went on to rewrite what they'd already written but following his blueprint. Weinstein and Miramax then heavily campaigned to get them a best original screenplay Oscar, and pushed the "two lifelong buddies from Baastan who are up and coming movie stars wrote this themselves" narrative as it was good for Hollywood "morale" as well as being good marketing.

 

[Turk February]

I like when Matt Damon farts blood on Ben Affleck and they eat it off his chest. Legendary movie seen.

 

[wbgreen]

Also, does anyone remember Project Greenlight? It used to be on all the time, I could never figure out what the fuck was going on and I've never seen any of the movies that came out of it.

William Goldman apparently completely restructured the plot - made the dynamic between Will and Williams' character, introduced the romantic angle, suggested the shrink character have a couple of juicy monologues so as to attract a big name (Williams) and get the thing greenlit. Damon and Affleck then went on to rewrite what they'd already written but following his blueprint. Weinstein and Miramax then heavily campaigned to get them a best original screenplay Oscar, and pushed the "two lifelong buddies from Baastan who are up and coming movie stars wrote this themselves" narrative as it was good for Hollywood "morale" as well as being good marketing.

Hence why Project Greenlight never created anyone's career. Because Damon and Affleck weren't scrappy young lads with a dream; they had years of networking and connections before Good Will Hunting. I don't know why people buy that myth when both guys were in movies before that.

 

[Toast]

Such a fantasy movie. Who could believe someone with that accent can do anything more than addition and subtraction.

 

[TorpidSloth]

Hence why Project Greenlight never created anyone's career. Because Damon and Affleck weren't scrappy young lads with a dream; they had years of networking and connections before Good Will Hunting. I don't know why people buy that myth when both guys were in movies before that.

Exactly. They were both doing TV and commercials as kids. Damon was in fucking Mystic Pizza with Julia Roberts in the 80s. They're both in School Ties. They were an overnight success story 10 years in the making.

 

[TorpidSloth]

Such a fantasy movie. Who could believe someone with that accent can do anything more than addition and subtraction.

Not to mention that the second problem that took the MIT faculty "years to prove" is actually a pretty straightforward set of tree graphs.

 

[Honeycomb Hideout]

Not to mention that the second problem that took the MIT faculty "years to prove" is actually a pretty straightforward set of tree graphs.

Please explain them to us

 

[wbgreen]

Big mistake for MadTV to not do what Artie wanted and make black college version "Good Will Smith" where the problem on the board is 1 + 1 = ?.

 

[TorpidSloth]

Please explain them to us

Google it

 

[Honeycomb Hideout]

Google it

Blowhard liar

 

[Smeckler's Powder]

Matt Damon is not a very good screen actor. He seems like he's more suited for the stage. His soliloquies are really off-putting, it feels like he's practicing it in his trailer instead of doing it with a film crew in front of him. It feels very unnatural.

I noticed this actually in Saving Private Ryan when he rants about how every other guy there has a mother and he doesn't deserve to go home - then again when he tells the captain the story from his childhood about his brother hooking up with the girl in the barn or whatever. Watching that I suddenly realized why I hate him in Good Will Hunting.

He was hilarious in Entourage

 

[Juschippinyababe]

Best thing to come out of it is the Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back gag reel.

7:40 onwards.

Its the only thing I've seen relating to the movie myself. Applesauce, bitch.

 

[Mass.gov]

I enjoyed it and thought it was really well written.

Odd those two didn't continue writing extensively. You'd think 20 year olds who could shit that out would have the bug and constantly be writing

Sounds like sassy lore to clout up some upstarts...

 

[JoeBrotheChildSpitGuzzler]

Exactly. They were both doing TV and commercials as kids. Damon was in fucking Mystic Pizza with Julia Roberts in the 80s. They're both in School Ties. They were an overnight success story 10 years in the making.

School Ties kinda ruled until that snitch got Damon tossed

 

[DMbA]

I loved it when I was a retarded teenager but the older I get the less I care for it. Its still a classic but now its too obvious to me that it was written by 21 year olds. Louis CK hit the nail on the head, genius that gets into fights from Southie is like something I would daydream about in college

what if an autistic janitor is actually a math genius