tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242525983624229438.post8369602325623990307..comments2017-08-15T23:01:25.365-07:00Comments on I Am a Tie-in Writer: James Cameron disses novelizations -- in other news, sun rises in eastIAMTWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274356672643795289noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242525983624229438.post-65767678725668640212010-08-15T07:55:36.332-07:002010-08-15T07:55:36.332-07:00This guy must have a real hate-on for tie-in write...This guy must have a real hate-on for tie-in writers because he slams novelizations in this week's Entertainment Weekly, too. In an interview, EW asks him if he is writing a novelization of Avatar. Cameron replies: "I hate that term. A novelization is when the merchandising department hires a hack writer for $15,000 to adapt my script. This is the novel." <br /><br />WOW. Harsh words from the guy who directed "Piranha 2: The Spawning." And apparently he didn't read the reviews for Avatar. While most critics--and ticket buyers--were impressed with the CGI and production values, many accused the plot of being cliched with ideas stolen from several other films, most notably "Dances With Wolves." I don't know about you, but to me that is the definition of a "hack."Kevin Hoseyhttp://www.kevinhosey.netnoreply@blogger.com