Review: "Killer Instinct" (the making of "Natural Born Killers")

Any film buff would enjoy this book immensely. Any small time filmmaker who thinks it's easy to get a film made in Hollywood needs to read this book. You'll learn all about pitch meetings, star egos, the horrors of location shooting, the trouble with creating the perfect soundtrack, and fistfights with prima donna writers. Hamsher takes great pains to explain why their success was a fluke - how two grad students had no business becoming huge movers and shakers.

As I said, I'll probably never watch the movie again, but if I do, I'll have "Killer Instinct" at my side so I can read along with it. Hamsher makes no excuses - She knows she got lucky. So did we.

By the way, in case you were wondering, my five all-time worst movies ever made (in order) are:

1. Fight Club 2. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me 3. Natural Born Killers 4. Criminal Law 5. The Thirteenth Floor

You may disagree with my choices, but that's my top five. I'm all for artistic license, but please - these movies are lousy. You know it, I know it.

But read the book! You won't be disappointed!

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