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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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The good, the bad and the Universal: what Ron Meyer really thinks of his studio's movies - in pictures

Universal Ron Meyer: A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind
'I don’t know that we’d do A Beautiful Mind again. That’s the sad part. It’s great to win awards and make films that you’re proud of and make money, but your first obligation is to make money and then worry about being proud of what you do'
Read what we thought of A Beautiful Mind
Photograph: Universal
Universal Ron Meyer: Still from The Wolfman
The Wolfman
'One of the worst movies we ever made. The moment I saw it I thought, "What have we all done here?" That movie was crappy. We all went wrong. That’s one we should have smelled out a long time ago. The script never got right … The director was wrong. Benicio [del Toro] stunk. It all stunk'
Read what we thought of The Wolfman
Photograph: Universal
Universal Ron Meyer: Still from Cowboys & Aliens
Cowboys & Aliens
'Forget all the smart people involved in it, it wasn’t good enough. All those little creatures bouncing around were crappy. I think it was a mediocre movie, and we all did a mediocre job with it ... You couldn’t have more talented people involved in Cowboys & Aliens, but it took, you know, 10 smart and talented people to come up with a mediocre movie. It just happens'
Read our review of Cowboys & Aliens
Photograph: Zade Rosenthal/Universal
Universal Ron Meyer: Still from Land of the Lost
Land of the Lost
'Just crap. I mean, there was no excuse for it. The best intentions all went wrong'
Read our review of Land of the Lost
Photograph: Universal
Universal Ron Meyer: Still from United 93
United 93
'One of the movies I’m most proud of. It wasn’t a big moneymaker, but it’s a film I believe every American should see and it showed you what people can do in the worst of times and how great the human spirit is and all that. So there are moments that can make up for all the junk that you make'
Read our review of United 93
Photograph: Universal
Universal Ron Meyer: Still from Babe: Pig in the City
Babe: Pig in the City
'Wolfman and Babe 2 are two of the shittiest movies we put out'
• We didn't review Babe: Pig in the City. But you can, here
Photograph: Universal
Universal Ron Meyer: Still from Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
Scott Pilgrim Vs the World
'Scott Pilgrim, I think, was actually kind of a good movie. But none of you guys went! And you didn’t tell your friends to go! But, you know, it happens. Scott Pilgrim did deserve better, but it just didn’t capture enough of the imaginations of people, and it was one of those things where it didn’t cost a lot so it wasn’t a big loss'
Read what we thought of Scott Pilgrim Vs the World
Photograph: Supplied by LMK/Universal
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