Directors who always get a pass. - General Discussion Discussion

[–] Vastuntitled (5546) 4 years ago

I like Malick, but no passes here....technically, he’s usually very solid but his last few in terms of execution, I just don’t know what to say...

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[–] samoanjoes (51596) 4 years ago

I posted hlheee a while ago talking about how Malick's films have been mediocre recently, and while the comments were nice toward me, they still felt that he was still a legend and how anything he puts out is worth watching.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (72391) 4 years ago

Hard to say, the more successful they are the more 'haters' they seem to attract

Take Nolan for instance, he's written, produced and directed movies that were excellent and generated billions at the box office

To fanboys he's a god yet there are plenty that shout 'turd' whenever his name comes up (maybe those are just trolls..?)

I guess I would add Spielberg to your list but oddly enough he has plenty of haters too

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[–] samoanjoes (51596) 4 years ago

Maybe the fanboys who are trying to drown out the haters so they go to the extreme to defend everything.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (72391) 4 years ago

True, it works both ways

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[–] actionkamen (23176) 4 years ago

Spielberg.

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[–] TandyMan (10419) 4 years ago

Definitely. No matter what Spielberg does, people fall all over themselves. He hasn't made a great movie in years and years.

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[–] actionkamen (23176) 4 years ago

And his best movies like ET, Jaws, Jurrasic Park, Indiana Jones, etc. are actually not that good artistically, just that they were super successful in box offices. But he never gets the flak as Michael Bay does. Spielberg is basically a more respected Bay, for whatever reasons.

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[–] jriley555 (7065) 4 years ago

eastwood

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[–] samoanjoes (51596) 4 years ago

I was about to put him, but then I realized no one liked Space Cowboys.

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[–] jriley555 (7065) 4 years ago

i guess this is an unpopular opinion, but i find most of his movies
fairly jingoistic, slavishly conventional, over-rated.

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[–] samoanjoes (51596) 4 years ago

I'm not a fan of his.

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[–] Kowalski (60191) 4 years ago

I LIKE SPACE COWBOYS.

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[–] TandyMan (10419) 4 years ago

Good movie. I wish it was a little more fun and light hearted. They went a little too serious with it.

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[–] Artisan (3464) 4 years ago

I find him to be reliable, his films are entertaining but nothing amazing.

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[–] Stratego (29327) 4 years ago

Definitely Tarantino and Nolan.

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[–] rudeboymurray (3241) 4 years ago

Different strokes etc... personally I think The Aviator is one of his worst films... I agree that his work has been hit and miss since.

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[–] Artisan (3464) 4 years ago

Tarantino films are always terrible, I really don't get the appeal.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (72391) 4 years ago

At least part of his appeal is the dialogue he writes and of course the great soundtracks of his movies

He also attracts truly top level talent to his projects and must be fairly reasonable to work with (despite his turd like public image) because the Hollywood gossip machine whirrs away 24/7 and he's always got top talent... No way is Sam 'Bad Mofo' Jackson putting up with any bullshit again and again...

He can envision a scene with the best of them...When The Bride takes out The Crazy 88 and has her showdown with O Ren-Ishii in the snowy garden it's like an action flick that ends with poetry
Likewise, when the KKK ride down on Django's camp at night to torture him to death those horse charge shots rival Braveheart's similar scenes

Some strikes against him: the racial slurs are overdone, the sexual violence is not really needed and the 'foot thing' is somewhat off putting

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[–] Artisan (3464) 4 years ago

I feel like he just keeps upping the ante the over the top violence more than anything. I still haven't been able to make it through Pulp Fiction, tried a few times. Some of the dialogue in Reservoir Dogs was ok but overall I find his desire to be over the top quite boring.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (72391) 4 years ago

Fair enough, different strokes👌

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Or some people just had a different opinion about some of their movies than you apparently did.

Coppola is an odd choice for this list. His inconsistency after that great run he had in the 70s is pretty widely recognized. Eve his most hard core fans would not deny it, I think.

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[–] samoanjoes (51596) 4 years ago

Not just in my opinion. Critically as well. Look at Terrence Malick's latest films. They've been terribly received but no one talks about how he is on a decline.

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