Weak films by good directors

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Permalink Reply by Browncoat on October 11, 2009 at 7:56am

Thank God for that...

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Permalink Reply by ShibuyaRiver on October 5, 2009 at 11:10am

Danny Boyle, The Beach.

But that's such a given.

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Permalink Reply by George Karounis on October 5, 2009 at 2:19pm

My pick would be almost every Bryan Singer movie that isn't The Usual Suspects. I've always found it confusing that he managed to make one of the greatest crime dramas suspense thrillers of all time, and yet he decided he wanted to go on and make two X Men movies and Valkyrie. So much talent wasted away on mediocre super hero movies.

However, I might be crucified for saying this, but I sort of enjoyed his Superman Returns. Most people seem to be of the idea that it was terrible, but I think it was the first Superman movie to really get into the psychology of why Superman does the things he does. Granted, the acting was practically unwatcheable at times, and the writing a bit cliched, but it was still entertaining.

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Permalink Reply by the_eccentric on October 5, 2009 at 4:14pm

Ran? Weak? BULLSHIT

Quentin Tarantino: Death Proof
David Fincher- The Game
Luc Besson- The Fifth Element
Ridley Scott- Body of Lies, Hannibal
John McTiernan- Rollerball, Basic

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Permalink Reply by George Karounis on October 5, 2009 at 4:20pm

You didn't like The Game? That's unfortunate, I thought it was a really clever character psychology driven thriller. It took all of the main actors set of ideals and completely took a dump on them. I found it pretty neat.

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Permalink Reply by the_eccentric on October 5, 2009 at 4:22pm

I'm too skeptical to like it. I can't help thinking he could just pull a knife out and stab someone or could have jumped off another side of the building. I just can't believe you could predict the behavior of another human being.

Not to mention I have serious problems with the fact Michael Douglas doesn't give a shit his brother could have gotten him killed in the process of the game. Seriously. When it ends it seems like he isn't even shaken by it.

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Permalink Reply by George Karounis on October 5, 2009 at 4:40pm

That's true. This movie does require quite a bit more suspension of disbelief than most movies. However, that really does seem to be David Fincher's style. Even Fight Club is hard to imagine, but the delivery of the movie and the way all the visuals are presented really just beg you to forget your normal conceptions of how people act. But in terms of movie logic, everything comes full circle and there aren't any real loose ends within what they actually provided for us. I found it a solid movie, even if you had to keep reminding yourself that it's almost impossible to accurately predict a person's behavior, regardless of how much of their psychology you know.

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Permalink Reply by Browncoat on October 11, 2009 at 7:57am

I love The Fifth Element! What has Luc Besson done that's been better than this?

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Permalink Reply by Phillip444 on October 5, 2009 at 4:26pm

Martin Scorsesse = Good Fellas and Casino

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