All Things: Directors

Dr. Naysay said:
That's my point. The science in this movie DOESN'T matter because it's NOT SCIENCE FICTION. It's a family drama and an allegory about the undying nature of the human spirit.

and the best part is that it's GREATEST CRIME isn't even getting some of it's precious pointless theoretical science wrong... it's that it's completely philosophically pig headed and myopic.

**** THIS MOVIE!!!
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***Massive Spolier Alert. Do not read this post if you haven't seen the movie***




To be honest I felt nothing when he finally reunited with Murv on her death bed at the end of the movie. Even though I didn't care much for the whole family melodrama and Ann Hathaway's dumb speeches about love, I liked the fact that Nolan had those things in the movie and the performances were good enough where I bought what everyone was doing.

This film wasn't like Gravity where I was distracted the whole film by Sandra Bullock and George Clooney acting like Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. While we are on the topic of Gravity, there was also nothing in Interstellar that came close to the level of stupidity of someone traveling through space by using a fire extinguisher.
 
jerseydevil said:
Thought the first one was filled with great actors and some real pretty shiny things...but ultimately empty. Can you give us an actual story this time?
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I feel like this review could apply to everything Scott's done post-Gladiator just about.

Except Matchstick Men, which was great.
 
jerseydevil said:
Ridley Scott Plans to Deliver a ?Fresher Form of Alien? in PROMETHEUS 2
Read more at http://collider.com/prometheus-2-new-alien/#eECuVG6BljpAfjfG.99

Thought the first one was filled with great actors and some real pretty shiny things...but ultimately empty. Can you give us an actual story this time?
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I had started thinking the sequel wouldn't happen, box office numbers didn't seem very encouraging and most people hated it from what I could tell. Checking again, it made $400M internationally which must have been enough to make a decent profit I guess. Oh well, the first one is so close to being good that I'm all for another one, maybe they'll get it right this time.
 
I still haven't gotten over the scene in Prometheus where the guy who was freaking out about everything stuck his finger in the face of that terrifying serpent-like creature and did the old coochy coochy coo.
 
adgy-san said:
I feel like this review could apply to everything Scott's done post-Gladiator just about.

Except Matchstick Men, which was great.
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I think you may be right. You know you have problems when Kingdom Of Heaven is your second best movie* since Gladiator.

* pending until I see American Gangster one day
 
Author of The Prestige slams Christopher Nolan's Batman films
http://www.blastr.com/2014-12-1/author-prestige-slams-christopher-nolans-batman-films

"I think it's probably his best film, [along] with Memento," proclaimed Priest about The Prestige, which was originally optioned by Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Skyfall) before Nolan made a last-minute bid for it. "Of the films he's made, those two are supreme."

Priest went on to say, "To the world [Nolan]'s this great, innovative filmmaker; to me, he was a kid who wanted to get into Hollywood," before continuing, "I don't like his other work; I think it's shallow and badly written. I mean, I've got kids who like superheroes, and they think the Batman films are boring and pretentious. They like things like The Avengers and Iron Man because they're fun."

The author added that he thought Nolan exhibited a "major lack of judgment" in taking on the character of Batman in his Dark Knight trilogy, explaining, "It's a wrong move to take a superhero and give it psychological realism. There is no psychological realism. He's a bodybuilder who jumps off buildings. I'm sorry I feel really strongly about this."

Priest admitted that he hasn't seen Nolan's latest picture, Interstellar, yet, but said, "I think he'd be better off being a modern [Alfred] Hitchcock, basically. A maker of well-made films like Memento and The Prestige ... these blockbusters are just embarrassing, I think."
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Christian Bale Won't Work With TERMINATOR SALVATION Director Again
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=111792

WSJ: I read that when you first sat down with the director of that film, McG, you told him that nothing you’d seen in his filmography suggested that he had what it takes to do that movie.

CHRISTIAN BALE: Right.

WSJ: That’s brutal. Directors have egos.

CHRISTIAN BALE: Ah, yes. Yeah. But he goes, “Give me a chance. Everyone needs to evolve, and I need to turn over a new leaf. And please, you must’ve been in this position before yourself, when someone has taken a leap of faith on you,”— which I have—“please do that for me now; I promise you, I’m ready for it.”

WSJ: So what do you think, having given him a chance?

CHRISTIAN BALE: (Pause) There’s a lot of room for many approaches and many characters within the film industry. I won’t be working with him again, but I wish him very well. Okay?
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good lord, McG is a hack...but Bale is such a ****. Good luck with Exodus. That looks 'terrific'.
 
I'm pretty surprised at the level of honesty, myself. Basically the opposite of Arnold who will still insist that Jingle All The Way is a holiday classic.
 
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