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Post by politicidal on Mar 30, 2017 16:16:15 GMT
that you liked even no one else did? Mine include Wolfgang Petersen, Stephen Sommers, and Andrew Davis.
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Post by izon on Mar 30, 2017 21:47:11 GMT
EDIT: I missed the part about "no one else liked", I'm pretty sure quite a few people like these directors but O well. My list: George A. Romero - I can't believe it's been 8 years since Survival... John McTiernan - The action movie world needs this guy back. He is rumored to be working on a new project after his release from jail. McTiernan is a titan of action! Richard Kelly - This guy was so young when he made Donnie Darko, but his career seems to have fizzled since. Joel Schumacher - Has some great titles under his belt, has some not-so-great ones too, but I'd go and see a new movie by him... Richard Donner - He is 86 (almost 87), so it's fair to say he's been retired since 2006, but I'd be quite happy if he directed another movie.
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Post by politicidal on Mar 30, 2017 22:38:43 GMT
John McTiernan! I forgot all about him! Also I liked Joel Schumacher as well. I think he's certainly paid his dues for Batman&Robin by now.
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Post by hi224 on Apr 1, 2017 4:56:10 GMT
Lynch if you don't count the latest return to TV as well.
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Post by movielover on Apr 1, 2017 5:06:27 GMT
Martin Brest William Friedkin David Zucker
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Post by gadolinium on Apr 10, 2017 8:31:01 GMT
Victor Erice.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Apr 10, 2017 21:33:03 GMT
Chuck Russell is another. He did some Travolta starring movie in Europe.
Alas he isn't a genius like Michael Bay, as Anthony Hopkins pointed out.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2017 21:35:13 GMT
What makes people not know to say "who" in this case?
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Post by Nalkarj on Apr 11, 2017 0:34:07 GMT
I'll add Kerry Conran, whom I've mentioned on another thread but whose fall from Hollywood's--er--"graces" was unforgivable.
As I wrote elsewhere...
"Kerry Conran directed one movie, the very enjoyable Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, with big-name stars and good reviews, and then was essentially thrown out of Hollywood, never to return, when the picture flopped at the box office.
"Yes, it says something about modern filmgoers, who by and large cannot stand a '30s or '40s setting except when stuff gets 'blown up real good,' but it says something more about modern Hollywood, which is more exclusivist than Toyland ever was. ("Once your movie doesn't make money, you can never re-turn again...") Which is so ironic, because, as mentioned, Sky Captain is quite a good movie, and Conran showed a visual flair that could do well with more straightforward backgrounds (the sets in Sky Captain are nearly all CGI) and scenarios. Really too bad."
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Post by politicidal on Apr 11, 2017 0:46:57 GMT
I'll add Kerry Conran, whom I've mentioned on another thread but whose fall from Hollywood's--er--"graces" was unforgivable. As I wrote elsewhere... "Kerry Conran directed one movie, the very enjoyable Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, with big-name stars and good reviews, and then was essentially thrown out of Hollywood, never to return, when the picture flopped at the box office. "Yes, it says something about modern filmgoers, who by and large cannot stand a '30s or '40s setting except when stuff gets "blown up real' good," but it says something more about modern Hollywood, which is more exclusivist than Toyland ever was. (" Once your movie doesn't make money, you can never re-turn again...") Which is so ironic, because, as mentioned, Sky Captain is quite a good movie, and Conran showed a visual flair that could do well with more straightforward backgrounds (the sets in Sky Captain are nearly all CGI) and scenarios. Really too bad." Kerry Conran got the shaft big time.
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Post by Nalkarj on Apr 11, 2017 0:58:08 GMT
politicidal, he was actually supposed to direct Disney's John Carter movie ('12), which I've never seen and which flopped at the box office, but he, who had replaced Robert Rodriguez, was himself eventually replaced by Jon Favreau, who was in turn replaced with Andrew Stanton. I wonder if it would have been any better if Conran had directed.
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Post by politicidal on Apr 11, 2017 1:00:29 GMT
politicidal , he was actually supposed to direct Disney's John Carter movie ('12), which I've never seen and which flopped at the box office, but he, who had replaced Robert Rodriguez, was himself eventually replaced by Jon Favreau, who was in turn replaced with Andrew Stanton. I wonder if it would have been any better if Conran had directed. Huh, didn't know that. I enjoyed it better than most but I think Conran's style of directing would have been perfect for something like John Carter. Given its budget, it'd probably be another bomb for him but probably been better received.
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Post by politicidal on Apr 11, 2017 1:01:09 GMT
What makes people not know to say "who" in this case?Noted and corrected.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2017 16:00:12 GMT
James Glickenhaus
John Milius (but he's getting old I guess)
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Post by politicidal on Apr 28, 2017 16:14:28 GMT
James Glickenhaus John Milius (but he's getting old I guess) That and Milius is too conservative for Hollywood these days. Shame, I liked him too.
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Post by Utpe on Apr 29, 2017 20:15:06 GMT
Jonathan Mostow.
I know a lot of people dislike Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), but I'm one of the ones that actually thinks it's a pretty decent flick. I never expected it to live up to its predecessors.
I haven't seen anything from him recently. You'd think by now that the wounds would have healed. It has been what, close to 15 years? He should be forgiven.
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Post by Reynard on Oct 31, 2017 10:22:30 GMT
James Glickenhaus John Milius (but he's getting old I guess) That and Milius is too conservative for Hollywood these days. Shame, I liked him too. "I've always been considered a nut. They kind of tolerate me. It's certainly affected me. I've been blacklisted for a large part of my career because of my politics—as surely as any writer was blacklisted back in the 1950s. It's just that my politics are from the other side, and Hollywood always veers left" -John Milius Many good names mentioned here. I would add George Lucas. No, I'm not being ironic or anything like that. The guy is so obviously talented, but got seriously hurt by the whole prequel trilogy mess and now seems to be pretty much a hermit. I'd like to visit some alternate timeline where Star Wars never happened and his career continued from THX 1138 and American Graffiti.
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Post by politicidal on Oct 31, 2017 14:51:48 GMT
That and Milius is too conservative for Hollywood these days. Shame, I liked him too. "I've always been considered a nut. They kind of tolerate me. It's certainly affected me. I've been blacklisted for a large part of my career because of my politics—as surely as any writer was blacklisted back in the 1950s. It's just that my politics are from the other side, and Hollywood always veers left" -John Milius Many good names mentioned here. I would add George Lucas. No, I'm not being ironic or anything like that. The guy is so obviously talented, but got seriously hurt by the whole prequel trilogy mess and now seems to be pretty much a hermit. I'd like to visit some alternate timeline where Star Wars never happened and his career continued from THX 1138 and American Graffiti. No you're not wrong. Hell, he created my favorite film character. Yea I had just watched THX 1138 the other day and it's a totally different animal from the prequels. If he hadn't surrounded himself with 'yes men' he' might have fared better.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Nov 1, 2017 8:19:39 GMT
I read an article about Kevin Conran. He and his brother were very shy. They attended a meeting with James Cameron, George Lucas, Robert Zemeckis, and Robert Rodriguez to discuss how they made Sky Captain.
The budget for Sky Captain ballooned way beyond what they initially had planned.
I thought it was quite imaginative and well done--the only negative for me was the greenscreening was sometimes too obvious. I think it was the type of film that if it had been made about 10 years earlier would have made $$$$. But it should never have needed to make tons of money. It is a niche market film. Was never going to appeal to a wide audience due to the various old time movie references (they even have an island that resembles Skull Island!). The ending was quite clever I thought.
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Post by Reynard on Nov 1, 2017 13:51:48 GMT
But it should never have needed to make tons of money. It is a niche market film. Was never going to appeal to a wide audience due to the various old time movie references (they even have an island that resembles Skull Island!). Yeah, I think it has been proven over and over again that that this kind of stuff just won't sell to big audiences. They don't know pulp literature or serial films even pretty basic older popular culture and they just don't see the appeal it still has to some. I love Russell Mulcahy's adaption the The Shadow from mid-90s, great pulp fiction tribute, and a terrible commercial disaster. Pretty much the same thing happened with The Phantom, The Rocketeer, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and so forth. Not saying that all of these were good movies, just that when big audiences aren't getting even the basic concepts the film has no chances at the box office. Who's Allan Quatermain or Captain Nemo anyway?
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