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Post by wolf359 on May 3, 2020 9:44:05 GMT
From A+ to F, How would you yourself Grade "JJ ABRAMS" as a Filmmaker ?
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Post by OldAussie on May 3, 2020 9:50:07 GMT
D
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Post by ck100 on May 3, 2020 10:23:08 GMT
He's certainly a competent filmmaker, but he's not the ideal choice to do something fresh, bold, and new with a franchise as proven by his franchise work.
He really likes to play things safe and/or familiar. He's too concerned about risking upsetting fans so he does like to pander to them.
But all that being said, he can still craft an entertaining film overall even if it is flawed. He can do action scenes fairly well, work with the camera, work with his actors, have a good handle on visual effects, etc.
On the whole, he is a good-at-best director although I doubt he'll ever become one of the greats.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on May 3, 2020 10:38:02 GMT
On one hand, he's competent. His films are generally well acted, visually interesting, and nicely paced. On the other, he's a derivative hack who has built a career first by being related to the right people and then by copying the right people. He doesn't know to do a single original anything, nor is he interested. He's a street corner pimp slinging nostalgia and his films are recycled junk food.
What does that average out to? C-?
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Post by politicidal on May 3, 2020 12:32:13 GMT
A-. I liked or loved all his movies. But his obsession with the mystery box is becoming a handicap.
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Post by James on May 3, 2020 12:42:02 GMT
B
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Post by mslo79 on May 3, 2020 12:46:52 GMT
Based on the movies he's directed only Mission Impossible III (2006) is worth mentioning. the rest are forgettable.
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Post by wolf359 on May 3, 2020 14:26:24 GMT
He's certainly a competent filmmaker, but he's not the ideal choice to do something fresh, bold, and new with a franchise as proven by his franchise work. He really likes to play things safe and/or familiar. He's too concerned about risking upsetting fans so he does like to pander to them. But all that being said, he can still craft an entertaining film overall even if it is flawed. He can do action scenes fairly well, work with the camera, work with his actors, have a good handle on visual effects, etc. On the whole, he is a good-at-best director although I doubt he'll ever become one of the greats.
So how would you grade him as a Filmmaker ?
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Post by bluerisk on May 3, 2020 15:34:02 GMT
F - a bane of franchises.
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Post by thisguy4000 on May 3, 2020 15:35:08 GMT
C-
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Post by wolf359 on May 3, 2020 16:26:37 GMT
A+
I actually like almost all of his Movies (I think that "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III", "STAR TREK", "STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS", "STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS", and "STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER" are all Great Movies, I still however have actually not seen "SUPER 8" yet).
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Post by moviemouth on May 3, 2020 16:45:24 GMT
He is a competent, but extremely uninteresting filmmaker. His only good movie is Star Trek (2009).
C
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Post by mstreepsucks on May 3, 2020 17:52:50 GMT
he is so-so.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2020 19:58:35 GMT
He is a competent, but extremely uninteresting filmmaker. His only good movie is Star Trek (2009). C Yep agree. I own Star Trek (2009) and thought it was actually put together/assembled much better than his widely popular Star Wars films (The Force Awakens etc). This is mostly because he assembled a superior cast in his Star Trek film (Pine, Quinto, Saldana , Urban, Cho etc etc). They had terrific chemistry and not to mention I thought Eric Bana was a surprisingly solid villain . Overall though, JJ is a hack and has waaaaay too much power imo. C- = barely passing. His buddy Matt Reeves (I think they went to college together/could be wrong though) is superior when it comes to sequels/reboots imo. Can't wait to see what he does with The Batman
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Post by moviemouth on May 3, 2020 20:28:56 GMT
He is a competent, but extremely uninteresting filmmaker. His only good movie is Star Trek (2009). C Yep agree. I own Star Trek (2009) and thought it was actually put together/assembled much better than his widely popular Star Wars films (The Force Awakens etc). This is mostly because he assembled a superior cast in his Star Trek film (Pine, Quinto, Saldana , Urban, Cho etc etc). They had terrific chemistry and not to mention I thought Eric Bana was a surprisingly solid villain . Overall though, JJ is a hack and has waaaaay too much power imo. C- = barely passing. His buddy Matt Reeves (I think they went to college together/could be wrong though) is superior when it comes to sequels/reboots imo. Can't wait to see what he does with The Batman Yup. I'd go as far as to say his Apes trilogy is one of the best trilogies ever made.
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