Directors who peaked early in their career?

Directors who peaked early in their career? Oct 12, 2017 19:26:58 GMT

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Post by Rey Kahuka on Oct 12, 2017 19:26:58 GMT

Oct 12, 2017 18:56:27 GMT Primemovermithrax Pejorative said:

Oct 12, 2017 18:50:52 GMT Rey Kahuka said:

SPR is constantly on television, it's still a popular film. JP is a great movie from top to bottom, it's more than special effects. It wouldn't be popular 25 years later if it were just about the fx that you see in every film now. Can't remember the last time I heard anyone mention Duel.

SPR is promoted--that is different from the audience talking about it. Even when JP came out, I remember Gene Siskel saying it was being compared to Jaws but the characters in Jaws were much better.
One could pick apart the dialogue and characterization in JP.
Take away the FX and there is not much to recommend.
A guy babysitting bratty kids, people discussing computer code or eating ice cream.

If you go to committed movie boards-movie collector sites--you are more likely to see people mention DUEL or JAWS as his best work.

They wouldn't put SPR on television constantly if nobody was watching it for the 50th time. That's not how tv works. I didn't realize they 'promoted' 20 year old movies.

A guy babysitting bratty kids, people discussing computer code or eating ice cream.

Sure, that sums it up. Seriously, we can't have this discussion if you're going to generalize to the Nth degree to try to prove your opinion is more valid than mine. Also, you said 'popular films' in your initial post. Now your imagined audience has shrunk to 'movie collector sites.' Either way you're wrong. Have anyone (generic moviegoer, critic, hardcore Spielberg fan) name their top ten films directed by Spielberg and see how many don't list Jurassic Park, SPR and Schindler's List in there somewhere.