vishspal
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Post by vishspal on Oct 6, 2019 15:59:10 GMT
Does anyone think they can?
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Oct 6, 2019 16:11:38 GMT
Sam Raimi - The Evil Dead > A Simple Plan
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Post by James on Oct 6, 2019 16:27:35 GMT
Wasn’t John Carpenter’s Starman a romance?
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Post by moviemouth on Oct 6, 2019 16:36:58 GMT
Wasn’t John Carpenter’s Starman a romance? It is by no means a traditional romance though. It is very much a John Carpenter movie.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Oct 6, 2019 16:40:01 GMT
Peter Jackson - Dead Alive > Heavenly Creatures
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Post by kolchak92 on Oct 6, 2019 16:46:12 GMT
Peter Jackson - Dead Alive > Heavenly Creatures Yep, I was about to mention Peter Jackson. |
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Oct 6, 2019 16:59:10 GMT
Kubrick - The Shining > all his other films.
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Post by James on Oct 6, 2019 16:59:31 GMT
Wasn’t John Carpenter’s Starman a romance? It is by no means a traditional romance though. It is very much a John Carpenter movie. It still looks different from his usual horror/thriller stuff, though. |
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Post by moviemouth on Oct 6, 2019 17:02:42 GMT
It is by no means a traditional romance though. It is very much a John Carpenter movie. It is different, but it is still a strange sci-fi movie.
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Post by James on Oct 6, 2019 17:05:17 GMT
It still looks different from his usual horror/thriller stuff, though. It is different, but it is still a strange sci-fi movie. To be fair, I haven’t seen it yet so maybe you’re right. |
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Post by moviemouth on Oct 6, 2019 17:07:47 GMT
It is different, but it is still a strange sci-fi movie. To be fair, I haven’t seen it yet so maybe you’re right.Proof.
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Post by James on Oct 6, 2019 17:11:57 GMT
To be fair, I haven’t seen it yet so maybe you’re right.Proof. Ah, thanks. Even the music is very Carpenter-y. |
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Post by moviemouth on Oct 6, 2019 17:13:54 GMT
Ah, thanks. Even the music is very Carpenter-y. It's like a sci-fi, romance, thriller hybrid.
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Post by moviemouth on Oct 6, 2019 17:28:03 GMT
Wes Craven - Music of the Heart
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Post by ck100 on Oct 6, 2019 17:47:42 GMT
If they have at least have passion for the material and can work well with actors and the camera, then the chances should be good for coming up with something at least decent. What they lack in experience with the material they can make up for in other ways.
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biker1
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Post by biker1 on Oct 6, 2019 18:18:52 GMT
I don't think anyone would imagine David Cronenberg directing a period piece like a dangerous method (2011) back in the 1980s - though dead ringers (1988) was a definite turning point. He seems to have abandoned horror in the 21st century.
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Post by lowtacks86 on Oct 6, 2019 18:34:42 GMT
From a commercial standpoint, probably not a good idea. Horror is a bit different from rom com and drama in that it is a very niche market. Directors that start out in the genre and work at it long often build a fan base of horror fans (people like Craven, Carpenter, and Romero come to mind). Because of that going outside your market usually isn't a good idea because of they've essentially branded themselves(Craven and his film Music of the Heart comes to mind). Of course there are exceptions (Gillermo and Raimi come to mind). Contrast that with someone like Kubrick, who didn't make a horror film until well after he built his reputation and made the highly successful "The Shining". It's easier for a non-horror director to succeed in horror than a horror director to succeed in non-horror is what I'm basically saying.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Oct 6, 2019 22:40:51 GMT
It took Craven years to be given a chance with Music of the Heart. I heard it's not that great, but it did garner Meryl Streep her 48th Oscar nomination. But yeah, seems hard to escape that genre once they're in it.
It also depends on what constitutes a "director of horror". Would someone like Polanski count? He did Repulsion and Rosemary's Baby before he did Chinatown.
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Post by politicidal on Oct 7, 2019 0:58:54 GMT
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Post by jonesjxd on Oct 7, 2019 3:22:25 GMT
A good director can make a good movie in any genre, a few examples being David Gordon Green and Danny Boyle.
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