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Post by mortsahlfan on Jun 10, 2020 10:51:20 GMT
Let's say their first movie sucked, but then their second movie was great...
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Post by ck100 on Jun 10, 2020 10:57:51 GMT
His first theatrical movie didn't suck, but Spielberg going from Sugarland Express to Jaws.
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Post by someguy on Jun 10, 2020 11:19:09 GMT
David Fincher. Alien 3 to Se7en.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Jun 10, 2020 11:57:29 GMT
Jim Cameron -
Piranha 2 to The Terminator
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jun 10, 2020 12:23:36 GMT
Jim Cameron - Piranha 2 to The Terminator Yeah, that one was also on my mind when I saw the thread, but, I gotta say, I do not think Piranha II: The Spawning (1981) is terrible, but of course, it is quite a leap from that, and onto The Terminator a few years later on. I am not sure how much effort or work James actually put into that film, as I remember he said something about only so much percent of his actually made the final cut, while some other guys took over, and changed very much of the story and scenery along the way. |
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Post by wolf359 on Jun 10, 2020 22:40:11 GMT
Jim Cameron - Piranha 2 to The Terminator
Agreed!
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jun 11, 2020 0:05:42 GMT
George Lucas
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Post by Archelaus on Jun 11, 2020 1:21:15 GMT
George Lucas - THX 1138 to American Graffiti
Ridley Scott - The Duellists to Alien
Michael Cimino - Thunderbolt and Lightfoot to The Deer Hunter
Bob Fosse - Sweet Charity to Cabaret
Tony Scott - The Hunger to Top Gun
Ron Clements and John Musker - The Great Mouse Detective to The Little Mermaid
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jun 11, 2020 9:15:56 GMT
George Lucas - THX 1138 to American GraffitiTony Scott - The Hunger to Top GunRon Clements and John Musker - The Great Mouse Detective to The Little MermaidReally? I gotta be honest, none of those are what I would ever think of considering a "big leap" forward. In fact some of them (Top Gun and American Graffiti) are probably closer to a step backwards, maybe not commercially that is, but surely in quality, as I think THX 1138, The Hunger and The Great Mouse Detective are just as good or even better than the more famous titles mentioned coming up after them. |
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Post by sostie on Jun 11, 2020 10:12:28 GMT
The dubuts didn't suck but the second films were an improvement
Christopher Nolan - Following to Memento
George Miller - Mad Max to Mad Max 2
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Post by moviemouth on Jun 11, 2020 15:15:13 GMT
M. Night Shyamalan
Wide Awake (4.5/10) to The Sixth Sense (9/10)
IMDB ratings - 5.9/10 to 8.1/10
John McTiernan
Nomads (4.5/10) to Predator (7.5/10)
IMDB ratings - 5.4/10 to 7.8/10
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Post by jcush on Jun 11, 2020 18:04:26 GMT
My ratings for Kubrick's first 3 films:
Fear and Desire - 5/10
Killer's Kiss - 6/10
The Killing - 8.5/10
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Post by Archelaus on Jun 11, 2020 23:12:28 GMT
George Lucas - THX 1138 to American GraffitiTony Scott - The Hunger to Top GunRon Clements and John Musker - The Great Mouse Detective to The Little MermaidReally? I gotta be honest, none of those are what I would ever think of considering a "big leap" forward. In fact some of them (Top Gun and American Graffiti) are probably closer to a step backwards, maybe not commercially that is, but surely in quality, as I think THX 1138, The Hunger and The Great Mouse Detective are just as good or even better than the more famous titles mentioned coming up after them. For George Lucas and Tony Scott's careers, it was a leap forward as they became sought-after directors ever since. Heck, even The Duellists was a really good film, but Alien became an iconic masterpiece. Now, I actually like The Great Mouse Detective. It's not a bad film at all, but it's really underrated. On the other hand, The Little Mermaid is a near-masterpiece if you ask me. |
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jun 12, 2020 9:09:22 GMT
For George Lucas and Tony Scott's careers, it was a leap forward as they became sought-after directors ever since. Heck, even The Duellists was a really good film, but Alien became an iconic masterpiece. Now, I actually like The Great Mouse Detective. It's not a bad film at all, but it's really underrated. On the other hand, The Little Mermaid is a near-masterpiece if you ask me. When you put it like that, I very much agree, and yeah, The Great Mouse Detective seems like one of several 80s Disney films that sadly kind of fell into the shadow to that of the Little Mermaid, which I guess was really the beginning of Disney's new golden age. However, I think the quality and creativity of the some of their earlier 80s work was not that far off, to what would came after. |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Oct 11, 2020 4:24:47 GMT
Not his first movie, but I'm watching Candyman 2 and it's amazing to think Bill Condon went from THIS to Gods and Monsters.
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Post by spooner5020 on Oct 11, 2020 22:34:12 GMT
Rob Letterman? Did Shark Tale, but then went on to do Goosebumps and Detective Pikachu.
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