Eastwood made Gran Torino in 2008. I've heard good things about American Sniper, but just not on this forum.
Great directors with the longest drought?
Eastwood made Gran Torino in 2008. I've heard good things about American Sniper, but just not on this forum.
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Eastwood made Gran Torino in 2008. I've heard good things about American Sniper, but just not on this forum.
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I never thought I'd cite Seth Rogan but he's pretty dead on when he says it reminds him of the film showing in theater at the end of Inglourious Basterds
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I used that comparison when I did a review of Fury last year. I think it's a little harsh, and whilst certain parts are "Hollywoodised" in order to make the narrative more compelling for certain viewers, I think Eastwood attempts to make something more than just a propaganda film, it attempts to deal with showing what a soldier faces during war and also at home, whilst it might not be entirely accurate, it's a moving piece that makes you think morally about what soldiers face, and their mindset. Eastwood himself is anti-war, so I'm not really sure that all the complaints add up. I had my reservations going in, and I don't think the guy portrayed was without his troubles, but it's a good film.
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I agree with everyone! I'll add Scorsese too.
The sad thing is, the great directors who started in the 30's or 40's couldn't get a job because of the "Film Schoolers" - Billy Wilder couldn't get into an office. I could go on and on... It was nice for Coppola to help out Kurosawa.
I think the new studio heads are stockbrokers.. They're looking for young directors, and couldn't care less about the guys who made the greatest films ever, since they're "old" and won't be here forever. At least back in the day, the heads were businessmen, but also loved movies. Even a Republican like Zanuck did something.
The sad thing is, the great directors who started in the 30's or 40's couldn't get a job because of the "Film Schoolers" - Billy Wilder couldn't get into an office. I could go on and on... It was nice for Coppola to help out Kurosawa.
I think the new studio heads are stockbrokers.. They're looking for young directors, and couldn't care less about the guys who made the greatest films ever, since they're "old" and won't be here forever. At least back in the day, the heads were businessmen, but also loved movies. Even a Republican like Zanuck did something.
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Crazy to think you can make so many great movies of all time in the 70's then basically do nothing since. Did his experience on Apoc Now make him lose the plot permanently?
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Fincher, Rodent? Now you are trollin, bro...
Please watch Zodiac again! Social Network? Great flick - won tons of awards.
Please choose directors that actually fit the criteria of the thread. Maybe read the criteria again...
Please watch Zodiac again! Social Network? Great flick - won tons of awards.
Please choose directors that actually fit the criteria of the thread. Maybe read the criteria again...
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Michael Cimino - He did The Deer Hunter and the extended cut of Heaven's Gate is supposedly good but everything else is pretty bad. The Sicilian, yuck, I shutter to think about that atrocity.
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Tim Burton.
Batman, Batman Returns, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Mars Attacks (yes, I like it), Sleepy Hollow in 1999 was the last decent movie he made.
Tim Burton.
Batman, Batman Returns, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Mars Attacks (yes, I like it), Sleepy Hollow in 1999 was the last decent movie he made.
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Ridley Scott. Alien in '79, Blade Runner in '82... and since then, not anything really decent. Maybe Legend.
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I will agree with Ridley Scott, but I will say he did a very good job with Blackhawk Down and has not done anything that good since. American Gangster was pretty good, but not great.
But I think the guy who has had the longest drought is Francis Ford Coppola who has not made a great movie since Apocalypse Now in 79.
But I think the guy who has had the longest drought is Francis Ford Coppola who has not made a great movie since Apocalypse Now in 79.
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