4815162342 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Francis Ford Coppola : Apocalypse Now I liked his Dracula though. I don't like fake mafia movies. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Wow. What exactly happened? Hollywood found that movie offensive?Basically the original cut wasn't quite right for New Line, so they had Kaye re-cut the film and Kaye had a bitchfit and turned in a severely shortened cut that was nothing like the original version of the film. Kaye refused to edit the film anymore so the studio brought in an editor to work with Edward Norton in re-cutting the film again for the third (theatrical) version. Kaye again had a bitchfit, disowned the third cut and tried to remove his name from the credits, when that failed he tried to replace his name with a pseudonym, which also failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teardropmina Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Welles certainly not. Citizen Kane is his most celebrated work no doubt, but he's been considered as among the most important auteurs not because of just one film. All Welles works now are on the "critically acclaimed" list: Ambersons, The Lady from Shanghai, The Trial, Othello, Chimes at Midnight, Touch of Evil, and even down to Mr. Arkadin and F for Fakes. Welles is a purely personal cinema stylist and not an one hit wonder; it's just that Citizen Kane has been singled out of his body of works due to a variety of reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Simon West -Con Air 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vc2002 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 PJ. One movie series wonder.George Lucas? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 George Lucas? American Graffiti was pretty good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sims Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 (edited) This thread has quickly become "directors who had only one film I liked/ever heard of." Edited January 16, 2013 by Sims 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Simon West -Con AirExpendables 2 supposedly isn't that bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Tom Hanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teardropmina Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Kevin Costner (LMAO) - Dances with Wolvesconsidering the magnitude of critical and commercial success, Costner is winning so far in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashrendar44 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 (edited) Randal Kleiser. Grease and not much then (Blue Lagoon?).Martin Brest. Beverly Hills Cop and then nothing to write home about except Midnight Run and that awful Gigli. Edited January 16, 2013 by dashrendar44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 This thread has quickly become "directors who had only one film I liked/ever heard of."Yep.Personal opinions of how good a film is are irrelevant for this thread. A one-hit wonder has to do with the public at large's reception to the director's work and the course of the director's career.For example, Simon West directed Con Air, The General's Daughter, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, and The Expendables 2. How is that a "one-hit" wonder? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenedictL11 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Rob Marshall - Chicago. After that, Memoirs of a Geisha was only a moderate hit but his next film would flop worse than ever, which would be another musical, Nine. Both did connect well with critics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Potc 4 which was a hit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Wang Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Randal Kleiser. Grease and not much then (Blue Lagoon?).Martin Brest. Beverly Hills Cop and then nothing to write home about except Midnight Run and that awful Gigli.Scent of Woman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Francis Ford Coppola : Apocalypse NowI liked his Dracula though.I don't like fake mafia movies.But this isn't about your opinion. Coppola has undoubtedly made many big hits and many acclaimed films. So he is not part of this discussion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Simon West -Con Air http://boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=simonwest.htmNot quite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 (edited) I'm not trying to be rude here but does anyone really know what a one hit wonder really is? One hit...they had one movie and nothing else. Your personal opinions shouldn't come into play here. Edited January 16, 2013 by baumer 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 I'm trying to be rude here but does anyone really know what a one hit wonder really is? One hit...they had one movie and nothing else. Your personal opinions shouldn't come into play here. Yes. Stop fucking up my thread, people 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenedictL11 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Potc 4 which was a hitIt was but that was expected before its release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
