tommycruise Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 So first off I am going to start off with one of the biggest director question marks in cinema.M. Night Shyamalan....like really what happened to him?He went from directing Movies like the Sixth Sense(which was the second highest grossing movie of 1999, and would have been the highest grossing if it had either come out in 98, or 2000) Unbreakable, and Signs to movies like the Happening, and The Last Airbender. Most people think he will never recover but is there a possibility of him recovering, commercially and critically? Looks like we will have to wait till next year...Wolfgang Petersen- Known for directing Das Boot, a critical hit and In the Line of Fire, and Air Force One, both of which were big hits in the 90's but ever since The perfect storm his movies have not fared so well, PS broke even while Troy did decent numbers and average reviews but Poseidon was huge critical and commericial failure, and since then he has not directed any movies. So do you think he will ever direct any more movies and if he does will they be commercially and critically successful?Robert Zemeckis- This guy went from directing huge box office hits to films that can not even double their budget, Back to the Future, Forrest gump, and Cast Away were all huge hits, but since Cast Away he has directed many big budget failures such as Polar Express, Beowulf and Christmas Carol all of which had budgets over 150m. He hasn't directed a movie since 2009 but he has an upcoming film in 2013, so do you think it might recover his career or will it be just another big dissapointment?And you can talk about other directors too, like oliver stone if you want.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I don't see much hope for Shyamalan. He has his head completely up his ass and doesn't seem to be willing to admit when he makes a mistake. That's the first thing you've got to do if you hope to resurrect your career.I think Petersen still has it in him if he finds the right project. Zemeckis just needs to get away from motion capture. I hoped Disney finally shutting down his studio would lead to that but for God knows what reason Universal decided to bail him out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I don't know why Wolfgang Petersen is vilified just because of one mis-step. Troy, Air Force One, and In the Line of Fire are all really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Oliver Stone, my God, no one has gone more off the deep end than him. In the 80s/early 90s he was constantly knocking them out of the park and now it's been about 17 years since he's made a film that wasn't a total piece of shit. The Savages doesn't exactly look great either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Oliver Stone, my God, no one has gone more off the deep end than him. In the 80s/early 90s he was constantly knocking them out of the park and now it's been about 17 years since he's made a film that wasn't a total piece of shit. The Savages doesn't exactly look great either.How bad is Alexander? I never saw it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK007 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Alexander is terrible. I'm not sure which cut I saw but I left after a hour and a half or something. So boring, no sense of urgency or care or anything.I recently saw World Trade Centre...awful as well. Then again the only film I have seen is JFK which I just love. Just top class. Love the cinematography and the acting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Wolfgang Petersen just needs to find a good project that is tighter and lower-key than his last few films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 How bad is Alexander? I never saw it.It's a total mess, but the kind of fascinating total mess that you could watch more than once imo. Colin Farrell is hilariously bad. Angie is the only good thing in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 It's a total mess, but the kind of fascinating total mess that you could watch more than once imo. Colin Farrell is hilariously bad. Angie is the only good thing in it.Really? I thought she got a lot of shit for that film over her accent or something... I did hear Colin Farrell is terrible though, and I think he himself recently admitted that the fallout from that film almost made him quit acting.And what about Troy? Is that generally disliked//got bad reviews? I love that movie, it's one of my all time favorites... It's just epic IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 (edited) He hasn't necessarily "lost it", but I'd love for Peter Weir to have another box office hit. Sadly it seems none of the majors want to fund him anymore. Edited April 27, 2012 by tribefan695 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 (edited) Really? I thought she got a lot of shit for that film over her accent or something... I did hear Colin Farrell is terrible though, and I think he himself recently admitted that the fallout from that film almost made him quit acting.And what about Troy? Is that generally disliked//got bad reviews? I love that movie, it's one of my all time favorites... It's just epic IMO.Really? Hmm, I remember liking her. It's been a while since I watched it though.And yeah Troy's pretty good, reviews are decent though. Isn't it in 60s/70s on RT? Never been bothered to look it up. Edited April 27, 2012 by CoolioD1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommycruise Posted April 27, 2012 Author Share Posted April 27, 2012 Really? Hmm, I remember liking her. It's been a while since I watched it though.And yeah Try's pretty good, reviews are decent though. Isn't it in 60s/70s on RT? Never been bothered to look it up.It's RT score is either 55 or 56% last time I looked it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Well here's an interesting tidbit about Alexander I just pulled off its wiki page: In the commentary it is explained that Val Kilmer and other cast members deliberately use an Irish accent as Colin Farrell was unable to lose his, with Irish accents being used as a stand in for a Greek accent. That is just... wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 And what about Troy? Is that generally disliked//got bad reviews? I love that movie, it's one of my all time favorites... It's just epic IMO.Troy got a 55% at RT, a 56 at Metacritic, and a 7/10 IMDB rating.It's a solid, entertaining movie. I think Pitt was miscast as Achilles, but he's fine enough. Bloom's kinda wooden (as usual) but Eric Bana killed it in the film. Supporting cast is strong too. The film really just needed a bit better casting/acting for 2 of the 3 leads and better dialogue. I'll let the deviations from the actual mythology slide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 (edited) Well here's an interesting tidbit about Alexander I just pulled off its wiki page: In the commentary it is explained that Val Kilmer and other cast members deliberately use an Irish accent as Colin Farrell was unable to lose his, with Irish accents being used as a stand in for a Greek accent. That is just... wow :lol: Edited April 27, 2012 by tribefan695 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Does Joel Schumacher count. I have an intense love for some of his old stuff like Lost Boys and Falling Down. Two of my favourites. Though it's been a while since he's impressed me. Did anyone see Trespass? Just awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK007 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 There was fallout from Alexander? Why? I remember it looking like a trainwreck.Plus Troy had already come out and this looked boring and generic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Well here's an interesting tidbit about Alexander I just pulled off its wiki page: In the commentary it is explained that Val Kilmer and other cast members deliberately use an Irish accent as Colin Farrell was unable to lose his, with Irish accents being used as a stand in for a Greek accent. That is just... wow Yeah, I heard about this. I seriously don't get why you wouldn't just hire someone else instead of making the rest of the cast adjust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommycruise Posted April 27, 2012 Author Share Posted April 27, 2012 Another one is Rob Reiner, he directed movies like Princess Bride, A few Good Men, when Harry met sally, and misery, all of which were critical successes, and all were commercial successes except for PB, but the last commercially successful film he directed, Bucket List, received mixed/average reviews, so he certainly hasn't been at the top of his game for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Reiner's shifted focus to political activism. His best days as a filmmaker are probably behind him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
