Overrated Directors

I was unclear. I should have stated that currently no-one rates GL as a director. His last directing nod was over 30 years ago. He's a phenomenal ideas guy, but as a director, he lucked out over 30 years ago. The success of Star Wars was as much if not more down to his wife's editing than GL's directing.

As and aside for my 2p on American Graffitti - I don't get the fuss. It's an average-at-best coming of age flick.
 
I have to agree with this poster. Cronos, Mimic, Crouching Tiger, Brokeback Mountain, Millers Crossing & Fargo were great movies.
 
Also people like Steven Spielberg depend on "effects". His films are nothing but effects while you look at No
olan his a classic example of a great film maker like Hitchcock and Kubrick. They only reply on the STORY!

I don't just mean CGI but both visually effects like props, settings etc;

Quentin Tarrantino is a hit and a miss, if you want great story telling then Tarrantino, Martin S, Coen Bro's, Nolan and Eastwood are the best at films now days.
 
Steven Spielberg without a doubt.
Every Spielberg movie has moments of embarrassingly quirky dialogue that does not belong in normal conversation.
For example, Richard Dreyfuss's entire script in Close Encounters, Any conversation between Robert Shaw, Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider on the boat in Jaws, any human conversation in Poltergeist and E.T. etc etc
Love the visuals though.
 
I watched Raising Arizona years ago and aside from falling in love with Holly Hunter I thought the male lead Nic Cage was one to look out for. Riiiiiiiiight.
 
Agree with Tarantino, don't like any of his films (except From Dusk till Dawn, which was actually directed by Robert Rodriguez so isn't technically one of his films).
 
Schindler's List? Saving Private Ryan? Full of effects / props? Where?

I'm not sure what you mean by settings - all films have to be set somewhere. Even Christopher Nolan films. No - I take that back - especially Christopher Nolan films

:rolleyes:
 
Overrated directors:

Terry Gilliam
M Night Shyamalan
Guy Ritchie
Kevin Smith
George Lucas

All have made good movies, but more than their share of stinkers too. On balance their reputations exceed the quality of their output.
 
Who the hell do you think you are ?Lol you dont have a clue mate. Spielberg is the best director in the world , and what has his religeon got to do with anything ( I think my friend you dislike Jews :) ).
 
Op's did I hurt a Troll? :confused:

I have nothing against any religion (s) or jewish people and don't go around calling others name!

I only stated his Bias in Munich and Several professionals will also agree with me. so GTFO and do some research and you immature little child.
 
LOL
His a producer for Transformers 1 & 2, nothing to be a proud off.

Also as a producer he only invests money, nothing else. His only looking for crappy projects that'll make him more money.

Its quantity not quality for him. ;)
 
Yes, but who actually rates Guy Ritchie or Kevin Smith highly? Ritchie's an OK director who's just proved he neeRAB a decent screenplay to make a decent film and Smith is a competent director who has good ideas but makes mediocre films. Tarantino probably isn't highly rated by the average filmgoer, his appeal is to B-movie buRAB who are nostalgic for a time they never actually knew when kiRAB stayed up all night on speed, talking about the grainy, violent, disposable trash they'd seen at the local grindhouse.

For a director who's really highly rated but never quite delivers how about Michael Haneke? You'll be glued to your seat during the film but afterwarRAB you'll wonder why you bothered.
 
Thanks and I respect your opinions too :)

I did say critical and public acclaim. There can be a large degree of snobbery when dealing with critics who often think they know more than they do and their opinion is more important than the average person.

I mentioned in my previous post John Wayne. There is no denying that he is regarded as one of the cinema greats, but the critics never really rated him as an actor that much with the exception of probably True Gritt.
IMO you can't judge an actor based on critics say so anymore than you can if someone wins an Oscar or not.

For years and years it was Michael Mann the director of Manhunter. You look it up and that was 10+ years ago.
In that time he directed The last of the Mohicans, Heat and Ali yet he was still Manhuter Director Michael Mann.
Now it's Michael Mann...Collateral, Public Enemies.
Regardless of whether he is really good or not it looks like finally he is started to get recognised for something other than that one film.
Chris may very well go on to be regarded as a great Director. I certainly don't have any reason to hope he doesn't. I do however wonder if TDK was so big it's going to be what he will be remebered for? In 5-10 teayrs will it still be Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight or the Director of The Dark Knight, ***** and *****?

Onto a totally different Director. One that the British press seemed to like and go mad about in the 80's and early 90's that I never quite understood why, was Michael Winner. That guy's career seems to be based on Death Wish. Everything else has been terrible. :p
 
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