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And those who tasted the bite of his sword named him...The DOOM Slayer
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Post by PG Cooper on Nov 29, 2020 22:58:16 GMT -5
Scorsese has his style and interests but he can also be quite flexible. He’ll throw a Kundun or Hugo to shake things up. He also takes his sweet ass time to make a movie. Compare that to Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg and Ridley Scott who are workhorse directors and shit out movies. Sometimes they get lucky. Most of the time it’s just half assed. Then you got folks like Tim Burton who become victim to their niche. Scorsese has avoided a lot of pitfalls. I'd say Spielberg is pretty clearly in decline. He's still making a lot of good movies, in part because he has the pick of the litter as far as projects and screenplays to choose from and he's a competent professional but I don't think his vision has really driven a project to greatness since Munich. What about Lincoln? Tony Kushner's screenplay obviously crackles but Spielberg deserves credit for making a nineteenth century biopic with a massive cast move the way it does. Not to mention the performances he gets are excellent. |
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Post by Dracula on Nov 29, 2020 23:10:53 GMT -5
I'd say Spielberg is pretty clearly in decline. He's still making a lot of good movies, in part because he has the pick of the litter as far as projects and screenplays to choose from and he's a competent professional but I don't think his vision has really driven a project to greatness since Munich. What about Lincoln? Tony Kushner's screenplay obviously crackles but Spielberg deserves credit for making a nineteenth century biopic with a massive cast move the way it does. Not to mention the performances he gets are excellent. Love that movie, but I don't think it was something that only Spielberg could have made in the way that something like Close Encounters or E.T. or Schindler's List was. It's an example of Spielberg being less of a visionary and more of a seasoned professional assembling a cast and executing with competence. |
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Post by Neverending on Nov 29, 2020 23:13:40 GMT -5
What about Lincoln? Tony Kushner's screenplay obviously crackles but Spielberg deserves credit for making a nineteenth century biopic with a massive cast move the way it does. Not to mention the performances he gets are excellent. Love that movie, but I don't think it was something that only Spielberg could have made in the way that something like Close Encounters or E.T. or Schindler's List was. It's an example of Spielberg being less of a visionary and more of a seasoned professional assembling a cast and executing with competence. They coulda saved money and hired Rob Reiner. |
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Post by PhantomKnight on Nov 30, 2020 0:05:03 GMT -5
I'm not as in love with Lincoln as you guys seem to be.
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Post by IanTheCool on Dec 5, 2020 0:38:23 GMT -5
Lincoln rocks
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Post by PhantomKnight on Dec 5, 2020 2:09:22 GMT -5
Are Lincoln Rocks similar to Lincoln Logs?
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