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I agree with seeing Carpenter as the one true cinematic master of horror, though his truly fertile period was really from 1976 (Assault on Precinct 13) to 1994 (In the Mouth of Madness). Writer, director, composer...he did it all. Every one of his best films was truly the work of his own mad genius. Even his “lesser” films from that period can be considered cult classics or underrated gems, and even films he produced but didn’t direct, like Halloween II and Halloween III, have his classic signature all over them and are all the better for it.
But Argento, Romero, Fulci, Bava, Craven, Cronenberg—all giants of the genre nonetheless. What all of these directors had that makes their films so enjoyable is their own indelible style. You couldn't get very far into any one of their films without knowing exactly who made it.
Granted I haven’t seen every Johnny Depp film (The Ninth Gate included), but my own favorite performances of his would be:
Edward Scissorhands
Ed Wood
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Sleepy Hollow
Pirates of the Caribbean
Finding Neverland
However you find him as an actor, he truly delivers unique characters and performances with every film.
I must give it a re-watch soon. Been way too long.
It actually is a pretty crap film, but I enjoy it all the same. I love the Christmas bonus scene 😄
Out of those I've only seen Ed Wood. I like the fact the broadness of the performance doesn't prevent it from having emotional depth.
Ninth Gate is one of my all time favourite films. Great soundtrack too. I bought the CD on a whim a few years ago and to my happy astonishment the CD booklet contains all the woodcut illustrations! Depp didn’t need to go around the world looking for all the diabolical volumes, he only needed to buy the CD
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It's not looked at favourably, but I liked The Secret Window. Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, and Sleepy Hollow are two others personal favourites.
@IGotABrudder One of my favorite parts is Balkan setting himself on fire. What an idiot. And "mumbo jumbo!"
And I agree about the music, terrific stuff. Corso's theme is delightful.
Haha!
There is definitely a veneer of broadness to his portrayal of Wood, but as you say the depth and the humanity he brings keep it from being purely campy.
Just endless scenes of people walking.
I think it starts out well enough, but the third one is indeed extremely boring.
I find the original Rings trilogy quite exciting. It's those Hobbit films that I struggle with, well, at least the first one.
I agree. I saw all those at the cinema first, and still think the first was the best of them all. The second was a "filler", kind of like "Attack of the Clones" in a certain other franchise, which was at best superfluous. And the third one was overlong, with the final scene (in the harbour) being the only one where I sat there thinking, "Hey, can they please stop that conversation?"
PS: Just to clarify, I absolutely loved "Fellowship of the Ring". Great movie, it's just that the other two instalments didn't quite follow suit.
Warning: strong language.🤓
I prefer the 1941 Spencer Tracy version of
DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE
to the 1932 Fredric March version.
Although I'd probably agree the March adaptation is definitive, the 1941 remake has Lana Turner and Ingrid Bergman. That's enough for me to chose Tracy's JEKYLL over March's.
rehashing previous plots (namely the villains).
Bringing back a previous cast member (Marlon Brando as Jor-El).
A failed relationship.
Family problems.
A rescuing montage.
Over powering a hero character.
These are just some of the reasons why SR is more of a landmark movie than people realize. I have always enjoyed it for what is, same with the Jurassic World movies. But at their cores, they are all just Member Berries movies.
Let’s be brutally honest, his brother Ridley will never make a scene as exquisite as this from BEVERLY HILLS COP II
That’s not to say he hasn’t made good movies since. I liked his latest film THE LAST DUEL. But there’s a slew of films he’s made that are just flat out boring. Tony Scott has his share of bad films, but I wouldn’t accuse most of them of being boring. I’d rather watch a bad Tony movie like DAYS OF THUNDER rather than something from Ridley like ROBIN HOOD.
+1. I also really enjoyed True Romance (1993). Great cast (particularly Christopher Walken and Gary Oldman). Ridley Scott is overrated, and in a lot of people’s minds, Blade Runner took a cuts to beloved. Gladiator is overrated. It’s just a director and lead actor lost in their egos. Prometheus was one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. Alien might be great, but holy moly, it’s just so slow in buildup, (that includes Aliens, sue me). There both like Eddie Murphy in a way: there’s no middle ground. But I give both brothers credit: They weren’t afraid to try new things, as I defend Richard Donner to the death with, even with his misses, which the next director can’t say.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: James Cameron is NOT a great director. He can’t write something without plagiarizing, he tortures people with his ego, and his last good movie was almost 30 years ago. He also thinks he talks like a average person, but he really speaks and does things like a rich person. Had Titanic or Avatar bombed financially and critically, he’d be the next Michael Cimino. Just a mean person with little talent that went to waste, with the expectation of computer technology. The Donald Trump of directors, sorry to get political, everyone.Avatar 2 is either going to be really good financially and critically, or really bad. There will be no one to blame but James Cameron, either way it seems. P.S. JC’s top 5 favorite movie list is the most boring, generic list ever. Everyone calls these one of their favorites.
https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/five-favorite-films-with-james-cameron/
Tim Burton could make a comeback, but I don’t expect him too.
I don’t fully agree, but I respect this. Definitely overrated, though I do enjoy most of them. Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince were the dullest IMO and the others have their moments that drag too.
I agree, HP proved to me that fans can ruin their own selling points to gain new fans. Just because I forgot a few things from the stories, a pair of fans put me down like JK Rowling and Marvel fans (which they were). The stories repeat themselves as James Bond does. The movies did ruin cinema in one way: now EVERY young adult book series has to be adapted for the screen. Most fail.
Boring that's a question of taste, but overrated? Are they held in such high regard? I think they're pretty much "rated": nobody say they're cinematic masterpieces, except the die-hard fans.
I only saw one of those films. I thought it was enjoyable, but I never had the desire to see any of the others.