Brundlefly 2,385 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 452 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 I honestly think age is getting to the Beard... it's affecting his choices for directors after he steps down. Bay is going to make Robopocalypse another incoherent Transformers-style mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 6 minutes ago, Matt C said: I honestly think age is getting to the Beard... it's affecting his choices for directors after he steps down. Bay is going to make Robopocalypse another incoherent Transformers-style mess. But he's going to make a lot a money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 I'm not interested in a Spielberg RoboCop film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,451 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 On 7.3.2018 at 11:26 PM, Matt C said: Michael Bay is lining up to take over -- on Spielberg's recommendation. http://deadline.com/2018/03/michael-bay-robopocalypse-6-underground-directing-movies-1202315936/ God help us all. Brilliant! Huge Bay fan, and I think he's the perfect director for this. Can't wait! Koray Savas and Bilbo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2018 Once, Matt C and The Illustrious Jerry 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 The project has now found the director it deserves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 From The Producer Of George Lucas' Star Wars Prequels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,322 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 2 hours ago, publicist said: The project has now found the director it deserves. Yep, but wouldn't have mind Spielberg doing it. With Bay, it means another unwatchable movie for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 It would more than likely be unwatchable either way. Matt C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 452 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 12 hours ago, Philippe Roaché said: It would more than likely be unwatchable either way. I would've liked to see a Transformers film directed by Spielberg. It would've had a killer Williams theme, if nothing else. publicist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,322 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 What other unwatchable Spielberg movies are there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,973 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Hook. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,322 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 So true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,451 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 HOOK is not unwatchable. Quite the contrary, it's one of his most underrated movies. He doesn' really have any unwatchable movies, but I think 1941 is hard to sit through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 You're just an old brown noser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,664 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Thor just likes everything. Except too much music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 His modern films are unwatchable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,451 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 The use of the word 'unwatchable' in relation to Spielberg falls on its own unreasonability. Even in films with warts, there are always traces of a master in action. Whether THE BFG, INDY 4, 1941, HOOK, ALWAYS or other less appreciated works. I think A TIMELESS CALL is the closest to 'unwatchable' in his canon, but here I can at least close my eyes and listen to Williams' Americana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,322 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Surely, Bridges Of Spies was watchable .... I haven't seen The Post but I'm guessing it's similarly to BOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Similar, and a bit better I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,322 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 My 'problem' with Spielberg is that he's merely being a professional craftsman. I lean more to movies that are more artistic in nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 8 hours ago, Alexcremers said: What other unwatchable Spielberg movies are there? 1941 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,451 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Alexcremers said: My 'problem' with Spielberg is that he's merely being a professional craftsman. I lean more to movies that are more artistic in nature. Reductionistic nonsense. Spielberg's films are about as artistic as they come, even if it's within a classical paradigm. A true auteur. It's not accidental that he's frequently lauded by more 'arthouse' directors -- from Truffaut to Paul Thomas Anderson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,800 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Depends on the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,322 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 26 minutes ago, Thor said: Reductionistic nonsense. Spielberg's films are about as artistic as they come, even if it's within a classical paradigm. A true auteur. It's not accidental that he's frequently lauded by more 'arthouse' directors -- from Truffaut to Paul Thomas Anderson. BS! Spielberg is respected and lauded as a mainstream craftsman, someone who solely wants to serve and please the audience at large, and not as someone who makes arthouse movies. That PTA admires him is an invalid argument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Robopocallypse eh? Williams score please!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,451 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Alexcremers said: BS! Spielberg is respected and lauded as a mainstream craftsman, someone who solely wants to serve and please the audience at large, and not as someone who makes arthouse movies. That PTA admires him is an invalid argument. Wow. That's an incredibly snobbish statement, Alex. You don't have to make arthouse movies to be an auteur or be a 'proper artist'. Many great directors are perfectly able to express their artistic trademarks (visually and thematically) within classical storytelling. In fact, that's how the whole 'auteur' theory was applied in the first place; not as a description of arthouse directors, but French arthouse directors and critics applying the term to Hollywood filmmakers with a pronounced voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,687 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I'm pretty sure to be an auteur you have to wear a black turtleneck and beret. It also helps to be spotted smoking outside at a French cafe reading Proust and looking bored. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,451 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 16 minutes ago, Nick1066 said: I'm pretty sure to be an auteur you have to wear a black turtleneck and beret. It also helps to be spotted smoking outside at a French cafe reading Proust and looking bored. Yes, I think that's what Alex has in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,687 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 5 hours ago, Thor said: Reductionistic nonsense. Spielberg's films are about as artistic as they come, even if it's within a classical paradigm. A true auteur. It's not accidental that he's frequently lauded by more 'arthouse' directors -- from Truffaut to Paul Thomas Anderson. Thor's three rules that make no sense: 1. Soundtrack expansions are always superfluous (even The Lost World) and the OSTs are always the perfect representation of the score (even Air Force One). 2. Every director is an auteur (even Spielberg) and every movie is a masterpiece (even Prometheus). 3. Put a smiley behind any serious insult and it will become a harmless joke. Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Wouldn't it get boring if everyone loved and hated the same things? Once 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Drax and I rarely disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Yeah, then we would have nothing to fight about 3 minutes ago, Denise Bryson said: Wouldn't it get boring if everyone loved and hated the same things? Hey @Philippe Roaché I'm not Jerry Drax, if that's what you're talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 I look forward to RoboCopalypse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 I thought this movie was Ready Player One until this thread got bumped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 They're all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 It's like poetry. So that they rhyme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,451 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 10 hours ago, Brundlefly said: Thor's three rules that make no sense: 1. Soundtrack expansions are always superfluous (even The Lost World) and the OSTs are always the perfect representation of the score (even Air Force One). 2. Every director is an auteur (even Spielberg) and every movie is a masterpiece (even Prometheus). 3. Put a smiley behind any serious insult and it will become a harmless joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,008 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 13 hours ago, Nick1066 said: I'm pretty sure to be an auteur you have to wear a black turtleneck and beret. It also helps to be spotted smoking outside at a French cafe reading Proust and looking bored. Does this mean JW is 50% an auteur? 10 hours ago, Brundlefly said: Thor's three rules that make no sense: 1. Soundtrack expansions are always superfluous (even The Lost World) and the OSTs are always the perfect representation of the score (even Air Force One). 2. Every director is an auteur (even Spielberg) and every movie is a masterpiece (even Prometheus). 3. Put a smiley behind any serious insult and it will become a harmless joke. According to dictionary.com: Quote Auteur: a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: According to dictionary.com: And this does not apply for Spielberg. He does not have a distinct enough style, just several stylistic traits that are by no means sufficient to be called the work of an auteur. Spielberg himself once complained about not having an own stamp, unlike everyone else. Right he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 He does that stupid dolly-in on people's gawking faces a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 2 minutes ago, Brundlefly said: And this does not apply for Spielberg. He does not have a distinct enough style, just several stylistic traits that are by no means sufficient to be called the work of an auteur. Spielberg himself once complained about not having an own stamp, unlike everyone else. Right he is. 'Everyone else'? You mean apart from the 0.3% film directors who have? (e. g. von Trier and such) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 1 minute ago, publicist said: 'Everyone else'? You mean apart from the 0.3% film directors who have? (e. g. von Trier and such) This was kinda like he expressed it in the interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,008 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Maybe Spielberg's not the best to judge whether his own style is "distinct". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 It's easy to spot Spielberg's directorial trademarks - his fluidity even in a total lame-o bland movie like 'The Post' is remarkable and towers above the pictorial tendencies of workmanlike directors like Ridley Scott (probably held in the same regard today). It's just that he denies his true talents to churn out award-friendly cabbage no one needs. Something like that Montezuma story done right...it never happens, instead we get The BFG and The Post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,322 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 It's always about entertaining the masses, young and old (he was once compared to Disney) or (more recently) telling an 'important' story, and never about moviemaking simply for the sake of art. He did confess that Empire Of The Sun is the only movie he made without thinking about the audience. Could it be that this is precisely the reason why it's my favorite Spielberg? You be the judge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,451 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 51 minutes ago, Brundlefly said: And this does not apply for Spielberg. He does not have a distinct enough style, just several stylistic traits that are by no means sufficient to be called the work of an auteur. Spielberg himself once complained about not having an own stamp, unlike everyone else. Right he is. This is factually wrong, and -- in all bluntness -- just an embarassing display of ignorance. He's one of the most recognizable film auteurs currently living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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