Okay, I'll do Ridley Scott with the ones I've seen and give a new one.

1. Gladiator - A+

One of my favorite movies of all time! Russel Crowe is great, the fights are amazing. Music, camerawork, script, awesome movie!

2. Alien - B+

Simple, scary, classic!

3. Blade Runner - B+

Great classic sci-fi thriller

4. Black Hawk Down - B

Need to see this one again, but from what I remember, it was only pretty good.

5. Matchstick Men - B

I liked this movie. A nice change of pace for Scott. Great acting job by Nicholas Cage with a surprising, yet hard to believe "twist."

6. Hannibal - C+

Ugh, I didn't like this movie very much at all. Bad choice for Ridley. Anthony Hopkins was great as usual, but thats about it.

He needs another great movie to fill in the gap between Gladiator and Alien. I'm hoping Kingdom of Heaven will do that.

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Oops, I forgot. A new director. Okay, how about:

Martin Scorsese or Francis Ford Copolla

I was going to do Ridley Scott, but I'm trying not to hog up this thread. I've seen all 14 of Scott's movies, but I didn't really want to go into overkill detail. I've seen all the Coppola and Scorsese flicks too, but how about I give somebody else a chance. If it's not done by the end of the weekend, I'll do it.

Martin Scorsese has made a lot of movies. I will give them grades, but I don't have much time to comment now. Yeah, I know he's God to some people, but my grades are tough.

1. GoodFellas A-
2. Raging Bull B+
3. King of Comedy B+
4. Gangs of NY B
5. The Aviator B
6. Last Temptation of Christ B
7. Cape Fear B
8. After Hours B
9. Casino B
10. Age of Innocence B-
11. Color of Money B-
12. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore B-
13. Last Waltz B-
14. Bringing Out the Dead B-
15. New York, New York C+
16. Taxi Driver C+
17. Boxcar Bertha C
18. New York Stories (episode) C
19. Kundun C-
20. Mean Streets C-
21. Who's That Knockin' at My Door ? D-

Feel free to discuss these grades or anybody else's. Just remember to be "respectful".

Wes Anderson

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I'm glad I'm not the only person who thinks Taxi Driver is not a good movie. But onward to Wes Anderson, the man responsible for two of my very favorite movies...

Bottle Rocket - C-
...and this is not one of them. It starts off well but soon loses its way with a bad romantic subplot, which is very distracting and takes away much of the enjoyment the film has to offer. And maybe it's because I saw his next two films first, but this one seems kinda amateurish, and doesn't have the personality and wit that his later work contains. Or maybe its just Owen Wilson's haircut that irritates me.

Rushmore - A+
A fantastic movie. Great direction, characters, acting, cinematography, story and dialogue. It would be Anderson's masterwork if it wasn't for...

The Royal Tenenbaums - A+
This is such a great movie on so many levels. I rank it above Rushmore because of heartier laughs, deeper pathos and an overall more interesting, involving story.

The Life Aquatic - B-
I had a hard time with this one. I wanted to like it really, really bad. But I think this is a misstep for Anderson. The quirkiness was a bit overdone, and it didn't seem as funny as his previous two films.
EDIT: I am an idiot. The Life Aquatic is great. New rating: A.

Richard Linklater (This one's for you, Sam.)

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Sam isn't doing it.

Before Sunset: A
This film is like hanging out with best friends I made a long time ago and finding that we still have a lot in common. So enjoyable it makes me smile.
The School of Rock: A-
Linklater put the heart and soul back into family movies with this one.
Tape: B-
Every time I rewatch this one it's harder and harder to get past the fact that it's actors in a room. It's too forced for me, the whole thing.
Waking Life: B
Another film that is just not fun to rewatch. I admire the film for what it's trying to be, however.
The Newton Boys: I haven't seen, sorry.
SubUrbia: A
Look, say what you want, this film captured the mindset of a generation better then any other film as far as I'm concerned. I'd take this over Reality Bites any day, you know.
Before Sunrise: B+
This is when they're young and I become friends with them. The beginning makes me want to get up and go make some food.
Dazed and Confused: A-
As fun as the day depicted.
Slacker: C
You love it or you hate it, I'm okay with it. Tries too hard in my book.

Tony Scott or Sam Peckinpah.

quote:

Originally posted by Magnolia:
Sam isn't doing it.

Before Sunset: A
This film is like hanging out with best friends I made a long time ago and finding that we still have a lot in common. So enjoyable it makes me smile.
The School of Rock: A-
Linklater put the heart and soul back into family movies with this one.
Tape: B-
Every time I rewatch this one it's harder and harder to get past the fact that it's actors in a room. It's too forced for me, the whole thing.
Waking Life: B
Another film that is just not fun to rewatch. I admire the film for what it's trying to be, however.
The Newton Boys: I haven't seen, sorry.
SubUrbia: A
Look, say what you want, this film captured the mindset of a generation better then any other film as far as I'm concerned. I'd take this over Reality Bites any day, you know.
Before Sunrise: B+
This is when they're young and I become friends with them. The beginning makes me want to get up and go make some food.
Dazed and Confused: A-
As fun as the day depicted.
Slacker: C
You love it or you hate it, I'm okay with it. Tries too hard in my book.

Tony Scott or Sam Peckinpah.

My bad for real. I havent been on in forever So I'll do it myself and just keep Magnolia's next options...


Unfortunately I havent seen very many of Linklater's flicks. :/


Slacker- C

Stupid indie movie. I admire the idea and the guerrilla way of film making but sheesh Richard could you make it even the least bit interesting. Basically it's people walking around saying shit. That's it. You dont have to see the movie now. To be fair there are very good stretches. The dialogue is rock solid (but, sometimes boring as hell). Props for ending too. Nice use of diff. cameras.



Dazed and Confused-

I havent seen enough to make a score but from what Ive seen Ive enjoyed it. My dad goes gah-gah over it and my friends are turned off. im in between. I dont find it hysterically funny but maybe Im too young....or maybe it just sucks---dunno.



Before Sunrise- A-

I read the screenplay and was 0.0 blown away. Linklater has such a talent with dialogue more so than any director I've seen. It's so unbelievably natural that it makes me want to pull an Ethan Hawke when I go to Europe in !5 days!



SubUrbia-

Have yet to see, and kind of hard to find. But I'm sure it's a must-see



Ther Newton Boys-

Havent seen. Never will. It just isnt a Linklater film. It was as if he was going mainstream which is the worst thing to do for someone as talented as Linklater. Thank God for his next film...


Waking Life- A-

This is mind-blowingly good. Although at points slightly dry the dryness is totally made up for the most orgasmic stretches of philisophical dialogue ever set to the animation of wet dreams. Whether what is being said is total BS or not doesnt really matter---this movie improves your life.


Tape-

My rents saw the stage play when it premiered and that's all I know about this one. I'll snag it on HBO or something...


The School of Rock- B

I love Jack Black. I love Tenacious D. I love Led Zeppelin. I love Richard Linklater. I love classic rock. I love family movies. I love good comedy. I love music. I love the Immigrant Song. I love Edge of Seventeen. I love great soundtracks. I love Joan Cusack. I f'in love this movie....



Have yet to see Before Sunset and am on the edge of my seat for Bad New Bears-----That's all for now. West-west, y'all.

Well, I went through and rated all Tony Scott's movies, but then my computer did something weird and I lost it all. So I am not going to comment on it all again, simply put grades on particularly famous movies.

"Top Gun"-B
"The Fan"-F+
"Man on Fire"-C
"Enemy of the State"-C+
"Crimson Tide"-C-
"Days of thunder"-I honest can't remember the movie.
"Beverly Hills Cop 2"-D

Bryan Singer or Dennis Dugan

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I've seen 3 of Singer's 5 movies. If anyone wants to do the other two, feel free.

1. The Usual Suspects - A-

Such a brilliant film. I've seen it twice and still don't fully get it. And those who know me know that I enjoy a good plot "twist," and the one in this ranks number one in my book.

2. X-Men 2 - B

My favorite superhero movie next to The Incredibles, and even better than the first. And some of the scenes are just so cool, especially those involving Nightcrawler.

3. X-Men - B-

Not quite as good as numero 2, but still very entertaining and cool.

Next up:

Robert Rodriguez!

1.El Mariachi A

It gets a flat "A" for its efforts and coming off with the appearance of many B-flicks that had quadruple the budget. He deserves round of applause for giving us such great low-budget fun.

2.Four Rooms C-

Yes, most people hated it, but I found myself watching what Rodriguez and Tarantino had WANTED to happen, instead of what was actually on the screen. The power behind and the potential actually gives it worthiness.

3. Desperado B-

My take is that Rodriguez was too giddy with the new found money and used it on exactly what most new-to-budget directors do, explosions and action. Rodriguez did give this film so mad style though.

4. The Faculty C+

Body snatchers for the teen croud! Rodriguez showed his happy-medium of immaturity in this work. I say the middle because of one of the later films. However, this film worked at least a little because of Elijah Wood and Josh Hartnett, they did a kickass job of keeping teen spirit thriving in films, without over exploiting young ladies...if you don't count the final scene.

5. From Dusk Till Dawn B

It would appear as though I skipped this, but I'm going to have to be more brief in my reviews. This flick was great because it was obviously all about the action, and you can't possibly hate a man that does it so well.

6. Spy Kids A-

Wow, it was good, sets the standards one bar higher for all of those other family friendly films for kids (say that 10 times fast). Great imagination, and I'm glad to see that Robert is sharing his imagination with todays youth, it just makes you feel good to know that the guy cares about entertaining EVERYONE.

7. Spy Kids 2 A

Must I continue, its overall as good as the original, while not completely relying on the formula that made the first so great.

8. Spy Kids 3 D+

If you want an adult man to watch a movie, don't tell him he needs 3-D glasses to enjoy the experience. No, but otherwise, it felt cheap and as though he was milking the experience for all it was worth. Good try though.

9. Sin City A+

Fan boys rejoice! An all new flick that doesn't skimp on the gore for young-viewers sake. The comic transfered to film while not losing the carnage or noir that made it so great. Theres no morals behind it or anything I can really say that made this movie so good. Simply put- the artistic style and the kick-ass-ish-ness are what made it so...erm...kickass.

Look, disagree, agree, whatever, I just wrote these to the best of my ability, and since I can't remember every single frame of the movies and am not about to watch all 9 of them tonight just to remember, you can feel free to correct me.

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oh yes, and for the NEXT director's ranking: David Zucker. If you don't like that then... hold on...gotta search my dvds for a good director...Anthony Minghella (screenwrites and directing)

Or... hey, A WILDCARD. DIRECTOR OF YOUR CHOICE.

Polanski? Let's see...
1. Knife in the Water
2. Chinatown
3. the one where C.Deneuve is going nuts in that apartment
4. Rosemary's Baby

How 'bout Hal Hartley?

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Polanski? Let's see...
1. Knife in the Water
2. Chinatown
3. the one where C.Deneuve is going nuts in that apartment
4. Rosemary's Baby

I'm not a huge Polanski fan, but I just watched 'The Tenant' yesterday and thought it was excellent. I think I would personally rank it my favorite of his films. Chinatown is good, but I have always felt that it is a bit over-rated. Rosemary's Baby I think is actually pretty bad. I would rank his movies

1. The Tennant
2. Knife in the Water
3. Repulsion
4. Chinatown
5. The Pianist
6. Rosemary's Baby
7. Pirates (I used to laugh every time i walked by this at the video store I worked at in college.)

You guys! No problema, but Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown, Macbeth, Tess, The Pianist are all excellent Polanski films. The Tenant, Repulsion and Knife in the Water are certainly very personal films by a cinematic genius, but I can't see them anywhere near the others. I enjoy The Fearless Vampire Killers, Frantic, Death and the Maiden, etc., better, but I'm a hack.

Remember, we're doing Hal Hartley

I call for a different director. I have no problems with lesser known, or "below the radar" directors, but I doubt anyone has seen 10 Hal Hartley films. I have seen three, and that is probably three times as many as anyone else.
1. Flirt C
2. No Such Thing D
3. The Girl From Monday C+
New Director: Clint Eastwood

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Re: Hal Hartley, I give:

The Unbelievable Truth C+
Trust B
Simple Men C+
And some other one I'm forgetting right now. What did he do after Simple Men?

Edit-- Ok, I was thinking of Henry Fool B-.

OK, the director is Clint Eastwood.

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