Overrated directors

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Vols520 said:
Who is your most overrated?

Mine is Nolan with the exception of Memento.

Inception was garbage, he ruined the final Batman.

I don't think he lacks tslent just feel he isn't that amazing.
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DKR was a well put together, entertaining film. Inception was over acted, in my opinion. I put that on Nolan and DiCaprio.

James Cameron only makes movies for 50 year old female divorcees to flick their bean to.
 
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Nolan is a fine director, and I wouldn't exactly call him that overrated (maybe slightly). Is he in the league as Kubrick? No, but who is now a days? Maybe PTA might come the closest, but I am sure I am missing someone. That said back to Nolan.

It seems Memento is well respected by most posters, and I strongly disagree that Inception is garbage. It does have issues, but the issues do not warrant such a strong disclaimer. While I think DKR was overrated by critics, I also think Insomnia is a overlooked gem and his other non-Batman movie The Prestige was quiet excellent. My only issue with Nolan is I want to see what he does post-Batman (Interstellar looks right up my alley). I just don't feel we have seen enough yet (even Kubrick had many movies in before he saw him at his peak), and I would like to see him do smaller work again (like Memento and Insomnia).

Also I know it is quiet the hipster thing to say QT is overrated, and he copies this/that (if that was your issue than every director is overrated), but he has made some of the most enjoyable movies in the last 20 years. Even at his lowest, Death Proof, he saves it once the movie ends up in Tennessee. I would agree that QT is a better writer than a director, but I wouldn't want anyone else directing his movies. Of course he will never be the director Kubrick was, but he is not that type of director (Kubrick was an artist).

My overrated? Woody Allen is a easy one of course (I did like Match Point), but I would say Francis Ford Coppola maybe (who I loved in his prime). What I mean by this is he made movies on a high level for awhile, but boy did he drop off fast. Other names that pop to mind are Frank Capra, Roman Polanski, Tim Burton, and John Cassavetes.

Another name I would say is Spike Lee. I think he has directed 22 movies, and out of those 22 I liked 6 (Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, 25th Hour, He Got Game, When the Levees Broke, and Bamboozled). Not a good average at all. To be positive I think Bamboozled is criminally underrated, and an amazing satire of racism.

Also to throw this out there I think Hitchcock is a better director than Kubrick.

Edit: I heard discussion on a Podcast where someone was saying that Scorsese's work in the last 10 years or so is overrated. He made some good points, like he has pretty much made basically the same movie over and over recently. While I didn't agree with his thoughts, it did make me think. I guess I didn't agree because Scorsese does it so damn well no matter if there are similar threads in his movies.
 
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Martin Scorsese - because killing everybody in every one of your movies has gotten old
James Cameron - Abyss -good. Avatar - sucked. Avatar 2 - will suck.
Robert Redford - great cinematography can't overcome a ****ty plot and melodramatic acting
Michael Moore - rich fat hypocrite
 
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Boston Vol said:
You know you liked Mulholland Drive.
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I loved Mulholland Drive. It might be one of my top 3 Lynch movies (Blue Velvet is my top). If you go with the masturbation fantasy angle it all makes sense (I still can't figure out Lost Highway).

Lynch is a visual artist who needs someone (his editor or the studio) to reign him in. Mary Sweeney his former wife and editor reigned him in some, but after she left we got the mess of Inland Empire.

Lynch is one of my favorite directors, but I don't consider him one of the masters.
 
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Tim Burton.

I have never cared for most of his films. The only Tim Burton films I enjoy are Big Fish and the original Batman movie. Besides those two, I cannot stand his movies.
 
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Brave Volunteer said:
Tim Burton.

I have never cared for most of his films. The only Tim Burton films I enjoy are Big Fish and the original Batman movie. Besides those two, I cannot stand his movies.
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He is overrated, but you didn't like Beetlejuice or Pee Wee Big's Adventure? Also Ed Wood might be my favorite (but I didn't like Big Fish at all).
 
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Vol Karma said:
He is overrated, but you didn't like Beetlejuice or Pee Wee Big's Adventure? Also Ed Wood might be my favorite (but I didn't like Big Fish at all).
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Those were great movies , but it's like he's becoming a caricature of himself. He is sticking to his formula and isn't doing anything different.
 
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MG1968 said:
Martin Scorsese - because killing everybody in every one of your movies has gotten old
James Cameron - Abyss -good. Avatar - sucked. Avatar 2 - will suck.
Robert Redford - great cinematography can't overcome a ****ty plot and melodramatic acting
Michael Moore - rich fat hypocrite
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You may have not watched enough Scorsese. He's made a lot of movies where the protagonist is not killed (Spoilers Casino, Goodfellas, Gangs of NY). Not to mention his documentaries and historical movies (Aviator, Raging Bull...). I can only think of 2 of his major blockbusters where the protagonist dies, and only one where "everybody" dies.
 
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Scorsese is one of the directors that deserves the hype he gets. He has done so many great movies over a broad spectrum that you can't attribute to just luck or being a one trick pony.
 
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vols 30 said:
Overrated directors? Only one name comes to mind: Spielberg
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I was thinking the same thing. Schindlers List and Saving Private Ryan are two of my all time favorites but a lot of his movies are so cliche. However, he has directed some very good movies in the last decade. I think he is overrated, but not the most so.
 
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How dare anyone say Scorsese!!! That is blasphemy. Everything that man makes is gold.


With the exception of Wolf of Wall Street. That movie was a pile of garbage.
 
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What did you guys think about Mudwhistle 8: Let's get dirty? I found it a little hard to follow and thought the director made some decisions with the talent.
 
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chatt-townVOL said:
How dare anyone say Scorsese!!! That is blasphemy. Everything that man makes is gold.

With the exception of Wolf of Wall Street. That movie was a pile of garbage.
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That movie was awesome. I don't like everything he's made, but most of it is good entertainment, and all of it is quality film-making.
 
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The Ron Mexico said:
DKR was a well put together, entertaining film. Inception was over acted, in my opinion. I put that on Nolan and DiCaprio.

James Cameron only makes movies for 50 year old female divorcees to flick their bean to.
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Very disturbing if they did it while watching Avatar.
 
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Vols520 said:
Who is your most overrated?

Mine is Nolan with the exception of Memento.

Inception was garbage, he ruined the final Batman.

I don't think he lacks tslent just feel he isn't that amazing.
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Cocaine is a helluva drug.
 
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