12/21/02: And, in my opinion, some other overrated directors

Posted By: Theodoric


1. Gus Van Sant. Aside from Drugstore Cowboy.

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2. Quentin Fucking Tarentino! Jesus, this guy makes shit. Pulp Fiction is fairly good (not great, but good). Reservoir Dogs is fucking unwatchable, as is most everything else he's done. Give Abel Ferrara a call and learn how to make a movie with Harvey Keitel.

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3. Stanley Kubrick (RIP) I'll say it - Kubrick went from brilliant filmmaker to a shadow of his former self after Barry Lyndon. The Shining only works well because of Nicholson; the rest of the movie is mediocre. Take R. Lee Ermey out of Full Metal Jacket, and you have zero entertainment value in an already so-so movie. Eyes Wide Shut? Bleah!


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