Richard Kelly’s issue is that he has these big ideas he can’t seem to contain within the scope of a film. Donnie Darko had the book passages that explain the elements of time travel, only accessible online at the time of the film’s release (they were later featured in Kelly’s Director’s cut release). Southland Tales had further world building elements in a graphic novel series. I think he either needs a really good producer who can reign in his ideas, or he needs to make a streaming series where he can really develop his ideas in one concise medium.
Yup. He's overflowing with creativity, but you can only have so much complexity in a 2-3 hour long movie. But just as much, I think he's looking for creative control which he might not fully get at this point unless he self-finances, which I'm not sure is in the cards for him. I wish he'd give up some modicum of control in order to secure funding to get something most of the way he wanted it. It would, at least, help secure another project. But if they remain unsaleable, it's going to be a rough road for him.
@@Syntopikon That's why I wish he could find a producer he trusts, who could help guide his hand, and make something that makes sense contained within one film, at least. It's either that or pursue a streaming series, which he could also lose a lot of control of quickly. I'm not even sure if that would be something that would interest Kelly, but he deserves another shot. Donnie Darko still has some cult goodwill he could exploit!
I remember listening to his commentary on the DVD, and realizing the story he was trying to tell had almost nothing to do with what I enjoyed about Donnie Darko. It blew my mind.
I think the producers helped keep Richard Kelly’s idea on track to make a working movie. I think the directors cut ruins it with every change that was made. The theatrical cut genuinely changed my life and is one of my favorite movies of all time. But for the most part yes I agree with you.
@@iTalkALotDontListen it took me years to realize the theatrical cut was really the best version of the film. I only had the director’s cut for a long time.
It's funny how many classic films were total bombs when they first came out. "What do you mean 'The Night of the Hunter' wasn't an instant classic? Were people back then really stupid?"
Lol yup. It's kind of wild, but also interesting to see how the definition of what an excellent movie is changes over time. There have been so many of these rediscovered classics that only get interest decades onward.
The thing is, something had to be there. Something had to tell audiences who gave it a chance "Wow, I love this." Look at Blade Runner, Sweet Smell of Success, Chimes at Midnight, The Exorcist III, Freaks, all of which were underappreciated in first run. Something had to be there to hook some people for its rediscovery later.
"The Princess Bride" (originally written by William Goldman), directed by Rob Reiner wasn't initially a hit at all. Wasn't marketed well, apparently. It only became a literal phenomenon once it started playing as a TV special. 🤔 Marketing is all that matters. That's why Wiseau is wealthy, apparently. "The Room" was a success even though it was a failure; it made him infamous, wealthy, and strangely successful. 🤪
Saying that Miller "hasn't directed a solo project since" is a little disingenuous considering he has had a huge success on streaming by creating and showrunning the anthology series "Love, Death and Robots" for Netflix
@@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat Fincher is an executive producer on the show but Tim Miller created it and has been showrunner since the first season and to this day. He also directed and wrote multiple episodes. Namely Ice Age, The Drowned Giant and Swarm. Hell, Fincher himself only directed one episode from the show, the episode "Bad Travelling."
@@Geronimo_JehoshaphatI'm not saying Miller is a good director. He has certainly had more misses than hits. (Blur video game commercials notwithstanding. Seriously the Old Republic ads still hit HARD) But I am pointing out that he has had success outside of feature filmmaking.
Night of the Hunter is one of those movies from back when I'd be up late, flicking through to find something other than informercials to watch. It captured me right away and the villain genuinely scared me, yet had me entranced. Phenomenal acting.
Yup. Genuinely one of the best villains ever, too. It makes me wish Laughton had directed more movies - especially horror movies where there's some genuine dread.
Tony Bill has directed his first film, "My Bodyguard" (9/26/1980) - which was very successful. But some of his follow-ups were mixed. Now he continues to helm television stuff such as "NCIS."
Honorable mentions: - Herk Harvey with CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962). While he may have made 400 industrial shorts for Centron (a few which got riffed on the original MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000), CARNIVAL (financed on a shoestring using money saved on the side from the shorts) was his only narrative feature, and one that would have a huge cult following and influence on many films to follow, including George A. Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD six years later. Rene Leroux with FANTASTIC PLANET (1973): an animator who made several avant-garde animated shorts before hitting the big time with FANTASTIC PLANET, one of the best animated classics and sci-fi films, and the first animated feature to win a special prize at Cannes. Sadly, his next two features, largely hampered by small budgets, failed to recapture the magic.
I think of what the director of Donnie Darko did was culture bubbling up so vividly that SOMEONE had to make it and he did, lighting in the bottle even if it meant he never made another movie. It's a perfect movie, as a little kid it scares you. A few years later as an adolescent it comforts and indulges you. When you revisit it as an adult later, it gives you nostalgia.
Tim Miller isn't a full length movie director though, he's been working in the game industry for decades, he co-founded Blur Studios which specializes in CGI and VFX and worked on many games and their work includes titles in franchises like: GTA, Quake, Midnight Club, Batman Arkham, Spider-Man, Star Wars, Halo, Call of Duty etc. The fact that he's been brought for Deadpool was purely thanks to his credits on the biggest games in the industry, which translated to the test footage which felt more like a videogame cutscene than a scene cut from a movie.
Richard Kelly is such a tragic tale. I love Donnie Darko but I really did not understand Southland Tales. But there’s a clear level of creativity there, even if it was very confusing to me at times. He had so much potential but nobody wants to give him the chance. For as much praise as A24 gets for “going outside the box” they should really give a redeeming chance to someone as outside of it as him.
Yup. He kind of reminds me of Paul Thomas Anderson and Guillermo del Toro in that regard:a creative director who will make something interesting that will find a dedicated audience, even if it doesn't make money off the bat. Like PTA got a $100 million budget for his next movie. I doubt it makes it back, but it's still interesting because the guy always delivers great work.
@@Syntopikon both of them definitely seem to have deeper ties in the industry than Kelly, being very beloved by actors and producers alike, as well as their own more successful peers. Also, for as weird as they can get, both directors have movies that seem easier to sell on a concept basis. I have no idea how you sell Southland Tales, but Shape of Water doesn’t seem that hard of a sell
I love Southland Tales but feel it has a limited potential audience. It is impossible to understand just by watching the movie. You have to read the comic book which details all the events that happened before the movie. And I mean really read it and understand it. It took me at least 3 weeks, making my own notes. Then when I watched the film I felt able to appreciate it for the incredible piece of work it undoubtedly is, but most people will, very understandably, not be prepared to do that amount of homework to understand a movie.
Sky Captain's stylistic choices were pretty awesome. The cast was obviously full of exceptionally talented performers, too (Law, Ribisi, Paltrow, Jolie, etc.). I've no idea why it wasn't initially received well. Yes, it was cheesy, but much like "Ultraviolet" and "Aeon Flux", it was essentially a comic book style film. A brilliant one in many ways.
What are you talking about? James Uys did documentaries like Animals Are Beautiful People. Jack Lemmon only did Kotch. Bill Murray only did Quick Change.
‘An Elephant Sitting Still’ deserves a mention! Supposedly the production took such a major toll on the director, Bo Hu, he ended up taking his own life not long after filming wrapped. And you could feel hear his cry for help in every inch of the frame. Seriously one of the most heartbreaking films ever made!!
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Kelly should try the shaymalayan approuch to a return. Do a movie on a small budget, try to sell to some stream service. Nowadays a lot of streaming services help to fund a movie, but i think he got cold feet after southland tales.
I think Southland Tales and The Box both did a number on his self confidence, but I hope he does as you say: small budget. I think a studio like A24 or Neon should try to work with him. It might mean he takes a salary cut, but after 15 years without a movie, I wouldn't be surprised. I'm sure the guy is boiling over with ideas, he just needs an avenue to get them out.
It’s probably worth mentioning Hu Bo here too, a young director who took his life shortly after finishing his final cut of his only feature film, An Elephant Sitting Still. It’s currently one of the highest rated movies on Letterboxd.
Marlon Brando was NOT the lead in apocalypse now. He's in like 15m of a nearly 3h movie. That's like saying the dude that played Doctor Silberman was the lead in Terminator 3
Tony K and Edward Norton fought over the proposed ending of American History X. K’s original ending has Norton returning to his ways and curb stomps a man again. Norton did not want this, and his buzz coming off of Primal Fear made New Line stand with Norton.
Ridley Scott I would put more in the category of directors that had a lucky long lasting career. I say that because even though he's had the success of Alien, Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, The Martian, and Blade Runner (even though that still bombed heavily when it first came out, and an accidental screening of the workprint cut at a festival helped bring it back to life), people also forget that he also made G.I. Jane, Hannibal, A Good Year, Robin Hood, Exodus: Gods and Kings, Napoleon, House of Gucci, and worst of all The Counselor. He always seems to strike back with a sudden banger after being in a slump of having made 2 or 3 really bad ones. Same could be said for M. Night Shyamalan, although that's with more box office success than critical. Spielberg and Scorsese have much better track records in comparison.
Counselor is legit best thing he ever made. It's plodding, meandering slab of distilled nihilism for nihilism sake. An arthouse wankfest with top tier actors and Cameron Diaz outacting everyone and I love every second of it
The Duellists, Black Hawk Down, The Gangster, The Matchstick Men, Kingdom of Heaven Director's Cut, All the Money in the World, Body of Lies and The Last Duel are good too, some of them are excelent tbh. Even Prometheus is a solid 6 or 7.
I think that's part of the reason I respect Scott so much, though. The guy just constantly puts out work, some of it lands, some of it doesn't. But the ones that do land - especially movies like Alien and Blade Runner - land so well, they change the game. He's always working on something interesting and not afraid to cross genre's. Plus, how he fixed up All the Money in the World in less than 2 weeks? Masterwork. Spielberg and Scorsese do have better track records, but I feel Scott is the more interesting filmmaker. That's disputable, though, and if I slept on it I might have a different opinion.
I know this is a different sort of case than you're talking about here, but I recently stumbled across Bill Sherwood's 1986 movie Parting Glances and was really impressed with it. It starts out seeming like a slightly above average slice-of-life/romantic comedy, but gets much more emotionally complex as it goes due to the AIDs crisis going on around the characters, and even has some really creative surreal sequences. When I looked the director up on letterboxd, hoping to watch more of his films, I found out this was his only feature because he himself got really sick and died afterwards from complications from AIDs. Miracle Mile is a favorite of mine, and the director of that, Steve De Jarnatt, is usually a writer, so while he directed a couple other movies besides MM, that was his only real directorial passion project, and it shows. I also really like the 1989 sci fi horror flick Nightwish, although I doubt it seems like anything special to most people, and his only other feature directing job is notoriously difficult to find a copy of (The Census Taker, which has a soundtrack by the Residents, so fans of the band tend to seek it out, but it has long been OOP), so it's all I've seen from him. Not sure what the story is with him, though. I think he just does more writing as well.
The lack of Troy Duffy of Boondock Saints fame is egregious since he's my poster boy for this phenomenon. I remember knowing what a monster Harvey Weinstein could be from the documentary about how Troy's greed sabotaged all his opportunities.
@@Syntopikon the first was good if not troubled behind the scenes from my FIL who worked on it a bit. Says a lot coming from him & his stories of what a shit show the first XMen movies were to work on because of Singer’s behavior. He’s got a high bar. The second one was a mess that’s only redeemable part was Clifton Collins. Still the documentary about Troy & Harvey is utterly fascinating.
Charles Laughton directed other movies, but those movies were shelved by the studios for various reasons. He starred in and directed a version of I, Claudius that was never released and was lost when there was a fire in the vault where it was stored.
My biggest concern are other foreign directors that have made great one hit wonders that were screened in Sundance and Cannes, only to never hear from them again. I’ve seen many great Mexican movies and those directors just disappear after.
I wonder if that's just a case of them being more active in their respective country/not being able to break through to the American market? That said, I do seen an encouraging trend of foreign movies breaking through more often. I think Godzilla Minus One was the most significant example, but I'm sure more will follow.
Josh Trank's Chronicle is one of the more underrated films and on this list and it falls into the same Category next to Akira and Carrie where the trope of "What would teenagers really be like with Superpowers?" Into "What would happen if a Potential School Shooter gained Superpowers?" But his behavior on Fan4stic and his Project with Tom Hardy about a Brain dead and defacating Al Capone proved he mightve been a one trick pony. Plus him getting dropped from the Boba Fett Project showed he wasnt exactly missing out on anything big seeing as what happened to that.
Yeah, it's pretty disappointing. I'm hoping that he takes an example from Shyamalan: work on indie films. Shyamalan tried to go the big budget route but found it wasn't for him. That might be the case for Trank, too.
As much as Edward norton is a fantastic actor everything I've heard about him on set makes him sound aggravating to work with. So qs someone whose had to deal with difficult coworkers, it just makes me happy to know that because of a multi movie contract he signed he was forced to work on Italian job even though he really didn't want to do that movie. I feel like that's karma. He probably made everyone miserable on set but at least he was miserable too
I don't know why social media paints Norton as being difficult to work with. Ultimately, the least amount of research demonstrates his integrity, professionalism, and overall dedication. But when it comes to that integrity thing, he's made it clear that he's unwilling to toss it aside. That's something to respect and acknowledge, but it seems that social media can pull the whole "let's cancel him" thing. 🤔 It's especially egregious after what the ex-director of "American History X" did in order to smear Norton's name (which failed). That dude was UNHINGED. And he spent thousands in order to denigrate him. That's disturbing. Imagine if someone spent $12k to wreck YOU. 😳 That would suck.
I was expecting Vincentt Gallo to be in this list. Buffallo 66 was a huge sucess but The Brown Bunny was a mess, and he even got on verbal fight with Roger Erbit over it.
@@KasumiKenshirou from what various reports are saying the story itself and the sequences are the same but it was mightily tightened up by taking out dead air and whole lot of Vincent close up being all moody. Makes sense given that Gallo presented a rough cut that probably had everything and the kitchen sink thrown in.
TBH I am sorta amused that Deadpool only happened because Ryan Reynold's massive ego was so wounded by Green Lantern's failure and WW's mistreatment in the Origins movie that he made it his personal mission to make a funny DP movie and he, kinda, sorta, succeeded? But he's still Ryan Reynolds of Mint Mobile and that will never ever go away.
Big miss on my part 😮💨 I had covered Heaven's Gate in prior videos, so I think I kind of papered over Cimino. But there are a lot of one hit wonder directors out there, so I'll probably include him in one of those future videos.
Michael Cimino comes to mind of a director who after The Deer Hunter and won the Oscar for directing he never captured that level. Heavens Gate was a big flop after the Deer Hunter and that definitely put him from A level to C.
Yup. Similar to James Cameron, several actors had issues with his dictatorial style but respected him as a direction. I don’t think he often worked with the same actor twice.
Vincent Gallo’s Buffalo 66 is one of my favorite films but it really feels like lightning in a bottle compared to anything else he ever did. The Brown Bunny officially made him a joke largely because of a scene where he supposedly really received fellatio on camera and his arguments with critics only made him look worse. He just seems like a pretty bad person anyway so I don’t mind that he doesn’t really have a career anymore.
Would add a few: Juan José Campanella who did the Argentinian version of The Secret in their Eyes (which won a foreign language Oscar) has done mostly Law & Order TV directing since. Kurt Wimmer after Equilibrium has mostly been screenplay writer after Ultraviolet bombed. James McTiegue has mostly disappeared after V for Vendetta
While Trank is far from perfect, I felt like your video just added to the dogpile on him while going very easy on a studio (Fox) that had no vision for F4 themselves, was giving their director mixed messages, requesting last minute changes (cutting whole action scenes, including the best received shot from the trailer), and frankly wasn’t all there as they were preparing to sell, which they would to Disney 2 years later. Also several directors were fired from Star Wars projects around that time due to Kathleen Kennedy’s inability to get along with directors (Lord and Miller, amongst others) and habit of canceling films all together.
"Kathleen Kennedy's inability to get along with directors"-- lmao, so that's why Lord and Miller wasted so much time on 'Solo' that they pissed off the cast? No dude, you're not an insider with info, you're a sad sack who makes up bullshit just to whine about Star Wars.
Stephen Norrington, who went down with the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Anthony Waller, who showed such promise with Mute Witness, was ruined by An American Werewolf in Paris. Gary Shore, whose career began and ended with Dracula Untold.
I'm one of those that liked An American Werewolf in Paris. I think I watched that before An American Werewolf in London. I specifically recall checking it out on VHS from a library.
Honorable Mention of Joel Anderson and his hit Lake Mungo which many people quote as one of the scariest horror movies and after he made this movie he dropped off the map and has jot made a movie since 2008
It’s a shame Richard Kelly doesn’t get more work. I didn’t like The Box but Donnie Darko is brilliant and Southland Tales is one of the strangest and funniest films I’ve ever seen.
It seems part of it is an unrelenting desire to make the movie his way and to get it perfect. The guy just doesn't want to compromise. It's admirable, but is also just piling on the years 😮💨
A different tale but Gerald Butler is a one hit wonder actor. He made 300, and nothing else. Sure some people still talk about Law Abiding Citizen but 300 is his only role people know about
@@Syntopikon Yeah, but what was his character's name in that movie? We all know him King Leonidas (he was good in that film but still, a one hit wonder actor). Good video man!
Directors like Joe Dante and Peter Hyams and John Badham were all put in movie jail but they were really talented in their prime they worked steadily and made good movies.
Yeah. I remember when the Box came out. There was a Twilight Zone episode titled similarly with similar concept. It was 30 minutes long and had a great twist ending but felt long even at only 30 minutes. When I finally saw the Box (the movie) it had the same thing as the TV show except expanded the story into nonsense. It was horribly long and boring. There was no point to it as the original was great.
The list could also include the Wachowski brothers/sisters. To make one of the best films in history and then fall flat on your face with such force still requires effort.
It's become pretty clear that they didn't want to revisit (and destroy) "The Matrix". But the studios with the rights were like "we are DOING a reboot with or without you", so one of the Wachowskis decided to go for it and at least have SOME control. That's my understanding based on a throng of data and accounts from online stuff over the years. Beyond that, Reeves and Moss were too old to be doing all of that Jackie Chan stuff again, and Lawrence Fishburne was *definitely* not going to do that. And clearly, without Hugo Weaving, you really don't have the class, competency, wisdom, and subtle performance power for a villain like Smith. It wasn't going to work casting unproven π008$.
African History Y? The most recent thing I could find was from 2024, so its been 4 years. I think Its in development with some stars attached, but I'm not sure it's in production yet.
i feel as though David Robert Mitchell is kinda in the same camp as Kelly, where an indie darling had a really great script (IT FOLLOWS), was given the reigns of a mid budget production, was met with universal acclaim/financial success, and welcomed into Hollywood with open arms; only to follow up with an ambitious bigger budget film that essentially says "FUCK HOLLYWOOD" (UNDER THE SILVER LAKE), alienated his audience and the producers who backed him, and was quietly dismissed as the studios dropped the ball on supporting him (even A24 didn't help him) it's been 6-7 yrs since his last film, and considering how creatively talented and amazing competent of a filmmaker he is, i just hope he gets his much needed appraisal on his future projects.
I always saw the first Deadpool was different from the next two, I never considered a chance of directors. Credit to Tim for being honest but still respectful. Ngl I appreciate a movie channel that doesn't crap on superhero movies, but actually enjoys it. It seems like you're either pretentious or an idiot in the movie discourse, when there's people (myself) that enjoys both blockbusters and the deeper, slower films. It's just having a broader taste.
More people should be like that: enjoying both blockbusters and the Criterion-type films. I actively support both with my wallet because I want more movies of all kinds to exist. People lean far too much into one side and it's a shame because the other has so much to offer.
Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Robert Denieo, Sean Penn and even Al Pacino have all directed features. I wonder why certain other big stars never tried their hand at directing a feature, like Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise, Merryl Streep or Harrison Ford. They must have some thoughts on composition, pacing, time, cinematography, etc. I'd love to see dramas directed by Ford and Stree. Leo has shown he's got good Comic timing and might be good at directing a comedy, and Cruise... Do I need to say it? Action!
I was going to argue that it was big flop even though it's a terrific movie, but then I saw the guy stated "one good movie" and Rush would definitely fall into that category. But then, i don't remember: Was Freebie and the Bean horrible?
@@martinsorenson1055 I actually enjoyed F&tB when it came out and even saw it twice in a row. But upon revisiting it a few years ago, I found the comedy lame and the whole drag thing at the end did not age well.
@@Voicedude I remember enjoying it too when it came out. But something was telling me not to revisit it. Maybe that's why. However, The Stuntman is an amazing movie - my favorite Peter O'Toole performance, endlessly quotable, and thrilling.
@@Voicedude For the stunts, the assault on the Hotel De Coronado is my favorite. What ending? The car crashing and him trying to get out? Barbara Hershey not being in the trunk? Her running in slo-motion through the water? Cameron wanting more money?
Is deadpool actually any good? Watched it for the first time recently and it was very paint by numbers action and story with a veneer of “whacky and extreme”.
The first one or the new one? I enjoyed it thoroughly, but it's worth mentioning that I was a fan of Deadpool for years before the movie came out and it delivered exactly what I wanted in a Deadpool movie.
@@ScottAhearnShipbuilder it really should have been marketed as a "what if" leaning into that and John's death from the first teases. Expanded the revelations themes and almost biblical nature of legion and its machines. And implied John lived and won all other timelines. Also Danny should have worked in cyber security or been shown as a intuitive mechanic or something not just a random truck factory employee lol
@@ScottAhearnShipbuilder I'm one of that movie's biggest fans and watch edits from it on here all the time like dark fate what if the storm ends or narvent memory reboot edits of it.
@@Heptapodb-s7n No, it sucks. Dark Fate offers nothing new or interesting to the Terminator Franchise and has no right to exist. This sequel is as pointless as the last three Terminator Sequels after T2.
Richard Kelly’s issue is that he has these big ideas he can’t seem to contain within the scope of a film. Donnie Darko had the book passages that explain the elements of time travel, only accessible online at the time of the film’s release (they were later featured in Kelly’s Director’s cut release). Southland Tales had further world building elements in a graphic novel series. I think he either needs a really good producer who can reign in his ideas, or he needs to make a streaming series where he can really develop his ideas in one concise medium.
Yup. He's overflowing with creativity, but you can only have so much complexity in a 2-3 hour long movie. But just as much, I think he's looking for creative control which he might not fully get at this point unless he self-finances, which I'm not sure is in the cards for him. I wish he'd give up some modicum of control in order to secure funding to get something most of the way he wanted it. It would, at least, help secure another project. But if they remain unsaleable, it's going to be a rough road for him.
@@Syntopikon That's why I wish he could find a producer he trusts, who could help guide his hand, and make something that makes sense contained within one film, at least. It's either that or pursue a streaming series, which he could also lose a lot of control of quickly. I'm not even sure if that would be something that would interest Kelly, but he deserves another shot. Donnie Darko still has some cult goodwill he could exploit!
I remember listening to his commentary on the DVD, and realizing the story he was trying to tell had almost nothing to do with what I enjoyed about Donnie Darko. It blew my mind.
I think the producers helped keep Richard Kelly’s idea on track to make a working movie. I think the directors cut ruins it with every change that was made. The theatrical cut genuinely changed my life and is one of my favorite movies of all time. But for the most part yes I agree with you.
@@iTalkALotDontListen it took me years to realize the theatrical cut was really the best version of the film. I only had the director’s cut for a long time.
It's funny how many classic films were total bombs when they first came out. "What do you mean 'The Night of the Hunter' wasn't an instant classic? Were people back then really stupid?"
Lol yup. It's kind of wild, but also interesting to see how the definition of what an excellent movie is changes over time. There have been so many of these rediscovered classics that only get interest decades onward.
Time and culture working together yields weird results. A box office bomb of today could be the next cult classic 30 years down the line.
The thing is, something had to be there. Something had to tell audiences who gave it a chance "Wow, I love this."
Look at Blade Runner, Sweet Smell of Success, Chimes at Midnight, The Exorcist III, Freaks, all of which were underappreciated in first run. Something had to be there to hook some people for its rediscovery later.
It was the "Freddy Got Fingered" of their time.
"The Princess Bride" (originally written by William Goldman), directed by Rob Reiner wasn't initially a hit at all. Wasn't marketed well, apparently. It only became a literal phenomenon once it started playing as a TV special. 🤔
Marketing is all that matters. That's why Wiseau is wealthy, apparently. "The Room" was a success even though it was a failure; it made him infamous, wealthy, and strangely successful. 🤪
Saying that Miller "hasn't directed a solo project since" is a little disingenuous considering he has had a huge success on streaming by creating and showrunning the anthology series "Love, Death and Robots" for Netflix
#TimMiller4TMNT
You mean David Fincher.
Tim Miller's sole directorial effort on that show was among its worst segments.
@@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat Fincher is an executive producer on the show but Tim Miller created it and has been showrunner since the first season and to this day. He also directed and wrote multiple episodes. Namely Ice Age, The Drowned Giant and Swarm.
Hell, Fincher himself only directed one episode from the show, the episode "Bad Travelling."
@@tvproductionsltd
Tim Miller created Metal Hurlant?
Tim Miller blows. He's a glorified vfx technician. Get over it.
@@Geronimo_JehoshaphatI'm not saying Miller is a good director. He has certainly had more misses than hits. (Blur video game commercials notwithstanding. Seriously the Old Republic ads still hit HARD) But I am pointing out that he has had success outside of feature filmmaking.
Tony Kaye, a priest, a rabbi and a Tibetan monk walk into a bar...
That Alone Could Be The Foundation For A Bizarre Movie!
Make us one with everything.
Night of the Hunter is one of those movies from back when I'd be up late, flicking through to find something other than informercials to watch. It captured me right away and the villain genuinely scared me, yet had me entranced. Phenomenal acting.
Yup. Genuinely one of the best villains ever, too. It makes me wish Laughton had directed more movies - especially horror movies where there's some genuine dread.
Tony Bill has directed his first film, "My Bodyguard" (9/26/1980) - which was very successful. But some of his follow-ups were mixed.
Now he continues to helm television stuff such as "NCIS."
Lot of money to be made in TV. Just looked up My Bodyguard. Looks it was very well received. Definitely adding it to my watch list.
Honorable mentions:
- Herk Harvey with CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962). While he may have made 400 industrial shorts for Centron (a few which got riffed on the original MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000), CARNIVAL (financed on a shoestring using money saved on the side from the shorts) was his only narrative feature, and one that would have a huge cult following and influence on many films to follow, including George A. Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD six years later.
Rene Leroux with FANTASTIC PLANET (1973): an animator who made several avant-garde animated shorts before hitting the big time with FANTASTIC PLANET, one of the best animated classics and sci-fi films, and the first animated feature to win a special prize at Cannes. Sadly, his next two features, largely hampered by small budgets, failed to recapture the magic.
Gandahar.. what r U on?
Night of the hunter is a masterpiece
Best name for a movie I’ve ever seen as well.
Agreed.
I think of what the director of Donnie Darko did was culture bubbling up so vividly that SOMEONE had to make it and he did, lighting in the bottle even if it meant he never made another movie.
It's a perfect movie, as a little kid it scares you. A few years later as an adolescent it comforts and indulges you. When you revisit it as an adult later, it gives you nostalgia.
He made 2 other movies.
Ryan Reynolds was attached to Deadpool years before Tim miller. The guy's been tied to the role since blade trinity.
Tim Miller isn't a full length movie director though, he's been working in the game industry for decades, he co-founded Blur Studios which specializes in CGI and VFX and worked on many games and their work includes titles in franchises like: GTA, Quake, Midnight Club, Batman Arkham, Spider-Man, Star Wars, Halo, Call of Duty etc.
The fact that he's been brought for Deadpool was purely thanks to his credits on the biggest games in the industry, which translated to the test footage which felt more like a videogame cutscene than a scene cut from a movie.
Richard Kelly is such a tragic tale. I love Donnie Darko but I really did not understand Southland Tales. But there’s a clear level of creativity there, even if it was very confusing to me at times. He had so much potential but nobody wants to give him the chance. For as much praise as A24 gets for “going outside the box” they should really give a redeeming chance to someone as outside of it as him.
Yup. He kind of reminds me of Paul Thomas Anderson and Guillermo del Toro in that regard:a creative director who will make something interesting that will find a dedicated audience, even if it doesn't make money off the bat. Like PTA got a $100 million budget for his next movie. I doubt it makes it back, but it's still interesting because the guy always delivers great work.
@@Syntopikon both of them definitely seem to have deeper ties in the industry than Kelly, being very beloved by actors and producers alike, as well as their own more successful peers. Also, for as weird as they can get, both directors have movies that seem easier to sell on a concept basis. I have no idea how you sell Southland Tales, but Shape of Water doesn’t seem that hard of a sell
Southland Tales was amazing!
@@poindextertunes Me too 😃
I love Southland Tales but feel it has a limited potential audience. It is impossible to understand just by watching the movie. You have to read the comic book which details all the events that happened before the movie. And I mean really read it and understand it. It took me at least 3 weeks, making my own notes. Then when I watched the film I felt able to appreciate it for the incredible piece of work it undoubtedly is, but most people will, very understandably, not be prepared to do that amount of homework to understand a movie.
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow was a fun film and the director never made another movie.
Confused marketing
Sky Captain's stylistic choices were pretty awesome. The cast was obviously full of exceptionally talented performers, too (Law, Ribisi, Paltrow, Jolie, etc.). I've no idea why it wasn't initially received well. Yes, it was cheesy, but much like "Ultraviolet" and "Aeon Flux", it was essentially a comic book style film. A brilliant one in many ways.
Other one hit wonders:
Blair Witch Project - Edwardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick
Paranormal Activity - Oren Peli
The Gods Must Be Crazy - Jamie Uys
What are you talking about? James Uys did documentaries like Animals Are Beautiful People.
Jack Lemmon only did Kotch.
Bill Murray only did Quick Change.
Blair Witch Project is a HORRIBLE film. If you know the footage is shot, not found, it has zero entertainment value.
‘An Elephant Sitting Still’ deserves a mention! Supposedly the production took such a major toll on the director, Bo Hu, he ended up taking his own life not long after filming wrapped. And you could feel hear his cry for help in every inch of the frame. Seriously one of the most heartbreaking films ever made!!
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Kelly should try the shaymalayan approuch to a return. Do a movie on a small budget, try to sell to some stream service. Nowadays a lot of streaming services help to fund a movie, but i think he got cold feet after southland tales.
I think Southland Tales and The Box both did a number on his self confidence, but I hope he does as you say: small budget. I think a studio like A24 or Neon should try to work with him. It might mean he takes a salary cut, but after 15 years without a movie, I wouldn't be surprised. I'm sure the guy is boiling over with ideas, he just needs an avenue to get them out.
I'm interested in hearing about one-movie directors.
It’s probably worth mentioning Hu Bo here too, a young director who took his life shortly after finishing his final cut of his only feature film, An Elephant Sitting Still. It’s currently one of the highest rated movies on Letterboxd.
Marlon Brando was NOT the lead in apocalypse now. He's in like 15m of a nearly 3h movie. That's like saying the dude that played Doctor Silberman was the lead in Terminator 3
You're right but he's pretty much the face of it. It's not fair, but that's what happened back then
Tony K and Edward Norton fought over the proposed ending of American History X. K’s original ending has Norton returning to his ways and curb stomps a man again. Norton did not want this, and his buzz coming off of Primal Fear made New Line stand with Norton.
Ridley Scott I would put more in the category of directors that had a lucky long lasting career. I say that because even though he's had the success of Alien, Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, The Martian, and Blade Runner (even though that still bombed heavily when it first came out, and an accidental screening of the workprint cut at a festival helped bring it back to life), people also forget that he also made G.I. Jane, Hannibal, A Good Year, Robin Hood, Exodus: Gods and Kings, Napoleon, House of Gucci, and worst of all The Counselor. He always seems to strike back with a sudden banger after being in a slump of having made 2 or 3 really bad ones. Same could be said for M. Night Shyamalan, although that's with more box office success than critical.
Spielberg and Scorsese have much better track records in comparison.
Counselor is legit best thing he ever made. It's plodding, meandering slab of distilled nihilism for nihilism sake. An arthouse wankfest with top tier actors and Cameron Diaz outacting everyone and I love every second of it
The Duellists, Black Hawk Down, The Gangster, The Matchstick Men, Kingdom of Heaven Director's Cut, All the Money in the World, Body of Lies and The Last Duel are good too, some of them are excelent tbh. Even Prometheus is a solid 6 or 7.
@@Maxwel_Rodrigues I assume you mean American Gangster. Yeah, I’ll agree those are good too.
@@moviemaniac14 Yeah, it's that in Brazil the movie is called only O Gangster (The Gangster)
I think that's part of the reason I respect Scott so much, though. The guy just constantly puts out work, some of it lands, some of it doesn't. But the ones that do land - especially movies like Alien and Blade Runner - land so well, they change the game. He's always working on something interesting and not afraid to cross genre's. Plus, how he fixed up All the Money in the World in less than 2 weeks? Masterwork.
Spielberg and Scorsese do have better track records, but I feel Scott is the more interesting filmmaker. That's disputable, though, and if I slept on it I might have a different opinion.
I know this is a different sort of case than you're talking about here, but I recently stumbled across Bill Sherwood's 1986 movie Parting Glances and was really impressed with it. It starts out seeming like a slightly above average slice-of-life/romantic comedy, but gets much more emotionally complex as it goes due to the AIDs crisis going on around the characters, and even has some really creative surreal sequences. When I looked the director up on letterboxd, hoping to watch more of his films, I found out this was his only feature because he himself got really sick and died afterwards from complications from AIDs.
Miracle Mile is a favorite of mine, and the director of that, Steve De Jarnatt, is usually a writer, so while he directed a couple other movies besides MM, that was his only real directorial passion project, and it shows.
I also really like the 1989 sci fi horror flick Nightwish, although I doubt it seems like anything special to most people, and his only other feature directing job is notoriously difficult to find a copy of (The Census Taker, which has a soundtrack by the Residents, so fans of the band tend to seek it out, but it has long been OOP), so it's all I've seen from him. Not sure what the story is with him, though. I think he just does more writing as well.
The lack of Troy Duffy of Boondock Saints fame is egregious since he's my poster boy for this phenomenon. I remember knowing what a monster Harvey Weinstein could be from the documentary about how Troy's greed sabotaged all his opportunities.
An oversight on my part. I think he never crossed my mind because I'm one of those people that actually enjoyed both Boondock Saints movies.
@@Syntopikon the first was good if not troubled behind the scenes from my FIL who worked on it a bit. Says a lot coming from him & his stories of what a shit show the first XMen movies were to work on because of Singer’s behavior. He’s got a high bar. The second one was a mess that’s only redeemable part was Clifton Collins. Still the documentary about Troy & Harvey is utterly fascinating.
Charles Laughton directed other movies, but those movies were shelved by the studios for various reasons. He starred in and directed a version of I, Claudius that was never released and was lost when there was a fire in the vault where it was stored.
My biggest concern are other foreign directors that have made great one hit wonders that were screened in Sundance and Cannes, only to never hear from them again. I’ve seen many great Mexican movies and those directors just disappear after.
I wonder if that's just a case of them being more active in their respective country/not being able to break through to the American market? That said, I do seen an encouraging trend of foreign movies breaking through more often. I think Godzilla Minus One was the most significant example, but I'm sure more will follow.
richard kelly needs to make a comeback
Here’s hoping. Guys still young. I always think about the movie makers I’d fund if I had the cash and he’s up there with GDT and Phil Tippett.
@@Syntopikon I love Southland Tales but it is admittedly a very unfinished movie. I wish he had gotten the chance to show the full vision.
Josh Trank's Chronicle is one of the more underrated films and on this list and it falls into the same Category next to Akira and Carrie where the trope of "What would teenagers really be like with Superpowers?" Into "What would happen if a Potential School Shooter gained Superpowers?"
But his behavior on Fan4stic and his Project with Tom Hardy about a Brain dead and defacating Al Capone proved he mightve been a one trick pony. Plus him getting dropped from the Boba Fett Project showed he wasnt exactly missing out on anything big seeing as what happened to that.
Yeah, it's pretty disappointing. I'm hoping that he takes an example from Shyamalan: work on indie films. Shyamalan tried to go the big budget route but found it wasn't for him. That might be the case for Trank, too.
Richard Kelly’s The Box is an underappreciated gem of a film. It’s so ambitiously bonkers and still manages to pack quite an emotional punch
yes it is i thought i was the only one who loved it and love the short story its based on button button.
The Box would last about five seconds in my house, I would push the button right away. Can't believe people actually have to think about it!
Great video!
nahh Tony Kaye basically got himself blacklisted, and Detachment is a classic
As much as Edward norton is a fantastic actor everything I've heard about him on set makes him sound aggravating to work with. So qs someone whose had to deal with difficult coworkers, it just makes me happy to know that because of a multi movie contract he signed he was forced to work on Italian job even though he really didn't want to do that movie. I feel like that's karma. He probably made everyone miserable on set but at least he was miserable too
I don't know why social media paints Norton as being difficult to work with. Ultimately, the least amount of research demonstrates his integrity, professionalism, and overall dedication. But when it comes to that integrity thing, he's made it clear that he's unwilling to toss it aside. That's something to respect and acknowledge, but it seems that social media can pull the whole "let's cancel him" thing. 🤔 It's especially egregious after what the ex-director of "American History X" did in order to smear Norton's name (which failed). That dude was UNHINGED. And he spent thousands in order to denigrate him. That's disturbing. Imagine if someone spent $12k to wreck YOU. 😳 That would suck.
The voiceover in this sounds so similar to chip in napoleon dynamite LOL
I was expecting Vincentt Gallo to be in this list. Buffallo 66 was a huge sucess but The Brown Bunny was a mess, and he even got on verbal fight with Roger Erbit over it.
lol, Erbit?
Brown Bunny wasn't even a bad movie. It's miserable and meandering but it sticks the landing and packs a hard punch in the end.
Gallo doesn't deserve the air time. 66 was cool, but 80% of his career was bluster.
Didn't he recut the movie and then Ebert liked it?
@@KasumiKenshirou from what various reports are saying the story itself and the sequences are the same but it was mightily tightened up by taking out dead air and whole lot of Vincent close up being all moody. Makes sense given that Gallo presented a rough cut that probably had everything and the kitchen sink thrown in.
TBH I am sorta amused that Deadpool only happened because Ryan Reynold's massive ego was so wounded by Green Lantern's failure and WW's mistreatment in the Origins movie that he made it his personal mission to make a funny DP movie and he, kinda, sorta, succeeded? But he's still Ryan Reynolds of Mint Mobile and that will never ever go away.
What about that was ego related? Ryan Reynolds clearly genuinely liked the deadpool character lol
No Michael cimino with the deer hunter?
Big miss on my part 😮💨 I had covered Heaven's Gate in prior videos, so I think I kind of papered over Cimino. But there are a lot of one hit wonder directors out there, so I'll probably include him in one of those future videos.
@@Syntopikon Cimino directed Thunderbolt and Lightfoot and Year of The Dragon, both good films, both made money. Not sure hw belongs on this list.
Michael Cimino comes to mind of a director who after The Deer Hunter and won the Oscar for directing he never captured that level. Heavens Gate was a big flop after the Deer Hunter and that definitely put him from A level to C.
Yup, Cimino would've fit here as well.
All I have to say is "quote, end quote" 😂😂😂
to Tim Miller's credit, as executive producer of the Sonic the Hedgehog movie, he's been able to make three of them. they have been wildly successful.
Yup. Borderlands bombed, though, but I'm hoping that doesn't inhibit him.
It seems a lot of actors have a problem with Stanley Kubrick. Shelley Duvall also said he was difficult to work with.
Yup. Similar to James Cameron, several actors had issues with his dictatorial style but respected him as a direction. I don’t think he often worked with the same actor twice.
Bro asks you to do 100 takes. He had like some sort of OCD or something.
Vincent Gallo’s Buffalo 66 is one of my favorite films but it really feels like lightning in a bottle compared to anything else he ever did. The Brown Bunny officially made him a joke largely because of a scene where he supposedly really received fellatio on camera and his arguments with critics only made him look worse. He just seems like a pretty bad person anyway so I don’t mind that he doesn’t really have a career anymore.
Why does the narrator of this video sound like the George Steinbrenner voice over guy from Seinfeld?
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I love all three of Richard Kelly's movies
it's a crime that he hasn't made more
Would love to see richard kelly make a comeback
Would add a few:
Juan José Campanella who did the Argentinian version of The Secret in their Eyes (which won a foreign language Oscar) has done mostly Law & Order TV directing since.
Kurt Wimmer after Equilibrium has mostly been screenplay writer after Ultraviolet bombed.
James McTiegue has mostly disappeared after V for Vendetta
While Trank is far from perfect, I felt like your video just added to the dogpile on him while going very easy on a studio (Fox) that had no vision for F4 themselves, was giving their director mixed messages, requesting last minute changes (cutting whole action scenes, including the best received shot from the trailer), and frankly wasn’t all there as they were preparing to sell, which they would to Disney 2 years later.
Also several directors were fired from Star Wars projects around that time due to Kathleen Kennedy’s inability to get along with directors (Lord and Miller, amongst others) and habit of canceling films all together.
Trank got high on set and destroyed said set. Bro had to go.
"Kathleen Kennedy's inability to get along with directors"-- lmao, so that's why Lord and Miller wasted so much time on 'Solo' that they pissed off the cast? No dude, you're not an insider with info, you're a sad sack who makes up bullshit just to whine about Star Wars.
There are no victims in this story. Both studio and director are to blame for a shitshow it was
Stephen Norrington, who went down with the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
Anthony Waller, who showed such promise with Mute Witness, was ruined by An American Werewolf in Paris.
Gary Shore, whose career began and ended with Dracula Untold.
I'm one of those that liked An American Werewolf in Paris. I think I watched that before An American Werewolf in London. I specifically recall checking it out on VHS from a library.
Norrington was OG Morbius. So he went Morbin' with The League
It's kinda crazy how much Edward Norton has had a hand in production and in hindsight were Really good ideas.
Dude, I love your videos but you got to upgrade your mic.
Your recollection of what happened between Edward Norton and Tony Kaye varies greatly from the sources I've read
Honorable Mention of Joel Anderson and his hit Lake Mungo which many people quote as one of the scariest horror movies and after he made this movie he dropped off the map and has jot made a movie since 2008
Here's someone I had no idea about. Thanks for the recommendation!
@@Syntopikon Great movie would recommend
It’s a shame Richard Kelly doesn’t get more work. I didn’t like The Box but Donnie Darko is brilliant and Southland Tales is one of the strangest and funniest films I’ve ever seen.
It seems part of it is an unrelenting desire to make the movie his way and to get it perfect. The guy just doesn't want to compromise. It's admirable, but is also just piling on the years 😮💨
Another good one is Jan De Bont. Stopped making movies after Tomb Raider 2
But he's not a one hit wonder. He's made two good movies as a director with Speed and Twister, both which were successful.
Nice clip. Pity you skipped Richard Stanley and Stephen Norrington, two of the most spectacular flameouts of recent Hollywood history.
A different tale but Gerald Butler is a one hit wonder actor. He made 300, and nothing else. Sure some people still talk about Law Abiding Citizen but 300 is his only role people know about
Fair point, but he also has the "Has Fallen" movies which are decent enough action fare (but not as good as either LAC or 300).
@@Syntopikon Yeah, but what was his character's name in that movie? We all know him King Leonidas (he was good in that film but still, a one hit wonder actor). Good video man!
Gerald was known for romance movies prior to 300 funny enough.
Directors like Joe Dante and Peter Hyams and John Badham were all put in movie jail but they were really talented in their prime they worked steadily and made good movies.
Yeah. I remember when the Box came out. There was a Twilight Zone episode titled similarly with similar concept. It was 30 minutes long and had a great twist ending but felt long even at only 30 minutes. When I finally saw the Box (the movie) it had the same thing as the TV show except expanded the story into nonsense. It was horribly long and boring. There was no point to it as the original was great.
The list could also include the Wachowski brothers/sisters. To make one of the best films in history and then fall flat on your face with such force still requires effort.
Yup. I actually talk a bit about them in the upcoming video. They got my respect because they always go wild with their ideas.
It's become pretty clear that they didn't want to revisit (and destroy) "The Matrix". But the studios with the rights were like "we are DOING a reboot with or without you", so one of the Wachowskis decided to go for it and at least have SOME control. That's my understanding based on a throng of data and accounts from online stuff over the years. Beyond that, Reeves and Moss were too old to be doing all of that Jackie Chan stuff again, and Lawrence Fishburne was *definitely* not going to do that. And clearly, without Hugo Weaving, you really don't have the class, competency, wisdom, and subtle performance power for a villain like Smith. It wasn't going to work casting unproven π008$.
Donnie Darko is an absolute classic.
Another one hit wonder director is Boots Riley. His only movie is "Sorry to bother you" and its probably one of the best movies ever made😂
He just made a miniseries called “I’m a Virgo” on Amazon last year
@@Evan64m danggg I'll have to look into that
1:30 You're the only person I know who liked this movie
Lol I'm the only person I know to like it as well. I'm sure they exist, though.
I'm sure they exist.They probably just don't have the guts to admit it lol
Does anyone remember when african history z was announced by Tony Kaye? I wonder if it’s still in production
African History Y? The most recent thing I could find was from 2024, so its been 4 years. I think Its in development with some stars attached, but I'm not sure it's in production yet.
@@Syntopikon Yea I hope it gets made honestly Tony Kaye seems pretty remorseful about his actions. Also This video was great!
Tony Kaye is his own worst enemy. Although Lake of Fire was great. On par with History X
@@parth5kunfortunately he burned all his bridges in the industry
Troy Duffy from The Boondock Saints. Now that's a downfall
Tony Kaye was in his mid-40s when he was having that mess with American History X. Age is no excuse for him, he has problems.
i love the videos this guy makes, but i actually hate the way he speaks, its so robot like and kinda annoying to listen to, anyone relate?
Southland Tales is my favorite guilty pleasure garbage movie. I watch it at least once a year
wow didnt expect to see masterpiece when i clicked the video
I heard a rumor that Kelly didnt even write Donnie Darko.
Jack Lemmon directed Kotch (1971), and nothing else. Ditto Bill Murray and Quick Change (1990).
i feel as though David Robert Mitchell is kinda in the same camp as Kelly, where an indie darling had a really great script (IT FOLLOWS), was given the reigns of a mid budget production, was met with universal acclaim/financial success, and welcomed into Hollywood with open arms; only to follow up with an ambitious bigger budget film that essentially says "FUCK HOLLYWOOD" (UNDER THE SILVER LAKE), alienated his audience and the producers who backed him, and was quietly dismissed as the studios dropped the ball on supporting him (even A24 didn't help him)
it's been 6-7 yrs since his last film, and considering how creatively talented and amazing competent of a filmmaker he is, i just hope he gets his much needed appraisal on his future projects.
Brando was not the lead of Apocalypse Now. He was barely in it. Martin Sheen played the main character.
What about the guy who made Silence of the Lambs?
Marlon Brando was not the lead of Apocalypse Now. Did you assume he was because he’s on the poster?
Who gives a crap about Directors?
Screenwriting is WAY more important!
I always saw the first Deadpool was different from the next two, I never considered a chance of directors. Credit to Tim for being honest but still respectful.
Ngl I appreciate a movie channel that doesn't crap on superhero movies, but actually enjoys it. It seems like you're either pretentious or an idiot in the movie discourse, when there's people (myself) that enjoys both blockbusters and the deeper, slower films. It's just having a broader taste.
More people should be like that: enjoying both blockbusters and the Criterion-type films. I actively support both with my wallet because I want more movies of all kinds to exist. People lean far too much into one side and it's a shame because the other has so much to offer.
Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Robert Denieo, Sean Penn and even Al Pacino have all directed features. I wonder why certain other big stars never tried their hand at directing a feature, like Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise, Merryl Streep or Harrison Ford. They must have some thoughts on composition, pacing, time, cinematography, etc. I'd love to see dramas directed by Ford and Stree. Leo has shown he's got good Comic timing and might be good at directing a comedy, and Cruise... Do I need to say it? Action!
Surprised Boondock Saints wasnt on here
What about Michael Cimino?
Cimino definitely qualifies. I talked about him in a few other videos prior to this one, though, so I left him off.
two words: chameleon street. wendell b harris jr. look it up.
Richard Rush - 'The Stunt Man' Everything before and after was shite! And what about Adrienne Shelly, murdered after finally landing with 'Waitress'?
I was going to argue that it was big flop even though it's a terrific movie, but then I saw the guy stated "one good movie" and Rush would definitely fall into that category. But then, i don't remember: Was Freebie and the Bean horrible?
@@martinsorenson1055 I actually enjoyed F&tB when it came out and even saw it twice in a row. But upon revisiting it a few years ago, I found the comedy lame and the whole drag thing at the end did not age well.
@@Voicedude I remember enjoying it too when it came out. But something was telling me not to revisit it. Maybe that's why. However, The Stuntman is an amazing movie - my favorite Peter O'Toole performance, endlessly quotable, and thrilling.
@@martinsorenson1055 the car stunts were amazing for a comedy. For it's TIME, the ending worked. Now it's cringe AF.
@@Voicedude For the stunts, the assault on the Hotel De Coronado is my favorite. What ending? The car crashing and him trying to get out? Barbara Hershey not being in the trunk? Her running in slo-motion through the water? Cameron wanting more money?
Is deadpool actually any good? Watched it for the first time recently and it was very paint by numbers action and story with a veneer of “whacky and extreme”.
The first one or the new one? I enjoyed it thoroughly, but it's worth mentioning that I was a fan of Deadpool for years before the movie came out and it delivered exactly what I wanted in a Deadpool movie.
@@Syntopikon First one. Glad you got what you wanted. I got bored though.
Marc Webb should've been on the list
Don't kill John Connor in fact don't bring back Edward Furlong and kill him the first 5 minutes.
Tbh I still wanna see the original version of holes made by Donnie Darko creator become reality
Josh Trank got owned
The OG Binging With Babish music threw me off
Dude Green Lantern was godawful 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Them be fighting words 😤
The world where Stephen King is a successful director must be fun
Scott Sanders with Black Dynamite
Jim Sharman with Rocky Horror Picture Show
Randal Kleiser with Grease
The Wachowskis need an honorable mention lol. The first Matrix was their only objectively good movie
Bound and V For Vendetta beg to differ.
Dark Fate rules, actually.
@@ScottAhearnShipbuilder it really should have been marketed as a "what if" leaning into that and John's death from the first teases. Expanded the revelations themes and almost biblical nature of legion and its machines. And implied John lived and won all other timelines. Also Danny should have worked in cyber security or been shown as a intuitive mechanic or something not just a random truck factory employee lol
@@ScottAhearnShipbuilder I'm one of that movie's biggest fans and watch edits from it on here all the time like dark fate what if the storm ends or narvent memory reboot edits of it.
No, it doesn't.
@@Horrormaster13 yes, it does.
@@Heptapodb-s7n No, it sucks.
Dark Fate offers nothing new or interesting to the Terminator Franchise and has no right to exist. This sequel is as pointless as the last three Terminator Sequels after T2.
Your thumbnail and title seem to contradict one another. My mind got hung up on it for a hot minute.
Walter Murch is another interesting case
I keep forgetting he directed a movie. But I’ve always thought of him more as an editor.
@@Syntopikon for sure, he's one of the most famous editors of all time. But, he did direct one movie, Return to Oz, and I think that's fascinating.
Guy sounds like the old Indian guy from temple of doom.
Voice is very dull
Tf is perfect
It’s his voice what’s he supposed to do about it 😭
@@jiyu9277 you are his lawyer???? STFU
Irvin Kershner and Elem Klimov could have been good examples
Tbf with Kaye, Detatchment has seen more positive reviews in recent years
Another one would be Mel Stuart with Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Troy Duffy should be on this list
I’d argue Ridley Scott should be on here too Lmfao