haha alright I'm going to quit trolling in this thread. What other threads does Column post in so I can go there and get these spergy walls of text?
[NO Spoilers] Star Wars: Episode 7 - NO PUSSY SHIT
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iannis
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THX isn't that good. It's an good science fiction movie. The bar is lower.
American Graffiti is pretty decent, I'll give you that.
So that's two movies out of... he's made a lot of movies.
HOWARD THE DUCK.
Lucas is obviously a better businessman than he is a director. He is probably one of the shrewdest businessmen (in entertainment) of his generation. And that's not nothin'. That's a whole lot more than nothin'. I assume that his production company flat out -drove- special effects for the better part of a decade. And that's impressive.
But a good director, I gotta say he just isn't that.
Here's another one for you -- James Cameron hasn't made a good movie since The Abyss (Extended Cut). But he's still a zillionaire. Can't explain that!
American Graffiti is pretty decent, I'll give you that.
So that's two movies out of... he's made a lot of movies.
HOWARD THE DUCK.
Lucas is obviously a better businessman than he is a director. He is probably one of the shrewdest businessmen (in entertainment) of his generation. And that's not nothin'. That's a whole lot more than nothin'. I assume that his production company flat out -drove- special effects for the better part of a decade. And that's impressive.
But a good director, I gotta say he just isn't that.
Here's another one for you -- James Cameron hasn't made a good movie since The Abyss (Extended Cut). But he's still a zillionaire. Can't explain that!
He's produced 66 film/TV projects, and yes a good bit of those are crap. Only some stand out like Raiders, Empire etc
As a director/writer he has only made 6 features.
ohkcrlho
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Not really. I know james cameron doesn't give a fuck but Iannis is right, since the abyss you don't see anything good by him, anything groundbreaking...
Lucas would be a great working at Apple because directing movies is not really his thing.
Abefroman
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The fuck kind of nonsense is this? You didn't like Terminator 2 or True Lies?
Juvarisx
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Yea that was a pretty retarded statement. Even though people here will LOATHE Titanic, its pretty much a perfect guide on how to make a film using actual sets, props, miniatures, extras, and using CGI to enhance a movie properly. It was a very very solid movie directing wise, but it has a shitty script so whatever.
Seriously go watch a behind the scenes on making the Titanic movie, it puts anything Nolan has done to shame sans that spinning hallways in Inception.
Seriously go watch a behind the scenes on making the Titanic movie, it puts anything Nolan has done to shame sans that spinning hallways in Inception.
ohkcrlho
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When i was younger, i thought T2 was the best thing ever. But now i realize it's not that awesome. You have the same time travel thing, arnie is way better being a baddie and the kid is fucking annoying (do not care about his age). In terms of sfx? Yup it's really amazing but overall i don't understand the hype around it. Already said on the terminator 2015 thread, what i really wanted to see was a movie during the war kyle fought.
I liked the movie but T1 and Aliens are his masterpieces.
True lies? Ffs retarded as fuck.i know he wanted to make something funny but for me is really dumb.
Titanic? Just because it made 1billion+ it's groundbreaking? It's well made but a love story during a tragedy? Seen it....
Avatar? Pocahontas in space....enough said.
Let me rephrase it, titanic was his last movie he made with true passion.avatar is just recycling old movies/stories
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Abefroman
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Jysin
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Caliane
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what?
how is Avatar recycling but Titanic wasn't? Even Aliens was recycling.
No one ever claimed he doesn't do that. Is there even anything wrong with that? Starwars was recycling too. So was Indiana jones.
the investment, the invention of tech for it, and him forcing Avatar to get made is pretty clear evidence that he had passion for the project.
(even if the end result had many of the often noted flaws)
ohkcrlho
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ahah so much -tuconets.
caliane,at least with titanic he went to the deep fucking ocean and explore titanic's wreckage. the movie was a love story but at least he tried to make something good out of it (still i don't like it)
avatar is pocahontas in space PERIOD his passion his to make something new,something that is outstanding. avatar is just the 3D amazing sfx and that's it.
caliane,at least with titanic he went to the deep fucking ocean and explore titanic's wreckage. the movie was a love story but at least he tried to make something good out of it (still i don't like it)
avatar is pocahontas in space PERIOD his passion his to make something new,something that is outstanding. avatar is just the 3D amazing sfx and that's it.
Jysin
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Cameron was doing just as much with CGI in his years as Lucas did effects in his day. The liquid tentacle thing in Abyss was cutting edge and paved the way for the liquid metal (harder to render the reflections) in T2. I always think people that criticise these films do not put them into context with what it was competing with at the time.
Watching some of these films now, yea you might not be as blown away at the effects and critique their storylines more closely. It's really about the bigger picture, in my opinion.
Some kid would watch an old film like Jason and the Argonauts today and laugh at it looking corny as hell. In it's day it pioneered stop motion and was absolutely ground breaking. Jurassic Park was the first I had seen what looked "real as shit" dinosaurs walking across the screen and blew me away as a teenager. Every dinosaur flick before that was stop motion / claymation / dudes in suits, etc. It's all relative.
Rag on Lucas for prequels and Cameron for Avatar, but they helped push the boundaries for cinematography / CGI and we are all better off for having them.
Watching some of these films now, yea you might not be as blown away at the effects and critique their storylines more closely. It's really about the bigger picture, in my opinion.
Some kid would watch an old film like Jason and the Argonauts today and laugh at it looking corny as hell. In it's day it pioneered stop motion and was absolutely ground breaking. Jurassic Park was the first I had seen what looked "real as shit" dinosaurs walking across the screen and blew me away as a teenager. Every dinosaur flick before that was stop motion / claymation / dudes in suits, etc. It's all relative.
Rag on Lucas for prequels and Cameron for Avatar, but they helped push the boundaries for cinematography / CGI and we are all better off for having them.
JVIRUS
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What movie is that from?Of all of the movies you mentioned in that rant... you forgot this masterpiece.
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Nearly 25 fucking years since T2 man! The effects in that movie is being compared to today? That is reason enough to give it respect.
