Yes, I have. Which is what leads me to my statement.
Gremlins – a true Classic in every sense of the word.
Gremlins 2 – a horrible sequel with little or no connection to the original in terms of tone. Also, it’s a 6.3 on IMDB. Gremlins is a 7.2. Nuff said.
The Burbs – I loved, loved this film growin’ up. But that being said, it hasn’t aged all that well. And is a far cry from being a classic in any sense. It is funny though, I’ll give you that. Bruce Dern falling off the roof cracks me up every time. But still, it is a mediocre comedy that just happens to have my sense of humour. It isn’t proof of any directorial genius.

Have you seen Gremlins, Gremlins 2 or the Burbs? All three of those were great comedy/horror films.

It’s not that Trevorrow was fired because he was a Maverick. It’s more like they thought they’d get someone who’d direct a committee approved film without any resistance. That in a nutshell is why a number of indie film makers are hired to direct modern blockbusters. The directors get hands on experience with the big studios. The studios get a respectable product with factory controlled aesthetics. Sometimes it works (see Chris Nolan) sometimes it crashes and burns (Josh Trank)

And none of that makes what he said untrue.

Even being kind, Landis had 9 years of quality. Dante had 3.

A fluke? Are you kidding me?

And both contributions were then brutally scared by utterly terrible sequels that had little or no understanding of what made the original a classic in the first place.

John, you’re 67. Time to retire.

Trevorrow put the white in rice on Jurrassic World. Bland to the point of forgetful.
I have more and better memories of Jurrassic Park III, than I do of JW.

Trevorrow, asshole or no, is a bland director. There was very little in the way of aesthetic style in Jurassic World. Although the screenplay had some interesting ideas much of the dialogue was woeful and the filmmaking was dull. I do not want a boring director in charge of one of the most treasured franchises of all time.