Comments on: Will These Directors Ever Win Oscars? Part I – The Veterans

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:05:19 +0000

The Thin Red Line the better of the two? Keep dreaming. Like all of Malick's films it's scenery porn with lousy grasp of character and narrative. It's a horribly fractured film with way too manycharacters that it can't manage or give any real attention to. Saving Private Ryan has gone on to influence every war film since and even made almost evey war film prior look like child's play. Saving Private Ryan had audiences on the edge of their seat, The Thin Red Line put hem to sleep.

And Black Hawk Down is Scott's best directed film? Are you joking?

By: Traie

Traie — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:02:14 +0000

On Scott: ''“Black Hawk Down” is the director’s best work to date and earned him yet another Oscar nomination'' Best work to date...seriously?

On Lynch:''Originally conceived as the third season of “Twin Peaks,”''
Really? I've never heard that before, you guys got a subscription to Wrapped In Plastic?

On QT: ''along with the underrated and oft forgotten, “Jackie Brown” '' No kidding, what I think is easily his best film (a tie with Basterds), no one recognizes...what's up with that?

On Spike: ''Lee broke onto the scene with “Do the Right Thing” in ’89 and received a writing nomination for it'' A writing nomination only...the same year Pretty Woman was nominated for Best Picture...the Oscars are rubbish.

Great write up, love it when you guys do these pieces, definite food for thought and debate.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:38:56 +0000

The Insider…"gritty realism"?

No, it's a very good film, but that quality is nowhere to be found.

By: Monty

Monty — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:18:20 +0000

Jerry Maguire a "Fabulous" film…?!!

Riiiighttt…

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:38:36 +0000

I am not the biggest fan, but I used to think that Barbra Streisand would have been the first woman to get a Best Director nod.