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In Reply to: Re: IMHO, Ridley Scott is a very gifted director, ... posted by Victor Khomenko on January 23, 2002 at 05:10:19:
Personally, I consider The Duelists a minor classic period piece; Bladerunner is one of my favorite films, especially the Director's cut version, with it's masterful blending of the SF & film noir genres; Alien was a phenomenal movie that inspired four sequels, only the second worthy of comparison to the original; I've never seen Thelma & Louise, but it did break ground in it's depiction of women seeking independence in a male-dominated society; Legend was recut and released by Universal in a diminishing what may have been a minor masterpiece of fantasy (several years ago Video Watchdog did a shot for shot restructure of Mr. Scott's original movie; the Director's vision was indeed butchered); Gladiator, as much as you dislike it, is a wonderful film in it's own rite, superior to most sword and sandal epics done a generation before; I haven't seen White Squall or GI Jane, but both were popular; 1492, Conquest of Paradise may have lost it's compass and gone off coarse, but it also suffered from the unlikelyhood of two Columbus historicals being released the same year; Hannible yhe cannible was terrible, but considering what they had to work with, screenwriter David Mamet and Director Scott did an amazing job with Thomas Harris's appallingly grim joke of a book.So to make a long story a little shorter, I like most of Ridley Scott's movies and consider him to be one of the few Directors currently making films which are both entertaining and deal with complex and/or controversial subjects intelligently.
AuPh
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- Well, like you said, it's "another matter of opinion, of course." - Audiophilander 08:29:34 01/23/02 (39)
- Re: Well, like you said, it's "another matter of opinion, of course." - Bruce from DC 13:50:38 01/23/02 (16)
- Well of course! nt - clarkjohnsen 13:55:48 01/24/02 (0)
- Haven't seen anything like this since the 2001 thread! - padreken 16:39:13 01/23/02 (1)
- We try to keep it lively! (~;^D) NT - Audiophilander 21:58:21 01/23/02 (0)
- Bruce, you should know better than to blow coke in a crowded thater; it's waaaay too public! ;^) - Audiophilander 15:54:22 01/23/02 (9)
- Gladiator was truer to historical Rome ? What's BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA in Latin ? - john dem 22:59:53 01/23/02 (7)
- Ah, but you're reading into my post what you want to read... - Audiophilander 00:44:43 01/24/02 (6)
- ps- Your definition of "historical Rome" vs Roman history is nonsense- and you know it. - john dem 06:34:35 01/24/02 (3)
- Look up the word "historical" -- it has a number of meanings, including but not limited to: - Audiophilander 07:53:11 01/24/02 (2)
- Hysterical Rome. - john dem 08:27:43 01/24/02 (1)
- Hee, hee! - Audiophilander 09:36:14 01/24/02 (0)
- So you liked the film- but don't pretend it's something it isn't. - john dem 04:19:18 01/24/02 (1)
- Finally, there's some light at the end of the tunnel vision! - Audiophilander 07:59:45 01/24/02 (0)
- Re: Bruce, you should know better than to blow coke in a crowded thater; it's waaaay too public! ;^) - Bruce from DC 16:32:14 01/23/02 (0)
- Re: Well, like you said, it's "another matter of opinion, of course." - Doug Schneider 14:00:20 01/23/02 (2)
- Re: Well, like you said, it's "another matter of opinion, of course." - Victor Khomenko 14:15:07 01/23/02 (1)
- Re: Well, yes and no - Bruce from DC 15:04:21 01/23/02 (0)
- Re: Well, like you said, it's "another matter of opinion, of course." - Doug Schneider 11:01:47 01/23/02 (5)
- Well, Buffy the Vampire Slayer IS top-notch TV if you haven't noticed. - Audiophilander 15:59:21 01/23/02 (1)
- Re: Well, Buffy the Vampire Slayer IS top-notch TV if you haven't noticed. - Doug Schneider 18:20:34 01/23/02 (0)
- Re: Well, like you said, it's "another matter of opinion, of course." - Andrew T. 15:18:27 01/23/02 (2)
- Re: Well, like you said, it's "another matter of opinion, of course." - Doug Schneider 18:56:53 01/23/02 (1)
- Re: Well, like you said, it's "another matter of opinion, of course." - Andrew T. 06:23:11 01/24/02 (0)
- Re: Well, like you said, it's "another matter of opinion, of course." - Victor Khomenko 08:53:48 01/23/02 (15)
- Well Victor, we just see things a bit differently. - Audiophilander 10:29:33 01/23/02 (14)
- Yes... I respect women - Victor Khomenko 11:14:11 01/23/02 (13)
- Wholly mackerel! ;o) Talk about fryin' bigger fish: - Audiophilander 15:24:12 01/23/02 (12)
- Re: Wholly mackerel! ;o) Talk about fryin' bigger fish: - Victor Khomenko 16:11:47 01/23/02 (11)
- Well, it appears that this stream is almost fished out. - Audiophilander 21:51:37 01/23/02 (10)
- Re: Well, it appears that this stream is almost fished out. - Victor Khomenko 05:10:54 01/24/02 (9)
- Hey, you can hate Ridley Scott if you like; "it ain't my problem" as the saying goes. - Audiophilander 09:22:23 01/24/02 (0)
- Re: Well, it appears that this stream is almost fished out. - Andrew T. 06:18:45 01/24/02 (7)
- Re: Well, it appears that this stream is almost fished out. - Victor Khomenko 06:46:44 01/24/02 (6)
- Re: Well, it appears that this stream is almost fished out. - Andrew T. 07:28:13 01/24/02 (5)
- Re: Well, it appears that this stream is almost fished out. - Victor Khomenko 07:36:32 01/24/02 (4)
- PS.. - Andrew T. 08:37:21 01/24/02 (2)
- Ah, don't worry... - Victor Khomenko 08:54:28 01/24/02 (1)
- Yep! ;^) - Audiophilander 09:26:57 01/24/02 (0)
- Re: Well, it appears that this stream is almost fished out. - Andrew T. 08:32:53 01/24/02 (0)
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