New Ridley Scott Sci-Fi Film Due Out June 8 - PROMETHEUS

[twonabomber]

What sucks is that we have too few directors out there who can create such masterpieces on this level. Ridley Scott is one, James Cameron is another, Opie Cunningham is another (Ron Howard), and of course Spielberg and Lucas.

Scorsese...

[Hardrock69]

Scorcese is a great visionary director. As are Kubrik and Francis Ford Coppola.

What about Scorcese?

And yes, Jay, I totally agree. I have not had any desire to see that film.

[Zing!]

What sucks is that we have too few directors out there who can create such masterpieces ...James Cameron is another, Opie Cunningham is another (Ron Howard), and of course Spielberg and Lucas.:

I agreed up to the Howard and Especially the Lucas part. Howard is a uninspiring corporate studio Hollyweird yes man, and Lucas hasn't directed anything worth a damn since 1977. By the way - Ridley Scott definitely belongs on that list. Great visionary - LOVED Prometheus!

[Seshmeister]

What sucks is that we have too few directors out there who can create such masterpieces on this level. Ridley Scott is one, James Cameron is another, Opie Cunningham is another (Ron Howard), and of course Spielberg and Lucas.

Lucas on the whole is very fucking patchy, I hear his new film about the pilots is a fucking disgrace.

Ron Howard has made a few clunkers too, Da Vinci Code/Angels and Demons anyone?

Ridley Scott has about a 50% hit rate.

There are few directors that would make me go to a movie based solely on it being one of theirs, Scorcese is one of them.

Other guys like David Cronenberg, Woody Allen, Coppola them being involved makes me more likely to go but I'll still stop to check what it's about first.

[Seshmeister]

[Hardrock69]

Yes, I know Howard has directed some clunkers, but haven't they all?
Same goes for Lucas.

[Nitro Express]

Lucas on the whole is very fucking patchy, I hear his new film about the pilots is a fucking disgrace.

Ron Howard has made a few clunkers too, Da Vinci Code/Angels and Demons anyone?

Ridley Scott has about a 50% hit rate.

There are few directors that would make me go to a movie based solely on it being one of theirs, Scorcese is one of them.

Other guys like David Cronenberg, Woody Allen, Coppola them being involved makes me more likely to go but I'll still stop to check what it's about first.

Lucas redid the whole Star Wars trilogy and fucked it up. I was going to rent Redtails and the comments on the movie said it was historically botched and was more like watching the rebels vs. the empire except in P51's and 109's.

[Seshmeister]

Yeah it sounds completely ridiculous.

All the evidence points to Lucas just got very very lucky with the first Star Wars film.

[Nickdfresh]

Saw this a couple weeks ago on DVD, have to say it was about what I expected: which is a minor disappointment with the cliche-ish storyline and the blase character development. But it is interesting, creepy and visually stunning...

[Hardrock69]

Visuals are what I want to see in a Ridley Scott film as they are usually really cool. If I get a great screenplay, good acting, etc. that is just icing on the cake.