And while we're on the Coen Brothers, you can add 'The Man Who Wasn't There', 'A Serious Man' and even 'True Grit' (which was better than the others mentioned but still overrated. In fact even their best films might be a bit overrated).
And while we're on the Coen Brothers, you can add 'The Man Who Wasn't There', 'A Serious Man' and even 'True Grit' (which was better than the others mentioned but still overrated. In fact even their best films might be a bit overrated).
i know this is all about personal taste. But from a filmmaking standpoint all of the films you mentioned are fantastically well made films. The Man Who Wasn't There and True Grit have stunning cinematography and are very well written films.
Sexy Beast - Ridiculous casting of Ben Kingsley to play a villain.
You are kidding me - he was the film! No one else could have played that part better - no way, no f***ing way, no no no no no no no no no no no no no no
Genius casting in my opinion
Don't care if it is in anyones opinion - Sexy Beast is a classic. Ben Kingsley is a scary c***.
Agreed, Ben Kingsley is great, but I also thought Ian McShane was scarier, fantastic performance.
My first thought for most overrated film is 'Speed' - dreadful.
And while we're on the Coen Brothers, you can add 'The Man Who Wasn't There', 'A Serious Man' and even 'True Grit' (which was better than the others mentioned but still overrated. In fact even their best films might be a bit overrated).
i know this is all about personal taste. But from a filmmaking standpoint all of the films you mentioned are fantastically well made films. The Man Who Wasn't There and True Grit have stunning cinematography and are very well written films.
I thought TMWWT was all style no substance; that A Serious Man was a self-indulgent American-Jewish in-joke and True Grit was good, but not so different from the original that they needed to get all precious about it and say it was a re-imaginging of the book, or however they put it. I do like them but they are critics darlings and tend to get overrated quite often. I generally prefer their earlier films (pre - Oh Brother) although No Country is a good 'un. All a matter of taste as you say.
Any film that bears the words, "Director's cut". The reason that studios don't usually allow the director to make the final cut it that they are just too close to the material and too self indulgent.
Any film that bears the words, "Director's cut". The reason that studios don't usually allow the director to make the final cut it that they are just too close to the material and too self indulgent.
I have often wondered who has the final say on most of the final cuts for cinema release .. the money men, the editor, the director, a combination of all three, or a 'jury' who test taste the various options
I guess the answer is that it depends. If the director is a household name, it is probably in their contract that they have the rights to the last cut. If not, it will usually be a producer representing the money men.
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the exorcist. i felt cheated when i eventually got to see it.
Not mentioned so far, Vanilla Sky
Agreed, Ben Kingsley is great, but I also thought Ian McShane was scarier, fantastic performance.
My first thought for most overrated film is 'Speed' - dreadful.
Braveheart
Oh Brother where art thou
Matrix
Titanic
No way, great film, Bardem is up there with Don Logan as one of the scariest characters I've seen on screen
True Grit I turned off after half hour
The Royal Tenenbaums.
Star cast.....7.6/10 on imdb....yet an utter dogshit of a film.
There will be Blood. Many compared it to No Country... for some reason, but I didn't like it any way near as much
Definitely over rated, didn't hate it but it was very bloated and would probably have been a classic had it been half an hour shorter!