Terrible Films From Greatest Directors

[Brian_Fantana]

Bored the last two days and stumbled upon this article -- I knew some of these; but had no idea Francis Ford Coppola directed the movie "Jack".

When Good Movie Makers Go Bad: Terrible Films From Greatest Directors

Nobody’s perfect. Not even the greatest movie directors. No matter how talented filmmakers are, if they make enough movies and take enough chances, they will turn out a stinker every once in a while. Sometimes, these misfires occur during a future great’s embryonic stage as they try to figure...

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[Jimmy McGill]

Didn't watch the clip, but Ridley Scott has to be up there.

 

[Bro D]

How dare they disparage the movie Jack!


Following shouldnt be on this list. It's Nolan's first feature length film and it's a very good movie. You see a lot of stuff in this movie carry over to his later films too. Definitely better than Tenet

 

[Brian_Fantana]

Didn't watch the clip, but Ridley Scott has to be up there.

No clip, just a list of movies; but he did make the cut for Exodus: Gods and Kings. I don't even recall that movie from 2014 and I believe I have seen just about every dumb movie put out the last 30 years.

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[Jimmy McGill]

No clip, just a list of movies; but he did make the cut for Exodus: Gods and Kings. I don't even recall that movie from 2014 and I believe I have seen just about every dumb movie put out the last 30 years.

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There are plenty of arrogant directors/producers. James Cameron comes to mind

 

[Moral]

Stanley Kubrick did absolutely terrible on The Shining especially considering how great the source content was.

 

[FAUlty Gator]

“ Bring Out the Dead” by Scorsese is the blueprint for bad movies by great directors. Terrible.

 

[Brian_Fantana]

“ Bringing Out the Dead” by Scorsese is the blueprint for bad movies by great directors. Terrible.

Haha, i was thinking that would make it, especially given Nick Cage starred; but New York New York (never seen it) made the list for Scorsese

 

[h-hawk]

1941-Steven Spielberg

 

[tarheelbybirth]

1941-Steven Spielberg

Hod did Hook make that list over this turd? 1941 is awful.

 

[the24fan]

Tim Burton has had a couple stinkers.
Dumbo, Alice in Wonderland to name a couple. I normally love his movies but those two were awful .

 

[sober_teacher]

No clip, just a list of movies; but he did make the cut for Exodus: Gods and Kings. I don't even recall that movie from 2014 and I believe I have seen just about every dumb movie put out the last 30 years.

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They decided Moses needed a turn as an action hero for some reason. Utterly forgettable movie.

Hod did Hook make that list over this turd? 1941 is awful.

Hook is a surprise. It’s not superb but it has its charms.

That’s too good a cast for the movie to be terrible.

 

[sober_teacher]

Tim Burton has had a couple stinkers.
Dumbo, Alice in Wonderland to name a couple. I normally love his movies but those two were awful .

Tim Burton is the best example of a hit or miss director I know of.

I actually kinda like Alice in wonderland; the story actually suits his general weirdness. The sequel meanwhile was awful.

 

[SI_NYC]

Spike Lee's Miracle at St. Anna. It's the only movie I've ever walked out of the theater. I normally love most of Lee's films, but that film was a piece of garbage.

 

[the24fan]

Tim Burton is the best example of a hit or miss director I know of.

I actually kinda like Alice in wonderland; the story actually suits his general weirdness. The sequel meanwhile was awful.

He is an enigma. Big fish, Nightmare before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Batman, Batman returns , Frankenweenie, Beetlejuice, Charlie and the chocolate factory, and of course my favorite Edward Scissorhands are awesome flicks.

 

[SolarHawk]

They decided Moses needed a turn as an action hero for some reason. Utterly forgettable movie.

Hook is a surprise. It’s not superb but it has its charms.

That’s too good a cast for the movie to be terrible.

Hook is not a bad film. I enjoyed the hell out of it as a kid.

 

[sober_teacher]

He is an enigma. Big fish, Nightmare before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Batman, Batman returns , Frankenweenie, Beetlejuice, Charlie and the chocolate factory, and of course my favorite Edward Scissorhands are awesome flicks.

Are those all ones you liked or just a mix as examples?

I can’t speak to Charlie and Chocolate Factory - the gene wilder version has too much sentimental attachment for me and Wonka is just not a role I can ever wrap my head around for Depp.

 

[the24fan]

Are those all ones you liked or just a mix as examples?

I can’t speak to Charlie and Chocolate Factory - the gene wilder version has too much sentimental attachment for me and Wonka is just not a role I can ever wrap my head around for Depp.

Those are the ones I personally enjoy and I do think the ones that are generally regarded as his better films. I do like how he uses many of the same actors in his movies

 

[SolarHawk]

Are those all ones you liked or just a mix as examples?

I can’t speak to Charlie and Chocolate Factory - the gene wilder version has too much sentimental attachment for me and Wonka is just not a role I can ever wrap my head around for Depp.

Considering most those films are universally loved, I’m guessing he likes them lol.

 

[the24fan]

Considering most those films are universally loved, I’m guessing he likes them lol.

Not sure many would list Sleepy Hollow in there but I forgot to add that one

 

[SolarHawk]

Not sure many would list Sleepy Hollow in there but I forgot to add that one

Love Sleepy Hollow. Ricci before she got rid of her boobs(criminal in my opinion) and Walken as the horseman? Great film.

 

[sober_teacher]

Considering most those films are universally loved, I’m guessing he likes them lol.

Had to look it up, for some reason I’d thought it was one that did well commercially but panned at the same time.

Not sure many would list Sleepy Hollow in there but I forgot to add that one

Love Sleepy Hollow. Ricci before she got rid of her boobs(criminal in my opinion) and Walken as the horseman? Great film.

I liked sleep hollow as well, tho it hasn’t aged great imo.

 

[Bonerfarts]

Not sure many would list Sleepy Hollow in there but I forgot to add that one

I liked that movie, but Johnny Depp as Ichabod Crane is miscast. Definitely not the Ichabod I have in mind,

 

[ISUBryce]

Stanley Kubrick did absolutely terrible on The Shining especially considering how great the source content was.

I find this to be just flabbergasting but I don’t like King’s novels.

 

[Bierhalter]

Spike Lee's Miracle at St. Anna. It's the only movie I've ever walked out of the theater. I normally love most of Lee's films, but that film was a piece of garbage.

Never seen it. What was so bad about it?

 

[sober_teacher]

I find this to be just flabbergasting but I don’t like King’s novels.

I tried to start the dark tower series a couple years back, didn’t enjoy it at all.

 

[Titus Andronicus]

I mentioned this one in another thread earlier today.

Lina Wertmuller, the first woman to ever be nominated for an Academy Award directed "Seven Beauties." ... which includes this scene from an Italian prison during WWll. It involves suicide by prison guards or by diving into a latrine, however you wish to frame it.



This clip has stayed in my head for forty years, so think before you watch.

 

[the24fan]

Love Sleepy Hollow. Ricci before she got rid of her boobs(criminal in my opinion) and Walken as the horseman? Great film.

No doubt she was hot in that movie

 

[the24fan]

I liked that movie, but Johnny Depp as Ichabod Crane is miscast. Definitely not the Ichabod I have in mind,

I actually thought he did a nice job .

 

[cubsMDdmb]

I tried to start the dark tower series a couple years back, didn’t enjoy it at all.

You have to get past the first book which is different than the rest. The first book is a little abstract and almost dreamlike. Then it gets to the heart of the matter in book 2. Books 2 through 4 are very good. Books 5 and 6 are good but don’t seem to move the plot a lot. Book 7 is very good.

The series definitely isn’t for everyone but Roland is up there with my favorite characters I’ve ever read (along with Gus from Lonesome Dove).

 

[Herky T Hawk]

Never seen it. What was so bad about it?

I thought the movie was generally just ok. Good in some parts, not good in many others. It was also a completely fabricated story, which to me in general is fine. But some people don’t like that for WW2 movies. There are many stories about black soldiers that could have been told, but instead Lee decided to make this.

 

[Titus Andronicus]

The series definitely isn’t for everyone but Roland is up there with my favorite characters I’ve ever read (along with Gus from Lonesome Dove).

There was no way that anyone could transition Gus to film or TV ... from tricking Lorena into giving him a free "Poke" until the end of the cattle drive, he was that special!

But, they did it! (I still think of Duvall as Gus, when I see him in a film.)

 

[cubsMDdmb]

There was no way that anyone could transition Gus to film or TV ... from tricking Lorena into giving him a free "Poke" until the end of the cattle drive, he was that special!

But, they did it!

I have yet to watch the mini series. I’m always worried it won’t live up to the book. But I just got my dad to read the book so we may watch it together. Everyone has told me the mini series is really good.

 

[jasonrann]

Eyes Wide Shut by Kubrick seemed awful, despite the gratuitous nudity and the secks and the cast.

 

[SI_NYC]

Never seen it. What was so bad about it?

It’s been quite awhile so I’m not exactly sure what bugged me about it but iirc it was the general idea plot and storyline. It all just felt phoned in.

 

[Titus Andronicus]

Tim Burton commentary up and down this thread ... and not one mention of "Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street." The selection of Mr. Burton to direct was inspired. He took the Broadway musical to another level.

 

[lucas80]

1941-Steven Spielberg

Whoa!!!
That movie is a classic.

 

[HawkeyeShawn]

Hod did Hook make that list over this turd? 1941 is awful.

Damn. I really like Hook.

 

[SeaPA]

Spielberg also produced the dreadful "Joe vs the Volcano"

 

[tarheelbybirth]

I have yet to watch the mini series. I’m always worried it won’t live up to the book. But I just got my dad to read the book so we may watch it together. Everyone has told me the mini series is really good.

One of the best things ever on tv.