I saw Four Rooms when it came out, but couldn't remember how many rooms were in the title. Had to guess feeling like Dr. Seuss - one room, two rooms, red rooms, blue rooms...
It’s not a terrible movie, but the first two segments are not as good as the last two, which were the ones directed by Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. I think they’re very enjoyable segments and I wish the first half of the movie was like that, but the first part was weird and the second one didn’t make sense. If I were to watch it again I’d just skip to the part with Antonio Banderas and his kids and keep it going from there.
Not a fan of 'Basterds'. It's a personal opinion but I don't like people/films rewriting history. Especially something like the Second World War. It just feels like trivialising or airbrushing out the suffering and deaths of too many people.
I may well be in a small minority on this one, but like I said, it's just a personal opinion. It was a great mivie right up until the point Quentin started to change history.
I don't know. The way most historical films work they just completely rewrite history anyway but then they present it in a way that convinces the audience that what they are seeing is factual, when it's not. Basterds is so far removed from the history that everyone knows that I feel like this is actually better. Pretty much everyone is going to understand that it's not meant to be a true story but is actually just historical fantasy. Sort of like Captain America punching out Hitler on the cover of his first comic book.
Almost the last one I thought was Jackie Brow -- which I watched two days ago. And tried True Romance three times, though I know perfectly well it was Romero.
He's definitely overrated, and so is Kubrick, but I don't know about deserving the title of "most overrated." Not easily. I personally like most of Tarantino's stuff even if he is overrated. My pick for most overrated director in history might have to go to Jim Jarmusch. He's not as famous as Tarantino, but he's generally well regarded, and his films are absolute garbage. M Night Shayamalan around 1999-2001 would be another top contender but I think at this point everyone agrees that he sucks and The Sixth Sense was just a fluke, so you can't really call him overrated anymore.
I'll be berated for this, but I think Woody Allen is the most overrated director. Not because he's the worst, but because he's that much worse than his general regard. But, of course, it's all a matter of opinion. My personal way of looking at it is simply, "would this movie be better/worse/no different with a different director?" I would argue that nearly every one of his movies is in the no different category, which makes them very well written, not well directed.
I agree on Jarmusch, although I do really like Ghost Dog. Is Woody Allen generally well regarded these days? He used to be, but most of his current crop, besides Midnight in Paris and Blue Jasmine, has been very poorly reviewed where I live.
I agree about Woody Allen. I never understood all the hype, even before everyone found out what a sleaze he is. Midnight in Paris is really good, but it is the only film of his I have ever liked, and I've tried to watch like eight others, including his most lauded efforts. It's all very self-absorbed.
I like most of his movies but you're right that Woody Allen is a bit overrated. He makes movies about intellectuals, which doesn't mean that they are very intellectually profound in themselves. The Purple Rose of Cairo is great though.
Nonsense. Tarantino is fantastic. He is not overrated. He is overrepresented in the pop culture discussion because he is the rare director whose work can be enjoyed on both a superficial level and an intellectual level. He's one of very few people who can appeal to both the Paul Thomas Anderson crowd and the Michael Bay crowd. It seems reactionary to me to say he is overrated. People just get sick of hearing about him, but that does diminish his talent or his accomplishments.
I may well be in a small minority on this one, but like I said, it's just a personal opinion. It was a great mivie right up until the point Quentin started to change history.
Tony Scott directed True Romance.