Yes
But they were always corny, and I thought that was half the charm of them, they were corny and cliched but also incredibly heartfelt.
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Itās Sam Raimi for crying out loud.
You only have to watch the Evil Dead series to see his style.
I still think his Spider-Manās are the best.
Tobey Maguire as Spiderman acts like a ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ! Garfield is better. Better actor.
Garfield is no doubt the better actor but Tobey Maguire was a fine actor in his time but he just had no range.
Acting is just one element that goes into making a film.
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Thatās funny because they both have the lead title. Spiderman. Donāt get me wrong they both did a ā ā ā ā job of Spiderman itās that only Tobey Mcguire has this cry baby, Iām gonna lose it when I blow my load, glowing ā ā ā fantasy look in his eye, that 14 yo girls wet themselves over everytime he speaks on screen, sells tickets so he gets a gig. That sickly for ā ā ā ā ā ā up sweet crap ruined what could of been a great 3rd movie. And it hangs around in all his movies Gatsby, Seabicuit, Wonderboys, Cider house rulesā¦all ā ā ā ā !
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About the only thing I agree with you. Toby Spider-Man is a dumpster fire of a series.
Remains one of my favourite films of the last 20 years. Glimpses of the very near future, if not the present, in the West.
Speaking of great films I just did Chinatown and The Long Goodbye back to back. Thatās some good hours spent in a couple of very different versions of LAās underbelly.
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Chinatown is obviously a classic but The Long Goodbye is one of Altmanās least discussed but hugely underrated films.
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Itās so out there and natural at the same time. Even the theme song is self referential. Elliot Gould is a great melancholy and flip Marlowe.
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Well I canāt agree about Children of Men, but I 100% agree about Chinatown and The Long Goodbye. Different films but both brilliant.
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Well gee whiz arenāt you being nice.
If you have any interest in dystopia done well, and in particularly British (Cuaron I know) flavoured āspeculativeā fiction and film I think COM is a deeply rich and thrilling film. But it just pressed the right buttons for me, very much my opinion. Havenāt read the book but my memory is that it was apparently only a very superficial adaptation plot wise.
Upside down kisses are great but it would have been more interesting if he slipped about 900 ml further.
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Children of Menā¦watched it onceā¦didnāt enjoy it.
Firstly, it had Clive Owen, who I never like.
Secondly, I seem to recall it was about the population being unable to create new babiesā¦which didnāt really trouble me (I guess I have a dim view of humanity)ā¦anyway, that took away all the stakes for me.
PS. I just went and read the plot description on Wikipediaā¦what a mess!
Just a movie for mine.
I donāt get the devotion.
Other than Y Tu Mama Tambien has Cuaron ever crafted a linear story or one that didnāt have plot holes? Heās not known for it and itās not what he should be judged on. He is a visionary and makes films that make you think and are extremely well crafted.
Storytelling is for the Spielbergās of the world.
I personally get far more out of a Cuaron film.
Personally I think CuarĆ³n is vastly overrated. He won the Oscar for Gravity, but really itās only about the first 20 minutes of that film thatās any good at all. Those 20 minutes are spectacular and enthralling; but once the debris hits the film becomes a complete mess with a stock-standard Hollywood happy ending and a grossly excessive dose of Hollywood schmaltz.
Roma was better but again it was the visuals that made it.
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Heās a visual director.
Very few directors throughout history are the whole package and not many are currently working.
Villenueve, Polanski, Fincher and maybe one or two more?
Donāt underplay the cinematographer.
For example prisoners, siccaro and blade runner was all done by Roger Deakin. Easy to give all the credit to Villenuive but thatās massively downplaying how good a cinematographer Deakin is. He did Fargo, Shawshank Redemption, No country for old men and many more. Without him the Cohen Brothers, Sam Mendes and Villenuive would be half the directors they are.
Have a browse of his filmography, itās a damn impressive list.
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