And the next Spielberg is...?
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In what sense? Style? Prolificity? Genre'? Ego?
In what sense? Style? Prolificity? Genre'? Ego?
Woodson
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Re: And the next Spielberg is...?
[quote author=David Jimerson link=board=Offtopic;num=1097784814;start=0#2 date=10/14/04 at 13:25:58]In what sense? Style? Prolificity? Genre'? Ego?[/quote]
everything that has to do with his filmmaking and the films he did.
Doing films in all kinds of genres.
[quote author=David Jimerson link=board=Offtopic;num=1097784814;start=0#2 date=10/14/04 at 13:25:58]In what sense? Style? Prolificity? Genre'? Ego?[/quote]
everything that has to do with his filmmaking and the films he did.
Doing films in all kinds of genres.
Chris Messineo
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I would say Peter Jackson.
It would be hard to mention a Director who has risen more dramatically.
If you have seen Heavenly Creatures then you know he is equally adept at drama as well as blockbusters and with King Kong on the horizon his future is looking very bright.
Chris
I would say Peter Jackson.
It would be hard to mention a Director who has risen more dramatically.
If you have seen Heavenly Creatures then you know he is equally adept at drama as well as blockbusters and with King Kong on the horizon his future is looking very bright.
Chris
nullphonic
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[quote author=CMessineo link=board=Offtopic;num=1097784814;start=0#5 date=10/14/04 at 13:33:50]I would say Peter Jackson.
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ditto ;D
Lots of pressure on him to pull the King Kong remake off. Even if it's a flop however, he currently has my vote.
[quote author=CMessineo link=board=Offtopic;num=1097784814;start=0#5 date=10/14/04 at 13:33:50]I would say Peter Jackson.
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ditto ;D
Lots of pressure on him to pull the King Kong remake off. Even if it's a flop however, he currently has my vote.
J.R. Hudson
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Im pretty impressed with PJ so far. Whwther it be his old school B movies or the current crop; great stuff. I remember seeing the FRIGHTENERS for the first time and thinking: WTF is this? This is great!
Im pretty impressed with PJ so far. Whwther it be his old school B movies or the current crop; great stuff. I remember seeing the FRIGHTENERS for the first time and thinking: WTF is this? This is great!
Mike_Donis
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I don't think Jackson, but that's only because he seems (at least from what I've seen) to not have the charisma that Speilberg has - and his stuff is much more 'culty' than Spielbergs IMO...
Maybe Barry Green...? ;D
I don't think Jackson, but that's only because he seems (at least from what I've seen) to not have the charisma that Speilberg has - and his stuff is much more 'culty' than Spielbergs IMO...
Maybe Barry Green...? ;D
Re: And the next Spielberg is...?
[quote author=Steven_Spielberg link=board=Offtopic;num=1097784814;start=0#7 date=10/14/04 at 13:58:41]Y'know, I don't appreciate this thread very much. There will only be one Steven Spielberg, damnit!
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haha, I do gotta agree with this statement
Peter Jackson is doing pretty well though
[quote author=Steven_Spielberg link=board=Offtopic;num=1097784814;start=0#7 date=10/14/04 at 13:58:41]Y'know, I don't appreciate this thread very much. There will only be one Steven Spielberg, damnit!
[/quote]haha, I do gotta agree with this statement
Peter Jackson is doing pretty well though
Michael Summers
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Re: And the next Spielberg is...?
overrated.
overrated.
THiNSPiRiT
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I gotta agree with TC there... Sam Raimi is definitely a huge up and comer when it comes to successful blockbusters...
Lets not forget though that he's produced Xena and Hercules two of the highest rated shows in history. At one point Xena was the most popular show in the world. Then he comes out with Spider-man and Spider-man 2
The man is on a roll... to get a good idea of how equal peter jackson and sam raimi are, look at where spidey is on the top grossing films of all time and look at where the lord of the rings movies are. Another thing, look at who has more movies above those than anyone else... it so happens to be Mr. Spielburg... paritially because Shrek 2 is up there and that's dreamworks...
I would say Raimi over Jackson though... Jackson has the beard going, but Raimi's got more charisma than Jackson. Raimi is also becoming a far more household name when it comes to movies. Although, Jackson is also becoming quite the household name... hmmm... it's hard to tell... we'll see how king kong turns out and judge from there... Raimi's got more experience and success under his belt though, so my bet is on him...
I get a kick out of following Raimi for years... WAY before he was ever chosen to make Spidey... then when he was chosen I was like "AWESOME" then when he made gajillions of dollars on Spidey i was like "SUPER AWESOME"
I swear, that guy's my idol. He goes from making campy horror films with his buddy's in highschool to directing 2 of the highest grossing films of all time...
I gotta agree with TC there... Sam Raimi is definitely a huge up and comer when it comes to successful blockbusters...
Lets not forget though that he's produced Xena and Hercules two of the highest rated shows in history. At one point Xena was the most popular show in the world. Then he comes out with Spider-man and Spider-man 2
The man is on a roll... to get a good idea of how equal peter jackson and sam raimi are, look at where spidey is on the top grossing films of all time and look at where the lord of the rings movies are. Another thing, look at who has more movies above those than anyone else... it so happens to be Mr. Spielburg... paritially because Shrek 2 is up there and that's dreamworks...
I would say Raimi over Jackson though... Jackson has the beard going, but Raimi's got more charisma than Jackson. Raimi is also becoming a far more household name when it comes to movies. Although, Jackson is also becoming quite the household name... hmmm... it's hard to tell... we'll see how king kong turns out and judge from there... Raimi's got more experience and success under his belt though, so my bet is on him...
I get a kick out of following Raimi for years... WAY before he was ever chosen to make Spidey... then when he was chosen I was like "AWESOME" then when he made gajillions of dollars on Spidey i was like "SUPER AWESOME"
I swear, that guy's my idol. He goes from making campy horror films with his buddy's in highschool to directing 2 of the highest grossing films of all time...
J.R. Hudson
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I am looking very forward to 30 DAYS OF NIGHT. IS he just Producing that?
I am looking very forward to 30 DAYS OF NIGHT. IS he just Producing that?
J_Barnes
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[quote author=THiNSPiRiT link=board=Offtopic;num=1097784814;start=15#16 date=10/14/04 at 23:12:32]
Lets not forget though that he's produced Xena and Hercules two of the highest rated shows in history. At one point Xena was the most popular show in the world.
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Yeah, but wasn't Baywatch also the most popular show in the world for a while? If popularity were any measure of lasting ability, we'd all be talking about the Baywatch Nights 2 feature film right now.
Sam Raimi has been very spotty over his career, imho.
[quote author=THiNSPiRiT link=board=Offtopic;num=1097784814;start=15#16 date=10/14/04 at 23:12:32]
Lets not forget though that he's produced Xena and Hercules two of the highest rated shows in history. At one point Xena was the most popular show in the world.
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Yeah, but wasn't Baywatch also the most popular show in the world for a while? If popularity were any measure of lasting ability, we'd all be talking about the Baywatch Nights 2 feature film right now.
Sam Raimi has been very spotty over his career, imho.
Mike_Donis
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But what has Peter Jackson done other than Lord of the Rings? Most people haven't even seen anything else he's done...
But what has Peter Jackson done other than Lord of the Rings? Most people haven't even seen anything else he's done...
Barry_Green
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Re: And the next Spielberg is...?
Run to the video store and get his first two: "Bad Taste" and "Dead Alive" (or "Brain Dead", it goes by both titles). Bad Taste is a completely low-budget homemade production, his first film, and it is in quite bad taste. Dead Alive is an absolute masterpiece, in many ways it's kind of a remake of Bad Taste, but Dead Alive is a complete classic. I'd say watch "Dead Alive" first...