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post #1 of 38
6/18/05 at 6:06am
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DIRECTOR FILMOGRAPHY - The Films of RICHARD DONNER

Rank ‘em, rate ‘em, review ‘em or whatever.

RICHARD DONNER

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
16 Blocks (2006)
Timeline (2003)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
Assassins (1995)
Maverick (1994)
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Radio Flyer (1992)
Two-Fisted Tales (1991) (TV) (segment "Showdown")
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Scrooged (1988)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
The Goonies (1985)
Ladyhawke (1985)
The Toy (1982)
Inside Moves (1980)
Superman (1978)
A Very Special Place (1977) (TV)
The Omen (1976)
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (1975) (TV)
A Shadow in the Streets (1975) (TV)
Bronk (1975) (TV)
Lucas Tanner (1974) (TV)
Senior Year (1974) (TV)
Stat! (1973) (TV)
Nightside (1973) (TV)
Hernandez (1973) (TV)
Twinky (1969)
Salt and Pepper (1968)
Philbert (Three's a Crowd) (1963)
X-15 (1961)


Edited by Jim_K - 12/5/10 at 5:35am
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post #2 of 38
6/18/05 at 6:08am
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Ratings out of


RICHARD DONNER (1930 -     )


Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
16 Blocks (2006)
Timeline (2003)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
Assassins (1995)
Maverick (1994)
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Radio Flyer (1992)
Two-Fisted Tales (1991) (segment "Showdown")
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Scrooged (1988)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
The Goonies (1985)
Ladyhawke (1985)
The Toy (1982)
Inside Moves (1980)
Superman (1978)
A Very Special Place (1977)
The Omen (1976)
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (1975)
A Shadow in the Streets (1975)
Bronk (1975)
Lucas Tanner (1974)
Senior Year (1974)
Stat! (1973)
Nightside (1973)
Hernandez (1973)
Twinky (1969)
Salt and Pepper (1968)
Philbert (Three's a Crowd) (1963)
X-15 (1961)


 


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post #3 of 38
6/18/05 at 6:23am
Timeline (2003)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
Assassins (1995)
Maverick (1994)
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Radio Flyer (1992)
Two-Fisted Tales (1991) (TV) (segment "Showdown")
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Scrooged (1988)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
The Goonies (1985)
Ladyhawke (1985)
The Toy (1982)
Inside Moves (1980)
Superman (1978)
A Very Special Place (1977) (TV)
The Omen (1976)
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (1975) (TV)
A Shadow in the Streets (1975) (TV)
Bronk (1975) (TV)
Lucas Tanner (1974) (TV)
Senior Year (1974) (TV)
Stat! (1973) (TV)
Nightside (1973) (TV)
Hernandez (1973) (TV)
Twinky (1969)
Salt and Pepper (1968)
Philbert (Three's a Crowd) (1963)
X-15 (1961)

Bolded films I've seen.
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post #4 of 38
6/18/05 at 8:26am
RICHARD DONNER

Seen: 10
Like: 6
Own: 6

Rank order:

Scrooged (1988)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Maverick (1994)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Superman (1978)
The Omen (1976)
The Goonies (1985)
Ladyhawke (1985)
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post #5 of 38
6/18/05 at 9:23am
"I'm getting too old for this shit!"

16 Blocks (2006)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
Assassins (1995)
Maverick (1994)
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Scrooged (1988)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
The Goonies (1985)
Ladyhawke (1985)
Superman II (The Donner Cut) (1980)
Superman (1978)
The Omen (1976)

I own all listed above on DVD except The Goonies, Scrooged and Assassins. I saw all the Lethal Weapons, Maverick, Superman and The Omen at the cinema. Wasn't impressed with the badly edited reconstruction of Superman II, the Brando scenes were the sole redeeming feature. If Donner had completed his work on Superman II back in 1980 would it have been better than the Richard Lester version? Now I'm not so sure.

Rankings

1)Superman the Movie
2)The Omen
3)Lethal Weapon 2
4)Lethal Weapon 1
5)Ladyhawke
6)Lethal Weapon 4 (Jet Li takes this a notch up on 3)
7)Lethal Weapon 3
8)Superman II The Donner Cut
9)Maverick
10)Conspiracy Theory
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post #6 of 38
6/18/05 at 10:28am
Out of 4s

Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Scrooged (1988)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
The Toy (1982) 1/2
Superman (1978)
The Omen (1976)
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post #7 of 38
6/18/05 at 10:33pm
*1. The Omen - A
2. Superman - A-
3. The Goonies - B+
4. Ladyhawke - B (an assumption since I haven't seen it in many years)
5. Scrooged - B
*6. Philbert (Three's A Crowd) - B-
7. The Toy - C (I've never been able to decide if this is racist shit or a commentary on how anyone will do anything if you offer them enough money.)

Own: 2
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post #8 of 38
6/18/05 at 11:19pm
RICHARD DONNER

Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) -
Maverick (1994) -
Radio Flyer (1992) -
The Goonies (1985) -
Superman (1978) -
The Omen (1976) -

No one else has seen the absolutely outstanding and wonderful Radio Flyer?

1Radio Flyer
2Maverick
3Goonies
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post #9 of 38
6/18/05 at 11:51pm
Ratings from to

Superman II (The Richard Donner Cut) (2006) (Own the DVD)
16 Blocks (2006)
Timeline (2003)
Superman (2000 Restoration) (Own the Blu)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
Assassins (1995)
Maverick (1994)
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Radio Flyer (1992) (Used to own the LD)
Two-Fisted Tales (1991) (TV) (segment "Showdown")
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Scrooged (1988)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
The Goonies (1985)
Ladyhawke (1985) (I would have given this a higher rating if it wasn't for that god-awful music score)
The Toy (1982)
Inside Moves (1980)
Superman (1978) (Own the DVD)
A Very Special Place (1977) (TV)
The Omen (1976) (Own the Blu)
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (1975) (TV)
A Shadow in the Streets (1975) (TV)
Bronk (1975) (TV)
Lucas Tanner (1974) (TV)
Senior Year (1974) (TV)
Stat! (1973) (TV)
Nightside (1973) (TV)
Hernandez (1973) (TV)
Twinky (1969)
Salt and Pepper (1968)
Philbert (Three's a Crowd) (1963)
X-15 (1961)

Seen 21
Own 4
Edited by Bill McA - 2/27/10 at 9:17am
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post #10 of 38
6/19/05 at 4:56am
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Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Lethal Weapon (1987)




I can see that someone has wayyyyyy too much time on their hands.
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post #11 of 38
6/19/05 at 6:08am
Maybe we should let Bill post his ratings first Jim, but than he probably knows by now what movies we'd go for and won't make much difference to his ratings plan.

He did like Superman and The Omen though, so there is hope there.
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post #12 of 38
7/1/05 at 3:07pm
1. Lethal Weapon

2. Superman

3. Scrooged

4. Lethal Weapon 4

5. Conspiracy Theory

6. Lethal Weapon 3

7. Maverick

8. Lethal Weapon 2

9. The Toy

10. Ladyhawke

11. The Omen

12. The Goonies

13. Radio Flyer-gotta love those films about 8-year-olds committing suicide...
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post #13 of 38
2/4/06 at 3:21pm
Updated:

Philbert (Three's a Crowd) - B-

Solid animation mesh with live action and I'm a fan of William Shallert's work in Dobie and Patty Duke. The story is typical sitcom stuff - Philbert is Shallert's cartoon creation come to life. He tries to save Shallert from getting engaged to a woman who is secretly a harpy - and much of the humor hasn't aged well.
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post #14 of 38
2/4/06 at 4:05pm
I saw this on Looney Tunes Collection, but didn't realize it was Donner directing. Interesting idea, but not very successfully pulled off. I'd rate this a bit lower than Brook does.
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post #15 of 38
2/5/06 at 10:15am
The commentary is worth listening to.
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post #16 of 38
2/17/06 at 2:43pm
The Omen (1976)
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post #17 of 38
3/9/06 at 3:12pm
UPDATED:

16 Blocks (2006)

I completely passed out after the first half hour only to re-awaken for the last 15 minutes. I don't appear to have missed anything.

Seen 19
Own 2
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post #18 of 38
3/9/06 at 3:23pm
Well you didn't like the Lethal Weapons either Bill so no surprises there, biggest surprise was why you'd want to pay and see this at the cinema. I'm a Dick Donner fan (or used to be) and I can happily wait for this to pop up on tv.

Jim, you said you were going to see this one, what did you think of it?
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post #19 of 38
3/9/06 at 3:42pm
Who said I paid?

Are you doing any better at guessing my sig shots, Steve?
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post #20 of 38
3/9/06 at 4:27pm
Nope, couldn't even begin to guess, is it from a film or um family album?

Can you guess mine?
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post #21 of 38
3/9/06 at 5:39pm
Nope, couldn't even begin to guess, is it from a film or um family album?


Verrrryyyy funny Steve

It's from a film and a British one at that.

I'm guessing yours is Mr. and Mrs. Smith??
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post #22 of 38
3/10/06 at 4:16am
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Jim, you said you were going to see this one, what did you think of it?


Haven't seen it yet Steve. Hopefully I'll check it out within the next couple weekends. If not there's always the eventual DVD.
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post #23 of 38
3/10/06 at 4:29am
Well Jim, Bill not liking it might mean it's actually quite good going by his ratings for the Lethal Weapons, Die Hards etc

No idea Bill is that kid laughing or in painful agony?


Yep mine was from Mr and Mrs Smith, seen it? A fun film to some, a NIGHTMARE TO OTHERS!
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post #24 of 38
3/10/06 at 3:01pm
Well Jim, Bill not liking it might mean it's actually quite good going by his ratings for the Lethal Weapons, Die Hards etc


Hey, I happen to love the first and third of the Die Hard films, so there!

No idea Bill is that kid laughing or in painful agony?

Neither...call it childhood angst.

His father has just killed himself, his mother is a nut, his brother is in a relationship with the local 'vampire', all of his friends are being killed off by a group of young, leather-clad paedophiles and the only person who will listen to him is a dead human fetus which he keeps under the bed.

Childhood angst

Yes, I did see the Smiths
Instantly forgettable.
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post #25 of 38
3/10/06 at 3:11pm
Bill your synopsis nearly defeated Google, um The Reflecting Skin?
I've heard of it but never seen it. Looks a little too weird for me.
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post #26 of 38
3/10/06 at 3:31pm
Steve wins a new car!!!!
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post #27 of 38
6/3/06 at 9:04pm

Re: FAMOUS DIRECTORS CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #120 - The Films of RICHARD DONNER

Ranks and ratings on a scale of * to *****:

1: The Omen (1976) *****
2: The Goonies (1985) ***½
3: Assassins (1995) ***½
4: Maverick (1994) **½
5: Conspiracy Theory (1997) **½
6: Ladyhawke (1985) **
7: Lethal Weapon (1987) **
8: Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) **
9: Superman (1978) *½
10: Timeline (2003) *

Seen 10
Own 1

I never cared for the Superman character in general. Timeline was a great book totally butchered for the big screen.
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post #28 of 38
6/18/06 at 10:18am
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Re: FAMOUS DIRECTORS CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #120 - The Films of RICHARD DONNER

Updated Master list...............................
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post #29 of 38
8/24/06 at 5:28pm

Re: FAMOUS DIRECTORS CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #120 - The Films of RICHARD DONNER

1. Superman: The Movie
2. Maverick

I saw The Goonies and the first three Lethal Weapon movies as a kid, but I don't remember them well enough to rank or rate them.
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post #30 of 38
11/9/06 at 9:38am

Re: FAMOUS DIRECTORS CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #120 - The Films of RICHARD DONNER

Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) - 2/10
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) - 4/10
Scrooged (1988) - 7/10
Lethal Weapon (1987) - 5/10
The Goonies (1985) - 3/10
Ladyhawke (1985) - 8/10
Superman (1978) - 8/10
The Omen (1976) - 6/10

Ladyhawke is one of those movies that seems SO great when I remember it, but whenever I revisit it, it's slightly disappointing. I guess they call that nostalgia, huh?
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