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  1. Walter Kittel

    Stinkers By Great Directors

    I'm not going to argue that Sayles has an impeccable track record, but Eight Men Out, Matewan, and Lone Star are all excellent features. I think Lone Star was easily one of the best films of 1996 which is no small feat as '96 was a terrific year for film in general. Easily in my top ten for...
  2. Walter Kittel

    Stinkers By Great Directors

    I seem to recall someone on the HTF giving me a good natured hard time about preferring 1941 to E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. Hmmm, who could that be? :) - Walter.
  3. Walter Kittel

    Stinkers By Great Directors

    Tarantino, Fincher, Nolan, Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson are all about as reliable as it gets. My thoughts on some of the films being mentioned... I understand why some folks dislike Alien 3 in terms of the direction the story went - all the struggle in Aliens was for nought, but that is...
  4. Walter Kittel

    Stinkers By Great Directors

    I've watched a LOT of Star Trek over the years, so I feel pretty comfortable in describing some of Star Trek: The Motion Picture's aesthetics as feeling like an outlier. I don't think Ive ever seen Audrey Rose.
  5. Walter Kittel

    Stinkers By Great Directors

    While I haven't viewed the entirety of his resume, I would add The Great Wall by Yimou Zhang as a film that is noticeably weaker than the better films in this director's career. Another film that comes to mind is Star Trek: The Motion Picture by Robert Wise. There are things I like about this...
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