Ridley Scott is now making movies about stuff he hates...which is a bizarre way to make films. He made a crap film about Napoleon because he openly hated the historical figure. It's one thing to hate-watch a film, but to hate-direct one? Seems like a lot of work.
That makes so much sense as to why he ignored all the amazing parts of Napoleon's life and conquering and only focused on making him seem like a weak minded cuck 😂😂. Probably what Ridley is in private which is why he self projects his bullshit onto much more superior men then himself
Ridley is old yes but he is more competent than 90% of today's moviemakers even if he is not giving us masterpieces and for that reason alone, I want more movies out of him.
The reality is that if Napoleon had been doing his thing in the early 20th century he would have been tried and hung for "crimes against humanity" just like the SS/Nazi’s were. His own generals hated him, sickening many when he negotiated with a city to surrender (to avoid a long siege) to allow all the soldiers and citizens to leave. Once they surrendered and threw all their weapons away, he ordered the execution/murder of them all. If you quite rightly hate Napoleon, all that is needed is to show the world his atrocities.
I don’t care for Eastwoods latest movies. I find them very lacklustre. ‘Cry Macho’ was not an enjoyable experience for me. Also he usually only shoots one take, even if the actors require more. That’s might be alright when you’re directing the likes of Matt Damon and Bradley Cooper, but when you’re directing younger or more inexperienced actors, you need to spend some more time to coax decent performances from them.
@@jodynelson2055juror #2 was supposed to be his best in a while and his last one, but Warner brothers screwed its release only giving it 50 theaters. Not sure why
From what I hear, Clint Eastwood has always been a very quiet, laid back director who tends to do only three or four takes and mostly gives his actors a lot of room to do what they like. So I can see how his directing style still works at his age.
@@JoergWeida I did not copy anything. Seeing how someone posted something very similar as I, I can see where you got confused there, which is understandable. You being judgemental however, and jumping to conclusions, is not. Other guy probably had the same information as me and drew the same conclusion. Clint Eastwood being chill and giving his actors a lot of room is known among anyone who knows anything about him, so its not hard to see how we both had the same thought on that matter. Don't assume malevolence when ignorance or coincidence can be just as valid an explanation, okay child?
@wjzav1971 to be fair, it's very rare to see 2 comments not only making the same exact points,, but also having the same exact thoughts with such similar wording. Especially the last part "so I can see how that directing style still works at his age". - that's an oddly specific thing for 2 people to think of writing at the same time. Thing is, I don't know if the other person's comment came first, or yours. It's not a big deal lol like I still agree with what you're saying. But it is kinda odd
Your comment was first, but some other account copied your comment exactly as is. Must be a bot I think, because it uses a hot girl in the thumbnail, which is usually what bots do.
A big problem in the entertainment industry is that many people don't seem to know when it's time to go. They unfortunately start to believe their hype.
Very true. I think this is why Quentin Tarantino has stated that his next movie is his last movie. I think he wants to leave on a high note and not tarnish his image by putting out substandard product.
That explains why Gladiator 2 looked like BTS footage in some scenes, Ridley shooting on a digital camera (using 15 cameras for some scenes to get as much footage as fast as possible to then move on) without taking the time to allow John to light them properly. It gave it that actors-doing-cosplay look that made it look like a streaming release compared to the gorgeous cinematic visual quality of kodak and eastman 35mm used for the first one where it actually looks like a professional studio movie from the big 5. The first 2 minute entrance into the colosseum before Maximus instructs the gladiators to all stick together just for sheer thrill-factor, soundtrack, tension building, visual quality..etc is far better than the entirety of the sequel. John is right that cinematography and lighting play a huge part in tone and storytelling and was definitely one of the strongest features of Gladiator.
Yes! Thank God I wasn’t the only one who noticed. There were certain moments namely when she’s taking to her son in his cell and i was like wtf. It looked like a cheap soup opera. God I hate newer movies.
@jesserochon3103 Agreed, there were definitely a few interior scenes including that one that took me out of it quite often. Thankfully not all modern movies have taken shortcuts for convenience as we've still had 'Oppenheimer,' 'Challengers,' 'Twisters,' 'The Bikeriders,' 'Asteroid City,' 'The Northman,' 'Nosferatu,' 'Strange Darling,' The Brutalist' and the upcoming 'The Battle of Baktan Cross' that have taken steps to deliver the same level of quality we used to see all the time by using the same technology, equipment, attention to detail and filmmaking techniques that have required more expense and more shooting days in the schedule but have paid off massively in the finished product.
Cinematography in general has taken a dive since digital cameras have taken over. I am sure it's just a coincidence though because digital is "juSt aS gOoD aS fIlM."
@@Skrenja Lol Yeah, I mean just compare the 4k's of The Hobbit to LOTR, Matrix Resurrections to The Matrix, Jurassic World to Jurassic Park, Alien Covenant to Alien, Independence Day 2 to Independence Day, Furiosa to Road Warrior, Dial of Destiny to Raiders of the Lost Ark and Horizon to Open Range (just on a visual comparison) and there's still a big difference in quality - better color contrast & transition, resolution and dynamic range on 35mm and no weightlessness to the environment. Comedies and Horror movies especially have suffered from digital - I watched both 'Totally Killer' and 'Ghosted' last year and it just looked like cheap fan films compared to movies in the same genres and budget levels shot on 35 like 'Strange Darling' and 'Mr & Mrs Smith,' it's not even close. For people who use 'Gone Girl' or 'The Shape of Water' as examples of how a digicam can give you a nice looking image, sure, but then compare that to the same directors' previous work on 35 ('Seven' for Fincher and 'Pan's Labyrinth' for Del Toro).
That's it exactly, it's a money grab. All of these old directors know that Hollywood is dying, so like Billy Crystal said in the Princes Bride "when they're fully dead alls you can do is go through their clothes and look for loose change." I'm paraphrasing of course.
@@newperve people like Scott are so far up in their own ass they probably believe all this wealth will follow them in the afterlife. Or the simple answer they are greedy.
I feel like if Ridley Scott had retired about 8-9 years ago he would have been remembered for having an almost flawless career in the movie industry. Now though? 😬
I think part of the issue goes with the saying “you can’t go home again.” George Lucas, Russel T Davis and Bruce Timm all came back to franchises they worked on after being gone from them for years, and the results are inferior compared to what was made before.
To be fair to George the prequels were good films in retrospect despite their flaws. He was gone from the franchise after Disney acquired it. Bruce Timm was an artist, a damn good one at that, and he should have stayed as one and known his role and limits. I don’t know what happened to Russell after his glory days in the 2000s with Doctor Who.
RTD was always mid. Problem is his ego now means he is writing a much larger % of the season and there are no stand out stories penned by other writers to give the seasons variety. Look at the early season. There was normally one or two REALLY good ones that helped us get over the fact a lot of the rest of the season was utter bollocks.
His brother commited suicide in 2012. He said on filmaking, “If I stop, I find myself sinking (into depression).” Something to take into consideration.
The only two films that Ridley has done in the 2010s and 20s that have been great are The Martian and The Last Duel. They were both excellent in my opinion
Kingdom of heaven directors cut is a masterpiece. Last duel was pretty great as well. But compared to the other greats Ridley had some big stinkers like Gladiator 2 and Napoleon
The Irishman was bad, but that was just because Robert De Niro could not successfully portray the physicality of a man in his early 30s breaking immersion completely, and it was too long.
Ridley Scott is clearly high off of his fame, and instead of caring about the movies he just want to pump one out after another with very little care. I wonder if he was interested in the time traveling Russell crow and after that was thrown out he no longer gave a shit about the movie.
I don’t think he’s high off anything, I think the studios keep hiring him because he’s a big name and he just makes the films as quickly as possible so he can go back to being miserable alone.
No joke, Russell Crowe came up with some of the most iconic lines and moments. Gladiator was made more on the hoof than I realised but it had real quality talent to save it. This seems shallow and confusing in stark comparison.
The thing is with Cameron hes already directed the Avatar movies he’s just waiting years for the VFX but all the performances have already been captured. Up till Avatar 4 I think.
He gave up years ago, if he was restricted like he was in 80s n 90s he was great. No limitations he doesnt know where to focus and makes bloated crap. His work 4 corman and aliens 2 is still something that hasnt been done 4 that budget since
It’s sad but true. The quality of Ridley Scott’s films have been going down for a while and Gladiator 2 was not up to his past standards. He either needs to address that and create the level of films he was known for (maybe making less films overall) or retire.
I don’t know Clint Eastwood personally but we have a guy at my church who is 92 and he looks and moves around like a guy who is 72 so Clint could still be in good shape for 96. Ya never know.
But how long can this old man move around like that? Can he start filming at 6am and finish late into the night? 90 year olds cannot work 10+ hour days lol. Sure a hour or 2 is no problem but that's it.
@ maybe I should have been more clear in my comment. I don’t disagree that Clint and Ridley should retire. I was just saying that some people in their 90’s are more energetic than you would expect.
I agree, not everyone is the same at 70, 80 or 90. Clint directed most of his best movies after 60. When he was a younger director, he did some duds like Breezy and The Eiger Sanction.
This has nothing to do with the video but I love how Disparu looks like he has a giant hand because of how well his arm matches the still image below lol.
Ridley's best work was when he suffered under tight resources. I feel he thrived under those circumstances. There are a few high budget examples of his work where I feel he appreciated this.
Imagine if he completely stepped back from the mainstream after Prometheus, maybe do some small projects through Scott Free, but Prometheus was his last major hurrah... We wouldn't have gotten Covenant, Romulus, and Gladiator II, and instead would have gotten Blomkamp's Alien 5, done through Cameron's production company (which we know from the Fox buyout was killed because of Scott and Covenant). Would have been a better timeline
@@XekTOr89 He was the producer of it and it was his production studio. Also, according to the behind the scenes stuff, it was Scott who ultimately chose Fede's pitch. Romulus would not have happened without him, which is my point: He was heavily involved with each one of these films.
All undone projects always sound good on paper. Another Alien movie, done under Cameron, would have been a lot worse, I think. Didn't you watch Terminator: Dark Fate.
Ridley Scott: we need to make a prequel to Gladiator and we will connect it with Alien by bringing in the Black Goo from Prometheus. Everyone: Maybe, it’s time to give it up sir.
Scott can make all the movies he wants (not that I'm going to watch any of them). I just want him to stop making movies that have a historical background (Napoleon, Gladiator II) as he has no interest in history. Oh, and as far as Eastwood ("mostly just sitting down and people doing things") that has been pretty much his directing style for a long time. Actors love it. He takes care of the administrative stuff so they can do the creating.
Clint Eastwood is WB ROYALTY. When he shows up at the end of the year with a film that he wants to be released for Academy consideration, they ask how high he wants them to jump. Source: my bestie worked in WB promotions finance dept for 25 years.
You guys don’t get it. He wants to die making films. He doesn’t think he has any time left, so he’s just cranking them out. Working is his life. He wants to die working. Plus he’s probably carrying the spirit of his dead brother somewhere in there
I need to point out an inconsistency with your discussion. With Ridley Scott, you lamented that he was not mentoring young talent but when you discussed Clint Eastwood, you lamented that he was just being used by the studios to sit back and allow others to do the work. Clint IS mentoring.
Scott was always impatient and a bit snarky, but he's gone off the rails the last decade or so. I'm not sure why he's trashing his own legacy by churning out shite.
Ridley was always inconsistent anyway. He made enough bad movies to not be considered great but also enough great movies to not be considered a bad director.
To your point about Clint Eastwood, at least he's been a lot more consistent than Ridley (not that it's a high bar) over the past decade with 'American Sniper,' 'Sully,' 'The Mule' and 'Richard Jewell' all ranging from good to great and going out with an absolute banger (even better than those 4) with 'Juror 2,' the best courtroom drama in theatres since 'The Lincoln Lawyer' and surpassing many of the films when the genre was in its prime ('Runaway Jury,' 'Red Corner,' 'A Civil Action,' 'The Rainmaker,' 'Fracture,' 'The Juror,' 'Suspect,' 'Dark Waters' and 'Class Action').
Smart analyses, as always. Big fan and student of Sir Ridley and his canon, but I truly believe that the quality of his movies started to decline when he switched from shooting on film to digital video. Just a professional observation...
When his brother self-ended the year Prometheus released it seemed Scott began using the IPs he created to eulogize his brother. He told him to leave film school and come to Hollywood during the 80s British invasion of directors. He said "Come to L.A. I'll make you famous." Time to put the man to rest. ...maybe both.
The culture is degenerating everywhere, so it might not be Ridley Scott's fault. He might be just reacting to and managing the situation that exists at the moment. Imagine how many people he's surrounded by that were hired not for their skill or competence, but for their skin color or genitalia or sexual proclivities. The people around him are surely of much lower quality than in his past projects. He has to do things now in such a way that these hangers-on can't mess it up too badly. He learned that you can't trust one camera man anymore, he needs three now so he can pick the best shot out of all three medicore results. He learned that post-production and CGI are required because these idiots leave booms and coffee cups in the shot all the time. I don't think we can jump to blaming Ridley Scott without more information. DEI on average has lowered the quality of people in key positions. There is much more going on with all this, and the effects run deep. AND I would want to know a lot more about this person lodging these complaints about him before putting too much stock in them.
The last duel was a fantastic film. A near 10/10, one of his very best that hardly anyone talks about. Scott has earned the right to do and make whatever he wants.
I don't know what's going on with Scott behind the scenes. I feel like, with this happening with so many people, and not just the older veterans, I think the real issue is the Hollywood machine. Even Spielberg and Zemickus haven't made a movie I like in 15 years. And you can see all the "notes" and "politics" invading their stuff. What I'm saying is, it may be that Scott is on the same leash as everyone else. And a film won't get greenlit unless it has all the "approved" content. Stuff he wouldn't do himself. Then further altered in post.
With all due respect to the panel, I find it lame to suggest a director should retire because of his age. Scott is far from the top of his game but he’s miles ahead of 99% of 30 year old filmmakers working today. With a good script, he still makes great movies (The Last Duel) Ultimately, the market will decide if he should retire or not and so far the audience seems to be enjoying Gladiator 2. He does need to keep his budget in check though
With age comes this kind of stuff. My grandpa has gotten to the point hes screaming if someone doesnt move as soon as the light turns green. I could only imagine how detrimental this would be to art making like movies
The truth is that many directors get better with age. Many directors keep directing until their 100's if they live that long. Manoel de Oliveira was from Portugal, and made films until he was 106, and he still had it at the end. Kurosawa's film, Ran, is his best and was made when he was 75. Eastwood is still going strong. Juror #2 is an excellent film. So is Woody Allen's Coup de Chance. The Ten Commandments was Cecil B DeMille's final film. He was 76 years old when he made it. It's his best film. If a director shoots "economically" (aka 8 hours days), it's much better for them in the long run. If they shoot the 18-20 hour days Iwhich many directors do), that's really hard to do at an advanced age. Even though Eyes Wide Shut is a great film IMO, Kubrick shot it like he usually did, long days, lots of takes, and by all accounts, he was absolutely exhausted at the end of every shooting day. He died shortly after screening the film to Tom and Nicole (and the 2 heads at Warner Brothers). He very well may have killed himself on that film. Who knows? I don't know if Ridley shoots long days or economical ones.
Calling him lazy is a bit harsh I just see an 86 year old man trying to create all the movies he’s wanted to make before he dies. No wonder he’s rushing.
-Ridley Scott’s moment of realization came in the form of Alien: Romulus and Gladiator II. -Francis Ford Coppola moment of realization came in the form of Megalopolis. -Martin Scorsese had his moment of realization when he made both The Irishman and Killers of the Flower Moon. These legendary artists contributed works of art that elevated the craft. But there will come the day when it is time to put your feet up and let the next generation come forth.
Ridley is 80 and still able to direct big budget blockbuster spectacles you have no idea how hard they’re to direct. The stress and pressure would make most mortal men crack from the pressure. So many of tried and failed. Let the man cook for as long as he wants he likely won’t be around for much longer and deserves to pass away quietly between takes on his director chair doing what he loves
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Ridley can still do it. The Last Duel, with Adam Driver and Jodie Comer, was great in my opinion. I wasn’t expecting much because of what critics said but I saw it on C4 for free.
Not retire, just slow the hell down and pick the films better. He knows he is against the clock due to his age, so he is rushing his films and taking on too many.
Ridley Scott is no different to Zack Snyder to me anymore, someone who can create iconic, visually striking movies, but a terrible writer who's been surrounded by yes men so long he's been consumed by unchecked ego. He should never, ever be let near a script writer's pen ever again.
Was a huge Ridley Scott fan, and fascinated about Napoleon. Was looking forward to Napoleon and i usually ignore negative comments when it’s a movie i really wanna watch. Couldn't bring myself to see it. Felt Joaquin was too old and yeah, heard absolutely nothing good about the film.
Juror #2 was really good. I enjoyed it a lot. Its not a sequel or remake its not attached to anything that I am aware of. Theres no woke bullshit in it the story and acting waa great. I highly recommend.
I absolutely love some of Ridley's later efforts, like Prometheus (which I find gorgeous to look at) and his Raised by Wolves episodes. He gave far more to the world than the critics, and I hope he keeps on making films for as long as he feels like it. Saying it's time for him to retire is so presumptuous, the guy is 87 and even in his eighties has made more films than all of us here combined. Life on set is hard and being a director of a big film is super hard. As long as he's making them, I'll keep seeing them.
You totally forgot the excellent 'Last Duel', the gritty and mature historical epic Scott made three years ago. Ten bucks says none of these guys even saw it in theatres. The kind of movie they'd complain 'doesn't get made anymore', yet all they watch is mainstream swill. Clowns.
I saw The Duelists in the theater and later on VHS in the Blockbuster video store days. It was his first major picture and it was amazing. I've been watching his stuff since then. Most of it was great for decades. Unfortunately the last good movie he made was The Martian in 2015 when he was in his mid=70s. The time for him to retire was nearly a decade ago.
The last 3 films i liked from Ridley Scott was American Gangster All The Money In The World The Last Duel He's very hit or miss the last 20 years to be honest
Just because someone is past a certain age doesn't mean they want to stop doing what they love to do and are good at to sit and play dominoes in their pajamas for the rest of their lives. Some people do aspire to retirement but some do not. Hitchcock and DeMille were working to the end and thank God John Williams hasn't put down his baton yet.
@@bigtechisbigbrother8690 That's not the point. Just because Ridley Scott's work may have deteriorated doesn't mean everybody past a certain age should be put out to pasture or that they don't still have drive and ambition and feel the need to be active. Ridley Scott or anyone else should be judged on the quality of their work not their age.
What made Gladiator so legendary was the combined writing of David Frazoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson. I worry that this derivative film and his recent work may be signs of a bigger issue, remember, Bruce Willis pulled a similar move of quantity over quality before his illness became public.
Scott definitely would have done a worse job. I really don’t even love the original blade runner. I think its visual style becoming the template for sci-fi has people elevating it higher than it should be.
Shouldnt have been made at all....Ford mailing in another "performance" ruining another iconic character of his in exchange for a truckload of cash he doesnt need. Also disrespected Sean Young.
You know, Sir David Attenborough is still doing his thing. From what I know his stuff is not too bad. Though, to be fair, most of his work is narration.
I actually thought the Last Duel was a good movie. An orignal story set during the Middle Ages. Well acted, and it looked great. I know it bombed, but it was something different for a change.
I still want him to finish or at the very least continue David's storyline. He was the best character in PROMETHEUS and ALIEN : Covenant. And Fassbender is a superb actor.
What I am afraid of is that the old guard from the new Hollywood era will pass on but the filmmakers of this decade are nowhere near as good compared to that era, and that is unfortunately who we will be stuck with.
I like this channel a lot, but guys.. Ridley is one of the top 10 directors of all time, gladiator 2 was not that bad like my goodness, it has a 71% critic rating and 83% fan score. He’s delivered some of the best films of all time.
So I have a friend who works in Visual Effects. She worked on Napoleon, or specifically her company did so they did many things. I asked her what the weirdest effect they had to do was, and she told me "A flag blowing in the breeze, cos it wasn't windy that day and Ridley insisted on the flag blowing in a small corner of the screen". She said it took forever and replicating the armies was easier. But yeah, if he is running things out, it is likely cos he's 86 and may not have long left. And with him and Eastwood or even Francis Ford Coppola, who are at that stage of their lives, asking "Why are you still doing this?", cos is it a money thing or a creative thing or what??
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His mindset is pretty much: “I’m Ridley Scott, and I can do whatever the fuck I want”.
And the people around him mirrors that sentiment.
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Same with James Cameron but add "Even if actors get hurt or killed."
@@larssonk22 How about no.
To me his "Were you there? No? Then stfu!" is more than i want to know.
Ridley Scott is now making movies about stuff he hates...which is a bizarre way to make films. He made a crap film about Napoleon because he openly hated the historical figure. It's one thing to hate-watch a film, but to hate-direct one? Seems like a lot of work.
That makes so much sense as to why he ignored all the amazing parts of Napoleon's life and conquering and only focused on making him seem like a weak minded cuck 😂😂. Probably what Ridley is in private which is why he self projects his bullshit onto much more superior men then himself
He's too woke now
Ridley is old yes but he is more competent than 90% of today's moviemakers even if he is not giving us masterpieces and for that reason alone, I want more movies out of him.
@@Jucelegario More terrible movies? Movies that he hate-directs are of negative value to society. He's actually making the world of film worse.
The reality is that if Napoleon had been doing his thing in the early 20th century he would have been tried and hung for "crimes against humanity" just like the SS/Nazi’s were.
His own generals hated him, sickening many when he negotiated with a city to surrender (to avoid a long siege) to allow all the soldiers and citizens to leave. Once they surrendered and threw all their weapons away, he ordered the execution/murder of them all.
If you quite rightly hate Napoleon, all that is needed is to show the world his atrocities.
Clint Eastwood is now in his late nineties, but he's still making quality stuff, most of the time. He also pays attention to detail.
thats because he's making simple movies without any visual effects or massive armies clashing together haha
Clint Eastwood IS NOT in his late 90's, he's 94!!!!
@@kencrowe1965 he has one foot in the grave either way.
I don’t care for Eastwoods latest movies. I find them very lacklustre. ‘Cry Macho’ was not an enjoyable experience for me.
Also he usually only shoots one take, even if the actors require more. That’s might be alright when you’re directing the likes of Matt Damon and Bradley Cooper, but when you’re directing younger or more inexperienced actors, you need to spend some more time to coax decent performances from them.
@@jodynelson2055juror #2 was supposed to be his best in a while and his last one, but Warner brothers screwed its release only giving it 50 theaters. Not sure why
From what I hear, Clint Eastwood has always been a very quiet, laid back director who tends to do only three or four takes and mostly gives his actors a lot of room to do what they like. So I can see how his directing style still works at his age.
Cool of you to copy & paste another comment, so stunning!
@@JoergWeida I did not copy anything. Seeing how someone posted something very similar as I, I can see where you got confused there, which is understandable. You being judgemental however, and jumping to conclusions, is not.
Other guy probably had the same information as me and drew the same conclusion. Clint Eastwood being chill and giving his actors a lot of room is known among anyone who knows anything about him, so its not hard to see how we both had the same thought on that matter.
Don't assume malevolence when ignorance or coincidence can be just as valid an explanation, okay child?
@wjzav1971 to be fair, it's very rare to see 2 comments not only making the same exact points,, but also having the same exact thoughts with such similar wording. Especially the last part "so I can see how that directing style still works at his age". - that's an oddly specific thing for 2 people to think of writing at the same time. Thing is, I don't know if the other person's comment came first, or yours. It's not a big deal lol like I still agree with what you're saying. But it is kinda odd
Eh, plagiarist. Stay humble yeah@@wjzav1971
Your comment was first, but some other account copied your comment exactly as is. Must be a bot I think, because it uses a hot girl in the thumbnail, which is usually what bots do.
Anyone else think that Disparu had a really big hand for a sec? Just me then...
I then though had brawler raised an actual JD bottle from his own right hand I would have spooked out.
Now I can’t unsee that 😊
oh feck, you got me!, I laughed so hard my GF popped her head around the door to see if I was ok...
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I see really long hand
A big problem in the entertainment industry is that many people don't seem to know when it's time to go.
They unfortunately start to believe their hype.
Its time for Ridley to buy a modular home and become a part time boat man in Quaidville
Not only Entertainment, politics, and most leadership roles.
Sad but cruel truth.
And in Car Industry, Tech Industry, ...Industry in general is plagued of wrecked dinosaurs and surrounded by snakes with a MBA title.
Very true. I think this is why Quentin Tarantino has stated that his next movie is his last movie. I think he wants to leave on a high note and not tarnish his image by putting out substandard product.
With age comes wisdom, but with age also comes regression
Once the man- twice the child! 😅
I liked The Last Duel.
Also dementia.
Nobody says that about Martin Scorsese tho
As a geriatric nurse, it's the absolute truth
That explains why Gladiator 2 looked like BTS footage in some scenes, Ridley shooting on a digital camera (using 15 cameras for some scenes to get as much footage as fast as possible to then move on) without taking the time to allow John to light them properly. It gave it that actors-doing-cosplay look that made it look like a streaming release compared to the gorgeous cinematic visual quality of kodak and eastman 35mm used for the first one where it actually looks like a professional studio movie from the big 5. The first 2 minute entrance into the colosseum before Maximus instructs the gladiators to all stick together just for sheer thrill-factor, soundtrack, tension building, visual quality..etc is far better than the entirety of the sequel. John is right that cinematography and lighting play a huge part in tone and storytelling and was definitely one of the strongest features of Gladiator.
Yes! Thank God I wasn’t the only one who noticed. There were certain moments namely when she’s taking to her son in his cell and i was like wtf. It looked like a cheap soup opera. God I hate newer movies.
@jesserochon3103 Agreed, there were definitely a few interior scenes including that one that took me out of it quite often. Thankfully not all modern movies have taken shortcuts for convenience as we've still had 'Oppenheimer,' 'Challengers,' 'Twisters,' 'The Bikeriders,' 'Asteroid City,' 'The Northman,' 'Nosferatu,' 'Strange Darling,' The Brutalist' and the upcoming 'The Battle of Baktan Cross' that have taken steps to deliver the same level of quality we used to see all the time by using the same technology, equipment, attention to detail and filmmaking techniques that have required more expense and more shooting days in the schedule but have paid off massively in the finished product.
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Cinematography in general has taken a dive since digital cameras have taken over. I am sure it's just a coincidence though because digital is "juSt aS gOoD aS fIlM."
@@Skrenja Lol Yeah, I mean just compare the 4k's of The Hobbit to LOTR, Matrix Resurrections to The Matrix, Jurassic World to Jurassic Park, Alien Covenant to Alien, Independence Day 2 to Independence Day, Furiosa to Road Warrior, Dial of Destiny to Raiders of the Lost Ark and Horizon to Open Range (just on a visual comparison) and there's still a big difference in quality - better color contrast & transition, resolution and dynamic range on 35mm and no weightlessness to the environment. Comedies and Horror movies especially have suffered from digital - I watched both 'Totally Killer' and 'Ghosted' last year and it just looked like cheap fan films compared to movies in the same genres and budget levels shot on 35 like 'Strange Darling' and 'Mr & Mrs Smith,' it's not even close. For people who use 'Gone Girl' or 'The Shape of Water' as examples of how a digicam can give you a nice looking image, sure, but then compare that to the same directors' previous work on 35 ('Seven' for Fincher and 'Pan's Labyrinth' for Del Toro).
That's it exactly, it's a money grab. All of these old directors know that Hollywood is dying, so like Billy Crystal said in the Princes Bride "when they're fully dead alls you can do is go through their clothes and look for loose change." I'm paraphrasing of course.
He's 87 and has 400 million net worth. Life expectancy at 87 is less than 5 years. What could he possibly spend they money on?
@@newperve people like Scott are so far up in their own ass they probably believe all this wealth will follow them in the afterlife. Or the simple answer they are greedy.
@newperve He's greedy and narcissistic. Is that such a stretch?
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@@newperve A hypersleep chamber. Only then would he be able to come face to face with the Engineers he had imagined.
I feel like if Ridley Scott had retired about 8-9 years ago he would have been remembered for having an almost flawless career in the movie industry. Now though? 😬
He hasn’t made a “bad” movie tho 🤣you’re just a lil crybaby
Any time before Prometheus/Covenant. That's when he started simply ruining his own legacy.
Make that before 2012 then yes. Prometheus did a lot of damage to his legacy.
His last good movie imo was American Gangster and that was 2007, so for me he should of retired about 15 years ago.
Agreed, The Martian in 2015 was a feel-good film to end on
I think part of the issue goes with the saying “you can’t go home again.” George Lucas, Russel T Davis and Bruce Timm all came back to franchises they worked on after being gone from them for years, and the results are inferior compared to what was made before.
To be fair to George the prequels were good films in retrospect despite their flaws. He was gone from the franchise after Disney acquired it. Bruce Timm was an artist, a damn good one at that, and he should have stayed as one and known his role and limits. I don’t know what happened to Russell after his glory days in the 2000s with Doctor Who.
RTD was always mid. Problem is his ego now means he is writing a much larger % of the season and there are no stand out stories penned by other writers to give the seasons variety. Look at the early season. There was normally one or two REALLY good ones that helped us get over the fact a lot of the rest of the season was utter bollocks.
Ridley and Francis Ford Coppola need to run a shuffleboard tournament
Megaopolis feels like a sequel to Gladiator.
As bad as it is, at least Megalopolis is Coppola’s original idea.
Don’t forget to invite Martin Scorsese.
@@nont18411 And not to forget Apocalypse Now,Which is one of the best films ever made.
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I liked it for how insane and new it was.
His brother commited suicide in 2012. He said on filmaking, “If I stop, I find myself sinking (into depression).” Something to take into consideration.
Finally, somebody said it.
Hmmmm….
Tony Scott was the better director.
"Enemy of the State" remains one of my all time favourites. RIP Tony Scott.
He doesn't need to depress us though.
Apart from the Last Duel I haven't really been impressed by a Ridley film since the 2000's.
The only two films that Ridley has done in the 2010s and 20s that have been great are The Martian and The Last Duel. They were both excellent in my opinion
@@maxcarnage6962 Oh you're right actually. I wouldn't say great for me personally but I did find the Martian a good film.
Kingdom of heaven directors cut is a masterpiece. Last duel was pretty great as well. But compared to the other greats Ridley had some big stinkers like Gladiator 2 and Napoleon
I like ‘Matchstick Men’. I think it’s underrated.
The Martian is one that I really like.
Age is not an excuse, Clint Eastwood is still making good movies and he's 94. Even George Miller at 79 is a better director.
The Mule was garbage though.
@@Skrenja
Juror#2 was great though.
Martin Scorsese is also old, but nobody says he makes bad movies
No just long ones 😅
The Irishman was bad, but that was just because Robert De Niro could not successfully portray the physicality of a man in his early 30s breaking immersion completely, and it was too long.
Martin Scorsese has made one film over and over again his whole career. Don't get me wrong it's a good film, but we've all seen it already.
@@MrHarrystankkingdom of heaven is great youve just gotta get ahold of the directors edition, the studio chopped up the theatrical version.
@@MrHarrystank The Martian is good tho
Ridley Scott is clearly high off of his fame, and instead of caring about the movies he just want to pump one out after another with very little care. I wonder if he was interested in the time traveling Russell crow and after that was thrown out he no longer gave a shit about the movie.
I don’t think he’s high off anything, I think the studios keep hiring him because he’s a big name and he just makes the films as quickly as possible so he can go back to being miserable alone.
He should have stopped after The Martian.
And NEVER should have made Prometheus.
Absolutely, now that stupid alien gooo is in every lazy tie-in movie.
@@jneilson7568 don't forget his ridiculous anti-religious rhetoric like making Jesus a fucking alien
Prometheus was v good, Covenant was a bit tired.
@@Parasmunt Prometheus had potential... but it got ruined by the way it was cut to remove half the story.
Agreed. The Martian was a good film, Prometheus however is complete garbage, pretentious in the extreme and insultingly dumb at the same time.
A Film By Ridley Stop
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He should've retired over two decades ago.
Back in 2007 after American Gangster.
After Kingdom of Heaven.
@@jessejames8900 (Disgruntled) Would argue before.
Ridley Scott was always more visual then story wise oriented
Gladiator 2 is Gladiator without Russell Crowe. Russell Crowe's fingerprints are all over that film.
No joke, Russell Crowe came up with some of the most iconic lines and moments. Gladiator was made more on the hoof than I realised but it had real quality talent to save it. This seems shallow and confusing in stark comparison.
@@jneilson7568 Last I heard the script wasn't even finished yet when they started filming.
Let's not forget Jim Cameron as well.
The thing is with Cameron hes already directed the Avatar movies he’s just waiting years for the VFX but all the performances have already been captured. Up till Avatar 4 I think.
After Prometheus and Covenant yes.
He gave up years ago, if he was restricted like he was in 80s n 90s he was great. No limitations he doesnt know where to focus and makes bloated crap. His work 4 corman and aliens 2 is still something that hasnt been done 4 that budget since
@@anubusx Prometheus and Covenant were Scott, not Cameron
they need to also stop filming stephen king books. dude is so overrated.
2:37 That’s what Coppola did with Megalopolis. Despite the movie being an incoherent mess, I respect him for going all in with this.
I'm excited to watch that but I don't want to pay $20 to stream it...
@@MassageSamurai1it's not worth 2
It’s sad but true. The quality of Ridley Scott’s films have been going down for a while and Gladiator 2 was not up to his past standards.
He either needs to address that and create the level of films he was known for (maybe making less films overall) or retire.
I don’t know Clint Eastwood personally but we have a guy at my church who is 92 and he looks and moves around like a guy who is 72 so Clint could still be in good shape for 96. Ya never know.
But how long can this old man move around like that? Can he start filming at 6am and finish late into the night? 90 year olds cannot work 10+ hour days lol. Sure a hour or 2 is no problem but that's it.
@ maybe I should have been more clear in my comment. I don’t disagree that Clint and Ridley should retire. I was just saying that some people in their 90’s are more energetic than you would expect.
I agree, not everyone is the same at 70, 80 or 90. Clint directed most of his best movies after 60. When he was a younger director, he did some duds like Breezy and The Eiger Sanction.
It was time Two Alien movies ago ...................
This has nothing to do with the video but I love how Disparu looks like he has a giant hand because of how well his arm matches the still image below lol.
Ridley's best work was when he suffered under tight resources. I feel he thrived under those circumstances.
There are a few high budget examples of his work where I feel he appreciated this.
Imagine if he completely stepped back from the mainstream after Prometheus, maybe do some small projects through Scott Free, but Prometheus was his last major hurrah...
We wouldn't have gotten Covenant, Romulus, and Gladiator II, and instead would have gotten Blomkamp's Alien 5, done through Cameron's production company (which we know from the Fox buyout was killed because of Scott and Covenant).
Would have been a better timeline
And that movie sucked
Romulus wasn't done by him tho, was it?
@@XekTOr89 He was the producer of it and it was his production studio. Also, according to the behind the scenes stuff, it was Scott who ultimately chose Fede's pitch.
Romulus would not have happened without him, which is my point: He was heavily involved with each one of these films.
All undone projects always sound good on paper. Another Alien movie, done under Cameron, would have been a lot worse, I think. Didn't you watch Terminator: Dark Fate.
Blokamp is more miss than hit, but his Alien idea did sound good
Ridley Scott: we need to make a prequel to Gladiator and we will connect it with Alien by bringing in the Black Goo from Prometheus.
Everyone: Maybe, it’s time to give it up sir.
But Jesus was actually a replicant.
@ he prefers the term Artificial Person himself.
@@kaiju115 What? Is that a quote from something? Who is James Cameron?
@@slang1517 why is James Cameron?
@@kaiju115 The alien is actually David in a suit. Because, black goo is... it's from... Ancient Greece, and the other. Robot.
Alien Covenant was such a let down
for me as a die hard Alien fan ... that I didn't even consider watching
that last one, Romulus or whatever .
Romulus (while not a superb film) is far better than Prometheus or Covenant...because Ridely Scott didn't direct it.
Covenant is overhated
@@oskar6661Not better than Prometheus. And Scott might as well have a directing credit for Romulus with how much it borrowed from the original.
I watched Romulus the other night on Hulu and it's just forgettable. It feels like you're watching a cover band and still living off the past.
@@_YourFlyIsOpen No it's not. It retroactively makes every Alien movie worse.
Scott can make all the movies he wants (not that I'm going to watch any of them). I just want him to stop making movies that have a historical background (Napoleon, Gladiator II) as he has no interest in history. Oh, and as far as Eastwood ("mostly just sitting down and people doing things") that has been pretty much his directing style for a long time. Actors love it. He takes care of the administrative stuff so they can do the creating.
Ridley has been treading water since American Gangster.
Completely agree.
The Last Duel is an exception.
Exactly, that is when Ridley should've stepped away.
Clint Eastwood is WB ROYALTY. When he shows up at the end of the year with a film that he wants to be released for Academy consideration, they ask how high he wants them to jump. Source: my bestie worked in WB promotions finance dept for 25 years.
"Scott is impatient on set"
Well considering he's 86 years old, he dont wanna wait around too much, cus death aint far away
He’s just in it for a pay cheque at this point
Finally dragged myself into watching Gladiator 2. Man it was bad.
Like really, really bad…
Not a lot of people were entertained.
To be fair, I don’t think anyone could make a good Gladiator 2 film.
You guys don’t get it. He wants to die making films. He doesn’t think he has any time left, so he’s just cranking them out. Working is his life. He wants to die working.
Plus he’s probably carrying the spirit of his dead brother somewhere in there
TWO dead brothers!
I need to point out an inconsistency with your discussion. With Ridley Scott, you lamented that he was not mentoring young talent but when you discussed Clint Eastwood, you lamented that he was just being used by the studios to sit back and allow others to do the work. Clint IS mentoring.
Scott was always impatient and a bit snarky, but he's gone off the rails the last decade or so.
I'm not sure why he's trashing his own legacy by churning out shite.
Ridley was always inconsistent anyway.
He made enough bad movies to not be considered great but also enough great movies to not be considered a bad director.
Not to mention a drunk. He was clearly drunk for some of those Covenant interviews.
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Nobody will remember
To your point about Clint Eastwood, at least he's been a lot more consistent than Ridley (not that it's a high bar) over the past decade with 'American Sniper,' 'Sully,' 'The Mule' and 'Richard Jewell' all ranging from good to great and going out with an absolute banger (even better than those 4) with 'Juror 2,' the best courtroom drama in theatres since 'The Lincoln Lawyer' and surpassing many of the films when the genre was in its prime ('Runaway Jury,' 'Red Corner,' 'A Civil Action,' 'The Rainmaker,' 'Fracture,' 'The Juror,' 'Suspect,' 'Dark Waters' and 'Class Action').
He shoulda retired after Prometheus yet here we are over a decade later lol
Ideally he should have retired before Prometheus.
He should retire after the martian
Before. BEFORE Prometheus...
He should have stopped with “The Martian”.
You shouldn’t tell someone what they should do with their life and career.
Ridley should've retired before Prometheus
It would have been a good movie if it wasn’t tied to the Alien franchise. He still cared then.
I'd rather see him double down and suck the studios dry by making even more outrageous and expensive flops.
I agree. It's funnier
Smart analyses, as always. Big fan and student of Sir Ridley and his canon, but I truly believe that the quality of his movies started to decline when he switched from shooting on film to digital video. Just a professional observation...
When his brother self-ended the year Prometheus released it seemed Scott began using the IPs he created to eulogize his brother. He told him to leave film school and come to Hollywood during the 80s British invasion of directors. He said "Come to L.A. I'll make you famous."
Time to put the man to rest. ...maybe both.
Enough with this self censoring bullshit. Just say suicide.
The culture is degenerating everywhere, so it might not be Ridley Scott's fault. He might be just reacting to and managing the situation that exists at the moment. Imagine how many people he's surrounded by that were hired not for their skill or competence, but for their skin color or genitalia or sexual proclivities. The people around him are surely of much lower quality than in his past projects. He has to do things now in such a way that these hangers-on can't mess it up too badly. He learned that you can't trust one camera man anymore, he needs three now so he can pick the best shot out of all three medicore results. He learned that post-production and CGI are required because these idiots leave booms and coffee cups in the shot all the time. I don't think we can jump to blaming Ridley Scott without more information. DEI on average has lowered the quality of people in key positions. There is much more going on with all this, and the effects run deep. AND I would want to know a lot more about this person lodging these complaints about him before putting too much stock in them.
The last duel was a fantastic film. A near 10/10, one of his very best that hardly anyone talks about. Scott has earned the right to do and make whatever he wants.
Ridley Scott's next movie: Titanic 2....
There's a lot of cool ideas for great films. Titanic 2, starring Arnold Swarm egger lol
Make Raise the Titanic 2 and Leo's character and all the other lost souls are zombies brought to New York where the outbreak begins.
@@Markbell73 And re-do the scene where she does not leave him a space on the huge floating door and let's him drown... B!tch.
Finally someone has come out and said it. It's plain to see how bad the quality of his work has sunk.
Each time you post, I'm excited!
I don't know what's going on with Scott behind the scenes. I feel like, with this happening with so many people, and not just the older veterans, I think the real issue is the Hollywood machine. Even Spielberg and Zemickus haven't made a movie I like in 15 years. And you can see all the "notes" and "politics" invading their stuff. What I'm saying is, it may be that Scott is on the same leash as everyone else. And a film won't get greenlit unless it has all the "approved" content. Stuff he wouldn't do himself. Then further altered in post.
With all due respect to the panel, I find it lame to suggest a director should retire because of his age. Scott is far from the top of his game but he’s miles ahead of 99% of 30 year old filmmakers working today.
With a good script, he still makes great movies (The Last Duel)
Ultimately, the market will decide if he should retire or not and so far the audience seems to be enjoying Gladiator 2.
He does need to keep his budget in check though
With age comes this kind of stuff. My grandpa has gotten to the point hes screaming if someone doesnt move as soon as the light turns green. I could only imagine how detrimental this would be to art making like movies
“The Last Duel” was great. Not sure what happened after that… 😢
The truth is that many directors get better with age. Many directors keep directing until their 100's if they live that long. Manoel de Oliveira was from Portugal, and made films until he was 106, and he still had it at the end. Kurosawa's film, Ran, is his best and was made when he was 75. Eastwood is still going strong. Juror #2 is an excellent film. So is Woody Allen's Coup de Chance.
The Ten Commandments was Cecil B DeMille's final film. He was 76 years old when he made it. It's his best film.
If a director shoots "economically" (aka 8 hours days), it's much better for them in the long run. If they shoot the 18-20 hour days Iwhich many directors do), that's really hard to do at an advanced age. Even though Eyes Wide Shut is a great film IMO, Kubrick shot it like he usually did, long days, lots of takes, and by all accounts, he was absolutely exhausted at the end of every shooting day. He died shortly after screening the film to Tom and Nicole (and the 2 heads at Warner Brothers). He very well may have killed himself on that film. Who knows? I don't know if Ridley shoots long days or economical ones.
Calling him lazy is a bit harsh I just see an 86 year old man trying to create all the movies he’s wanted to make before he dies. No wonder he’s rushing.
If you want to see Ridley Scott at his best, check out The Duelists.
One of the greatest historical pieces just below Barry Lyndon. Absolutely agree!
-Ridley Scott’s moment of realization came in the form of Alien: Romulus and Gladiator II.
-Francis Ford Coppola moment of realization came in the form of Megalopolis.
-Martin Scorsese had his moment of realization when he made both The Irishman and Killers of the Flower Moon.
These legendary artists contributed works of art that elevated the craft. But there will come the day when it is time to put your feet up and let the next generation come forth.
Ridley is 80 and still able to direct big budget blockbuster spectacles you have no idea how hard they’re to direct. The stress and pressure would make most mortal men crack from the pressure. So many of tried and failed. Let the man cook for as long as he wants he likely won’t be around for much longer and deserves to pass away quietly between takes on his director chair doing what he loves
Last Duel was ok. I can't even sit through most modern movies.
_The Last Duel_ wasn't a bad movie. It wasn't great, but I enjoyed it. I'm also a fan of decent period pieces. So, I'm a little biased.
# RetireRidleyScott -- I've been saying this ever since that awful Napoleon movie came out.
Gladiator 2 was terrible, I wouldn't even call it a movie 🚮
Happy Birthday Drinker.
I mean Happy Thanksgiving.
I drink and prefer Jim Beam, but I respect and admire what you bring to the collective screening room here on RUclips.
Slainte!
Its about the money not art.
Ridley can still do it. The Last Duel, with Adam Driver and Jodie Comer, was great in my opinion. I wasn’t expecting much because of what critics said but I saw it on C4 for free.
His most underrated movie tbh 😢… wish I’ve seen it on cinema but haven’t heard about it till 2022..
Not retire, just slow the hell down and pick the films better.
He knows he is against the clock due to his age, so he is rushing his films and taking on too many.
Ridley Scott is no different to Zack Snyder to me anymore, someone who can create iconic, visually striking movies, but a terrible writer who's been surrounded by yes men so long he's been consumed by unchecked ego. He should never, ever be let near a script writer's pen ever again.
You either retire a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a talentless hack
This comment makes no sense. No one loses their talent.
Was a huge Ridley Scott fan, and fascinated about Napoleon. Was looking forward to Napoleon and i usually ignore negative comments when it’s a movie i really wanna watch. Couldn't bring myself to see it. Felt Joaquin was too old and yeah, heard absolutely nothing good about the film.
I saw Napoleon, despite the reviews. I enjoyed it to some degree but I’d only give it 6 out of 10.
It ain't art, it's a living.
This is Ridley Scott?
He looks exactly like Allister Thorne from "Game of Thrones".
Juror #2 was really good. I enjoyed it a lot. Its not a sequel or remake its not attached to anything that I am aware of. Theres no woke bullshit in it the story and acting waa great. I highly recommend.
I absolutely love some of Ridley's later efforts, like Prometheus (which I find gorgeous to look at) and his Raised by Wolves episodes. He gave far more to the world than the critics, and I hope he keeps on making films for as long as he feels like it. Saying it's time for him to retire is so presumptuous, the guy is 87 and even in his eighties has made more films than all of us here combined. Life on set is hard and being a director of a big film is super hard. As long as he's making them, I'll keep seeing them.
The guy's 87. Being lazy, impatient and disinterested are all the traits of guys that age.
You totally forgot the excellent 'Last Duel', the gritty and mature historical epic Scott made three years ago. Ten bucks says none of these guys even saw it in theatres. The kind of movie they'd complain 'doesn't get made anymore', yet all they watch is mainstream swill. Clowns.
All the Money in the World was a fantastic film too.
Clowns for missing a movie nobody ever heard of.
2:54 when you mean like crazy, do you mean like Megalopolis?
If you study ALL you can about the 1st Gladiator you'd see he improvised much of the film, he thought he can do that from then on. No one can.
I saw The Duelists in the theater and later on VHS in the Blockbuster video store days. It was his first major picture and it was amazing. I've been watching his stuff since then. Most of it was great for decades. Unfortunately the last good movie he made was The Martian in 2015 when he was in his mid=70s. The time for him to retire was nearly a decade ago.
I'm really glad he had nothing to do with the Blade Runner sequel.
He would have ruined it for sure.
The last 3 films i liked from Ridley Scott was
American Gangster
All The Money In The World
The Last Duel
He's very hit or miss the last 20 years to be honest
Just because someone is past a certain age doesn't mean they want to stop doing what they love to do and are good at to sit and play dominoes in their pajamas for the rest of their lives. Some people do aspire to retirement but some do not. Hitchcock and DeMille were working to the end and thank God John Williams hasn't put down his baton yet.
He's not good at movies anymore and hasn't been for twenty years at least. He should have started playing dominoes long ago.
@@bigtechisbigbrother8690 That's not the point. Just because Ridley Scott's work may have deteriorated doesn't mean everybody past a certain age should be put out to pasture or that they don't still have drive and ambition and feel the need to be active. Ridley Scott or anyone else should be judged on the quality of their work not their age.
What made Gladiator so legendary was the combined writing of David Frazoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson. I worry that this derivative film and his recent work may be signs of a bigger issue, remember, Bruce Willis pulled a similar move of quantity over quality before his illness became public.
Thank God Denis Villeneuve did Blade Runner 2049, imagine Denzel as a wise crackin Replicant😂
Scott definitely would have done a worse job. I really don’t even love the original blade runner. I think its visual style becoming the template for sci-fi has people elevating it higher than it should be.
@@bradysmith4405 Bite your tongue!
Shouldnt have been made at all....Ford mailing in another "performance" ruining another iconic character of his in exchange for a truckload of cash he doesnt need.
Also disrespected Sean Young.
You know, Sir David Attenborough is still doing his thing. From what I know his stuff is not too bad. Though, to be fair, most of his work is narration.
0:54 I believe all of this
I actually thought the Last Duel was a good movie. An orignal story set during the Middle Ages. Well acted, and it looked great. I know it bombed, but it was something different for a change.
I still want him to finish or at the very least continue David's storyline. He was the best character in PROMETHEUS and ALIEN : Covenant. And Fassbender is a superb actor.
I guess that it can't hurt.
What I am afraid of is that the old guard from the new Hollywood era will pass on but the filmmakers of this decade are nowhere near as good compared to that era, and that is unfortunately who we will be stuck with.
So basically Hollywood is dead
@ pretty much
Like, 3 movies ago. Prometheus, Covenant, and Romulus are NOT canon.
Those films ruined the Alien franchise.
Romulus can be included.
I thought The Last Duel was good but yeah, he is just mailing it in now.
I like this channel a lot, but guys.. Ridley is one of the top 10 directors of all time, gladiator 2 was not that bad like my goodness, it has a 71% critic rating and 83% fan score. He’s delivered some of the best films of all time.
Right!
Really irks me when people with no talent criticize those who have far more talent and experience than they do.
So I have a friend who works in Visual Effects. She worked on Napoleon, or specifically her company did so they did many things. I asked her what the weirdest effect they had to do was, and she told me "A flag blowing in the breeze, cos it wasn't windy that day and Ridley insisted on the flag blowing in a small corner of the screen". She said it took forever and replicating the armies was easier.
But yeah, if he is running things out, it is likely cos he's 86 and may not have long left. And with him and Eastwood or even Francis Ford Coppola, who are at that stage of their lives, asking "Why are you still doing this?", cos is it a money thing or a creative thing or what??
Big Cameron fan boy here… Yes, he was awesome up until 1998 😅🙈 I like Avatar as fast food entertainment, but his 80’s/90’s were 🔥🔥🔥
Yet then their is Clint Eastwood making quality film at 93
Been saying this for years. His last decent movie was the Martian (all the way back in 2015). Since then? Nothing but over bloated, pretentious turds
The Martian was decent but even that feels forgettable. His last really good movie was American Gangster in 2007.
Kurosawa was still making good films at 85 and he was functionally blind...