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Is Oliver Stone A Good Filmmaker?
Posted on 7/7/18 at 2:50 pm
Posted on 7/7/18 at 2:50 pm
What is your opinion?
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 2:54 pm to LuckyTiger
Yes. But not recently, and some of his stiff is overrated.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 2:59 pm to LuckyTiger
Why do you care what we think? Decide for yourself.
Are you over the age of 12 ?
Are you over the age of 12 ?
Posted on 7/7/18 at 3:01 pm to LuckyTiger
He's ok
Posted on 7/7/18 at 3:14 pm to LuckyTiger
He’s an a-hole and a conspiracy theorist. Some of his stuff is good and some of it is painfully pretentious
Posted on 7/7/18 at 3:55 pm to LuckyTiger
Once.
He went on a string of good films in the late-80s/early-90s with hits like Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, and JFK. He had some other solid films (such as Natural Born Killers and Wall Street) but really lost his groove when he directed U-Turn and has yet to get it back.
He went on a string of good films in the late-80s/early-90s with hits like Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, and JFK. He had some other solid films (such as Natural Born Killers and Wall Street) but really lost his groove when he directed U-Turn and has yet to get it back.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 4:04 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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Why do you care what we think? Decide for yourself. Are you over the age of 12 ?
Perhaps I have decided for myself yet I am interested in hearing what others have to say.
Humble yourself.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 4:24 pm to LuckyTiger
Platoon was strereotyped, hackneyed tripe.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 4:43 pm to SoFla Tideroller
I recently rewatched Platoon thinking I'd enjoy it again, you know Best Picture and all.
Man, that movie is over the top in trying to cram all the complaints and public perceptions into one movie.
I'm surprised Stone didn't have Sheen come home and get spit on at the airport (which is a myth btw.)
And the voice over doesn't work. And most of the characters seem like caricatures.
Man, that movie is over the top in trying to cram all the complaints and public perceptions into one movie.
I'm surprised Stone didn't have Sheen come home and get spit on at the airport (which is a myth btw.)
And the voice over doesn't work. And most of the characters seem like caricatures.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 4:55 pm to LuckyTiger
Great film maker but his later stuff (after Natural Born Killers and Nixon) was not very good.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 5:20 pm to LuckyTiger
Discussing opinions is kind of the entire point of a message board. That guy's just being pissy.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 5:23 pm to LuckyTiger
He was
Posted on 7/7/18 at 5:32 pm to OMLandshark
I still love Wall Street.
That movie is like a time machine.
The sequel sucked.
That movie is like a time machine.
The sequel sucked.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 5:57 pm to RollTide1987
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 6:00 pm to LuckyTiger
He was but it has been a long road downhill.
Salvador, Platoon, Wall Street, JFK, etc showed real talent.
The last film of his I bothered to watch was Any Given Sunday. I haven’t had the inclination to see Alexander, W, Savages, etc.
Salvador, Platoon, Wall Street, JFK, etc showed real talent.
The last film of his I bothered to watch was Any Given Sunday. I haven’t had the inclination to see Alexander, W, Savages, etc.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 6:18 pm to teke184
I saw Alexander in the theater because I'm s history buff.
I was shocked how bad it was. Overly melodramatic, constant soliloquies by everyone, over-acting, incoherent narrative..
I gave up about 3/4 through this mess...and that wasn't hard to do even though one of my Favorite docs is Michael Wood's In the footsteps of Alexander.
There's one good scene in the film when Alexander fights Darius at Gaugamela.
I was shocked how bad it was. Overly melodramatic, constant soliloquies by everyone, over-acting, incoherent narrative..
I gave up about 3/4 through this mess...and that wasn't hard to do even though one of my Favorite docs is Michael Wood's In the footsteps of Alexander.
There's one good scene in the film when Alexander fights Darius at Gaugamela.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 6:33 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
1991 JFK
1991 The Doors
1987 Wall Street
Are his best movies to me.
1991 The Doors
1987 Wall Street
Are his best movies to me.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 6:56 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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still love Wall Street.
That movie is like a time machine.
The sequel sucked.
I actually thought the sequel was pretty good. The original is awesome though.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 7:06 pm to teke184
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I haven’t had the inclination to see Alexander, W, Savages, etc.
Alexander was one of the most disappointing films I have ever seen.
So much rich material to work with...the character, the time period, the settings, the cultures, the conflicts and battles, the historical aspects, etc. And it just missed the mark on everything.
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