tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post1441268026229021706..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 2003SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-37802085273833750642015-11-15T16:45:46.824-06:002015-11-15T16:45:46.824-06:00I've seen two of the Hobbit films and haven...I've seen two of the <i>Hobbit</i> films and haven't yet had the desire to finish the trilogy. <i>LotR</i>, though, is pretty fantastic.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-85724095577921312792015-11-15T16:01:07.451-06:002015-11-15T16:01:07.451-06:00Agree that Master and Commander is a really good f...Agree that Master and Commander is a really good film with great direction. Also agree that this was Peter Jackson's year and rightly so. He may have tarnished the Tolkien universe with his out of control direction of The Hobbit films, but The Lord of the Rings trilogy is fantastically directed.Ipecachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157560182505626755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-91661287353869105072015-11-15T14:21:26.367-06:002015-11-15T14:21:26.367-06:00Eh, I didn't include that for a reason. Not a ...Eh, I didn't include that for a reason. Not a fan of <i>Kill Bill</i> and I think Tarantino is really overrated. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-38279289774933236882015-11-15T11:59:37.756-06:002015-11-15T11:59:37.756-06:00Tarantino's terrific work in Kill Bill, vol 1 ...Tarantino's terrific work in Kill Bill, vol 1 also deserves some consideration!aceblackblog.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08404695143187261837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-83545734277052910262015-11-14T09:32:01.564-06:002015-11-14T09:32:01.564-06:00Placing 2-4 was difficult. I may be undervaluing C...Placing 2-4 was difficult. I may be undervaluing Coppola's work here, but Weir's work on the massive action sequences put him third for me, and I think <i>City of God</i> is about perfect, so there was no other place to put <i>Lost in Translation</i>. <br /><br />I could understand rearranging 2-4 on this list. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-69021100679836491652015-11-14T02:48:56.615-06:002015-11-14T02:48:56.615-06:00I would bump Lost in Translation up to second plac...I would bump Lost in Translation up to second place, but I am also colored by an uninhibited love of that movie. I think you are underestimating Coppola's effort here. There are compositions and counterpoints that could only come from a perceptive director. Then again, it is tough competition in a strong year and you have a point with the action on Master and Commander.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-17841525133789667332015-11-13T22:36:37.619-06:002015-11-13T22:36:37.619-06:00That really shows the director's talent, doesn...That really shows the director's talent, doesn't it? I haven't bothered with the remake for exactly the reason you suggest. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-17711375476229537232015-11-13T20:33:39.369-06:002015-11-13T20:33:39.369-06:00I think Park Chan-wook deserves a lot of credit, t...I think Park Chan-wook deserves a lot of credit, too. Just look at the nearly shot-for-shot remake not directed by him and how not good it is.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092564511948736386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-27934868416800950912015-11-13T15:20:24.653-06:002015-11-13T15:20:24.653-06:00Agreed. Putting 2-5 in order was the challenge her...Agreed. Putting 2-5 in order was the challenge here. The winner was obvious.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-6538806225126405192015-11-13T15:16:05.645-06:002015-11-13T15:16:05.645-06:00While I'd rearrange the order of 2-5 I agree w...While I'd rearrange the order of 2-5 I agree with everything you wrote on Return of the King. There was no way that anyone other than Jackson was going to win.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-1173195137921576232015-11-13T15:08:59.868-06:002015-11-13T15:08:59.868-06:00Truthfully, the reason I put Weir second is becaus...Truthfully, the reason I put Weir second is because I think a lot of the film is successful specifically because of him. Meirelles obviously did a great deal of excellent work on <i>City of God</i> and got tremendous performances from his cast. Weir, though, made a riskier film in terms of the action sequences and I really think he knocked it out of the park.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-24607838650008609122015-11-13T14:53:36.439-06:002015-11-13T14:53:36.439-06:00I love both City of God and Master and Commander, ...I love both City of God and Master and Commander, but trying to look at it from as objective a viewpoint as I can, I think you got the order right. City of God was the last 10 I gave on my blog until the 2013 additions, and I without qualm called it a perfect film, so you'd think I would have switched Meirelles and Weir, but City of God was so good because of everyone involved, and not just Meirelles; it was a true team effort, whereas Master and Commander works largely because of Weir and his captainship (hee) of the various departments working on the film. You might catch flack for the order, but for me, I'd say it was a good call.Adolytsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12266038228108057617noreply@blogger.com