"I've hated every movie Stone has ever made, without exception. Especially The Doors, which should have been one of the best movies ever made, but was pathetic. They should've let Kubrik do it."
He did "Nixon" didn't he? I kind of liked that, I like Nixon.
You're right the rest is pure crap...
Thanks for the post, now I'm definitely not going to see this trash.
nick
Want a good movie? Go see Friday Night Lights.
Oliver may be a communist relic with a penchant for outlandish conspiracy theories, but he is a capable filmamker--JFK and U-Turn aside...
Platoon was a gritty, "war is hell and you're a ground level witness" kind of film, and Natural Born Killers was a stunning, shocking, but extremely entertaining bit of psychadelic cinema.
And the violent, epic gangster classic that is Scarface was scripted by Stone back in his pre-directoral days, so he deserves at least some of the credit (Brian DePalma directed). Stone also co-scripted the underrated Year of the Dragon starring Micky Rourke as a NY cop waging war against Chinatown Triads, and the FReeper fave Conan the Barbarian (starring the Governator, and co-scripted by patriotic director John Milius).
Looking for Fidel--a sympathetic portrait of the evil dictator of Cuba--is an extreme leftist blot on his career, but Nixon was actually pretty even-handed (I was surprised to see Stone's script acknowledge--and apparently accept as true-- a few of the dastardly acts the Kennedy's committed against Nixon, such as when RFK had Nixon's innocent mother audited when she was on her death bed and when Kennedy stole Illinois in 1960).
I cautiously look forward to Alexander, and hope to get another Gladiator...and not another Troy.
"Want a good movie? Go see Friday Night Lights."
Thanks for the recommendation. I look forward to seeing this and will let you know when I do.
I read the reviews and it reminds me of the small town my little brother played basketball for in high school. They always went to state and it sure was fun.