300 was fucking fantastic with what Miller fucking gave him to work from.
Watchmen was as fucking good as it could have been.
He picks uphill battles often, and that's why I think with proper shepherding, he could really knock it out of the park.
Agreed on 300, but it's still a poor movie. But I'll back Snyder for Dawn of the Dead. That was great.
My opinion of 300 is 100% biased by the fact that I read my favorite novel of alltime, Gates of Fire, right before the movie. But another viewing still exposed the movie as at best average.
best opening 10 minutes of a horror film ever for the most part. I'm hard pressed to think of another movie opening that comes close to it. Maybe 28 Days Later, maybe.
"Looking like Nic Cage dressed in Kurt Cobain's closet. I mean that as a compliment" - BillyG
"Too cunty for wine bars, too dainty for real bars." - Anderson
best opening 10 minutes of a horror film ever for the most part. I'm hard pressed to think of another movie opening that comes close to it. Maybe 28 Days Later, maybe.
Synder's frustrating. He has a good eye, but he always does that silly slo-mo/speed up thing. Which is his trademark, I guess. The problem is that the other aspects of his direction indicate a certain degree of talent. I think he needs to stretch himself. And I do like what I've seen from Man of Steel so far.
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