• astrsk
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      333 months ago

      I might be in the minority but Chappie was a really good movie. It’s a real bummer Die Antword were so horrible to work with that the director kinda gave up on it.

    • Phoenixz
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      103 months ago

      I remember reading that they were trying to get District 10 done?

      • @[email protected]
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        43 months ago

        Yeah, but before the director made several more movies that were all bad. I don’t know how he keeps getting work.

          • @[email protected]
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            63 months ago

            Yeah, that’s another that makes no sense to me. People largely dislike all his recent works. “Let’s give him a huge budget for a two part star wars fan fic!”

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              Snyder has an amazing eye for action. Sucker Punch, 300, and Watchmen were all amazing visual/auditory feasts. Everything else about his movies is just average to below average, though.

              Giving him a Star Wars makes perfect sense when you consider what Disney thinks of the Star Wars audience. “Just give them laser sword and space ships and explosions and they’ll be happy.”

                • @[email protected]
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                  13 months ago

                  I personally wouldn’t put him above Snyder in the visuals category, but I respect your opinion and I don’t think you’re way off or anything. I can see having that preference.

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                  13 months ago

                  Blokamp is great at effects and story ideas, he’s not a good director. Even District 9 is a bit of a directorial mess but there’s enough interesting story there to overcome that. The rest of his films? Not so much.

          • @[email protected]
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            23 months ago

            I mean, stupid teenage boys will spend what money they have to hang out with their friends… So, it’s a viable audience.

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            13 months ago

            His stuff at least manages to make money somehow, so that makes some kind of sense from a money worship point of view. I doubt Blomkamp’s movies raked in as much cash though.