Paul W.S. Anderson is actually a good director

[blackdragon6]

when it comes to sci-fi movies anyway.BUT having said that he's a horrible writer.he really needs to let the writing go to better men and women.what do you guys think?

[Donald M.]

Nonsense. Mortal Kombat and Event Horizon didn't completely suck. That's the best to be said about him.

Now he's directing Castlevania and a remake of Death Race 2000. Also some completely boring sounding movie about the President's nuclear football being stolen. Real original, schmuck.

Between this guy and Uwe Boll, there will never be a good video game movie.

[Leslie Lee III]

He's a very good director, I loved Resident Evil and Event Horizon. Mortal Kombat was pretty good too.

[blackdragon6]

Nonsense. Mortal Kombat and Event Horizon didn't completely suck. That's the best to be said about him.

Now he's directing Castlevania and a remake of Death Race 2000. Also some completely boring sounding movie about the President's nuclear football being stolen. Real original, schmuck.

Between this guy and Uwe Boll, there will never be a good video game movie.anderson and boll should'nt even be put in the same sentence.anderson is a solid director,he just can't write for shit.

[Bored at 3:00AM]

He's done some okay films, nothing spectacular, but some nice popcorn flicks.

I hear Aliens vs. Predator sucked, but that was cut up beyond all recognition when the studio forced him to tone it down to a PG-13 from the R rated film he'd actually made, so you can't really blame him for that.

[Ryan K]

The only thing his I've seen that I thought was even remotely watchable was Event Horizon. I thought it was decent (though I've noticed in recent years it seems to have quite a cult following).

I've absolutely hated everything else I've seen of his: Mortal Kombat, Resident Evil, Soldier, and Shopping. All stylized messes.

Yeah, I'd put his name up there with Uwe Boll. Before Boll I definately would have considered him the worst current director.

[StoneGold]

I didn't even think AVP was all that bad. I mean, it was never going to be good, it was AVP.

And at the time, Mortal Kombat was awesome. OK, it hasn't held up that great, but at the time, it was probably the best American produced martial arts movie since Bruce Lee died.


EDIT: Well, ignoring American Ninja. But at the very least, the best American-produced tournament movie. And yes, that includes the Van Damme flicks.

[Shellhead]

He's a very good director, I loved Resident Evil and Event Horizon. Mortal Kombat was pretty good too.

I agree. Well, I only liked Event Horizon, but it seemed like it had so much potential that maybe I could have loved a better edit of it.

[tricksterpup]

I agree. Well, I only liked Event Horizon, but it seemed like it had so much potential that maybe I could have loved a better edit of it.
See I thought Event Horizon was a stinker.. I couldn't stand sitting through the rental of it. I told my roommate at the time, if he rented something like that again, I would smack him upside the head.

[Donald M.]

See I thought Event Horizon was a stinker.. I couldn't stand sitting through the rental of it. I told my roommate at the time, if he rented something like that again, I would smack him upside the head.

Yeah, I found it mildly entertainin parts, but for the most part lame and derivative. The Black Hole meets Hellraiser.

I'll concede, as someone pointed out earlier, that it's not entirely fair to compare Anderson to Uwe Boll. Anderson and Boll are bad directors in different ways. Anderson seems to at least understand the most basic principles of filmmaking.

As video game movie directors though, both suck. Of course, it's not like we've ever seen a video game movie in the hands of a good director to compare them to.

[Alex]

EDIT: Well, ignoring American Ninja. But at the very least, the best American-produced tournament movie. And yes, that includes the Van Damme flicks.
Oh that's bullshit, no way was Mortal Kombat better then Blood Sport.

[tricksterpup]

Oh that's bullshit, no way was Mortal Kombat better then Blood Sport.
Or Big Trouble in Little China.
http://www.moviematrix.de/mov/b/img/big_trouble_in_little_china_01.jpg

[blackdragon6]

And at the time, Mortal Kombat was probably the best American produced martial arts movie since Bruce Lee died.



yeah it was the scorpion and johnny cage fight is one of my all time favorite fight scenes,and probably one of the best fight scenes in film history.

[StoneGold]

WHy was Mortal Kombat better than Bloodsport? No Van Damme ass.


And Big Trouble really wasn't much of a martial arts movie. Great movie, lousy martial arts movie.

[StoneGold]

yeah it was the scorpion and johnny cage fight is one of my all time favorite fight scenes,and probably one of the best fight scenes in film history.
I used to think similiar, but in retrospect, it really doesn't hold up. It was interesting though, just because it was using a more Hong Kong-style shooting technique, while utilizing a more Japanese fighting style. Which is probably why I loved it so much at the time, but having seen it since, it wasn't quite as good as I remember it.

[Donald M.]

WHy was Mortal Kombat better than Bloodsport? No Van Damme ass.



Okay, just so long as we know the reason isn't stupidity, but your confused sexuality.

There's nothing wrong with admiring Van Damme's ass. It's okay man, really, it's okay.

Seriously though, even with Van Damme ass no way is MK better than Blood Sport. Opinions differ though.

[CHEYENNE-BLACKBIRD]

Alien 3 director David Fincher clashed with studio executives on a regular basis when his vision was compromised and though he ultimately lost most of the battles, he continues to be vocal about his negative experience to this day, and it has been suggested that Anderson is appealing to studio executives because of his willingness to follow orders without resistance.In other words he's basicly a "yes man".

[Royal]

I didn't even think AVP was all that bad. I mean, it was never going to be good, it was AVP.

And at the time, Mortal Kombat was awesome. OK, it hasn't held up that great, but at the time, it was probably the best American produced martial arts movie since Bruce Lee died.


EDIT: Well, ignoring American Ninja. But at the very least, the best American-produced tournament movie. And yes, that includes the Van Damme flicks.

Dude.

Go watch...

Equlibrium
Blue Tiger
Best of the Best
Bloodsport (Hate Dux, Love Bolo. Corky as Young Dux.)
Lord of the City
The Challenge ("Come and get it, you sonafabitch!")
In Hell
Only The Strong (Dacascos first top billing)
Ironheart (Rich Norton. #1 gwilo!)
Gladiator (the boxing movie)
Desert Kickboxer (Muy Thai + Navajo mystism = fun)
Kickboxer
Roadhouse (hate Swayze. Norton in the sequel)
No Retreat. No Surrender
Alley Cat
Lone Wolf McQuaid

Shall I go on?

[Magneto_X]

I agree.

He makes good movies. Even Alien vs Predator was enjoyable, even if it barely touched on the cross-over's potential.

His best movie was Event Horizon, followed by Mortal Kombat.

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

he really needs to let the writing go to better men and women.what do you guys think?thats what he did with soldier.

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

His best movie was Event Horizon,.it'll always be event horizon.wich is a great movie.

[Leslie Lee III]

Alien 3 director David Fincher clashed with studio executives on a regular basis when his vision was compromised and though he ultimately lost most of the battles, he continues to be vocal about his negative experience to this day, and it has been suggested that Anderson is appealing to studio executives because of his willingness to follow orders without resistance.In other words he's basicly a "yes man".

Anderson clashed with the studio executives too. Apparently they like to take all the Alien movies away from the directors.

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

Anderson clashed with the studio executives too. Apparently they like to take all the Alien movies away from the directors.fox studios have aledgedly chased off alot of directors(probably bryan singer as well?).but what usually gets passed around is anderson just follow orders.wich is why fox MIGHT have picked brett ratner for x3,because he carry the same stigma.*shrugs* but who knows what really goes on behind studio doors.

[sir_snikt'alot]

paul anderson is rubbish,he takes licences and plows them into the ground to make a few bucks,he cant make one film without having stupid nu-metal in the background and he always makes generally cool characters complete pussys or complete rubbish (the nemesis,the predator,both of which turn good at the end of theyre movie appearances which is so stupid).

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

paul anderson is rubbish
you silly englishmen lol :p

[Slappy san]

Alien 3 director David Fincher clashed with studio executives on a regular basis when his vision was compromised and though he ultimately lost most of the battles, he continues to be vocal about his negative experience to this day, and it has been suggested that Anderson is appealing to studio executives because of his willingness to follow orders without resistance.In other words he's basicly a "yes man".

And the restored cut of A3 is much better two. Friggin' suits.

[blackdragon6]

after alien 2 the suits at fox always felt the need to take over creative control.it just not the alien movies either,steve norrington,Joss Whedon and alex proyas all expressed disdain towards fox,and said that they would never work for them again.fox just treat their directors and writers like trash.wich is why paul anderson and brett rattner has little to no problem with fox,cause like someone said earlier they're just "yes men".

[Leslie Lee III]

But I'm telling you all Anderson said he had problems with Fox as well during AvP and referred to the film as "mangled."

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040819d.php

[Magneto_X]

It's like Marvel's X-Books with the editors, isn't it? LOL

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

But I'm telling you all Anderson said he had problems with Fox as well during AvP and referred to the film as "mangled."

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040819d.phpthe link is DOA dawg.

[Slappy san]

the link is DOA dawg.

How so?

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[Tish-the-Scorpion]

How so?

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:confused: well at first the link would'nt work.but nevermind it works now.anyways i heard about the directors cut months ago,and assumed anderson was just covering his ass.but its not unlike fox to screw over directors.i'll have to watch the directors cut to see for myself what has been restored.though from what i hear it was'nt anything significant.

[blackdragon6]

i heard that the gore thats in the unrated dvd was added in after the fact.

[SPAfreak]

Event Horizon seemed to be going in the direction of a Lovecraftian space tale. Then they sucked out everything that would make a good movie and added pointless gore and a whole bunch of annoying, useless crap. At best it's 1/4 of a good movie.

When he's on his game Anderson can be a decent guilty pleasure movie director. He just seems to lose focus on the story and resorts to visual effects.

[kalorama]

AVP was execrable. Pure, unadulterated waste matter. I have a hard time imagining even the most intrusive studio tactics could produce such an odiferous mound unless they were working from a pile a crap to begin with.

[blackdragon6]

When he's on his game Anderson can be a decent guilty pleasure movie director. He just seems to lose focus on the story and resorts to visual effects.wich is why i say he needs to let other people write for him.he needs a good ghost writer.or just give up screen writing all togeather.

[blackdragon6]

I have a hard time imagining even the most intrusive studio tactics could produce such an odiferous mound unless they were working from a pile a crap to begin with.SShhhh.........are you trying to start a riot among the fans of the source material?? :p