Am I the only one who really liked Miracle At St. Anna?
Is Spike Lee overrated? Just think about it.
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He's closer to underrated than overrated...it's not like the man is lauded with praises from every corner winning awards for every movie or something...he isn't fawned by mainstream critical circles in the least bit...definitely the least celebrated director with 2 or 3 of my most favorite movies of all time to his credit
Majestic Pape
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Yes he is....he's resurrected more acting careers than most directors you can name. He takes chances with no-name or low level actors most directors wouldn't even give a chance. He has great vision, dialogue and music to the point you can almost instantly recognize that it's a QT movie or influenced by him or his screenplay. Look at the list of shyt he's done on IMDB...most directors wish they had a resume like that.
at Tarantino not being top level. I wish Spike would do more movies like Inside Man though.
Nobody has a legitimate argument for QT being the best director of all-time or even of his generation or any decade. He's not in the elite class.
There's no shame in it; he's still a very good director, has made his mark, has a classic, etc., etc.
Majestic Pape
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As far as Spike goes, he makes a lot of movies surrounding specific (read: Black) subjects. A lot of his main critics don't relate to the type of movies he makes or the type of characters he portrays.
Not to mention, a LOT of his critcs dislike Spike as a personality more than they even care about his movies.
Not to mention, a LOT of his critcs dislike Spike as a personality more than they even care about his movies.
I'm a huge Spike Lee fan but when I read the script and I thought it was pretty good until I watched the movie and it was terrible cause the way Spike directed this movie was that bad and
He lost his touch on this one. The picture was a big dissapointment, etc.
Those are great movies but the only one I did not enjoy was Clockers, and that was because I watched the movie after reading the book(way more superior).
The problem is that he couldn't do it that today anymore unlike other directors. He was once a great director who've lost his touch, it seems to me that Spike Lee forgot who he is.
Fury616
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WTF I just gave a legitimate argument. It's all opinion and art is subjective. You saying he's not elite is your opinion, not fact...just like my opinion is to me.
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The Clockers novel is a great read but the movie was still a good film.
Spike hasn't lost his touched. He just released that Bad 25 documentary which was really great. Red Hook Summer wasn't all that but every director has a dud here and there.
And how has Spike forgotten who he is? He's still voicing his opinions and views on topics and doing things on his own terms. Spike hasn't changed at all.
Majestic Pape
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You gave me the argument for him being a great director, not the GOAT.
I would rather be in a Tarantino film than a Spike Lee joint
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Nah, I liked it too for the most part. I thought the acting was really good.
I'm a huge Spike Lee fan but when I read the script and I thought it was pretty good until I watched the movie and it was terrible cause the way Spike directed this movie was that bad and
I thought the movie was good. It had a slow start for like the first hour but after that, things picked up rather quickly. But all in all, I thought it was a good movie.
