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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

And yet people keep giving Snyder money to make movies for stupid teenage boys.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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!"

[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

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."

[–] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Blomkamp is better in every way. I think he got blacklisted because the money guys didn't like his social commentary.

[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 1 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Still light years better than Snyder.

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Teenage boys deserve some love and movies!

[–] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, I was too harsh.

[–] BigPotato@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] herrvogel@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] jumjummy@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

And yet M. Night still makes movies. You can’t explain that!