What Happened to Ridley Scott?

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  • @Rockstar-bq5fm
    @Rockstar-bq5fm 2 місяці тому +84

    Dude… Black Rain is awesome. One of the most stylish and hard boiled action films of the era

    • @SCharlesDennicon
      @SCharlesDennicon 2 місяці тому +4

      Despising Black Rain is pretty uninspired. I bet the dude couldn't elaborate on WHY he called it "shallow" (?) if he was asked to.

    • @nicolamcguinness8689
      @nicolamcguinness8689 2 місяці тому +2

      James Nesbitt was in made for each other 1939 with Charles coburn James Stewart Eddie qullian Irving bacon raymond Bailey Carole Lombard luclie Watson Alma Kruger Louise beavers Jamie dornan Harry davenport. Tom London Ruth Gillette Ruth Weston olin Howland Cyril ring Garry Owen milburn stone Harry worth Robert emmett o Connor Tom McGuire Carlyle Moore jr Edwin maxwell ward bond Harlan briggs directed by John Cromwell screenplay by Jo swerling produced by David o Selznick cinematography by Leon shamroy edited by James e newcom second unit director or assistant director by Eric Stacey music department by Alfred Newman max Steiner Oscar levant Hugo friedhofer

    • @saratov99
      @saratov99 2 місяці тому +7

      Hans Zimmer soundrack is as usual awesome.

    • @markmccarthy7887
      @markmccarthy7887 2 місяці тому +7

      @@Rockstar-bq5fm black rain is awesomeness

    • @StrikingMachine
      @StrikingMachine 2 місяці тому +2

      Prometheus and Napoleon are both Amazing films. Prometheus > Covenent and Romulus. Napoleon > Joker..

  • @knockitoffhudson3470
    @knockitoffhudson3470 2 місяці тому +30

    I think the last duel is underrated af. It’s also a blessing that Ridley Scott gets to still make historic epics, because few directors get enough trust from studios to do that and it’s one of the best genres.

    • @diogogomes3238
      @diogogomes3238 2 місяці тому +2

      People forget that. Thank god we still have Riddley making big budget epic movies that sometimes are awesome sometimes are ok

    • @fra4897
      @fra4897 20 днів тому

      and they sucks hard

  • @jamesmorant1406
    @jamesmorant1406 2 місяці тому +31

    He's one of the best directors of all time, Alien, Blade Runner Thelma and Louise, Gladiator, Black Hawk down are classic's

    • @skidmc
      @skidmc 2 місяці тому +1

      Period

    • @MediaBuster
      @MediaBuster 2 місяці тому +1

      You conveniently left out all his duds...White Squall, G.I. Jane, Hannibal, Kingdom of heaven, Prometheus, Alien: Covenant, The Last Duel, House of Gucci, Napoleon and I could go on and on..

    • @ronthorn3
      @ronthorn3 2 місяці тому +1

      Most of those are still great films, just because they aren’t the best in the world, doesn’t mean they aren’t great.

    • @MediaBuster
      @MediaBuster 2 місяці тому

      @@ronthorn3 if you think so..

  • @ManuTheGreat79
    @ManuTheGreat79 2 місяці тому +32

    For anyone who wants to make the new Napoleon film: Don't make it about all of Napoleon's life. Pick a period.
    Waterloo allone is a 3 hours long movie

    • @jameslaird9924
      @jameslaird9924 2 місяці тому +2

      Spot on Manu, that's always the best way to make a biopic 👍🏻

    • @jpotter2086
      @jpotter2086 2 місяці тому

      It's alresady a 2hr 14min movie.

  • @paulroman3668
    @paulroman3668 2 місяці тому +37

    Kingdom of Heaven was excellent. Very underrated.

    • @TheOtherKine
      @TheOtherKine 2 місяці тому

      His best film is MATCHSTICK MEN because nobody expected him to do such a cool little touching movie

    • @Bayard1503
      @Bayard1503 2 місяці тому +4

      Only the extended cut, the theater release is very mediocre.

  • @JoeyArmstrong2800
    @JoeyArmstrong2800 2 місяці тому +11

    "Legend" isn't a great movie but it's arguably one of the most beautiful movies I've ever seen. Like a story book from the 18th century on faerie tales come to life.

  • @Locadel2003
    @Locadel2003 2 місяці тому +30

    “The Martian” its an amazing movie. The best thing he did in the 2010s. Matt Damon was really great and the overall movie was almost a comedy not too serious at all, it could have been so grim and depressing but no, was an enjoyable fun survival story with excellent visual effects, story and performances

    • @coffeebean_tamer
      @coffeebean_tamer 2 місяці тому +1

      I completely forgot that was Ridley Scott... some fans say his arrogant I think after creating 2 iconic movies he has the right 2. Not to mention how many times I've watched Gladiator.... actually even that novie he directed with Nick Cage brilliant

    • @nicolamcguinness8689
      @nicolamcguinness8689 2 місяці тому +1

      James Nesbitt was in china seas 1935 with Clark gable Wallace beery Lewis stone jean Harlow Rosalind Russell liev de Maigret Lillian bond sir Audrey smith Dudley digges Jamie Dornan Edward brophy akim tamiroff Charles Coleman Edward Mcwade Ivan lebedeff Robert Benchley William Henry directed by Tay garnett music by Herbert stothart written by jules furthman James Kevin Mcguinness’s Maurice revenes Paul bern Paul hervey fox monckton hoffe

  • @boj666
    @boj666 2 місяці тому +16

    Bruh body of lies is an underrated banger. A grounded, character driven spy movie that's on par with the bourne films imo

    • @CapitalFProductions
      @CapitalFProductions 2 місяці тому +2

      I don’t know about Bourne but it’s a quality movie that was undermined by its trailer, which promised a completely different movie

  • @benjamindover4337
    @benjamindover4337 2 місяці тому +28

    If you listen to Scott in interviews you know he's a natural born story teller.

    • @Kerwin-Kendell
      @Kerwin-Kendell 2 місяці тому +8

      Yes, but he's also a jerk and seems to have almost no respect for history.

    • @ronthorn3
      @ronthorn3 2 місяці тому +1

      @@Kerwin-KendellOh my god you’re such a baby. Movies are history books.

    • @Kerwin-Kendell
      @Kerwin-Kendell 2 місяці тому

      @@ronthorn3 right, I forgot that 😄

    • @nicolamcguinness8689
      @nicolamcguinness8689 2 місяці тому +1

      James Nesbitt was in blue steel 1934 with John Wayne George gabby hayes Yakima canutt Jamie Dornan Edward Pell jr lafe McKee hunt Barney Beasley earl dwire chris Allen directed by Robert n Bradbury produced by Paul Malvern the lawless frontier 1934 with John Wayne George gabby hayes Yakima canutt Gordon de main Herman hack Sheila terry Jack Rockwell jay Wilsey Tommy coats Jamie Dornan directed by Robert n Bradbury produced by Paul Malvern

  • @Locadel2003
    @Locadel2003 2 місяці тому +41

    This man is also responsible for launching the career of many actors like Sigourney Weaver in “Alien”, Brad Pitt in “Thelma & Louise” & Joaquin Phoenix in “Gladiator”

    • @badinfluence3814
      @badinfluence3814 2 місяці тому +6

      Gladiator didn't 'launch' Phoenix's career, he was well established years before that.

    • @LucyLioness100
      @LucyLioness100 2 місяці тому

      @@badinfluence3814exactly, Gus van Sant was the one who really got Joaquin out there with his supporting role in “To Die For”. Yeah Joaquin had a couple small roles before then, but he was mostly “River Phoenix’s little brother”

    • @ViceRidden
      @ViceRidden 22 дні тому +1

      ​@@badinfluence3814Phoenix was terrified filming that movie. It was the biggest project he had ever done and he was unsure of himself. Look it up, he talks about it in an interview.

    • @GizmoBeach
      @GizmoBeach 6 днів тому

      Phoenix was terrible in Gladiator. The piss-poor dialogue didn’t help, but his wooden performance was hard to watch.
      Starting w/ Two Lovers (2008) he went from being a familiar actor, to a seriously great one.

  • @rjspires
    @rjspires 2 місяці тому +8

    When Ridley just makes a film, it became classic or even masterpieces. Yet, when he actually wants to make a masterpiece, it’s terrible.

  • @alfredthegreat9543
    @alfredthegreat9543 2 місяці тому +8

    I think it's just that we expect everything he does will be absolute gold, which in a career as long as his is virtually impossible. But he has made so many great movies that it makes him one of the all-time greats himself.

  • @shaha9
    @shaha9 2 місяці тому +2

    I met his dev team and they really like his sporadic style of just finding a script and shooting it. He just loves to work and similar to Stanley and Akira; will probably do this till he dies.

  • @RainBird88x
    @RainBird88x 2 місяці тому +13

    I like 1492, and it's a shame we probably won't get a proper blu-ray of it.

    • @bigmidget117
      @bigmidget117 2 місяці тому

      Blu-Ray’s are actually not reliable unfortunately

  • @wstine79
    @wstine79 2 місяці тому +17

    He just needs to stick with original films and leave the Alien franchise to other directors. Gladiator, The Martian, ALIEN, and Blade Runner are awesome.

    • @skidmc
      @skidmc 2 місяці тому

      I wish we had 10 more aliens from him.

    • @ExpertContrarian
      @ExpertContrarian 2 місяці тому

      Wrong, give me Prometheus 3

  • @danielmankowski922
    @danielmankowski922 2 місяці тому +20

    Love Ridley Scott, never knew he directed Thelma and Louise! 😮

    • @SCharlesDennicon
      @SCharlesDennicon 2 місяці тому +3

      It's like saying "oh, I love Martin Scorsese, I didn't know it was him who directed Casino!"

    • @nicolamcguinness8689
      @nicolamcguinness8689 2 місяці тому +2

      James Nesbitt was in little lord flauntleroy 1936 with Freddie Bartholomew Mickey Rooney Jamie dornan Dolores Costello Barrymore Constance collier ee Clive guy kibbee sir Charles Audrey smith Una o Connor Helen flint Reginald Barlow Lionel belmore tempe pigott Gilbert Emery Lawrence grant Fred Walton Elsa Buchanan Walter kingsford directed by John Cromwell produced by David o Selznick music by max Steiner written by Richard schayer Frances hodgson Burnett

    • @gravesior
      @gravesior 2 місяці тому

      You can love Scorsese and not be aware of the fact he made "Casino" both of them made a lot of great films.

  • @nate7404
    @nate7404 2 місяці тому +4

    If you have not seen the directors cut of kingdom of heaven you’re missing out. It’s awesome

  • @Ruleof2Review
    @Ruleof2Review Місяць тому +1

    Ridley Scott is the best of us. Never seen a bad movie by him, and I’ve seen almost all of them.

  • @mrmrgaming
    @mrmrgaming 2 місяці тому +7

    I don't think he has changed much. It's just an ongoing thing: You're only as good as your last film.
    If you make movies and each one makes money, you get power, control, and the ability to say "no" to a studio. If you start having misses, that power goes, and you have to take what the studio gives you. Now, some directors will be all, "screw you and your film", but it does not take long before other studios hear this, and you're blackballed.
    Scott has always had a challenging run. He would have one or two amazing films, a few good ones, and a few "Why on earth did you make that?" Sadly, over the years, the gaps between the amazing ones have grown, and as such, he has less choice and less control when it comes to making films.
    A good example was Alien Covenant. That film was not the film he wanted to make, but because of the reception of Prometheus (that was even messed with), he had to make changes to his planned 2nd film. It was called Paradise Lost and set on the homeworld with Shaw. Still, the studio told him something along the lines of "People want monsters, give them monsters" This spoiled the plans because Scott said at the start the 3 films were not Alien films; they were sci-fi films in the Alien verse, and that when the 3rd one finished, it would link up to Alien.
    I think the only person who gets what they want is James Cameron. That is the only director I know that if it's in the film, it's because HE wanted it, and again, this is because he makes studios lots and lots of money....consistently.

    • @Rockstar-bq5fm
      @Rockstar-bq5fm 2 місяці тому +7

      Really solid and realistic take. Also with Cameron I think a big reason studios love him and he has the power he does is because the films he “wants” to make are box office inoffensive crowd pleasers that appeal to everyone. Especially recently
      I like the Avatar films well enough but I don’t think anyone would put them in the best 100 films of all time or his own personal top 4 or 5 of the 9 films he’s actually made lol

    • @mrmrgaming
      @mrmrgaming 2 місяці тому +1

      @@Rockstar-bq5fm Thanks.
      Yeah, his films are odd. The early ones, Aliens/T1/T2, are all films I like (love Aliens), own, and rewatch. The Abyss is also in there, but not as much. As for the rest, most were good....at the time. All his films just don't grab me. They do at the time due to action/spectacle/new tech, but after the first year, I just don't go back to them. That is not a huge issue for a studio, though, because they just care if they get people in.
      Another thing that springs to mind is that after Alien Covenant, it was said that Scott was not getting a 3rd film unless he did stuff for Disney. There was talk that he had to make The Last Duel for them. This is because of the whole "me too" movement and woman empowerment Disney is hellbent on. The other thing was a Merlin TV show, but I never heard any more about that, and seeing as The Last Duel flopped, I don't see Scott getting a 3rd film......unless Gladiator 2 does like 1.5 billion.

    • @nicolamcguinness8689
      @nicolamcguinness8689 2 місяці тому +1

      James Nesbitt was in moon of the wolf 1972 with royal dano the ghoul 1975 with Peter Cushing

  • @tomlichnofsky.7048
    @tomlichnofsky.7048 2 місяці тому +5

    👊😎✊ A LEGEND! - Ridley Scott - Master Film Maker! 👌😆👍
    Can't Believe He Hasn't WON An Oscar Yet For Best Director! 😔🤔😲🤔
    RIP Tony Scott 😔
    Ridley Scott's Brother .
    🍁

  • @CallOfCutie69
    @CallOfCutie69 2 місяці тому +1

    I saw his recent interviews, reacting to Alien Romulus, and he’s awesome. Very charming and bright at his age of 86.

  • @Ennahdee
    @Ennahdee 2 місяці тому +8

    Still remember his Hovis ad

  • @champreviewer5572
    @champreviewer5572 2 місяці тому

    Thanks for making this video! I requested this months ago and its cool to see that happen.

  • @CapitalFProductions
    @CapitalFProductions 2 місяці тому +2

    Ridley has revolutionized at least 3 different genres and has plenty of classics but I feel like he’s still a bit underrated. He’s one of the last journeyman directors out there but never half ass’s the work and while not every one of his last few have been good, they’re worth watching. He’s as good as the script is so if he gets a great script, he’ll work wonders (Last Duel, Martian). If it’s a turd, that’s how you get A Good Year

    • @tedh79
      @tedh79 9 днів тому

      A journeyman doesn’t make all time genre classics like Alien, Bladerunner, Gladiator etc. But his efforts since Gladiator seem a bit undistinguished

  • @richeaton5752
    @richeaton5752 2 місяці тому +1

    Whether the script is good or not, you can always count on a brilliant execution of it by Ridley.

  • @Teamo86
    @Teamo86 2 місяці тому +9

    Legend deserves more love.

    • @yensid4294
      @yensid4294 2 місяці тому

      such a pretty film visually, gorgeous sets & costuming/special fx. I liked the story (but I have a background in folklore, mythology & fairytales so it made sense to me) One of my fave fantasy films still & very rewatchable.

  • @reaganation6000
    @reaganation6000 2 місяці тому +2

    That's interesting, i never realised he directed the '1984' Apple Super Bowl ad, that's like finding out John Landis directed Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' level of surprise for me

  • @tnickknight
    @tnickknight 2 місяці тому +2

    Raised By Wolves, was amazing 😍

  • @adamrampage
    @adamrampage 2 місяці тому

    Body Of Lies is a fantastic movie.. Extremely underrated!

  • @bsharp3281
    @bsharp3281 2 місяці тому +1

    Some storytellers have one good story, others many. Ridley Scott only had a few. But he still has a unique place in a studio system that requires him to keep at it.

  • @camwedel
    @camwedel 2 місяці тому +1

    Scott owes 60% of his success to Hans Zimmer

  • @Rockstar-bq5fm
    @Rockstar-bq5fm 2 місяці тому +10

    One of the best directors to exist all honesty. He’s probably stuck around to long. the disrespect he receives now are from people who’s favourite directors and films couldn’t lick his boots when he’s at his best. But Scott is never one to turn down a pound note so he’s made near 30 odd films in his life and a fair amount have not been to what you would expect to be his standard
    Pretty much the example of why Tarintino wants to make 10 films and bounce

  • @jasonblundelldobebussing
    @jasonblundelldobebussing 2 місяці тому +3

    1:12 ahahah, it's from Долин interview. The guy just asked Scott about how his The Last Duel is the most historically accurate when it comes to aesthetics. 😂

  • @Delekhan
    @Delekhan 2 місяці тому

    Excellent vid Team JoBlo. Love ya!

  • @dirgsuite5546
    @dirgsuite5546 2 місяці тому +7

    Scott is absolutely right. Superhero movies can be entertaining but as soon as you're out of the theatre nothing lingers. All they are is effects, no depth whatsoever. Alien, blade runner and Gladiator are in completely other league. People remember these movies.

  • @MikeMJPMUNCH
    @MikeMJPMUNCH 2 місяці тому +3

    Even though I think Alien and Blade Runner are what Ridley Scott will be remembered for in terms his contribution to cinema, I still think The Martian is his best film in terms of rewatchablity and enjoyment with great performances and just really well told story.

  • @christermyrberg3661
    @christermyrberg3661 2 місяці тому +9

    One of the best directors ever 👌

  • @thetalentof
    @thetalentof 2 місяці тому

    To be fair, Ridley's comments about superhero movies at the beginning are true in the case of comparing anything Marvel have made to the likes of Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, The Martian, American Gangster, The Last Duel and Kingdom of Heaven, especially as the best MCU movie is widely considered to be 'Iron Man' which is just a perfectly fine popcorn movie.

  • @jeffpowanda8821
    @jeffpowanda8821 2 місяці тому +7

    I like Prometheus. In fact, it's brilliant.

    • @ronthorn3
      @ronthorn3 2 місяці тому

      ❤100% F the haters.

  • @chazthurgood121
    @chazthurgood121 2 місяці тому

    Napoleon was amazing. All of his movies are great for the most part. He is a master of his craft.

  • @lucasoheyze4597
    @lucasoheyze4597 2 місяці тому

    What a mean-spirited little video

  • @oberstul1941
    @oberstul1941 2 місяці тому +2

    One of my favs directors!

  • @Luxington1
    @Luxington1 2 місяці тому +1

    American Gangster is great, right up there with other modern-day crime movies like The Departed and Heat.
    Also, I heard that there would be a director's cut of Napoleon, so I didn't go see it, remembering what a difference that made to Kingdom of Heaven. It just came out, I watched it, and unfortunately, its still not good.

  • @Kerwin-Kendell
    @Kerwin-Kendell 2 місяці тому +5

    His best films: The Duelist, Alien, Legend, Blade Runner, Black Rain, Gladiator, Hannibal, American Gangster, Body of Lies, Prometheus, All The Money in The World, The Last Duel.

  • @danielherrin
    @danielherrin 2 місяці тому +3

    I think Napoleons only chance for greatness was to be a series, or hyper focused on one event in his life.

    • @Zed-fq3lj
      @Zed-fq3lj 2 місяці тому +1

      You're right. I've just watched the Director's Cut and unlike Kingdom of Heaven it is no better, there's no improvement whatsoever; Napoleon is a total miss unfortunately, everything is wrong there and not even a 5 hour cut would redeem it. It has excellent costumes, some good shots, the lightning, art direction and that's all.

  • @DR.slzzzp
    @DR.slzzzp 2 місяці тому +6

    “he lost his mind”
    “oh hes been losing his mind for a while”
    “hahah hes crazy now he sucks”
    lmao people are idiots & have absolutely no artistic bones in their body. the dude just creates what HE likes. and evem at 90 is still one of the best directors & still shoots shots at a level than todays best cant even touch. everyone talking shit could be 25 years old in their prime and still never come close to what hell end up doing at age 95 lol

    • @SCharlesDennicon
      @SCharlesDennicon 2 місяці тому +3

      Yes, he creates what HE likes... sure... and 90% of it has been sucking hard for the past 15 years... but hey, at least, he likes what he does... according to some dudes on the web, at least...

    • @MrBoyYankee
      @MrBoyYankee 2 місяці тому +3

      @DrSlzzzp Dude, like what you like. I won't discount anything of Ridley Scott's body of work in the late 70's through the mid 2000's That being said he's been gatekeeping all of Brandywine & the Hampton Fancher's & Phillp K. Dick Blade Runner universe. The fact that he c*ckedblocked blomkamp's true Alien³ ,that would have been the "Swiss Family Robinson with Xenomorphs" on earth. 🌎 Just for us to wallow with losing Newt, Hicks, with Ripley, Death & Resurrection. Tells you something that he's out of touch with the modern audiences. Black Hawk Down, Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut) Prometheus, Matchstick Men, and American Gangster, The Martian, (Director's Cut) the exceptions. Haven't you seen Napoleon? I am gonna address the elephant in this feed. He hasn't been the same since Tony Died.

    • @Rockstar-bq5fm
      @Rockstar-bq5fm 2 місяці тому +2

      @@MrBoyYankee: Scott had no involvement at all in Alien 3. It’s actually a really interesting watch the behind the scene of how that movie came together.

    • @MrBoyYankee
      @MrBoyYankee 2 місяці тому +1

      @@Rockstar-bq5fm Still under Brandywine so.....

    • @MrBoyYankee
      @MrBoyYankee 2 місяці тому +1

      @@Rockstar-bq5fm I seen the fairly decent Assembly Cut and the behind the scenes still cooked!!!

  • @tomhahnl1927
    @tomhahnl1927 2 місяці тому +4

    The Last Duel is a Masterpiece, I love this movie!

  • @mindofwaves4470
    @mindofwaves4470 2 місяці тому

    Hey Bro - great video! Please could you reduce the background audio volume slightly or introduce 'side chaining' to keep levels even.
    Thank you!

  • @claudiodelisi
    @claudiodelisi 2 місяці тому

    The last duel was movie of the year for me

  • @orhanamin1347
    @orhanamin1347 2 місяці тому

    25:23-25:35 And the reason Why That Quentin Tarantino was Retired from Filmmaker after Their 10th film.

  • @deanruthlessrecords
    @deanruthlessrecords 14 днів тому

    Ridley Scott is correct, he’s directed Three of the best superhero movies!

  • @seancollins7447
    @seancollins7447 2 місяці тому

    Black Hawk Down is a prime example of why war movies based on true events should be directed by great directors with acclaimed track records not bad ones like what happened when Michael Bay was the director of 13 Hours: The Secret Soliders of Benghazi

  • @dornravlin
    @dornravlin 2 місяці тому

    I love how Ridley Scott keeps going

  • @TheOtherKine
    @TheOtherKine 2 місяці тому +1

    He's 86 years old now man. Even if it was 2015, he would have been 77.
    Let it go, dude. He's old is what it is. Still not bad for a such an old dude. Still doing Gladiator 2 FFS
    LOL

  • @JamminOnThe1
    @JamminOnThe1 2 місяці тому

    I agree that “Matchstick Men” was one of my favorite of his. Also like “Thelma and Louise”. That movie really made Mr. Bradley Pitts. That got his career started.

  • @BaconbuttywithCheese
    @BaconbuttywithCheese 2 місяці тому

    He needs to have amazing screenplays. He does the visuals like no-one else.
    Budget constraints pushed him to make art. Limitless budgets, not so much.

  • @DrKuryakin
    @DrKuryakin 2 місяці тому +2

    "... but other then Tim Curry, the movie isnt much to look at." You should do a wht on him, because howmany movies that arent much to look at did he elevate to must see.

  • @thekid3375
    @thekid3375 2 місяці тому

    I never knew he did Black Rain. That movie is fantastic. “Someone to watch over me” is extremely underrated

  • @vikalptrivedi6730
    @vikalptrivedi6730 2 місяці тому

    No film from the past, from the present or from the future can beat the greatness of GI Jane.

  • @historygems1190
    @historygems1190 27 днів тому

    The last duel flopped because of Covid, that was worth mentioning. Not saying it would have grossed a billion but it came out at a time when nobody was going to the movies

  • @moreorless87
    @moreorless87 2 місяці тому

    I'd say really starting way back in the 80's after Blade Runner flopped her started moving away from being more of an auteur film maker. He was never a writer but stuff like Alien and Blade Runner he clearly had near total control over the production and the writers worked to his orders. After that point though he's gradually moved to working on scripts to order, still has more input that most such directors but most of his career has been this kind of stuff.
    I suspect the reason why he wasnt interested in something like the MCU would perhaps be that they would have demands over the look of the film and that is obviously an area he's always retained a lot of control.

  • @anomiceleven
    @anomiceleven 2 місяці тому +2

    Blade Runner is boring? slow down, man... watch some Jim Jarmusch and stop looking at your phone.

  • @robt4390
    @robt4390 2 місяці тому

    First film was “The Duellists” (not “The Duellist”) as it depicted two duellists (Feraud and d’Hubert) tearing strips off each other in repeat encounters over decades.

  • @ZvilgantisKailis
    @ZvilgantisKailis 2 місяці тому +1

    Hi! We definitely can watch same movies but we can't be friends. Blade Runner isn't boring and slow. It's perfect! I love all versions of it, with narration, director's cut, etc. Conquest of paradise and Kingdom of Heaven also perfect movies. Seen then many times or listened to a soundtracks when I can. I don't like romance comedies but A Good Year is an exception. The Martian was too long and a little bit boring and Prometheus for me is way better than Covenant and Romulus combined!

  • @philipcalderon3208
    @philipcalderon3208 9 днів тому

    He can make whatever movies he wants.

  • @edo_tokyo_
    @edo_tokyo_ 2 місяці тому

    The Martian is my comfort movie.

  • @anthonyruby2668
    @anthonyruby2668 2 місяці тому

    The irony of Robin Hood stories is that John wins and becomes King anyway. And WTF? Was Robin Hood and Royality John on the same team in that movie!?!

  • @Jimbo.jack47
    @Jimbo.jack47 2 місяці тому

    So true most of that, great video

  • @sidauthur7836
    @sidauthur7836 2 місяці тому

    Guess it just goes to show how hard it is for even the greats to make a decent film in modern times.

  • @OofHearted
    @OofHearted 2 місяці тому +3

    What about 'Raised by Wolves' which I really enjoyed.

  • @rcrippen
    @rcrippen 2 місяці тому

    I want to see ridley scott direct a Mister Miracle movie.

  • @TheJereld
    @TheJereld 2 місяці тому +1

    Legend is my favorite Ridley Scott. The version with the Tangerine Dream score.
    Blade Runner is visually appealing. But it's a snoozer. 2049 was better.

  • @gorequillnachovidal
    @gorequillnachovidal 2 місяці тому +2

    the last duel is good....matt damon is damn good in it

  • @YouOnlyIiveTwice
    @YouOnlyIiveTwice 2 місяці тому

    This man has made some of my favorite movies that I'll almost always turn to if I see it on tv, but he's also made some of the most disappointing films for me as well. 'Napoleon' was probably the most recent in that category. His inconsistency reminds me of M. Night Shyamalan; Has made some fantastic ground-breaking movies, but also some serious stinkers. I think it's directors like him that make people appreciate Spielberg, Villenueve, and Cameron even more. Most of everything they touch turns to gold.

  • @tedh79
    @tedh79 9 днів тому

    The unicorn footage in Bladerunner was actually shot for Bladerunner, not lifted from Legend

  • @santiagorojaspiaggio
    @santiagorojaspiaggio 2 місяці тому

    Black Hawk Down is the best war film and on of my favorite films of all time. The Duellist is great as well. I really liked American Gangster but i haven't rewatched it for a long while; it should (although don't watch the extended version; it has a crappy ending). I completely forgot that Body of Lies and Exodus existed, although i liked Body of Lies.

  • @nicolamcguinness8689
    @nicolamcguinness8689 2 місяці тому +4

    What happened to James Nesbitt

  • @BobSmith-dk8nw
    @BobSmith-dk8nw 2 місяці тому

    That was really interesting.
    I didn't know he had done all those films.
    As tot he difference between _Gladiator_ and _Napoleon_ - Maximus was not a real person - Napoleon was. Thus - the things that Maximus did - could be fictionalized - but Not the things Napoleon did.
    .

  • @tjenahoj
    @tjenahoj 2 місяці тому

    Westernkind is amazing and culture-loving all over the world.

  • @barry3045
    @barry3045 2 місяці тому

    Black Hawk Down is amazing.

  • @Yupstate845
    @Yupstate845 2 місяці тому

    Matchstick Men, American Gangster, Prometheus and Covenant are all fantastic

  • @markmccarthy7887
    @markmccarthy7887 2 місяці тому +3

    I like kingdom of heaven a lot actually

  • @kirkplissken8454
    @kirkplissken8454 2 місяці тому +3

    Yes, just brush-off the late-80s crime genre masterpiece BLACK RAIN and call it "shallow"🙄 Geez.

  • @furynotes
    @furynotes 2 місяці тому

    Yes yes. Ridley Scott. You keep making these movies? Quentin Tarantino: I don't wanna make another film. I think I might fail. Ridley Scott. I just do it. Even if its a failure. And yes This club meeting is actually all about me. Not you or you. Not even you. Yes Its all about me. Because your asking questions about me. When I think of Ridley Scott. I just laugh. The guy is something else. No doubt I certainly admire the guy. He certainly not afraid to fail. Yet he makes memorable movies still our brains.

  • @samsonraps
    @samsonraps 2 місяці тому

    Think about how saturated and shit the present day of cinema and directors are. He is still cutting edge and honest to his own vision, you work with the man he runs 12 cameras with 800 extras keeping the art of cinema alive. A billion dollar box office needs dumbed down cgi riddled super heroes these days, he is a legend. Nothing has happened he is 87 and still going. Gladiator two will be the spectacle of the year, we are lucky to have him.

  • @davidmylchreest3306
    @davidmylchreest3306 2 місяці тому

    You win a like both for the line 'not with a fox... but with a Crowe' and being brave enough to admit online that Blade Runner is 'really really fucking boring'. Never a truer word spoken.

  • @theroebuck123456789
    @theroebuck123456789 2 місяці тому

    I wish Ridley Scott would take his time. He makes over coveraged films and made them in the least amount of time as possible

  • @ronthorn3
    @ronthorn3 2 місяці тому

    Ridley Scott is a beast of a director. Dude doesn’t stop, he just keeps going, so much respect for the dude.

  • @KayGee-r5o
    @KayGee-r5o 2 місяці тому

    There is a big difference between a lead protagonist and a guy who can control thunder my dude

  • @vicclein
    @vicclein 2 місяці тому

    I dont like Kingdom of Heaven but i like American Gangster (extended) the most from his work.

  • @midknightgeek6629
    @midknightgeek6629 2 місяці тому

    Loved almost all of his films over the years. Snuck into Blade Runner when I was 15 (my 1st film of his and it was stunning) Didn't see Napoleon and the trailer for Gladiator 2 left me dis-interested and thinking it was a roll of the dice money grab. So meh... Will be interesting to see what he does next.

  • @bogdananicescu6051
    @bogdananicescu6051 2 місяці тому

    Best Oscar nomination

  • @alexandruarnautuvraciu
    @alexandruarnautuvraciu 2 місяці тому

    Blade Runner, Black Rain and Alien are great ❤.

  • @younghannibal7434
    @younghannibal7434 2 місяці тому +4

    He is a film genius

    • @slckb0y65
      @slckb0y65 2 місяці тому +1

      He WAS a good director, never been more.

    • @nicolamcguinness8689
      @nicolamcguinness8689 2 місяці тому +1

      James Nesbitt was in top gun 1986 with Tom cruise poison ivy 1992 with drew Barrymore

    • @Travis-4U
      @Travis-4U 2 місяці тому +2

      ​@@nicolamcguinness8689what?

    • @nicolamcguinness8689
      @nicolamcguinness8689 2 місяці тому +1

      James Nesbitt was in Clay pigeons 1995 with Scott Wilson that old feeling 1997 with Hayden rorke

  • @VOLUMEnightclub
    @VOLUMEnightclub 2 місяці тому

    American Gangster is literally a classic for black Americans

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 2 місяці тому +20

    He's slowly losing his touch and his mind after he made ALIEN COVENANT.

    • @factoryofdivisiveopinions
      @factoryofdivisiveopinions 2 місяці тому +11

      The Last Duel was great tho.

    • @v-trigger6137
      @v-trigger6137 2 місяці тому +7

      I will take Alien Covenant over Romulus anyday.. Covenant had issues i admit it, but at least it was a gnarly cynical film with a original story, it wasn't trying to pander to nostalgia fans.. Romulus felt like a safe bet corporate movie, made to gain only new fans who wanna jump on board in this franchice.. i will take a third movie on the David Trilogy over any new movie like Romulus anyday, let Ridley Scott finish his prequel story.

    • @clarence9379
      @clarence9379 2 місяці тому +4

      @@nicolamcguinness8689who are you talking to

    • @nicolamcguinness8689
      @nicolamcguinness8689 2 місяці тому +2

      James Nesbitt was in the dead zone 1983 with Martin Sheen Christopher walken herbert lom

    • @v-trigger6137
      @v-trigger6137 2 місяці тому

      @@nicolamcguinness8689 nobody asked. fuck off bot..

  • @michaelvau4818
    @michaelvau4818 2 місяці тому +1

    Hannibal…a perfect Beauty and the Beast story. It was about love and passion, and that is what a lot critics never understood about it.

    • @ronthorn3
      @ronthorn3 2 місяці тому

      Just watched it last night, great film.

  • @wallygator92
    @wallygator92 2 місяці тому

    A once great filmmaker now fallen from grace as a grumpy old man.

  • @Jean_Claude_Van_Damme
    @Jean_Claude_Van_Damme 2 місяці тому +3

    This announcer is so annoying. - JCVD

  • @markmccarthy7887
    @markmccarthy7887 2 місяці тому

    Alien was so far ahead of its time …I think Denis Villeneuve directing 2049 and it was pretty brilliant got in Scott’s head. Dune part 2 is one of the best science fiction films I have ever seen. Villeneuve and Christopher Nolan have passed Scott and it’s apparent to most including Scott.

    • @Rockstar-bq5fm
      @Rockstar-bq5fm 2 місяці тому

      @@markmccarthy7887 fuck it I’ll bite, Nolan and Villenueve have surpassed him?
      When and how and what do you mean by that? As in the premier director of today?, because if so then you have a point but for overall legacy of film…
      Let’s go there.
      Start.
      Nolan built his rep on small and mid budget movies like Memento and Insomnia. Good movies, low budget well acted physiological thrillers.
      Ridley Scott’s first three films are The Duelists, Alien and Blade runner… two of them are some the most if not the most legendary sci-fi films ever made that have defined and shaped the genre.
      Villeneuve made his bones in his own country making several smaller French Canadian movies till he did Prisoners. Another good physiological thriller sure. But Alien and Blade Runner level??
      Now we hit into Nolan’s prime years.
      Batman Begins, The Prestige, Dark Knight and Inception
      The first was a fresh well made movie in a genre that had never taken itself so seriously. But it’s not a great movie. In fact it and “Rises” are companion pieces to the far superior film in “the Dark Knight”
      People treat these movies like their Gold when only one in fact is actually a exceptional film. “Rises” was garbage that he didn’t even want to make and was only salvaged because of Tom Hardy’s performance. In fact, All his Batman films benefited from brilliant villains. The Prestige is a great film as is Inception. His clear stand out films are Dark Knight and Inception and them alone solidify his legacy.
      Now Scott went through a real mixed bag in the late 80’s and 90’s. Great films like Black Rain, Thelma and Louise mixed with missed shots like 1492 and G.I Jane. But then we hit his peek commercial and critical success in the 2000’s with “Gladiator” one of the greatest historical epics ever made and Black Hawk down and Kingdom of Heaven. Black Hawk down is a phenomenal War Film that holds up even today. Kingdom of Heaven was a misstep in a great streak, not because the film was bad. But because the wrong version of the film was released in Cinema. The Directors cut is a exceptional movie and one of Scott’s most critically acclaimed films
      If you want to compare Dark Knight or Inception with Gladiator fair enough. But can you realistically say they surpass it.
      Villenueve’s next phase came with the highly underseen “Enemy”, Sicario (Taylor Sheridan written film) and Arrival and Blade Runner 2049.
      All great films, honestly I’m someone who actually prefers Dennis to Nolan and thinks their on a similar level in their field but Nolan has a weird cult around him that calls any fart he makes a flower and Villenueve never received similar adoration despite making near better films or of the same quality.
      But once again with Enemy/Sicario/Blade Runner, has he made anything to this point that actually gives precedence to say what he’s made surpasses Scott? One of his best films is a sequel to a legendary Scott film.
      Final phase
      Nolan went on a spree of high concept big budget passion projects with Dunkirk, Interstellar and Tennet and Oppenheimer. These are ambitious, huge scoped, massive productions that Nolan wanted to make. And their all majorly flawed. Dunkirk was a boring dull and incoherent mess. Visually stunning in spots but, compared to something like Scott’s Black Hawk Dawn or Sam Mendes 1917 it watches like a Ego project from a director set out to create a soulless visual spectacle with no story or soul.
      Interstellar I’m more forgiving with but once again it suffers from very soulless and dull Nolan dialogue (a weakness he has as a writer when his brother is not their to supplement for him) and a weird off rail ending. Out of the 4 this is the movie I like most of his though
      Tennet. One big pretentious mess
      Oppenheimer is a very respectable well crafted movie. But is this the film you would put up to Ridley Scott? and say “I’ve surpassed you” this has been a very weak time for Nolan and I don’t get how people pretend it isn’t. Outside of Oppenheimer his last 3 films were duds
      Villenueve is on absolute tear at the moment with the Dune Films, there exemplary. But the first wasn’t flawless. Once again it works as looking at them as one film to create a full story because without the pay off of the second, we’d of been left with a incomplete story. But the second has everything and is honestly something I would put next to the best of what Scott has and say it’s right up there
      Since Kingdom of Heaven this has been Scott at his most inconsistent. He’s made forgettable films, he’s had his dealings with the Alien sequels which wasn’t because their bad movies. Their not. Their just not want fans of the franchise want. They don’t want to go to the places Scott wanted to take the series, they didn’t want to a philosophical discussion on atheism, religion, life’s futility and meaninglessness. All that stuff is freaking weird for a casual film goer wanting to see a face hugger and Xenomorph body some poor schmuck.
      Or poorly designed historical epics like Gods and Kings or Napoleon.
      For pure spectacle their alright watches. But not when we’ve seen what you’re capable of previously with films like Heaven and Gladiator.
      Even then though he has had big triumphs. American Gangster is one of the last great gangster films that was made in Hollywood and one of Denzels best films period. The Martian is a great film from Scott, terrific feel good Sci-fi survival with heart and style. Didn’t have the scale of something like Nolan’s interstellar. But it was much more watchable. The Last Duel is a real return to form from Scott, but underseen and poor box office will always be held against it
      Anyway what we have for their best works
      Villenueve’s biggest profile films:
      Prisoners, Sicario, Arrivel, Bladerunner 2049, Dune 1&2
      Nolan’s: Memento, Batman Begins, Dark Knight, Inception, the Prestige, Dark Knight Rises, Dunkirk, Interstellar, Tennet, Oppenheimer.
      Scott’s: The Duelists, Alien, Blade Runner, Black Rain, Thelma and Louise, gladiator, Black Hawk Down, American Gangster, The Martian, The Last Duel.
      Can you seriously look at their resumes and say with a straight face Either Villenueve or Nolan has a better resume than Scott? All are great film makers but this crazy push for Nolan’s dominance as the “premier director” of the age is a very strange thing…
      Especially as Kubrick still stands as that to this day.
      Speilberg is the highest grossing overall of all time
      And Cameron’s films have made more on average despite only ever making 8 films lol

    • @markmccarthy7887
      @markmccarthy7887 2 місяці тому +1

      @@Rockstar-bq5fm on body of work they have not ..I freaking love Ridley …don’t get me wrong . Maybe more so than the JB crowd because I liked a lot of films that the channel doesn’t ..but in 2024 right now there are couple of dudes that are making great films in his cinematic type pond. Allowing Villeneuve to pinch hit for him on blade runner and Villeneuve hitting an absolute grand slam home run bruised his ego. Again Dune 2 to me was absolutely incredible. Of course Nolan is hitting his stride. I will tell you this ..if one of the aforementioned 3 directors does not direct the next Bond film it will be a travesty in my opinion

    • @Rockstar-bq5fm
      @Rockstar-bq5fm 2 місяці тому +1

      @@markmccarthy7887: that’s an absolute fair take honestly.

    • @markmccarthy7887
      @markmccarthy7887 2 місяці тому +1

      @@Rockstar-bq5fm I have seen Ridley admit in an interview that not doing the Blade Runner sequel was a mistake on his part. When they got Ford on Board I was just blown away the Ridley was passing. I really like Prometheus but thought Covenant was a poor representation of the franchise like many. So him stepping away from that franchise was more understandable in my opinion.