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[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 75 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Eh, he’s done some decent work he just isn’t always the right fit for the properties he’s given.

[–] Thatuserguy@lemmy.world 90 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Sorry I can't read your comment. The 20 lens flares he put on screen still have me blinded

Edit: to be clear. I don't think his movies are bad per say. They're just painfully mediocre.

[–] SatyrSack@quokk.au 67 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] hzl@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 hours ago

Why did Jonathan Frakes direct a comment about JJ Abrams?

JJ, when the lens flared.
SeductiveTortoise, his fists clenched.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What director is that supposed to represent? JJ flares are horizontal, sometimes have multiple occurrences in a single frame, and often are accompanied by a briefly blown out image in case the viewer doesn't notice the insane distraction.

[–] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He's always the wrong choice for anything that calls for the bare minimum planning and substance, but that's what they keep giving him. He has good instincts for cinematography but shouldn't be trusted with anything that requires an actual plot.

[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Now I kinda want to see him make an Avatar movie.

(Blue skinned aliens, not ATLA. Although his ATLA would probably be better than what we got.)

[–] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 15 points 1 day ago

He would probably announce a trilogy, spend the first movie setting up some mystery in Pandora's core and then would never follow up.

spoilerAnd somehow Quaritch would return, but Cameron has that covered already.

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

You can be a hack and still do great work, look at Ridley Scott.

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 5 points 1 day ago

As long as you don't let him anywhere near the plot.

[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

what is this decent work you speak of? did he make a never published short or something?

I thought Super 8 was pretty good.