DontBeThatGuy
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I feel like The Conversation gets forgotten, or people just haven't seen it, which is a shame because it's incredible.
Also, Coppola did some admirable work in the 80's, but it just wasn't anywhere near what came before.
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Francis Ford Coppola says George Lucas's attachment to Star Wars was "A Pity"
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I feel like The Conversation gets forgotten, or people just haven't seen it, which is a shame because it's incredible.
Also, Coppola did some admirable work in the 80's, but it just wasn't anywhere near what came before.
Discotheque
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Kubrick made an inferior Vietnam movie, full metal jacket
shortsFortallPeople
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you would need to use blue screen since anything green would just disappear on a green screen. duh.
Godfather 1 and 2, The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, Dracula, co wrote Patton? Plus a few Nicholas Cage movies where he has weird hair.
Oh damn I forgot about that one. Not Robin's finest moment.
Neither Patch Addams.
Netherscourge
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Kubrick made 2001, The Shining, Full Metal jacket, Clockwork Orange & Eyes Wide Shut
DontBeThatGuy
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Still good though.
....Paths of Glory, The Killing, Strangelove.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Brett Ratner made Rush Hour, Rush Hour 2, X-Men 3 and Hercules.
What are we doing here?
davepoobond
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those are different Francis Ford Coppolas
Discotheque
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Yeah no doubt, think I like it the least out of all his movies tho
yanipheonu
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I do wonder what that alternate world would be like. Where Star Wars flopped and George Lucas, instead of being corrupted by the corporate monster Star Wars became, had to fall back on his filmmaking.
Though honestly, I doubt he'd have become some sort of lost genius. Still, I wonder...
Though honestly, I doubt he'd have become some sort of lost genius. Still, I wonder...
Netherscourge
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I wouldn't go that far.
Yeah, Coppola was a movie god in the 70s, but after that it was downhill from there.
MiniBossBattle
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The Coppola family are really nice. I also hope Lucas makes films again.
It's near the bottom of his work for me really. Nothing subtle about it
Netherscourge
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can't say i blame ya
He looks like Kurt Vonnegut here.
uncelestial
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Good sir, I will NOT eat it!
Godfather III is exactly the same terrible latecoming franchise cash-in that Coppola is accusing Lucas of making with the prequels.
Of course, you are correct that Coppola is a better filmmaker and that American Graffiti is overrated. But eat it? Why I never!
TheKaeptain
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I've had a couple of film instructors talk about them. They claimed that Lucas never stopped making the same type of shorts that he made at USC. He also has tons of scripts written but he doesn't want to make anything anymore so they just sit in his house.
One of those instructors is a famous film theorist that is friends with Lucas.
LookAtMeGo
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He pities the fool.
LaserBuddha
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Anyone here, who has never directed anything, can say something much more critical than this (and this is not really critical at all) about Lucas and not catch any kind of heat for it. And Coppola is his friend even, and really helped Lucas out early on.
Its ridiculus.
MetroidPrimeRib
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This thread is hilarious
I wish he'd have continued as more of a benefactor, not so much a director. He had a great streak through the 80s throwing his backing behind interesting projects like Indy/Young Indy, Labyrinth, Land Before Time, and establishing Lucasarts, then the 90's rolled around and he seemed to just go into hibernation until the prequels rolled around.
LaserBuddha
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He's lamenting that George didn't make more movies over the years and they are completely flipping it around to somehow say he thinks George is a shit director.
Bobby Roberts
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Well shit. I'm glad this thread exists solely for this bit of business. Thanks man.
Diprosalic
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people shitting on coppola now?
fucking hell this place sometimes.
fucking hell this place sometimes.
First damn time we have agreed on something. I liked Jack!
Robot Pants
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O ok
uncelestial
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I was more saying that he's just as guilty of decade-crossing franchise milking, and has made enough clunkers, that he's not the best critic. Lucas wanted to make the movies, so he did. I don't think he needed the money. I hate them, and they're awful, but they're what he wanted to do. Francis hasn't fared much better since the 90s, so...
And in turn calling Coppola a hack.
Though it seems most of the comments are tongue-in-cheek, it's kind of funny to see how defensive people are becoming closer to the release of The Force Awakens.
This. He's right, and Coppola directed GF1/2, the greatest movies ever made. He can say whatever he wants, no amount of stinkers can erase those monumental achievements.
old manatee
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At this point Francis Ford Coppola has about 30 straight years of shitty irrelevant movies under his belt. Seems like a bad idea to start acting disappointed about some other director's career.
internetwolf
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shortsFortallPeople
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he made one godfather too many. but somehow he's guilty of decade crossing franchise milking.
okay.
Still doesn't invalidate his opinion though.
BrianRoyale
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Coppola directed Captain EO. CAPTAIN EO. He can say anything he wants.
He's total buddies with Lucas, I think he just wishes he did more than Star Wars, back then I think he could have done some things, now days i'm not so sure.
Would actually love to see Lucas try something else.
He's total buddies with Lucas, I think he just wishes he did more than Star Wars, back then I think he could have done some things, now days i'm not so sure.
Would actually love to see Lucas try something else.
DontBeThatGuy
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So dumb.
LaserBuddha
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Are you comparing making one new director's cut of one movie, and having made a trilogy of movies, to the unique and massive monolith of products and tie-ins that is Star Wars, which taught the entire film industry what making a franchise is really about and basically was the end of George Lucas making anything else?
He enjoys Lucas' work and wish he kept making movies. And Coppolla kept making movies, not that it matters at all since he wasn't criticizing his abilities (which you still claim for some reason) and wouldn't even need to be a director to rightfully make this observation.
Nowhere does he trash Star Wars. He used his clout to help make Star Wars happen iirc. The whole thing is a compliment to Lucas.
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