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[Prince of Space]

Meh, no problem with Lee, but I hope Smith isn't in this.

 

[Devolution]

Meh, no problem with Lee, but I hope Smith isn't in this.

Can you imagine the product placement in the hallway scene.

 

[harSon]

The remake was already going to be awful, now it seems like its guaranteed with this hack now at the helm.

Don't let your hatred for the man cloud your judgment, calling Spike Lee a hack is just disingenuous. Hit or miss? Yes. But he has made far to many good movies to be a hack at this point.

 

[ThisWreckage]

Even a broken clock is right twice a day. He's definitely a lower tier director.

 

[CHEEZMO™]

Can you imagine the product placement in the hallway scene.

 

[Count Dookkake]

Because it essentially is. Replace a Japanese pop star with a ballerina and voila. Aronofsky is a huge fan of Perfect Blue. He even did a shot by shot homage to the film in Requiem for a Dream. So the similarities are not coincidental.

Just like how Perfect Blue's similarities to the work of Argento are not coincidental.

 

[Stet]

Even a broken clock is right twice a day. He's definitely a lower tier director.

Are you serious? There are directors that have gone their entire careers and not made a single decent movie. Hint: it's most of them.

 

[Angry Fork]

Oh go fuck yourself hollywood.

Spike Lee isn't really 'hollywood' which is why this decision is interesting. Although the idea of remaking this itself is definitely hollywood.

Anyway, I still haven't seen the original yet. The only Korean movie i've seen that I can recall right now is Memories of Murder which was amazing.

 

[TheListener]

<-- YES! A great choice.

 

[harSon]

Even a broken clock is right twice a day. He's definitely a lower tier director.

When a director has a list of good films that is 8-10 movies long, then he ceases to be a lower tier director.

 

[WrathOfOtaibah]

Don't let your hatred for the man cloud your judgment, calling Spike Lee a hack is just disingenuous. Hit or miss? Yes. But he has made far to many good movies to be a hack at this point.

What good films? Do The Right Thing was the only half way decent thing he's ever done and even then it's a 6/10. I find it funny that he was making fun of Larry Bird saying that he's only high regarded cause he's white when Spike's only reason for fame at this point is being a black director.

 

[ThisWreckage]

Just like how Perfect Blue's similarities to the work of Argento are not coincidental.

Maybe. I haven't seen evidence of that so I can't comment. All I know is that Aronofsky bought the remake rights to Perfect Blue so it's 100% a huge influence on Black Swan.

 

[Mr_Zombie]

This makes me want to punch everyone in that theater...just once, really hard. No respect at all.

Fortunately, in theaters movies are subtitled, no lector there. However, you can hardly find a subtitled movie on TV here, so if you want to watch a foreign movie with original voices, you just have to stick to DVD/Blu-ray releases.

 

[Devolution]

Nobody here liked Inside Man or the 25th Hour?

 

[Count Dookkake]

Maybe. I haven't seen evidence of that so I can't comment. All I know is that Aronofsky bought the remake rights to Perfect Blue so it's 100% a huge influence on Black Swan.

Translation: I don't know who Argento is and how influential he is so I will just pretend that Aronofsky is the thief.

 

[Stet]

What good films? Do The Right Thing was the only half way decent thing he's ever done and even then it's a 6/10. I find it funny that he was making fun of Larry Bird saying that he's only high regarded cause he's white when Spike's only reason for fame at this point is being a black director.

Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, Summer of Sam, 25th Hour, Inside Man and a host of quality documentary work.

You have bad taste in movies, my friend.

 

[hateradio]

I'm unsure of this project or notsureifwant.jpg.

 

[CHEEZMO™]

Nobody here liked Inside Man or the 25th Hour?

Was Inside man the Clive Owen flick with Denzel?

If so I thought it was cool.

 

[Count Dookkake]

Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, Summer of Sam, 25th Hour, Inside Man and a dearth of quality documentary work.

You have bad taste in movies, my friend.

Does not mean what you think it does. In fact, it means the opposite.

 

[HIGH DEF JEFF]

Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, Summer of Sam, 25th Hour, Inside Man and a dearth of quality documentary work.

You have bad taste in movies, my friend.

.

 

[Devolution]

Was Inside man the Clive Owen flick with Denzel?

If so I thought it was cool.

Yes.

 

[ThisWreckage]

What good films? Do The Right Thing was the only half way decent thing he's ever done and even then it's a 6/10. I find it funny that he was making fun of Larry Bird saying that he's only high regarded cause he's white when Spike's only reason for fame at this point is being a black director.

Saying that he has directed 8-10 good movies borders on lunacy.

 

[Stet]

Does not mean what you think it does. In fact, it means the opposite.

You are correct. Brain fart. Correcting as we speak.

 

[Zeliard]

Does not mean what you think it does. In fact, it means the opposite.

Haha yeah was about to point that out also.

People who haven't seen 25th Hour really ought to. Fantastic all-around.

 

[swoon]

There is zero chance of this being worse than the original, though I'm sure it will share a lot of the same faults.

 

[ThisWreckage]

Translation: I don't know who Argento is and how influential he is so I will just pretend that Aronofsky is the thief.

I know exactly who he is, but I personally don't see how his work influenced Kon nor have I seen Kon drop Argento as a reference or influence.

And don't even try to deny he is a thief because he is. But it's fine because all good artists are thieves.

 

[PersonaX]

Ehhh..

 

[Blader]

Maybe. I haven't seen evidence of that so I can't comment. All I know is that Aronofsky bought the remake rights to Perfect Blue so it's 100% a huge influence on Black Swan.

He bought the Perfect Blue rights so he could use that drowning-in-a-bathtub shot for Requiem, not Black Swan.

Personally, I thought Black Swan's trailer was more reminiscent of Perfect Blue than the movie itself.

Nobody here liked Inside Man or the 25th Hour?

I love Inside Man!

 

[Count Dookkake]

I know exactly who he is, but I personally don't see how his work influenced Kon nor have I seen Kon drop Argento as a reference or influence.

And don't even try to deny he is a thief because he is. But it's fine because all good artists are thieves.

Translation: I heard his name-drop in Juno, but have never seen any of his movies.

 

[HIGH DEF JEFF]

Saying that he has directed 8-10 good movies borders on lunacy.

Off the top of my head...

1. Do the Right Thing
2. Malcolm X
3. He Got Game
4. 25th Hour
5. When the Levee Breaks
6. Inside Man
7. 4 Little Girls
8. She's Gotta Have it
9. Clockers
10. If God is Willing and the Creek Don't Rise
11. Summer of Sam

Up for debate..Crooklyn.

 

[Zeliard]

I love Inside Man!

What's your beef with 25th Hour, eh?

 

[ThisWreckage]

Translation: I heard his name-drop in Juno, but have never seen any of his movies.

Snark makes a lovely shield.

 

[Count Dookkake]

Snark makes a lovely shield.

It's not snark if it's true.

 

[MWS Natural]

Reminds me of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u16sKK-1oLQ&feature=youtu.be

FUUUUUKKKKK! He's only two away from the RULE OF THREE!!! NOOOO!!!!

 

[harSon]

Off the top of my head...

1. Do the Right Thing
2. Malcolm X
3. He Got Game
4. 25th Hour
5. When the Levee Breaks
6. Inside Man
7. 4 Little Girls
8. She's Gotta Have it
9. Clockers
10. If God is Willing and the Creek Don't Rise
11. Summer of Sam

Up for debate..Crooklyn.

Mo' Better Blues and Bamboozled are quite good as well, although the latter seems to rub a lot of people the wrong way.

 

[ThisWreckage]

How petty. You don't know what I've seen or what my viewing habits are. I guess since I disagree with your perspective I'm sort of philistine. I see that you're one of those people.

 

[Dabanton]

Even a broken clock is right twice a day. He's definitely a lower tier director.

Bullcrap.

His catalogue is varied and good.

 

[Prince of Space]

Nobody here liked Inside Man or the 25th Hour?

Really enjoyed both, which is why I have no problem with this news. Just hope he goes with someone other than Smith for the lead.

 

[Blader]

What's your beef with 25th Hour, eh?

Oh I liked 25th Hour (well, Norton's chunk of the story at least). I just loved Inside Man, a lot actually.

 

[Zeliard]

Oh I liked 25th Hour (well, Norton's chunk of the story at least). I just loved Inside Man, a lot actually.

I really liked it too though it's perhaps for the best that plans for an Inside Man sequel apparently fell through. Don't think Spike and co. would have been able to recapture some of its qualities, particularly the more novel stuff.

 

[Enzom21]

FUUUUUKKKKK! He's only two away from the RULE OF THREE!!! NOOOO!!!!

Spike Lee is a super negro so he counts as three... it's already a black film. Everyone in the movie will be wearing dashikis and screaming "kill whitey!".

 

[WrathOfOtaibah]

Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, Summer of Sam, 25th Hour, Inside Man and a host of quality documentary work.

You have bad taste in movies, my friend.

Do The Right Thing: Like I said, decent but in no way remarkable.

Malcolm X: oscarbait biopic that failed to portray the interesting life of Malcolm X and relied on it's length more than it's storytelling.

Summer Of Sam: Seriously? This movie was awful.

25th Hour: mediocre

Inside Man: A little on the boring side actually.

So I have bad taste in movies cause I think a mediocre director makes mediocre movies and has somewhat decent movies here and there? dude is no Scorsese, Hitchcock or Kubrick and all he put out were 3 star movies at best.

 

[Stet]

Malcolm X: oscarbait biopic that failed to portray the interesting life of Malcolm X and relied on it's length more than it's storytelling.

Ahahah. The film was based almost entirely on the Alex Haley biography of Malcolm X, which was written in part by Malcolm X himself. What the hell are you talking about?

 

[Speedymanic]

Ugh, do not want.

Does this mean Inside Man 2 has stalled/canned?

 

[HIGH DEF JEFF]

Mo' Better Blues and Bamboozled are quite good as well, although the latter seems to rub a lot of people the wrong way.

I was going to edit it Mo' Better Blues..great too.
The end credits of Bamboozled are tough to sit through...but only because of the reminder it serves.

 

[Blader]

Ugh, do not want.

Does this mean Inside Man 2 has stalled/canned?

Yes, it's not happening.

 

[WrathOfOtaibah]

Ahahah. The film was based almost entirely on the Alex Haley biography of Malcolm X, which was written in part by Malcolm X himself. What the hell are you talking about?

Its based on it but that doesn't mean it did so well enough to warrant it being a great movie, in the end it was probably his best movie but still a 7/10 at best. Like I said, he's lower tier and anything he's involved with is hardly exciting, doesn't help that he's such a pretentious ass.

 

[Expendable.]

I haven't read the whole thread, but the news that Spike Lee has just started shooting his next film today, Red Hook Summer, is much more interesting. He'll be reprising his role of Mookie too!

 

[neojubei]

Reminds me of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u16sKK-1oLQ&feature=youtu.be

Nail on the head right there. I have to see more of this interview.

 

[HIGH DEF JEFF]

Originally Posted by KaotikMind:

Do The Right Thing was the only half way decent thing he's ever done and even then it's a 6/10.

Originally Posted by KaotikMind: (regarding Malcolm X)

in the end it was probably his best movie but still a 7/10 at best

Make up your mind homie.

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I haven't read the whole thread, but the news that Spike Lee has just started shooting his next film today, Red Hook Summer, is much more interesting. He'll be reprising his role of Mookie too!

I said the same thing earlier. This came out of nowhere and got me excited. I hope it's not just Mookie coming back..Sal, Pino, Buggin' Out, Jade..and hopefully Clifton need to show up too.