Rhombaad
Video Game Time Traveler
Since posting about the new Spider-Man movie set to come out next year, I was reminded of something that's been on my mind for a while now. I know Sam Raimi has legions of fans, and critics always seem to love his movies, but I've never been that much of a fan. I know a lot of people who loved the first Spider-Man film, but I thought it was one of the corniest pieces of shit I'd seen on the silver screen in quite some time. I was laughing at most of the scenes that I assumed were supposed to be serious. That's never good when trying to suck an audience member into a film.
I was wondering what other people thought of Raimi's work. I liked the first part of Army of Darkness, but the second half bored me to tears. I never enjoyed the first two Evil Dead films, either. I haven't seen Drag Me to Hell, and I don't plan on it based on what I've seen of his other films. I dunno, am I alone here? I'm not saying he's a bad director; it's hard to have so many fans and such critical praise if you really do suck at directing. I just don't enjoy his films that much.
Another filmmaker I like, who has had a similar career to Raimi, is Peter Jackson. While others seem to despite some of his most recent work, I get a kick out of it. I never liked his splatter films (Brain Dead almost made me throw up; never a good idea to eat dinner when watching one of those), but I really enjoyed The Lord of the Rings films (despite their numerous deviations from the source material, I thought they were really well made and captured the spirit of Tolkien's writing, though many might disagree) and even the remake of King Kong (though parts of it were almost as laughable as Spider-Man(.
Again, it might just be a matter of taste, but I thought he was a worthy enough director to talk about.
I was wondering what other people thought of Raimi's work. I liked the first part of Army of Darkness, but the second half bored me to tears. I never enjoyed the first two Evil Dead films, either. I haven't seen Drag Me to Hell, and I don't plan on it based on what I've seen of his other films. I dunno, am I alone here? I'm not saying he's a bad director; it's hard to have so many fans and such critical praise if you really do suck at directing. I just don't enjoy his films that much.
Another filmmaker I like, who has had a similar career to Raimi, is Peter Jackson. While others seem to despite some of his most recent work, I get a kick out of it. I never liked his splatter films (Brain Dead almost made me throw up; never a good idea to eat dinner when watching one of those), but I really enjoyed The Lord of the Rings films (despite their numerous deviations from the source material, I thought they were really well made and captured the spirit of Tolkien's writing, though many might disagree) and even the remake of King Kong (though parts of it were almost as laughable as Spider-Man(.
Again, it might just be a matter of taste, but I thought he was a worthy enough director to talk about.