Has He Ever Made a Good Movie?

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SimplemindedSociety — 14 years ago(October 02, 2011 02:35 AM)

'But then again, his films are not simple, so I'm not surprised they don't appeal to the lowest of the low '
Really?
And does making them pseudo-sophisticated mean they are good, or just pretentious? Better yet, does it make you feel like you have the 'inside track' on art that others miss?

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ltarex — 15 years ago(January 24, 2011 01:54 PM)

Altman made a few great movies (Short Cuts, MASH), but most of his films are average (McCabe and Mrs. Miller, The Long Goodbye, Brewster McCloud) or simply awful (Popeye, Thieves Like Us, A Prairie Home Companion, Dr. T and the Women, The Gingerbread Man), so I'd guess he's not a rb68eally great director.
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silvergloss — 15 years ago(January 25, 2011 10:56 AM)

No, he's only considered to be one of the best director ever. McCabe is the most copied western around, just look at DEADWOOD. THE LONG GOODBYE is a scathing deconstruction of the detective genre.

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anchorman360 — 11 years ago(September 08, 2014 07:54 AM)

Did you really just call Thieves Like Us an awful movie? That's a great movie

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Howlin Wolf — 10 years ago(November 19, 2015 04:21 PM)

Several, my favourite being
McCabe and Mrs Miller
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Blue Wave — 2 years ago(March 15, 2024 04:40 AM)

Short Cuts was terrific. Popeye was fun.