As I pointed out last night.
No one is ever gonna spend millions of dollars restoring the shabby movies of the James Cameron era.
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"Not that great"?
It's Tod Browning's lost movies which the industry tries its best to recover. Film historians seek out anything he ever did and try to bring it back.
And top talents like Scorcese, Coppola, Spielberg –do their best to assist.
Paul P. Powell, Pool Player

Agreed.
It's a shame he never got to meet Michael Bay.
He could have learned so much…
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agreed.
browning's under-utilization of the steadycam and cgi leaves one questioning his competence as a director.
not a single drone shot either
with so many long, stangnant shots, how is a film supposed to keep the viewer's interest?
he didn't even include a single post-credits scene

His style might not appeal to you –but you're not really in any position to make such an assertion. You're a contemporary movie consumer. Very, very, very late to the party.
It's nothing more than plain, unadorned fact that he influenced generations of moviemakers. They would all disagree with your criticism and their estimation weighs more than yours, or mine, or anybody's.
Browning's reputation is beyond suffering from anything you or I might say about it. By any objective measure, he was a pioneer and an innovator.
Paul P. Powell, Pool Player

I thought I was the only one who felt that way. So disappointing.
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