Comments on: The Only Director Batting 1000: Christopher Nolan http://the-trifecta.com/2008/07/14/christophernolan/ The elite opinions on electronics, media and sports of The Trifecta Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:27:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: SlashBeast http://the-trifecta.com/2008/07/14/christophernolan/#comment-572 SlashBeast Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:29:37 +0000 http://thetrifecta.wordpress.com/?p=224#comment-572 I haven't seen Insomnia or Following unfortunately but I have heard that they are definetely worth a watch. Nolan is my favorite director and from all of his films I've seen and from what I've heard about the one's I haven't - He's never made a bad film. His best for me are: 1) The Dark Knight - Nolan's most accomplished work and it broke new ground and redefined it's genre. 2) Memento - A mindbending thriller which has never been matched in uniqueness. 3) Batman Begins - Nolan resurrects Batman in the second best comic book film that's only outshined b it's predecessor. 4) The Prestige - Wolverine vs. Batman, need I say more? I'm patiently waiting for Inception which I'm sure will be nothing short of fantastic. I haven’t seen Insomnia or Following unfortunately but I have heard that they are definetely worth a watch.

Nolan is my favorite director and from all of his films I’ve seen and from what I’ve heard about the one’s I haven’t – He’s never made a bad film.

His best for me are:

1) The Dark Knight – Nolan’s most accomplished work and it broke new ground and redefined it’s genre.
2) Memento – A mindbending thriller which has never been matched in uniqueness.
3) Batman Begins – Nolan resurrects Batman in the second best comic book film that’s only outshined b it’s predecessor.
4) The Prestige – Wolverine vs. Batman, need I say more?

I’m patiently waiting for Inception which I’m sure will be nothing short of fantastic.

]]> By: janaya http://the-trifecta.com/2008/07/14/christophernolan/#comment-568 janaya Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:58:24 +0000 http://thetrifecta.wordpress.com/?p=224#comment-568 hey meller you have bad movie taste! hey meller you have bad movie taste!

]]> By: Meller http://the-trifecta.com/2008/07/14/christophernolan/#comment-486 Meller Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:47:18 +0000 http://thetrifecta.wordpress.com/?p=224#comment-486 If someone strapped me into a chair and said, pick a movie to watch right now - Insomnia or True Lies, the answer would always be True Lies. Fucking Pacino? really? The guy's career is done. See 88 minutes. I dare you. And Robin Williams as a bad guy? Get the fuck out. Also Death Proof fucking ruled, and Jackie Brown is totally underappreciated. Also, the prestige wins the honorary "Mario 2 Bullshit Award" due to its final reveal of "Guess what? You think we're in the real world? This 2 hour movie you've sat through thinking that we we're playing with realistic laws of nature? GOTCHA! WE'RE NOT!" I would have rather been told it was all a dream. Or punched in the nuts. If Jarhead was a disappointment for you, that's your own fault. You probably went in expecting an action packed war movie, but if you cared to watch it again you'd notice exactly how awesome it is. If someone strapped me into a chair and said, pick a movie to watch right now – Insomnia or True Lies, the answer would always be True Lies. Fucking Pacino? really? The guy’s career is done. See 88 minutes. I dare you. And Robin Williams as a bad guy? Get the fuck out. Also Death Proof fucking ruled, and Jackie Brown is totally underappreciated. Also, the prestige wins the honorary “Mario 2 Bullshit Award” due to its final reveal of “Guess what? You think we’re in the real world? This 2 hour movie you’ve sat through thinking that we we’re playing with realistic laws of nature? GOTCHA! WE’RE NOT!” I would have rather been told it was all a dream. Or punched in the nuts.
If Jarhead was a disappointment for you, that’s your own fault. You probably went in expecting an action packed war movie, but if you cared to watch it again you’d notice exactly how awesome it is.

]]> By: Rich http://the-trifecta.com/2008/07/14/christophernolan/#comment-483 Rich Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:33:11 +0000 http://thetrifecta.wordpress.com/?p=224#comment-483 First, sorry about the Frank Miller factual error. Eat my balls. Second, Quentin's Jackie Brown doesn't register as a hit in my book and neither does Death Proof. Charles Laughton is mainly an actor not a director. He directed two movies, nice career. The Coen brothers I love, but really? The Ladykillers sucked, and Intolerable Cruelty was straight up intolerable. Andrew Stanton... Yea, he is batting 1000, but only with 3 movies under his belt, one of which he co-directed. Honestly, Jarhead was a disappointment for me, Sam Mendes is off. Tony Gilroy directed one fucking movie, but it was sweet. Michael Clayton. James Cameron? Meller... If you think True Lies should count as a hit in this baseball-movie system, or shit, even if you think it just broaches the quality of any one of Nolan's films, I don't think we can be friends anymore. First, sorry about the Frank Miller factual error. Eat my balls.

Second, Quentin’s Jackie Brown doesn’t register as a hit in my book and neither does Death Proof. Charles Laughton is mainly an actor not a director. He directed two movies, nice career. The Coen brothers I love, but really? The Ladykillers sucked, and Intolerable Cruelty was straight up intolerable. Andrew Stanton… Yea, he is batting 1000, but only with 3 movies under his belt, one of which he co-directed. Honestly, Jarhead was a disappointment for me, Sam Mendes is off. Tony Gilroy directed one fucking movie, but it was sweet. Michael Clayton. James Cameron? Meller… If you think True Lies should count as a hit in this baseball-movie system, or shit, even if you think it just broaches the quality of any one of Nolan’s films, I don’t think we can be friends anymore.

]]> By: Meller http://the-trifecta.com/2008/07/14/christophernolan/#comment-482 Meller Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:11:14 +0000 http://thetrifecta.wordpress.com/?p=224#comment-482 Ok so first to correct a factual error. Frank Miller never wrote anything called "The Dark Knight", however his famous miniseries is titled "The Dark Knight Returns" The first recorded usage of "The Dark Knight" as a nickname for Batman was all the way back in Detective Comics #45 in 1940 by original creator of Batman, Bob Kane and Bill Finger. 2nd. Nolan is not the only director batting 1.000. Others include: Quentin Tarantino, Charles Laughton, Ethan & Joel Coen (fuck you, i liked the ladykillers), Andrew Stanton, Sam Mendes, Tony Gilroy, James Cameron, etc. Ok so first to correct a factual error. Frank Miller never wrote anything called “The Dark Knight”, however his famous miniseries is titled “The Dark Knight Returns” The first recorded usage of “The Dark Knight” as a nickname for Batman was all the way back in Detective Comics #45 in 1940 by original creator of Batman, Bob Kane and Bill Finger.

2nd. Nolan is not the only director batting 1.000. Others include: Quentin Tarantino, Charles Laughton, Ethan & Joel Coen (fuck you, i liked the ladykillers), Andrew Stanton, Sam Mendes, Tony Gilroy, James Cameron, etc.

]]> By: Time To Join The Party | involuntary fury http://the-trifecta.com/2008/07/14/christophernolan/#comment-481 Time To Join The Party | involuntary fury Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:09:40 +0000 http://thetrifecta.wordpress.com/?p=224#comment-481 [...] would get me jazzed about The Dark Knight, if I could get jazzed about it, is Christopher Nolan.  This guy has yet to falter. His style is sure and sophisticated. It’s cinematic without being overly flashy. He [...] [...] would get me jazzed about The Dark Knight, if I could get jazzed about it, is Christopher Nolan.  This guy has yet to falter. His style is sure and sophisticated. It’s cinematic without being overly flashy. He [...]

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