Re: White House Down Trailer
I'll cop, I like Emmerich. Mostly. Didn't bother with 10,000 BC 'cause that's not my bag. 2012 was kind of meh. But otherwise most of his other stuff has been big dumb fun that still entertained me. He's clever with an idealistic streak, as opposed to other hackwork directors. He's kind of refreshing compared to Michael Bay's misogynistic bombast.
I also respect that even while he's blowing **** up left and right, his films stay mostly coherent. Light on the shaky-cam and muddy editing.
If nothing else, he's consistently interesting. And he seems to have a sense of humor going on beneath the mayhem.
ETA: Oh... and speaking of Uwe Boll, the man has pulled some grudging respect for more straight fare like Rampage and Assault on Wall Street.
I'll cop, I like Emmerich. Mostly. Didn't bother with 10,000 BC 'cause that's not my bag. 2012 was kind of meh. But otherwise most of his other stuff has been big dumb fun that still entertained me. He's clever with an idealistic streak, as opposed to other hackwork directors. He's kind of refreshing compared to Michael Bay's misogynistic bombast.
I also respect that even while he's blowing **** up left and right, his films stay mostly coherent. Light on the shaky-cam and muddy editing.
If nothing else, he's consistently interesting. And he seems to have a sense of humor going on beneath the mayhem.
ETA: Oh... and speaking of Uwe Boll, the man has pulled some grudging respect for more straight fare like Rampage and Assault on Wall Street.
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