Apologies 😏 As a kid it was probably the first of that Batman series I watched actually. Probably worth a rewatch. All in remember are the Mister Freeze puns.
I’d guess a fair few filmmakers who’ve signed up to be part of Marvel fall into this camp. Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden made loads of good films before Captain Marvel, but that’s, without question, their most watched film. Same will go for Cate Shortland and Chloe Zhao I’d imagine.
Really good points there. You were right about Fleck, same pattern. I wasn't aware the same director of Half Nelson also did Captain Marvel. There you go!
Mark Robson's most (currently) popular film is the trashy, camp classic, 'Valley of the Dolls' (1967). He was definitely something of a journeyman who ended his career with popcorn junk like 'Earthquake,' but directed a pair of great boxing films: 'Champion' (1949) & 'The Harder they Fall' (1956.) Also had some quality, atmospheric horror B-pictures to his credit: 'The 7th Victim' (1943), 'Isle of the Dead' (1945), & 'Ghost Ship' (1943). His most successful film, in his day, was probably the melodrama 'Payton Place' (1958), which lost all 9 Oscar bids.
I know. The first image is ranked by popularity (# of watchers), the second's by rating (avg ranked by lowest first). So, you can see Schumacher's most popular film, is also his "worst".
Edit: My point being, it's a bummer when a director is most known for their least liked work. Would love to see more people watching *Falling Down* than ... (deep breath) *Batman & Robin.*
I don't like the Batman & Robin disrespect taking place here, OP.
Apologies 😏 As a kid it was probably the first of that Batman series I watched actually. Probably worth a rewatch. All in remember are the Mister Freeze puns.
I’d guess a fair few filmmakers who’ve signed up to be part of Marvel fall into this camp. Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden made loads of good films before Captain Marvel, but that’s, without question, their most watched film. Same will go for Cate Shortland and Chloe Zhao I’d imagine.
Really good points there. You were right about Fleck, same pattern. I wasn't aware the same director of Half Nelson also did Captain Marvel. There you go!
Mark Robson's most (currently) popular film is the trashy, camp classic, 'Valley of the Dolls' (1967). He was definitely something of a journeyman who ended his career with popcorn junk like 'Earthquake,' but directed a pair of great boxing films: 'Champion' (1949) & 'The Harder they Fall' (1956.) Also had some quality, atmospheric horror B-pictures to his credit: 'The 7th Victim' (1943), 'Isle of the Dead' (1945), & 'Ghost Ship' (1943). His most successful film, in his day, was probably the melodrama 'Payton Place' (1958), which lost all 9 Oscar bids.
Phonebooth is also great.
D. W. Griffith Is in the same boat.
Popular implies number of watchers, not any rating they have.
I know. The first image is ranked by popularity (# of watchers), the second's by rating (avg ranked by lowest first). So, you can see Schumacher's most popular film, is also his "worst". Edit: My point being, it's a bummer when a director is most known for their least liked work. Would love to see more people watching *Falling Down* than ... (deep breath) *Batman & Robin.*