The ten lowest-scoring directors

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Re: The ten lowest-scoring directors

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Yearly update:

10. M. Night Shyamalan, 52.00, five films
9. Peter Segal, 51.25, 4 films
8. Rob Cohen, 51.25, 4 films
7. Chris Columbus, 51.17, 6 films
6. Steven Herek, 50.17, 6 films
5. Frank Coraci, 50.00, 4 films
4. Amy Heckerling, 45.5, 5 films
3. Jon Turteltaub, 45.4, 5 films
2. Tom Shadyac, 41.29, 7 films
1. Brian Levant, 39.4, 5 films


10. Chris Columbus, 52.13, 8 films

I guess I saw and ranked Percy Jackson and Beth Cooper since last June. Both were bad films, each in their own ways, but I guess they bumped him up a point and placed him at #10 instead of way down at #7.

9. Roger Spottiswoode, 52.00, 5 films

Nothing changed here, just that he squeezed onto the list. Stop! Or my Mom Will Shoot put him here, almost entirely by itself.

8. M. Night Shyamalan, 51.6, 5 films

I must have adjusted some his scores a little bit since then. I do play with them every now and then. He dropped 0.4 points.

7. Peter Segal, 50.5, 4 films

Again, just an adjustment in his scores over time.

6. Stephen Herek, 49.83, 6 films

5. Jon Turteltaub, 48.67, 6 films

I saw Sorcerer's Apprentice, and I guess I ranked it a 57, which skewed his scores up a little bit.

4. Frank Coraci, 48.25, 4 films

Another case of adjusting his films slightly lower over time.

3. Amy Heckerling, 45.5, 4 films

Made a mistake last time with the numbers. I included a film in which she wrote but did not direct.

2. Tom Shadyac, 43.14, 7 films

A rare case of actually increasing one of his film's scores. Still not enough to make up for all those crap movies.

1. Brian Levant, 35.4, 5 films

Some big drops, here. Must be Snow Dogs. I think I remember dropping that film by 20 points last time I adjusted my rankings.

Rob Cohen actually climbed to a 53.75 ranking without having seen any additional films by him. I think I'm being less harsh on the Fast and the Furious.

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Re: The ten lowest-scoring directors

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1. Tom Shadyac, 24.60, 5 films.
2. Robert Rodriguez, 33.00, 5 films.
3. George Lucas, 35.50, 4 films.
4. Terrence Malick, 39.25, 4 films.
5. Tim Burton, 43.00, 6 films.
6. James Cameron, 45.00, 4 films.
7. Darren Aronofsky, 55.00, 5 films.
8. Brad Bird, 55.50, 4 films.
9. David Fincher, 57.50, 4 films.
10. Tage Danielsson, 57.75, 4 films.

I smirked when I noticed Terrence Malick and Aronofsky. I've never cared much for Malick and for Aronofsky it's Requiem for a Dream that drags it down, I didn't care all too much for The Fountain either. For Fincher it's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo that spoils it... although it should be said that a score of 55 or higher means that I actually like the film. Tage Danielsson is somewhat of a comedic legend in Sweden and he stands as a statue in my city and he's usually really funny and smart but he's made some rather cheap comedies also...

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Re: The ten lowest-scoring directors

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1. Stan Brakhage 2.29; 7 films
Now that's a really nice average ;)
2. Norman McLaren 14.22; 9 films
3. Stephen Sommers 15.00; 4
4. Roland Emmerich 33.75; 4
5. Andrzej Wajda 38.00; 5
5. Chris Columbus 38.00; 5
7. Peter Greenaway 39.18; 11
I like some of his feature films, but most of his shorts are T1 material for me
8. Ivan Reitman 45.00; 6
9. Jesus Franco 46.25; 4
9. Andrzej Zulawski 46.25; 4
9. Lloyd Kaufman 46.25; 4

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Re: The ten lowest-scoring directors

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10. Peter Segal 61.67 (3)
9. Chris Columbus - 60.71(7)
8. Tom Shadyac - 60 (5)
7. M. Night Shyamalan - 60 (3)
6. George Lucas - 55 (4)
5. Richard Linklater - 55 (3)
4. Todd Phillips - 53.75 (4)
3. Dennis Dugan - 49 (5)
2. Shawn Levy - 42.5 (4)
1. Raja Gosnell - 37 (5)

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Re: The ten lowest-scoring directors

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Hal Needham 46.14
Quentin Tarantino 45.38
Bob Clark 45.00
Tom Shadyac 44.40
Peter Segal 44.00
Nick Castle 43.75
Jan de Bont 42.50
Dennis Dugan 40.17
Mark L. Lester 40.00
Hugh Wilson 39.75

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Re: The ten lowest-scoring directors

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You've ranked at least 4 films from 252 directors

Renny Harlin 55.67 12 films
Rob Cohen 55.25 4 films
Shawn Levy 54.25 4 films
Stephen Herek 54.00 5 films
Andrzej Bartkowiak 53.20 5 films
Paul W.S. Anderson 52.75 4 films
Uwe Boll 51.83 6 films
Jan de Bont 50.50 4 films
Peter Segal 50.40 5 films
Brian Levant 48.00 4 films

Consists entirely of low level Hollywood action or comedy filmmakers. Many of these guys actually make Michael Bay look good.

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Re: The ten lowest-scoring directors

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Paul W.S. Anderson 51.67 6
Jonathan Mostow 51.67 3
McG 51.67 3
Roland Emmerich 51.00 5
Michael Bay 50.56 9
Chuck Russell 50.00 3
Andrzej Bartkowiak 50.00 3
Peter Berg 46.67 3
Sam Firstenberg 38.33 3
Dennis Dugan 38.33 3

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Re: The ten lowest-scoring directors

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Zack Snyder, 20.67, 3
Roland Emmerich, 24.00, 5
Chris Columbus, 26.67, 3
George Lucas, 30.00, 3 (note: I have not seen American Graffiti)
Paul W.S. Anderson, 32.00, 4
Michael Bay, 35.60, 5
Rob Marshall, 35.67, 3
Dominic Sena, 35.67, 3 (I don't even know who this is)
Uwe Boll, 36.25, 4
Russel Mulcahy, 36.67, 3

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Updating after over a year.

tomelce wrote:With the original four-film minimum set by djross...

10. Ron Howard: 16.67 (6 films)
9. Terry Gilliam: 16.25 (4 films)
8. Adam Shankman: 14.00 (5 films)
7&6. Michael Bay and Raja Gosnell: 13.75 (4 films each)
5&4. Renny Harlin and Brian Robbins: 12.50 (4 films each)
3. Hawley Pratt: 12.14 (7 films)
2. Jake Szymanski: 10.00 (4 films)
1. Aaron Seltzer: 2.50 (4 films)


10. Adam Shankman: 1.80 (5 films)
Bedtime Stories and Hairspray were enjoyable kitsch, but the other three Shankman films I've seen were dreadful. Everyone involved in The Pacifier is probably embarrassed by it now, whereas Cheaper by the Dozen 2 was insufferable. The other Shankman film I've seen is a short -- Zac Efron's Pool Party -- that is one of the most awful attempts at comedy you'll ever see.

8. Lee Tamahori and Michael Lah (Tied): 1.75 (4 films)
I've seen half of Tamahori's films and only one of them (Along Came a Spider) was actually decent, largely because of its actors' efforts. Mulholland Falls and Next are about as forgettably bland as "thrillers" get and xXx: State of the Union smothered everything approachable about xXx's concept. I'd never heard of Michael Lah, but he directors animated shorts, the four I've seen being poor.

6. Michael Bay and Raja Gosell (Tied): 1.60 (5 films)
Still hanging limp, Bay and Gosnell have one good film between then: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen -- which was unbelievably good considering its atrocious predecessor. The rest is, in many ways, the pits. I've often heard people say that The Rock is Bay's best film. How damning -- almost as bad as directing Beverly Hills Chihuahua.

4. Renny Harlin and Brian Robbins (Tied): 1.50 (4 films)
Harlin's strongest films (NIghtmare on Elm Street 4 and Die Hard 2) suggest he might have made a decent B-movie director in another life, albeit nowhere near the level of Cohen or Lustig. His other films (that I've seen) are rock-bottom abortions. The only positive score that Robbins gets is for Big Fat Liar, based on me viewing it years ago when I was young and stupid. I might have second thoughts if I saw it again, especially since his speciality is insipid comedies.

3. Hawley Pratt: 1.40 (10 films)
Pratt's main game is directing the witless Pink Panther shorts, which are like the polar opposite of Chuck Jones's better work -- dull, plodding and stupid.

2. Jake Szymanski: 1.25 (4 films)
Szymanski has yet to subject feature-length film to his dubious comic talent. Hopefully he never does.

1. Aaron Seltzer: 0.25 (4 films)
Fuck Aaron Seltzer.

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