123Engineer
MemberFacehuggerJan-08-2014 2:53 PMWhat are your favourite films by Ridley Scott?
Ridley Scott has directed films all kind of genres. For example: Sci-Fi, Horror, History, Thriller, Fantasy, Action, Comedy, ...
I'm looking forward to your comments. :-)
These are my favourite Ridley Scott films... I haven't seen The Counselor yet.
1. Prometheus
2. Alien
3. Blade Runner
4. American Gangster
5. Gladiator
6. White Squall
7. Black Hawk Down
8. A Good Year
9. Legend
10. Robin Hood
*Title clarified by Svanya (added Ridley Scott)
Lone
MemberPraetorianJan-08-2014 3:05 PM1. A L I E N
2. BladeRunner
3. P R O M E T H E U S
4. The Duellists
5. 1492: Conquest of Paradise
6. Black Hawk Down
7. Kingdom of Heaven (Extended/Director's Cut)
8. Thelma and Louise
9. Gladiator
10. LEG.......END :D
"Let The Cosmic Incubation Begin" ~ H.R. Giger
Lone
MemberPraetorianJan-08-2014 4:43 PM1492: Conquest of Paradise • Vangelis [HD]
"Let The Cosmic Incubation Begin" ~ H.R. Giger
Necronom 4
MemberNeomorphJan-08-2014 4:53 PMAlien.
Bladerunner.
Black Rain.
Black Hawk Down.
American Gangster.
Gladiator.
Prometheus. (Love it and hate it in equal messure.)
The poster was good though!
Svanya
AdminPraetorianJan-08-2014 4:59 PMAlien, Gladiator, Blade Runner, Thelma and Louise, Legend (The USA/Tangerine Dream version)
djamelameziane
MemberFacehuggerJan-08-2014 5:13 PMAlien
Gladiator (almost joint top)
Blade runner Directors cut
Legend
Matchstick men (very good film shot in 6 month gap ridley had between films)
Prometheus
The counsellor
I'm afraid I don't like pretty much all of the others he's one of the best directors but he has some stinkers too. :-$
"It's almost as if they are making it up as they go along" :D
Fleshvessel
MemberOvomorphJan-08-2014 5:43 PMPrometheus
Alien
(Yes, Matchstick Men is clever as hell! didn't even know that was Ridley!)
Also, i it's not Ridkey Scott (bracing for the backlash for mentioning Nolan here...) but my all time favourite film...
(I even have the hand tattoo, and all of my others are strictly lettering because of the effect this movie had on my then 17 year old self...)
... is Memento.
djamelameziane
MemberFacehuggerJan-09-2014 5:16 AMLegend... Did not know about the tangerine dream version : prime example of studio meddling : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089469/alternateversions?mode=desktop
"It's almost as if they are making it up as they go along" :D
BigDave
MemberDeaconJan-09-2014 9:57 AMLOL Oh Ridleys Movies, i thought you meant alltime favs, as well that would be hard..
As far as Ridleys work, well to be honest i am not his biggest fan, its hit and miss for me and especially some errors he makes as far as visual on screen but then the flip side is the amount of depth and detail he puts in, well it basically out does any errors.
My Top 5 of his are..
1. Alien
2. Blade Runner
3. Legend
4. Prometheus
5. Black Hawk Down
To be fair though American Gangster and Gladiator are also good, his other movies well they are hit and miss for me, but each to their own.
I do feel apart from a few errors and disapointments, given bigger budget and run time of 3 hours Prometheus could have been his best movie by far... But there are most likely 2 sequels to come that give him a chance and bigger budget and take on board comments about the franchise so that Parts 2 and 3 could be EPIC!
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123Engineer
MemberFacehuggerJan-10-2014 6:16 AMYeah, a run time of more than 3 hours would be awesome. I thought about a monumental sci-fi film with a scale like Star Wars. If Prometheus 2 won't be like that, 'The Forever War' could be. I am reading the book and I can already imagine the epic battles, big cities and spaceships. :-)
Gfan89
MemberOvomorphJan-10-2014 7:09 AM^ "Forever War" is an excellent book, probably the best sci-fi I've ever read.