now they can’t all be aces never leave
the cave without it welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 movies
that ruined the directors reputation
for this list will be ranking the films
that were helmed by directors who had
either enjoyed a string of successful
prior efforts or who had a strong amount
of critical and commercial buzz in their
careers these films however did some
damage to their reputations and resulted
in backlash from movie fans critics or
both
what’s sad that you and destroy the Sith
not join them number 10 Paul Verhoeven
showgirls Sammy a proper era that I’m a
prick I am a prick I got one interest
here and that’s the show this dutch
director earned critical praise with his
early work on the indie scene before
finally breaking big in the mainstream
with a string of commercial successes oh
your move creep ah Verhoeven ‘he’s
Robocop and Total Recall seemed to make
him the go-to director for smart
satirical action pictures that is until
the release of showgirls in 1995 a touch
they go you can touch them they cannot
touch you that’s good
the film was poorly received for its
tone and over-the-top sexual antics
although it has earned a somewhat better
reputation in recent years with a cult
fanbase
21
for joven did recover after the release
of the well-received Starship Troopers
two years later however the directors
time in the spotlight has never quite
been the same
no Me’s got heat does she know
yes she does number nine Cameron Crowe
Aloha
I know what you’re doing you’re not
gonna pick my brain stone unpickable
sure we all love classic Cameron Crowe
flicks like almost famous say anything
and Jerry Maguire but the respected
Californian writer and director seemed
to hit a creative wall with the 2015
film Aloha all right Gilchrist
I want introduce you to your Air Force
liaison she’s a fast burner this
romantic comedy drama starring Bradley
Cooper stirred up negative press and
controversy due to the casting of Emma
Stone as a character who is supposed to
be one quarter Hawaiian and one quarter
Chinese my dad was half Chinese now coin
and my mother is Swedish Wow Swedish
descent until a quarter one the film
also received a negative response from
audiences and critics for being a
romance set in a world of military
contracting this is not the military of
old bumpy this is the new most crow fans
agree Aloha is a step in the wrong
direction for what is otherwise a
respectable film career elizabethtown
notwithstanding I know I’m good posture
to forget but I’m hard to remember
number eight Roman Polanski pirates long
live captain Brad
the career of Roman Polanski has been
marked by numerous controversies
stemming from both his personal life and
creative missteps falling into the
latter category is pirates a big-budget
costumed epic that only delivered a 6.3
million dollar return worldwide on a 40
million dollar investment from Paramount
ghosts or no ghosts we need a rescue and
by Flender this failure was a far cry
from the critical and commercial success
Polanski had in the past with repulsion
Chinatown and Rosemary’s Baby and it
took many years for the director to
return in proper form with the 2002 hit
The Pianist still pirates nearly
condemned Polanski to Davy Jones locker
Gould would be your rinkeby
it would cost us our heads easier to
live without a head then without cold
you numbskull number 7 Oliver Stone
Alexander these men do not fight for
their homes they fight because this Kane
tells them they must it could be argued
that no director has tackled the war
film quite like Oliver Stone read Sun
Tzu The Art of War every battle is won
before it’s ever fought the director
continued the tradition of elevating
wartime stories to art with a string of
memorable pictures on the subject
including platoon and born on the 4th of
July
kill women kill remember so why did
2004’s Alexander based on the life of
legendary warrior Alexander the great
cause stone so many problems multiple
edits and directors cuts resulted in a
confusing release on home video while
the film’s theatrical release almost
successful in Europe suffered
comparatively in the United States I
will avenge you and follow you down to
the house of death Alexander was also
criticized for its reductive approach to
historical events resulting in an
experience that soured stone cinematic
returns for years culture your fare and
I promise you you’ll conquer death
number 6 Josh Trank Fantastic Four you
guys sure you’re in the best shape to be
doing this oh yeah yeah this next entry
on our list is a case of tripping right
out of the gate director Josh Trank was
a relative newcomer to the scene when he
was hired to helm 2015’s big-budget
reboot of Marvel’s Fantastic Four
franchise
Trank had only one prior directorial
credit to his name with 2012’s Chronicle
yet the writing was on the proverbial
wall when Trang posted a negative tweet
about his experience on the film prior
to its release we should use these
powers to do something they’re not
powers they’re aggressively abnormal
physical conditions we’re gonna fix can
you turn that off this was in addition
to the already poor reception Fantastic
Four was receiving from critics with the
fracas resulting in one of the biggest
box-office bombs of the year oh yeah
this one is definitely going on
Instagram number five Joel Schumacher
Batman and Robin this is why Superman
works alone for many the name Joel
Schumacher will forever be associated
with the filmmakers can’t be over the
top take on Batman some lucky boys about
to hit the honey pot I’ll include an
evening of my company for the winner
despite earning critical and commercial
success in the 1980s with films like The
Lost Boys and st. Elmo’s fire
Schumacher’s reputation in a post Batman
in Robin World suffered severely with
both fans and critics alike no sign of
the snowman maybe he melted comic book
purists in particular resented the goofy
tone and costume design afforded to
Schumacher’s Batman as well as the
seemingly endless puns from co-star
Arnold Schwarzenegger
take some ice Batman would survive the
negative press of course but joel
schumacher’s version of the character
continues to be a point of contention
for fans to this day no beauty just the
Beast number 4 the Wachowskis Jupiter
ascending I have more in common with a
dog than I have with you I love dogs
I’ve always left these sibling directors
are best known for their work in the
groundbreaking science fiction film The
Matrix but the genre certainly didn’t do
them any favors in 2015 with this
controversial entry
I hate my life Jupiter ascending was
ripped apart by critics upon its release
for a confusing plot and over reliance
on computer generated effects the
Wachowskis were already dealing with
divided opinions for their previous film
Cloud Atlas making the reception of
Jupiter ascending all the more
challenging because a gene was the only
way any of this makes sense
compared to what the idea that you’re
the only intelligent species although it
does have its defenders most will likely
point to this film as one serious
stumbling block for a once hot-button
pair of filmmakers I will harvest that
tomorrow before I let her take her
number three kevin costner the postman
you are nothing but a drifter who found
a bag a mail and I want you out of my
town Dances with Wolves may have proven
that actor Kevin Costner had the makings
of a great director
but this initial sentiment was likely
smashed to bits only seven years later
with the postman how much mail can a
dead postman deliver it’s Oh Costner’s
film was based on the 1985 book by David
Brin and takes place within a
post-apocalyptic 2013 where all
technology has been eradicated don’t
make me use this Siskel and Ebert
accused the postman of being pretentious
and goofy audiences seem to agree as the
film ended up being one of 1997’s
biggest flops only another postman can
make you a postman kind of like vampire
right the actor didn’t direct another
film until 2003 open range where it
seemed fans and critics finally forgave
Costner for going postal you the one
killed our friend that’s right I shot
the boy too and I enjoyed it
number two George Lucas the Star Wars
prequel trilogy you were the chosen one
but these films be more malign it’s easy
to forget how excited fans initially
were leading up to the release of George
Lucas’s prequel trilogy to Star Wars but
as time passes people tend to
re-evaluate things they once loved and
even the biggest diehards can admit that
these movies were underwhelming ok
breaking my heart
add to that the success of JJ Abrams 7th
Star Wars entry the force awakens and
you have one serious blow to a filmmaker
whose reputation was once considered
bulletproof will we ever again see the
creative side of the director who once
gave us classics like thx 1138 and
American Graffiti
if the prequel trilogy is any indication
we’re not sure how rude before we unveil
our number one pick here are some
honorable or in this case dishonorable
mentions
got so but I’m not a soldier I got so
but I’m not a soldier
it’s not punishing me deshaun he’s
punishing it woman they’d be giving you
in childhood
number one M night Shyamalan lady in the
water sorry this affected so long there
was a huge buzz surrounding writer
director M night Shyamalan and his
breakout 1999 film his sixth sense
so much so that Shyamalan was quickly
crowned one of Hollywood’s breakout
directorial stars a string of reducing
returns seemed to hamper that reputation
in however culminating in 2006 with the
release of Shama lines lady in the water
right from blue critics and fans panned
the directors confusing screenwriting
and self-indulgence thanks it is not
true were convicted
these same fans would strike Shyamalan
with even more focused fury in 2010 with
the directors reviled take on the world
of Avatar the last air
at least shyamalan mustard a comeback of
sorts five years later with the visit
but it wasn’t enough to return him to
his past glory that’s just a made-up
story it’s not real do you agree with
our list you’re gonna have to earn which
directors do you think drop the ball
with a particular film where the fuck
were you last night I was having my
period out for more challenging top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
the cave without it welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 movies
that ruined the directors reputation
for this list will be ranking the films
that were helmed by directors who had
either enjoyed a string of successful
prior efforts or who had a strong amount
of critical and commercial buzz in their
careers these films however did some
damage to their reputations and resulted
in backlash from movie fans critics or
both
what’s sad that you and destroy the Sith
not join them number 10 Paul Verhoeven
showgirls Sammy a proper era that I’m a
prick I am a prick I got one interest
here and that’s the show this dutch
director earned critical praise with his
early work on the indie scene before
finally breaking big in the mainstream
with a string of commercial successes oh
your move creep ah Verhoeven ‘he’s
Robocop and Total Recall seemed to make
him the go-to director for smart
satirical action pictures that is until
the release of showgirls in 1995 a touch
they go you can touch them they cannot
touch you that’s good
the film was poorly received for its
tone and over-the-top sexual antics
although it has earned a somewhat better
reputation in recent years with a cult
fanbase
21
for joven did recover after the release
of the well-received Starship Troopers
two years later however the directors
time in the spotlight has never quite
been the same
no Me’s got heat does she know
yes she does number nine Cameron Crowe
Aloha
I know what you’re doing you’re not
gonna pick my brain stone unpickable
sure we all love classic Cameron Crowe
flicks like almost famous say anything
and Jerry Maguire but the respected
Californian writer and director seemed
to hit a creative wall with the 2015
film Aloha all right Gilchrist
I want introduce you to your Air Force
liaison she’s a fast burner this
romantic comedy drama starring Bradley
Cooper stirred up negative press and
controversy due to the casting of Emma
Stone as a character who is supposed to
be one quarter Hawaiian and one quarter
Chinese my dad was half Chinese now coin
and my mother is Swedish Wow Swedish
descent until a quarter one the film
also received a negative response from
audiences and critics for being a
romance set in a world of military
contracting this is not the military of
old bumpy this is the new most crow fans
agree Aloha is a step in the wrong
direction for what is otherwise a
respectable film career elizabethtown
notwithstanding I know I’m good posture
to forget but I’m hard to remember
number eight Roman Polanski pirates long
live captain Brad
the career of Roman Polanski has been
marked by numerous controversies
stemming from both his personal life and
creative missteps falling into the
latter category is pirates a big-budget
costumed epic that only delivered a 6.3
million dollar return worldwide on a 40
million dollar investment from Paramount
ghosts or no ghosts we need a rescue and
by Flender this failure was a far cry
from the critical and commercial success
Polanski had in the past with repulsion
Chinatown and Rosemary’s Baby and it
took many years for the director to
return in proper form with the 2002 hit
The Pianist still pirates nearly
condemned Polanski to Davy Jones locker
Gould would be your rinkeby
it would cost us our heads easier to
live without a head then without cold
you numbskull number 7 Oliver Stone
Alexander these men do not fight for
their homes they fight because this Kane
tells them they must it could be argued
that no director has tackled the war
film quite like Oliver Stone read Sun
Tzu The Art of War every battle is won
before it’s ever fought the director
continued the tradition of elevating
wartime stories to art with a string of
memorable pictures on the subject
including platoon and born on the 4th of
July
kill women kill remember so why did
2004’s Alexander based on the life of
legendary warrior Alexander the great
cause stone so many problems multiple
edits and directors cuts resulted in a
confusing release on home video while
the film’s theatrical release almost
successful in Europe suffered
comparatively in the United States I
will avenge you and follow you down to
the house of death Alexander was also
criticized for its reductive approach to
historical events resulting in an
experience that soured stone cinematic
returns for years culture your fare and
I promise you you’ll conquer death
number 6 Josh Trank Fantastic Four you
guys sure you’re in the best shape to be
doing this oh yeah yeah this next entry
on our list is a case of tripping right
out of the gate director Josh Trank was
a relative newcomer to the scene when he
was hired to helm 2015’s big-budget
reboot of Marvel’s Fantastic Four
franchise
Trank had only one prior directorial
credit to his name with 2012’s Chronicle
yet the writing was on the proverbial
wall when Trang posted a negative tweet
about his experience on the film prior
to its release we should use these
powers to do something they’re not
powers they’re aggressively abnormal
physical conditions we’re gonna fix can
you turn that off this was in addition
to the already poor reception Fantastic
Four was receiving from critics with the
fracas resulting in one of the biggest
box-office bombs of the year oh yeah
this one is definitely going on
Instagram number five Joel Schumacher
Batman and Robin this is why Superman
works alone for many the name Joel
Schumacher will forever be associated
with the filmmakers can’t be over the
top take on Batman some lucky boys about
to hit the honey pot I’ll include an
evening of my company for the winner
despite earning critical and commercial
success in the 1980s with films like The
Lost Boys and st. Elmo’s fire
Schumacher’s reputation in a post Batman
in Robin World suffered severely with
both fans and critics alike no sign of
the snowman maybe he melted comic book
purists in particular resented the goofy
tone and costume design afforded to
Schumacher’s Batman as well as the
seemingly endless puns from co-star
Arnold Schwarzenegger
take some ice Batman would survive the
negative press of course but joel
schumacher’s version of the character
continues to be a point of contention
for fans to this day no beauty just the
Beast number 4 the Wachowskis Jupiter
ascending I have more in common with a
dog than I have with you I love dogs
I’ve always left these sibling directors
are best known for their work in the
groundbreaking science fiction film The
Matrix but the genre certainly didn’t do
them any favors in 2015 with this
controversial entry
I hate my life Jupiter ascending was
ripped apart by critics upon its release
for a confusing plot and over reliance
on computer generated effects the
Wachowskis were already dealing with
divided opinions for their previous film
Cloud Atlas making the reception of
Jupiter ascending all the more
challenging because a gene was the only
way any of this makes sense
compared to what the idea that you’re
the only intelligent species although it
does have its defenders most will likely
point to this film as one serious
stumbling block for a once hot-button
pair of filmmakers I will harvest that
tomorrow before I let her take her
number three kevin costner the postman
you are nothing but a drifter who found
a bag a mail and I want you out of my
town Dances with Wolves may have proven
that actor Kevin Costner had the makings
of a great director
but this initial sentiment was likely
smashed to bits only seven years later
with the postman how much mail can a
dead postman deliver it’s Oh Costner’s
film was based on the 1985 book by David
Brin and takes place within a
post-apocalyptic 2013 where all
technology has been eradicated don’t
make me use this Siskel and Ebert
accused the postman of being pretentious
and goofy audiences seem to agree as the
film ended up being one of 1997’s
biggest flops only another postman can
make you a postman kind of like vampire
right the actor didn’t direct another
film until 2003 open range where it
seemed fans and critics finally forgave
Costner for going postal you the one
killed our friend that’s right I shot
the boy too and I enjoyed it
number two George Lucas the Star Wars
prequel trilogy you were the chosen one
but these films be more malign it’s easy
to forget how excited fans initially
were leading up to the release of George
Lucas’s prequel trilogy to Star Wars but
as time passes people tend to
re-evaluate things they once loved and
even the biggest diehards can admit that
these movies were underwhelming ok
breaking my heart
add to that the success of JJ Abrams 7th
Star Wars entry the force awakens and
you have one serious blow to a filmmaker
whose reputation was once considered
bulletproof will we ever again see the
creative side of the director who once
gave us classics like thx 1138 and
American Graffiti
if the prequel trilogy is any indication
we’re not sure how rude before we unveil
our number one pick here are some
honorable or in this case dishonorable
mentions
got so but I’m not a soldier I got so
but I’m not a soldier
it’s not punishing me deshaun he’s
punishing it woman they’d be giving you
in childhood
number one M night Shyamalan lady in the
water sorry this affected so long there
was a huge buzz surrounding writer
director M night Shyamalan and his
breakout 1999 film his sixth sense
so much so that Shyamalan was quickly
crowned one of Hollywood’s breakout
directorial stars a string of reducing
returns seemed to hamper that reputation
in however culminating in 2006 with the
release of Shama lines lady in the water
right from blue critics and fans panned
the directors confusing screenwriting
and self-indulgence thanks it is not
true were convicted
these same fans would strike Shyamalan
with even more focused fury in 2010 with
the directors reviled take on the world
of Avatar the last air
at least shyamalan mustard a comeback of
sorts five years later with the visit
but it wasn’t enough to return him to
his past glory that’s just a made-up
story it’s not real do you agree with
our list you’re gonna have to earn which
directors do you think drop the ball
with a particular film where the fuck
were you last night I was having my
period out for more challenging top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
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