MartinBlank

I usually watch True Romance every couple of weeks, watched Domino earlier this week and caught The Last Boy Scout on cable tonight, forgetting that he'd directed it. I've not seen Man on Fire yet, which seems to be mentioned a lot when discussing Domino. So, I guess my question is, when did his directing style change so drastically? His older stuff seemed to be somewhat "stylized" action films, but now...I don't really know how to describe it, I really enjoyed Domino...just wondering if anyone knew of when/why his style changed so drasically.

The Bus

I'd say Man on Fire is much more stylized than his older stuff. Unless we have different definitions for it.

And AFAIK I'd say it changed a lot after he worked with Bruckheimer.

Mondo Kane

Aw man. I thought the question would be why he wears the exact same clothes on every movie he makes.

Artman

I recall from the Domino extras, he started using the newer style on several commercials - I guess he stuck with it.

FinkPish

For me, it started with the speed ramps and rapid cutting between live action and satellite/traffic cameras in "Enemy of the State." After that, his style seemed to get more and more vigorous, though with Spy Game he tended to be somewhat reserved.

HistoryProf

I thought the question was gonna be: "When did he start doing ungodly amounts of hallucinegens?"

MartinBlank

Huh?

fmian

As Far As I Know

MartinBlank

Thanks.

Legolas

At least Oliver Stone doesn't keep his Natural Born Killers/U-Turn/Any Given Sunday style for movies for Alexander and World Trade Center -- even though Any Given Sunday didn't fit the style.

Venom

for me Man on Fire didn't need nor warrent the style he used. the plot was straight forward and time was linear. while it didn't turn me off to the movie totally it felt like it was just pure window dressing. which maybe was the point, to spice up the ordindary?

for Domino, i liked it alot... the film and the style as a whole. maybe becuase the style matched the tone, a life that jumped around a bit and would settle in strange places, maybe unexpected is a better way to say that. plus it jumped around in time alot and dealt with a few "what if's" and the style matched that eclectic way.

i forgot about Spygames. i really didn't like that movie. for me that's the begining of the style. in all, i find it annoying if every movie he does will be done with this "style." i don't mind it, if it fits and has a reason behind it. but i don't want this to become his "forever" trade mark.