Make a movie or write a screenplay if you can! Just give a try.

J-.J.

Spielberg ? No way !! He's had a lot of good movies to his credit.

but even further, lotr were extremely well done. fellowship is one of the most well crafted films i have ever seen. but then again, i am a tolkien fan and respect peter and fran's film interpretation.

one must consider that not every film by any specific director will be great but that doesnt change their entire career. Spielberg and Scorsese may have made a few bad films but that doesnt change their impact on cinema.

also, this very concept is objectively impossible.

dont understand the hated of snake eyes, that film is damn good

Most overrated:
1. David Lynch (great tv show and a few good films)
2. Oliver Stone (Platoon is the only great film IMO)

So take your place with Peter Jackson. I can't believe that dildo was so full of himself that he had to do an "homage" to King Kong. Idiot.

Lucas, you're finished. Please leave.

Do his fans call him "Night"? He's finished thankfully.

Of course the worst of all is the loathsome self promoting L'il Quentin but it looks like he can't get his next project off the ground. I really hope we've heard the last of Little Mr. "F" Bomb and his boring dialogue. How did his opinion become something to be taken seriously?

You actually pulled the critical remarks that were posted re: your entry about Kristen Stewart on David Letterman's show last night (11/20)? Wow. You are one powerful player.

Spielberg is far more influential than Scorcese, but he wasn't taken seriously before Schindler's List. That means over half of his CV was not highly rated by critics.

Scorcese, meanwhile, has been a critic's darling almost from the very get go. It's easy to understand why he is overrated. He has a distinctive voice and his movies are very cinematic with his almost masturbatory use of camera movement. Unfortunately, he has poor story sense and couldn't put together a good movie if both Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock mentored him on set.

The few tolerable works of Scorcese (Raging Bull, Taxi Driver) work in spite of Scorcese, not because of him. Scorcese is someone who needs a great script from a writer with a strong voice to make a mediocre movie.

Yet the critics love him. Why? I can only imagine because many critics and cinephiles have little understanding about the medium they love. They focus so much on the cinematic aspects of a movie that they lose sight of the bigger picture. And over time, the myth of Scorcese has grown and he can now do no wrong despite over 30 years of going over budget and over schedule to make awful dreck. His lack of storytelling finesse and "look at me, ma, I'm directing!" style is perfect for music videos which probably explains why the best thing on his CV is the music video for Michael Jackson's song "Bad".

As for Tarantino, yes, he's overrated but he's not prolific enough to be as overrated as Scorcese or Spielberg. He also doesn't make the pretense of making "serious" films or "art films". The critics may label his derivative brand of filmmaking "art", but it's "pop art" and lacks the bombastic attitude of filmmakers like Spielberg and Scorcese.

I posted a list of who I think the 5 most overrated directors here:

http://cinemoose.com/5-most-overrated-directors/

Something tells me the worst directors shouldn't be the one that everyone knows. I look at this list and these are some of my favorite directors. We might as well as Scorsese, F.F. Coppola, Jean Junet, Fellini, and PTA to that list.

But I do agree that Ron Howard is definitely in the top 5 worst!

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He's chosen movies with fanbases already built in to guarantee financial success and since they're mostly comic book adaptations, the movie critics applaud his complete disregard for the source material.

A terrible director with critically acclaimed movies that make big bucks is, in my mind, the most overrated director today.

Gonzo said: OK, Your latest article has prompted me for another try.
Success!!

Ha, a little nudge and ya hook 'em. :)

I knew there had to be at least one person reading this site that isn't a Tarantino fan if not plenty more. Personally I love his films, the only film of his I don't like and will never watch again is Jackie Brown.

I am not sure if I would say Shyamalan is trying too hard as much as I would say he isn't trying enough. By this I mean I think he needs to get out of his comfortable zone. I think Last Airbender may be that film, btu I am not sure if that is going to be a film for the same audience that loved The Sixth Sense or for the Nickelodeon audience that loves Last Airbender.

Nice to have your first post on the site Gonzo!

Qualifications for this, should be when your reaction to their name, is "I don't know what all the fuss is about"
TARENTINO is by far the most overated. His movies are nothing more than bold self promotion of his values or lack thereof. He especially is the most overated in his own mind.
I have a simple grading system for movies. Does it entertain me?? Yes or No?? Only two Tarentino film have, Reservoir Dogs & Pulp Fiction. The last Tarentino film that I will ever watch, was Kill Bill 2.
His movies are one dimentional borefests, which I will not waste my time on anymore.
Tim Burton is a good pick.
M. Night Shymalan is just trying too hard, although, I have yet to see The Happening yet, but will. He simply set the bar sooo high with the Sixth Sense. Signs was great.
So here is your Tarentino vote. Sorry I couldn't get it in sooner.

1. M. Night Shyamalan
2. Peter Jackson
3. David Lynch
4. Tim Burton
5. Oliver Stone

And Uwe Boll is definitely the WORST director of them ALL!!!

melsgirl said: Boy did I sidestep this one….:D

It is an easy sidestep though, because once you get to a point someone may be overrated they actually aren't rated high enough. :)

Ultimately, I do basically agree with your article. I couldn't possibly rank the directors, and I could see how George Lucas and Michael Bay would end up on the list, but the difficult part is, I generally like all their movies.

I guess this would be one of those lists that I would wait for others to weigh in on, before I put together my version of a definitive list.

Boy did I sidestep this one….:D

tycox said: I would have to say George Lucas is the most over-rated.

Lucas is not overrated. Everybody knows he sucks.

Bret Ratner! Mothafuck him!

I've tried to love Indy IV, really I did…but it's not a good movie…especially if you compare it to Raiders or Last Crusade. The last "good" movie he did was 6 years ago with "Minority Report" and "Catch Me If You Can." Then we've got "Saving Private Ryan" 10 years ago, which I enjoyed but it wasn't "GREAT." His last "GREAT" movie was "Schindler's List", 15 YEARS AGO.

When he was young, he was a visionary and absolutely BRILLIANT. But, he's lost his brilliance…maybe it'll come back, but as of right now…I won't be standing in any lines for a Spielberg flick.

If he were to re-make Jaws today…the shark would live! (And probably be taken to an alien planet where it could eat all day, and never harm anyone…)