Robin Hood
Ridley Scotthas been a coherent habitue in the movie industry since 1977 , withseveral classicmoviesin his fabled filmography . Starting as a commercial conductor , Scott launched into Hollywood with some incredible former motion-picture show and quickly cement himself as a stylistic auteur . From taut diachronic drama such asThe Last Duelto a newAlienfranchise entry to hisreturn to the world ofGladiator , Scott ’s recent moving picture show that he is still one of the best directors around and that he clearly has no plan of slow down down any time shortly .
At the age of 86,there are few directors working as intemperately and as ofttimes as Ridley Scott , making four pic in the last five yr . With29 characteristic - duration movies to his name so far , Scott has delivered movies that are view as some of the right of all time and helped launch pop franchises . Of naturally , there are also some picture show that are less than leading and even forgettable . Taking a spirit at Ridley Scott ’s awful work , it is no leisurely task deciding which one is the good .
29Exodus: Gods And Kings (2014)
Scott’s Retelling Of The Story Of Moses
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After fighting side by side with his blood brother Ramses II , Moses is expatriate when it is discovered he is Judaic and not Egyptian . While the knock-down Ramses II run Egypt as the new Pharaoh and pot with several pestilent pest , Moses receives a subject matter from God ask him to free 600,000 Israelites . hegira : Gods and Kings is directed by Ridley Scott and stars Christian Bale as Moses and Joel Edgerton as Ramses .
Ridley Scott assembled an all - star cast for the retelling of the story of Moses and the result strike far short of expectation . Everything about 2014’sExodus : Gods and Kingsfeels so enormously misguided , although it ’s not intemperate to see why Scott would have been drawn to the idea of making the form of scriptural epic poem that Hollywood used to bring about . The result isdisappointingly bland and seriously lacking in the nobility and intensity that author material like the chronicle of Moses urgently need .
Ridley Scott has made some of the most iconic movies of all time , and here are the 20 good quotes from the director ’s esteemed filmography .
Many modern - day blockbusters have been criticized for render to make thing too downcast or uptight , andExodussuffers a standardized destiny . If the casting alternative of Christian Bale as Moses helped to get the movie made , this fact was understandably lose on Bale , who appear bored with both the playscript and his character ’s motivations for the bulk ofExodus , ensuring this ranks as the bad of Scott ’s historical epics .
28A Good Year (2006)
A France-Set Rom-Com
A Good Year is a romantic comedy - dramatic event directed by Ridley Scott , star Russell Crowe as Max Skinner , a London - based investment banker who inherits a vinery in Provence . The motion picture explores Max ’s transformation as he reconnects with his past and discovers a young way of living . Albert Finney and Marion Cotillard conscientious objector - star , enriching the narrative with their compelling performances .
Ridley Scott and Russell Crowemade for a formidable dyad withGladiator , and 2006’sA Good Yearmarked their first reunion following the pair ’s initial Oscar - winning success . Alas , this romantic funniness about an arrogant yuppie who finds love life and a sense of purpose at his folk ’s vineyard the three estates in Provence interpret as a wilted cinematic endeavor . Crowe and Marion Cotillard ’s chemistry is lacking and Scott seems out of his component in finding the comedy in the story .
The total affair feels derivative of a dozen other stories about rich mass finding themselves in beautiful fix . There ’s no existent reason to sympathise with Crowe ’s whinging character who owns a beautiful apartment , a vineyard , a category who lie with him , and the attention of one of France ’s most beautiful actresses . While it is admirable that Scott and Crowe seek to do something that was the polar opposite of Gladiator , it marks their bad coaction together .
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27Robin Hood (2010)
A Gritty Origin Story
Robin Hood , lead by Ridley Scott , asterisk Russell Crowe as the legendary archer who battles corruption in 13th - one C England . link up by Cate Blanchett as Lady Marian , the film presents a gritty reinterpretation of the classic narrative . As political machination and personal ambition clash , Robin Hood emerges as a grinder for the oppress , challenge the tyranny of the ruling class while striving to impart justice to the vulgar hoi polloi .
WhileA Good Yearnever made any sense as a Ridley Scott undertaking with Russell Crowe in the lead , a big - budget reimagining of the Robin Hood fable seemed like a logical step for the pair to take . Audiences hop that this flick , a more historically root take on a highly conversant story , would bring Scott back to hisGladiatorheights . Instead , Robin Hoodis a dishearteningly joyless slog that takes itself far too seriously . In an era of game origin stories come out of Hollywood , Robin Hood is a monitor that not all heroes need one .
There ’s a measured lightness and sense of mischief tothe Robin Hood storiesthat are completely absent in Scott ’s film , but there ’s also no tangible reason for audiences to induct in the portentous dramatic play that has direct its shoes . The mold is strong , at least , although Crowe ’s accent choice for the savior of Locksley is sure enough a unusual one .
After fighting side by side with his brother Ramses II, Moses is exiled when it is discovered he is Jewish and not Egyptian. While the powerful Ramses II runs Egypt as the new Pharaoh and deals with several deadly plagues, Moses receives a message from God asking him to free 600,000 Israelites. Exodus: Gods and Kings is directed by Ridley Scott and stars Christian Bale as Moses and Joel Edgerton as Ramses.
261492: Conquest Of Paradise (1992)
Christopher Columbus' Journey To The New World
Paramount had grand architectural plan for Scott’s1492 : Conquest of Paradise , a fictionalized dramatisation of Christopher Columbus ’s travels to the New World . They even secure that it would be turn in time to fete the five-hundredth anniversary of Columbus ’s voyage . alas , the film isan overlong history lesson that cuts out most of the account in favor of traditional knowledge and pretty scene .
The Italian Columbus is played by a Frenchman , Gérard Depardieu , who is distinctly struggling with the English dialogue , make every Columbus scene a slog that underminesConquest of Paradise ’s otherwise gorgeous exposition .
alas , the film is an overlong history lesson that cuts out most of the story in favor of traditional knowledge and pretty scenery .
Gallingly , the movie also handle Columbus himself as a holy man - comparable figure contrast against the terror of another explorer , Adrián de Moxica . While many of Scott ’s historic epics have been call into query when it come to historical truth , the complicated story of Columbus makes thiswhite - washing of his storyhard to overtop and abut on offensive .
25G.I. Jane (1997)
A Female Soldier Joins The Navy SEALs
G.I. Jane follows the grueling experience of Lieutenant Jordan O’Neil , bet by Demi Moore , the first woman to undergo training in the U.S. Navy SEAL program . face extreme strong-arm and mental challenges , the film play up her fight against institutional sexism and personal boundary .
Demi Moore was infamously lambasted for her operation inG.I. Jane , in which she plays a Naval police officer who becomes the first fair sex to undergo preparation in the U.S. Navy Special Warfare Group . At the time , she was an easy tabloid aim , andin hindsight , her performance here is exciting , balancing bombast with fragility and the system of weights of smothering expectations . The real problems , however , lie with the rest of the movie .
Many of the film ’s moments pack a material poke , especially in showing the sheer barbarity of the education Moore ’s character is put through . While its intentions are stately when it comes to take on publication of misogyny , it ’s all too ham - fisted to make the wallop it desire to . This story needed a more layered plan of attack thanG.I. Janewas willing to give in 1997 . A mickle of the saturation of the movie is also betrayed by the tacked - on cliché terminate .
24The Counselor (2013)
A Complex Crime Saga
Directed by Academy Award - nominated director Ridley Scott , The Counselor is a criminal offence thriller about a Texas lawyer who gets involved with the Mexican combine . It ’s one of Scott ’s more gruesome movie , which likely contributed to its mixed response from audience and critics . Despite this , it still perform reasonably well at the box office , generating more than $ 70 million against its $ 25 million production budget .
The excitement surrounding The Counselor was justify at the time , especially considering Ridley Scott , Pulitzer Prize - winning author Cormac McCarthy , and a cast of Oscar winners and nominees that included Javier Bardem , Michael Fassbender , Brad Pitt , and Penélope Cruz , were all assigned to the project . at long last , this wordy and toughened - to - describe law-breaking thriller is one of Scott ’s most divisive movies . For those who could get tune up into it , it was a smart as a whip ride , but many others were left perplexed and bored .
McCarthy ’s dialogue does n’t work as well on - sieve , even when it ’s being delivered by some of this contemporaries ’s o.k. talents . There ’s a fascinating grimness and ugliness to the film that is alluring , but flashes of immensity do n’t amount to a satisfying net undertaking . The splendid smart position ofThe Counseloris a dizzily off - the - flexible joint performance from Cameron Diaz , whose cable car scene opposite Javier Bardem was bafflingly outre .
23Legend (1985)
Tom Cruise Stars In A Fantasy Adventure
Legend , released in 1985 , is a fantasy flick set in a mythical woods where a mystical forest indweller , chosen by fate , embarks on a heroical quest to rescue Princess Lili and cross the evil Lord of Darkness , foreclose the world from succumbing to an eternal ice years .
After helping to redefine sci - fi withBlade Runner , Scott decided that he wanted to do the same with fantasy , so he joined force with William Hjortsberg for the lavish 1985 movieLegend . Inspired by the Brothers Grimm , early Disney aliveness , and the kit and caboodle of Jean Cocteau , Legendis certainly a feast for the eyes at every turn of events that nails the aesthetic of classic fairy tales . This being said , the story itself is theme - thin and feels extremely gaudy in hindsight even by the 1980s ' standards .
A young Tom Cruise , years before he would become the swelled maven on the planet , is more petulant than charming . However , the movie is at least deserving watching for the amazing villainous performanceby Tim Curryand his incredible make-up caper as the Lord of Darkness . As a resolution , Legendis best viewed through a dreamlike haze , encouraging its audiences to forget narrative cohesiveness in favor of its confessedly sensational exposition .
A Good Year is a romantic comedy-drama directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe as Max Skinner, a London-based investment banker who inherits a vineyard in Provence. The film explores Max’s transformation as he reconnects with his past and discovers a new way of life. Albert Finney and Marion Cotillard co-star, enriching the narrative with their compelling performances.
22Black Rain (1989)
An American Cop Takes On The Yakuza
New York cops Nick Conklin and Charlie Vincent go to Japan to take back a crook they get in the United States , but when they get there they let him escape and , for retake him , they end up in trouble with the Yakuza , the Nipponese Cosa Nostra .
Ridley Scott has express his artistry in all fashion of genre and styles , and withBlack Rain , he show off his science in the cop thriller world . The ' 80s were overloaded with stories like this — the police officer who does n’t act by the rules , the job that goes wrong , the journey into the depth of the deplorable underworld — andBlack Rainisn’t on the button the good of them . Michael Douglas starsas a determined cop who travels to Japan to take on the Yakuza .
WhileBlack Rainis a largely forgettable movie in equivalence to the literary genre ’s other offering of the earned run average , it is an lesson of how Scott ’s directing attainment can elevate subpar material . The lusterless report is brought to life sentence with a glib and energetic style , makingBlack Raina fun motion picture to watcheven if audiences might not await back on it fondly once it is over .
21Body Of Lies (2008)
The Complicated World Of Modern Espionage
Body of Lies , directed by Ridley Scott , star Leonardo DiCaprio as a CIA operative and Russell Crowe as his manipulative superior . fix against the backdrop of the world war on terror , the film turn over into espionage and counterterrorism as the characters sail complex political landscapes in the Middle East . The storyline explores base of loyalty , deception , and the blurred lines between ally and enemies .
Body of Liesis one of those movies that ’s so jam - pile with skill , ideas , and obvious potential only for the final effect to end up being rather uninventive . Based on a novel by David Ignatius , thisaction - play about the CIA ’s attempt to enchant an Muslim terroristincludes a stack of acting natural endowment — Leonardo DiCaprio , Russell Crowe , and Oscar Isaac — then saddles them with origin thriller roles that could be feel in any number of similar picture .
There are some interesting factor at play here , with the movie explore the line between DiCaprio ’s on - the - dry land intelligence officer constantly put in risk and Crowe ’s gaffer name the shot from the United States with a jolly unthinking sentiment of the operation . However , this moral force can only take the film so far before its deadening story and convoluted exploration of New espionage becomes tedious .
20Someone To Watch Over Me (1987)
A Detective Falls For A Suspect
Someone to Watch Over Me is a thriller directed by Ridley Scott , released in 1987 . Tom Berenger stars as Detective Mike Keegan , who is assigned to protect Claire Gregory , bring by Mimi Rogers , an affluent New Yorker who becomes a murder witness at a high - end nightclub .
BetweenBlade RunnerandThelma and Louise , Scott found himself in a second of a heat during the 1980s , with a chain of flops that left critic wondering if the director could produce meaningful work out of doors of sci - fi . He follow up the illusion ofLegendwith the slick noir - inspired crime thrillerSomeone To catch Over Me , starring Tom Berenger as an NYPD detective who becomes embroiled in an outlawed matter while enquire a ring murder .
The movie is perhaps the most overlooked film of Scott ’s life history , but it is not whole deserving of being strike by fans . It isanother model of Scott raise the textile as he pull off the dodgy noir vogue of the movie effortlessly , helping absorb the audience into the world even if the story does n’t really do that . However , there is not enough there to saveSomeone to Watcher Over Mefrom its mussy termination .
Robin Hood, directed by Ridley Scott, stars Russell Crowe as the legendary archer who battles corruption in 13th-century England. Joined by Cate Blanchett as Lady Marian, the film presents a gritty reinterpretation of the classic tale. As political intrigue and personal ambitions clash, Robin Hood emerges as a hero for the oppressed, challenging the tyranny of the ruling class while striving to bring justice to the common people.
1492: Conquest Of Paradise is a historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott, depicting Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the New World in 1492. Starring Gérard Depardieu as Columbus, the film explores the Italian explorer’s journey to the Americas, sponsored by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.
G.I. Jane follows the grueling experience of Lieutenant Jordan O’Neil, played by Demi Moore, the first woman to undergo training in the U.S. Navy SEAL program. Facing extreme physical and mental challenges, the film highlights her fight against institutional sexism and personal limits.
Directed by Academy Award-nominated director Ridley Scott, The Counselor is a crime thriller about a Texas lawyer who gets involved with the Mexican cartel. It’s one of Scott’s more gruesome movies, which likely contributed to its mixed reception from audiences and critics. Despite this, it still performed reasonably well at the box office, generating more than $70 million against its $25 million production budget.
Legend, released in 1985, is a fantasy film set in a mythical forest where a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, embarks on a heroic quest to rescue Princess Lili and thwart the evil Lord of Darkness, preventing the world from succumbing to an eternal ice age.
New York cops Nick Conklin and Charlie Vincent go to Japan to take back a criminal they arrested in the United States, but when they get there they let him escape and, in order to recapture him, they end up in trouble with the Yakuza, the Japanese mafia.
Body of Lies, directed by Ridley Scott, stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a CIA operative and Russell Crowe as his manipulative superior. Set against the backdrop of the global war on terror, the film delves into espionage and counterterrorism as the characters navigate complex political landscapes in the Middle East. The storyline explores themes of loyalty, deception, and the blurred lines between allies and enemies.
Someone to Watch Over Me is a thriller directed by Ridley Scott, released in 1987. Tom Berenger stars as Detective Mike Keegan, who is assigned to protect Claire Gregory, played by Mimi Rogers, an affluent New Yorker who becomes a murder witness at a high-end nightclub.
