Diamonds Are Forever Directed by...Michael Winner ?

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• thesecretagent CornwallPosts: 2,151MI6 Agent

  November 2010

  Michael Winner is largely a dick...

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• Ricardo C. Posts: 916MI6 Agent

  November 2010

  thesecretagent wrote:

  Michael Winner is largely a dick...

  
  Yeah I can't disagree on that. Still, he did make some enjoyable films.
• Thunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent

  November 2010

  I always thought QOS was an homage to the Great Michael Winners Directing Style.A great feel of the 80's Death Wish movies

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• Ricardo C. Posts: 916MI6 Agent

  November 2010

  Thunderpussy wrote:

  I always thought QOS was an homage to the Great Michael Winners Directing Style.A great feel of the 80's Death Wish movies

  
  I should say not unless you're joking. Winner's directing style straight foward and to the point, no real visual interest or any fancy camera movement.
• Thunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent

  November 2010

  I did put a cute Smilley face at the end Ricardo.C, I think Secretagent sumed him up best.

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• Napoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,467MI6 Agent

  November 2010

  Well maybe Winner just got approached to be put on a shortlist... That doesn't mean much. Not sure what he'd done up to that point to merit consideration; Hannibal Brooks was okay I suppose.

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• Ricardo C. Posts: 916MI6 Agent

  November 2010

  Napoleon Plural wrote:

  Well maybe Winner just got approached to be put on a shortlist... That doesn't mean much. Not sure what he'd done up to that point to merit consideration; Hannibal Brooks was okay I suppose.

  
  He directed The Jokers and I'll Never Forget What's'isname, both won him critical acclaim at the time. I saw The Jokers myself, it was pretty good. I guess Saltzman liked the way he handled humor.
• chrisno1 LondonPosts: 3,600MI6 Agent

  December 2010

  The Jokers is a very good '60s comedy-thriller.
  I think Winner would have made a good stab at DAF, the quirkiness of it would probably appeal to his sense of humour. He'd also like the sleaze of Las Vegas and the sinister characters.
  Winner made 2 excellent movies in 1971, Chato's Land and The Mechanic, both starring Charles Bronson. They are stark, brutal movies, which pre-empt Death Wish. Unfortunately it was pretty much all downhill for Mr Winner after 1974...
• Ricardo C. Posts: 916MI6 Agent

  December 2010

  chrisno1 wrote:

  The Jokers is a very good '60s comedy-thriller.
  I think Winner would have made a good stab at DAF, the quirkiness of it would probably appeal to his sense of humour. He'd also like the sleaze of Las Vegas and the sinister characters.
  Winner made 2 excellent movies in 1971, Chato's Land and The Mechanic, both starring Charles Bronson. They are stark, brutal movies, which pre-empt Death Wish. Unfortunately it was pretty much all downhill for Mr Winner after 1974...

  
  I admit that I enjoy Death Wish 3 a lot but he did decend to mediocrity. He also had trouble getting decent scripts after further down his career.