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   gggg gggg to Cathy Parker   
   Re: Most consistently successful directo   
   14 Nov 21 12:59:44   
   
   From: ggggg9271@gmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, September 17, 2003 at 2:20:41 AM UTC-7, Cathy Parker wrote:   
   > He's had a series of hits, has won awards, received rave reviews.   
   > Most of his movies in the last 15 yrs have either triumphed in at   
   > least one way; sometimes as in the case of Gladiator in every way:   
   > with critics, with fans, with the academy.   
   > I must say however that the only Scott movie I love is Blade Runner. I   
   > like Duellists and Alien. But, while I admire the professionalism and   
   > dedication evident in his films starting with Black Rain, I find them   
   > impersonal, even cold and mechanical. Legend, as silly as it was,   
   > still qualifies as a personal movie, more interesting than what   
   > followed. But, you gotta admire Scott's durability, his keen   
   > survivalist instincts in a dog-eat-dog industry, and consistency and   
   > stamina.   
      
   https://screenrant.com/ridley-scott-superhero-movie-criticism-comment/   
      
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