{"id":17250,"date":"2011-06-22T06:00:36","date_gmt":"2011-06-22T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=17250"},"modified":"2017-05-15T14:27:59","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T21:27:59","slug":"scott-brothers-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/scott-brothers-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid-Week Poll: Better Scott – Ridley or Tony?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I think we’ve probably dwelled on the negative and cynical enough in recent polls about worst movie, worst director, etc. Let’s spin things around this week and start looking for the best in our cinematic entertainment. To that end, this week’s poll was originally suggested by Dick a while back: As filmmakers, which is the better Scott brother \u2013 Ridley or Tony? Vote after the break.
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I expect that Ridley Scott will probably walk away with this one. After all, he’s the guy who made ‘Alien<\/a>‘ and ‘Blade Runner<\/a>‘. These are genuine masterpieces. Brother Tony has nothing that approaches those. Even some of Ridley’s failures like ‘Legend<\/a>‘ or ‘1492: Conquest of Paradise’ are at least fascinating<\/em> failures. And as much as I may hate it, I must recognize that people seem to think that ‘Gladiator<\/a>‘ is a good movie too, for some reason I’ll never comprehend.<\/p>\n

However, before we rush to judgment, I suggest that we should look over the totality<\/em> of Ridley Scott’s career. After ‘Blade Runner’, the man hasn’t made anything on that same level since. Honestly, I think that the production problems on ‘Legend’ broke something inside him. In interviews these days, he brags about liking to work quickly and not waste too much of the actors’ time. Is this the same man who agonized over every centimeter of every frame in ‘Blade Runner’? <\/p>\n

In recent years, Ridley Scott has mostly churned out glossy but forgettable movies like ‘American Gangster<\/a>‘ or ‘Body of Lies<\/a>‘, and several truly dreadful ones like ‘Hannibal’ and ‘Robin Hood<\/a>‘. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Tony Scott has never had anywhere near the pretension of his brother. Tony seems content to focus his efforts on populist action movie fare like ‘Top Gun<\/a>‘ and ‘Crimson Tide<\/a>‘. He’s never pretended to be an auteur or lobbied for an Oscar. While he may not have a masterpiece of ‘Blade Runner’ caliber in him, ‘True Romance<\/a>‘ is a really terrific movie. Although he may have never strived for greatness, I might also argue that his failures aren’t quite as bad as some of Ridley’s either.<\/p>\n

Even so, I’ll probably vote for Ridley. I mean, really, the guy made ‘Alien’ and ‘Blade Runner’. Those two movies alone secure him a place in cinematic history.<\/p>\n

If it helps, here is the list of movies that each has directed:<\/p>\n

Ridley Scott<\/h5>\n
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  1. ‘The Duelists’<\/li>\n
  2. ‘Alien’<\/li>\n
  3. ‘Blade Runner’<\/li>\n
  4. ‘Legend’<\/li>\n
  5. ‘Someone to Watch Over Me’<\/li>\n
  6. ‘Black Rain’<\/li>\n
  7. ‘Thelma & Louise’<\/li>\n
  8. ‘1492: Conquest of Paradise’<\/li>\n
  9. ‘G.I. Jane’<\/li>\n
  10. ‘Gladiator’<\/li>\n
  11. ‘Hannibal’<\/li>\n
  12. ‘Black Hawk Down’<\/li>\n
  13. ‘Matchstick Men’<\/li>\n
  14. ‘Kingdom of Heaven’<\/li>\n
  15. ‘A Good Year’<\/li>\n
  16. ‘American Gangster’<\/li>\n
  17. ‘Body of Lies’<\/li>\n
  18. ‘Robin Hood’<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Tony Scott<\/h5>\n
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    1. ‘The Hunger’<\/li>\n
    2. ‘Top Gun’<\/li>\n
    3. ‘Beverly Hills Cop II’<\/li>\n
    4. ‘Revenge’<\/li>\n
    5. ‘Days of Thunder’<\/li>\n
    6. ‘The Last Boy Scout’<\/li>\n
    7. ‘True Romance’<\/li>\n
    8. ‘Crimson Tide’<\/li>\n
    9. ‘The Fan’<\/li>\n
    10. ‘Enemy of the State’<\/li>\n
    11. ‘Spy Game’<\/li>\n
    12. ‘Man on Fire’<\/li>\n
    13. ‘Domino’<\/li>\n
    14. ‘D\u00e9j\u00e0 Vu’<\/li>\n
    15. ‘The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3’<\/li>\n
    16. ‘Unstoppable’<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Now it’s your turn to vote.<\/p>\n

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      Who Is the Better Director: Ridley Scott or Tony Scott?<\/strong><\/p>