The director’s vision has always been somewhat… bland.

  • uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    12·
    9 个月前

    Abrams butchered the Star Trek reboot and the Star Wars final trilogy, so my whole childhood.

    But more, I blame Disney and Paramount for letting him.

  • BonKH@kbin.social
    10·
    9 个月前

    @inkican, JJ is a hack who has connections. I’m so happy to finally find others who see it, too! That said… I honestly enjoy Super 8. Still, I’ll include it’s flaws any time I’m tearing his work apart.

  • fckreddit@lemmy.ml
    8·
    9 个月前

    I remember watching Fringe and being utterly underwhelmed by it. It introduced intriguing mysteries, with most of them being forgotten by the next episode. I think this is what J.J.Abrams has always been about. The same seemed true for The Lost. Although, I stopped watching it after about 3 episodes.

  • CaptainAniki@lemmy.flight-crew.orgEnglish
    7·
    9 个月前

    Jar jar Abrams makes dumb boring movies by committee and board approved jumbo set pieces with the soul of a Pontiac Aztec and the inventiveness of an incandescent light bulb.

    • Ashyr@sh.itjust.works
      4·
      9 个月前

      I loved season 1 of Lost. Back then, I had no idea who he was or that there were no answers coming.

      • BruceTwarzen@kbin.social
        2·
        9 个月前

        I watched lost really late, but i also hardly knew anything about it. The beginning is so much fun, and then it turns more and more into a show where it feels like they have no idea what they want to do with that show.

      • ursakhiin@beehaw.org
        2·
        9 个月前

        The pilot is great. And by fast, you mean episode 2. I think the pilot was the only episode I watched that I enjoyed. The rest of the series just feels like work.

  • dingleberry
    3·
    9 个月前

    Connections Connections Connections.

    It’s telling that someone can be as creatively bankrupt and still thrive in Hollywood.

  • inkican@kbin.socialOP
    1·
    9 个月前

    I’mma go out on a limb and admit that I posted this article knowing that I disagreed with the premise. JJ Abrams is incredibly talented - he proved that with Cloverfield and Super 8. Additionally, he took Star Trek into a new direction despite its challenges and he remains scandal free unlike some other scifi directors (looking at you Bryan Singer). So you can be angry about TFA or Fringe if you want, but the guy does quality work in an industry full of bad actors. Credit where credit is due.