The problem with JJA I have is that I have yet to see him produce anything good. As for reviving the Trek and Wars franchises: Trek was contaminated by Kurtzman&Orci, and I would have preferred that trek stay dead forever than revived as that excrement sandwich that K&O specialize in serving to fans of franchises.
Lost reminded me a lot of Twin Peaks, in that it seems like a show that everyone watched and praised to the stars, but which ultimately will become unmemorable and badly dated after a decade. The show actually lost me after 10 minutes, as it failed my 10 minute test.
JJA stikes me as trying desperately to be the next Spielberg, aping his styles and ideas, but without the originality or substance.
Harsh? Yes.
But then, his TED Talk about film making showed me that he was so completely far off the mark that there was no way he & I would ever agree on anything film-related.
Lost reminded me a lot of Twin Peaks, in that it seems like a show that everyone watched and praised to the stars, but which ultimately will become unmemorable and badly dated after a decade. The show actually lost me after 10 minutes, as it failed my 10 minute test.
JJA stikes me as trying desperately to be the next Spielberg, aping his styles and ideas, but without the originality or substance.
Harsh? Yes.
But then, his TED Talk about film making showed me that he was so completely far off the mark that there was no way he & I would ever agree on anything film-related.