Top Ten · Wolfgang Petersen

Wolfgang Petersen: The Definitive Ranking

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN8Wa1rEjak Wolfgang Petersen is worthy of praise. He wasn't a completely rounded filmmaker. He had blindspots especially around large narrative concerns, but he could direct a sequence like the best of 'em. I struggle to find who the "real" Petersen is. Was he his best movies? His best known movies? Or did he slum it… Continue reading Wolfgang Petersen: The Definitive Ranking

2010s · 3/4 · Comedy · Review · Thriller · Wolfgang Petersen

Four Against the Bank

Wolfgang Petersen missed financially with Poseidon (though, you know, I kind of get a kick out of it), and he ended up only being able to find money in his life for one more film: another adaptation of The Nixon Recession Caper by Ralph Maloney, something he’d made in the 70s for German television under… Continue reading Four Against the Bank

2.5/4 · 2000s · Action · Review · Wolfgang Petersen

Poseidon

Different directors have different strengths. Some are great with actors. Some are great with story. Some are great with visuals. Some, like Wolfgang Petersen, shine best within individual sequences. They can design, film, and edit an action sequence like nobody’s business. Sure, they may have weird ideas about how to actually assemble the story around… Continue reading Poseidon