Sam Mendes
Author of Skyfall [2012 film]
About the Author
Image credit: English stage and film director Sam Mendes during the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the Musical opening night at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London UK on 25 June 2013. By Richard Goldschmidt, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27021152
Works by Sam Mendes
The Hollow Crown : Complete series {2012 + 2016 television series} (2012) — Executive producer — 88 copies, 1 review
James Bond Ultimate Edition: Vol. 3 — Director — 43 copies
Double Feature: American Beauty [and] The Virgin Suicides [1999 films] — Director — 13 copies
Triple Feature: Tom Hanks: Forrest Gump [and] The Green Mile [and] Road to Perdition — Director — 4 copies
Skyfall [and] Quantum of Solace (Double Movie Video) — Director; Director — 1 copy
Othello. Theatre Program. 1 copy
Tom Hanks Collection (Bachelor Party / Big / The Man With One Red Shoe / The Road To Perdition / That Thing You Do) — Director — 1 copy
4 Film Favorites: Leonardo Dicaprio (Revolutionary Road / The Aviator / Body of Lies / Blood Diamond) — Director — 1 copy
Apocalypse Now Redux (1979) / Jarhead (2005) — Director — 1 copy
Associated Works
Jarhead: 4-Movie Collection [DVD] — Director — 4 copies
The Lehman Trilogy [wrongly combined script and video recording] — Director, some editions — 2 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Mendes, Samuel Alexander
- Birthdate
- 1965-08-01
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- film director
- Relationships
- Winslet, Kate (wife)
Mendes, Alfred H. (grandfather) - Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
- Map Location
- England, UK
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Reviews
An expectant couple searches for a place to live.
People Who Love Each Other: The Movie. I thought it was great the first time I saw it, and the second time around I got a lot more out of it. (Maybe I was expecting a comedy the first time, given the cast, and held the lack of belly laughs against it.) Seeing real love portrayed in a movie is a rare and powerful thing.
Concept: B
Story: B
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: A
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: Often great. B
Music: show more B
Enjoyment: A
GPA: 3.5/4 show less
People Who Love Each Other: The Movie. I thought it was great the first time I saw it, and the second time around I got a lot more out of it. (Maybe I was expecting a comedy the first time, given the cast, and held the lack of belly laughs against it.) Seeing real love portrayed in a movie is a rare and powerful thing.
Concept: B
Story: B
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: A
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: Often great. B
Music: show more B
Enjoyment: A
GPA: 3.5/4 show less
A middle-aged loser turns his life upside down.
It's interesting that this, Fight Club and Office Space all came out in the same year. What's with people in 1999 hating their jobs/lives? Back then Lester Burnham seemed like the ultimate middle-class hero, but now he seems like an irresponsible shmuck (but a lovable irresponsible shmuck who's fun to watch).
Concept: B
Story: A
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: B
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: A
Acting: B
Music: B
Enjoyment: A
GPA: 3.6/4
It's interesting that this, Fight Club and Office Space all came out in the same year. What's with people in 1999 hating their jobs/lives? Back then Lester Burnham seemed like the ultimate middle-class hero, but now he seems like an irresponsible shmuck (but a lovable irresponsible shmuck who's fun to watch).
Concept: B
Story: A
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: B
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: A
Acting: B
Music: B
Enjoyment: A
GPA: 3.6/4
C (Indifferent).
A mobster takes his son on the run from the mob. There are some effective scenes. Ultimately, the way it tries so desperately to have A Point ruins it for me.
(Feb. 2024)
A mobster takes his son on the run from the mob. There are some effective scenes. Ultimately, the way it tries so desperately to have A Point ruins it for me.
(Feb. 2024)
James Bond vs. a computer hacker from M's past.
Granted, I've only seen five of them in recent memory, but this is easily the best James Bond movie I've seen. Lots of fun, and expertly crafted. Serious Director Action Movie = Everybody Wins.
Concept: C
Story: B
Characters: A
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: A
Acting: A
Music: B
Enjoyment: A
GPA: 3.4/4
(Nov. 2012)
Granted, I've only seen five of them in recent memory, but this is easily the best James Bond movie I've seen. Lots of fun, and expertly crafted. Serious Director Action Movie = Everybody Wins.
Concept: C
Story: B
Characters: A
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: A
Acting: A
Music: B
Enjoyment: A
GPA: 3.4/4
(Nov. 2012)
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- Popularity
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- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 41
- ISBNs
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