I didn't call it bad - people have been saying "Black Cock Down" about as long as the internet's been around. It's great, a bit military-porny (but everything made in that post-9/11 '02 - '04 bubble was to a degree), but has his name on it.
Even Coppola isn't worshipped as badly as Ridley is, and he at least lasted into the '90s before he shit the bed. Scott on the other hand built his entire legacy on Alien and Blade Runner. 90% of his films after that have been average.
His takes on Alien this century have been painful. Napoleon somehow missed the mark entirely. Gladiator 2 was an unnecessary DEI sequel. G.I. Jane is now known better as a punchline in Chris Rock's dig towards Will Smith than it is an actual film.
I didn't call it bad - people have been saying "Black Cock Down" about as long as the internet's been around. It's great, a bit military-porny (but everything made in that post-9/11 '02 - '04 bubble was to a degree), but has his name on it.
Even Coppola isn't worshipped as badly as Ridley is, and he at least lasted into the '90s before he shit the bed. Scott on the other hand built his entire legacy on Alien and Blade Runner. 90% of his films after that have been average.
His takes on Alien this century have been painful. Napoleon somehow missed the mark entirely. Gladiator 2 was an unnecessary DEI sequel. G.I. Jane is now known better as a punchline in Chris Rock's dig towards Will Smith than it is an actual film.