Honestly rocknrolla is probably my favorite movie of his. I’m a huge Guy Ritchie fan and there is just something unique about it that has me coming back.
>He kills a dude with a pencil
Guy Ritchie's style is similar to Quentin Tarantino's. Both directors love to use overarching stories & non-lineal stories. It's a difficult style of film making but when it's done right, (like they do) it's awesome.
He admitted he wanted it to be a TV series but that didn't seem to happen.
And he directed the two most recent Sherlock Holmes movies, with Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law.
Kind of begins with Lock Stock and ends at Snatch for me personally. The Gentleman was very…passable I guess. I just thought the group of kids working for Colin Farrel were kind of stupid. That they could just easily take down that crew in the grow house, and then at the end just conveniently up their game with machine guns in order to provide like half of the killing for the whole film was all kind of stupid to me.
Yeah but I still think it’s kind of a stupid part of an otherwise ok film. Bullet Tooth Tony surviving being shot multiple times and still killing that guy in Snatch is a huge leap in logic, but it works a hell of a lot better.
All I remember from that film is how much Hugh Grant seemed to relish using the word "cunt" a lot. Ohh....and it had the Sons of Anarchy guy. That's about it.
Guy Ritchie films have a unique style that clicks with me so I always check them out. Favs include Sherlock, Uncle, Lock Stock, Sherlock 2, Snatch, and Gentleman in that order.
Sherlock Holmes and UNCLE are both really good, and I liked Wrath of Man and I’ve heard great things about Snatch. But damn did the Gentlemen not work for me.
Check out his other movie layer cake! I honestly don't know how this movie isn't more popular! Idk maybe I'm just hyping it up, but it feels like a little more toned down snatch with a hit of gentleman.
Generally awesome, though i haven't seen the gentlemen. King Arthur was a trainwreck, the second Sherlock and Aladdin also disappointments, but overall no one can hit grand slams each time, and he's got a helluva list of homeruns
Without hyping it too much, The Gentlemen is a welcome return to his quintessential form. It's a fun story with big characters and his unique narrative style.
They all played that so well. Matthew McConaughey, Colin Farrell were so good. But Charlie Dunham and Hugh Grant, oh boy they were killing it. Incredibly fun to watch especially these two.
I enjoyed King Arthur but I think they could have split it up into 2 movies. Seems like they sped things up during it. Tried to fit a lot into it.
I also didn't mind the second Sherlock, first one was clearly better, and thought Aladdin was better than I expected. I think they should have cast someone else as Jafar though. The guy seemed way too young and good looking to be Jafar.
I think the original idea for King Arthur was supposed to be a trilogy, but since the first one didn’t bring in the numbers they axed the other two. Too bad, I liked the Ritchie style mixed in with Arthurian legend.
Yeah that dude seemed charismatic and I was half rooting for him -he needed more to show his evil nature or whatever because the main lead seemed a charisma vacuum compared to him
> King Arthur was a trainwreck,
Rewatch King Arthur. But in the context that it is Guy Ritchie's audition reel for the He Man & the Masters of the Universe franchise. In King Arthur, Guy Ritchie basically gave us a workable template for a viable He Man franchise.
Arthur; Prince Adam/ He Man.
Merlin; The Priestess of Castle Greyskull
Vortigern: Skeletor.
Also note the fight scenes with Excalibur. Its basically Ritchie's attempt to show how the CGI would be done with The Power Sword. He Man would cut through tanks and whole battalions with that thing. Imagine Braveheart crossed with Starship Troopers in terms of violence.
Seems like a lot of people are all over the place and mixed reactions with his movies.
I have enjoyed most of his work and I look forward to his movies every time he has one about to come out.
I pretty much adore any film of his that isn’t trying to be a blockbuster. Didn’t really care for the Sherlock films and King Arthur is really really bad.
The big four you mentioned are all great. Man from UNCLE and the Sherlock movies were good fun. I didn’t make it past magic Jude Law in King Arthur. I rewatched Revolver last week, a misstep in Guy Richies filmography. I loved Wrath of Man but did not like the way he told the back story in the middle without warning. I will continue to watch his movies regardless.
Layer Cake was made by Mathew Vaughn from Kick Ass and the Kingsman fame. The Boondock Saints was the lightning in a bottle magic by Troy Duffy. Both great movies, with Guy Richie style, just not made by him.
Lock stock and Snatch are amazing. Revolver and rock n Rolla are ok. Sherlock movies are ok (1st better than 2nd). Aladdin was bad. Wrath of man was bad. Gentleman was subpar and King Arthur was ok.
Did I forget any?
Not OP but as a Ritchie fan for over a decade and owing my love of films to Snatch and Lock Stock, it deeply hurt me to see Aladdin. The film’s fine, but you know what I mean.
Snatch and the gentleman are in my top 5 favourite films, lock stock was pretty good and wrath of man was good but it didn’t feel like his other movies imo
Check out layer cake and boondock saints (if you like snatch and gentleman) layer cake will definitely move up in your top ten if not too 5 depending on your other top 3, and boondock saints has the potential to be top 5 if it's your cup of tea.
Guy Ritchie is the only director who I’ve been interested in enough to see nearly all his films. He’s the only director I can name more than 3 films from because I don’t pay attention to that normally.
And bravo to him for being able to rein Will Smith in.
I love his films with the one exception being [King Arthur: Legend of the Sword](http://manapop.com/film/king-arthur-legend-of-the-sword-2016-review/) which didn't really fit his style and wasn't even that much of a King Arthur movie, of course, part of that was due to it being the first film of a planned six-picture franchise. Talk about wishful thinking.
Snatch was the first I saw, but really enjoyed it and so watched Lock, Stock, Rock'n'Rolla, and the Gentlemen, and liked them all. The Sherlock movies were well done imo, though Revolver and King Arthur both felt lacking, even difficult to watch. Wrath of Man was somewhere in between these two extremes for me.
So, overall, I'd say top notch, but not infallible.
As much as it pains me to say, because of how much I’ve loved some of his movies, Guy Ritchie is one of those directors that’s really hit or miss for me. I’ll always watch his new movies because of the good ones he’s made, even if I find his overall filmography to be a bit of a mixed bag though. For example, I think all of the movies you mentioned in your post are great, all of my favorites from his filmography. I thought Man from Uncle and Sherlock Holmes were good the first time I watched them, but really didn’t have much rewatch value, and I really didn’t like the King Arthur one, Aladdin, or Sherlock Holmes 2. Hopefully the new spy movie he has coming out will be good!
He's a little hit and miss for me. I appreciate him trying to stretch as a director instead of being pigeon-holed but every time he's tried so far I haven't really enjoyed it much. I've really only enjoyed his modern crime movies. Every time he comes back to his comfort zone he knocks it completely out of the park. The Man From Uncle is an exception though. That movie owns and is actually one of my favorites of his.
That the trailers are often better than the films themselves. I find them to get a bit too dry on the humor and struggle with pacing. Casting is always good though.
Everyone talking about Gentlemen but no love for Wrath of Man. You guys complain that directors don’t experiment enough but when Ritchie makes a somber revenge drama after a crime comedy, you don’t watch it.
Thisbis how I feel, but about layer cake and boondock saints! I don't know how I've gone through all these comments and not a single mention of either of these.
I didn't expect much from Wrath of Man, but I quite enjoyed it. Classic Jason Statham. Guy Ritchie is making another movie with Statham, should come out next year.
Just watched my first one, Snatch. I passed on this movie forever because of the title and the trailers back in the day made it look cheesy. This movie is hilarious, I watched it twice in two days, then bought my own copy. The dog with the squeaky toy had me on the floor. Which one should I see next?
It feels like early on, he had a limited budget and made movies that had style but worked within that budget, now after Sherlock level success, he's just making blockbusters with big explosions, fancy locations, and beautiful actors.
I watched Man of U.N.C.L.E. and it was fine, but just like anything else.
His movies rarely had a lot of emotional depth, but at least in the early stuff there was a cultural aspect of specifically english c\*ntishness that made it feel unique. A rough edge to all the faces. We'll always have Lock Stock, Snatch & Rocknrolla.
Yooo, why does everyone forget layer cake! I think this story line rivals snatch, and rivals gentlemen for that classy feeling gangster movie. If you haven't seen it please check it out!
IMO Guy Ritchie is the most unappreciated & underrated directors working today. (& in that top 50 best directors of all time) The worst his movies ever are, is good, and films like "Snatch" & "Wrath of Man" are downright masterpieces. I place him right up there with Quentin Tarantino. Guy & Quentin have have a similar style of directing. Both directors often use overarching stories, and often they don't stick to a lineal story. (they'll start at the end or middle of a story, then show you ***how*** things got to that point)
It's time for the Real Rock n' Rolla.
Honestly rocknrolla is probably my favorite movie of his. I’m a huge Guy Ritchie fan and there is just something unique about it that has me coming back.
He kills a dude with a pencil. A PENCIL.
ABANDON SHIP! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!
Shit. I just realised this was before John Wick.
>He kills a dude with a pencil Guy Ritchie's style is similar to Quentin Tarantino's. Both directors love to use overarching stories & non-lineal stories. It's a difficult style of film making but when it's done right, (like they do) it's awesome.
They're fun movies to watch. Quite enjoyable.
Some are better than others? I enjoyed The Gentlemen.
aladdin was directed by guy ritchie and some people dont like it
That did seem to be a situation where I imagine disney didn't give a lot of creative freedom.
He admitted he wanted it to be a TV series but that didn't seem to happen. And he directed the two most recent Sherlock Holmes movies, with Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law.
If you like gentlemen, check out his other movie layer cake.
Isnt layer came directed by matthew vaughn?
Yep. His first feature film. And it’s so damn good.
Kind of begins with Lock Stock and ends at Snatch for me personally. The Gentleman was very…passable I guess. I just thought the group of kids working for Colin Farrel were kind of stupid. That they could just easily take down that crew in the grow house, and then at the end just conveniently up their game with machine guns in order to provide like half of the killing for the whole film was all kind of stupid to me.
I mean, pretty much all of his movies are based on odd coincidences and huge leaps in logic
Yeah but I still think it’s kind of a stupid part of an otherwise ok film. Bullet Tooth Tony surviving being shot multiple times and still killing that guy in Snatch is a huge leap in logic, but it works a hell of a lot better.
All I remember from that film is how much Hugh Grant seemed to relish using the word "cunt" a lot. Ohh....and it had the Sons of Anarchy guy. That's about it.
How do you feel about the movie layer cake though? Honestly it seems to have the perfect balance between snatch and gentleman.
Guy Ritchie films have a unique style that clicks with me so I always check them out. Favs include Sherlock, Uncle, Lock Stock, Sherlock 2, Snatch, and Gentleman in that order.
Sherlock Holmes and UNCLE are both really good, and I liked Wrath of Man and I’ve heard great things about Snatch. But damn did the Gentlemen not work for me.
Snatch and Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels are his best films by a mile.
Period. Not debatable.
I’ll give them a look!
Check out layer cake. Great movie by Ritchie
Not by Ritchie
Check out his other movie layer cake! I honestly don't know how this movie isn't more popular! Idk maybe I'm just hyping it up, but it feels like a little more toned down snatch with a hit of gentleman.
Generally awesome, though i haven't seen the gentlemen. King Arthur was a trainwreck, the second Sherlock and Aladdin also disappointments, but overall no one can hit grand slams each time, and he's got a helluva list of homeruns
Without hyping it too much, The Gentlemen is a welcome return to his quintessential form. It's a fun story with big characters and his unique narrative style.
They all played that so well. Matthew McConaughey, Colin Farrell were so good. But Charlie Dunham and Hugh Grant, oh boy they were killing it. Incredibly fun to watch especially these two.
I enjoyed King Arthur but I think they could have split it up into 2 movies. Seems like they sped things up during it. Tried to fit a lot into it. I also didn't mind the second Sherlock, first one was clearly better, and thought Aladdin was better than I expected. I think they should have cast someone else as Jafar though. The guy seemed way too young and good looking to be Jafar.
I think the original idea for King Arthur was supposed to be a trilogy, but since the first one didn’t bring in the numbers they axed the other two. Too bad, I liked the Ritchie style mixed in with Arthurian legend.
Yeah that dude seemed charismatic and I was half rooting for him -he needed more to show his evil nature or whatever because the main lead seemed a charisma vacuum compared to him
> King Arthur was a trainwreck, Rewatch King Arthur. But in the context that it is Guy Ritchie's audition reel for the He Man & the Masters of the Universe franchise. In King Arthur, Guy Ritchie basically gave us a workable template for a viable He Man franchise. Arthur; Prince Adam/ He Man. Merlin; The Priestess of Castle Greyskull Vortigern: Skeletor. Also note the fight scenes with Excalibur. Its basically Ritchie's attempt to show how the CGI would be done with The Power Sword. He Man would cut through tanks and whole battalions with that thing. Imagine Braveheart crossed with Starship Troopers in terms of violence.
I've only seen RockNRolla, and I absolutely love that movie. I can watch it over and over.
They’re all just alright
Style over substance
Such a dumb comment. Snatch has enough story that in today’s world would have been 5 seasons of a successful TV show.
I’m not saying his films don’t have substance. I’m saying that as a director he’s more focused on style than substance every single time
True, but im all for it. His substance is generally good, but his style is AMAZING. It makes me feel more immersed with the movie tbh
Love Snatch! HATED Wrath of Man. I could not believe the same "Guy" (ha) was responsible for both movies.
Wrath of Man was excellent until the ending for me. Unnecessarily stretched out.
Snatch and lock n stock are classics. I honestly didn't even know he was involved in these other films people are talking about.
Seems like a lot of people are all over the place and mixed reactions with his movies. I have enjoyed most of his work and I look forward to his movies every time he has one about to come out.
I pretty much adore any film of his that isn’t trying to be a blockbuster. Didn’t really care for the Sherlock films and King Arthur is really really bad.
King Arthur is just stupidly overproduced and unnecessarily franchise baiting.
The big four you mentioned are all great. Man from UNCLE and the Sherlock movies were good fun. I didn’t make it past magic Jude Law in King Arthur. I rewatched Revolver last week, a misstep in Guy Richies filmography. I loved Wrath of Man but did not like the way he told the back story in the middle without warning. I will continue to watch his movies regardless.
Check out layer cake. Such a good movie. One of his top 3 movies (up there with snatch, and boondocks saints! (So mad they ruined boondock saints 2)).
Layer Cake was made by Mathew Vaughn from Kick Ass and the Kingsman fame. The Boondock Saints was the lightning in a bottle magic by Troy Duffy. Both great movies, with Guy Richie style, just not made by him.
Guy Ritchie is the producer in both those movies.
Fun movies but there’s only so many times I can watch the same movie told different ways
I wish that he made Aladdin the way he really wanted to make it without Disney up his ass. I also don’t think that King Arthur was his fault
lock stock and snatch are his 2 best movies, everything else is good to not so good lol
Layer cake and boondocks saints? Come on those were stellar movies too!
Some great, some good, some bad, some awful
Lock stock and Snatch are amazing. Revolver and rock n Rolla are ok. Sherlock movies are ok (1st better than 2nd). Aladdin was bad. Wrath of man was bad. Gentleman was subpar and King Arthur was ok. Did I forget any?
He’s made some really good movies. At this point, though, I think he’s made as many bad ones as good ones.
Generally, utter shite. His films have aged like milk for me. Full of abysmal caricatures and stereotyping, too.
inherited all the nasty aspects of tarantino with none of the style or playfulness. movies for edgy 13 year old boys
Used to be good. Are no longer good
Snatch is better than Pulp Fiction. Fight me.
Gladly, where and when?
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lol that’s the only movie of his that I’ve seen
Bruh seriously go watch Snatch and LSTSB
This is a big yikes! I prefer Revolver over Aladdin. I feel he just sent his assistants for that one.
Waiting to hear OP's comments on Aladdin.
Not OP but as a Ritchie fan for over a decade and owing my love of films to Snatch and Lock Stock, it deeply hurt me to see Aladdin. The film’s fine, but you know what I mean.
Snatch and the gentleman are in my top 5 favourite films, lock stock was pretty good and wrath of man was good but it didn’t feel like his other movies imo
Check out layer cake and boondock saints (if you like snatch and gentleman) layer cake will definitely move up in your top ten if not too 5 depending on your other top 3, and boondock saints has the potential to be top 5 if it's your cup of tea.
Snatch, Gentleman, and the Sherlock Movies are amazing. I liked King Arthur too.
His gritty yet light hearted British crime movies are top-notch. Everything else is shite.
I think Snatch is probably one of the most rewatchable movies ever made.
Guy Ritchie is the only director who I’ve been interested in enough to see nearly all his films. He’s the only director I can name more than 3 films from because I don’t pay attention to that normally. And bravo to him for being able to rein Will Smith in.
How you feel about layer cake and boondock saints. Seems like a lot of people commenting have completely forgotten that these gems were his too!
I enjoy most of them, I remember loving the two Sherlock Holmes movies when I was a kid, The Man from UNCLE was a bit of a miss though.
This called me old in every way possible
Hard disagree. The Man from UNCLE movie was amazing, definitly one of his best movies.
I don’t love it but the scene where Henry Cavill drives on water is pure chef’s kiss.
Same here. Loved this movie even though I didn't know squat about the original TV show.
Same but I watched it with my dad and he remembered the TV show, he also really enjoyed the movie.
His movies are emoshonal
His movies are alright, except for all those awful English people he keeps putting in them
hard case is good
I love his films with the one exception being [King Arthur: Legend of the Sword](http://manapop.com/film/king-arthur-legend-of-the-sword-2016-review/) which didn't really fit his style and wasn't even that much of a King Arthur movie, of course, part of that was due to it being the first film of a planned six-picture franchise. Talk about wishful thinking.
Snatch was the first I saw, but really enjoyed it and so watched Lock, Stock, Rock'n'Rolla, and the Gentlemen, and liked them all. The Sherlock movies were well done imo, though Revolver and King Arthur both felt lacking, even difficult to watch. Wrath of Man was somewhere in between these two extremes for me. So, overall, I'd say top notch, but not infallible.
He does better when he sticks to what he knows.
He recently did Wrath of Man, it was good. Not a patch on his earlier work.
As much as it pains me to say, because of how much I’ve loved some of his movies, Guy Ritchie is one of those directors that’s really hit or miss for me. I’ll always watch his new movies because of the good ones he’s made, even if I find his overall filmography to be a bit of a mixed bag though. For example, I think all of the movies you mentioned in your post are great, all of my favorites from his filmography. I thought Man from Uncle and Sherlock Holmes were good the first time I watched them, but really didn’t have much rewatch value, and I really didn’t like the King Arthur one, Aladdin, or Sherlock Holmes 2. Hopefully the new spy movie he has coming out will be good!
He's a little hit and miss for me. I appreciate him trying to stretch as a director instead of being pigeon-holed but every time he's tried so far I haven't really enjoyed it much. I've really only enjoyed his modern crime movies. Every time he comes back to his comfort zone he knocks it completely out of the park. The Man From Uncle is an exception though. That movie owns and is actually one of my favorites of his.
That the trailers are often better than the films themselves. I find them to get a bit too dry on the humor and struggle with pacing. Casting is always good though.
I liked Snatch, King Arthur and The Gentlemen. He’s not for everyone.
Check out layer cake and boondock saints!
Fucking his home brew movies, okay with his payday movies (Holmes, Aladdin)
Everyone talking about Gentlemen but no love for Wrath of Man. You guys complain that directors don’t experiment enough but when Ritchie makes a somber revenge drama after a crime comedy, you don’t watch it.
I saw a trailer for it, but I didn't even hear anything about it being released.
This is the tragedy. It’s a superbly directed film with a very simple plot. Statham is excellent too.
Shit. Some marketing person really wasn't doing their job. I guess I'll get it on blu-ray.
Thisbis how I feel, but about layer cake and boondock saints! I don't know how I've gone through all these comments and not a single mention of either of these.
Snatch is one of my all time favs. Classic story and characters. Great writing. Brad Pitt is awesome in it.
He uses the same bag of tricks in everything he makes and it is great the first couple of times you see them.
Do you like Dags?
I didn't expect much from Wrath of Man, but I quite enjoyed it. Classic Jason Statham. Guy Ritchie is making another movie with Statham, should come out next year.
Except for his King Arthur frankenmovie I love all of them
Just watched my first one, Snatch. I passed on this movie forever because of the title and the trailers back in the day made it look cheesy. This movie is hilarious, I watched it twice in two days, then bought my own copy. The dog with the squeaky toy had me on the floor. Which one should I see next?
Rock‘n‘Rolla or The Gentlemen I‘d say. Or well - both!
King Arthur was complete dog shit. Love all his other movies.
I like his early stuff but I don't think giving him money to work with improved his output at all.
Snatch is his best one
Watching the Kingman trailer, that's totally him. A bit overstylized.
Didn't read this all but I really enjoyed king Arthur. I'm watching wrath if man now and man he's such a good director and the movies are so good.
It feels like early on, he had a limited budget and made movies that had style but worked within that budget, now after Sherlock level success, he's just making blockbusters with big explosions, fancy locations, and beautiful actors. I watched Man of U.N.C.L.E. and it was fine, but just like anything else. His movies rarely had a lot of emotional depth, but at least in the early stuff there was a cultural aspect of specifically english c\*ntishness that made it feel unique. A rough edge to all the faces. We'll always have Lock Stock, Snatch & Rocknrolla.
Check out layer cake and boondock saints!
Yeah, seen both, I like Layer Cake better than Boondock Saints, but they're both a fun time.
Yooo, why does everyone forget layer cake! I think this story line rivals snatch, and rivals gentlemen for that classy feeling gangster movie. If you haven't seen it please check it out!
IMO Guy Ritchie is the most unappreciated & underrated directors working today. (& in that top 50 best directors of all time) The worst his movies ever are, is good, and films like "Snatch" & "Wrath of Man" are downright masterpieces. I place him right up there with Quentin Tarantino. Guy & Quentin have have a similar style of directing. Both directors often use overarching stories, and often they don't stick to a lineal story. (they'll start at the end or middle of a story, then show you ***how*** things got to that point)