Directors who totally missed the mark
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There’s really only one name that claims those top three spots, FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA. After Apocalypse Now! wrapped, he probably should have just retired to his vineyards instead of going out of his way to hunt people down with whatever came next. Same goes for Michael Cimino—he basically resurrected himself with The Deer Hunter just so he could bury himself alive with that obsessive "perfectionism" of his. There are plenty of other names to throw in there, but I can't help but notice the downward trajectory of Quentin Tarantino—especially after catching the trailer for Inglourious Basterds and seeing that tagline along the lines of "you haven't seen war until you've seen it through the eyes of Quentin Tarantino." Look, honey, you haven't even seen a game of chess, let alone a war.