http://nerve.com/CS/blogs/screengrab/archive/2007/12/04/when-good-directors-go-bad-1492-conquest-of-paradise-1992-ridley-scott.aspxThe setup: To celebrate the 500th anniversary of Columbus&#39; discovery of the New World, Paramount Pictures needed a filmmaker who could be counted upon to create a handsome and commercial film about the great man and his momentous voyage. Who betterenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://nerve.com/CS/blogs/screengrab/archive/2007/12/04/when-good-directors-go-bad-1492-conquest-of-paradise-1992-ridley-scott.aspx#57025Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:00:53 GMTbd485f5c-a45b-491f-8e52-c79e7f680fc3:57025Paul Clark<p>Well, Scott has made more than his fair share of average-to-lousy movies in his career. &nbsp;The reason I chose to single out 1492 is that it's probably the most disappointing of the bunch. &nbsp;Both LEGEND and KINGDOM OF HEAVEN were notably interfered with at the studio level, A GOOD YEAR was a case of a filmmaker (and his star) making an ill fit with their material, and the mid-90s flops WHITE SQUALL and G.I. JANE came after 1492 tanked, so nobody really expected much. &nbsp;But if you told me 15 years ago that Ridley Scott was making a Columbus movie, I would have thought there was a good chance of it being pretty awesome. &nbsp; &nbsp;Of course, it wasn't- not by a long shot.</p> <img src="http://nerve.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=57025" width="1" height="1">http://nerve.com/CS/blogs/screengrab/archive/2007/12/04/when-good-directors-go-bad-1492-conquest-of-paradise-1992-ridley-scott.aspx#56585Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:17:05 GMTbd485f5c-a45b-491f-8e52-c79e7f680fc3:56585blue23<p>This could just as easily have been about the film before &quot;American Gangster&quot; = &quot;A Good Year&quot;. &nbsp;Truly awful and almost unrecognizable as Ridley Scott (other than the continued casting of Russell Crowe). &nbsp;</p> <img src="http://nerve.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=56585" width="1" height="1">