well, since you asked, i'll tell you. first, i don't "hate" him; i just think he's douchey. for three basic reasons: first and foremost, his movies fucking blow. even michael bay is better at that schlocky shit than ratner is. ratner's movies are just painful to watch. w/ bay, you can't expect to see anything other than shit being blown up. if you expect more than that, you're a fool. but ratner tries to be more and, bluntly, he isn't.
second, he's a rich kid. his mother was a socialite and that no doubt had an effect on his success (the privileged look out for its own). do fratboys have to run everything?
third, he fucking wanted to direct a remake of the killing of a chinese bookie. bookie is my favorite film. ever. anyone who remakes that movie runs the risk of having his throat slit by me. most recognize that you cannot remake a film like bookie. most, save, for brett fucking ratner. brett fucking ratner remaking bookie is like good charlotte covering hendrix's "machine gun." not only is it wrong, it's stupid. it's a complete misjudgment of abilities; a monstrously gross lack of self-awareness. the sort of misjudgment that arises when one is totally consumed by one's ego.
so there you go. my reasons for finding ratner douchey.
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