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Martin Campbell (born 24 October 1943) is a New Zealand film and television director, based in the United Kingdom. He is best known for his works in the action and thriller film genres, including the James Bond films GoldenEye (1995) and Casino Royale (2006), The Mask of Zorro (1998) and its sequel The Legend of Zorro (2005), Vertical Limit ...
Martin Campbell is a New Zealand-born filmmaker who has directed blockbuster movies such as The Mask of Zorro, GoldenEye, Casino Royale and The Protégé. He has also produced and acted in some of his projects, and won a BAFTA award for Edge of Darkness.
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Martin Campbell is a New Zealand-born director who has worked on various genres of films, including action, thriller, romance and comedy. He is best known for directing two James Bond films, GoldenEye and Casino Royale, as well as The Mask of Zorro and Vertical Limit.
- October 24, 1943
Martin Campbell was a director who eschewed pretention and auteurism in favor of the fine art of pulse-pounding popcorn fare, bringing the heroics of legends such as James Bond, Zorro, and...
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- The Legend of Zorro
- Criminal Law
- Vertical Limit
- Edge of Darkness
- The Protege
- The Foreigner
- Goldeneye
- The Mask of Zorro
- Casino Royale
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One of several major superhero blockbusters to hit theaters in the summer of 2011, Green Lantern easily suffered the worst fate of them all. It is also Martin Campbell's worst-reviewed film, save for 2003's Beyond Borders. Critics felt that Green Lantern lacked what X-Men: First Class, Thor, and Captain America: The First Avenger had: distinction. ...
2005's The Legend of Zorro follows the titular hero as he stops a menacing secret society: the Knights of Aragon. However, he is also looking down the barrel of an ugly divorce. Martin Campbell's follow-up to his 1998 hit, The Mask of Zorro, did not receive as warm a welcome from audiences or critics. It was Zorro's relationship with his wife that ...
In spite of a terrific Kevin Bacon performance, Criminal Law didn't fare well with critics. While there is no consensus on the film, the late Roger Ebert's review was very revealing. RELATED: Kevin Bacon's 10 Best Movies, According To Rotten Tomatoes According to the Roger Ebert website, he said the film is "a textbook example of a movie going wron...
Martin Campbell does action very, very well. However, critics sometimes think there isn't quite enough balance between set pieces and character development. Campbell's mountain climbing thriller, Vertical Limit, is an example of critics feeling he didn't strike the right balance. The film contains thrilling, tense scenes from start to finish. Howev...
In 2010, Martin Campbell directed Edge of Darkness, a gritty Mel Gibson-starring detective story (which was also an adaptation of a 1985 BBC series also directed by Campbell). The film follows a detective investigating the murder of his daughter, an activist, only to pull a much longer thread. The movie was Gibson's return to leading man status aft...
Campbell's newest foray into the revenge sub-genre this time featured a female protagonist as an assassin (the perpetually underrated Maggie Q) in pursuit of those who killed her trainer (Samuel L. Jackson). Critical praise hasn't been sterling, but even the more negative reviews say its worst quality is simple predictability. Even with that factor...
Campbell reunited with Pierce Brosnan (this time playing more or less the villain) for The Foreigner, starring Jackie Chan. It's a fun revenge tale (certainly Campbell's specialty) about a man who loses his daughter in a politically motivated act of terrorism. Most of the praise heaped towards the film went towards Chan. Some critics cited his mart...
After Timothy Dalton's two dour outings as James Bond, Goldeneye was just the shot in the arm the franchise needed. Frenetically paced in the best way, Campbell's film starts strong and never lets up, resulting in what is far and away Brosnan's best Bond film. RELATED: Goldeneye & 9 Other Reboots That Successfully Reinvented A Dated Franchise A lot...
A box office hit and a perennial favorite on afternoon cable TV, The Mask of Zorro is certainly one of Campbell's most well-regarded films. This extends to critics' perspectives, as well. Even the less positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes show a bit of respect for the film's fun-fueled momentum. Perhaps the most succinct encapsulation of the film's ...
In 2006, Martin Campbell again exceeded James Bond fans' expectations. Just as he ushered in a new Bond in Pierce Brosnan, he did the same for Daniel Craig. The plot of Casino Royale is so tightly written and effective that certain threads will be utilized in Craig's upcoming final chapter as the spy, No Time to Die, according to the trailer. Prais...
A career retrospective of the director behind two James Bond films, Green Lantern, and The Protégé. See how critics rated his action-packed movies, from the worst to the best.
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Martin Campbell. Biography. Martin Campbell knows how to entertain an audience when he steps behind the camera. When he directed The Mask of Zorro (1998), the movie earned Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations and launched the international careers of Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Sep 23, 2023 · Learn how the director of "GoldenEye" and "Casino Royale" revitalized the James Bond franchise and influenced the action genre. Explore his versatility and thrills in films like "The Mask of Zorro", "Vertical Limit" and "The Foreigner".
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