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\u201cGladiator\u201d director Ridley Scott<\/a> is begging for a thumbs-down.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The filmmaker said Sunday the film industry is \u201cdrowning in mediocrity\u201d to the point that he now watches his own movies for comfort amid the \u201cmillions\u201d of films made.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cMost of it is shit\u201d due to poor preparation on paper, the four-time<\/a> Oscar nominee said in an interview at BFI Southbank in London, Yahoo<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Asked if he has a comfort movie, the \u201cBlade Runner\u201d helmer said, per Metro UK<\/a>: \u201cSo what I do, it\u2019s a horrible thing, but I\u2019ve started watching my own movies and actually they\u2019re pretty good! And also, they don\u2019t age.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI watched \u2018Black Hawk [Down]\u2019 the other night and I thought, \u2018How in the hell did I manage to do that?\u2019\u201d he continued. \u201cBut I think occasionally a good one will happen … it\u2019s like a relief that there\u2019s somebody out there who\u2019s doing a good movie.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The same goes for older comedy<\/a> superstars<\/a> holding forth on the state of their profession.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 20 Years Of<\/span>Free<\/span>Journalism<\/span><\/p>\n Your Support<\/span>Fuels<\/span>Our Mission<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Your Support<\/span>Fuels<\/span>Our Mission<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n