Too Much and Not Enough

Is there too much reverence for movie directors in Hollywood?

Witness: Death Proof. More than anything, it seems like the movie needed a producer to say, "Look, Quentin, this is no good. You can do much better." Tarantino should be at the peak of his career, yet he seems to be burning out...the Kill Bill's worked as an exercise, but not a movie(s).

Witness: Godzilla and the end of the Lord of the Rings. I liked the LOR trilogy, but they were too long...too long for the story being told. The end of part 3 highlights the artistic problem with the batch. Is anyone giving Peter Jackson honest feedback, or are they all kissing his ass and making sure they have good back end percentages?

Witness: George Lucas. What happened to you man? It's almost as if the guy can't make a movie anymore.

There is an uneveness about Hollywood. At first, they bully filmmakers and re-write writers and don't let talented newcomers direct. And then the moment someone is established, they just let him/her do anything they want and it turns out crap...or at least not as good as it could be if there were some clear headed collaboration or hard nosed feedback given to these guys. Instead, they get puffed up and bloated and fat. Small tweaks in the system could probably produce better work.