Straub!

Had a feeling this was coming soon, especially after Godard. One of the last of the greats.

Dark Glasses: Not as bad as Argento's recent work, and the lead actress is somewhat decent, although Argento doesn't care about her vulnerabilities and still makes her look sexy. He can't help himself ;-) It's another 'reality' based thriller that follows a long line of undistinguished urban based s...

All scores out of 10. * = rewatches. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (no idea) - 4.5 Le Quattro Volte* (Frammartino) - 7 The Fog* (Carpenter) - 7.5 Cooley High (Schultz) - 6 Pickpocket* (Bresson) - 8.5 Prince of Darkness* (Carpenter) - 6.5 Malignant* (Wan) - 5.5 Raging Bull* (Scorsese) - 9 E...

All scores out of 10. * = rewatches.

Doors: Morrison Hotel (no idea) - 5
Pacifiction (Serra) - 7
About Endlessness* (Andersson) - 7.5
Electra, My Love* (Jancso) - 8
Walker* (Cox) - 7.5
Prey (no idea) - 4.5
Munchies (no idea) - 4
Halloween 4* (Little) - 4.5
Thinner* (Holland) - 5

All scores out of 10. * = rewatches Beavis and Butthead Do The Universe (Judge) - 6.5 Double Dragon (who cares) - 2 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Raimi) - 5 Winter Wind* (Jancso) - 5.5 Vice Academy (no idea) - 2 Red Psalm* (Jancso) - 8 Beavis and Butthead Do America* (Judge) - 6.5 Dic...

All scores out of 10. * = rewatches. Air Force One* (Petersen) - 5.5 Benedetta (Verhoeven) - 6 Carlito's Way* (De Palma) - 8 The Stranger* (Welles) - 5 Four Sons (Ford) - 7.5 Tell it to the Marines (Hill) - 5.5 Mission to Mars* (De Palma) - 4 The Raven (Corman) - 5.5 The Shock (no idea) - 5 Outside ...

All scores out of 10. * = Hopper/Welles (Welles) - 7 Kubrick by Kubrick (no idea) - 6.5 Charlie's Country (de Heer) - 5.5 West Side Story (Spielberg) - 6 Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (Cline) - 6.5 D2: The Mighty Ducks (no idea) - 4.5 Willow* (Howard) - 4 The Simpsons Movie* (no idea) - 6 Marked...

All scores out of 10. * = rewatches. Man Bites Dog* (too many names) - 7 Man on the Flying Trapeze (W.C Fields) - 7 Winter Kills (no idea) - 5.5 Rifkin's Festival (Allen) - 5 You're Telling Me! (No idea) - 6 The Old Fashioned Way (no idea) - 5.5 Ghostbusters: Afterlife (Reitman) - 5 The Sun Shines B...

I watched Bone recently. I'd put that as my no.1 Cohen if I could revote.

* = rewatches. All scores out of 10. The French Connection* (Friedkin) - 6 The Jerk* (Reiner) - 6 Fist* (Jewison) - 5.5 Talk Show (Stone) - 7 Four Flies on Grey Velvet (Argento) - 6 The Girls at the Monceau Bakery (Rohmer) - 6 Suzanne's Career (Rohmer) - 6 Once Upon a Time in America* (Leone) - 7 Ag...

THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH -- Joel Coen's videogamization of Shakespeare, but closer to MYST than anything else. Stodgy filmmaking, gimmicky cheesy CGI, and worst of all a somnolent Denzel Washington who seems to be suggesting that his Macbeth is already dead and the whole thing is a dream before he di...

I need to revisit Rollerball. When I saw it theatrically, I thought it was one of the sloppiest, most poorly made films I'd ever seen on the big screen.

Seen 10.

Die Hard
Die Hard with a Vengeance
Predator
The Hunt for Red October
The Last Action Hero

That it received any votes at all kind of shocks me, and I'm probably more fond of Sly and Dolly than most on this board. Hah.

*=Rewatch Dracula 3D* (Argento) - 2 Two Evil Eyes* (Romero/Argento) - 5 Baron Prasil* (Zeman) - 7.5 Hurricane Kalatazov (no idea) - 6 Tron* (no idea) - 6 Silent Night, Deadly Night (who cares) - 4.5 Spy Kids 2* (Rodriguez) - 4.5 Spy Kids: Game Over* (Rodriguez) - 5.5 Spy Kids: All the Time in the Wo...

Seen 12.

The Stuff
The Private Files of J.Edgar Hoover
God Told Me To
Q
Black Caesar
It's Alive III

flip wrote: ↑Thu Dec 30, 2021 12:44 pm looking over directors i've seen films from, i just noticed i've (surprisingly) seen 9 from george lucas, so maybe he'd work for a poll. also seen 7 from kevin smith and 9 from gus van sant

9 from Lucas? He hasn't directed 9 films!

Smith - 13. Van Sant - 14.

Have we polled Larry Cohen yet? I've seen 11.

Interesting choice. He peaked early after making one of the best horror films of all time (Black Christmas). His career was never the same following Porky's, and the disastrous Rhinestone with Dolly and Sly made it a lot more difficult for him to secure quality work in the studio system. As others h...

I will add another 3 films to my list.

Spy Kids definitely has moments of eccentricity. 3 and 4 are more out there, especially 3, which is like a gonzo computer game with a camp (and playful) performance by Stallone.

His career started off somewhat promisingly then he just became another Hollywood hack. Sin City is easily his most accomplished work as a director. It grew on me with time. Seen 15. Sin City From Dusk Till Dawn El Mariachi Desperado Planet Terror Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Spy Kids Spy Kids: Game...

He was caught between two stools and never developed a truly singular style, but he made some really good films. Seen 8.

Bonnie and Clyde
The Chase
Mickey One

This is also the only place where George Roy Hill is taken seriously I think.

= rewatch Clerks* (Smith) - 7 Halloween 3: Season of the Witch* (Wallace) - 5.5 The Lady Eve (Sturges) - 5.5 Sky Kids* (Rodriguez) - 5 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Wosely) - 6.5 8 1/2 Women* (Greenaway) - 5.5 The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (Huston) - 5.5 First Reformed* (Schrader) - 6.5 Mallra...

Well Spielberg's laid the template really, but his films tend to be more interesting and memorable than Howard's.

Nice.

Does anyone know where I can find A Treasure of Bird Island and The Stolen Airship?

He has made some good films for sure, but I agree with Greg that the results don't linger or stick. His dramas are sometimes too clean and 'flashy' for what they are. Spielberg is a lot better at that middle of the road Hollywood dramatic style. e.g. Lincoln, Bridge of Spies, The Post etc. Gung Ho i...

Payback* (Hanson) - 5 The Last Metro (Truffaut) - 6 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues* (Van Sant) - 3.5 Pig (no idea) - 5 To Die For* (Van Sant) - 6 The Card Counter (Schrader) - 4.5 The Tale of John and Mary (Zeman) - 7 Zero Hour! (no idea) - 6.5 The Karate Kid* (Avildsen) - 6.5 Halloween Kills (Gordon G...

Seen 10.

Invention for Destruction
Baron Prasil
A Thousand and One Nights
The Tale of John and Mary
Journey to the Beginning of Time

Seen 9.

1.The Cremator
2.Beauty and the Beast
3.Morgiana

I'd love to see Day for My Love and The Night Overtakes Me, but I can't find them online.

Craig is no fun. He is a football player in a suit. Give me a camp and/or playful Bond! Connery was a boss and Moore was a loveable ham. Can take or leave the others.