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Author:  pauldrach [ Wed Jan 01, 2014 2:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Top 5 or 10 Movies by the Greatest Directors
AgentAJD wrote:
Gore Verbinski
1. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2. Rango
3. The Ring
4. The Weather Man
5. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
6. Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End
7. The Mexican
8. Mousehunt
9. The Ritual (short film)
10. The Lone Ranger

I'd move "The Lone Ranger" ahead of "The Ritual". The rest looks good.
Author:  pauldrach [ Wed Jan 01, 2014 2:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Top 5 or 10 Movies by the Greatest Directors
AgentAJD wrote:
Baz Luhrmann
1. Moulin Rouge!
2. Strictly Ballroom
3. Romeo + Juliet
4. Australia
5. The Great Gatsby

It's close between the last two but I'd say TGG's advantage in popularity is bigger than Australia's arguable advantage in acclaim. The rest is good.
Author:  pauldrach [ Wed Jan 01, 2014 3:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Top 5 or 10 Movies by the Greatest Directors
erikk wrote:
Bo Widerberg
1. Raven's End
2. The Man on the Roof
3. Elvira Madigan
4. All Things Fair
5. The Man from Majorca
6. Ådalen 31
7. Joe Hill
8. The Wild Duck
9. The Serpent's Way
10. Love 65

I'd definitely move "Ådalen 31" into the top 4 and "The Man on the Roof" out. The former was an Oscar and Golden Globe nominee for best foreign film and won the Grand Prix in Cannes. TMotR didn't quite have the same international impact as the four films I'd put ahead of it so I guess #5 should be enough for it. Å31 should be #2 or 3.

I don't quite understand why you chose "The Wild Duck" over "Barnvagnen", "Fimpen" or "Victoria", all of which appear to be more highly regarded. I'll remove TWD and add Barnvagnen at the end.

The rest looks good.
Author:  pauldrach [ Wed Jan 01, 2014 5:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Top 5 or 10 Movies by the Greatest Directors
AgentAJD wrote:
Ben Stiller
1. Tropic Thunder
2. Zoolander
3. Reality Bites
4. The Cable Guy
5. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

I could see the last two in either order but I'm ok with the way you have it.
Author:  pauldrach [ Wed Jan 01, 2014 5:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Top 5 or 10 Movies by the Greatest Directors
erikk wrote:
Jan Troell
1. The Emigrants
2. Everlasting Moments
3. The New Land
4. Hamsun
5. Here's Your Life
6. Il Capitano
7. The Flight of the Eagle
8. The Last Sentence
9. Zandy's Bride
10. As White as in Snow

First of all I'd swap #'s 2 & 3. The Moberg films are generally considered to be his greatest achievement and I don't think EM's advantage in popularity can make up for that.

Second of all I don't get the inclusion of "The Last Sentence" and would replace it with "Who Saw Him Die?", which won the Golden Bear in Berlin and helped cement his reputation after the success of "Here's Your Life".
Author:  pauldrach [ Thu Jan 02, 2014 7:57 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Top 5 or 10 Movies by the Greatest Directors
AgentAJD wrote:
Alex Proyas
1. Dark City
2. The Crow
3. I, Robot
4. Garage Days
5. Knowing

"Knowing" beats "Garage Days" in popularity fairly easily while the difference in acclaim is minimal. I'd definitely swap these two.

I'd also swap #'s 1 & 2. "The Crow" takes initial popularity and acclaim, and arguably influence too as it was Proyas' breakthrough. "Dark City" takes lasting popularity and maybe lasting acclaim.
Author:  pauldrach [ Thu Jan 02, 2014 8:05 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Top 5 or 10 Movies by the Greatest Directors
Sodacake wrote:
Jim Sheridan
1. My Left Foot
2. In The Name of the Father
3. The Boxer
4. In America
5. The Field

I'll definitely swap "In America" and "The Boxer". The former is both more and acclaimed and popular. Also "The Field" will have to go. "Brothers" beats it in both popularity and acclaim fairly easily. Actually I'll move it ahead of "The Boxer" as well, taking popularity while acclaim is about a tie.
Author:  pauldrach [ Thu Jan 02, 2014 8:08 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Top 5 or 10 Movies by the Greatest Directors
AgentAJD wrote:
David Gordon Green
1. George Washington
2. Pineapple Express
3. All The Real Girls
4. Prince Avalanche
5. Snow Angels

This looks good but I'll extend the list to ten entries:

6. Joe
7. Undertow
8. Good Vibes
9. Your Highness
10. The Sitter
Author:  pauldrach [ Thu Jan 02, 2014 8:11 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Top 5 or 10 Movies by the Greatest Directors
AgentAJD wrote:
Abdellatif Kechiche
1. Blue Is The Warmest Color
2. The Secret of the Grain
3. Black Venus
4. Games of Love and Chance
5. Poetical Refugee

Yes.
Author:  pauldrach [ Thu Jan 02, 2014 8:21 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Top 5 or 10 Movies by the Greatest Directors
erikk wrote:
Bille August
1. Pelle the Conqueror
2. Les misérables
3. Zappa
4. Goodbye Bafana
5. Twist & Shout
6. The House of the Spirits
7. The Best Intentions
8. Smilla's Sense of Snow
9. Night Train to Lisbon
10. Marie Krøyer

"The Best Intentions" are way too low. In terms of popularity it may not do quite as well as some of the others but in acclaim it easily beats everything save Pelle. #2.

I'd definitely remove "The House of the Spirits". It was a huge box office flop and is the least acclaimed film of his entire output. Similarly I don't know whether "Night Train to Lisbon" really needs to be here. It got pretty bad reviews so far.

"Busters verden" should definitely be here. It was a pretty big success for him early on. I'll also add "Jerusalem" to the end of the list.
Author:  pauldrach [ Thu Jan 02, 2014 10:05 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Top 5 or 10 Movies by the Greatest Directors
AgentAJD wrote:
Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker
1. Airplane! (JA, JZ, DZ)
2. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (DZ)
3. Ruthless People (JA, JZ, DZ)
4. Top Secret! (JA, JZ, DZ)
5. Hot Shots! (JA)
6. Ghost (JZ)
7. Rat Race (JZ)
8. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (DZ)
9. Hot Shots! Part Deux (JA)
10. BASEketball (DZ)

I could see some films in either order but all in all this looks pretty good. The only thing I'd definitely change is adding the "Police Squad!" series at #2, kicking off BASEketball. That would give everyone exactly one solo outing, which seems fair.
Author:  AgentAJD [ Thu Jan 02, 2014 11:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Top 5 or 10 Movies by the Greatest Directors
But it isn't like Twin Peaks or Spaced where they directed a number of the episodes themselves. The only episode they directed was the pilot.
Author:  pauldrach [ Thu Jan 02, 2014 11:52 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Top 5 or 10 Movies by the Greatest Directors
AgentAJD wrote:
Zack Snyder
1. 300
2. Dawn of the Dead
3. Watchmen
4. Man of Steel
5. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

I'd swap Watchmen and DotD. Watchmen's advantage in popularity is probably slightly bigger than DotD's in acclaim. The rest looks good.
Author:  pauldrach [ Thu Jan 02, 2014 11:57 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Top 5 or 10 Movies by the Greatest Directors
AgentAJD wrote:
But it isn't like Twin Peaks or Spaced where they directed a number of the episodes themselves. The only episode they directed was the pilot.

True but they created and produced the whole thing. The series was clearly a ZAZ work, even though it was mainly directed by others.
Author:  AgentAJD [ Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Top 5 or 10 Movies by the Greatest Directors
So does this mean Joss Whedon and J.J. Abrams are eligible for their own lists? Cause I always figured they'd get lists when Age of Ultron and Episode VII came out.
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