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Denis Villeneuve
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2025 10:02 am
by ManPerson
Denis Villeneuve
(1967-)
Feature Films:
August 32nd On Earth (1998)
Maelstrom (2000)
Polytechnique (2009
Incendies (2010)
Prisoners (2013)
Enemy (2013)
Sicario (2015)
Arrival (2016)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Dune (2021)
Dune: Part Two (2024)
Recommended First Watch: Dune
Re: Denis Villeneuve
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2025 1:25 pm
by Tim
I know it's not 1 to 1 correlation but you yourself ranked Blade Runner one spot over Incendies on your 2010s update.
Re: Denis Villeneuve
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2025 1:49 pm
by ManPerson
I see these director tiers as more cinephile/critic focused than our decade lists.
Re: Denis Villeneuve
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2025 7:41 pm
by Dubrow555
His only movie that's on the top 500 list is not Gold??
Re: Denis Villeneuve
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2025 6:58 am
by ManPerson
ManPerson wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 1:49 pm
I see these director tiers as more cinephile/critic focused than our decade lists.
Re: Denis Villeneuve
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2025 9:56 am
by pauldrach
I'm with you, MP. These tiers are subjective viewing recommendations not historically objective rankings.
Re: Denis Villeneuve
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2025 7:37 pm
by Dubrow555
I'm just surprised...because Dune is so well liked/acclaimed. Are you going purely by audience scores or something??
Re: Denis Villeneuve
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2025 7:09 am
by pauldrach
Dubrow555 wrote: Wed Oct 15, 2025 7:37 pm
I'm just surprised...because Dune is so well liked/acclaimed. Are you going purely by audience scores or something??
Well, because Dune 1 is just so much weaker than Dune 2, it's not even funny.
Re: Denis Villeneuve
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2025 7:15 am
by ManPerson
Dubrow555 wrote: Wed Oct 15, 2025 7:37 pm
I'm just surprised...because Dune is so well liked/acclaimed. Are you going purely by audience scores or something??
Part 2 is generally considered to be superior and Incendies + Arrival are clearly ahead of it on TSPDT.