Feel like ranking them however you please?
I'll start with Sam Mendes.
Spectre (2015) 71 (out of 100)
Jarhead (2005) 70
Revolutionary Road (2008) 66
Skyfall (2012) 58
Away We Go (2009) 55
Road to Perdition (2002) 54
American Beauty (1999) 47
Just as extra ignition, Tony Scott.
Enemy of the State (1998) 78
Crimson Tide (1995) 75
Spy Game (2001) 73
Deja Vu (2006) 68
The Hunger (1983) 64
The Last Boy Scout (1991) 58
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) 56
Unstoppable (2010) 53
Days of Thunder (1990) 48
The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) 47
Domino (2005) 42
The Fan (1996) 37
Man on Fire (2004) 36
Revenge (1990) 35
Top Gun (1986) 31
True Romance (1993) 29
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It's that one, bc. That one pushes a boat load of my buttons.
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"true grit" - I refused to see it out of respect for Wayne. Then it came onto Cable pretty quick and a free channel no less. As I was buzzing thru one night I stopped there thinking it was the Wayne one. No. I let it stay there. I won't lie, it's the goods:::
*The maniacal midnight ride with her snake bit is a Coen Brothers direct hit.
*The sequence, shot long distance where Damon is assaulted is as good a set piece as I've borne witness to. He's screwed the moment he steps out there.
*The singular music score manipulated supremely.
*The scene where she wakes up & Damon is bedside. It's so painfully intimate it's difficult to take sitting still. I God's.
Film. American film.
I thought the True Grit remake sucked. It felt tame for a downer western to me.
Anyway, David Fincher next.
Fight Club (1999) 84
Se7en (1995) 83
Alien 3 (1992) 77
The Game (1997) 71
Zodiac (2007) 66
The Social Network (2010) 61
Panic Room (2002) 60
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011) 49
Gone Girl (2014) 47
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) 45
The Game (1997)
The scene where after he can't get the brief case open he's in the hallway taking a fit & nobody is even taking notice. Never grows old.
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You mean the 2005 King Kong? It's not that good. Could have been far worse for an overlong popcorn movie, sure, but still.......Mr. Jackson. He's a loser to say the least. Since at least the '90s if not earlier I don't think there's a seriously misguided idea or an element of sheer bloat he isn't willing to put up with nowadays just so he can include it on his filmography and say he went there.
Gregory Hoblit:
Fallen (1998) 70
Primal Fear (1996) 69
Untraceable (2008) 67
Hart's War (2002) 65
Frequency (2000) 33
Fracture (2007) 30
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I rated Jackson's King Kong something like a 64 or a very weak B. That to me is a very telltale indication of a nothing special grade......not a C but hardly even a 7 either or in the range of one. Something you wouldn't begin to think of placing on a top 10 list. Mostly an overindulgent showcase for special effects, but some attention was paid to other things, moreso than in any TLOTR/hobbit movie anyway. And Jack Black......let's just say he's far better left in supporting/minion roles than as any kind of metaphor/mouthpiece for a director.
shareHere's my list for the coen bros.
miller's crossing
o brother where art thou
big lebowski
fargo
burn after reading
intolerable cruelty
raising arizona
hudsucker proxy
the man who wasn't there
inside llewyn davis
barton fink
blood simple
a serious man
hail caesar
no country for old men
true grit
ladykillers
Accurate ratings of his movies. Sam Mendes is massively overrated; his movies do not fare well on repeat viewings years later. He brings out strong work from his cinematographers (Conrad Hall, Deakins) but other than a clever big-budget theatre style in his mis-en-scene, he doesn't really have anything to say.
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I have not seen The French, They Are a Funny Race, but I've seen the rest. The first 8 are neck-in-neck, and I'd be okay with a list that ranked those in any order. He had the shortest run of consistent masterpieces of any director I know. Between 1940 and 1943 he wrote and directed SIX great films.
He was also the original writer/director, having seen his first script butchered he offered to direct the next one for free. I think the studio was legally required to give him $10, which is all he took. Other directors and writers heard about this, and the now ubiquitous trend of writing and directing one's films was born.
The Lady Eve
Christmas in July
Hail the Conquering Hero
Sullivan's Travels
The Great McGinty
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
The Palm Beach Story
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Unfaithfully Yours
The Great Moment
James Cameron
Terminator 2 (1991)
Aliens (1986)
The Abyss (1989)
The Terminator (1984)
Avatar (2009)
Titanic (1997)
True Lies (1994)
I personally think THE ABYSS is terribly underrated...
I'm withholding Cameron until I get caught up on Piranha II and rewatch Avatar sometime. Not a fan of his, hate T2.
Darren Aronofsky:
Noah (2014) 76
Black Swan (2010) 59
Requiem for a Dream (2000) 56
The Wrestler (2008) 53
The Fountain (2006) 48
pi (1998) 43
Mother (2017) 40
This guy can be creative visually, a talent sorely lacking in mainstream film, even in my least favorite work of his. I think he needs to get his mind into gear a lot more often where other areas are concerned if he seeks further longevity in the biz. i.e. The Wrestler was not helped at all by its minimalist casting and leaving Mickey Rourke to put in most of the work for copious physical/verbal abuse.
Paul Thomas Anderson next -
Magnolia (1999) 82
Boogie Nights (1997) 72
There Will Be Blood (2007) 69
Punch-Drunk Love (2002) 59
The Master (2012) 50
Hard Eight (1996) 46
Inherent Vice (2014) 42
Phantom Thread (2017) 39
Kind of a familiar trajectory but that just might be the studio stipulations butting their way in at the edges.
Aside from "Boogie Nights" I wouldn't hit a dog in the ass with the remainder.
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Beg to differ about The Sixth Sense. It sucked, Willis is probably among the most overpraised and overused leading men actors, period. His turn there was catatonic, like he sleptwalk through it.
The Iron Giant (1999) 66
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) 56
Ratatouille (2007) 47
The Incredibles (2004) 46
Tomorrowland (2015) 45
Brad Bird, textbook example of an underachiever.
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Next all of Wong Kar-Wai's movies to date:
In the Mood for Love (2000) 75
Chungking Express (1994) 73
Days of Being Wild (1990) 71
Fallen Angels (1995) 70
The Grandmaster (2013) 66
Ashes of Time (1994) 56
2046 (2004) 51
My Blueberry Nights (2007) 48
As Tears Go By (1988) 45
Happy Together (1997) 42
When you listed the BBird movies, what did the numbers after the date mean?
Cameron Crowe:
Almost Famous (2000) 71
Jerry Maguire (1996) 65
Vanilla Sky (2001) 55
We Bought a Zoo (2011) 50
Elizabethtown (2005) 45
Say Anything..... (1989) 40
Singles (1992) 39
Aloha (2015) 33
He's not exactly active for a director very Hollywood in sensibility......in that sense the lackluster state of his filmography isn't the least bit surprising to me.