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[Chaka]

Said it before but I thought the Martian took what could have been something really interesting (and by most accounts the book did this) and turned it into vapid one liners and shallow exposition.

I thought the book readers thought it translated to movie pretty accurately... no?

You mean there was no actual science in the book either?

Actually there was lots of it.

There wasn't in the movie. Surface level maybe, but nothing very deep or interesting.

Perhaps, then again if they included most of that stuff you would probably be complaining that it was a slow, boring 10 hour film.

I felt it was handled 100x better in Apollo 13

Okay. Not sure if it's a fair comparison seeing as Ron Howard had the historical record to guide him but I absolutely thought Apollo 13 was a great movie.

 

[Drifter]

That's what I wanted to see. Smart exposition on the science and a better, more suspenseful treatment of the psychology and isolation. Instead, it was incredibly shallow and relied way too much on cheap, easy (and unrealistic) humor. Certainly appealed to the masses though.

 

[Chaka]

That's what I wanted to see. Smart exposition on the science and a better, more suspenseful treatment of the psychology and isolation. Instead, it was incredibly shallow and relied way too much on cheap, easy (and unrealistic) humor. Certainly appealed to the masses though.

So you were hoping for...what? 127 Hours on Mars?

I get your point, and I hate to be the "read the book guy", but this is a situation where not reading the book created a false expectation. It was always intended to be MacGyver on Mars had you known that going in I think you would have enjoyed it more (also the book had a lot more explanation of the science involved in his survival). And it's been awhile so I probably don't remember it all but I don't recall their being a ton of science in Apollo 13, it was a carbon scrubber and a very little on the physics necessary to dock two spaceships.

Either way I think you are selling it short a little bit. There were plenty of moments where Damon clearly succumbed the desperation of his situation. And maybe you are not that type of guy but I know plenty of people who respond to terrible situations (like cancer diagnosis terrible) with seemingly inappropriate humor. I didn't find that part to be unrealistic at all.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Said it before but I thought the Martian took what could have been something really interesting (and by most accounts the book did this) and turned it into vapid one liners and shallow exposition.

I thought the book readers thought it translated to movie pretty accurately... no?

You mean there was no actual science in the book either?

Actually there was lots of it.

There wasn't in the movie. Surface level maybe, but nothing very deep or interesting.

This begs the question: how many films contain a lot of real science, and are those films any good?

 

[cosjobs]

Said it before but I thought the Martian took what could have been something really interesting (and by most accounts the book did this) and turned it into vapid one liners and shallow exposition.

I thought the book readers thought it translated to movie pretty accurately... no?

You mean there was no actual science in the book either?

Actually there was lots of it.

There wasn't in the movie. Surface level maybe, but nothing very deep or interesting.

This begs the question: how many films contain a lot of real science, and are those films any good?

And even if they are, do they make money?

Ted Talks might be your best bet

 

[Chaka]

FTR I am not trying to convince Drifter to like The Martian, he didn't and that's cool. I am just giving my take on his specific criticisms.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Said it before but I thought the Martian took what could have been something really interesting (and by most accounts the book did this) and turned it into vapid one liners and shallow exposition.

I thought the book readers thought it translated to movie pretty accurately... no?

You mean there was no actual science in the book either?

Actually there was lots of it.

There wasn't in the movie. Surface level maybe, but nothing very deep or interesting.

This begs the question: how many films contain a lot of real science, and are those films any good?

And even if they are, do they make money?

Ted Talks might be your best bet

I am all for learning science in any form I can get it. But I don't think that's true about the vast majority of the viewing public. So I think it'd be a financial mistake to load up a film with a bunch of real science.

 

[Daywalker]

Said it before but I thought the Martian took what could have been something really interesting (and by most accounts the book did this) and turned it into vapid one liners and shallow exposition.

I thought the book readers thought it translated to movie pretty accurately... no?

You mean there was no actual science in the book either?

Actually there was lots of it.

There wasn't in the movie. Surface level maybe, but nothing very deep or interesting.

Perhaps, then again if they included most of that stuff you would probably be complaining that it was a slow, boring 10 hour film.

I felt it was handled 100x better in Apollo 13

Okay. Not sure if it's a fair comparison seeing as Ron Howard had the historical record to guide him but I absolutely thought Apollo 13 was a great movie.

Don't think many people would put The Martian in the same class as Apollo 13.

It's closer to a joke then serious.

 

[Daywalker]

Said it before but I thought the Martian took what could have been something really interesting (and by most accounts the book did this) and turned it into vapid one liners and shallow exposition.

I thought the book readers thought it translated to movie pretty accurately... no?

You mean there was no actual science in the book either?

Actually there was lots of it.

There wasn't in the movie. Surface level maybe, but nothing very deep or interesting.

Perhaps, then again if they included most of that stuff you would probably be complaining that it was a slow, boring 10 hour film.

I felt it was handled 100x better in Apollo 13

Okay. Not sure if it's a fair comparison seeing as Ron Howard had the historical record to guide him but I absolutely thought Apollo 13 was a great movie.

Don't think many people would put The Martian in the same class as Apollo 13.

It's closer to a joke then serious.

Reading up see it was a joke.

 

[Chaka]

Don't think many people would put The Martian in the same class as Apollo 13.

The Martian

Apollo 13

 

[Quez]

Ex Machina - 8.5 awesome original story

Kingsman - 7.5 entertaining

Sicario - 9.5

Hateful 8 - 9.5

Revanant - 8

Specter - 5

Mad Max - 7.5

The Gambler - 6.5

Guardians of the Galaxy - 7

The Big Short - 8.5

 

[Chaka]

Ex Machina - 8.5 awesome original story

Kingsman - 7.5 entertaining

Sicario - 9.5

Hateful 8 - 9.5

Revanant - 8

Specter - 5

Mad Max - 7.5

The Gambler - 6.5

Guardians of the Galaxy - 7

The Big Short - 8.5

Great list.

Gotta say that I still smile every time I think about Kingsman. It really was a breath of fresh air in a genre that has pretty much blurred the lines between pretty much every action franchise. You just can't tell one from the other anymore. I appreciate how Kingsman stood out from all the noise.

 

[sports_fan]

Just watched Primer for the first time tonight. Holy hell. I don't even know where to begin talking about it except that there are a lot of timelines and there is no way to take in everything on the first viewing... which actually excites me because I get to go back (see what I did there?) and watch it multiple times to try and put the pieces together.

Fantastic film though, especially for a $7k budget.

I'm always jealous of those that get to watch it for the first time. That brain-breaking moment when you realize the movie you're watching isn't the movie you had been watching, the characters you thought you were watching aren't the characters you're following now, it's just awesome.

Either of you see Upstream Color? I haven't just curious if it's any good

 

[El Floppo]

oh- caught most of something called "Premature" on showtime last night which is what happens when you mash up a typical teen comedy with groundhog day. was actually better than it sounds- good performances by the younger cast and some funny stuff all around. not terribly original obviously, but does it well.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Ex Machina - 8.5 awesome original story

Kingsman - 7.5 entertaining

Sicario - 9.5

Hateful 8 - 9.5

Revanant - 8

Specter - 5

Mad Max - 7.5

The Gambler - 6.5

Guardians of the Galaxy - 7

The Big Short - 8.5

Great list.

Gotta say that I still smile every time I think about Kingsman. It really was a breath of fresh air in a genre that has pretty much blurred the lines between pretty much every action franchise. You just can't tell one from the other anymore. I appreciate how Kingsman stood out from all the noise.

Loved The Kingsman. A breath of fresh air.

 

[JoeSteeler]

Just watched Primer for the first time tonight. Holy hell. I don't even know where to begin talking about it except that there are a lot of timelines and there is no way to take in everything on the first viewing... which actually excites me because I get to go back (see what I did there?) and watch it multiple times to try and put the pieces together.

Fantastic film though, especially for a $7k budget.

I'm always jealous of those that get to watch it for the first time. That brain-breaking moment when you realize the movie you're watching isn't the movie you had been watching, the characters you thought you were watching aren't the characters you're following now, it's just awesome.

Either of you see Upstream Color? I haven't just curious if it's any good

I liked it. Liked Primer as well.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Interesting:

10 Great Filmmakers’ Top 10 Favorite Movies

Now, I love classic movies. But it just so happens that most of my favorite movies were made in the last 35 years. If you read these lists, about 75% of their favorites are from 1925 - 1960, and some of these directors don't even list one film made after 1970. I just can't agree. Love Scorsese's movies, but what he's saying is movies were better 60 years ago, and I think that's silly.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Interesting:

10 Great Filmmakers’ Top 10 Favorite Movies

Now, I love classic movies. But it just so happens that most of my favorite movies were made in the last 35 years. If you read these lists, about 75% of their favorites are from 1925 - 1960, and some of these directors don't even list one film made after 1970. I just can't agree. Love Scorsese's movies, but what he's saying is movies were better 60 years ago, and I think that's silly.

Interesting. I like Edgar Wright's list the best.

 

[El Floppo]

Interesting:

10 Great Filmmakers’ Top 10 Favorite Movies

Now, I love classic movies. But it just so happens that most of my favorite movies were made in the last 35 years. If you read these lists, about 75% of their favorites are from 1925 - 1960, and some of these directors don't even list one film made after 1970. I just can't agree. Love Scorsese's movies, but what he's saying is movies were better 60 years ago, and I think that's silly.

Interesting. I like Edgar Wright's list the best.

I like Rian Johnson's.

I think, in regards to our modern "masters", they'll list films that influenced them the most during their formative years... so it makes sense that they're mostly pre 1970.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Interesting:

10 Great Filmmakers’ Top 10 Favorite Movies

Now, I love classic movies. But it just so happens that most of my favorite movies were made in the last 35 years. If you read these lists, about 75% of their favorites are from 1925 - 1960, and some of these directors don't even list one film made after 1970. I just can't agree. Love Scorsese's movies, but what he's saying is movies were better 60 years ago, and I think that's silly.

Interesting. I like Edgar Wright's list the best.

There are a bunch of those classic films I haven't seen, so I'm not qualified to answer.

 

[Chaka]

Interesting:

10 Great Filmmakers’ Top 10 Favorite Movies

Now, I love classic movies. But it just so happens that most of my favorite movies were made in the last 35 years. If you read these lists, about 75% of their favorites are from 1925 - 1960, and some of these directors don't even list one film made after 1970. I just can't agree. Love Scorsese's movies, but what he's saying is movies were better 60 years ago, and I think that's silly.

Interesting. I like Edgar Wright's list the best.

I like Rian Johnson's.

I think, in regards to our modern "masters", they'll list films that influenced them the most during their formative years... so it makes sense that they're mostly pre 1970.

That and they probably understand that they would look like ###### #### when they each listed 10 films they directed.

 

[El Floppo]

Interesting:

10 Great Filmmakers’ Top 10 Favorite Movies

Now, I love classic movies. But it just so happens that most of my favorite movies were made in the last 35 years. If you read these lists, about 75% of their favorites are from 1925 - 1960, and some of these directors don't even list one film made after 1970. I just can't agree. Love Scorsese's movies, but what he's saying is movies were better 60 years ago, and I think that's silly.

Interesting. I like Edgar Wright's list the best.

I like Rian Johnson's.

I think, in regards to our modern "masters", they'll list films that influenced them the most during their formative years... so it makes sense that they're mostly pre 1970.

That and they probably understand that they would look like ###### #### when they each listed 10 films they directed.

yeah. I see this with all kinds of creative types- architects, designers, fashion designers, etc... the top people have the hardest time giving their peers proper due, so it's always the esoteric or previous era types that get mentioned.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Interesting:

10 Great Filmmakers’ Top 10 Favorite Movies

Now, I love classic movies. But it just so happens that most of my favorite movies were made in the last 35 years. If you read these lists, about 75% of their favorites are from 1925 - 1960, and some of these directors don't even list one film made after 1970. I just can't agree. Love Scorsese's movies, but what he's saying is movies were better 60 years ago, and I think that's silly.

Interesting. I like Edgar Wright's list the best.

I like Rian Johnson's.

I think, in regards to our modern "masters", they'll list films that influenced them the most during their formative years... so it makes sense that they're mostly pre 1970.

That and they probably understand that they would look like ###### #### when they each listed 10 films they directed.

yeah. I see this with all kinds of creative types- architects, designers, fashion designers, etc... the top people have the hardest time giving their peers proper due, so it's always the esoteric or previous era types that get mentioned.

I don't get it. I work in a creative field, and great work is great work.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I just chalked it up to most of them probably being older than me, so being influenced by a lot older movies and having the ones that shaped their directing style being their favs.

 

[sports_fan]

https://youtu.be/f00IkrWvur4?t=29s

 

[Daywalker]

I'm sure these directors watch these movies from the 20's and 30's all the time.

And they weren't successful before they watched them.

 

[Daywalker]

Guillermo and Tarantino seem legit.

 

[Daywalker]

Interesting:

10 Great Filmmakers’ Top 10 Favorite Movies

Now, I love classic movies. But it just so happens that most of my favorite movies were made in the last 35 years. If you read these lists, about 75% of their favorites are from 1925 - 1960, and some of these directors don't even list one film made after 1970. I just can't agree. Love Scorsese's movies, but what he's saying is movies were better 60 years ago, and I think that's silly.

Interesting. I like Edgar Wright's list the best.

I like Rian Johnson's.

I think, in regards to our modern "masters", they'll list films that influenced them the most during their formative years... so it makes sense that they're mostly pre 1970.

He's 42.

His list is BS.

 

[El Floppo]

Interesting:

10 Great Filmmakers Top 10 Favorite Movies

Now, I love classic movies. But it just so happens that most of my favorite movies were made in the last 35 years. If you read these lists, about 75% of their favorites are from 1925 - 1960, and some of these directors don't even list one film made after 1970. I just can't agree. Love Scorsese's movies, but what he's saying is movies were better 60 years ago, and I think that's silly.

Interesting. I like Edgar Wright's list the best.

I like Rian Johnson's.

I think, in regards to our modern "masters", they'll list films that influenced them the most during their formative years... so it makes sense that they're mostly pre 1970.

He's 42. His list is BS.

I think you misunderstand my post.

I like his list, but the modern masters I'm referring to are the Scorceses, Allens etc that list all old movies.

Or maybe I'm misunderstanding your post.

 

[jamny]

I'm not a fan of superhero movies. I like origin stories but rarely like sequels. I do like Nolan's Batman, I prefer darker stories.

I've had Guardians of the Galaxy near the top of my Netflix queue for a long time. Not sure exactly why, but that's what they sent me. OK, seems like it gets some universal appeal, people think it's fun, different than most superhero movies.

I made it 39 minutes.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I'm not a fan of superhero movies. I like origin stories but rarely like sequels. I do like Nolan's Batman, I prefer darker stories.

I've had Guardians of the Galaxy near the top of my Netflix queue for a long time. Not sure exactly why, but that's what they sent me. OK, seems like it gets some universal appeal, people think it's fun, different than most superhero movies.

I made it 39 minutes.

Yeah, this is another one I couldn't get into. Similar reaction I had to Mad Max- a lot of great reviews, but didn't enjoy it much.

 

[GilbertGrape]

Interesting:

10 Great Filmmakers’ Top 10 Favorite Movies

Now, I love classic movies. But it just so happens that most of my favorite movies were made in the last 35 years. If you read these lists, about 75% of their favorites are from 1925 - 1960, and some of these directors don't even list one film made after 1970. I just can't agree. Love Scorsese's movies, but what he's saying is movies were better 60 years ago, and I think that's silly.

Thief and Sorcerer are both great movies that a lot of people probably haven't seen.

 

[Chaka]

I'm not a fan of superhero movies. I like origin stories but rarely like sequels. I do like Nolan's Batman, I prefer darker stories.

I've had Guardians of the Galaxy near the top of my Netflix queue for a long time. Not sure exactly why, but that's what they sent me. OK, seems like it gets some universal appeal, people think it's fun, different than most superhero movies.

I made it 39 minutes.

Yeah, this is another one I couldn't get into. Similar reaction I had to Mad Max- a lot of great reviews, but didn't enjoy it much.

We have already established that you have a limited sense of humor (see Man, Anchor) so this is hardly a surprise.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I'm not a fan of superhero movies. I like origin stories but rarely like sequels. I do like Nolan's Batman, I prefer darker stories.

I've had Guardians of the Galaxy near the top of my Netflix queue for a long time. Not sure exactly why, but that's what they sent me. OK, seems like it gets some universal appeal, people think it's fun, different than most superhero movies.

I made it 39 minutes.

Yeah, this is another one I couldn't get into. Similar reaction I had to Mad Max- a lot of great reviews, but didn't enjoy it much.

We have already established that you have a limited sense of humor (see Man, Anchor) so this is hardly a surprise.

So it was a comedy?

 

[Daywalker]

Interesting:

10 Great Filmmakers Top 10 Favorite Movies

Now, I love classic movies. But it just so happens that most of my favorite movies were made in the last 35 years. If you read these lists, about 75% of their favorites are from 1925 - 1960, and some of these directors don't even list one film made after 1970. I just can't agree. Love Scorsese's movies, but what he's saying is movies were better 60 years ago, and I think that's silly.

Interesting. I like Edgar Wright's list the best.

I like Rian Johnson's.

I think, in regards to our modern "masters", they'll list films that influenced them the most during their formative years... so it makes sense that they're mostly pre 1970.

He's 42. His list is BS.

I think you misunderstand my post. I like his list, but the modern masters I'm referring to are the Scorceses, Allens etc that list all old movies.

Or maybe I'm misunderstanding your post.

I'm saying he got famous then watched those movies. Haven't seen many of them. Doubt he did either as well in his formative years.

All these lists yearning back to old movies they didn't grow up on. Trying a bit hard IMO.

Jaws should be on every list.

 

[El Floppo]

I grew up watching a lot of those old movies, and I'm not in film. Of course a person who wants to be a film maker watched those movies and more. Really weird/myopic/negative view to have that if you didn't do something nobody else did either.

 

[Chaka]

I'm not a fan of superhero movies. I like origin stories but rarely like sequels. I do like Nolan's Batman, I prefer darker stories.

I've had Guardians of the Galaxy near the top of my Netflix queue for a long time. Not sure exactly why, but that's what they sent me. OK, seems like it gets some universal appeal, people think it's fun, different than most superhero movies.

I made it 39 minutes.

Yeah, this is another one I couldn't get into. Similar reaction I had to Mad Max- a lot of great reviews, but didn't enjoy it much.

We have already established that you have a limited sense of humor (see Man, Anchor) so this is hardly a surprise.

So it was a comedy?

It was funny. Does that make it a comedy?

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Interesting:

10 Great Filmmakers Top 10 Favorite Movies

Now, I love classic movies. But it just so happens that most of my favorite movies were made in the last 35 years. If you read these lists, about 75% of their favorites are from 1925 - 1960, and some of these directors don't even list one film made after 1970. I just can't agree. Love Scorsese's movies, but what he's saying is movies were better 60 years ago, and I think that's silly.

Thief and Sorcerer are both great movies that a lot of people probably haven't seen.

Totally agree

 

[KarmaPolice]

Just so we are clear- one's rating of Anchorman is what their ability to judge comedy, and seemingly all movies, is based on? Curious my judgment of that movie (never said it was crap or anything) keeps getting brought up.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Just so we are clear- one's rating of Anchorman is what their ability to judge comedy, and seemingly all movies, is based on? Curious my judgment of that movie (never said it was crap or anything) keeps getting brought up.

If you didn't realize Guardians of the Galaxy was funny then you're not really making a good case for changing people's minds here.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Just so we are clear- one's rating of Anchorman is what their ability to judge comedy, and seemingly all movies, is based on? Curious my judgment of that movie (never said it was crap or anything) keeps getting brought up.

If you didn't realize Guardians of the Galaxy was funny then you're not really making a good case for changing people's minds here.

The humor wasn't my main issue with GoG.

 

[cosjobs]

Interesting:

10 Great Filmmakers’ Top 10 Favorite Movies

Now, I love classic movies. But it just so happens that most of my favorite movies were made in the last 35 years. If you read these lists, about 75% of their favorites are from 1925 - 1960, and some of these directors don't even list one film made after 1970. I just can't agree. Love Scorsese's movies, but what he's saying is movies were better 60 years ago, and I think that's silly.

Interesting. I like Edgar Wright's list the best.

I like Rian Johnson's.

I think, in regards to our modern "masters", they'll list films that influenced them the most during their formative years... so it makes sense that they're mostly pre 1970.

That and they probably understand that they would look like ###### #### when they each listed 10 films they directed.

yeah. I see this with all kinds of creative types- architects, designers, fashion designers, etc... the top people have the hardest time giving their peers proper due, so it's always the esoteric or previous era types that get mentioned.

I don't get it. I work in a creative field, and great work is great work.

They were asked their "favorite movies." If you asked for my favorite movies it would be a completely different list than, "the best," or "the greatest."

"Night of the Comet" would likely make my 10 favorite, but no way I'd ever include in a best or greatest ranking.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Entourage.

Not gonna lie.... i loved this movie. And I'm not apologizing for it. Almost every cameo was perfect and laughed my ### off so much I had to stop it and rewind to catch what I missed. Perfect ending to the show.

 

[belljr]

Entourage.

Not gonna lie.... i loved this movie. And I'm not apologizing for it. Almost every cameo was perfect and laughed my ### off so much I had to stop it and rewind to catch what I missed. Perfect ending to the show.

I wouldn't say I loved it but i did enjoy it. Went back to what made it enjoyable

 

[Payne]

Guardians of the Galaxy is a very good movie. Good action, decent story, great humor, FANTASTIC soundtrack.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Guardians of the Galaxy is a very good movie. Good action, decent story, great humor, FANTASTIC soundtrack.

I can get on board with one of those. Just not my type of movie, which is cool. I assume I am not going to like many Marvel movies starting in the next couple years as they get odder and spread out into space.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Wall-E and UP:

The Ratatouille-Up-Wall E run of Pixar movies seem to get all the critical love, but I just can't seem to get into a couple of them. Wall-E definitely has a lot of heart, but for me it drags. It feels like an idea that would have made for a fantastic short movie, but instead it is stretched out too much. Up has moments of brilliance, especially at the start of the movie, but I really don't like the 2nd half that much. Hadn't seen these two since they first came out or I tried to watch them with my son (they didn't seem to grab his attention either), and wanted to revisit them to see if my opinion changed. Still good animated movies, but they both would be on the bottom 1/2 of the list if I was doing a Pixar ranking (above Monsters 2, Brave, both Cars and Bug's Life)

 

[jamny]

Guardians of the Galaxy is a very good movie. Good action, decent story, great humor, FANTASTIC soundtrack.

I can get on board with one of those. Just not my type of movie, which is cool. I assume I am not going to like many Marvel movies starting in the next couple years as they get odder and spread out into space.

Since I only saw a little over a half hour of it, it's hard for me to say how good the storyline was. I didn't notice much about the soundtrack and there were a couple of chuckles but it seemed more like a kids movie to me. The action was good though! Not my type of movie either. I should have known since nothing in the trailers made it seem like something I'd like but it got so many rave reviews that I kept it on my queue. Oh well...

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Wall-E and UP:

The Ratatouille-Up-Wall E run of Pixar movies seem to get all the critical love, but I just can't seem to get into a couple of them. Wall-E definitely has a lot of heart, but for me it drags. It feels like an idea that would have made for a fantastic short movie, but instead it is stretched out too much. Up has moments of brilliance, especially at the start of the movie, but I really don't like the 2nd half that much. Hadn't seen these two since they first came out or I tried to watch them with my son (they didn't seem to grab his attention either), and wanted to revisit them to see if my opinion changed. Still good animated movies, but they both would be on the bottom 1/2 of the list if I was doing a Pixar ranking (above Monsters 2, Brave, both Cars and Bug's Life)

I can see that with Up. It's not one of my favorites of theirs. I still love WallE and it is a staple in our home for everyone.

I still feel like Inside Out was their best by far though. That movie was damn near perfect.

 

[Sweet J]

Interesting:

10 Great Filmmakers’ Top 10 Favorite Movies

Now, I love classic movies. But it just so happens that most of my favorite movies were made in the last 35 years. If you read these lists, about 75% of their favorites are from 1925 - 1960, and some of these directors don't even list one film made after 1970. I just can't agree. Love Scorsese's movies, but what he's saying is movies were better 60 years ago, and I think that's silly.

Interesting. I like Edgar Wright's list the best.

I like Rian Johnson's.

I think, in regards to our modern "masters", they'll list films that influenced them the most during their formative years... so it makes sense that they're mostly pre 1970.

That and they probably understand that they would look like ###### #### when they each listed 10 films they directed.

yeah. I see this with all kinds of creative types- architects, designers, fashion designers, etc... the top people have the hardest time giving their peers proper due, so it's always the esoteric or previous era types that get mentioned.

I don't get it. I work in a creative field, and great work is great work.

They were asked their "favorite movies." If you asked for my favorite movies it would be a completely different list than, "the best," or "the greatest."

"Night of the Comet" would likely make my 10 favorite, but no way I'd ever include in a best or greatest ranking.

I f^cking LOVED "Night of the Comet." So much so that I refuse to watch it again, because I'm afraid it won't hold up and spoil the memory for me.