All Right, Mr. DeMille, I'm Ready For My Close-Up ... It's The ILXOR's Top 101 Director Poll Results Thread

resisting Ichiro wisecrack

<3 Irma Vep

xp

tie is obv between Rob Zombie and Roscoe Arbuckle

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92. (tie) Pedro Almodovar
92. (tie) G.W. Pabst
(401 points; 5 votes)

You were all so close!

PABST SHOULD PROBABLY BE HIGHER PERSONALLY IVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING BY HIM THO

for you Parajanov voters, what movies of his would you recommend starting with? The Color of Pomegranates?

Really? No love for that Almodovar screencap?

likely along w/ Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors xp

too gay, Eric

Love it, didn't vote for him tho.

the Pabst is a savage contrast

too gay, Eric

Oh really?

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91. Paul Verhoeven
(403 points; 6 votes)

Ha

I was gonna say too low but he was a long way down my ballot tbf

Pabst snuck onto my ballot at #50; could as easily have been King Vidor

I couldn't quite give Pabst the blue ribbon of my vote.

I will say I was genuinely shocked that Verhoeven wasn't higher, given what I thought I knew about ILX tastes. (I didn't vote for him, either.)

I couldn't quite give Pabst the blue ribbon of my vote.

I love what he does but it's mostly frivolous

that joke is sub-Cryptkeeper!

It was pretty flat.

never really loved any Verhoeven films until Elle, and that experience was mildly spoiled by seeing it with someone who insisted it was 'weak'

Almodovar grab is great, voted for him.

And Verhoeven... I had to include him, so gave him the honourable #50 slot of my list. For Starship Troopers alone.

Flesh and Blood incensed pompous British oaf Michael Parkinson and I've loved Verhoeven ever since.

Wondering who, apart from Buñuel, will be the highest placing Spanish director here. Medem?

The Fourth Man is fun too

^need to go back and watch/rewatch his pre-Robo Cop films

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90. Jean Vigo
(414 points; 6 votes)

WAY TOO LOW

Literally outraged

Probably the omission on my ballot I most regret; L'Atalante is rapturous.

L'Atalante is top 10 for me certainly, but as with the Baseball Hall of Fame, it's the question of peak vs longevity.

(I know he's not to blame for dying young)

Probably the omission on my ballot I most regret; L'Atalante is rapturous.

― one way street, Monday, January 15, 2018 5:55 PM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Same and otm.

Some days I love ZdC even more

for you Parajanov voters, what movies of his would you recommend starting with? The Color of Pomegranates?

― Dan S

likely along w/ Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors xp

― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius)

Yeah, these two are standout brilliance. Couldn't choose between them, tbh.

I totally get the argument from lack of films but 2 total gems is a good strike rate

late to the party

i voted for Demme based on Silence of the Lambs & Something Wild & Stop Making Sense

i did not vote for Assayas but omg Carlos is so good, yall need to watch it if you are already a fan

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89. Chuck Jones
(416 points; 6 votes)

Flesh and Blood incensed pompous British oaf Michael Parkinson and I've loved Verhoeven ever since.

F+B rules

xxp i also placed Demme fairly high on my list iirc based on those three movies alone.

Man, that ending is so good

― devvvine, Monday, January 15, 2018 10:28 AM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

gives me chills. Personal Shopper is such a beautiful movie. "or is it just me"? one knock, then fade to white. more movies should fade to white.

Really surprised Almodóvar placed so low.

Cartoon ppl? Rly?

I voted for a cartoon person but not Chuck Jones

I voted Verhoeven in my original ballot but couldn't fit him in my revised ballot. But it was mostly for Flesh + Blood. Glad to know about the Parkinson thing, any details on that?

I have no problem with "cartoon ppl" being included. Jones wouldn't have crossed my mind but I can understand why people voted for him.

xp

He was filling in for Barry Norman on Film whatever year it was and he claimed to have walked out of the movie in disgust

had Chuck midballot

his other jobs included, one of the geniuses of 20th-century American culture

i like seeing Chuck Jones get some love

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88. Jean Cocteau
(421 points; 6 votes)

One of those directors where I couldn't judge their body of work. I've only seen 4 Cocteau movies -- 2 were great and 2 weren't.