2004CC: Roman Polanski
- Chinatown (1974): *****
- Repulsion (1965): *****
- Rosemary's Baby (1968): *****
- Kinfe in the Water (1962): *****
- The Pianist (2002): *****
- The Tenant (1976): **** 1/2
- Macbeth (1971): ****
- Tess (1979): ****
- The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967): *** 1/2
- Frantic (1988): *** 1/2
- Cul de Sac (1966): *** 1/2
- Death and the Maiden (1994): ***
- Diary of Forbidden Dreams (1973): ***
- Bitter Moon (1992): ** 1/2
- Pirates (1986): ** 1/2
- The Ninth Gate (1999): * 1/2
This is a new entry in an up-dated series I'm calling the Critical Consensus. I am averaging the opinions of several excellent film critics to produce a list of each director's movies. I use a five-star system. The films will be listed in a recommended viewing order, so new fans will have an idea of where the best place to start watching a director's work is.
These are not my opinions, although, since I have chosen the critics used (and I'm using many), my taste will perhaps seep through a bit.
Terribly nerdy, I know, but maybe this will help people only now beginning to dabble into certain artists' bodies of work.
Scale:
***** - Masterpiece
**** 1/2 - Classic
**** - Great
*** 1/2 - Good
*** - Above Average
** 1/2 - Average
** - Below Average
* 1/2 - Bad
* - Terrible
1/2 - One of the worst films ever
I have not seen The Pianist yet, but I want to.
It is very good, but you, of course, have to be in the right mood for it. I was surprised how good it was, since I assumed Polanski had just lost it for good. My, I was wrong.
Never underestimate a man who can make films like Chinatown and Rosemary's Baby...
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
God I remember how horrible the Ninth Gate was.... I shudder when I think of it.
Sorry to send shudders up your spine again. :)
I haven't caught Ninth Gate yet, and frankly, I'm not really trying to. I do remember shuddering at Pirates, which averaged out much higher than I expected. It's pretty bad, IMO.
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs