<![CDATA[5 bona fide classics]]>Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — David Cronenberg

filmklassik — 9 years ago(September 24, 2016 06:05 AM)

THE FLY. DEAD ZONE. DEAD RINGERS. A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE. And EASTERN PROMISES.
Top-notch thrillers, every one. (Well, DEAD RINGERS is more of a drama.) And all beautifully made. For all his gross-out moments, the guy is a true classicist. He's never guilty of ostentatious "directing."
He's having himself a very good career.

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Yes. He certainly knows how to scare **** out of you.

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Those are his more mainstream ones. Just seeing the poster for Rabid gave me nightmares as a wee one.
My password is password

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I've never seen a movie of his that I didn't like, but A History Of Violence and Eastern Promises are my favorites.

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Shivers
Rabid
The Brood
Scanners
Videodrome

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The Fly
Videodrome
Dead Ringers
Eastern Promises
A History of Violence

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Halloween came this year, and I was ready with a bunch of horror flicks. The Omen, Near Dark, An American Werewolf in London and a Half-dozen others. But the ones that move me the most, that get most directly to my aesthetic-emotional core are the Cronenbergs in my collection. Videodrome, Scanners, Dead Ringers. I've been a fan since I saw Shivers 40 years ago; he's a master we should all study.

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The first time I watched Crash, I didn't care for it.
But over 15 years later, I found it to be very well crafted. I think it's one of Cronenberg's tightest movies. It's captivating in what it does. It's difficult to put into words how much I enjoyed it.
All it took was time. I guess I just wasn't ready for Cronenberg at 19.
Seize the moment, 'cause tomorrow you might be dead.

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CRASH!!!

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Shivers, Videodrome, The Fly, Naked Lunch and A History of Violence.

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