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by mattorama12
Tue Apr 12, 2016 1:46 am
Forum: Filmmakers
Topic: Perfect "10" filmmmakers?
Replies: 33
Views: 23967

Re: Perfect "10" filmmmakers?

mattorama12 wrote:
mattorama12 wrote:I couldn't imagine ever having a perfect 10 director. If I'd seen 3 (or more) movies from a director that were all T10s, I would keep seeking out his or her films until I found something that was less so. My highest rated directors are Bryan Singer and Lee Unkrich, both at 9.75 with 3/4 films being T10. (X-Men, X2, and The Usual Suspects for Singer; Monsters, Inc., Toy Story 3, and Finding Nemo for Unkrich.

Other directors have more T10 films, but a lower overall average. 6/10 for Tarantino and 6/12 for Kubrick.

With actors, I have two perfect 10s: David Prowse and Peter Mayhew of Star Wars fame. John Cazale (9.75) is close, but Dog Day Afternoon is but a lowly T9 for me.


Having just seen the excellent Harakiri, I can now add a screenwriter to the list. Shinobu Hashimoto wrote Roshomon, Seven Samurai, and Harakiri. While I don't think of Seven Samurai's script when I think about the film, it's certainly one of the strongest things about both Roshomon and Harakiri. A few other Hashimoto penned scripts are making their way up my queue right now, so I hope they'll be T10s as well.


After seeing some more movies and adjusting some scores, my list has changed. Still no perfect 10 directors. Rian Johnson and Jose Padilha are the two highest rated directors, both at 9.67 with 2/3 in T10. However, both of them have a tv show as their second T10 for me, so make of that what you will.

Peter Mayhew has the tie-breaker over David Prowse with The Force Awakens, so he's now a perfect 10 with 4/4.

The biggest change is that Hashimoto fell off after seeing Ikiru. I feel like I need to revisit it again in a few months, because while I found it a good movie, it didn't really connect for me the way his other films have.
by mattorama12
Tue Aug 19, 2014 10:58 pm
Forum: Filmmakers
Topic: Perfect "10" filmmmakers?
Replies: 33
Views: 23967

Re: Perfect "10" filmmmakers?

mattorama12 wrote:I couldn't imagine ever having a perfect 10 director. If I'd seen 3 (or more) movies from a director that were all T10s, I would keep seeking out his or her films until I found something that was less so. My highest rated directors are Bryan Singer and Lee Unkrich, both at 9.75 with 3/4 films being T10. (X-Men, X2, and The Usual Suspects for Singer; Monsters, Inc., Toy Story 3, and Finding Nemo for Unkrich.

Other directors have more T10 films, but a lower overall average. 6/10 for Tarantino and 6/12 for Kubrick.

With actors, I have two perfect 10s: David Prowse and Peter Mayhew of Star Wars fame. John Cazale (9.75) is close, but Dog Day Afternoon is but a lowly T9 for me.


Having just seen the excellent Harakiri, I can now add a screenwriter to the list. Shinobu Hashimoto wrote Roshomon, Seven Samurai, and Harakiri. While I don't think of Seven Samurai's script when I think about the film, it's certainly one of the strongest things about both Roshomon and Harakiri. A few other Hashimoto penned scripts are making their way up my queue right now, so I hope they'll be T10s as well.
by mattorama12
Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:53 am
Forum: Filmmakers
Topic: Perfect "10" filmmmakers?
Replies: 33
Views: 23967

Re: Perfect "10" filmmmakers?

I couldn't imagine ever having a perfect 10 director. If I'd seen 3 (or more) movies from a director that were all T10s, I would keep seeking out his or her films until I found something that was less so. My highest rated directors are Bryan Singer and Lee Unkrich, both at 9.75 with 3/4 films being T10. (X-Men, X2, and The Usual Suspects for Singer; Monsters, Inc., Toy Story 3, and Finding Nemo for Unkrich.

Other directors have more T10 films, but a lower overall average. 6/10 for Tarantino and 6/12 for Kubrick.

With actors, I have two perfect 10s: David Prowse and Peter Mayhew of Star Wars fame. John Cazale (9.75) is close, but Dog Day Afternoon is but a lowly T9 for me.
by CMonster
Wed Jul 16, 2014 6:29 am
Forum: Filmmakers
Topic: Perfect "10" filmmmakers?
Replies: 33
Views: 23967

Re: Perfect "10" filmmmakers?

martryn wrote:3 actors:
David Prowse and Peter Mayhew for Star Wars, obviously
John Cazale: Godfather(s) and Deerhunter

2 screenwriters:
Jonathon Nolan, who apparently wasn't involved in any of the "shitty" Christopher Nolan films
Lawrence Kasdan for Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Ha, my perfect 10's for actors are also a couple people who I've only ranked stuff from the original Star Wars films and John Cazale (although in my case Deerhunter is replaced with Dog Day Afternoon and The Conversation).
by martryn
Wed Jul 16, 2014 5:22 am
Forum: Filmmakers
Topic: Perfect "10" filmmmakers?
Replies: 33
Views: 23967

Re: Perfect "10" filmmmakers?

3 actors:
David Prowse and Peter Mayhew for Star Wars, obviously
John Cazale: Godfather(s) and Deerhunter

2 screenwriters:
Jonathon Nolan, who apparently wasn't involved in any of the "shitty" Christopher Nolan films
Lawrence Kasdan for Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and Raiders of the Lost Ark.