luna Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 the greatest filmmaker alive today? i think so. 1. melancholia A (99) 2. dancer in the dark A (96) 3. dogville A (95) 4. the idiots A (94) 5. the element of crime A (90) 6. medea A- (80) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Not a fan of Melancholia, but I think Antichrist is fucking incredible. It had that rare effect on me where I didn't watch anything else for days after seeing it for the first time, because it just refused to leave my mind. Stunning film. Haven't seen anything else yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Antichrist 9 Melancholia 8 (pace is a little too slow) Dancer in the dark 7 (didnt enjoy it a few years ago watching it) Dogville 8 I want to see Nymphomaniac (2013) ! Definitely one of the best arthouse director in today's film world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndustriousAngel Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 "Dancer in the Dark" was atrocious. Really. I was so sorry for Björk, she went through a lot for this movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acab Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 The Element of Crime - 8 Breaking the Waves - 10 Idiots - 7 Dogville - 10 Manderlay - 8 Antichrist - 7 Melancholia - 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanboy Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Melancholia 9.1/10Antichrist 8.7/10Dogville 8.0/10 Need to see more of his movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luna Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 watched a few more... 100 melancholia 99 dancer in the dark 97 breaking the waves 96 dogville 95 the idiots 93 antichrist 90 the element of crime 80 the five obstructions 80 medea 75 the boss of it all i need to amend my initial statement that he is the greatest filmmaker alive...he is in fact the greatest ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I can't wait for his 5 hour porn movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Never been bothered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Saw myself some LVT over the past month. Element of Crime and Epidemic I can take or leave, The Idiots is uneven but at times extremely powerful (and at other times really funny). Not gonna say anything original about Breaking the Waves, it's simply one of the greatest dramas ever made with one of the most amazing performances I've ever seen by Emily Watson. And for anyone who's even slightly interested in watching any of Trier's films (or has only seen his harrowing dramas) I recommend Europa which is a very entertaining, gorgeously filmed stylized neo-noir/genre exercise that's unlike anything else LVT has made - and also visually unlike almost anything I've ever seen. Oh, and Nymphomaniac Vol. 1 I found to be an incredibly boring, unfunny (save for the Uma Thurman scene), uninspired, flatly acted, self-masturbatory piece of shit - pretty much the movie Von Trier's haters always accuse him of making and the one they'd have a field day with. Pity, really. I didn't even go see the second part in the theater though I do intend to watch it just to finish the whole thing. Also have yet to see The Kingdom, Dancer in the Dark, Dogville, Manderlay, Boss of It All, Medea and Five Obstructions. The first three especially I'm still very excited about but I doubt I'll have time for them in the next couple of months. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2usvKfgBjGo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I've only seen Antichrist. Total doody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) Watch Europa. Honestly, I don't know how any film buff could be disappointed by it. Then Breaking the Waves. I get the complaints about Antichrist (even though I personally find it great) but none of them would apply to those two films. Edited March 27, 2014 by Jake Gittes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I've heard quite a few people say that Breaking the Winds is misogynist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) It might seem like it... to those who didn't properly use their eyes, ears or brain when watching the movie. Or turned it off halfway through. I mean, Trier does put Watson through the wringer - he tends to do that with his female characters, to be sure - but his deep empathy towards her is unmistakable. As is his full contempt towards those who, uh, make her life worse without fully understanding her. Again, I get the mysogyny complaint about Antichrist (even though, in my eyes, Dafoe is much more of a villain there and it's largely his actions that lead to what happens... it might be a misanthropic film, which suits my taste just fine, but it's not mysogynistic) but I have no idea what ground people applying it to BIW think they're standing on. Edited March 27, 2014 by Jake Gittes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnY Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Oh, and Nymphomaniac Vol. 1 I found to be an incredibly boring, unfunny (save for the Uma Thurman scene), uninspired, flatly acted, self-masturbatory piece of shit - pretty much the movie Von Trier's haters always accuse him of making and the one they'd have a field day with. Pity, really. I didn't even go see the second part in the theater though I do intend to watch it just to finish the whole thing. I thought the same, and part 2 doesn't get any better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 (edited) Wow, Nymphomaniac Vol. 1 was actually the best film I've seen so far this year. Edited March 31, 2014 by Jack Nevada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 (edited) 1. Dancer in the Dark -- 5/52. Dogville -- 5/53. Nymphomaniac -- 5/54. The Boss of It All -- 4/55. Melancholia -- 3/56. Antichrist -- (rating pending) Edited April 6, 2014 by Jack Nevada 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luna Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 (edited) FEATURES 10 melancholia 9.9 dancer in the dark 9.7 breaking the waves 9.6 dogville 9.5 the idiots 9.3 antichrist 9.0 the element of crime 8.5 epidemic 8.0 the five obstructions 8.0 medea 7.5 europa 7.5 the boss of it all 7.0 manderlay TV 8.0 the kingdom I SHORTS 4.5 nocturne 4.0 the trip to squashland Edited April 21, 2014 by lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
