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View Poll Results: Your favorite Cronenberg film?
Rabid
1.92%
The Brood
2.88%
Scanners
0.96%
Videodrome
25.96%
The Dead Zone
5.77%
The Fly
25.00%
Dead Ringers
10.58%
Naked Lunch
1.92%
Crash
4.81%
eXistenZ
3.85%
Spider
0.96%
A History of Violence
12.50%
Eastern Promises
2.88%
Other
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Old 09-24-04, 08:17 PM
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best/favorite David Cronenberg movie

Which is Cronenberg's best?
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What about RABID or FAST COMPANY?
I'm a fan of most of his films, but I have to go with THE FLY. An excellent reinterpretation of what was originally a pretty hokey (but kind of lovable) 50's SF/horror film. Probably his most commercial (and successful) film, but it still manages to contain much of his unique vision.
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1. Naked Lunch

tied for 2nd - Fly, Scanners and Videodrome.
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Videodrome is my favorite, followed by The Dead Zone, The Fly, and Scanners.
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I have to admit I've never seen The Fly or Scanners, but of what I have seen, I vote for eXistenZ.
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either Videodrome, Naked Lunch or Spider.
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Dead Ringers but it's a dead heat between that and Naked Lunch,
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A tie between Videodrome and Dead Ringers. I voted for Videodrome, though.
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I gotta go with:

1. FAST COMPANY
2. RABID
3. THEY CAME FROM WITHIN
Old 09-25-04, 07:39 PM
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RABID!!!!!!!
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The Dead Zone - one of a handful of Stephen King based films I've found a lot more enjoyable than the source material...

But it was either that or The Fly by a small margin.
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Tough choice...looking through the list, I realize how many movies DC has made that I really like. And you didn't even list Rabid or Shivers - either of which I might have chosen. But I will cast my vote for Videodrome because I think it has held up best over time. Runners-up are Rabid, Naked Lunch and The Dead Zone.
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Originally posted by cultshock
What about RABID or FAST COMPANY?
I think you can only include 10 choices in a poll. Pity, as Rabid is a lot of fun. I have never even heard of Fast Company, lol. Anyway, I have yet to see a Cronenberg film I haven't liked to some degree, but I definitely have a top 3.

1. Dead Ringers -- voted for (first Criterion I ever bought **tear**sniff**)
2. eXistenZ
3. Naked Lunch
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Old 09-26-04, 04:22 PM
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The Dead Zone
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Originally posted by cheapskate
The Dead Zone - one of a handful of Stephen King based films I've found a lot more enjoyable than the source material...

But it was either that or The Fly by a small margin.
Same here.
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Dead Ringers is his finest film, as a director.

I'd list that, along with The Fly, The Dead Zone, and eXistenZ as tied for my favorite.
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Old 09-28-04, 12:38 PM
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The Fly

I can't say that I'm a huge fan of DC's movies, but when I see one, take Dead Ringers, I find myself seriously contemplating it for long periods of time. His movies are so disturbing, yet thought provoking.
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Old 09-28-04, 04:29 PM
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For me Dead Ringers, Crash and Videodrome are my favourites. I voted for Dead Ringers.
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tough one, but i voted for Dead Ringers. the Fly and The Dead Zone were real close.
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Spider... Cronenberg is like a good wine...


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