View Poll Results: Favorite Darren Aronofsky film?
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#27
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I voted for Requiem for a Dream because I still think it's one of the best flicks I've ever seen...also because it's so easy to ruin a drug movie that starts of so strong...Requiem just keeps getting tougher to watch as you sit through it (in a good way)
Aronofsky may just be my new favorite director as well...I still haven't seen the fountain (and thanks to this thread...I will prob be renting it tonight) and The Wrestler was excellent as well but I have to give the nod to Requiem.
Aronofsky may just be my new favorite director as well...I still haven't seen the fountain (and thanks to this thread...I will prob be renting it tonight) and The Wrestler was excellent as well but I have to give the nod to Requiem.
#28
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I voted for Requiem for a Dream because I still think it's one of the best flicks I've ever seen...also because it's so easy to ruin a drug movie that starts of so strong...Requiem just keeps getting tougher to watch as you sit through it (in a good way)
Aronofsky may just be my new favorite director as well...I still haven't seen the fountain (and thanks to this thread...I will prob be renting it tonight) and The Wrestler was excellent as well but I have to give the nod to Requiem.
Aronofsky may just be my new favorite director as well...I still haven't seen the fountain (and thanks to this thread...I will prob be renting it tonight) and The Wrestler was excellent as well but I have to give the nod to Requiem.
1. Requiem
2. The Wrestler
3. The Fountain
4. Pi
I have yet to see Black Swan.
#29
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Haven't seen the ranking yet but I would rank his others:
1. The Fountain
1 1/2. Requiem For a Dream (it is really tough to rank it #2. One and a half seems fair. )
2. Pi
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4. The Wrestler
I am crossing my fingers that Black Swan is much improved over The Wrestler. Not that it was a bad movie but just wasn't up to par with his other three. And yes, I think Pi is better than The Wrestler.
1. The Fountain
1 1/2. Requiem For a Dream (it is really tough to rank it #2. One and a half seems fair. )
2. Pi
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4. The Wrestler
I am crossing my fingers that Black Swan is much improved over The Wrestler. Not that it was a bad movie but just wasn't up to par with his other three. And yes, I think Pi is better than The Wrestler.
#30
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Need to watch The Fountain again before contemplating whether I'll even be able to choose between it and Black Swan, two very different beasts that both struck a personal chord. Plus, I'm still in the "honeymoon phase" from his latest. It's a shame to read some of the negative impressions for The Wrestler, though, a terrific character piece that's simply different from Aronofsky's norm.
#31
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Need to watch The Fountain again before contemplating whether I'll even be able to choose between it and Black Swan, two very different beasts that both struck a personal chord. Plus, I'm still in the "honeymoon phase" from his latest. It's a shame to read some of the negative impressions for The Wrestler, though, a terrific character piece that's simply different from Aronofsky's norm.
#32
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Black Swan is Aronofsky's There Will Be Blood; after several near masterpieces, he hits the sweet spot. Black Swan will also probably get the second most best picture votes. It's his most streamlined and unpretentious film though still maintaining ambiguity and artistic ambition.
#34
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I'll wait until I see Black Swan to vote, but right now it would be The Wrestler and The Fountain at either 1 or 2 (not sure), Requiem For A Dream at 3 and Pi at 4.
#36
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#37
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Nice. I just looked at Wehrenberg's site and they're getting it next Friday. I think I'll wait until next weekend and catch an early show for $4. I've seen a lot of movies since they started that deal. Thanks
#38
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Watched the Fountain last night...a little too out there for me. It wasn't bad but it's definitely the weakest of all his films for me.
#40
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Black Swan is Aronofsky's There Will Be Blood; after several near masterpieces, he hits the sweet spot. Black Swan will also probably get the second most best picture votes. It's his most streamlined and unpretentious film though still maintaining ambiguity and artistic ambition.
#41
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Black Swan
With The Fountain in a close second.
With The Fountain in a close second.
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It's entirely possible that Black Swan is his greatest achievement yet. I like it more every day since saw I it a month and a half ago. The Fountain has a more profound effect on me, so I had to go with that one.
#44
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Tough to rank them, but...
1A) RFAD
1B) Black Swan
1C) The Wrestler
1D) The Fountain
1E) Pi
IMHO he has yet to make a film that is anything less than excellent.
1A) RFAD
1B) Black Swan
1C) The Wrestler
1D) The Fountain
1E) Pi
IMHO he has yet to make a film that is anything less than excellent.
#45
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Saw Black Swan, Requiem is still my favorite.
#46
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though it's the opposite of subtlety, i found Requiem For A Dream to be one of the most effective films i've ever seen. i remember my first viewing and my reaction to it like it was yesterday. if there's one story that can change lives, Requiem is most definitely one of them.
#47
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The Fountain is a giant of a film - i think it could've surpassed Requiem For A Dream potentially, if not for Warner Bros going cut-happy on its budget, content, and duration. it's the one film every cinephile wishes they would've one day made.
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