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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Aug 16, 2019 11:48:39 GMT
So which recent horror one two punch from these two film wonders do you prefer?
I actually find it really tough to decide. The debuts are superior to both the second features in the case of both directors, but I thought the follow ups were both very good, and in the case of Us it even improved for me a little on the second watch.
For my own choice I'm going to give the edge to Aster, as if I was to rank the four films, his two offerings are my second and third favourites. Honestly though, there is practically nothing in it for me.
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Post by LaraQ on Aug 16, 2019 12:07:35 GMT
Peele just edges it for me.I loved Get Out and Hereditary but I didn't care for Midsommar.Us,whilst not perfect,was still pretty good.
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Post by pacinoyes on Aug 16, 2019 12:23:22 GMT
Death by hanging or death by fire not a good choice for me......the only thumbs up is Hereditary and that's not an enthusiastic one either.
Peele is some kind of moron it seems to me - his idea of horror is extremely passive but his set-ups seem to implicate his individual characters which could be great - but he misses so many things it's absurd, he's so obvious he's barely a director.
The scariest moment in Get Out is by accident - Rose saying "you know I can't do that" about the keys which is scary because Chris a black man has trusted her a white woman - THAT's scary - that his heart leads to his possible death. Instead he plays collective causal race cards that aren't actually scary at all - merely far fetched - with no intellectual rigor at all.
Aster on the other hand is a director.......with really good set-ups but rip-off resolutions - and hey we both love The Wicker Man but I don't pretend that makes me a director. Still .......he wins this battle.
The guy that has clearly outpaced them by miles and miles is Robert Eggers who it seems on paper at least it would silly to compare to these two pretenders to the horror throne - right now at least.
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Post by atn on Aug 16, 2019 12:27:16 GMT
neither please
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Post by thomasjerome on Aug 16, 2019 12:29:04 GMT
I enjoyed both of Peele's features but Aster's films left a bigger impression on me.
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Post by JangoB on Aug 16, 2019 13:00:23 GMT
Peele seems to be a pretty mediocre filmmaker to me while Aster's way of directing is definitely closer to what I consider to be cinematic.
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Post by oneflyr on Aug 16, 2019 13:07:04 GMT
yeah i’ll go with neither
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Post by TerryMontana on Aug 16, 2019 13:23:47 GMT
I guess I'll go with Peele here. By an inch, I can't say these two belong to my favorite film makers. Not yet...
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Aug 16, 2019 15:52:41 GMT
Until Peele makes a horror film that's actually scary, I'm going with Aster by default any day of the week.
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Post by stephen on Aug 16, 2019 15:53:33 GMT
1. Hereditary
2. Get Out
3. Midsommar
4. Us
So Aster has the edge for me at this stage. But it's extremely close between those first two.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2019 18:25:01 GMT
Get Out is pretty great and Us is very entertaining as well, if extremely flawed. But imo, both of Aster's films have been masterpieces. No question for me, Aster.
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Post by bob-coppola on Sept 17, 2019 18:52:28 GMT
Aster, and it's not even close. God, I was so burned by Us that I don't even think these two should be compared. While I do like Get Out a lot, I think it's flawed and it seems like people tend to overlook its falters. Get Out works a lot as a satiry, a dark comedy, which is the tone it's mainly going for. However, it doesn't do anything for me as a horror movie - and by that, I don't mean I want to leave the theatre having nightmares, but it never goes beyond "satirically weird" atmosphere into the bizarre, creepy setting it could go for. It also doesn't help that it's visually bland. But I like it and I like the supporting cast a lot.
Us, on the other hand, is a failure for me. I was entertained by the first half of it when I first watched it, as it improves Peele's visual storytelling. However, the more it goes on, and especially on a second viewing, it feels like a rough draft. It's self-important, non-sensical and seems to believe its own hype too much. Peele really wanted to make his sophomore film a cultural event and expand his "brand" and it totally backfired for me, in a way I can't help but think of M Night Shyamalan.
And Aster... Well, he made two features that speak to me in a very deep, personal level, and they work in so many aspects. They're not only emotionally resonating, but also emotionally frightening, so yeah, they work so, so much as horror movies. They're both bleak and bizarre, but also look entirely different, that's range. The screenplays aro also both incredible, with haunting tragedies slowly orchestrated. Both Hereditary and Midsommar are masterclasses in pay-off, in how they plant elements that will seal the deal and drive its heroines to a point of no return that seems inevitable. They're scary, creepy, sad and perfectly crafted.
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Post by ibbi on Sept 17, 2019 18:55:56 GMT
I think Peele's first film was incredible, and his second was on the weaker side of inconsistent.
I think Aster's first was on the stronger side of inconsistent, and his second on the weaker side.
So easily Peele between the two, but really I'm on team Come Through Robert Eggers And Remove All Question As To Who Is The Man.
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Post by DeepArcher on Sept 17, 2019 19:01:39 GMT
Midsommar is a genuinely pretty bad movie and I’m still just waiting for everyone to figure that out...
Hereditary on the other hand is one of the few actually good horror movies this decade ... so Aster definitely has the higher highs and lower lows so far, Peele is more consistent even if his films themselves are not.
With Midsommar I feel like Aster just showed that he has no new tricks up his sleeve which kinda makes me dread whatever he does next ... Peele has yet to blow me away (though I do like both of his films, just to different degrees) but I think he has the potential to do so ... unlike Aster he strikes me as a filmmaker with a lot more to say, he’s just still developing his filmmaking voice to get to the point where he can state those things most effectively ... to me that makes Peele’s work more exciting. So by default I’ll go with Peele. Aster’s debut was great, yes, but with just one more film he’s already exhausted me and I just kinda want him to go away.
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Post by Ryan_MYeah on Sept 17, 2019 19:46:29 GMT
Midsommar is a genuinely pretty bad movie and I’m still just waiting for everyone to figure that out... I’ve been doing the same for I, Tonya. You’re gonna keep waiting. |
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Post by Ryan_MYeah on Sept 17, 2019 19:47:05 GMT
I like Peele’s movies, but I love Aster’s.
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Post by notacrook on Oct 7, 2019 14:26:03 GMT
Ranking them:
1) Get Out - 8
2) Midsommar - 7
3) Us - 7
4) Hereditary - 5
Peele's films feel more competent and confident, and Get Out is quite easily my favourite of these. Aster certainly has an appealing style, visually and thematically, but I think with both films his reach exceeds his grasp. Midsommar I'm still going back and forth on, having only just watched it, but I definitely liked it more than the deeply overrated Hereditary, and I think it was more interesting than Us. I'll give it to Peele, though I'm far from head-over-heels for him.
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Post by futuretrunks on Jan 19, 2020 1:12:50 GMT
Both stink.
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Post by cheesecake on Jan 20, 2020 23:21:46 GMT
This is tough because I loved both of their debuts and didn't care for either of their follow ups. I give Aster the edge, ever so slightly.
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Post by quetee on Jan 21, 2020 17:13:37 GMT
My ranking:
Get out
Hereditary
Us
Midsommar
So i went with Jordan. I think Ari is better at framing shots though.
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Jan 21, 2020 21:15:09 GMT
My ranking :
HEREDITARY
MIDSOMMAR
GET OUT
US
And the winner is... Ari ! 👑
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