Director/Actor Best Film #9: Carpenter & Russell

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A tightly contested three-way battle for our last pairing of Tony Scott & Denzel Washington gives us our first tie.....Crimson Tide & Deja Vu.

1) Director/ Actor Best Film #1: Scorsese & DeNiro-------Goodfellas (17 votes) (RU Taxi Driver 10 votes)

2) Director/Actor Best Film #2: Fincher & Pitt----- Seven ( 19 votes) ( RU: Fight Club 13 votes)

3) Director/ Actor Best Film # 3: Spielberg & Hanks-----Saving Private Ryan ( 15 votes) ( RU: Catch Me If You Can 12 votes)

4) Director/Actor Best Film #4: Coppola & Dunst------ The Virgin Suicides ( 10 votes) ( RU: Marie Antoinette 9 votes)

5) Director/Actor Best Film #5: Haynes & Moore------ Safe ( 10 Votes)
(RU: Far From Heaven 9 votes)

6 ) Director/ Actor Best Film #6: Rafelson & Nicholson------- Five Easy Pieces (12 Votes) ( RU: The King Of Marvin Gardens 4 votes)

7) Director/Actor Best Film #7: Sheridan & Day-Lewis------ In The Name Of The Father ( 16 Votes) ( RU: My Left Foot 3 votes)

8) Director/ Actor Best Film #8 : Scott & Washington---- Crimson Tide (6 Votes) & Deja Vu ( 6 Votes) ( RU: Man On Fire 5 votes)

Next up, John Carpenter & Kurt Russell, who made 5 films together.

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finniussnrub God Tier Posts: 5,896 Likes: 3,244	Director/Actor Best Film #9: Carpenter & Russell Mar 26, 2024 0:31:01 GMT pupdurcs likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by finniussnrub on Mar 26, 2024 0:31:01 GMT The Thing is in a league of its own.

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I'm going to vote Big Trouble In Little China. One of the most purely enjoyable films I've seen. You can also tell how much of an influence it had on Quentin Tarantino ( particularly in the Kill Bill films).

The Thing & Escape From New York are damned great as well though.

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SZilla Badass Posts: 1,464 Likes: 996 Member is Online	Director/Actor Best Film #9: Carpenter & Russell Mar 26, 2024 1:23:04 GMT via mobile pupdurcs likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SZilla on Mar 26, 2024 1:23:04 GMT Going with The Thing, but besides Elvis (which I’ve not seen) these are all top notch.
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stephen Legend "Not my remains, Al." Posts: 24,683 Likes: 24,956	Director/Actor Best Film #9: Carpenter & Russell Mar 26, 2024 1:28:14 GMT pupdurcs likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stephen on Mar 26, 2024 1:28:14 GMT The Thing is a perfect movie.
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pupdurcs God Tier Never met a cherry picked, agenda driven tweet I didn’t like! Posts: 8,271 Likes: 10,140	Director/Actor Best Film #9: Carpenter & Russell Mar 26, 2024 1:35:18 GMT sirchuck23 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pupdurcs on Mar 26, 2024 1:35:18 GMT The DVD commentary for The Thing, with Carpenter & Russell being bemused and reminiscing is a thing of joy.

ibbi God Tier "Batman's a scientist" Posts: 5,463 Likes: 4,873	Director/Actor Best Film #9: Carpenter & Russell Mar 26, 2024 13:02:30 GMT pupdurcs likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ibbi on Mar 26, 2024 13:02:30 GMT Escape from New York is a stone-cold classic, Big Trouble in Little China raised me at least as much as my parents, but most definitely it's The Thing. Hey, Sweden!

Steve17 Badass Posts: 1,069 Likes: 223	Director/Actor Best Film #9: Carpenter & Russell Mar 26, 2024 13:52:39 GMT pupdurcs likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Steve17 on Mar 26, 2024 13:52:39 GMT I've only seen The Thing out of these, so that got my vote.
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