Top 10 Favorite Movies Directed by David Cronenberg

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  • Опубликовано: 31 янв 2025

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  • @njt002
    @njt002 5 лет назад +18

    I've seen all of David Cronenberg's films, too. Naked Lunch is my personal favorite.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  5 лет назад +1

      It is an eternal source of embarrassment to me that I can't get into that one. Even after reading the book I struggle to sink my teeth into Cronenberg's interpretation.

    • @njt002
      @njt002 5 лет назад +1

      @@geekinwithJamesHancock I don't get it either. I just enjoy the journey through that world.

    • @shirleymcdonald2777
      @shirleymcdonald2777 5 лет назад +1

      Gulch Hell yes

    • @henrybroke3330
      @henrybroke3330 5 лет назад +1

      Yeah you have to have read a few books from Burroughs to start to grasp the Naked Lunch film imo. I also watched the film and read the book thinking it would help but it's not really a straight adaptation rather a telling of Burroughs' life featuring elements from a variety of his books. I still don't fully understand it, but now I watch the film knowing "oh, that came from this book"..."oh they're doing that book". So it helped deepen my appreciation for the movie as a unique way of exploring a portion of the authors life. From my best recollection, the only thing connecting Naked Lunch movie to the book is the title and that centipede.

    • @shirleymcdonald2777
      @shirleymcdonald2777 5 лет назад +1

      henry broke books first then watching this in the cinema on acid made this an all time favourite of mine

  • @tjdw5251
    @tjdw5251 Год назад +2

    1. The Fly
    2. Dead Ringers
    3. Videodrome
    4. Spider
    5. Eastern Promises
    6. The Brood
    7. A History of Violence
    8. Naked Lunch
    9. Crash
    10. M. Butterfly
    11. eXistenZ
    12. A Dangerous Method
    13. The Dead Zone
    14. Maps to the Stars
    15. Scanners
    16. Fast Company
    17. Crimes of the Future (2022)
    18. Rabid
    19. Shivers
    20. Cosmopolis
    21. Stereo
    22. Crimes of the Future (1970)
    1-2: 10/10
    3-7: 9/10
    8-10: 8/10
    11-14: 7/10
    15-16: 6/10
    17-19: 5/10
    20: 3/10
    21-22: 2/10

  • @hadiali484
    @hadiali484 5 лет назад +10

    This is an eye opener for me to discover all David Cronenberg's movies I have seen one of his movies and that's A History of Violence and it was awesome!

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  5 лет назад +1

      You are in for a real treat. You've got some amazing insanely movies ready and waiting for you to discover.

  • @Filmnvinyl
    @Filmnvinyl 5 лет назад +6

    This is an awesome list, James!! Very happy to see Dead Ringers on here. I watched that film a couple years ago. Out of all of Cronenberg's movies I've seen so far, that film broke me. It's so emotional and bleak. Yet, the story is fascinating. I love it! Please make more top 10 lists. This was very cool!

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  5 лет назад

      These videos take a little more time to prepare but the plan is to crank out as many Top 10 lists as possible. Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @snixelpig
    @snixelpig 5 лет назад +9

    Saw Scanners when I was eight years old. Also my first look at Michael Ironside. Was hooked after that. Gonna need to check out these other lesser known student film's you mentioned. Deadzone is one of the best King adaptation's.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  5 лет назад +3

      Ironside is such a badass in 'Scanners'. One of my favorite on screen villains.

  • @vlookwoork
    @vlookwoork 5 лет назад +5

    Very interesting list, James.
    I must rewatched those early films, "Shivers" and "Rabid", watched them when I was a kid. And that film, "Stereo", sounds good.
    I love most of his films, the atmosphere, the complexity of his characters, the visual treatment and of course, and complete agree with you, Howard Shore, another wonderful master, the soundtrack of Cronemberg's universe.
    A visionary. An absolute master of cinema.
    Flesh bless Cronemberg!
    Long live the new flesh!
    Here my list:
    1 - Videodrome
    2 - The Brood
    3 - Exystenz
    4 - Dead Ringers
    5 - Naked Lunch
    6 - The Dead Zone
    7 - The Fly
    8 - Scanners
    9 - Crash
    10 - Eastern Promises

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  5 лет назад +2

      Long live the new flesh to you as well Mario! I just saw 'Stereo' for the first time and I was blown away by how well it predicts so much of Cronenberg's late career. Thanks for listening to my rant!

  • @EthanS1481
    @EthanS1481 5 лет назад +5

    Awesome list! Hail Cronenberg! Nice to see Dead Ringers on top. That movie only gets better every time I watch it.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  5 лет назад +2

      Totally agree. I've watched 'Dead Ringers' repeatedly over the last 20 years and it never ceases to blow my mind.

  • @thekeywitness
    @thekeywitness 2 года назад +2

    Great list but I’d definitely include Naked Lunch in my top 10 for the inventive way that Cronenberg adapted the novel by showing its creation. It’s a surreal depiction of Burroughs writing it in Tangiers “International Zone” (“Interzone”) during the ‘50s, with characters inspired by people who were around him at the time, most memorably Paul and Jane Bowles (as Tom and Joan Frost). Knowing that history enhances the enjoyment. Also, the cast, art direction and score featuring Ornette Coleman are amazing.

  • @jacobrivera7942
    @jacobrivera7942 5 лет назад +2

    Absolutely brilliant stuff James. Look forward to the next in these series. Cronenberg is a master.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  5 лет назад

      Much obliged Mr. Rivera! He's definitely one of my favorite living filmmakers.

  • @amcaesar
    @amcaesar 5 лет назад +10

    Hell yes Jamie, more of this kind of content.

  • @lanceromance420
    @lanceromance420 5 лет назад +4

    Great work, James! Keep'em coming!!!

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  5 лет назад +1

      Thanks, Lance! I definitely plan on cranking out as many top 10 lists as possible.

  • @FCSchaefer
    @FCSchaefer 5 лет назад +2

    Great video, James, you do the subject justice, your enthusiasm comes through, and if anyone is not a Croneberg fan before seeing this, the will be afterward.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  5 лет назад +1

      Thanks, Fred! If folks end up watching some of his flicks then I can safely say mission accomplished.

  • @batgurrl
    @batgurrl 5 лет назад +3

    GREAT list James so well done.
    The Dead Zone was so beautiful and sad. One of Christopher Walken’s best
    I was just out of college when I saw scanners and I remember both laughing and going ‘eeww’ at the exploding head.
    Did you catch his nice little cameo forwards the end of To Die For? A top notch dark comedy.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  5 лет назад

      Thanks for checking it out! Totally agree about 'The Dead Zone' and Walken. Insanely good movie.

    • @batgurrl
      @batgurrl 5 лет назад

      Geekin' with James Hancock it was a pleasure. I can find no fault with that one. Perfect SK adaptation.
      He is one of the most underrated directors of all time.

  • @bobbychaudhuri2906
    @bobbychaudhuri2906 5 лет назад +6

    I loved Your List as I'm a huge Cronenberg Fan

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  5 лет назад +1

      Thanks, Bobby! I was kind of sad when I finished my homework and had to start making the video.

  • @-k.e.a3622
    @-k.e.a3622 5 лет назад +1

    You did a fine job compiling all these informations. The edition of the video and your analysis are just like they should be. Didn't see these 20min pass. Good job, hail CRON!

  • @JeffSmack
    @JeffSmack 5 лет назад +1

    Incredibly thorough commentary. I love Cronenberg and you just put words and an expert point of view to exactly why. While I’ve only experienced his work emotionally and aesthetically and appreciate its uniqueness, your well made reasoning is dead on.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  5 лет назад

      Much obliged, Smack! The goal is to a lot more of these kinds of rants in the future.

  • @matttaylor9716
    @matttaylor9716 2 года назад +1

    1. Videodrome - most relevant
    2. The fly - most entertaining
    3. Crash - best screenplay/direction
    4. Dead ringers- best story
    5. Naked lunch- most wtf
    Hon mentions
    A history of violence, Eastern promises, rabid, scanners
    Not seem but can't wait
    Crimes of the future, cosmopolis, maps to the stars, existence, shivers, the brood, dead zone, spider

  • @ondrejmarek1980
    @ondrejmarek1980 5 лет назад +5

    thanks for those top10's .. next suggestion Werner Herzog

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  5 лет назад +1

      That's an excellent suggestion and a massive challenge. He's one of my all time favorite filmmakers, but I still have so many of his films left to see.

  • @StevenErnest
    @StevenErnest 5 лет назад +3

    When my friends and I first saw Videodrome in the theater when it came out, it really blew us away. Have the DVD, of course, a poster, a press kit, the soundtrack, the novelization (actually written by Dennis Etchison) based on an early script, so you get some different scenes, such as the TV rising out of the bathtub, which they just weren't able to do.
    Cinefantastique had an excellent detailed cover story on it. Oh, and I have a "Civic TV" logo t-shirt. One time a guy in a grocery store recognized the reference, and I said, "Long live the new flesh!" Those practical effects still hold up pretty well, and have that quality you generally lose with CG.
    Always enjoy your reviews, James! ^_^

  • @brokenclockentertainment8709
    @brokenclockentertainment8709 5 лет назад +1

    What a great ranking dude. Very well put together/educational video. Love Cronenberg, really became one of my favorites. Not sure what my ranking would be. I think I would put The Dead Zone at the number one slot.

  • @chadjoyce9147
    @chadjoyce9147 4 года назад

    Excellent video brother, getting started on my Cronenberg-fest tonight with The Brood as I he's a gem that I knew about but didn't fully appreciate until I saw this video, great stuff and thanks!

  • @mary-ellenbucko4322
    @mary-ellenbucko4322 2 года назад +1

    I Loved CRASH. Fiendishly erotic.
    I was fascinated by the Intensity of all the characters. No grief, no jealousy. no sorrow. No limiting, debilitating emotions. Just a savage, immaculate desire to connect.

  • @d.christophertatum2936
    @d.christophertatum2936 9 месяцев назад

    I rewatched Naked Lunch yesterday for the first time in decades. I remember liking it when I was younger, but this time found it impenetrable as you put it. It’s rare that my opinion of a movie goes in reverse.

    • @rhinocore
      @rhinocore 9 месяцев назад +1

      Try reading the book if you really want impenetrable lol. The movie makes complete sense in comparison.

  • @henrybroke3330
    @henrybroke3330 5 лет назад +3

    Have you read some other books from William S Burroughs other than Naked Lunch like Exterminator and Junky? After I caught up with most of the authors back catalogue was when the Cronenberg film version began to make more sense. It's a mix of Burroughs' life and various books he's written. Still freaking weird though.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  5 лет назад

      I read 'Junky' but have not had a chance to read 'Exterminator'. I've listened to a few interviews about Cronenberg's approach to Burroughs, but for some reason the movie is always just out of my reach.

    • @henrybroke3330
      @henrybroke3330 5 лет назад +1

      @@geekinwithJamesHancock Yeah I've grown to love it now and the more I think about it it's quite demanding of it's audience. It's like Cronenberg expects people to have read up on Burroughs' life and books from the get go for the film to make any sort of sense. Felt like I had to earn my appreciation.

  • @4021971
    @4021971 5 лет назад +2

    I am probably in the minority here, but if I had a top 10 for Cronenberg I would have Map To The Stars in there somewhere. It is a guilty pleasure of mine. Great top 10 James. Thanks for all your great reviews and knowledge.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  5 лет назад

      I really enjoyed 'Maps to the Stars' but I only saw it once. I remember being underwhelmed by the ending but I need to revisit it to be sure.

  • @janfranszuidema8512
    @janfranszuidema8512 5 лет назад +1

    When the video rental store phenomenon started, Cronenberg was King. Scanners looked so grotesque. And I saw Videodrome multiple times before I understood its meaning.
    When I became a teen, I hanged around in the video rental store (without renting) a lot. They had a couple of tv screens and the video dudes went for it with exploitation films. It was great fun.
    Later on, I remember finding Shivers & Rabid (as one two sided DVD) in one of those (cheap and forgotten) baskets. Or The Brood and (the original) Evil Dead. Spending those couple of bucks really made my day... ;)
    Videodrome should be number one, but otherwise it's a solid top 10. Well done, James!

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  5 лет назад +1

      Many thanks, Janfrans! I very easily could have given Vieodrome the top spot. I've seen it more than any of his other films.

  • @henrybroke3330
    @henrybroke3330 5 лет назад +4

    One thing that was pointed out to me about Crash the Spader/Arquette wound licking scene; they did not get it on properly afterwards, he actually used the wound as a vagina for.....you know.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  5 лет назад +1

      I guess "getting it on properly" varies depending upon one's point of view, lol.

  • @KatalistProductionsKozzySasha
    @KatalistProductionsKozzySasha 5 лет назад

    Great video dude! I went on a binge recently rewatching Cronenberg flicks. Rabid, Dead Ringers and The Dead Zone are my personal favorites, but I enjoy them all.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  5 лет назад +1

      Many thanks! It was great to have an excuse to revisit so many of these films. One of a kind filmmaker.

  • @ashwiniudgata7114
    @ashwiniudgata7114 5 лет назад +2

    Great list, have a lot of Cronenberg movies to catch up on. Of the ones I have seen, Eastern Promises was the best. But then again, I have a special love for crime and mob movies.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  5 лет назад

      Massive fan of 'Eastern Promises'. It hurts my feelings that they never made the sequel.

  • @kailovesfreedom
    @kailovesfreedom 5 лет назад

    My autoplay brings me here. I love your channel. Subscribed on 1 min into the video.

  • @noahtibesar7687
    @noahtibesar7687 5 лет назад

    Always loved Cronenberg, but haven't watched him in a while. Thanks to this video I will be doing a marathon next month. Great content in this video btw

  • @alsimmons3808
    @alsimmons3808 5 лет назад +3

    A History of Violence and Eastern Promises should get honorable mentions. Just for folks to know he has a wide range

  • @napoleonwilson155
    @napoleonwilson155 5 лет назад +6

    I was watching this thinking, he better put dead ringers first! Love all his films bur DR is a level above

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  5 лет назад +3

      One of the most riveting films I have ever seen.

    • @batgurrl
      @batgurrl 5 лет назад +2

      napoleon wilson I only saw that once and was quite impressed. Read the Books Twins I am pretty sure it was based on. Jeremy Irons killed it in that one

  • @originalhgc
    @originalhgc 3 года назад

    Fun list. Thank you. Who can remember where they were and who they were with the first time they saw Videodrome? I bet it's a lot of people. I have still never seen Eastern Promises. That's happening soon. I've seen all the others, from Shivers on.

  • @kevinnevada5342
    @kevinnevada5342 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you for this. Awesome 🤘👌

  • @Ilalang1604
    @Ilalang1604 5 лет назад

    Great job on (almost) everything Cronnenberg. What about M.Butterfly and Spider ? I would love to hear your thought on those underrated movies. Happy Halloween.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  5 лет назад +1

      I loved the performances in 'Spider', especially Miranda Richardson's, but the film is so unrelentingly bleak and grim that I have a hard time getting excited to revisit it the way I do with the others. I've seen M Butterfly once which I enjoyed but it was a little inert and subdued for my tastes. I like my Cronenberg movies to be a little more outrageous.

  • @bornin6473
    @bornin6473 4 года назад

    My first Cronenberg experience was the trailer for Scanners. It was simply just the whole scene ending the exploding head. Huge cheer from the audience. We saw it as soon as it came out. I saw quite a few others then stopped for a few decades. I then saw History of Violence which was excellent, and Eastern Promises which is a masterpiece.
    It would be nice in these videos to discuss all his films rather than an arbitrary 10.

  • @stanimirgeorgiev.87
    @stanimirgeorgiev.87 2 года назад

    In fact, one thing you said about Cronenberg "crash" applies to a some of Cronenberg movies, and what I personally don't like is that they don't really end, they just stop. I didn't know how exactly to explain it, but now it became clear to me after you said it. They dont end, they just stop. And that kind of makes them not quite understand what's going on in the end. This is a strange effect. I think that in some cases it can be used as a personal author handwriting , but in other cases it can be a sign of lack of specificity like leaves you in the middle of nowhere.

  • @bobomeara
    @bobomeara 4 года назад

    One connection between Dead Ringers and Eastern Promises, apart from Cronenberg is Jeremy Irons is in Dead Ringers and his wife Sinead Cusack is in Eastern Promises. Am watching both now so just made the connection. Think we might have to arm wrestle over this top 10 list James. :)

  • @Brandonbraun
    @Brandonbraun 4 года назад +1

    damn no eXistenz? gotta have that on here.

  • @cedriccinema4822
    @cedriccinema4822 3 года назад +1

    I much prefer Howard Shore’s score with Cronenberg than anything else he’s done.

  • @yvesdemunter5327
    @yvesdemunter5327 4 года назад

    I thought I was a big fan 🙄 Great video; great review of this brilliant filmmaker.

  • @dannypartridge6104
    @dannypartridge6104 5 лет назад

    great top 10

  • @guitarsarelikestupid7200
    @guitarsarelikestupid7200 3 года назад +1

    "Even dying is an act of eroticism"

  • @seanfroelich4528
    @seanfroelich4528 5 лет назад

    would love to hear your Scorcese list!

  • @cardboardu6019
    @cardboardu6019 4 года назад

    Love the list, Existenz is top 10 for me, Eastern Promises would be 5th or 6th, and Crash would be 1 or 2. I am a bit younger though, so that may be the difference.

  • @shirleymcdonald2777
    @shirleymcdonald2777 5 лет назад +1

    Yes I read the books in the early 90s but a good dose of LSD made every scene in this seem so awesome 👏 I gotta be honest that was enough to make sure I never dropped LSD again🦠

  • @AaronHatcher
    @AaronHatcher 2 года назад

    Wait....I had 0 idea till this moment that a history of violence was made by cronenberg. Wow. Idk how I missed that. I remember seeing it when I was like 15 or something but I don't think I had seen or known about him or his movies at that time yet so that's probably why.

  • @PicturedVisions
    @PicturedVisions Год назад

    My 1st introduction to David Cronenberg was The Fly.
    Then followed The Dead Zone etc..

  • @GamesWithBrainz
    @GamesWithBrainz 2 года назад

    funny how different peoples perspectives on directors films can be. I hate Crash but i absolutely love Naked Lunch

  • @Filmobsession2022
    @Filmobsession2022 15 дней назад

    You just said “Nekid Lunch” dying💀

  • @rhinocore
    @rhinocore 9 месяцев назад

    The Fly is my favorite but i admit i haven't seen them all.

  • @michaelbreen6748
    @michaelbreen6748 4 года назад

    What about night breed and the Brood .

  • @robspencer6452
    @robspencer6452 5 лет назад

    Dead Zone is such a great rewatachable movie.

  • @mrfunston1
    @mrfunston1 5 лет назад +3

    The Brood....went to see this with my then pregnant with twin wife don't think she ever forgave me. Jamie watch out for the Bug Powder!

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  5 лет назад +1

      You should have tried to justify the experience by explaining how many useful tips about motherhood Samantha Eggar was sharing in her performance, lol.

  • @BansheeMilk
    @BansheeMilk Год назад

    I love Rabid. It is underrated.

  • @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017
    @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 3 года назад

    Cronenberg is one of the best.

  • @joelwoods7149
    @joelwoods7149 5 лет назад

    Yeah Dead Ringers is the true number 1. Absolutely.

  • @AntLeonardi01
    @AntLeonardi01 Год назад

    Videodrome is his best work by a mile.

  • @jeanpaulmichell7243
    @jeanpaulmichell7243 2 года назад

    The Brood is the Cronenberg film that has had the most impact on me, both personally and on a general horror-movie level. Low-budget but very effective film, in several ways.
    Videodrome is heady, prescient filmmaking.
    Dead Ringers is excellent, though I need to revisit it as it's been two decades since last viewing.
    Frankly, Scanners is NOT a very good movie, period. ESPECIALLY for Cronenberg. The usual cool ideas and neat practical fx are there, but boy does it get technically sloppy and badly acted.

  • @RavensAgenda1
    @RavensAgenda1 4 года назад

    .....okay, im totally embarrassed. #10 & #9 are two of my favorites and i didnt even know they were DC's

  • @stanimirgeorgiev.87
    @stanimirgeorgiev.87 2 года назад

    I never watch movies for entertainment. They are doorways to other universes. Cronenberg is one of those I call "prophets with a camera".
    Dead for the videodrome!
    long life for the new flesh!

  • @TheLiveMusicGroup
    @TheLiveMusicGroup 3 года назад

    movies and fiction are different? (get your words straight, bud)

  • @michaelbreen6748
    @michaelbreen6748 4 года назад

    He said limpppppp .

  • @seanpanigel5494
    @seanpanigel5494 2 года назад

    This video:
    The brood > the fly.
    Me:
    No.

  • @michaelbreen6748
    @michaelbreen6748 4 года назад

    Just cooooooome out of there.