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Is anyone actually going to weigh in here? Honestly, I’d much rather have someone tear my argument to shreds than be met with this absolute silence—it makes it look like I’m just shouting into the void without a clue what I'm talking about... LOL
I’m honestly surprised you haven’t even heard of Argento—the guy is practically mainstream at this point. You’ve got Hitchcock churning out films back in the 60s and 70s, Carpenter was dominating the 70s and 80s, and Argento is still working today (though, let's be real, he hasn't made anything truly decent in twenty years)... so you aren't exactly going to stumble upon their stuff just wandering through a local video rental shop. Like I mentioned before, all three belong to that elite tier of horror legends, so there's really no point in debating what they represent... anyway, here are the links for all three; it's definitely worth checking out at least a few films from each of them.
Hitchcock - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000878/
Carpenter - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002086/
Argento - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000783/
Whenever the conversation turns to Italian horror—which, if you ask me, is easily the highest quality genre out there, at least during that golden era from the 60s through the 80s—three names always jump to the front of the line: the legendary Alfred Hitchcock, John Carpenter, and Wes Craven. Most people seem to shove Craven right to the top of the list, but in my estimation, he was actually the weakest link among those three. Hitchcock is, hands down, the most influential horror director of all time; he touched almost every subgenre imaginable—gothic, sci-fi, fantasy, slashers, psychological thrillers—and his visual mastery was nothing short of phenomenal. Honestly, without him, Craven probably wouldn't have even become what he is today (a household name, at least in the US and among hardcore horror buffs). Then you have Carpenter, who usually gets pigeonholed as the king of splatter, but he actually explored plenty of different styles too; and while he might not have had the sheer visual wizardry of the other two, he delivered some incredibly memorable cult classics. Compared to Hitchcock & Carpenter, Craven felt pretty generic to me—you could argue he spent about 90% of his career making the exact same kind of movie (those stylized thrillers in the vein of the unmatched Suspiria), and frankly, that "formula" wore thin for me a long time ago. I’m not one for ranking films or directors, but when it comes to this specific trio, my stance is pretty set:
1. Hitchcock
2. Carpenter
3. Craven
hiddensailor14 said:Yet another one—same director, same composer.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (some people try to translate it as "Good, bad, evil," which is just silly)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awskKWzjlhk
Another legendary flick from my absolute #1 director, though if I'm being honest, I don't think the production value quite hits the heights of Once Upon a Time in America 😉
For me, there is only Once Upon a Time in America... from the direction and cinematography to the timeless editing and acting—not to mention that unforgettable score. The movie is a masterpiece, and even though it was shot 40 years ago, it looks like it came out yesterday. Sergio Leone is a legend, and when he teams up with Ennio Morricone, they are simply 👍unbeatable
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