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The Monster's Den: Favorite David Cronenberg Films
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- Опубліковано 23 чер 2021
- Join Pete Pardo, Chris Alo, and Rich Catino as they rank their 5 favorite films from director David Cronenberg. #davidcronenberg
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Fun Fact: A History of Violence was a comic book adaptation. Also the LAST movie commercially released on VHS.
One of my top 5 directors of any genre, so hard too choose, but as of today:
5. Scanners
4. The Fly
3. Naked Lunch
2. Dead Ringers
1. Videodrome
Honourable mentions:
Crash, Eastern Promises, Cosmopolis.
Your Channel has been a true golden finding man. Just my favorite stuff, music and movie-wise.
Thanks!!
Wait... Videodrome didn't crack any of you guy's top 5, that's very surprising.
Or Crash!!
Or Dead Ringers?
The dude placed Rabid at number 4 and didn’t even remember what it was about.
Go figure…
It is a shame. Videodrome is his best movie imho. Absolute masterpiece.
Dead Zone, A History Of Violence, Dead Ringers & The Fly.
I remember reading an interview in the 1980's with John Carpenter in which at one point he was asked about Cronenberg and he said,"he's better than all of us." By the way,I first got into Cronenberg when one day my father comes home from work and asks me if I know David Cronenberg. I said yeah,why? It turns out they were filming scenes from Scanners where my father worked! I became a huge fan after that.
@Chris Alo, another great remake that exceeds the original is 1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Definitely! Also the Thing and The Blob. Hell, I'm positive I don't feel this way now, but as a kid I would much rather watch Savini's remake of Night of the Living Dead over the original.
Loved ‘A History of Violence’, and ‘Eastern Promises’ with Viggo Mortensen
Dead Ringers is, by far, my favorite. Jeremy Irons should have won an oscar for that role.
I went to public school (it was grade 3, I believe) with a girl who played one of the child creatures in The Brood.
Not letting this comment go unnoticed haha.
Were they all actually child actors? I seriously thought they were all little people.
@@davidl570 Not sure. I just know the one - and she was pretty proud of herself.
@@mathewsandford3796 Okay, thanks for the info!
The Dead Zone, Rabid, A History of Violence, Crash and Scanners. I have never been bored with a Cronenberg movie and I can't say that about many directors.
His CLASSIC body horror period ended in 1999 with EXistenZ. My favorites ranked:
1. Scanners (1981) (starring Patrick McGoohan from Danger Man and The Prisoner)
2. Shivers (1975) (influenced the movie Alien popping out of the chest scene)
3. The Dead Zone (1983) (Christopher Walken's best role and like The Fly, it's SAD)
4. The Fly (1986)
5. Videodrome (1983)
6. Rabid (1977)
7. The Brood (1979)
10. Dead Ringers (1988)
11. Crash (1996)
12. EXistenZ (1999)
13. Naked Lunch (1991)
14. Crimes of the Future (1970)
15. Stereo (1969)
16. Fast Company (1979)
1) Naked Lunch (1991)
2) Videodrome (1983)
3) The Fly (1986)
4) The Brood (1979)
5) Dead Ringers (1988)
To this day, the Brood is still creeping me out! Rabid and Shivers are gems, Scanners and Videodrome with their underlying societal themes are so relevant still and Dead Zone is for me the best Stephen King movie adaption. Also shoutout to Brundlefly and his PSA on how flies feed
This is tough but I'll go....
1. Existenz
2. The Fly
3. Spider
4. A History Of Violence
5. The Dead Zone
Yep Spider is a very bleak little film. Great stuff.
It's wild seeing so many people in the comments rate Existenz as his best. Great to hear it's become a cult classic. I never hear anyone talk about that movie.
I visited the "Screaming Tunnel" that was used as a film location for The Dead Zone on Halloween night a few years ago, it was creepy as hell.
Another fun episode of The Monster's Den and great to have Rich, Chris and Pete back for an episode. The Dead Zone would be tops on my list and concur that it was a great adaptation of a gripping early Stephen King novel. But my takeaway from this episode is the need for a film titled What Lurks In The Attic and would be tour of Chris' attic. Thanks, gents, for plenty of laughs and some great film recommendations. Looking forward to the next episode.
Naked Lunch and eXistenZ are two of the best for me.
3+ hour movies that don't suck off the top of my head, Spartacus, Ben-Hur, Lawrence of Arabia, Amadeus, The Godfather, Seven Samurai...I could keep going. Yes, they are monster epics, but sometimes you just need that extra running time. For horror, I would say works best at 90 minutes to 2 hours.
Was just saying the same thing to my 23 year old son. We both like movies that are long, especially if you like them & they are good.
The movie I always felt needed to be much longer was Inglourious Basterds.
Number five is variable:
1. Scanners
2. Videodrome
3. Dead zone
4. Rabid
5. Naked lunch
Dead Ringers is #1 for me, easily
Don’t get it the first time I saw it about 20 years ago. It has grown to be one of my favourite horror films of all time - even though it’s not really considered a horror movie. The descent into complete dread is almost unmatched with any horror movie that has come out since imo…
Fantastic episode. There were so many Chris Alo classics to keep up with during this video. You mentioned a number of movies that I need to check out now. I love THE MONSTER'S DEN!
Spider, Dead Ringers and Existenz are incredible films that stay with you.
1. The Fly
2. Videodrome
3. A History of Violence
4. Dead Ringers
5. Crash
Do you guys realize that David Cronenberg's son (Brandon Cronenberg) has followed in his dad's footsteps and has released an AMAZING horror/sci-fi movie called "Possessor" that came out last year? I HIGHLY recommend it!
His first movie Antiviral was a bit hit and miss but I agree Possessor is amazing. Unbelievable that this is a director's second movie.
1. The Fly
2. Crash
3. Rabid
4. Maps to the Stars
5. Videodrome
Crash, Dead Ringers, Videodrome, Naked Lunch, The Fly.
Yeah, and The Brood too.
Great topic!!
The Dead Zone, for me the best.
The most faithful - and successful, IMO - Stephen King film adaptation.
Shivers. Once seen never forgotten. That mix of the horror of having the parasite/slug inside you and the sexual desire of wanting them inside was so out there at the time you knew you were watching a master of horror at work.
Yes i agree saw it as a double bill with Rabid. It stays with me.
I watched them film A History of Violence for a day. I didn't meet Cronenberg, but his sister did get some of my stuff autographed by him, including the out of print Criterion DVD of Dead Ringers.
Great topic, great director. Crash and Videodrome would be on my list.
Thank you for doing the Cronenbergs, I know I’ve been begging! It’s too tough but existenz, Dead Ringers, Naked Lunch, the Fly and the Dead Zone
The reason that "Witchfinder General" had it's title changed to "The Conqueror Worm" for the US release, is that AIP wanted to make it part of their "Poe" cycle and "The Conqueror Worm" was a Poe title. Poe's poem had nothing to do with the Mathew Hopkins, though.
Oh yep, I remember that. But still, a stinker of a re-titling!
@@chrisalo2989 I'm sure there were a few people waiting for some worms to start conquering something.
1. The Brood
2. Scanners
3. Shivers
4. The Fly
5. Videodrome
The Fly
Naked Lunch
Dead Zone
Dead Ringers
Shivers
I don't know why, but I have not seen The Brood, Rabid or Fast Company. Been meaning to see Rabid for a long time. Adding the other two to the list.
Also, I like Jason X. It's dumb, but it's fun.
Thanks Rich, Chris and Pete, more good selections to explore.
Love Cronenberg, Videodrome and The Fly are total classics.
Nightbreed Cabal Cut is available on the Arrow blu ray version so is quite readily available in high def glory
I saw Scanners back in 82/83 at my friends house. I was 12-13 years old back then. When the head exploded in the beginning of the movie, I freaked out. Made an excuse, and left home, had nightmares for quite some time after that.
Same here, same age and I was líke WTF!?!?
Have any of you guys seen Boxing Helena ? More of a thriller than a horror flick. Creepy obsessed doctor, stalker played by Julian Sands, finds a way to possess the object of his obsessions played by the beautiful Sherilyn Fenn
Hi Pete, Chris and Rich. Looking forward to this episode. One of my favorite films from Mr. Cronenberg was Crash from one of my favorite authors, J.G. Ballard.
agreed!!!!
Just saw Fast Company last weekend on HBOmax. Liked it for Saxton & William Smith. The end is kind of hilarious.
Excellent show guys! I agree, "The Dead Zone" is my favourite Cronenberg film, closely followed by "A History Of Violence" and then probably "Rabid." There is a recent film you might want to check out, called "A Disappearance On Clifton Hill," set here in Niagara Falls, and Cronenberg plays an acting role in it, and he's really good. Sort of a David Lynch style mysterious thriller. Good film. A couple of things about the Dead Zone. It was filmed in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, where I work each morning. They built the gazebo for the movie, which they did an extra good job on, as they gave it to the town as a gift in thanks for letting them film there. A couple of years ago they had to rebuild it, as it was becoming a bit shabby, but it's still there, and now looks just like it did in the movie. The final scene in which Walken tries to shoot Martin Sheen's character, was filmed in the town hall, on Queen Street, the main street, which is now mostly used as a theatre as part of the Shaw Festival. The scene where they take Walken to help them solve the serial killings, was shot at the Screaming Tunnel, an infamous local spot, which is about a ten minute drive from my house. My son and I have been there many times doing some ghost hunting, and we got some wild stuff there, but I think it is pretty quiet now. A girl I know got to dance with Martin Sheen at a bar in NOTL during filming. Everyone loved the cast there, and had nothing but good things to say about the entire production.
Cosmopolis isn’t his best, but I watched it recently and really enjoyed the writing.
Shout Factory is releasing a standalone version of the Dead Zone on blu ray in July, FYI
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Chris Alo is correct. And Vinegar Syndrome just released Scanner Cop 1&2 on 4K UHD recently!
Shivers is his punk rock movie. It's raw, in your face, kind of a mess, etc. Rabid is the band coming back with a little more money, little more studio support doing things a little bit better. The DNA for every theme and trope sources back to Shivers.
My top 5:
1. Videodrome
2. The Brood
3. Naked Lunch
4. Scanners
5. Dead Ringers (great soundtrack, too)
Videodrome is my favorite by far. Naked Lunch is another.
The Dead Zone and The Fly are so great movies, seen them 10-15 times. Videodrome, Rabid, The Brood, Scanners are great to. Long time since I saw Dead Ringers. And Naked Lunch is cool. Time for Brian de Palma soon.
Brian de palma did some great movies, i love Blow out, and Dressed to kill.
Anyone remember Friday The 13th: The Series? Cronenberg directed an ep. of that--and it featured one of the actors who previously appeared in The Brood.
He has a role on Jason X as well.
@@hellojimmypage Hmm, didn't know that! Will have to check it out.
I remember Rabid , for some reason the idea of something coming out of your armpit so creeped me out lol
john short was in the film maximum overdrive. underrated actor.
Videodrome is number 1 for me - Rabid, Dead Zone, The Fly all awesome - Spider is perhaps his much underrated of his
Why would you have a guy on who hasn’t seen hardly any Cronenberg movies??? Should’ve just been Pete and Chris for this one.
So many great ones to choose from. My favorites would be The Brood, Scanners, Videodrome, The Dead Zone, The Fly and Dead Ringers. Still need to see Rabid and Naked Lunch.
The Fly is his best film! I love it when we get to see a guy who goes through a transformation and becomes something else, it's not only a love story but a character study on a good man who gets destroyed by his own invention and it's so tragic and disturbing and brilliant perfromances fro Goldblum and Davis!
Dead Ringers, Crash, Videodrome, Existenz, The Dead Zone
5. Scanners
4. The Fly
3. The Brood
2. Crash
1. Naked Lunch
Scanner Cop 1 & 2 have been put out in 4K by Vinegar Syndrome and they are very entertaining. Agree with Mr Alo, Fast Company is a heap of fun. William Smith is a badass.
My 5, in no order:
Videodrome
The Fly
Crash
The Brood
Dead Ringers
Videodrome
“It’s a car movie and I hate cars.”
I’m dying 😂
The Dead Zone. Dead Ringers. The Brood. Crash. Eastern Promises.
My Top 5:
5. Dead Ringers
4. Scanners
3. The Dead Zone
2. Videodrome
1. The Brood
The Dead Zone
The Fly
Scanners
Dead Ringers
Crash
Hey Pete! I notice you mention the Criterion collection a lot. I was wondering if you could do a top 10 criterion films. I’ve been slowly collecting them for years and years and they just put such dynamite content.
A History Of Violence & The Dead Zone are my favourites
I like how ARENA made Moviedrome inspired by Croninburg’s Videodrome. :)
James woods is great in that movie. :)
if you want to trigger a Fast & Furious movie fan, tell them Taiwan is a country 😂
Pete showing off some Criterion Collection... impressive!
Scanners is an easy #1 for me. I got to see a Cronenberg retrospective here in LA and they showed a Canadian print of Shivers which was titled The Parasite Murders.
The Monsters Den Re- Boot ! Younger and thinner! Almost fell off my chair.
My picks
1. Dead Zone
2. Rabid
3. Shivers
4. Scanners
5. The Brood
The dude participates in a best Cronenberg list, and hasn’t seen the Brood? Places Rabid at number 4 but can’t remember what it’s about? Place Shivers at number 3 but didn’t think it was that good? Wtf?
Chris you mentioned William Smith. You know he's in a Night Stalker episode. Not the best episode but he gets more than a few minutes of screen time.
I think it's safe to assume Chris and Pete don't ever go to car shows lol. I love 70's and 80's muscle cars. Always have and always will. Really wish someone would remake the movie "Corvette Summer". Would like to see that. Back on topic: love Cronenberg films. Scanners is probably my favorite.
Dead Ringers is my favorite. Jeremy Irons rules. The initial scenes with the pre-pubescent Mantle twins set the tone perfectly for the weirdness to come. IMHO, the creepiest twins since the hallway sisters from The Shining.
My favorite DC films off the top of my head ...Crash, Dead Ringers, A Dangerous Method, Scanners and the Fly and Dead Zone.
sometimes-even when I don't LOVE a Cronenberg film, I'm impressed with the acting. the 3 that come to mind are Existenz, Spider, and Crash. I must say, I absolutely LOVE Videodrome, Dead Ringers, and Naked Lunch as well as all of the ones mentioned as top 5s-with one exception: Fast Company which I vaguely recall seeing over 15 years ago. M Butterfly is an interesting one; sort of a spy thriller with cross-dressing
5. shivers
4. existenz
3 a dangerous method
2. spider/videodrome
1. crash
I liked, Scanners, Videodrome and The Fly. I would like to check out eXistenZ and Dead Ringers.
Absolutely love David Cronenberg. He is such a fantastic director.
My favourite horror films of his since my teenage years are:
5. The Fly
4. Rabid
3. Dead Ringers
2. Videodrome
1. Scanners
Honourable mention - Naked Lunch, Shivers, Dead Zone, Crash & Eastern Promises.
Would you consider doing a rant video with regards to horror movies much like you do with the music side of the channel.
It could be boring covers, tired old horror tropes they need to retire, or my rant would be remastered prints.
Remastered prints are a good thing, but what annoys me is that there is no universal definitive print of a movie unlike music artists who release definitive remastered music albums worldwide.
There can be 2 or 3 distribution companies that will have their own remastered print, so you could end up importing & paying over the odds just to get a decent print of the movie, or the so called definitive print wasn’t definitive enough because the grass was yellow, & it was meant to be green.
That’s my rant when it comes to buying movies.
I don't know if it's always the case, but I think he has an idiosyncratic style of directing using monitors to watch actors from another room, possibly lying on a couch. I think I saw that on a DVD extra for A Dangerous Method.
Along with HVS, my fave SOT show..Great content guys.
Love me some Scanners, I even enjoy the 2 sequels (not the cop ones) and I recently watched the new 4k releases of the 2 Scanner Cop flicks. Pure cheesefest ! Growing up in the 80's Cronenberg along with Carpenter and Lynch were my top 3 directors.
Oh, and Rich.....70's muscle cars rule, man! Thumbs up!
You guys should rank your favorite Brian DePalma horror/thriller movies!! He's awesome, and underrated.
Shivers and Videodrome are my favourites.
Though I liked the Fly a lot, I still have a soft spot for the original over it. There is just something about his early films that make them so cool. Of Course Dead Ringers is quite good and a History of Violence is a great later-day film.
My Top 5 in chrono
Rabid
The Brood
Scanners
The Dead Zone
Video Drome
I suggested doing this show a while ago - I like how you listen to us - Great show
My Top 5
5 Naked Lunch
4 Existenz
3 Scanners
2 The Fly
1 The Dead Zone Theres alot I havent seen
Too bad "Good thing my wife doesn't watch this show" came after the quote deadline.
The Breed is pretty bizarre and a good twist at the end
That movie is all kinds of f'd up in the best way! Existenz is another of his very weird body horror movies that rocks.
@@manuelper yeah, that one's very twisted
I agree with Rich, American muscle cars are cool! One car movie that wasn't mentioned that I really enjoy is Duel. 👹👹👹
Day of the triffids needs a remake.
Great movie! I think there were a few remakes already. Was one a British TV mini series or something?
Wish I could watch Scanners right now stoned.
Favourite scene in The Dead Zone....."the ice......is gonna' break!'
The Scanner Cop movies aren't THAT obscure - Vinegar Syndrome just did them on 4K UHD!
Videodrome and Dead Ringer for me, although i love all the ones that were mentionned as well. not as much into his more recent stuff.
"There's bad movies...then there's Maximum Overdrive."
Agreed.
IMDB page for Cronenberg say he is in pre production on a new film, starring guess who ….Viggo Mortenson.
Bill Paxston in Boxing Helena as well