Match Cut Directors Consensus - Barry Levinson

[dreamdead]

It's Levinson week this time. List your ratings from Levinson's earliest release to the most recent release.

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[dreamdead]

The Natural - 7
Good Morning Vietnam - 5
Rain Man - 3.5
Avalon - 8.5
Toys - 2
Disclosure - 5
Wag the Dog - 7
Sphere - 3

[Watashi]

Wag the Dog - 9
Sphere - 4

[Stay Puft]

Good Morning, Vietnam - 5
Wag the Dog - 5

Been too long to rate Rain Man or Sphere, but I'm not interested in revisiting them.

[origami_mustache]

Rain Man - 6
Toys - 2
Sleepers - 7

[Boner M]

who - 4
gives - 6
a - 5.5
shit - 7

[Ezee E]

how has Wats not seen Toys?

[Ezee E]

Diner - 8
Rain Man - 8
Avalon - 10
Toys - 6
Disclosure - 3
Sleepers - 6
Sphere - 2
Liberty Heights - 4

[Watashi]

how has Wats not seen Toys?
I think the better question is: why would I want to?

[Spinal]

Diner - 8.5
The Natural - 7
Young Sherlock Holmes - 6.5
Good Morning, Vietnam - 6
Rain Man - 8
Bugsy - 7.5
Sleepers - 4
Wag the Dog - 7.5

[Spinal]

who - 4
gives - 6
a - 5.5
shit - 7

I think he's made enough good films to be a legitimate choice.

[Winston*]

Homicide rulz.

[eternity]

Diner- 8
The Natural- 6
Good Morning Vietnam- 7
Rain Man- 8
Bugsy- 9
Sleepers- 8
Wag the Dog- 6
Envy- 1
Man of the Year- 3

Seriously, Envy is so unbelievably awful.

[MadMan]

who - 4
gives - 6
a - 5.5
shit - 7:lol:

Rain Man(1988)-9.0
Wag the Dog(1997)-6.0

Hmm, if I recall I caught some flack a while back for hating on "Wag." Now I'm starting to find I'm not alone in thinking the film isn't all that good, or at least a few other others haven't given it very high ratings. This gets a big, fat, :| from me.

[Yxklyx]

Diner - 9
The Natural - 5
Good Morning, Vietnam - 5
Rain Man - 7

[Boner M]

Fine then.

Diner - 7.5
Toys - 3
Sphere - 2.5

[Raiders]

Diner (1982) 7.0
Rain Man (1988) 4.5
Sleepers (1996) 5.0
Wag the Dog (1997) 7.0
Sphere (1998) 1.5
Liberty Heights (1999) 6.5

[Pop Trash]

Good Morning Vietnam-7
Rain Man-8
Disclosure-4
Sleepers-5
Wag the Dog-7
Liberty Heights-6

I used to love the hell out of the first two on this list but I don't think they've aged all that well. I've also seen some of his other films but don't remember them enough to accurately rate them (nor do I really feel like rewatching them)

[Derek]

Good Morning, Vietnam - 5.5
Rain Man - 7.5
Bugsy - 6.0
Disclosure - 4.0
Sleepers - 5.5
Wag the Dog - 7.0
Sphere - 5.0

[monolith94]

Good Morning Vietnam – 8
Bandits – 8.5

[NickGlass]

Rain Man: 5.5
Toys: 2.5
Sleepers: 6.0
Sphere: 3.5
Wag the Dog: 7.5
Liberty Heights: 8.0
Bandits: 4.0

[BirdsAteMyFace]

Sphere - 2.5
Bandits - 4

[Russ]

Diner - 8.5
The Natural - 7.0
Young Sherlock Holmes - 5.5
Tin Men - 6.0
Good Morning, Vietman - 7.0
Rain Man - 7.5
Toys - 2.5
Sleepers - 7.0
Wag the Dog - 6.5
Sphere - 5.0

[Rowland]

Sphere and Toys are the most absurd movies he's made, so compared to the white-bread nature of the rest of his work that I've seen, they are probably the most interesting to watch. Not good though, mind you.

[Mysterious Dude]

Diner - 6.0
Rain Man - 7.0
Avalon - 7.0
Bugsy - 8.5
Sleepers - 4.5
Wag the Dog - 9.0
Sphere - 4.0
Man of the Year - 3.0

[soitgoes...]

The Natural (1984) - 6.0
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) - 5.5
Rain Man (1988) - 7.5
Bugsy (1991) - 5.0
Toys (1992) - 1.0
Disclosure (1994) - 3.5
Jimmy Hollywood (1994) - 2.0
Sleepers (1996) - 5.5
Wag the Dog (1997) - 6.0
Sphere (1998) - 2.5
Bandits (2001) - 5.5

One of the better directors we've done.

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

The Natural - 6
Rain Man - 4
Wag the Dog - 5
Sphere - 1

[Watashi]

I have a feeling iosos is going to give Toys a 10.

[Sven]

Diner - 6
The Natural - 4
Young Sherlock Holmes - 3
Tin Men - 5.5
Good Morning Vietnam - 9.5
Rain Man - 7
Bugsy - 9
Toys - 8
Jimmy Hollywood - 6
Disclosure - 5
Sleepers - 7
Wag the Dog - 9.5
Sphere - 7
An Everlasting Piece - 7.5
Bandits - 6.5
Envy - 2

[Ezee E]

When I first saw it, I just remember how awesome I thought LL Cool J was in that movie. I was just like Joan Cusack, in awe of how he came out of nowhere.

[transmogrifier]

Envy is one of the worst movie ever made by anyone anywhere anytime. And I like Black and Stiller.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Diner - 7.5
The Natural - 8.0
Rain Man - 8.0
Toys - 3.5
Disclosure - 4.5
Sleepers - 5.0
Wag the Dog - 9.0
Sphere - 3.0
Bandits - 6.0

[Ezee E]

More people should see Avalon. It's easily the best out of everything he's done, and shows the beauty of the American dream, while also a fresher look at the DISASTER THAT IS SUBURBIA.

Great, great movie.

[Duncan]

Toys was without a doubt one of my favourite movies as a child. Now all I remember is toy lady sleeping in a big duck or swan. And Robin Williams...

Anyway, I've seen a bunch but only remember these well enough to rate.

Rain Man - 7.0
Wag the Dog - 7.0
Sphere - 7.0

:shrug:

[B-side]

Man Of The Year- 5

[balmakboor]

Diner - 10
The Natural - 5
Young Sherlock Holmes - 4
Tin Men - 8
Good Morning Vietnam - 7
Rain Man - 8
Bugsy - 9

Diner is such a perfect little classic.

[Torgo]

Rain Man - 9/10
Toys - 4/10
Sleepers - 7/10
Wag the Dog - 8/10

[Bosco B Thug]

Toys was a July 4th tradition in my household for some reason... Remember zero about the film, except a slinky-down-the-stairs scene that I loved, if I remember correctly.

Sphere - 4

[D_Davis]

Young Sherlock Holmes - 8
Good Morning Vietnam - 7
Rain Man - 6
Avalon - 6
Sleepers - 8
Wag the Dog - 8
Sphere - 6

[Amnesiac]

He made Bandits?

I remember really disliking that one.

[thefourthwall]

Diner - 8.5
The Natural - 10
Young Sherlock Holmes - 9
Good Morning, Vietnam - 7.5
Rain Man - 7.5
Toys - 7.5
Wag the Dog - 6.5
Bandits - 7

[Ezee E]

Edited for the rather predictable, been-there-done-that, but yet still appealing Liberty Heights.

[dreamdead]

Results:
Avalon – 7.875 (4)
Diner – 7.864 (11)
Bugsy – 7.714 (7)
Wag the Dog – 7.175 (20)
Rain Man - 6.977 (22)
Good Morning, Vietnam – 6.571 (14)
The Natural – 6.455 (11)
Liberty Heights – 6.125 (4)
Sleepers – 6.033 (15)
Young Sherlock Holmes – 6 (6)
Bandits – 5.929 (7)
Disclosure – 4.143 (7)
Toys – 3.818 (11)
Sphere – 3.735 (17)
= 6.1725

Did not qualify:
An Everlasting Piece - 7.5 (1)
Tin Men – 6.5 (3)
Jimmy Hollywood – 4 (2)
Man of the Year – 3.667 (3)
Envy – 1.5 (2)

People who actually value Toys: Sven and thefourthwall
Most Viewed: Sven
People who should watch Envy for the next film swap: everyone but Sven and eternity

[Ezee E]

I should do that graph for Levinson. He goes from pretty respectful to "who gives a shit" pretty dramatically.

[thefourthwall]

Results:
The Natural – 6.455 (11)


Appalling. :cry: