Discuss your favorite Roman Polanski films...

Just recently I watched The Tenant and it has compelled me to make this thread. This is for discussing the films and not the director so leave whatever angry rant you have for him at the door.

Now just this month I have watched 3 films of his in total. They are Repulsion, Chintatown, and the previously mentioned Tenant. I loved Repulsion and Tenant, and thought they were both brilliantly crafted horror / psychological thrillers. I just couldn't get into Chintatown though. It didn't have a compelling enough story and, to put it bluntly, was boring. Rosemary's Baby and The Ninth Gate were both very solid thrillers as well.

My absolute favorite Polanski film thus far though... would have to be Repulsion. I have never seen a film quite like this one, that's so effective at taking us into the mind of somebody who is losing it. It's very dread-filled and claustrophobic, with excellent direction and a lead actress who is not only beautiful, but also delivers a startlingly realistic and chilling performance. This is horror on the level of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, and I'm surprised it rarely gets mentioned :?

I think I hate Roman Polanski's films even more than I hate Roman Polanski himself. And that's saying something.

I loved Chinatown. I was hooked the entire way through. But i can understand it being boring to some. Rosemary's Baby is my favorite movie of his and is just an amazing piece of storytelling. Frantic and The Ninth Gate are very good thrillers of his. And The Tenant and The Ghost Writer are even better thrillers of his. I still haven't seen Repulsion and Knife in the Water thoughlloveLamp

I will give Chinatown another chance, some day. It seems to be his most celebrated film next to Rosemary's Baby, so I would really like to try to get a better perspective on why people love it so much. If the opportunity ever presents it's self, definitly check out Repulsion. It may not be one of his more celebrated films, but personaly I think it's a far superior horror film to Rosemary's Baby, which is still very solid. Repulsion was just... nuts (no pun intended :P )

Bump for the day shift.

Those that I've seen I've liked or more. Repulsion, Rosemary's Baby and Chinatown are brilliant, while The Pianist and The Tenant are p. good too.super_mario_128

I was gonna watch his latest moveie the ghost writer, but i decided not to cuz he rraped that girl and it not going to court

What was that movie where he raped an underage girl? Oh snap, that actually happened. Sorry.

Guys, as I already mentioned in the OP, this thread is for discussing Polanski's films. If you want to discuss his personal life, make a new thread.

Hmm, I never see any threads 'intended' to exclusively discuss the works of any other director, only Polanksi, I wonder why that is. :roll:MetalGear_Ninty

Hmm, I never see any threads 'intended' to exclusively discuss the works of any other director, only Polanksi, I wonder why that is. :roll:MetalGear_Ninty

What was that movie where he raped an underage girl? Oh snap, that actually happened. Sorry.

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Really haven't seen much by him so I'll just tie Chinatown, The Ghost Writer and The Pianist. Slight edge to Chinatown.

What was that movie where he raped an underage girl? Oh snap, that actually happened. Sorry.Tangmashi

[QUOTE="MetalGear_Ninty"]Hmm, I never see any threads 'intended' to exclusively discuss the works of any other director, only Polanksi, I wonder why that is. :roll:sammyjenkis898

F***ing love The Tenant. It's my fifth favorite film of all time. I also love Chinatown, Rosemary's Baby, Repulsion, The Ghost Writer, The Pianist, Bitter Moon, and The Ninth Gate. I have Frantic and Knife in the Water but I haven't watched them yet, though I am excited to. Polanski is definitely one of my favorite directors. I love his dynamic endings. [QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"][QUOTE="MetalGear_Ninty"]Hmm, I never see any threads 'intended' to exclusively discuss the works of any other director, only Polanksi, I wonder why that is. :roll:t3hrubikscube

I loved The Tenant, and it would probably rank as my second favorite film of Polanski's, behind Repulsion. I actually just recently made a blog post discussing Repulsion, among other horror films. Check it out and comment if you guys like- http://www.gamespot.com/users/Master_ShakeXXX/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-25908998&tag=all-about%3Bblog1