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Time Out London did the 50 Greatest Debut (for the director) Movies of all time. Can ST get the Top 10? -- nm

Posted by Danonormal Activity (aka dano) Sep 22 '09, 12:23

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Responses:

Eternal Sunshine -- nm - Inigo Sep 22, 12:42 3
- oooh, love this movie -- nm - Andie Sep 22, 12:42 1
  - Same here. I think I need to rewatch it. (nm) - musubi Sep 22, 12:44
- not a debut by a longshot. :) -- nm - Guy (The Hammer) Sep 22, 12:42
What's Up, Tiger Lily? -- nm - Andie Sep 22, 12:41 1
- Hee. Great little movie. -- nm - con_carne Sep 22, 12:42
Iron Giant. -- nm - Callisto Sep 22, 12:41 1
- Oooh, good call. (nm) - musubi Sep 22, 12:43
Night of the Living Dead? and Clerks really wasnt on the list? nm - Jovian Sep 22, 12:41 1
- #8, and it really wasn't -- nm - Danonormal Activity Sep 22, 12:41
Not exactly his first but EraserHead? -- nm - Guigue Sep 22, 12:41 1
- #18 -- nm - Danonormal Activity Sep 22, 12:42
Easy Rider -- nm - Max Sep 22, 12:40 1
- #50 -- nm - Danonormal Activity Sep 22, 12:42
Reservoir Dogs? -- nm - Buzz Sep 22, 12:40
I think I've replied to all correct answers below this post. -- nm - Danonormal Activity Sep 22, 12:40 2
- Even mine? (nm) - musubi Sep 22, 12:42 1
  - This looks like a movie-snob's list -- nm - Roger More Sep 22, 12:44
Oooh, what about Boyz N The Hood (Singleton)? (nm) - musubi Sep 22, 12:40
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Being John Malkovich -- nm - Inigo Sep 22, 12:39 4
- the latter is a good call. Confessions was far too underwhelming to make a Top 10 -- nm - Guy (The Hammer) Sep 22, 12:44
- Being John Malkovich wasn't Spike Jonze first, was it? -- nm - Andie Sep 22, 12:40 2
  - and, by going to wiki, i discovered that he and Michelle Williams just recently broke up. -- nm - Andie Sep 22, 12:42
  - First film, I think. -- nm - Inigo Sep 22, 12:41
John Hughes - Sixteen Candles -- nm - oblique Sep 22, 12:39
Bad Boys? -- nm - CQ Sep 22, 12:37
because it's from London, i looked up David Lean's first film - "In Which We Serve" -- nm - Andie Sep 22, 12:37
The Anniversary Party -- nm - znufrii Sep 22, 12:37
Virgin Suicides? (not that i think it should be.) -- nm - Andie Sep 22, 12:36
Shawshank -- nm - peglegpete Sep 22, 12:36
12 Angry Men, Shawshank. -- nm - Inigo Sep 22, 12:36 1
- OMG yeah Shawshank. -- nm - Loyola Sep 22, 12:37
Duel -- nm - Buzz Sep 22, 12:35 3
- Firelight -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 22, 12:37 2
  - Crap, does that even count? lol -- nm - Buzz Sep 22, 12:40 1
    - well his first few are totally forgetable and i doubt they are out on DVD but Duel is worth having - Danedukenuuk Sep 22, 12:41
ooh ooh. Evil Dead. -- nm - Callisto Sep 22, 12:35 1
- #27 -- nm - Danonormal Activity Sep 22, 12:36
Not that I agree, but American Beauty? -- nm - Diva Sep 22, 12:35 8
- American Beauty is great! - con_carne Sep 22, 12:36 4
  - *spit take* Oh no you di'int. (nm) - musubi Sep 22, 12:38 2
    - *takes off earrings* -- nm - Diva Sep 22, 12:40 1
      - "And don't mess with her, because that thing about the jukebox is waaaay to specific to be improvised." (nm) - musubi Sep 22, 12:41
  - *laughing* -- nm - Diva Sep 22, 12:37
- you're not a fan? -- nm - Guy (The Hammer) Sep 22, 12:35 2
  - It was fine, I just wasn't as impressed as others seemed to be. -- nm - Diva Sep 22, 12:38 1
    - my sistah -- nm - shamu Sep 22, 12:40
Citizen Kane -- nm - peglegpete Sep 22, 12:34
speaking of Linklater - Dazed and Confused? -- nm - Guy (The Hammer) Sep 22, 12:34
whatever truffaut's first one was. 400 Blows? -- nm - shamu Sep 22, 12:34 1
- #7 -- nm - Danonormal Activity Sep 22, 12:36
Dances With Wolves? -- nm - Diva Sep 22, 12:33
Spinal Tap? (nm) - musubi Sep 22, 12:33 4
- #36 -- nm - Danonormal Activity Sep 22, 12:36
- thats a documentary -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 22, 12:35 2
  - i can never tell if you're joking or not -- nm - Guy (The Hammer) Sep 22, 12:36 1
    - heh well - Danedukenuuk Sep 22, 12:38
Following (Chris Nolan)? -- nm - Callisto Sep 22, 12:32 1
- nice. i don't think very many people saw this, but very good debut indeed -- nm - Guy (The Hammer) Sep 22, 12:37
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels -- nm - ty97 Sep 22, 12:32 2
- That was going to be my guess. - Dr.Vermin Sep 22, 12:33 1
  - The 1995 films was a short (I think), so I'm guessing it doesn't count -- nm - ty97 Sep 22, 12:34
Clerks -- nm - Jovian Sep 22, 12:31
Clint's Play Misty For Me -- nm - con_carne Sep 22, 12:30 5
- #12 -- nm - Danonormal Activity Sep 22, 12:37 3
  - *snorts* -- nm - Roger More Sep 22, 12:38 2
    - I have actually never seen it :) -- nm - con_carne Sep 22, 12:40 1
      - It's fun, and unitentionally hilarious in places... but not a very good movie - Roger More Sep 22, 12:43
- I certainly hope not :) - Roger More Sep 22, 12:32
Bottle Rocket? -- nm - Andie Sep 22, 12:29 2
- #32 -- nm - Danonormal Activity Sep 22, 12:35
- Nice. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 22, 12:30
THX-1138 -- nm - 2-0 Sep 22, 12:29
Blood Simple -- nm - shamu Sep 22, 12:28 2
- #5 lowest with 9.8 YPVPA -- nm - Danonormal Activity Sep 22, 12:32
- good one -- nm - Andie Sep 22, 12:29
Danny Boyle w Trainspotting? (or was it not his first?) -- nm - Jovian Sep 22, 12:28 1
- Shallow Grave -- nm - Max Sep 22, 12:30
Matrix? Hudsucker Proxy? -- nm - znufrii Sep 22, 12:28
Braveheart? -- nm - Loyola Sep 22, 12:27 1
- Man Without a Face was his first -- nm - Roger More Sep 22, 12:29
Was "Do the Right Thing" Spike Lee's debut? - Andie Sep 22, 12:27 5
- I think his first feature was "She's Gotta Have It" and there were some shorts before that. -- nm - Diva Sep 22, 12:36
- He directed six films before Do the Right Thing, including She's Gotta Have It and School Daze. -- nm - Max Sep 22, 12:28 3
  - i'm pretty sure School Daze was after Do The Right Thing -- nm - shamu Sep 22, 12:34 2
    - IMDB says Feb 1988 and then June 1989. -- nm - Max Sep 22, 12:35 1
      - IMDB Lies! -- nm - shamu wilson Sep 22, 12:37
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- Is first was that movie with Rosie O'Donnel and the little kid? -- nm - oblique Sep 22, 12:35
- That would be like me having posted "Star Wars". -- nm - 2-0 Sep 22, 12:29
- oh, how he wishes that was his first. -- nm - Reagen Sep 22, 12:26 3
  - Wasn't his first "waking life" -- nm - MDH Sep 22, 12:28 2
    - ? thats a Richard Linklater flick -- nm - Guy (The Hammer) Sep 22, 12:33
    - Praying With Anger, or Wide Awake -- nm - Max Sep 22, 12:29
what was uwe boll's first film? -- nm - shamu Sep 22, 12:25 1
- Superman. -- nm - David Sep 22, 12:26
Roger & Me -- nm - ty97 Sep 22, 12:24
"Duel" by Spielberg, "The Usual Suspects" by Bryan Singer -- nm - con_carne Sep 22, 12:24
Reservoir Dogs, Citizen Kane -- nm - Roger More Sep 22, 12:24 1
- #21, #2 -- nm - Danonormal Activity Sep 22, 12:33
Reservoir Dogs. -- nm - Andie Sep 22, 12:23 1
- #21 -- nm - Danonormal Activity Sep 22, 12:33

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