Comments on: The Best & The Rest: All Nicolas Winding Refn’s Films, Ranked

By: Ben Huxtable-Smith

Ben Huxtable-Smith — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 18:28:00 +0000

Drive is one my fave films. Agree about the soundtrack which is amazing and fits the content perfectly.

By: E.K.

E.K. — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 17:38:00 +0000

I do think Nemesis is the best of the Miss Marple series.

By: Jess Feltz

Jess Feltz — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 18:07:00 +0000

Bronson feels to me like his only fully realized film since the Pusher series. Everything since, especially Drive just feel like music video pastiches of better films.

By: Pasya

Pasya — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 23:05:00 +0000

Pusher III the best!

By: blake011

blake011 — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 01:53:00 +0000

Only God Forgives is pretentious nothingness. Quite terrible. Drive is still his best.

By: tristan eldritch

tristan eldritch — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 22:49:00 +0000

ONLY GOD FORGIVES is great, imo, better than DRIVE.

By: paddybass

paddybass — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 21:58:00 +0000

I would personally hold Valhalla Rising as my favourite of his films – although, The Neon Demon gives it a run for it’s money. Bronson is incredible, as is Drive. The Pusher series varies in quality wildly (although I also feel that the second film is the best). I have a soft spot for Only God Forgives – it’s an incredibly unique film, regardless of whether you love it or hate it.

By: Rolleyessmiley

Rolleyessmiley — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 21:56:00 +0000

Disagree.

Not seen : Miss Marple, Fear X, Bleeder

As for the rest :
8. The Neon Demon : full of promises, but eventually goes to tackle the pretty dull themes in an over the top and way too explicitly symbolic way. That’s too bad.
7. Pusher II : granted it’s a good film, but very unpleasant, even if it’s for coherent and admirable reasons.
6. Bronson : subjective – not too fan
5. Pusher III : You’ve got to admit that Milo’s excellent.
4. Pusher : awesome everyday tension and drama, becoming worst and worst.
3. Drive : of course, the music, the colors, the night driving, Ryan Gosling – but, well, besides this it has some hollowness in its core.
2. Valhalla Rising : Vikings. Mist. Strangeness. Green pastures. Bold red. Mads Mikkelsen. Whoop.
1. Only God Forgives : Also unpleasant in many ways for obvious, but man ! Gut wrenching rendition of weakness and anti-heroism (not unlike Pusher II), and above all an incredible subversion of the pseudo exoticism I was afraid I’d find there. The opening credits in thai suggest it – it’s not a western-centered film, it’s a film about the west fucking up and having to face the consequences under the eye of the righteous. It’s a film about having to choose between justice and one’s mother. I don’t think I’ve seen other movies of its kind.