So Drive was my first Refn film and I liked it quite a bit but

>>80363908
Bumping because I'd like to have this question answered as well

>>80364641
Same.

>>80364688
Hey me too

>>80364641
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>>80364708
I'm surprised two other people are wondering about this.

>>80364728
Yeah, only 2 of those posts are me

watch Bronson, it's equally good or better and much less inscrutable than his others and then stop posting.

>>80364728
I mean, I haven't seen those other films, but I really liked Drive and would like to see more Refn, even if his name does seem like a typo.

>>80364774
Oh, that's good to hear. Bronson was the next one I was planning on watching. I just didn't know what kind of film to be ready for.

>>80364850
Don't know if you are up for watching foreign movies.
But his first danish pictures, the 'pusher' triology is pretty good.
It also stars Mads Mikkelsen in his first role too.

>>80364774
Seconding this. Bronson might be his best.
Also, for OP, Neon Demon is good. Where OGF felt boring, Neon Demon feels hypnotic.

>>80363908
I really enjoyed Valhalla Rising, I thought the atmosphere was great, watched Neon Demon recently and was pretty meh on it but I think I was in the wrong mood

>>80364985
I have no problem with foreign movies, and plus I like Mads Mikkelsen anyway, so I'll check those out too. Thanks.

>>80365082
Cool to hear. That was another one I was planning to try. I guess if I'd just continued watching I would have found out for myself without having to ask, but I appreciate the reassurance that I haven't seen the best of what Refn's got to offer.

>>80365152
Don't get me wrong, I didn't hate it, I just didn't like it as much as Drive. It was kind of an acquired taste for me.

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>open tonight's DRIVE thread
>it's not a "i-i drive" thread

>>80363908
Refn is overall pretty shit. His movies are visually fantastic, but that's where his talents starts and ends. And the problem with Refns more symbolic movies is that the symbolism is always on the nose while taking itself far too fucking seriously. Refn isn't subtle with his subtle symbolism.

Drive was a fluke. That movie was fantastic. Maybe it was just because of a special circumstance in Refns life during which the script was written, but that movie will probably forever be Refns only fantastic film.

Bronson was "decent" though

>>80365349
he didn't write Drive

>>80365461
Oh. Still, i think the way drive is directed, stylized, the pacing and all is what makes the film. Under a different director it could've been incredibly boring, so i still give him credit that it turned out a great movie. Don't know how specific the script is about what we see. Maybe i'll read it up in a bit

here are some refn pairings, not rankings, ie ones that are similar even if by a stretch or by no stretch at all

Drive, Fear x

Valhalla Rising, Only God Forgives

Bronson, Neon Demon

Pusher 1-3, Bleeder

in other words, the ones you watched after Drive that put you off Refn, whatever reason you found in them that put you off you probably wont find in his other movies

>>80363908
The Neon Demon is alright but it has some of the same problems as his other shit.

As much as I want to like the guy, he just has different standards for what makes a quality film than me. There's nothing tight about his storytelling, it's all sloppy and loose and mostly pointless. He creates a good atmosphere but that's just a small part of a good film so meh

>>80365544
No, the writing is what makes the film.

You wouldn't understand, you know nothing of filmmaking.

>>80363908
Only God Forgives is literally his greatest film, only plebs fail to see this

>>80363908
Drive was Refn's best impression of Micheal Mann.

His other films are garbage because he's being him self

>>80365344
I blame reddit

>>80366569
>muh thief
bye rddit

>>80366569
where is the deluxe version?

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>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e3r689dZEU
>Driver staring blankly for a minute making you wonder if he died only for a real hero to start playing in the background
>he blinks and goosebumps all over the place as the song loudly playing
>that frame of him leaving Bernie's dead body as he drives away
>that end where he drives to the night
Will there ever as KINO as this?

>>80368359
A REAL HUMAN BEING (and a real hero)
REAL HUMAN BEING

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>pleb didnt like Refns GOAT film OGF

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https://youtu.be/fxYjFNh_aIA

tfw to intelligent to subscribe to pleb-tier analyses like this faggot's.

>show it to my sister last night
>she doesn't pick up on any of the deeper themes
>all she has to complain about is how the ginger slut was a useless character and 'acted unrealistically'
How could my little sister possibly be so pleb?

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>>80363908
>dude neon....the director
Lmao

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>>80365544
This fucking idiot.

>>80369701
>tfw my mom said the movie was stupid because he left the money in the parking lot
I know those shitty gene pool feels familia.

>>80363908
personally, i think the neon demon was great. not as good as drive, but id put it above only god forgives.

The Pusher Trilogy is his best work by far.

If you haven't seen them gtfo /tv/

>>80368785
i just so happened to be listening to this when looking at that gif.
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kek'd

>>80368359
The fact that he needs to constantly separate "true film fans" like himself from the "casual audience" is really cringy. It feels like he's almost talking down to the viewer

>>80368785
Meant to reply to this one

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>>80366554
this!

drive is a ripoff of thief which explains everything

>>80365152
I watched Valhalla Rising when I was coming down from acid. Loved it

>>80366545
RLM told me any other director would have a montage of the driver walking through the strip club when they go to see cook, instead of him just walking down a hallway to the dressing room. Changes like these would have ruined the film. Are they wrong and you're right?

>>80365349
Refn overall is great. If you look at movies he made when he was financially struggling or trying to break out, you'll see he made conventional masterpieces (pusher trilogy, Bronson, drive). When he's allowed to he makes experimental movies, but not because he does a bad job, but because he intends them to be that way.

>>80363908
>>80364641
>>80364688
>>80364708

"Drive" was the film that put Refn on the map and thus people started to explore his other works by, to an extent, comparing it to "Drive". See, the reason lots of people were let down by "Only God Forgives" is because they expected "Drive 2: Drive Harder" and got something different. All his films are relatively slow (I've only seen Bronson, Valhalla Rising, Drive, and Only God Forgives; by the looks of it Neon Demon fits the bill as well) because I would guess that is his stylistic trademark as a director - like Zack Snyder and slow-motion or Quentin Tarantino and stylized violence/dialogue.

What makes "Drive" so appealing then? A variety (I would even say, combination) of reasons: the soundtrack and GTA: Vice City vibe, awkward love story, simple heist story, isolation (akin to "Taxi Driver" and "Nightcrawler"), a relatable protagonist (a simple guy, somewhat blank slate that one can project upon).

Think of him as a musician who suddenly has a hit and now everyone is listening to their discography and comparing it to that hit going "hm, it's not as good" even though they might be great songs themselves; likewise for future expectations.

w...wanna f-fight

>>80363908
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>>80364728
not those anons but im curious too