Polanski movies?

[Svengoolie 3]

I know  roman polanski is supposed to be this awesome director and a screen legend,  but,  honestly,  I can't say I really thought much of any of his movies.  The only one I remember was the fearless vampire killers and even that was kinda "meh" to me.

Valley of the dolls was a big controversial movie in it's  day but frankly it made me wanna take some sleeping pills.

It didn't even get mentioned on my controversial movie thread here.

So,  if anyone does and can admit it, does anyone think much of polanski's films or agree with his "legendary" status?

We all know what he did,  so no need to rehash it. This is just about his movies and his status as a super director.

[Allhallowsday]

VALLEY OF THE DOLLS is not a ROMAN POLANSKI film. 

[Svengoolie 3]

Oh yeah,  got it mixed up with him due to Sharon tate. Somehow her and him got conflated. So I can't really think of ma NY movies he directed then. Why was he famous?

[Rev. Powell]

He's famous for CHINATOWN and the "apartment trilogy": REPULSION, ROSEMARY'S BABY and THE TENANT, all excellent psychological horror movies.

[bob]

Of the  movies he directed I really like Repulsion,  Cul-de-sac, Rosemary's Baby and The Pianist.

I think Chinatown and the Ninth Gate are ok.

[RCMerchant]

He's famous for CHINATOWN and the "apartment trilogy": REPULSION, ROSEMARY'S BABY and THE TENANT, all excellent psychological horror movies.

I'll go with these as well. And the FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS.

[Allhallowsday]

Don't forget KNIFE IN THE WATER (1962) ...POLANSKI has made several wonderful films. 

[RCMerchant]

Don't forget KNIFE IN THE WATER (1962) ...POLANSKI has made several wonderful films. 

I never got a chance to see that one...

[Svengoolie 3]

Ok he made some the,  many not my kind if movie but that doesn't make them bad. I know  rosemary's baby and TFVK,  I've heard of Chinatown.

Ok he may have earned his legend. Still he drugged and raped a 12 year old. Why does Hollywood still yearn for his return?  They'e essentially exiled peolle for far less.

[RCMerchant]

^ This is all true. I think we can all agree he was a scumbag. And HP Lovecraft was a racist, as was Leni Riefenstahl. Andy Milligan, from s**t I read was a real scumbag. Fact of the matter is- they were good at what the did, art wise.
I think we are in a phase now like we were then. Folks are scared of 'outsiders'.
I think everybody seems scared of everybody.
WTF am I saying? It's always been that way. 

[claws]

We all know what he did,  so no need to rehash it.

Still he drugged and raped a 12 year old.

[Allhallowsday]

We all know what he did,  so no need to rehash it.

Still he drugged and raped a 12 year old.

[Svengoolie 3]

^ This is all true. I think we can all agree he was a scumbag. And HP Lovecraft was a racist, as was Leni Riefenstahl. Andy Milligan, from s**t I read was a real scumbag. Fact of the matter is- they were good at what the did, art wise.
I think we are in a phase now like we were then. Folks are scared of 'outsiders'.
I think everybody seems scared of everybody.
WTF am I saying? It's always been that way.  

H. P. Lovecraft was a product of his  times. In his day racism was casual and acceptable.  Drugging and raping a 13 year old was not acceptable in the 70's.

And as loud as the PC brigade will scream about it, using racist language doesn't even begin to compare to drugging a raping a 13 year old girl.

There's no comparison between lovecraft saying ni--er  in some of his stories and what polanski did.

[Svengoolie 3]

We all know what he did,  so no need to rehash it.

Still he drugged and raped a 12 year old.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Polanski_sexual_abuse_case

So she was 13. Xxxxing sue me.

I guess you find the idea of a 13 year old girl being drugged and raped to be  , AHD.

[chainsaw midget]

Hey, Sven, I think you said in the topic that there was no need to rehash that.  You should probabaly listen to you. 

Do you want to talk about why he has a reputation for great movies or do you want to slam on him for being a scumbag?  Those are two very different topics.