The First Rule of David Fincher is You Don't Rank David Fincher

[Paul Farquhar]

I think Alien3 is a terrible sequel in that it retroactively makes the previous films worse, but that is the fault of the story, not the director.

I think it's quite well known that Fincher had a lot of interference with this, and it isn't the movie he wanted to make.

I'm not exactly a Fincher fan, and I though Gone Girl was pretty bad (but that goes for the book too), but I'm willing to let him off the blame for the terribleness that was Alien3.

 

[Retros_x]

I completely agree with the list - except for Gone Girl. I didn't like this movie too much. And yes Ben Affleck is a brilliant cast - but Neil Patrick Harris was a terrible cast, he pulled me completely out of the movie.

But overall Fincher is definitely one of my favorite directors with a distinct style that I just love. His movies are always so immersive and yet still full of "cinematic flourishes". Love his style. Fight Club was one of my favorite movies for a long time although I distanced myself a bit from it because of a specific brand of fans who seem to misunderstand the movie purposely. Tyler Durden is NOT an aspiring male role model.

I also miss Mindhunter from this list, its honestly part of the 4 tier 1 movies for me and I am very said that it never got a season 3. I hope someday he comes back for it. Anyway I am always looking forward his next movie.