Comments on: R.I.P., Robert Wise http://www.thepopview.com/wordpress/2005/09/15/rip-robert-wise/ Pop culture and nothing but. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:07:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dan Dorman http://www.thepopview.com/wordpress/2005/09/15/rip-robert-wise/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Dan Dorman Thu, 15 Sep 2005 16:30:03 +0000 http://www.thepopview.com/wordpress/?p=91#comment-47 Outside of the musical genre, Robert Wise was a phenominally under--rated director. He was truly a master of all genres: musicals, horror, action, noir, drama...My top 10 Robert Wise films (as director) are in this order: 1. West Side Story (61) 2. The Day the Earth Stood Still (51) 3. The Sand Pebbles (66) 4. Somebody Up There Likes Me (56) 5. The Haunting (63) 6. The Sound of Music (65) 7. Two for the Seesaw (62) 8. Odds Against Tomorrow (59) 9. The Set-Up (49) 10. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (79) but let's not forget: The Body Snatcher (45) Born to Kill (47) The Desert Rats (53) Run Silent Run Deep (58) I Want to Live! (58) Star! (68) The Andromeda Strain (71) The Hindenburg (75) Audrey Rose (77) Some good, some bad - but all completely him. He will be greatly missed. A true Hollywood legend. May God rest his soul. And if you want to see a "good" list of musicals, <a href="http://dandorman.blogspot.com/2004_11_14_dandorman_archive.html#110045208636153060">check this out</a>. Outside of the musical genre, Robert Wise was a phenominally under–rated director. He was truly a master of all genres: musicals, horror, action, noir, drama…My top 10 Robert Wise films (as director) are in this order:

1. West Side Story (61)
2. The Day the Earth Stood Still (51)
3. The Sand Pebbles (66)
4. Somebody Up There Likes Me (56)
5. The Haunting (63)
6. The Sound of Music (65)
7. Two for the Seesaw (62)
8. Odds Against Tomorrow (59)
9. The Set-Up (49)
10. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (79)

but let’s not forget:

The Body Snatcher (45)
Born to Kill (47)
The Desert Rats (53)
Run Silent Run Deep (58)
I Want to Live! (58)
Star! (68)
The Andromeda Strain (71)
The Hindenburg (75)
Audrey Rose (77)

Some good, some bad – but all completely him. He will be greatly missed. A true Hollywood legend. May God rest his soul.

And if you want to see a “good” list of musicals, check this out.

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