Scanners is a good movie but it's mostly memorable for the opening scene and the climax, they both feature some truly awesome use of gory special effects (as you'd expect from Cronenberg) though there's not a whole lot more going on in between these scenes, still worth checking out if you're a Cronenberg fan, which I am.

I've only seen Scanners, Videodrome, The Dead Zone, The Fly and A History of Violence. They were all okay, but nothing I got really excited about. I think his 80s flicks that I've seen have rather interesting stories, but are lacking somewhat when it comes to pure entertainment value. With the exception of Videodrome, they're not films I want to watch again.

However, maybe I've been unfortunate and watched his more mediocre films? Would you recommend any of those I haven't seen?

I'd definitely recommend checking out Dead Ringers. That's a really, really good one by him. Although I love The Fly too, so if you didn't like that there a chance you might just not like Cronenberg's style.

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One of the most hilarious movies ever. I must have seen it about 10 times by now and I'm still not sick of it.

It's not that I don't like it, I just don't find it brilliant. Thanks for the suggested title! It looks interesting and I'm definetly gonna check it out. :)

I think Naked Gun is probably my favourite comedy ever. At least there's no other movie in that particular genre/style with the same level of quality, I think. Leslie Nielsen is brilliant in it, for example when he's just realized that the car he opened fire on until it crashed and burned was his own or when he tries to look in the microscope using the wrong eye. :p:

I liked The Dead Zone but it's one of his more tame and reserved movies.

If you want to see Cronenberg at his absolute weirdest then Naked Lunch is the one to see.

The Fly is awesome, easily one of my all time favorite horror films. Overall Cronenberg is very high on the tier of horror/thriller directors for me. I hope he gets back to straight up horror stuff someday because that genre is in desperate need of something interesting right now.

That shootout at the beginning is comedy gold too :D

Although I think Hot Shots and Airplane give Naked Gun a real run for its money for this kind of humour, you're right how it's probably the best of its kind too.

I don't remember Naked Gun very well but I love the scene where the driving instructor is teaching his student how to flip someone off.

"Roll down the window. Extend your arm. Now slowly raise your middle finger."

This and Dead Ringers are easily my favorites of his, although there are a few I haven't seen (anything pre-Scanners, Eastern Promises, eXistenZ).

Crash is also kinda underrated, IMO. But I guess the NC-17 rating kept it from being promoted or widely distributed.

Also, The Naked Gun is fantastic.