Jordan Peele shuts down fan
Director Jordan Peele has responded to a comment suggesting he could be the greatest horror director of all time.
"I know this may be a controversial opinion, but at what point do we declare Jordan Peele the greatest horror director of all time?" comic book creator Adam Ellis wrote on Twitter on Wednesday morning. "Can you think of another horror director who has had 3 great movies, let alone 3 consecutive good horror movies? I can't."
Although flattered, Peele objected to being ranked ahead of one of his favorite veteran filmmakers John Carpenter, behind "Halloween," "Christine”, and "The Thing."
"Sir, please put the phone down, I'm begging you," Peele tweeted in response. "I apologize. I love your enthusiasm, but I simply will not tolerate any slander against John Carpenter!"
To back up his argument, Ellis tweeted screenshots of the Rotten Tomatoes list rankings for Peele's "Get Out" (98%), "Us" (93%), and "Nope" (89%). Other Twitter users quickly disputed the original tweet, offering examples of filmmakers with far more credit than Peele and just as many critics, including Alfred Hitchcock, David Lynch, Wes Craven, David Cronenberg, Brian De Palma, and several others.
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Jordan Haworth Peele (born February 21, 1979) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer. He is best known for his television and film work in the comedy and horror genres. Jordan Haworth Peele was born in New York City on February 21, 1979. He was raised by a single mother on Manhattan's Upper West Side. He attended computer school in Manhattan, graduated from the Calhoun School on Manhattan's Upper West Side, and went on to Sarah Lawrence College.
From an early age, he was interested in performances and films. In February 2017, Peele's directorial debut, “Get Out”, was released to critical acclaim and eventually achieved a 98% rating on Rotted Tomatoes. The film received special praise for Peele's screenplay and direction, as well as the performance of its lead role, Daniel Kaluuya, and was selected by the National Board of Review, the American Film Institute, and Time magazine as one of the top 10 films of the year. The Atlantic called the film a "masterpiece".
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