Nope director Jordan Peele thought it might be a bit of a stretch when a fan suggested he might be the best horror director of all time.
“I know this is a hot attitude, but when are we going to vote Jordan Peele the best horror director of all time?” comics creator Adam Ellis tweeted Wednesday morning. “Can you think of another horror director who has had 3 great movies let alone 3 in a row? I can not.”
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Though flattered, Peele declined to be ranked in front of one of his favorite veteran filmmakers, John Carpenter of Halloween, Christine and The Thing.
“Sir please put the phone down please,” Peele tweeted in response. “Sorry. I love your enthusiasm, but I simply will not tolerate defamation from John Carpenter!”
To back up his argument, Ellis tweeted screenshots of the Rotten Tomatoes rankings for Peele’s “Get Out” (98%), “Us” (93%), and “Nope” (89%).
Other Twitter users were quick to dispute the original tweet, offering examples from filmmakers with many more credits than Peele and just as much critical acclaim, including Alfred Hitchcock, David Lynch, Wes Craven, David Cronenberg, Brian de Palma, and a few others.
In the Variety review of “Nope,” film critic Owen Gleiberman mentions several influences, including Steven Spielberg, M. Night Shyamalan, and Denis Villeneuve. He goes on to say that “‘Nope’ has a seductive mood of uneasiness that makes the film feel like something new for a while: the first UFO thriller of the mobile-ready, I-saw-it-online, how-can- you-can’t-believe-your-eyes? Epoch.”
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