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Peter Jackson vs. Sam Raimi


Has anyone else realized the amount of parallels these two filmmakers share?

Here's some examples:

- both started out making low-budget horror films in the 1980s(The Evil Dead, Bad Taste, Braindead)

- both directed a blockbuster trilogy starting in the early 2000s(Spider-Man and The Lord of the Rings)

- both made fantasy prequels around the early 2010s(The Hobbit and Oz the Great and Powerful)

- both made critically-acclaimed dramas in the 1990s(Heavenly Creatures, A Simple Plan)

- both never had professional training prior to directing but made shorts at early ages

Who do you think is the better filmmaker and why?

And please don't say anything dumb like "Jackson's better because at least he didn't make Emo Peter" or "Raimi's better because of Bruce *beep* Campbell".

I want legit reasons and not just fanboy rage.

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I wasn't a fan of either version of Spiderman for the record (didn't like Marc Webb's version either).

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