THE RANKING
James Cameron movies
Illustration: Jacey
Chris: Usually, we do Rankings where there are at least ten films to discuss. But if we waited until James Cameron made ten movies, we’d be old, or dead, or both. Because the man is a lot of things, but prolific he ain’t.
Nick: He’s about to double his number. If we came back in five years, we’d be debating Avatar 5.
Chris: We don’t have that kind of time. So instead we’re going to count the seven theatrical films that James Cameron has directed over his long and storied career. He is one of the greatest, and one of the most successful, film directors of all time. But first, we need to discuss Piranha II.
Nick:
The Spawning.
Chris: Also known as The Flying Killers in some countries. My feeling on this is that even though technically it has his name on it as a director, it’s not a James Cameron movie. Therefore I move to have it struck from the record.
Nick: I don’t think he would acknowledge it as one of his films. Wasn’t he fired at one point? He had a miserable time.
James: He climbed into the edit room through a window.