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>>> Right now Guillermo del Toro is one of my fav directors, there is something about his movies that makes them kick ass.
I have seen just 2 of his movies, Hellboy: which was ok, and The Devil`s Backbone: Now, this movie was awesome..
so, Which is your fav Director?
Akira Kurosawa.
Tetsuya Nomura
Cameron Crowe, Peter Jackson, Martin Scorsese, Baz Luhrmann, and Tim Burton.
I don't think people quite realize how much talent and genius that is required to be a great director. I admire these people like you wouldn't believe.
My favourite would have to be Hayao Miyazaki. watch any of his movies and you'll instantly fall in love with it (well i have)! This guy cannot put a foot wrong, if there was a person i would like to be like...it would be this guy
Other people i like:
Speilberg- for jaws, e.t. and Jurassic Park 1
George Lucas- despite the sappiness of the recent prequels you gotta give it to him with the original star wars trilogy!
Quentin Tarantino- Gotta love Reservoir Dogs, my friend says pulp fiction is awesome (havent seen it yet *gasp*) and the recent kill bill v.1 and v.2
Robert Rodriguez- not exactly my fav. but after Sin City i look forward to his movies now, despite his exploration into the children genre with the spy kids sequels n all!
Bryan Singer and Sam Raimi for doing an excellent job on giving justice to comic heros turned films spiderman and the xmen! Cant wait for superman returns and spiderman 3
The Coen Brothers, and I've been watching a fair few David Lynch films lately and enjoying those too. And of course, Kevin Smith, though the last two he did weren't too stellar.
Tim Burton and Quentin Tarantino - they're absolute nutcases :D But you know, that's just a good thing when it comes to directors, you never know what you're gonna get (...Run Forrest run!) .. .. .. Right. I love Kill Bills and Pulp Fiction and Edward Scissorhands and Charlie & The Chocolate Factory :P yay ^^
tarantino is overrated.....
I think Speilburg is great, his recent movies arent all that, but he worked on Goonies for christ sake ....
That's an understatement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreddz
Overrated? How do you rate someone if you don't actually know what their job entails? Hell, I'm a film major and I still don't understand all the intricacies of being a director. The magnitude and scope of their job is mind-blowing. They tell a story through everything from angles, perspective, framing, editing, pace, rhythm, dialogue, performance, visual design, literary design, music, and all the while having a persistence of vision that brings it all together. That's creative genius.
I think directors are vastly underrated by the average movie-goer.
Francis Ford Coppola (sp?) & Peter Jackson.
A whole lot of people call Quentin Tarantino "the greatest filmmaker of all time", or "the best thing to ever happen to film." Thus, he is most definately overrated. I fail to see how making decent movies that reference great old films by much greater filmmakers makes you "the best thing to ever happen to film."
Oh, and I'm also very very familiar with what being a director entails.
Yeah, like totally. And a man who created "From Dusk Till Dawn" should NEVER be associated with the word "Greatest".
Well good for you, then I guess that means you're not an average movie-goer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Necronopticous
It's hard to respect anybody in any sort of artform when there is so much crap put out. That said, I'm sure a handful of directors have talent. I like Ridley Scott.
It's all about the opinion, man.Quote:
Originally Posted by Necronopticous
I really liked Ridley Scott but then he had to go make Kingdom of Heaven.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yamaneko
Tarantinos movies arent as good as people say they are, thats all I meant......Quote:
Originally Posted by Miriel
Although I enjoyed Reservoir Dogs somewhat....
Steven Soderbergh or something. Is he even a director? Is that how you even spell it? Meh. Tim Burton is good too.
Tim Burton made Edward scissor hands, therefor he is great .....
David Lynch, pretty weird but has an interesting surreal imagery almost like dream states
Richard Kelly did an amazing job with Donnie Darko, so he's up there on my list.
I love Tarantino's style, but of the movies I've seen by him, the only one(s) that told a competent story were Kill Bill volume 1 and 2. The other (okay, so I've only seen Pulp Fiction) is easily the most overrated film ever, since even though it oozes with style, it just doesn't form a coherent whole at the end.
And yes, I do get the time aspect of it. It's not that the stories don't tie together; it's that it's three stories tied together that have nothing to say.
Yes, and I'm eagerly awating his upcoming "Southland Tales", if you couldn't see already.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hsu
My other favorites would have to include:
Kevin Smith
Stanley Kubrick
David Fincher
Terry Gilliam
Wes Anderson
Speilberg
Sofia Copolla
Tim Burton
george lucas
Ridley Scott is pretty damn good, I think. I loved Kingdom of Heaven. ;D
But Peter Jackson is, in my opinion, the best. From what I've seen. Watching all of those documentaries on TV, or DVD...wow. This guy is insane. And genius.
Kubrick was amazing. My favorite film by him was easily A Clockwork Orange, because he does so well at socially conditioning the audience to sympathize with the main character. It's like he made interactive films that brought the audience in as a piece of the theme.
Yes, so very true. I can't help but to think what A.I. would have been like had he lived long enough to direct it. I'm sure it would have blown Speilberg's already great version away.Quote:
Originally Posted by fire_of_avalon
*sigh* At least we have his great legacy to cherish :)
Quentin Tarantino is up there, most definitely. Though not because I'm one of his complete ass-kissers that are in abundance. I enjoy the references, and theres something to his style that makes the movies highly enjoyable. The only film of his I've not viewed was Jacie Brown, since I've had friends tell me it's his worst film. I'll have to check it out for myself one day. (For the record, I've found Reservior Dogs pretty bland at first, but it grew on me after a second viewing.)
Peter Jackson isn't bad, but I'll hold off on saying he's good until I view some his other earlier works. He did an awesome job on LoTR.
I'm slowly becoming a fan of Robert Rodregiez. I've seen From Dusk Till Dawn and Once Upon A Time In Mexico, and I loved the style in which those films were made.
the remake of king kong,done by peter jackson, is coming out soon. hope its as good as Lord of the Rings
Yeah, he's a director, but I think he's produced better films than he's directed. Naqoyqatsi is probably the coolest thing he's ever been involved in. Although I think he directed Ocean's Eleven and I had a lot of fun watching that one the first time around.Quote:
Originally Posted by Del Mordor
That's honestly pretty much the last thing he made that I particularly enjoyed. The Nightmare Before Christmas was alright, but it's been blown way out of proportion lately. All of his recent films I've basically really disliked. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was an abomination.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreddz
Yeah, I'm a huge huge David Lynch fan. What can I say, I love crazy weird films that are done this well. My favorites are probably Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Blue Velvet, and the Lost Highway in no particularly order.Quote:
Originally Posted by HybridFan
let's rockI'm also a big fan of Kubrick's films. 2001 is my favorite film from him, followed closely by Eyes Wide Shut.Quote:
Originally Posted by fire_of_avalon
Quentin Tarantino (just because he reminds me of a friend), Tim Burton (just because he's weird) and Robert Rodriguez (just because he did Sin City)
sergio leone (once upon a time in the west, fistfull of dollars trilogy) and Akira Kurasawa (seven samurai, yojimbo)
If you think Tim Burton is weird you should really watch something from the likes of David Lynch or even Takeshi Miike.Quote:
Originally Posted by Satans_apostle
Kurosawa. But anyway, you're a good man.Quote:
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