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    Default Fave Directors - Who do you love and why?

    So... this is a thread to discuss directors. Who are your faves and why?
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    I like Mick Garris for some of the works that he has done by sai King.

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    I just watched Heat again yesterday for like the billionth time and I realize how much I like Michael Mann. The mood he creates... I just love it.
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    Quentin Tarantino & Robert Rodriguez for the raw power that their movies emit (mainly Reservoir Dogs and Desperado, respectively). Stanley Kubrick for his habit of making films into brilliant tour de forces' of images, and the way he embeds social commentary and satire. James Cameron for his vision and attention to detail. Martin Scorsese for his ability to recreate real life events into enjoyable and unforgetable films. Tim Burton for dazzling us with just about every movie he makes. The list goes on and on...

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    I like Burton to and also John Carpenter

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    Everyone Feev said...plus Oliver Stone, Frank Darabont, others I can't think of right now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by feverishparade View Post
    Quentin Tarantino & Robert Rodriguez for the raw power that their movies emit (mainly Reservoir Dogs and Desperado, respectively). Stanley Kubrick for his habit of making films into brilliant tour de forces' of images, and the way he embeds social commentary and satire. James Cameron for his vision and attention to detail. Martin Scorsese for his ability to recreate real life events into enjoyable and unforgetable films. Tim Burton for dazzling us with just about every movie he makes. The list goes on and on...
    all of the above are excellent choices Fev!
    i'd also add Richard Linklater for showing that good "story" doesn't have to be formulaic and my hero, Terry Gilliam for, well for Brazil alone he ranks as my fav director ever, but for his ability to create realistic nightmares and dream worlds and making every shot stunning to look at.

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    I'm a big fan of Zwick. I think his landscapes are amazing and he provides a good combination of action sequences and thought provoking social commentary (Last Samurai and Blood Diamond).

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    Quentin Tarantino & Luc Besson

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    Luc Besson is great Letti. good choice!

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    Thanks. I do love most of his films.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Letti View Post
    Thanks. I do love most of his films.
    i do too, except i didn't really care for "The Messenger" very much. i like the joan d'arc story, but didn't like this film so much. Now, Leon [aka "The Professional"] that is a GREAT movie

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    I watched Leon 10 times or much more as a kid.

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    Quentin Tarentino, I just love the way he tells a story. He'll jump around, but in the end it all makes complete sense. I love his camera work and editing most of all. He really knows how to set up a great shot.

    Tim Burton, all of his films are just so beautiful. They have a dreamlike quality to them that I love.

    I'll go see any film either of them put out without hesitation, and even if I'm not too fond of the story, I know there'll be other things about the film that I'll enjoy.

    Oh, and Hitchcock of course, we can't forget about him.
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    Clint Eastwood (I can't believe none of you have mentioned him)

    Ridley Scott

    Cameron Crowe

    Roman Polanski

    Steven Spielberg

    Christopher Nolan

    Quentin Tarantino

    Martin Scorscese

    James Cameron

    Tim Burton

    M. Night Shyamalan

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    michel gondry for eternal sunshine of the spotless mind - brilliant movie and one of my favorites.
    and of course,
    peter jackson...
    yeah, i'm a lord of the rings nerd as well


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    Anyway Quentin Tarentino is incredibly good at choosing the right acters.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Unfound One View Post
    peter jackson...
    yeah, i'm a lord of the rings nerd as well
    I was hoping he wouldn't be named. While his movies may be good, imo, some of his techniques, especially the overuse of slow motion, get to me sometimes.
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    ah i'm gonna agree with you on that one actually...
    especially *one* of the last endings of return of the king - frodo in bed with everybody else coming in one by one. terrible. ha.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Letti View Post
    Anyway Quentin Tarentino is incrdibly good at choosing the right acters.
    Yes he is, as well as choosing music. He always has the perfect song playing at right moment.

    And Brice, I can't believe I forgot about David Lynch. He is great as well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Unfound One View Post
    ah i'm gonna agree with you on that one actually...
    especially *one* of the last endings of return of the king - frodo in bed with everybody else coming in one by one. terrible. ha.
    I love how he says everyones name but when Legolas walks in he says nothing as if 'who....are you, again, exactly?'
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    In the name of all that is holy, how could I possibly forget to mention Sir Ridley Scott? Alien and Gladiator are two of the best movies ever.

    (hangs head in shame)

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    Quote Originally Posted by feverishparade View Post
    In the name of all that is holy, how could I possibly forget to mention Sir Ridley Scott? Alien and Gladiator are two of the best movies ever.

    (hangs head in shame)
    Hear, Hear!

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    Critics give Scorcese crap-much of it justified-but you can't watch The Godfather or The Departed-granted, that one was essentially plagiarized wholesale from the popular Chinese original-and say he isn't at least somewhat talented.

    I'm not going to delve into the minutiae of why I like each of these directors, but I'll give a more detailed explanation if asked,

    -Jafar Panahi
    -Tim Burton
    -Pedro Almodóvar
    -The Hughes brothers
    -Christopher Nolan
    -Ang Lee
    -Chen Kaige
    -Stanley Kubrick
    -Federico Fellini
    -Ingmar Bergman
    -Akira Kurosawa
    -Nicolas Winding Refn
    -John Landis

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