So... this is a thread to discuss directors. Who are your faves and why?
So... this is a thread to discuss directors. Who are your faves and why?
Buddy, you think you look strong? You’re wearing a cape.
I like Mick Garris for some of the works that he has done by sai King.
Mainly The Stand
Last edited by Storyslinger; 03-11-2008 at 07:32 AM. Reason: Deep thinking
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.
Buddy, you think you look strong? You’re wearing a cape.
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...
I like Burton to and also John Carpenter
Everyone Feev said...plus Oliver Stone, Frank Darabont, others I can't think of right now.
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.
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).
Quentin Tarantino & Luc Besson
Roland would have understood.
Luc Besson is great Letti. good choice!
Thanks. I do love most of his films.
Roland would have understood.
I watched Leon 10 times or much more as a kid.
Roland would have understood.
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.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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
I feel like I'm missing somebody....
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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
Anyway Quentin Tarentino is incredibly good at choosing the right acters.
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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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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)
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