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Best Director?
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As much as I love Sokurov, Bergman, Tarkovsky, Miike, Haneke, Kurosawa, Pasolini, Fellini, Lang etc. I've got to give it to Kubrick, there's now real weakness there to point out, and he's done so much different. All hail the chief, Stanley fecking Kubrick.
Yeah, it takes some effort to watch his movies and you really need to be in right frame of mind before you watch them but they are very rewarding.
Wong Kar-Wai is another favorite of mine.
Clint Eastwood
Unforgiven, Million Dollar baby & Changeling.
Play Misty for Me, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Escape from Alcatraz, In the Line of Fire, The Bridges of Madison County, Gran Torino. Mystic River & Letters from Iwo Jima.
My favourite actor too.
Unforgiven, Million Dollar baby & Changeling.
Play Misty for Me, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Escape from Alcatraz, In the Line of Fire, The Bridges of Madison County, Gran Torino. Mystic River & Letters from Iwo Jima.
My favourite actor too.
Eastwood kicks ass, he is a better actor than director though
Yes, Tarantino is my personal favourite. Resevoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Inglorious Basterds were simply genius. Him and Scorcese are joint top for me followed by Peter Jackson just for the LOTR series, ever scene in the trilogy is a classic. In new upcoming directors I love Christopher Nolan, cannot wait for Inception.
My top five list would be:
1. Quentin Tarantino & Martin Scorcese
2. Peter Jackson
3. James Cameron
4. Steven Spielberg
5. Christopher Nolan & Gus Van Sant
My top five list would be:
1. Quentin Tarantino & Martin Scorcese
2. Peter Jackson
3. James Cameron
4. Steven Spielberg
5. Christopher Nolan & Gus Van Sant
Clint Eastwood
Unforgiven, Million Dollar baby & Changeling.
Play Misty for Me, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Escape from Alcatraz, In the Line of Fire, The Bridges of Madison County, Gran Torino. Mystic River & Letters from Iwo Jima.
My favourite actor too.
Eastwood's body of work just keeps getting better. I prefer his directing to much of his acting. Same with Gibson.
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From TGTBTU to Space Cowboys to Pink cadillac to Dirty Harry...I love all his films. I grew up reading Louis L'Amour novels and he makes them come alive. Wish I could meet him once.
From TGTBTU to Space Cowboys to Pink cadillac to Dirty Harry...I love all his films. I grew up reading Louis L'Amour novels and he makes them come alive. Wish I could meet him once.
Wilder, Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Kubrick and Bergman. Because they made so many great movies.
I haven't enjoyed anything of his since Goodfellas and his recent output has been utter garbage. The Departed and Gangs were truly dire.
Francis Ford Coppola for the first 2 Godfather films and Apocalypse Now which are 3 of the best films ever made. His more recent output is best forgotten
Tommy Wiseau
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Speilberg. Kubrick. Kitano. Ridley Scott. Coppola.
Alan Parker deserves a mention. The diversity in his body of work is incredible, as is the quality of it. "Angel Heart" is my favorite film.
No one rates Fincher then?
Well, he's certainly not the best, is he?
Nope.
Yimou Zhang deserves a mention too.
How do you measure the "best"?
Not a person who made crap like The Game, Panic Room, Benjamin Button, Alien 3, Zodiac. . .that's for sure. Unless you think they were great films, that is.
The Assembly Cut of Alien 3 was a very good film.
The best director for me is daring, and got films with both pictorial and directorial quality. And the weakest link in the chain etc. And he has to be proven to be a great director overall and not just a niche director. Say if he's only done horror, than I have no idea how good he his making other stuff. Like I can't base Nanis performance on his ability to cross the ball alone, I want to see the rest of his field play. I also want the director to be involved in the script, because that tells me that he's a true visionary person. (Yup I'm being sexist, but face it, no woman is close). And I want the films to be considered art.
But I also see "best" as being better than everyone else. Really, I don't think there's been a director who's been so much better than everyone else that he could be considered the best. It's a game of nuances. So what I really thought of when you wanted to consider Fincher was, is he better or as good as Kubrick? That was a clear no.
Agreed, i'm just surprised no one mentioned him.
For about 10 years of his career, I'd say Godard is one of the very best.
The chap who did the Bourne trilogy, i'm sure he's english too.
Different directors.
Gets a lifetime pass for Bladerunner and Alien, but the historical epic thing is getting kind of annoying.
Oh, and Ang Lee. He's a chameleon. Always trying something new and always pulling it off. Not easy to do.
Funny you should say that as he's about to return to both of those universes.
I thought it was the same guy who did all three .
Just googled it and Paul Greengrass directed second and third of the Bourne movies.
You're thinking of Paul Greengrass, who did the last 2 and United 93
Good old Greengrass
He carried on the Bourne series well, Green Zone is alright but his best film is Bloody Sunday in my opinion. Wouldn't say he deserves his name up with the best just yet though.
He carried on the Bourne series well, Green Zone is alright but his best film is Bloody Sunday in my opinion. Wouldn't say he deserves his name up with the best just yet though.
Christopher Nolan
He may not bet in the same class as Scorcese yet but he did a class job on Batman Begins and Dark Knight.
He may not bet in the same class as Scorcese yet but he did a class job on Batman Begins and Dark Knight.
Clint Eastwood
Unforgiven, Million Dollar baby & Changeling.
Play Misty for Me, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Escape from Alcatraz, In the Line of Fire, The Bridges of Madison County, Gran Torino. Mystic River & Letters from Iwo Jima.
My favourite actor too.
Spielberg, Woody Allen, Clint Eastwood to name a few.
I was watching the good, the bad and the ugly earlier in the day. And I find Mockney having a slight resemblance of Clint Eastwood in the movie.
I know! He keeps retreading old ground. I'm praying the Bladerunner thing doesn't get off the ground.
Spielberg, Woody Allen, Clint Eastwood to name a few.
I was watching the good, the bad and the ugly earlier in the day. And I find Mockney having a slight resemblance of Clint Eastwood in the movie.
Mockney, if the light is just right (and we're talking Mayan-Calendar right), kind of resembles a squashed up Jude Law.
I really don't see the Clint Eastwood comparison. Unless you saw a pic of Hugh Jackman and mistook it for the big M.
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A squashed up Jude is a good resemblance.
But I felt there was some resemblance there if you consider mockney with a light beard.
I really like Kubrick but there's something about his films that are kind of lifeless, can't quite put my finger on it. Does anyone else get that vibe?