Tim Burton or Guillermo del Toro or Terry Gilliam

Gilliam has been far more consistent over his career. When Del Toro is on, he is really on, like with Pan's Labyrinth or The Devil's Backbone, but there is a lot of terrible junk he's directed. 

HackettFan wrote: Terry Gilliam directed the second best film ever, The Fisher King, which just edges out the third best film ever, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. But neither of these are quite as good as the best film ever; Twelve Monkeys, whoever did that one.

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i just saw Dumbo by Burton, and honestly its a 5/10 star movie. I was a little dissapointed. Knowing how imaginative Tim B can be. Here he sort of felt confused with what message and focus to give the film. It was slightly lackluster - i had hopes, some of the magoc was there, some interesting twists were added " oohh thats kinda elegant". To be fair though it is a very difficult movie to do, what should you aim for. How much fantasy and how much realisme shall you depict. Ironlicly Tim went for the more realistic and down to earth style, which is wierd knowing the premise for Dumbo. it Could be sader snd could be more spectscular, thougj the flyinh scenes were done really good. The largest Oops for this film was its lack of Dumbo in the movie. The plot in the film overshadowed slightly the Elephant. Its observational role was lost in translation.

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Danny DeVito
Some good scenes.
good action

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To litle Dumbo
to much realisme
Pore "pink elephant" section
Michael Keaton :'(

Edited by Icarium - April 15 2019 at 08:59

Gilliam.

^ I thought of mentioning Alejandro Jodorowsky soon after making my list, good call.

I like Burton films, but none of his films have had the impact on me as my favourite Gilliam or del Toro. I'm rather surprised to see del Toro with not only no votes, but no specific mentions in posts other than by me and in the OP, even if just on the strength of Pan's Labyrinth (that said, not many have participated in the poll or discussion yet). But I also liked The Devil's Backbone, Cronos, The Shape of Water, Crimson Peak and Hellboy very much.

Edited by Logan - March 21 2019 at 13:53

Vompatti wrote: ^ Pulp Fiction is Tarantino.

Icarium wrote: Three directors whom creates works inside the fields of the fantastical, surrealistic, science-fiction, horror, gothic, wierd and strange. All three have a style but have also ventured into various paths to try out new and out of experience fields. All have masterpieces. Brazil, Edward Scissordhand and Trollhunters.  So it is fully allowed to respect them all but i dare you to pick one favoured actor.

Netflix's Trollhunters as best Guillermo del Toro's masterpiece?   I enjoyed it, but I doubt mnay would consider it to be his masterpiece. I'd nominate Pan's Labyrinth for that honour (one of the very greatest films of this millennium so far for me).

Three directors with stylistic similarities, but since Gilliam influenced del Toro and Burton (and because Gilliam is one of my very favourite directors, I feel I should vote for him, but I am tempted to vote for del Toro today).

My favourite film by each director:

Gilliam - Brazil
del Toro - Pan's Labyrinth
Burton - Big Fish

As del Toro said of Gilliam:

"Gilliam gave birth to an aesthetic- now supplanted and enhanced with gloss collagen by others but lacking his verve, bite and romanticism."

Fans of these should check out Jeunet et Caro films such as Delicatessen, City of Lost Children, and Amelie, as well as the Norwegian film The Bothersome Man, as well as Michel Gondry (eternal Sunhine of the Spotless Mind), Paul Thomas Anderson, Wes Anderson, Lynch, Jonze, Jarmusch, Kubrick, Coen Brothers, Lindsay Anderson, Fellini's 8 and a Half, and others.

And I think such people would enjoy this short film, West of the Moon: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2013/05/06/west-of-the-moon/

And I guess Trollhunters fans might want to check out another Norwegian film, Trollhunter, I know you know it, Icarium.

^ Pulp Fiction is Tarantino.