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Posted: April 16 2005 at 21:35

Jerry Lewis
Stan Kubrick
Robert Redford
Alex Proyas

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Posted: April 17 2005 at 00:38

Jim Jarmusch.

Terry Gilliam!

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Posted: April 17 2005 at 01:09

Lina Wertmuller: Pasqualino Settebellezze is a masterpiece of the degradation of the human being and the power of the man to survive.
Stanley Kubrick: Not exactly underrated, but will never get the credit he deserves.
Ridley Scott: If it was only for Blade Runner, a very intelligent film he would still deserve more recognition, but we must add Alien I which is already a classic of Sci Fi and horror and Black Hawk Down.
Ettore Scola

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Posted: April 17 2005 at 01:25

James Lee wrote:

Terry Gilliam!

Quite Right!

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Posted: April 17 2005 at 11:45

utah_man wrote:

Jerry Lewis
Stan Kubrick
Robert Redford
Alex Proyas

I forgot about Ridley Scott

. . .

and Sergio Leone

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Posted: April 17 2005 at 14:48

Peter Weir:

Picnic at Hanging Rock
The Last Wave
Gallipoli
Year of Living Dangerously
Witness
Mosquito Coast
Dead Poet's Society
Fearless
The Truman Show

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Posted: April 17 2005 at 15:47

Joel Schumacher:

Started with a few teen-movies (St Elmos Fire,Flatliners & Lost Boys)

but since has made some good stuff:

John Grisham Thrillers and Batman franchise apart

(The Client & A Time To Kill-good popcorn entertainment)
(Batman Forever(Val Kilmer LOL LOL & Batman And Robin-Clooney)

Falling Down
Tigerland
Both very good movies IMO.
Phone Booth
Veronica Guerin
Both good.

plus two stinkers:
8 mm and Bad Company

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Posted: April 18 2005 at 03:45

Reed Lover wrote:

Joel Schumacher:

plus two stinkers:
8 mm and Bad Company

Not to mentinon Batman and Robin .

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Posted: April 18 2005 at 03:47

utah_man wrote:

Jerry Lewis
Stan Kubrick
Robert Redford
Alex Proyas

I don't think Kubrick is underrated at all. For example, recently in Spain a newspaper has been giving dvd of his movies, so that means he is widly known and appreciated.

I agree Proyas is very interesting. Plus he co-directed my all time favourite video, Mike Oldfield's 'Magic Touch'.

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Posted: April 18 2005 at 03:51

ivan_2068 wrote:

Ridley Scott: If it was only for Blade Runner, a very intelligent film he would still deserve more recognition, but we must add Alien I which is already a classic of Sci Fi and horror and Black Hawk Down.
Ettore Scola

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The problem with Ridley Scott is that he had some mayor failures in the 90s (that Demi Moore thing, White Squall, the really boring Conquest of Paradise... Plus I don't find Gladiator THAT good. I still have high hopes for Kingdom of Heaven, though.

Scola is very good. I, in fact, choose films for a Spanish tv channel, and I'm doing a special on Scola soon with 4 of his films.

Thanks for the recommendation on 'Seven Beauties'. I haven't seen this movie, but I have a meeting today where I'll try to defend the purchasing of that one.