My favorite directors
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Topic: My favorite directors
Posted By: el böthy
Subject: My favorite directors
Date Posted: October 31 2008 at 21:27
So here are some of my all time favorite directors. I must say before I go any further that I haven´t seen that much of Hitchcock, and what I´ve seen (the Birds, Rear window, The rope) are not that exciting for me... well Rear window kinda is, but I want to see more of him before shuffing him with my other favorites... and see if he deserves it I invite you not only to choose your favorite from my list but to also let the forum know which, if not on this list, is your favorite director. Also, if you want, a top 5... those are always fun. AND, if you want to add your favorite movie of each director... that would just be dandy! So, here I go...
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Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: October 31 2008 at 21:31
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Although Eraserhead is burned clear into my skull I don't think I can vote for anyone but Kubrick in this poll. Just finished watching "A Life In Pictures", actually! Although Michel Gondry and Lynch get big honorable mentions |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: October 31 2008 at 21:47
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Two of my favorite directors are Frank Darabont and Christopher Nolan. From your list, I chose Ridley Scott. By the way, has anyone seen the only movie Jake Scott (his son) directed? It's called Plunkett and Macleane, starring Robert Carlyle and Johnny Lee Miller, with Ken Stott and Liv Tyler. That is my absolute favorite funny movie of all time (perhaps tied with the Coen brothers' remake of The Ladykillers). |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: October 31 2008 at 22:10
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from your list I'd have to say Woody by far-- incredibly prolific, absolutely brilliant, and both funny and dark at any given moment.. best ones; Crimes and Misdemeanors, Zelig, Radio Days, Love and Death, Broadway Danny Rose, Manhattan, Hannah and Her Sisters, A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy |
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: October 31 2008 at 22:24
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No Coens Brothers love? :( Fargo may be my favorite movie ever, although of course I cannot deny that The Godfather is better. ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: November 01 2008 at 01:40
| Marty is a brilliant director and its bullsh*t he won the Oscar for a poor remake. Woody is great too. People don't give Woody the respect he deserve for his directing work. All the others listed are mostly great. Can't stand that lame-o Francis Ford. The guy makes three great movies (The Conversation, Godfather I & II) and suddenly he is mr. popular and highly acclaimed? He hasn't done much worthwhile since Godfather II and he was a producer for the turd pile known as "Supernova". |
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: November 01 2008 at 02:35
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BroSpence wrote:Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: November 01 2008 at 07:03
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I couldn't vote here because Ed Wood, the greatest Hollywood director who ever graced a movie set with his magical vision is not on the list. ------------- |
Posted By: fusionfreak
Date Posted: November 01 2008 at 07:11
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Great list,here is my top 3:
1 Sergio Leone
2 Stanley Kubrick
3 Sam Peckinpah ------------- I was born in the land of Mahavishnu,not so far from Kobaia.I'm looking for the world of searchers with the help from crimson king |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: November 01 2008 at 12:13
I donñy know who I should slap harder in the face, BroSpence for saying Ford never did anything more than three movies and not including Apocalypse now, which is the greatest war movie ever made and his achievement as director (along with Godfather 2) or Henry Plainview for saying that Apocalypse might suck, even if he did not see it, because of Marlon Brando... who is genius in that movie... please know what you are bashing before bashing it! ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: November 01 2008 at 14:59
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Gona have to be Ridley. The first Alien film was incredible and possibly one of the greatest films of all time. The atmosphere is so dark and the whole film is unnerving most of the way through, the suspense is yet to be touched. And Ridley managed to get all this out of n extremely low budget. He is, in the true sense of the word, a genius.
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: November 01 2008 at 15:08
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bahhhhh... come on.... other... David Lean http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAWrXTn5Www - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAWrXTn5Www ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: November 01 2008 at 15:32
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I'm a big fan of lot of those directors (especially Kubrick, Allen and Lynch) but I just have to vote for Orson Welles. If only for Citizen Kane.
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Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: November 01 2008 at 15:42
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I'm far from a movie buff, but the works of David Lynch never fail to entice and engross me in every way. -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Philip
Date Posted: November 01 2008 at 20:10
| Stanley Kubrick is the MASTER. He's ahead of every one, not only the ones in this list. The second preferred from this ones, is Ridley Scott, the third is David Lynch. |
Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 02:49
Whoops! I forgot about Apoc Now. That was a good film indeed. Best war film? I don't know about that (I'm partial to Full Metal Jacket), but it was certainly worthwhile to see and own (I have it on one those high tech boxes known as VHS). MY MISTAKE!
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Posted By: toolis
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 03:18
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from the list, David Fincher, overall, Tim Burton, though my fave movie ever is "American History X"... ------------- -music is like pornography... sometimes amateurs turn us on, even more... -sometimes you are the pigeon and sometimes you are the statue... |
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 05:35
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Ed Wood. And that's my final answer. ------------- |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 08:43
Full Metal Jacket is incredible also, specially the first part for me. But Apocalypse now is just so epic and ends up taking such an unexpected turn unlike any war movie I´ve ever seen... and Brando is incredible ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: Alberto Muñoz
Date Posted: November 03 2008 at 13:41
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Well you forgot the Coen brothers
so my vote get to them -------------  |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: November 03 2008 at 13:51
No I didn´t, I just don´t like them that much ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: November 03 2008 at 14:58
| Of this list, Kubrick or Scott for me. Welles screwed himself over and peaked too soon. And then there's his ego to deal with. |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: November 03 2008 at 16:14
He might have peaked too soon, but what came after that is nothing short of incredible ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: June
Date Posted: November 03 2008 at 19:50
| Went with Welles too, although I'm also a sucker for Tim Burton, Roberto Benigni, and Jean Renoir (come on La Grande Illusion? Amazing!) |
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: November 03 2008 at 19:55
Well Bro didn't seem to think it was good, and I was reading on Wikipedia how FFC had to shoot him in shadow because he showed up 20 points overweight and had not read Heart of Darkness. ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: November 04 2008 at 07:40
Watch the movie first and then you can argue ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: Jozef
Date Posted: November 05 2008 at 11:40
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I voted for Wes Anderson. I've seen all his films and they have a sense of humor that you either get or you don't. My favorite of his films is Bottle Rocket personally.
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: November 05 2008 at 16:15
Mine the Darjeeling Limited...or is it The Royal Tenenbaum?... I thnk I like both movies equally ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: November 05 2008 at 17:36
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From the list Stanley for everything & Ridley just for Bladerunner.
Gilliam for everything
Burton for everything - including Mars Attacks
Caro & Jeunet for Delicatessen & Les Cité des Enfants Perdus.
Jeunet for Alien: Ressurection
Besson for Subway, Nikita, Léon, Transporter, Fifth Element & AngelA
Beineix for Diva & Betty Blue
Wenders for Der Himmel über Berlin (Wings of Desire), Bis ans Ende der Welt (Until the End of the World)
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: November 06 2008 at 10:49
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: November 06 2008 at 11:34
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: November 06 2008 at 12:05
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I know this won't be especially popular in here, but my favourite director is Woody Allen...up until 1992's Husbands & Wives that is....after that, his output has been 'patchy' to say the least... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: November 06 2008 at 12:28
Have you seen Match Point? IMO it's a major masterpiece, standing next to Annie Hall and Hannah & Her Sisters as his top films. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: November 06 2008 at 12:42
| @ bothy: from the list, i think felinni is the greatest of them all by far, with the most consistent work and the best masterpieces |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: November 06 2008 at 13:48
Finally someone mentions Fellini!  8 1/2 must be among the top 10 masterpieces of modern cinema ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: November 06 2008 at 13:49
I must say Match point is not one of my favorite Allen movies... in fact I think it´s quite possible the one I like the least ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: November 06 2008 at 14:23
| ^ it is indeed probably his only film with none of the typical Woody Allen traits - which makes Allen even more amazing to me |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: November 07 2008 at 07:29
Indeed... maybe I´ll watch it again sometime in the near future and see what I think of it then ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: November 10 2008 at 16:34
I go with weird Lynch  My fav is Dune...
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: November 10 2008 at 17:23
Really? From what I have heard (havent seen it yet) it´s not a big favorite of his fans. Funny, I´m just reading the book ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: mithrandir
Date Posted: November 16 2008 at 03:39
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well, I like something from each one of those directors on that list, out of those I'd say Lynch being my favorite and most consistent, I also think Roman Polanski, Lars von Trier and Andrei Tarkovksy should have been added - each have a very high batting average IMO |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: November 16 2008 at 03:46
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my favorite dictators? Slobodan Milosevic I guess |
Posted By: kevdog
Date Posted: November 26 2008 at 16:54
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I like most from the list, but if i only had to pick one it would be David Lynch. Blue Velvet and Mullholland Dr. are two of my fave. movies ever.
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: November 27 2008 at 13:14
From your avatar I would have thought you´d pick Fincher ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: December 15 2008 at 13:38
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No Michael Bay or Paul W.S Anderson? I'm disgusted!
I'd probaly go for Kubrick but personally i really like Gilliam at the momment. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/cozfunkel/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: St.Cleve Chronicle
Date Posted: December 16 2008 at 13:41
| Alfred Hitchcock, anyone? |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: December 22 2008 at 22:12
Well I voted for Ridley but had Hitchcock been on the list...... I mean North by Northwest (the train scene = pure erotica without any sex!) , To Catch a Thief (memorable scene with Grace Kelly as the fireworks explode in the background= perverse dialogue to boot) , Notorious, Birds, Psycho, Vertigo etc.......I mean really, thish izh mosht preposhteroush !  ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: December 23 2008 at 07:15
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Ed Wood was a directorial genius. Blue Velvet and Eraserhead are a couple of my faves. I like Mel Gibson for some reason. ------------- |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: December 25 2008 at 21:00
I think that took a lot of courage to say  ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: 1800iareyay
Date Posted: December 25 2008 at 21:54
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It's hard to pick my favorite. It'd probably come down to Scorsese or Kubrick for the ability to mix art into something completely and totally enjoyable, but I love so many more. I'll focus on those who haven't been named: Werner Herzog- Nobody makes cinema verite half as well as Herzog, and perhaps that's because he so openly admits his flights of fancy. His films with Kinski are of course his best, but he's got some great stuff without his twisted muse, like Stroszek, Invincible, and Rescue Dawn. He's also the most original documentarian working Ingmar Bergman- Frankly it's shameful he hasn't been mentioned yet. The greatest writer-director of all time (yes, even above Welles, though that may simply be because Welles lost creative control so quickly) Robert Altman- Another glaring omission. The master of the ensemble piece. Nashville is a plotless ramble that ends up condensing the dark hilarity of the corruption of the American Dream and the shift in the national zeitgeist to a manufactured happiness, all under the guise of a look into country music. Short Cuts, The Player, MASH, Gosford Park, and The Long Goodbye are likewise brilliant. |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: December 28 2008 at 21:08
I would say Bergman was probably the best writer, but not the best director. Personally, I think many are/were better than him, but when it comes to ideas and dialogue... he was the man ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: 1800iareyay
Date Posted: December 28 2008 at 21:36
Being the best writer-director doesn't mean you're the best writer and best director. It means he was the best at penning and shooting his own work. Kubrick and Hitchcock are leagues better, but at best they contributed to the screenplays they shot. My favorite writer-directors are: Bergman Welles Woody Allen Charlie Chaplin (He's pretty much neck and neck with Bergman, but I think Bergman's work has more lasting resonance, while Chaplin's got the edge in directing) Kevin Smith Charlie Kaufman's been writing gold for years and proved a very capable director this year with Synecdoche Honorable mention: Joss Whedon. He's only directed one of his movie scripts (the awesome Serenity), but he's the mastermind behind three of my ten favorite shows ever and he's my personal favorite entertainment writer. |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: December 29 2008 at 18:16
I´ve yet to see Kaufman´s movie, I´m pretty excited! ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 05:51
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My vote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PowGcY9wnfs - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PowGcY9wnfs ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 06:01
From the list, it's a toss up between Ridley Scott or Martin Scorcese, but if I had to choose a favorite director overall, I'd have to add Stephen Spielberg, Roman Polanski & Guillermo del Toro into the mix 
Back to the list though - Scorcese by a whisker. ------------- 
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Posted By: 1800iareyay
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 13:56
It is truly a love it/hate it movie. It's easy to say that anyone who hates it doesn't 'get' it, but I love it and still need some help on the details. |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 15:36
Seems like my type of movie ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: angelmk
Date Posted: January 13 2009 at 15:34
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my favourite ones are : Alejandro Jodorowsky - god David Lynch - master 1 Andrei Tarkovski - master 2 Federiko Fellini - genious Stanley Kubrick Wim Wenders ------------- www.last.fm/user/angelmk 
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: January 13 2009 at 15:46
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I have to add Roman Polanski, Francois Truffaut, Fritz Lang, Akira Kurosawa (who directed my favorite movie "Rashomon"), Rainer Werner Fassbinder and the greatest of all, Charlie Chaplin -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: January 14 2009 at 05:41
Why? They are not my favorites...
 I MUST watch some Fassbinder, specially Welt amd Draht!!!
Kurosawa, I only saw 7 Samurais... failed to see the hype about it, I will probably watch it again though. And haven´t seen Rashomon... yet!
Fritz Lang would have made it, from what I´ve seen from him, but I´ve seen way to little (Only M and Metropolis)
Truffaut is (in my eyes) a better screenwriter than director, but that´s just me. I prefer Goddard´s iconoclastic style
Chaplin... was a genius, but his directing is not what stands out in my eyes
Polanski... is in my opinion one of the most overrated directors... he is good and has done good movies, but I wouldn´t put him in the top along with the other greats ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: January 14 2009 at 07:55
well, "Rosemary's Baby"! is in my opinion the best horror movie ever.. and "Chinatown" and his first movie, "The Knife in the Water", are great too. and not to forget "The Fearless Vampire Killers". "Rashomon" can be viewed here (in 9 parts) Part 1: http://tinyurl.com/9t69l6 - http://tinyurl.com/9t69l6 Part 2: http://tinyurl.com/7wona8 - http://tinyurl.com/7wona8 Part 3: http://tinyurl.com/7x4p4x - http://tinyurl.com/7x4p4x Part 4: http://tinyurl.com/7cxrqw - http://tinyurl.com/7cxrqw Part 5: http://tinyurl.com/6wowse - http://tinyurl.com/6wowse Part 6: http://tinyurl.com/8m5lb5 - http://tinyurl.com/8m5lb5 Part 7: http://tinyurl.com/962mdk - http://tinyurl.com/962mdk Part 8: http://tinyurl.com/8vgrou - http://tinyurl.com/8vgrou Part 9: http://tinyurl.com/7gf68k - http://tinyurl.com/7gf68k sadly sound and picture are asynchronous in part 8 of this youtube version, but I hope you can overlook that; it is my favorite part of the movie. that clumsy and cowardly sword fight. quite the opposite of what the bandit tells in the beginning! ------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: 1800iareyay
Date Posted: January 14 2009 at 08:07
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I've got Rashomon, City LIghts, and Rules of the Game headed my way because I got a sweet deal online (3 for the price of 2). I can't wait. Rashomon is utterly brilliant (though Seven Samurai is "better" to the extent that one can rank perfection). Kurosawa might be my favorite director, but I need to watch more of his stuff. So far I've seen: Rashomon Seven Samurai The Hidden Fortress Yojimbo Sanjuro Ran All of which are perfect in their own way (even Sanjuro, which is terribly underrated). And I rented Ikiru last night but watched Singin' in the Rain first (also excellent). |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: January 14 2009 at 08:51
I prefer "Rashomon" to "Seven Samurai", though the latter is a great movie too ------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: January 15 2009 at 05:36
Uuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhh yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!
 Vielen dank! ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: 1800iareyay
Date Posted: January 15 2009 at 10:23
Having watched Ikiru now, I cannot pick between it, Seven Samurai and Rashomon. |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: January 17 2009 at 12:09
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Well I´ve just finished seeing Rashomon, thanks to Jean, and even though the asynchronous is present in all but the first part and it get´s worst and worst as it goes on... I have to say that it´s a pretty damn good movie! I liked it far more than Seven samurais, which I will try to see again anyways... great performance by Toshiro Mifune and great photography!
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Posted By: TheCaptain
Date Posted: January 17 2009 at 16:43
| I picked Wes Anderson in a moment of fiery passion but I wish I could take it back and vote for Kubrick. I've only seen Rushmore and The Life Aquatic by Anderson and I thought they were both wonderful (especially Rushmore). But Kubrick has so many more and better movies. I really don't know why I didn't pick him. |
Posted By: 1800iareyay
Date Posted: January 17 2009 at 17:22
*narrows eyes, draws Oh, and if anyone's interested in Kurosawa, Amazon is having a big deal at the moment on indie and foreign films, and you can get the normally outrageous Criterion DVDs for like 26 apiece (which is a massive steal). Last night I ordered Ran, Ikiru, and High and Low; the first two because I rented them and didn't want to return them and the third because it's acclaimed and, quite simply, because it's Kurosawa. |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: January 18 2009 at 11:40
Then you have yet to see my two favorites of him: The excentric Tennenbaums and The Daarjeling Limited (which is my favorite) ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: 1800iareyay
Date Posted: January 18 2009 at 23:29
| The Royal Tenenbaums is the only Wes Anderson film I've truly loved. I like Life Aquatic and Rushmore, but they're not all that. Bottle Rocket barely even feels like a Wes Anderson film and manages to really stretch its short running time into boredom. And I though Darjeeling Limited was an exercise in facile symbolism and painful unfunniness. |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: January 19 2009 at 06:40
Darjeeling was pretty much a fan-only movie. If you really like Anderson, chances are you´ll love it. If you don´t...chances are you´ll hate it. It´s Anderson´s Tales of topographic oceans jejeje... I of course loved it. ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: jampa17
Date Posted: October 09 2009 at 17:49
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Tough... I like Welles and Fincher... both are great... Fincher is quite unique in his detail loving so I vot for him... but to be honest... I have to say my favorite is Robert Zemeckis... quite brilliant in visual effects and long and slow shots with realism on developing image... you have seen "Roger Rabbit", "Back to the Future", "What lies beneath", "Contact" and "Cast Away"... yep... I said so...!!! ------------- |
Posted By: jampa17
Date Posted: October 09 2009 at 17:52
The only movie I've seen from Polanski... yep... Rosemary's baby is the finest piece of suspence/horror film ever... ------------- |
Posted By: The Sleepwalker
Date Posted: October 09 2009 at 17:54
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David Lynch. I watched Inland Empire this evening for the second time, and it was just as brilliant as the first time. The mood in the movie is so dark and menacing... absolutely fantastic! ------------- 
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Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: October 09 2009 at 17:59
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One more vote for Kubrick, like you my favorite movie is probably 2001. Good choices though, Lynch was probably my second and Scott my third.
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Posted By: inrainbows
Date Posted: October 09 2009 at 18:01
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Federico Fellini. I like neorealistic Italian movies. Aronofsky , Ridley Scott and Zean Luc Goddard are coming too close. ------------- 
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Posted By: Qboyy007
Date Posted: October 09 2009 at 18:07
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Roman Polanski ------------- Hay Budday |
Posted By: Matthew T
Date Posted: October 10 2009 at 01:24
Martin Scorsese...................just saw Gomorrah recently ------------- Matt |
Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: October 10 2009 at 02:27
| I voted Kubrick without reading any of the other director's names, 'cause he's awesome 'n' stuff. 2001 is probably my favorite movie too, but I haven't seen all of his movies, Dr. Strangelove was hilarious though. |
Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: October 10 2009 at 04:05
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From your list, it's a toss-up between Lynch and Kubrick... Has Krzysztof Kieslowski been mentioned yet? Jim Jarmusch? Also, Asia has been neglected so far, what about: Wong Kar-Wai, Kim Ki-Duk, Chan-wook Park, Hayao Miyazaki (I'm not saying you should've put these on your list, just pointing out some of my favorites that haven't been mentioned yet). http://www.listal.com/director/krzysztof-kieslowski - ------------- 
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: October 10 2009 at 04:11
Mm? He was just a presenter for the USA release. ------------- 
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Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: October 10 2009 at 05:12
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I misread the title as My favorite dictators. ------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA! 
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Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: October 16 2009 at 11:01
Miyazaki is one of my favorites too. I watched Spirited Away (with English subs) and it was great. I think I might watch it again pretty soon now that I think about it. |
Posted By: EatThatPhonebook
Date Posted: April 28 2010 at 09:52
Well Kubrick is amazing, but I'll vote for Lynch, since he is generally an underrated director.
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Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: April 28 2010 at 10:04
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A toss up between Kubrick and Ridley Scott and I eventually went for the former - 2001, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon and Dr Stangelove would be pretty impressive on anyone's CV. My personal favourites are Alfred Hitchcock, Sergio Leone and Nicholas Roeg. The latter seems to get forgotten a bit but he had an incredible run of unique films with Performance, Walkabout, Don't Look Now and The Man Who Fell To Earth. ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: April 28 2010 at 13:59
Looking at the list, that's not too far off, actually. |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: May 06 2010 at 09:47
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KUBRICK! ------------- 
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