Who's the Better Director?

[SPIDERMAN117]

Its a battle to see which are the best directors. I'll start the first battle...then yall just continue on. First director to 7 votes wins.

Lets start with a bang shall we?

James Cameron
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z134/Spoonman117/james_cameron.jpg

or

Steven Spielberg
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc255/tromric/spielberg.jpg_____________________________________ _____________________________________
Results of Matches
Spielberg vs Cameron - Spielberg
Hitchcock vs Kubrick - tie
Eastwood vs Scorcese - Scorcese
Carpenter vs Craven - Carpenter
Jackson vs Zemeckis - Jackson
Nolan vs Fincher - Nolan
Ridley Scott vs. Quentin Tarantino - Ridley Scott
Sam Raimi vs. Bryan Singer - Sam Raimi
Francis Ford (http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=330827&page=6#) Coppola vs Woody Allen - Francis Ford (http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=330827&page=6#) Coppola
Bay vs. Emmerich - Bay
Frank Darabont vs. Darren Aronofsky - Frank Darabont
Judd Apatow vs. John Hughes - John Hughes
John Ford (http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=330827&page=8#) vs Orson Welles - Orson Welles

[Wedge A.]

Spielberg.

He's not a jerk on set, takes more risks, and his best films are better than Cameron's. I like them both, though.

[BloodyWolverine]

Spielberg for Indiana Jones films alone.

[Figs]

Spielberg

[The Chairman]

Spielberg by miles.

[Rukus]

Spielberg

[Eagle_23]

Easily Spielberg, no question about it.

[El Payaso]

Cameron!

Spielberg is great but too often does he make movies with stupid children in them. And he seems to think the more retarded the child behaves the more adorable and natural he/she is.

[bunk]

Spielberg would win an entire tournament. It's better just to leave him out and give others a chance to play.

[War Party]

I will have to vote for Spielberg.

[Max J Power]

Both are great and have proven that films made primarily for entertainment can have strong artistic quality, but I'm going to have to go with Spielberg as the better one.

[deathshead2]

Spielberg for sure.
Made and produced great movies, and had a huge hand in making WB animation great again.


Cameron is cool and all, but True Lies annoys me so much more than even Spielbergs worst.

[ford_jj]

Steven Spielberghttp://www.photosnag.com/img/4713/n09x0302vnsn/clear.gif

[NightBeetle]

I'm going for Spielberghttp://www.photosnag.com/img/4713/n09x0302vnsn/clear.gif

[ChickenScratch]

Spielberg, not only has he a high batting average, but he's touched pretty much every genre and has provided a game changer film. From sci-fi, to horror to adventure to drama, to spy/thriller and wherever else he's made his mark and many of his films stand above most guys specifically known for that genre.

[CBGB]

Spielberg definately. I like James Cameron a lot, but when you compare their most famous films, there's no contest.

Spielberg: Jaws, Close Encounters, Indiana Jones trilogy, Saving Private Ryan, Jurassic Park, Hook, AI, ET.

Cameron: Aliens, T2, Titanic, True Lies, the Abyss.

But to Camerons defense though, Spielberg has a much larger resume.

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I think Spielberg has made a lot more poor films than James Cameron has, its hard to compare them though as Cameron has made so few movies compared to Spielberg. I personally think no Spielberg movie is as good as Aliens, The Terminator and T2:Judgement Day respectively.

[SPIDERMAN117]

Alrighty then Spielberg it is

I'll throw in a good one


Alfred Hitchcock
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii280/RICHYRICH74/alfred_hitchcock_372x495.jpg

or

Stanley Kubrick
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l235/cabglobe/stanley.jpg

[CBGB]

I love them both, but Kubrick is my favourite director of all time. I never get tired of Stanley's films. I could watch the Shining, 2001, Clockwork Orange, and Paths of Glory everyday for the rest of my life and never get tired of them.

[deathshead2]

While I don't like the birds and I hate the second half of Psycho(its just felt flat after the wonderful first half) I do love Rear Window.

Now Kubrick. I dig Dr.Stragelove, and I find the shining to be a wonderful comedy.


Hitchcock gets my vote. He just knew how to work it. While Kubrick was good, I don't think he was that good.

[Bruce Banner]

I love Rear Window, The Birds and Vertigo. So Hitchcock for me

[Dr Strange]

Stanley Kubrick

[nite-owl]

Kubrick.

[Eagle_23]

Kubrick

[El Payaso]

IMPOSSIBLE to decide.

[Figs]

IMPOSSIBLE to decide.

Not to be a copycat or anything but I really have to go with this.

[Max J Power]

They're probably on an equal talent level, but I enjoy Hitchcock more, so I'll go with him.

[Mr.LethalWeapon]

...
Spielberg is great but too often does he make movies with stupid children in them. And he seems to think the more retarded the child behaves the more adorable and natural he/she is.
Thank you! I thought I was the only one who thought this. His movies make me want to hate kids.


Kubrick.

[ChickenScratch]

It's Hitchcock for me. But mostly because he's got a huge body of work and all of it quality.

[BloodyWolverine]

Hitchcock.

[gwynplaine]

Stanley Kubrick.

[bunk]

Hitchcock. Not even a close one for me.

[Dark Victory]

Kubrick

[omid17]

Kubrick

[Rukus]

Kubrick

[YoungE808]

Hitchcock.

[SPIDERMAN117]

Kubrick Takes this

Next

Martin Scorsese
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f168/Baronbaron999/12910682_preview.jpg


Clint Eastwood
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee46/rhino1084/Clint_Eastwood.jpg

[Figs]

I'm a huge Eastwood fan but I'm voting for Scorsese on this one.

[Bruce Banner]

I have to agree with Figs I am a major fan of Clint he is still in my favorite movie of all time. (The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly)


But when it comes to the directors chair I'll watch Scorsese

[Two-Face]

Martin Scorsese.

[Eagle_23]

Eastwood

[CFE]

Scorsese...

Since this is directors, you need to branch it out for future rounds...I hope we get to see some Cecil B. Demille and Michael Curtiz on here :up:

[nite-owl]

Martin Scorsese.

[omid17]

damn this one is really tough

Scorsese

[Rukus]

Martin Scorsese.

[Max J Power]

Scorsese.

[Sentinel X]

What the...? Kubrick just beat Hitchcock. Kubrick is good but Hitchcock's films have a much higher rewatchability factor and are just as good as Kubrick's movies.

Anyways, Scorsese...even though I hate the Departed but Taxi Driver is such an awesome movie.

[Bim]

Oh hell, this is a tough one! i'll vote for Martin Scorsese, but i think Clint is awesome too.

[Parker Wayne]

Scorsese, and I like the Departed! :woot:

[Mr.LethalWeapon]

Eastwood

[El Payaso]

Scorsese or Clint!!!???!!!

How is anyone suppoosed to be able decide!?

[Bunker]

Scorsese, easily.

[returntovoid]

Scorsese, hands down. :cool:

[Peyton Westlake]

Eastwood. I'd like to nominate next 2 foes....Wes Craven vs. John Carpenter.

[SPIDERMAN117]

Well Eastwood wasnt feeling lucky on that round. Scorsese Wins

I'll take Peyton's Suggestion.

John Carpenter
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f320/streetwalking_stilettos/johncarpenter5.jpg

vs

Wes Craven
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a204/dgray_1986/wes.jpg

[Bunker]

Carpenter, easily.

[omid17]

Carpenter

[SPIDERMAN117]

Well Eastwood wasnt feeling lucky on that round. Scorsese Wins

I'll take Peyton's Suggestion.

John Carpenter
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f320/streetwalking_stilettos/johncarpenter5.jpg

vs

Wes Craven
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f257/tallulahbankhead/directors/craven.jpg

[Max J Power]

Carpenter.

[CBGB]

They both revolutionized the horror genre in a huge way, and both have amazing resumes. It's really hard to decide, but I have to go with Wes Craven by just a hair. A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of my favorite horror movies.

[MessiahDecoy123]

Carpenter easily

Big Trouble in Little China , The Thing, Starman, Halloween, Escape from New York, They Live...

The guy redefines so many genres it's not even funny.

[Eagle_23]

Carpenter for sure.

[gwynplaine]

John Carpenter.

[nite-owl]

John Carpenter

[Rukus]

Definately John Carpenter.

[CBGB]

Carpenter easily

Big Trouble in Little China , The Thing, Starman, Halloween, Escape from New York, They Live...

The guy redefines so many genres it's not even funny.

Wow, totally forgot about that. Hmm, this changes things...

[Ash J. Williams]

John Carpenter

[Figs]

Carpenter...no contest really.

Aside from the original Nightmare on Elm Street and The Last House on the Left I don't think Craven has done that many good films.

[Parker Wayne]

John Carpenter

[TLH]

Hope it's okay if I nominate the next two...

Robert Zemeckis vs. Peter Jackson

[SPIDERMAN117]

^ Not a bad idea. Carpenter slays Craven

Peter Jackson
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k267/mlangston67/peter_jackson_372x495.jpg

vs


Robert Zemeckis
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u294/GelnEllyn/untitled78.jpg
The guy on the LEFT.

Robert Zemeckis

[bunk]

That's really tough. I gotta go Peter Jackson I think.

[SPIDERMAN117]

I agree. It's a pretty tough one. Robert Zemeckis Back to the Future and Forest Gump were good films....But Peter Jackson defined the word EPIC with his adaptation of "The Lord Of The Rings". So I say Peter Jackson

[Sarge 2.0]

Jackson, duh.

[MessiahDecoy123]

Zemeckis is more diverse and has more classics. Roger Rabbit, Back to the Future and Forrest Gump are all classics. Peter Jackson is a one trick pony.

Zemeckis

[bunk]

What is the "one trick"?

[MessiahDecoy123]

Lord of the Rings

[TLH]

I vote Zemeckis.

[Sarge 2.0]

Zemeckis is more diverse and has more classics. Roger Rabbit, Back to the Future and Forrest Gump are all classics. Peter Jackson is a one trick pony.

ZemeckisOh yeah, screw Heavenly Creatures, King Kong, Dead Alive, and the Frighteners. And Forrest Gump is laughable. How is Zemeckis more diverse? You got it completely backwards. Zemeckis' forays into technological/special effects "revolutions" are almost always ho-hum at best and drivel at worst. He's got Back to the Future, Beowulf, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Back to the Future II and Cast Away are middling. If Forrest Gump, Polar Express, Contact, What Lies Beneath, Death Becomes Her, and Back to the Future III are your idea of good films then I'm not sure what to say.

Meanwhile Jackson has King Kong, The Frighteners, DeadAlive, and Heavenly Creatures on top of the LOTR movies. The deck is heavily stacked.

[MessiahDecoy123]

Forrest Gump is a better movie than King Kong or the Frighteners.

King Kong is just a silly movie. And the Frighteners is forgettable, no better than Death Becomes Her.

Back to the Future and Roger Rabbit are timeless classics. Few directors make one, let alone two, of those.

[returntovoid]

Peter Jackson.

[omid17]

Peter Jackson

[Parker Wayne]

Zemeckis

[gwynplaine]

I reserve judgement until I see The Lovely Bones and A Christmas Carol.

[gwynplaine]

Carpenter...no contest really.

Aside from the original Nightmare on Elm Street and The Last House on the Left I don't think Craven has done that many good films.
Also Scream imo.

[Rukus]

Zemeckis

[Max J Power]

Jackson.

[Bunker]

Petey.

[BloodyWolverine]

Peter Jackson.

[Sentinel X]

Peter Jackson.

His movies are made better and he is really creative...He and his crew helped create an entire new world with the Lord of the Rings franchise and King Kong.
Robert has kind of annoyed me with his mo-cap films...enough already.

[Peyton Westlake]

Zemeckis

[nite-owl]

Jackson, easily.

[Mister H.]

They've both made three good films. But as much as I like
Back To The Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, and Forrest Gump, they simply can't be mentioned in the same breath as Jackson's LOTR trilogy.


Peter Jackson

[TLH]

Jackson wins.

Just to keep the thread going, hope it's okay I suggest another match up:

Christopher Nolan vs. David Fincher

[Mister H.]

Let me catch up here:

Spielberg vs Cameron - Spielberg
Hitchcock vs Kubrick - tie (sorry)
Eastwood vs Scorcese - Eastwood
Carpenter vs Craven - Carpenter
Jackson vs Zemeckis - Jackson
Nolan vs Fincher - Nolan

[Mister H.]

Shouldn't it be more like George Lucas vs Peter Jackson? Or Francis Ford Coppola vs Martin Scorcese? Or Mel Gibson vs Clint Eastwood? Seems like people could think about these matchups a little more, pitting directors with a common vision against one another.

Don't get me wrong, the other matchups are perfect, but the ones I mentioned would be an improvement over the ones we were given.

No offense to anyone, just needed to say that :P

[gwynplaine]

Nolan.

[nite-owl]

Fincher.

[MessiahDecoy123]

Fincher

[TLH]

Shouldn't it be more like George Lucas vs Peter Jackson? Or Francis Ford Coppola vs Martin Scorcese? Or Mel Gibson vs Clint Eastwood? Seems like people could think about these matchups a little more, pitting directors with a common vision against one another.

Don't get me wrong, the other matchups are perfect, but the ones I mentioned would be an improvement over the ones we were given.

No offense to anyone, just needed to say that :P

I think what makes it interesting is when you have directors with differing styles but equal esteem/reputation going up against one another. It forces people to really think what makes one director better than the other. If you have comparable directors, in some cases, it just becomes a matter of "well, whose movies did I like more?" because the style and everything is virtually the same.

[TLH]

Oh, btw I say Nolan.

So that's 3 - Nolan, 2 - Fincher.

[Eagle_23]

Fincher

[omid17]

Fincher

[Rukus]

Nolan

[Bunker]

Nolan, for sho.

[Figs]

Nolan

[Parker Wayne]

Nolan

[TLH]

7-4 Nolan wins.

Next: Ridley Scott vs. Quentin Tarantino

[Ziggyman]

I prefer QT movies so...Quentin...

[omid17]

damn you this is a hard one but i'll go with

Ridley Scott

[bunk]

Ridley Scott. QT at his best is pretty hard to **** with though.

[TLH]

I pick Ridley Scott.

[cerealkiller182]

Tarantino

The only QT movie i didnt like was Death Proof, and its still better than Scott's worst. Although it was a tough choice considering Black Hawk Down, Gladiator, Blade Runner, and Alien are all fantastic.

[MessiahDecoy123]

Don't forget Legend.

[Parker Wayne]

Ridley Scott

[YoungE808]

Damn...well based of Scott's accolades I have to go with him.

[cerealkiller182]

Don't forget Legend.

not a fan, except for the impressive make-up

[Bunker]

Riddlez.

[Deaths Head II]

Ridley Scott.

[gwynplaine]

Favorite Scott movies : Alien, Gladiator, The Duellists.
Favorite Tarantino movies : Pulp Fiction, Inglourious Basterds.

2 to 3, so Ridley Scott for me.

[TLH]

Ridley wins 8-2

Next: Sam Raimi vs. Bryan Singer

[omid17]

even tho i was dissapointed with SM3 i'll still stick with him

Sam Raimi

[Deaths Head II]

Singer is great, but Raimi made Darkman.

I'm gonna have to go with Raimi.

[Mister H.]

I've gotta go with Singer, just based on the fact that I put his first X-Men near the top of the genre. I don't know that I've ever seen a Sam Raimi film that I liked.

[nite-owl]

Bryan Singer

[TLH]

I vote Raimi

So, 3-2 Raimi so far.

[Eagle_23]

Easily Raimi

[CBGB]

Raimi.

[SPIDERMAN117]

Raimi.

I have a pretty good match up for the next battle.

[omid17]

^ i got one too

[Figs]

Raimi, only because he's made more films that I liked, but that is mainly due to the fact that he's made more films overall.

[SPIDERMAN117]

Raimi takes the cake

Lets go old school on this one

Francis Ford Coppola
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/_rakeboy_s/Copala.jpg

vs

Woody Allen
http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo356/BastianStanwyck/woody_allen.jpg

[omid17]

Francis Ford Coppola

[Ash J. Williams]

Francis Ford Coppola

[nite-owl]

Woody Allen.

[Ipodman]

WoodyAllen

[Bruce Banner]

This is a tuff one for me. I love their work.

Woody Allen

[Eagle_23]

Definitely Francis Ford Coppola.

[Peyton Westlake]

Coppola

[TLH]

Coppola

5-3 Coppola so far.

[bunk]

Allen

[El Payaso]

Allen.

[Parker Wayne]

Coppola

[Deaths Head II]

Francis Ford Coppola.

[TLH]

Coppola wins 7-5.

[Peyton Westlake]

My next suggestion, battle of the special effect directors. Their movies aren't good on plots but are on SE.

M. Bay (Armageddon, Transformers 1 & 2 ) vs. R. Emmerich (Independence Day, Day After Tomorrow, 2012)

[omid17]

My next suggestion, battle of the special effect directors. Their movies aren't good on plots but are on SE.

M. Bay (Armageddon, Transformers 1 & 2 ) vs. R. Emmerich (Independence Day, Day After Tomorrow, 2012)
that's a good one

i would also like Mel Gibson vs Clint Eastwood

[cerealkiller182]

that's a good one

i would also like Mel Gibson vs Clint Eastwood

that could be a good one

Coppola

[TLH]

My next suggestion, battle of the special effect directors. Their movies aren't good on plots but are on SE.

M. Bay (Armageddon, Transformers 1 & 2 ) vs. R. Emmerich (Independence Day, Day After Tomorrow, 2012)

Okay, so...

Bay vs. Emmerich

...and go.

[omid17]

Bay

[El Payaso]

Can't decide. both are crap. :(

[SPIDERMAN117]

^ I agree with Payaso........but I guess Roland...

[omid17]

lol i know but 10,000 BC was really bad so i had to go with the other director

[cerealkiller182]

Bay

[Max J Power]

Bay.

They both suck, but at least Bay made Transformers.

[TLH]

I pick Bay.

So, 3-1 Bay.

[bunk]

Easily Bay. I still love the first Bad Boys.

[Deaths Head II]

Emmerich. Bay has a taste for overloading a film with unfunny and offensive comic relief. Emmerich can't beat him in that regard.

[deathshead2]

Emmerich. This man made some great blockbusters
-Universal Soldier: one of the few good JCVD movies
-Stargate: A few creative sci-fi movie
-Independance Day:Just awesome
-Godzilla:Yeah someone likes it. No, I love it. I could watch it all the time, and still enjoy the other Godzilla movies just as much.

Everything else is pretty bad though. And Bay only made one decent movie(Transformers).

[bunk]

Stargate is his only good movie. Bay's mediocre movies are way more watchable than Emmerich's.

[Parker Wayne]

Bay, just because I loved Transformers (the first one of course).

[Vengeance]

Michael Bay because of The Rock (great action movie), Armageddon, The Island, & Transformers 1

[Hound55]

Ugh...

Emmerich I suppose.

Stargate is better than anything Bay has ever done.

That said Bay is probably more consistent... all of his films are the same level of piffle, lowest common denominator garbage but relatively watchable (even if you wish certain characters would die or suffer incredibly, when they're supposed to be characters you should feel sympathetic for...) where Emmerich can be up and down... sometimes within minutes...

I can see this being an age thing where some of the olders will vote for Emerich and the kids going Bay... ID4 was IMMENSE when I was in school.

[Two-Face]

Bay.

[Eagle_23]

Bay

[TLH]

Bay wins 7-4.

[deathshead2]

Stargate is his only good movie. Bay's mediocre movies are way more watchable than Emmerich's.
Im the opposite, I can barely sit through, Bays movies. The Rock and Bad Boys were the closest I've ever been to being physically tourtured. Thankfully I turned Bad Boys off before it killed me, and I shudder to think what will happen if I watched Bad Boys 2. And Armageddon, and The Island seem to be the few blockbusters that can put me to sleep.

[Vengeance]

Im the opposite, I can barely sit through, Bays movies. The Rock and Bad Boys were the closest I've ever been to being physically tourtured. Thankfully I turned Bad Boys off before it killed me, and I shudder to think what will happen if I watched Bad Boys 2. And Armageddon, and The Island seem to be the few blockbusters that can put me to sleep.

I dunno the first half of Bad Boys 2 I enjoyed over the whole of the first Bad Boys (which I don't think much of) but the second half just got ridiculously preposterously dull (if that makes sense), at least the first half was preposterous fun. Worth watching for some of the action sequences if you got a spare night with nothing to do.

[TLH]

Okay, next showdown:

Frank Darabont vs. Darren Aronofsky

[bunk]

Well, Shawshank is one of the best movies of all time, so I gotta go Darabont. I did pick up The Fountain for $5 at Best Buy this weekend though, lol.

[Bunker]

Aronofsky.

[omid17]

Darabont

[deathshead2]

Hmm I've never seen a Darren Aronofsky movie. And for Darabont I find the green mile annoying(due to the constant plays on tv), The Mist ending loltastic, and The Majestic puts me to sleep. Not to mention his screenplays for some movies I didn't like. Shawshank I havne't seen in years.

So Darabont. Only cus I haven't see any of Aronofskys work.

[Ash J. Williams]

Darren Aronofsky

[TLH]

Darabont.

4-2 Darabont so far.

[Deaths Head II]

Darabont.

I actually didn't realize he was the director behind the films he was until I looked it up just now. I was a Darabont fan I didn't even know it. I do love Aronofsky though.

[Vengeance]

Frank Darabont anyday, love his movies, Shawshank, Green Mile, & The Mist all make it into my top 50 movies, first two make it into my top 20. I haven't loved a Aronofsky movie yet, Wrester was great & Fountain had merits, I'm not a fan of Requiem though.

[nite-owl]

Darren Aronofsky

[Two-Face]

Darren Aronofsky

[Parker Wayne]

Frank Darabont

[TLH]

Darabont wins 7-4.

Next: Judd Apatow vs. John Hughes

[Parker Wayne]

John Hughes all the way though I do love Apatow films

[Retro]

John Hughes hands down!

[bunk]

Apatow.

[TLH]

I go with Hughes.

So, 3-1 Hughes so far.

[Hound55]

Hughes is a better director but I prefer Apatow's films.

[Max J Power]

Hughes.

[Peyton Westlake]

Hughes easily.

[omid17]

Hughes

[SPIDERMAN117]

Hughes Takes this. Next one

John Ford
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff294/johnwaynegirl/John%20Wayne/JohnFord.jpg

Vs

Orson Welles
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm180/rayld/orsonwelles.jpg

[Aesop Rocks]

Welles.

[omid17]

Welles

[YoungE808]

Welles

[Vengeance]

Welles

[Parker Wayne]

Welles, Just for a Touch of Evil

[nite-owl]

Orson Welles

[gwynplaine]

John Ford.

[El Payaso]

Wellsy.

[Figs]

Welles

[gwynplaine]

The grapes of Wrath, The Searchers, The Quiet Man, The Man who shot Liberty Valance etc. VS
A Touch of Evil ( one of the greatest films ever though, I admit:word:.) but still :huh:.
Anyway, the majority is always right. So Welles wins by a landslide.

[echostation]

what the hell kind of choices are these...

the real choice needs to be Stephen Norrington or Sydney J Furie, these guys are the real talent..

[bunk]

The match ups have been pretty damn good actually.

[SPIDERMAN117]

what the hell kind of choices are these...

the real choice needs to be Stephen Norrington or Sydney J Furie, these guys are the real talent..

Edit. Nevermind...I get your humor.

Anyways....Welles wins...Someone make another match. Or not I'll think of one in a couple of min

[echostation]

of course this thread is genius... keep it up, I only saw it the other day and wanted to vote in for Welles but he was already declared winner...

am keenly awaiting the next interesting match up!

[SPIDERMAN117]

^ Thou shall receive

Tim Burton
http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy274/hydrogenmaker/tim_burton8.jpg

vs

Terry Gilliam
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/MovieMan21/terry_gilliam.jpg

Now after this match up There will be 9 more match ups. So if anyone would like to suggest names I Highly say do it after this match...because I dont want to leave any directors out of here.

[Eagle_23]

Tim Burton

[gwynplaine]

Good match.

Burton.

[Bunker]

Gilliam.

**** Burton.

[Bunker]

Gilliam.

**** Burton.

[Max J Power]

Burton.

But I haven't seen Brazil or 12 Monkeys, and those are two of Gilliam's biggest works.

[omid17]

Burton

[bunk]

Burton.

[echostation]

damn this hard... Burton is definitely the more consistent director yet Gilliam's films when he scores have been just unstoppably brilliant.

I'm gonna go with Burton on this one despite my major issues with his Batman films.

[Ash J. Williams]

Tim Burton

Name suggestions:
Sam Raimi
George Romero
David Lynch
David Cronenberg
John Landis
Ridley Scott
Quentin Tarantino
Richard Linklater

[Hound55]

Gilliam... Dude's awesome but has probably the worst luck of any director in the business...

[returntovoid]

Tim Burton :cool::up:

[dude love]

Burton. I just love his visual style and he's more consistent.

[Wesley Dodds]

Gilliam but both have lost their touch...

[Two-Face]

Tim Burton - I don't care if I'm bias Bat-fan. :p

[El Payaso]

Burton.

[nite-owl]

Terry Gilliam.

[cerealkiller182]

Terry Gilliam

[Peyton Westlake]

Mr. Gilliam by far.

[Watchman]

Gilliam, no contest. Man made some of my favorite films ever. His good movies are leaps and bounds over anything Burton can come up with.

[Green Day]

Burton

[MessiahDecoy123]

Burton

mostly for his early work.

[Rukus]

Burton

[Aesop Rocks]

Burton. I just love his visual style and he's more consistent.

You mean his high school goth crap and crush on Johnny Depp? :hehe:

But no, I choose Tim Burton.

[returntovoid]

Burton. I just love his visual style and he's more consistent.

Yeah, his visual style/use of atmosphere is awesome. :awesome:

The visual style/use of atmosphere he used for Batman was the most accurate to the comics plus Danny Elfman and Anton Furst should also get credit for all that to fall into place.

Gotham City was originally Gothic looking in the comics and afterwards it started to depend on the creative teams, for example Neal Adams brought it back in the 1970's with writer Dennis O'Neil.

And yeah, Burton is more consistent because he has way more amounts of great work in his filmography.

[gwynplaine]

Hasn't Burton won yet?
Milos Forman vs Hal Ashby, now that would be a tough match. I'm not sure I could even chose one:huh:.

[Vengeance]

Tim Burton but close

[spidermilk]

Results of Matches
Spielberg vs Cameron - Cameron
Hitchcock vs Kubrick - tie
Eastwood vs Scorcese - Scorcese
Carpenter vs Craven - Carpenter
Jackson vs Zemeckis - Jackson
Nolan vs Fincher - Nolan
Ridley Scott vs. Quentin Tarantino - Ridley Scott
Sam Raimi vs. Bryan Singer (http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=330827#) - Sam Raimi
Francis Ford (http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=330827&page=6#) Coppola vs Woody Allen - Francis Ford (http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=330827&page=6#) Coppola
Bay vs. Emmerich - Bay
Frank Darabont vs. Darren Aronofsky - Frank Darabont
Judd Apatow vs. John Hughes - John Hughes
John Ford (http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=330827&page=8#) vs Orson Welles - Orson Welles

[El Payaso]

Tim Burton vs Terry Gilliam - Tim Burton.

[david icke]

I know the vote is over , but my take on that particular bout is that Gilliam could have made any movie Burton has, but no way Burton could have made Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas or Brazil.
Burton wishes he could make them like Gilliam at his best.

and on Darabont vs Darren A.. I can't believe a guy who follows the formula of adapting Stephen King books beat a guy who has pushed himself creatively with each successive movie and has proved to be being genuinely innovative. sorry, had to get that off my chest.

[El Payaso]

I know the vote is over , but my take on that particular bout is that Gilliam could have made any movie Burton has, but no way Burton could have made Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas or Brazil.
Burton wishes he could make them like Gilliam at his best.

Apart from the actors, Fear and Loathing wasn't very good. I haven't seen Brazil but once many many years ago so I can't share my opinion. I'll only say that there might be a reason why I have been never interested in watching it a second time.

[p4poetic]

You mean his high school goth crap and crush on Johnny Depp? :hehe:

But no, I choose Tim Burton.

Yeah, what's up with that? What happened to Michael Keaton Tim? :oldrazz:

Every time I see Tim Burton I just want to comb his hair.

[El Payaso]

Every time I see Tim Burton I just want to comb his hair.

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m387/mrbungle_08/basura/burton_young.jpg

[david icke]

Apart from the actors, Fear and Loathing wasn't very good. I haven't seen Brazil but once many many years ago so I can't share my opinion. I'll only say that there might be a reason why I have been never interested in watching it a second time.

Well, if you don't like the book you won't like the movie, because it was a good adaptation, but cinematically, it's a visual feast, probably his best one visually.
I used to have Brazil on tape but have not seen it for a while, but it's a very unique movie, and the dream sequences come across as very strange as opposed to self conciously trying to be strange, like many do.

[Peyton Westlake]

If the thread originator gives his ok, I would like to nominate the next match up. Richard Donner [Superman (1978) , Lethal Weapon] vs. John McTiernan [Die Hard, Predator]

[gwynplaine]

Good one. The Omen vs Die Hard. It's a tie for me.

[El Payaso]

Donner.

[Dark Victory]

McTiernan, no doubt. Without him, my childhood wouldn't have been as awesome.

[MessiahDecoy123]

I refuse to vote.

Both directors directed my two favorite movies (Predator and Superman the Movie)

[Two-Face]

Tim Burton. :ybat:

[returntovoid]

This is a tough one but I'll vote for John McTiernan.

[Figs]

John McTiernan

I really like Donner's Superman film/s and I love Lethal Weapon but McTiernan gets the vote due to the badassery of Predator, Die Hard 1 & 3 not to mention I love Hunt For Red October and 13th Warrrior was a really fun film for me(a lot better than the other Viking film Pathfinder).

[nite-owl]

John McTiernan

[bunk]

Donner

[Peyton Westlake]

Not sure myself, I have a liking for most they have done.

[Peyton Westlake]

I will go with Donner after going back & forth a lot.