Who is on your 'Mount Rushmore' of Directors?

[Ninjablade]

Kurosawa
Kubrick
Spielberg
Hitchcock

John Ford is definitely close as would be Orson Wells.

In terms of just personal favorite, I mean Spielberg is at the top spot with not much competition. I mean you don't consistently make 10/10 films over 50 years without being truly special. Defined what the summer blockbuster is, meanwhile some of his best films are the simple dramas like Catch Me if You Can. Few misses here and there, but for a filmography as large as his, they're just small blips.

 

[LoganPool]

Nolan
Spielberg
Cameron
Gibson (Say what you want about him personally, but I love his directing style.)

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Kurosawa
Kubrick
Spielberg
Hitchcock

John Ford is definitely close as would be Orson Wells.

In terms of just personal favorite, I mean Spielberg is at the top spot with not much competition. I mean you don't consistently make 10/10 films over 50 years without being truly special. Defined what the summer blockbuster is, meanwhile some of his best films are the simple dramas like Catch Me if You Can. Few misses here and there, but for a filmography as large as his, they're just small blips.

What's your favorite Kubrick flick and your favorite Hitchcock flick?

 

[Ninjablade]

What's your favorite Kubrick flick and your favorite Hitchcock flick?

Kubrick it's either Eyes Wide Shut or The Shining, I probably lean the former. Hitchcock it's North by Northwest all day every day.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Kubrick it's either Eyes Wide Shut or The Shining, I probably lean the former. Hitchcock it's North by Northwest all day every day.

There just might be hope for you yet.

 

[Lily Adler]

You guys really love Spielberg.

Disney and Amblin are hard-coded into most childhoods.

 

[Ninjablade]

There just might be hope for you yet.

This guy thinks he's the one with good taste

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

If I could make a second Mt Rushmore, I'd definitely have:

- Stanley Kubrick
- The Wachowskis (as one)
- Robert Zemeckis
- Ryan Coogler

It's too much talent out there.

 

[Kane52630]

Yeah we can get more specific to make this thread more interesting....


My fresh new face/2010s-current Mount Rushmore:

Robert Eggers
Denis Villeneuve
Safdie Brothers
Air Aster

Jordan Peele and Ryan Coogler as honorable mentions.

 

[Lily Adler]

If I could make a second Mt Rushmore, I'd definitely have:

- Stanley Kubrick
- The Wachowskis (as one)
- Robert Zemeckis
- Ryan Coogler

It's too much talent out there.

The Wachoski sisters are their own unique person.

 

[Drizzle]

The Wachoski sisters are their own unique person.

I'm so glad I watched Cloud Atlas so that I understood the reference to it in the Interdimensional Cable episode of Rick and Morty.