Your top ten favourite directors?

[Kevin Roegele]

Who are they? Who are they, I say! Remember, this is NOT, "Who are the BEST directors of all-time," but, "WHo are your favourite directors?"

Mine...NOT in any order...

1. James Cameron
2. Tim Burton
3. Spielberg
4. Richard Donner
5. Alex Proyas
6. John Glen
7. David Fincher
8. Kubrick
9. Bryan Singer (I was hesitant as his career is relatively just getting started, but I love his sober, inquisitive style)
10. Dario Argento

 

[Spider-Fan]

Not in any order

Tim Burton
Steven Spielberg
Sam Raimi (not just for Spider-Man, but Evil Dead, For The Love of the Game, Darkman, etc)
Stanley Kubrick
Clint Eastwood
James Cameron
Ridley Scott
Ron Howard
Martin Scorsese
Christopher Nolan (The Prestige is what really got him on this list for me)

Hard to pick just ten....I probably could name like 20 directos in honorable mention.

 

[Bat Attack]

1. Alfred Hitchcock
2. Robert Zemeckis
3. Steven Spielberg
4. James Cameron
5. Stanley Kubrick
6. Tim Burton
7. Rob Reiner (I loved Misery)
8. Sam Raimi
9. Ridley Scott
10. Christopher Guest

 

[The Dark Defender]

(Tie) 1. Peter Jackson
Mel Gibson
3. Guillermo Del Toro
4. Alexandre Aja
5. David Cronenberg
6. Zhang Yimou
7. Victor Salva
8. Wes Craven
9. Neil Marshall
10. Guiseppe Tornatore

 

[blind_fury]

1) David Fincher
2) James Cameron
3) Paul Verhoeven
4) Richard Donner
5) Martin Scorcese
6) Stanley Kubrick
7) Steven Spielberg
8) Zach Snyder (if Watchmen is awesome)
9) John Carpenter/John McTiernan (old school stuff)
10) Tim Burton/ John Landis (old school stuff)

 

[DarthRekal]

tarantino
rodriguez
spielberg
cameron
scorsese
gibson
hitchcock
raimi
soderbergh
howard

 

[cabel]

Welles
Scott
Hitchcock
Kurosawa
Cameron
Spielberg
Scorcesse
Beatty
Fincher
Don Bluth

 

[Hobgoblin]

My fav directors (in no order) and my favorite movies that they have done.


Mel Gibson (Apocalypto)
Stanley Kubrick (The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, Dr Strangelove)
Steven Spielberg (Jaws, Munich)
M Knight Shamalan (Signs)
Ridley Scott (Alien)
Tim Burton (Batman, Sleepy Hollow)
Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, nuff said)
Peter Jackson (for King Kong)
James Cameron (Aliens)
Hughes brothers (From Hell)
Rob Zombie (The Devil's Rejects)

Yeah, I know thats more than 10, but I like them all.

 

[Episode29]

No Order

Steven Speilberg
Sam Raimi
Quentin Tarantino
George Lucas
Kevin Smith
Tim Burton
David Lynch
James Cameron
Peter Jackson
M. Night Shyamalan

 

[Shuley]

1) Martin Scorese
2) Stanley Kubrick
3) Howard Hawks
4) Steven Spielberg
5) Fernado Meirellas
6) Sam Rami
7) Quintin Tarantino
8) Clint Eastwood
9) Alfred Hitchcock
10) Kevin Smith

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

David Lynch

Stanley Kubrick

David Cronenberg

What's-His-Name Hellboy, Mimic guy...Del Toro......it's funny, I don't really love his films a lot, I just super-love him as a director...his approach, his ideas, his influences and inspirations, his colossal intelligence and knowledge, his enthusiasm, etc. but oddly, I don't really look forward to actually watching his movies often. Haven't even seen Pan's Labyrinth yet
I could say the same about What's-His-Name Sin City, Spy Kids guy.

Takashi Miike

Sam Raimi

Spielberg

Scorsese

Claudio Fragasso

 

[Catman]

The weird-looking dude!

 

[Carmine Falcone]

Martin Scorsese
Sergio Leone
John Huston
Terry Gilliam
Quentin Tarantino
Tim Burton

 

[Cyrusbales]

Kar Wai Won - He has yet to make a bad film, his work is consistantly superior to....well everyone! And with the finest cinematographer this world has seen as a regular partner, the man can't fail.

Terry Gilliam - His nique visual style always gives something extra, Brothers Grimm was bad(Ok for a family flick though), but allowed him to make the masterpiece that is Tideland, so I'm all for that. He's also a massive influence of mine and one of the few surrealist directors out there.

Stanley Kubrick - He has made a near perfect film in most genre's. Barry Lyndon is a film I adore, yet in a genre I hate! He picks curious subject matters and pushed the boundaries of creativity amongst filmmaking, like stealing a camera from nasa etc...

Alfred Hitchcock - Whilst some of his work gets way too much credit when it was really an inferior version of robert sidomak's work, however during the sixties his talent became massively apparent, climaxing with the masterpiece that is Vertigo.

John Huston - Whilst his later work frankly is poor, his classic black and white work has produced many classics that have become cinematic foundations.

Pedro Almodovar - Picking interesting subject matter(which I personally don't like most of the time) he turns them into mass statements and critique's of life, from a very informed viewpoint. The level of symoblism and attention to detail, coupled with his usual poignancy of editing and music, not too mention camera handling, makes his work unrivalled and some of the best the cinematic world has ever seen.

Billy Wilder - Double indemnity! That is enough, the lost weekend! Wow, seriously one of the greatest in the cinematic world for absolute sure, a master, and foundation.

Guillermo Del Toro - His worst film is Mimic, which is a copiable thriller, but nothing special, however every other film he has made, ranges from good(blade 2) to pure brilliance(everything else he's done!). Capturing the eye of Pedro Almovoar with his wonderful 'Cronos', it's clear to see why he's made such a huge impact on the cinema world.

Park Chan-wook - A consistently high standard of work, even at the lowpoints(oldboy) is is remarkably excellent, and at the high points(JSA) is is pure cinematic heaven and consumes the viewer in wonder.

Orson Welles - Virtually writting the book on lighting and camera use, no directors list should be without this genius! Highly talented and criticised for being 'too good' with 'Citizen Kane' due to the remarkably high level of attention paid to the direction. One of my influences, and a credit to the filmic world.

 

[L0ngsh0t]

In no particular order, but i will try and keep it somewhat the way i think it is at this momment

Kevin Smith-One of the smartest social commentators on the planet, but it is the tender momments that really make him shin, in Clerks, Chasing Amy, Dogma, and Clerks 2 he all has momments of levity that show his true connection with how natural humans react

Quentin Tarantino-He makes movies for the people, and they all kick ass, I just wonder what it all means to him, and what he is trying to accomplish

Sam Raimi-Evil Dead trilogy nuff said....oh and he also made some other trilogy that is pretty goodt:

Richard Linklater-is very in touch with his characters, and leaves no detail out, while crafting a major compelling story

Steven Soderberg-Owns possibley my favorite movie ever, Out of Sight, along with a slew of excellent films

John Carptenter-25 years later and still has the scariest movie i have ever seen...oh an Escape for New York is pretty money

Cohen Brothers-I don't really know what else to say but Lebowski, Millers Crossing, more

David O Russel-Three Kings is a good film, but I heart Huckabees is one of the most original comedies I have ever seen

Martian Scorcesse-possibley my favorite ever, for the simple reason that Casino might be his worst film

Chris Nolan-for the simple fact that he made THE Batman movie he deserves to be on here, but then you factor in that it could possibley be his worst movie, with a stellar filmog that includes Prestige, Memento, and Insomnia

Wes Craven-he has had his share of hits over the years, but that is just as due to quantity as it is quality, but when he owns the creative rights to Hills Have Eyes, Nightmare on Elm Street, Last House on the Left, Scream, and People under stairs, he may not be top 10 material, but i feel like he should

 

[Cyrusbales]

I gues it's rude to criticize other people's choices, but I'm in a discussing mood, I shall resist however....

 

[L0ngsh0t]

I gues it's rude to criticize other people's choices, but I'm in a discussing mood, I shall resist however....

criticize away, its ridiculous to criticize other peoples opinion in general cause movies are subjective but we do it anyways

 

[Kevin Roegele]

I gues it's rude to criticize other people's choices, but I'm in a discussing mood, I shall resist however....

Go ahead, this is an open forum. I'd say the choices have been pretty much universally good.

 

[Cyrusbales]

The bit that niggles me is the Kevin smith as the most intelligent social critic of the filmic world. His views aren't particularly intelligent to be honest, he makes comments that don't need to be said, and, especially after Clerks 2, doesn't seem to be able to generate new input and crativity, rather just gimicks. Almodovar is the best social critic without a doubt, he started one of the most significant political movements in europe since WWII for god's sake!

There we go, just felt we needed something to sto pit being just lists and get some discussion going etc

(no hard feelings)

 

[The Chairman]

1) Alfred Hitchcock
2) Martin Scorsese
3) Cameron Crowe
4) Steven Spielberg
5) Quentin Tarrentino
6) Stanley Kubrick
7) Tim Burton
8) Ridley Scott
9) Sergio Leone
10) Cecil B. Demille

 

[L0ngsh0t]

The bit that niggles me is the Kevin smith as the most intelligent social critic of the filmic world. His views aren't particularly intelligent to be honest, he makes comments that don't need to be said, and, especially after Clerks 2, doesn't seem to be able to generate new input and crativity, rather just gimicks. Almodovar is the best social critic without a doubt, he started one of the most significant political movements in europe since WWII for god's sake!

There we go, just felt we needed something to sto pit being just lists and get some discussion going etc

(no hard feelings)

if we all thougth the same the world would be a boring place

in saying that i can't say i am familiar with Almodovar's work, or even who he is, but I would be amazed if he made a better movie about normal people stuck in a go nowhere job than clerks. Clerks pretty much speaks for everyone who has ever had to work a crap job like that, and not have muc of a future, I work a crap job like that, but at least I go to college, but I can totally feel everything Dante struggles with, and how Randal has become so apathetic towards life because of his situation

Maybe social commentator was the incorrect word, but he has his finger on the pulse of of people, especailly in his finest works Clerks and Chasing Amy

 

[Cyrusbales]

Take in some almodovar, the man is highly talented, subversion of cinema is one of his specialities. Not to mention the comment on gender, political ideaology, identity and suchlike contained in his work. Being an activist and founder of 'La Movida' dring Franco's dictatorship spain, he had to find subversive ways to protray the world and it's politics to avoid censorship, helping create an archetype of cinema, the spanish matriarch. Among other things

I find Kevin smith boring and uneducated, making statements that are as obvious as possible.

 

[mcilroga]

No particular order;

Martin Scorcese
John Carpenter
M. Night Shyamalan (his older stuff, up to about Signs is what isn't overrated)
Alfred Hitchcock
David Fincher
Stanley Kubrick
Tim Burton
David Lynch
Steven Spielberg
Orson Welles
Robert Aldrich

 

[Kevin Roegele]

The bit that niggles me is the Kevin smith as the most intelligent social critic of the filmic world. His views aren't particularly intelligent to be honest, he makes comments that don't need to be said, and, especially after Clerks 2, doesn't seem to be able to generate new input and crativity, rather just gimicks. Almodovar is the best social critic without a doubt, he started one of the most significant political movements in europe since WWII for god's sake!

There we go, just felt we needed something to sto pit being just lists and get some discussion going etc

(no hard feelings)

I have to agree that Smith offers few real insights into life. He certainly knows his own life and those of his friends, and can certainly address Generation X/slacker/geek issues, but that's a small resume at the end of the day. He just presents it as is, he says nothing of any substance about it.

Take Mallrats. Sure, that's exactly what my life was like when I was 18. Well captured. But that's it. A social critic? No. A social observer? Yes.

 

[Cyrusbales]

I have to agree that Smith offers few real insights into life. He certainly knows his own life and those of his friends, and can certainly address Generation X/slacker/geek issues, but that's a small resume at the end of the day. He just presents it as is, he says nothing of any substance about it.

Take Mallrats. Sure, that's exactly what my life was like when I was 18. Well captured. But that's it. A social critic? No. A social observer? Yes.

Nicely put, still I don't like him though!