I don't know much about directors, or what seperates the great ones from the good ones - Solo, Ichi, Triumph, Willco, etc seem to "get" that more than I do. But I must say that if I had to pick a director that always impresses me, it's Scorsese. I was really introduced to him this year basically, through movies like Goodfellas and Taxi Driver. But in all the movies of his that I've seen, I've noticed that the pacing is wonderful; he seems to have command of the movie, and know exactly where he wants it to go at all times.
I don't know much about directors, or what seperates the great ones from the good ones - Solo, Ichi, Triumph, Willco, etc seem to "get" that more than I do. But I must say that if I had to pick a director that always impresses me, it's Scorsese. I was really introduced to him this year basically, through movies like Goodfellas and Taxi Driver. But in all the movies of his that I've seen, I've noticed that the pacing is wonderful; he seems to have command of the movie, and know exactly where he wants it to go at all times.
That's a load of crap- you're just trying to be acceptable. You know you really wanted to say Ron Howard.
As for up and coming Directors: Zack Snyder! I liked Dawn of the Dead remake and Loved 300!
Himuro: I really need to see Full Metal Jacket. I've already spoiled a couple scenes on Youtube, all of which were amazing. And Spartacus is a great, great epic movie
As for up and coming Directors: Zack Snyder! I liked Dawn of the Dead remake and Loved 300!
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And I swear I thought I would be breaking these out on Michelle...
I FORGOT HITCHCOCK HOW FUCKING STUPID AM I.
300 was a flaming piece of overacted shit. The fight scenes sucked and Leonidas' wife needed to be fucking muzzled to keep the fucking bad dialogue from spilling out of her mouth.
Kubrick doesn't do too much for me. 2001 is good IMO but it isn't great. My favorite film of his is probably A Clockwork Orange mainly because it's massively random.
Kubrick doesn't do too much for me. 2001 is good IMO but it isn't great. My favorite film of his is probably A Clockwork Orange mainly because it's massively random.
300 was a flaming piece of overacted shit. The fight scenes suckedDoes not compute.
:lol :lol :lolI don't know much about directors, or what seperates the great ones from the good ones - Solo, Ichi, Triumph, Willco, etc seem to "get" that more than I do. But I must say that if I had to pick a director that always impresses me, it's Scorsese. I was really introduced to him this year basically, through movies like Goodfellas and Taxi Driver. But in all the movies of his that I've seen, I've noticed that the pacing is wonderful; he seems to have command of the movie, and know exactly where he wants it to go at all times.
That's a load of crap- you're just trying to be acceptable. You know you really wanted to say Ron Howard.
1. Terry Gilliam- I know, I know, his later work has been mostly poop. But the man has directed some of my favorite movies of all time, and I love his bizarre vision of things. Gets this spot for Brazil alone, really.Uh huh. :heartbeat
2. Coen Brothers- In a world where comedy usually gets the shaft at award shows, I feel it's necessary to acknowledge the guys who have done the best job in my opinion with the genre. It really doesn't get any better than The Big Lebowski and Raising Arizona as far as comedies go.
Martin Scorsese: Goodfellas. Raging Bull. TAXI DRIVER.
Wes Anderson: He writes and directs these films that are outrageous forms of reality but are closer to what reality actually is than we want to admit. The art style is amazing, and every one of his films doesn't cease to amaze me. Rushmore is definitely one of my top ten favorite films of all time.
Tarantino: The man hasn't made one bad movie yet IMO, and he truly has a love for film as well as a massively great skill of writing memorable dialogue.Pulp Fiction
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QFTAs for up and coming Directors: Zack Snyder! I liked Dawn of the Dead remake and Loved 300!
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And I swear I thought I would be breaking these out on Michelle...
both movies ruled. I don't care what you say! :maf
I'm not a huge Scorsese fan. I liked Taxi Driver and Goodfellas, but I can pass on the rest.
Kill fucking Bill 1 and 2 -- two terrible fucking movies for anyone but the biggest and flabbiest of Asian XXXTreme cinema nerds.
kb vol. 1 and 2 are awesome.
that scene with uma trying to move her big toe was fucking disgusting though :-\
kb vol. 1 and 2 are awesome.
that scene with uma trying to move her big toe was fucking disgusting though :-\
Have you seen the John Wayne movie that inspired that scene?
kb vol. 1 and 2 are awesome.
that scene with uma trying to move her big toe was fucking disgusting though :-\
Have you seen the John Wayne movie that inspired that scene?
nope.
is there a youtube link for that? there's no way someone could have uglier toes than uma.
kb vol. 1 and 2 are awesome.
that scene with uma trying to move her big toe was fucking disgusting though :-\
Have you seen the John Wayne movie that inspired that scene?
nope.
is there a youtube link for that? there's no way someone could have uglier toes than uma.
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If I want gallons of blood without a plot or characters I give a fuck about, I'll watch Faces of Death. PEACE.
yeah, but Kill Bill Vol. 2 > Kill Bill Vol. 1QuoteKill fucking Bill 1 and 2 -- two terrible fucking movies for anyone but the biggest and flabbiest of Asian XXXTreme cinema nerds.
You are a punk and a half, and if I ever meet you I'm going to put you in a fucking headlock. Kill Bill is a highly stylized revenge tale with an awesomely unobjectified female lead and a bunch of kickass fight scenes. The only asian cinema I've seen from the 60s and 70s is like. . Drunken Master and Enter the Dragon.
This movie kicked ass and had a kickass chick. I am so down.
QuoteKill fucking Bill 1 and 2 -- two terrible fucking movies for anyone but the biggest and flabbiest of Asian XXXTreme cinema nerds.
You are a punk and a half, and if I ever meet you I'm going to put you in a fucking headlock. Kill Bill is a highly stylized revenge tale with an awesomely unobjectified female lead and a bunch of kickass fight scenes. The only asian cinema I've seen from the 60s and 70s is like. . Drunken Master and Enter the Dragon.
This movie kicked ass and had a kickass chick. I am so down.
CLERKS. I can't hate Smith since he did CLERKS.
Danny Boyle
Trainspotting
The Beach (Fuck you guys this movie is awesome)
28 Days Later
Millions
Sunshine
I like Kurosawa for his cinematography, vision, and just the way he blocks scenes for films in general, but his films *do* drag. I also like Hitchcock and Welles, but of the two, I can only really watch Hitchcock again and again. Sidney Lumet is always great.
Nolan and Cuaron are my two favorite recent directors -- they deftly tread the line between auteur and the mainstream. I already made my appreciation thread for Alexander Payne.
Richard Linklater and David Lynch and the Coen Brothers <3 <3 <3
I'm not a big fan of Wes Anderson -- he's too uneven and, dare I say it, masturbatory. I loved Rushmore and liked Bottle Rocket, but The Life Aquatic and The Royal Tenenbaums really meandered, largely in the name of packing in EXTRA QUIRKY for YOUR CINEMA DOLLAR.
I'm not a huge Scorsese fan. I liked Taxi Driver and Goodfellas, but I can pass on the rest. Same with Gilliam: he's too uneven -- he has some killer works like Brasil, and some turds like The Brothers Grimm. I can't decide if I liked or hated The Fisher King -- despite what the Academy thought, Robin Williams was NOT a good casting call.
I haven't seen much Cronenberg other than The Fly, eXistenZ, and Videodrome -- the latter two at TVC's prompting. He's suggested that I watch Herzog, and I probably need to -- it's kind of a gaping hole in my cinema education.
Tarantino is a one-trick pony (although he's good at that one trick) -- he's Kevin Smith for the teenaged grindhouse cinema set. Now that I think about it, it's unfair to call The Life Aquatic masturbatory when we have Kill fucking Bill 1 and 2 -- two terrible fucking movies for anyone but the biggest and flabbiest of Asian XXXTreme cinema nerds. Pulp Fiction was great, Jackie Brown was good, and Reservoir Dogs was awkward. I hold out hope for Death Proof based on folks' positive assessment of it -- although the fact that it is dialogue-heavy worries me, since I really had my fill of his brand of edgy snark with, well, ALL OF HIS PREVIOUS MOVIES WITH THE IRONIC EXCEPTION OF KILL BILL.
Spielberg sucks.
I'd crop Scorsese down to Taxi Driver,
The Beach (Fuck you guys this movie is awesome)
Indie movies weren't very fun.
One could spend hours pointing out all the dumb shit in that post, but I only really feel the need to highlight one thing:Quote from: am nintenhoIndie movies weren't very fun.
:duh :duh :duh
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I'd crop Scorsese down to Taxi Driver,
So. . is he one of your favorite directors, or not? This isn't the "be as elitist as you possibly can" thread. I'm making that one. Someday.
You'd have to be pretty damn distinguished mentally-challenged to think Indie movies are fun, and coming from me that's a big insult.Except it is one of the most popular and beloved film franchises of all time. So basically most film fans here are "damn distinguished mentally-challenged"?
I don't have a clue who directs most of the movies I like
abd all 4 lethal weapon movies
I don't have a clue who directs most of the movies I like
Me either, I guess! I just found out Richard Donner not only directed Superman 1 and the VASTLY superior cut of Superman 2. . .he also did Ladyhawke? (ignore the horrible 80's synth music and this movie rocks)
And SCROOGED??? Omg I love scrooged. And the Goonies??
Richard Donner makes my list, too.
I love Die Hard more than any action movie ever.
I love Die Hard more than any action movie ever.
Donner makes my list, McTiernan doesn't. :P
I love Die Hard more than any action movie ever.
Kill fucking Bill 1 and 2 -- two terrible fucking movies for anyone but the biggest and flabbiest of Asian XXXTreme cinema nerds.
Kill Bill was terrible. I could make the same flick just by cutting and pasting all the original movie scenes Tarantino ripped off to make it. ::)
Kill fucking Bill 1 and 2 -- two terrible fucking movies for anyone but the biggest and flabbiest of Asian XXXTreme cinema nerds.Kill Bill was terrible. I could make the same flick just by cutting and pasting all the original movie scenes Tarantino ripped off to make it. ::)
So... You are also proving Drinky's statement inaccurate?
I like Kurosawa for his cinematography, vision, and just the way he blocks scenes for films in general, but his films *do* drag. I also like Hitchcock and Welles, but of the two, I can only really watch Hitchcock again and again.Pretty much agreed on these points. Also I'll add that Francis Ford Coppola is a great director (Godfather :bow) but his daughter is overrated trash. Also Clint Eastwood sucks.
I'm not a big fan of Wes Anderson -- he's too uneven and, dare I say it, masturbatory. I loved Rushmore and liked Bottle Rocket, but The Life Aquatic and The Royal Tenenbaums really meandered, largely in the name of packing in EXTRA QUIRKY for YOUR CINEMA DOLLAR.
I'm not a huge Scorsese fan. I liked Taxi Driver and Goodfellas, but I can pass on the rest. Same with Gilliam: he's too uneven -- he has some killer works like Brasil, and some turds like The Brothers Grimm.
Tarantino is a one-trick pony (although he's good at that one trick) -- he's Kevin Smith for the teenaged grindhouse cinema set. Now that I think about it, it's unfair to call The Life Aquatic masturbatory when we have Kill fucking Bill 1 and 2 -- two terrible fucking movies for anyone but the biggest and flabbiest of Asian XXXTreme cinema nerds. Pulp Fiction was great, Jackie Brown was good, and Reservoir Dogs was awkward. I hold out hope for Death Proof based on folks' positive assessment of it -- although the fact that it is dialogue-heavy worries me, since I really had my fill of his brand of edgy snark with, well, ALL OF HIS PREVIOUS MOVIES WITH THE IRONIC EXCEPTION OF KILL BILL.
Spielberg sucks.
Richard Donner is solid, but he isn't that great. If you want to talk about action movie directors, John McTiernan did PREDATOR, THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER and DIE HARD. You don't get any better than that.McTiernan is a better action director but as a DIRECTOR I think Richard Donner would rank higher on a list. Plus he is damn cool. A top ten director for me? No. But he'd rank higher than McTiernan (Die Hard>>>>>>>>>>>>Lethal Weapon, but that is meaningless)
And Assassins sucked.
I fucking love Edgar Wright (can't believe I beat demi to it) and Paul Thomas Anderson, even though Magnolia was probably the worst flick I've ever sat through.
And I would like to add Belladonna & Avy Scott to my previously mentioned director list. :-[ Ladies, represent.
UNF @ Belladonna. Don't forget Ashley Blue, either.
UNF @ Belladonna. Don't forget Ashley Blue, either.
I like Belladonna because she makes pron that a filthy fucking sex fiend like myself can enjoy. None of this "hold me" bullshit.