Favourite Movie Director?

[relentless]

So who is yours?

Mine's gotta be Tarantino.

All of his films have been gems (except for Jackie Brown) and I think his movies are going to keep on getting better & better. Not only are they shot well but they also have great soundtracks, dialogue and acting.

[Yerascrote]

hitchcock, kubrick, tarantino, spielsberg are all good.

[Indrid Cold]

M. Night Shyamalan.

[jake0]

i'm a big fan of danny boyle

[relentless]

Originally posted by jake0
i'm a big fan of danny boyle

Yeah Danny Boyle has made some cracking films, Trainspotting and 28 days later being his best I reckon.

[jake0]

Originally posted by relentless
Yeah Danny Boyle has made some cracking films, Trainspotting and 28 days later being his best I reckon.

yep, both films are absolutely fantastic, anyone who disagrees on that is seriously wrong.

[AlmightyBob]

All of the above :)
Tarantino - yeah ok he's edged his way into the mainstream but this guy is pure film geek at heart....great sense of style.

Hitchcock - We wouldnt have directors like tarantino without this man....anyone ever seen the original trailer for psycho? His "tour"? How you couldnt go into psycho after it started? Revolutionary film maker.

Kubrick - A God. Sadly missed. Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket, The Shining....perfectly crafted, socially concious, oozing style.

Spielberg - cant say i love all his films on a content basis, but he knows his stuff visually....Omaha Beach anyone?

Shyamalan - Could he make a more basic movie? Could his movies be any more genius? Back to basics....twists....turns....top character acting from big names...unexpected to say the least.

Boyle - A dude....best of brittish for sure. What this man can do with a small budget is mind blowing....

I add....

Luc Beson - big blue, leon, nikita, fifth element....its like fairytales on film. genius. beautiful.

David Fincher - Alien3, Se7en, Fight Club, Panic Room....could he be any darker? Could he be more disturbed? I would not like to be in a dark room with this man (well i would cuz i love him but you know what i mean). Mainstream movies with the darkest, most underground themes you can find....perfect crossover director....better than tarantino maybe?

Peace

[littlemissy]

Originally posted by jake0
yep, both films are absolutely fantastic, anyone who disagrees on that is seriously wrong.

I love both.

I only saw 28 Days Later at the cinema so I don't know the alternate ending.

[relentless]

Originally posted by AlmightyBob
better than tarantino maybe?

Yeah he's a great director, but nowhere near the almighty Tarantino IMO :)

Totally right about Luc Besson, Kevin Smith and Sam Mendes are worth a mention as well.

[BlackArab]

Francis Ford Coppola. I know he's made some mistakes but he's a legend.

[nckdn]

Truffaut for Jules et Jim, 400 blows and the short Les Mistons esp the bits in J&J where the camera focuses on Jeanne Moreau's face. I keep rewinding the tape.
Louis Malle for Les Amants, Jeanne Moreau again, with a 2cv, the only good car.
Woody Allen for the 70's and 80's stuff esp. Annie Hall, Manhattan, Zelig, Radio Days, and the gag in Take the money and run, about falling in love with a girl after 15 mins, and giving up the thought of mugging her after half an hour. Paraphrase.
Fellini for everything esp 8 1/2. He's the no.1 for me.
Chaplin for everything. Not funny but so so beautiful.
Charles Crichton for the best Ealing comedies - the best British films.
Mel Brooks for The Producers and Blazing Saddles, Wilder and wild.
Charles Laughton for everything(!) Night of the Hunter, just a great, beautiful, haunting movie.
Peckinpah esp. for Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Men and violence and how sad the two are.

Haven't seen a really good new film in ages.

Not surprised to see Kubrick the unwatchable scoring well, what about Altman the unwatchable tho'?

[Jim V]

Kitano, Eisenstien, Peckinpar

[Tim the Enchanter]

Christopher Nolan for Memento and Insomnia. I gather he's doing the next Batman film so we'll see how that pans out.

[budda]

I've not much cared for Tarantino, especially Pulp Fiction which I thought was forced and the style quite annoying.

Its obvious he wanted to do something 'different' and 'edgy' and it just comes accross as a 15 year old male film.

The Cohen brothers make fantastic films.

[princessamy]

Tarantino and Danny Boyle.
Boyle gets bonus points for being English!

[Spliffie]

Originally posted by bongbudda
I've not much cared for Tarantino, especially Pulp Fiction which I thought was forced and the style quite annoying.

Its obvious he wanted to do something 'different' and 'edgy' and it just comes accross as a 15 year old male film.

The Cohen brothers make fantastic films.

Another problem I have with Tarantino and Pulp Fiction is the coke scene with uma thurman...she takes a line, heads back to the table and starts eating something (it goes something like that anyway from what i can remember). Tarantino doesn't seem to realise coke suppresses the appetite. Minor quip perhaps, still fucking annoying...Tarantino of all people should get those kind of things right, considering his penchent for mobsters & organised crime.

[wheresmyplacebo]

cameron does quality action films

terminator
terminator 2
aliens
abyss


shame about titanic

ridley scott is good too

[SuzyCreamcheese]

i really love Mike Leighs films.

[princessamy]

Originally posted by Spliffie
Another problem I have with Tarantino and Pulp Fiction is the coke scene with uma thurman...she takes a line, heads back to the table and starts eating something (it goes something like that anyway from what i can remember). Tarantino doesn't seem to realise coke suppresses the appetite. Minor quip perhaps, still fucking annoying...Tarantino of all people should get those kind of things right, considering his penchent for mobsters & organised crime.
I thought that too. But it certainly doesn't make the film any less brilliant, methinks anyway.