MoFo Battle Royale Directors Edition Nominations

[MovieMan8877445]

Yeah, I thought about this once Harry started the character competition. So I decided to talk to Yoda and ask if I could do this one after the other one ended, and he said it'd be okay. So I guess I'll start up with the nomination thread. Basically this is just like the other competition, but instead of using characters, we're going to use directors.

So basically just nominate your favorite directors. I'll give everyone 2 directors of their choice. When we get to 32, I'll get the polls started up. I guess I'll start it off, then.

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Steven Spielberg

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Alfred Hitchcock

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The Coens

http://mentaldefective.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/paul_thomas_anderson.jpg

Paul Thomas Anderson

[rice1245]

Peter Jackson

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Hayao Miyasaki

http://www.evrenkacar.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/hayao-miyazaki.jpg

[Lennon]

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Kubrick

[rice1245]

Rep for anyone who picks Sergio Leone :D

[Lennon]

Sergio Leone.
http://www.indymedia.ie/attachments/feb2005/sergioleone1.jpg

[rice1245]

I think i'm gonna rig the movie trade-off game and make you my partner and make you watch a Sergio Leone film now :D

[Harry Lime]

Akira Kurosawa
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Jean-Pierre Melville
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http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww56/harrylime49/BobLeFlambeur.jpg

[MovieMan8877445]

I think i'm gonna rig the movie trade-off game and make you my partner and make you watch a Sergio Leone film now :D

If you do, make him watch any western. At least he's seen the best.

[Swan]

Kubrick was already chosen, sweet...

Danny Boyle
http://www.topnews.in/files/Danny-Boyle_0.jpg

Milos Forman
http://www.enfrentearte.com/hotel-ronda/uploaded_images/MilosForman-722015.jpg

[mikeython1]

John Carpenter

http://www.britfilms.tv/images/news/john-carpenter.jpg

Martin Scorsese

http://www.thecinemasource.com/moviesdb/images/Martin_Scorsese-1.jpg

[MovieMan8877445]

Wow, we already have 14 and it hasn't even been an hour yet. I might be able to get this started up sooner than I thought.

[rice1245]

At least he's seen the best.

:nope: he hasn't seen any Leone! Therefore not the best and i like The Wild Bunch way more than Dances with Wolves

[Lennon]

He's right, the only western I liked was The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, which I really liked. I despise the rest of them pretty much.

[MovieMan8877445]

:nope: he hasn't seen any Leone! Therefore not the best and i like The Wild Bunch way more than Dances with Wolves

He's seen Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, though. ;) He does need to check out some of the Leone films, though, like finishing off The Man With No Name trilogy. I'd recommend checking out The Searchers too, Lennon.

[rice1245]

He's right, the only western I liked was The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, which I really liked. I despise the rest of them pretty much.

its not crossed off on your list and since you liked that you'd like Once Upon in the West :yup:

and yeah i really liked Butch Cassidy, i still need to see The Searchers

[igor_is_fugly]

Guillermo del Toro

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[Swan]

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[Lennon]

its not crossed off on your list and since you liked that you'd like Once Upon in the West :yup:

and yeah i really liked Butch Cassidy, i still need to see The Searchers
Yeah I know, I need to cross some more stuff off, but I don't really care about it. The important thing is that I've seen it.

[Harry Lime]

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Swan are you nominating Arthur Penn?

[igor_is_fugly]

and my second nom goes to...


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Quentin :)

[Dill-man]

Frank Capra

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Ridley Scott

http://www.hpod.com/files/images/Ridley%20Scott%20To%20Tackle%20Werewolf%20Script.jpg
http://unrealitymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/blade_runner.jpg

[Swan]

Swan are you nominating Arthur Penn?

No, that was my response to rice and MovieMan's conversation.

[meatwadsprite]

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Pick these ones guys ! They're good picks !

[Harry Lime]

I can tell who the first director is, who are the other two Meat?

[MovieMan8877445]

I think the last one is James Cameron. Not entiely sure, though.

[Swan]

The last two are Michel Gondry and David Fincher, I think.

[Powdered Water]

Clint Eastwood

http://www.modern-art-reproductions.com/cartdata/uploads/1090661005_large-image_116_unforgiven_clint_eastwood_1992_lg.jpg

Lennon. You've yet to see Unforgiven? That's just sad...

Luc Besson

http://www.filmreference.com/images/sjff_02_img0583.jpg

http://media.canada.com/gallery/movie_assassins/0124_leon.jpg

http://www.homevideos.com/movies-covers/The%20Fifth%20Element.jpg

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[MovieMan8877445]

The last two are Michel Gondry and David Fincher, I think.

Wow, I was way off.

[Iroquois]

Ingmar Bergman and David Lynch.

Honourable mention for Richard Linklater.

[meatwadsprite]

The last two are Michel Gondry and David Fincher, I think.

Win :cool:

[rice1245]

We should expand this to more than 32 nominees >.>

[MovieMan8877445]

We should expand this to more than 32 nominees >.>

If we have to, I'll be happy to. It's at 22 right now. I didn't think this would be so popular, because I think it took awhile for the character one.

[Harry Lime]

64 would be way too many, and that's the next level after 32.

[Powdered Water]

I agree. Probably wouldn't get 64 anyway.

[Dill-man]

Perhaps though we should have some kind of preliminary thing to take out directors loved by few but were suggested by a fan. Also, someone should put Werner Herzog...

[Lennon]

I'd vote Herzog.

[TheUsualSuspect]

Not my favourite directors, just two I think would make the mix interesting.

Mel Brooks

http://www.mel-brooks.com/mel-brooks.jpg

Atom Egoyan

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/pix/egoyan_atom_cp_3328838.jpg

[Harry Lime]

Perhaps though we should have some kind of preliminary thing to take out directors loved by few but were suggested by a fan.

You mean like Werner Herzog?



Nice call on the Canadian nod there Suspect, now if someone nominates Cronenberg that'd be even cooler.

[Iroquois]

If I considered Cronenberg more consistently impressive I may have nominated himself. Wait for Pyro to come in.

[Harry Lime]

His last three films: Eastern Promises, A History of Violence and Spider were all top notch in my book.

[Iroquois]

I've seen six of his films so far. Three I liked, three I didn't.

[Harry Lime]

Hijacking this thread a little, which three did you like and which three didn't you like?

[Iroquois]

Liked - Videodrome, Scanners, Shivers
Disliked - The Fly, A History of Violence, Eastern Promises

[Harry Lime]

Disliked - A History of Violence, Eastern Promises

Hurm...

[Iroquois]

Heh, you don't care about whether I disliked The Fly or not?

[Harry Lime]

It's easier for me to accept than the other two.

[Iroquois]

Fair enough. As for the other two, apart from a handful of interesting things in each, as a whole neither one really worked for me.

[Harry Lime]

Just saw Videodrome the other night and it was great, perfect flick to watch after midnight.

[mark f]

I do, but I figure you'll mend the error of your ways, and if you don't, so what? The Fly's much better than those two new Aragon flicks.

[Iroquois]

Quite possibly, if only for the special effects (which weren't quite as disturbing as I was hoping they would be) - the rest of the film's kind of crap to be honest. Full review's in my review thread somewhere in the last couple of pages.

[Harry Lime]

much better than those two new Aragon flicks.

Hey! It's Aragorn and don't you forget it.

[Iroquois]

Shows how much Mark cares - not only is it spelled Aragorn, but he could at least give Viggo Mortensen the credit he deserves instead of just referring to him as "Aragorn".

[Harry Lime]

And The Return of the King is in Mark's top ten too.

It would be wise of others wanting to view this thread to avoid page three if possible.

[mark f]

I just spent 20 minutes typing and some weird review window destroyed it all. Crap! I'll try again.

Billy Wilder - Sunset Blvd., The Front Page, One, Two, Three, Double Indemnity, The Seven Year Itch, Fedora, Sabrina (1954), A Foreign Affair, The Fortune Cookie, Ace in the Hole, Some Like It Hot, The Lost Weekend, Buddy Buddy, The Apartment, The Major and the Minor, Irma La Douce, Stalag 17, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, The Emperor Waltz, Witness For the Prosecution, Kiss Me Stupid, Five Graves to Cairo, Love in the Afternoon, Avanti!, The Spirit of St. Louis

John Huston - The Maltese Falcon, Wise Blood, The Red Badge of Courage, Let There Be Light, The Night of the Iguana, Beat the Devil, The Man Who Would Be King, Key Largo, Victory, Moby Dick, The Dead, San Pietro, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, The Asphalt Jungle, Annie, In This Our Life, The African Queen, The List of Adrian Messenger, Prizzi's Honor, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Misfits, Moulin Rouge (1952), Freud, Across the Pacific, Under the Volcano, Heaven Knows. Mr. Allison, The Bible... In the Beginning

Those are definitely my top two, but I'll be unhappy if we don't include Charlie Chaplin, Michael Powell, William Wyler, François Truffaut, John Ford, Howard Hawks, and several others...

You say Aragorn, I say Aragon
You say Tomato, I say Tomatah (right!)
Basically what I say is Horse Pucky!

[Harry Lime]

but I'll be unhappy if we don't include Charlie Chaplin, Michael Powell, William Wyler, François Truffaut, John Ford, Howard Hawks, and several others...


Doubtful any of these directors will get nominated. Was temtped myself to go with Truffaut for my French entry but I've been watching Melville's films lately.

I was waiting for you to make you nominations as I was certain you'd pick a couple of legends, and you did.

26 directors picked, 6 more to go.

[rice1245]

Yeah somebody really should pick Cronenburg...

[Godoggo]

I didn't see this thread until it was almost too late, but it's not so my nominees are:

Pedro Almódovar


http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr359/godoggo_photo/almodovar583.jpg
&

François Truffaut

http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr359/godoggo_photo/francois_truffaut.jpg

I think he certainly deserves to be in here. :)

[MovieMan8877445]

4 more.

[Lennon]

I'm taking a third choice :D.
http://www.hpod.com/files/images/Kevin%20Smith%20Talks%20Alternate%20Title%20for%20%27Zack%20and%20Miri%27.jpg
Kevin Smith.

[Harry Lime]

Are we allowed three choices? Because I could make another if so.

[Powdered Water]

Uwe Boll... tee hee!

[Dill-man]

That seems unfair. Let less-regulars have time to see the thread and makes nominations. (IMO)

[Harry Lime]

It is only four more nominations, that's only two members.

[Powdered Water]

We're only allowed two as far as I know. We should be able to get four more.

[MovieMan8877445]

Yeah, Lennon. I got to say that we should give some other members a chance to first. Of cource Yoda hasn't even nominated anyone yet. He should really get in here, especially considering who I may think he'll nominate. :p

[Lennon]

Eh well, just trying to rush things :D.

[TheDOMINATOR]

I suppose I'll pop in.

Sidney Lumet
Harold Ramis

[TheUsualSuspect]

2 More....

[Dill-man]

Someone get Yoda or Holden or Caitlyn or someone...

[Harry Lime]

Still short two directors huh? Somebody, just do us a favour and name a couple of directors in this thread so we can get this thing going. Thanks.

[Yoda]

Yeah, Lennon. I got to say that we should give some other members a chance to first. Of cource Yoda hasn't even nominated anyone yet. He should really get in here, especially considering who I may think he'll nominate. :p
;) What the hell. I'll nominate M. Night Shyamalan, just because everyone probably expects me to.

I was going to go with Wes Anderson, too, though I can think of a dozen others I'd like to throw in there...but did anyone nominate Orson Welles yet? Because if not, I'll go with Welles.

[Harry Lime]

Welles and Shyamalan it is, thanks Yoda.

[Pyro Tramp]

My ****ing post got deleted.

Anyway, there's far too many directors to have under one generic all inclusive name. They should be broken down- independent, mainstream, foreign/American, studio era- or at least should be some criteria. Disappointe Cronenbergd isn't in. Miike as well. There's so many missing- Peckinpah, Coppola, Fellini, Antonioni, Roeg, Raimi, Goddard, von Trier, Gilliam, Haneke and others i forgot.

Definitely need to break it down imo into at least two sets to be a bit more inclusive.

Bummed i missed this thread till now

[MovieMan8877445]

Whoo, I'm glad Yoda got here in time to nominate Shyamalan. I was waiting for that, because I would've nominated him if I would given everyone three choices. I'll try and get this started up and going sometime within the next few days. It'll definitley be up by Saturday.

[meatwadsprite]

You say Aragorn, I say Aragon
You say Tomato, I say Tomatah (right!)
Basically what I say is Horse Pucky!

At least your ahead of Sam , he still called him Strider.

Can't wait to see him in The Road.

[Pyro Tramp]

Ingmar Bergman and David Lynch.

Honourable mention for Richard Linklater.

I'd vote Herzog.

What happened to including these guys?

[MovieMan8877445]

What happened to including these guys?

Oh god, well crap. This is why you need to post pictures when nominating your directors. As for the last one, Lennon already had his two nominees.

[mark f]

Herzog was Lennon's third nomination, so that doesn't count. I figured the other two were coming up in the second round.

[tramp]

I wasn't around when you were doing this....

Is Fellini not in your nominations?

:(

[Pyro Tramp]

Nope :(

[tramp]

Between this and Hitchcock losing.... :bawling:

[Harry Lime]

For anyone curious as to how it may play out:

http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww56/harrylime49/tourney1.jpg

[Dill-man]

For anyone curious as to how it may play out:

http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww56/harrylime49/tourney1.jpg

Hmm, first Hitchcock and Scorsese face off, eliminating one of the potential final four, and now Scorsese and Kubrick face off, which will eliminate a potential winner...

[downthesun]

At the end of the day though, the director who the majority of the forum think is the best ever will emerge victorious.

However it would have been more interesting if the Kuberick/Eastwood bracket was swapped with the Truffaut/Carpenter bracket

[Harry Lime]

http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww56/harrylime49/tourneyb.jpg

Updated, with a reminder for MovieMan.

[MovieMan8877445]

http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww56/harrylime49/tourneyb.jpg

Updated, with a reminder for MovieMan.

Yeah, I was just about to go do the next round.

[Harry Lime]

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Updated again.

Final Four prediction:

Kurosawa vs. Scorsese

Leone vs. Spielberg

Although we'll see whether Scorsese can beat the Coens or not, I'm thinking it'll be close.

[TheUsualSuspect]

I see Scorsese VS Spielberg in the end.

[Harry Lime]

My predictions were accurate.

http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww56/harrylime49/tourneyd3.jpg

Updated.

[MovieMan8877445]

Yeah, I'll get the new polls started in a second.