My Favourite Directors
I think Kiki is way better than Totoro, but what do I know? Right, Guap?
Miyazaki's worst film for me is either Lupin or Ponyo. Those two are still better than 95% of the movies I have watched. In fact it is not possible to say that Miyazaki has a worst film because he never made a straight bad or mediocre movie. Lupin is the favorite of many anime critics, for instance.
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Kiki's Delivery Device was awesome! It's certainly not a misstep.
Well. I think that Totoro has a purest distillation of childhood wonder than anything else. Kiki is a bit more subtle but it is hard to compare. Both are masterpieces for me but Totoro is significantly more powerful.
Miyazaki's worst film for me is either Lupin or Ponyo. Those two are still better than 95% of the movies I have watched. In fact it is not possible to say that Miyazaki has a worst film because he never made a straight bad or mediocre movie. Lupin is the favorite of many anime critics, for instance.
Miyazaki's worst film for me is either Lupin or Ponyo. Those two are still better than 95% of the movies I have watched. In fact it is not possible to say that Miyazaki has a worst film because he never made a straight bad or mediocre movie. Lupin is the favorite of many anime critics, for instance.
Now a question for you guys, do you like the movies dubbed or with subs?
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Agreed on the most part. I've listened to some of the voice work of earlier Japanese movies, not just the animated ones and it feels like who ever is doing the subbing is simply reading and not voice acting. The newer stuff, Arriety as a prime example, is a lot better.
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Walter Hill
Sam Peckinpah
John Carpenter
James Cameron
Sam Peckinpah
John Carpenter
James Cameron
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I'm just not a fan of Carpenter. I don't see what all the fuss is about.
Those two are still better than 95% of the movies I have watched.
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Love that line of yours. Do you calculate it?
Miyazaki is probably my favorite director too, but I am a little more negative on his step-downs I guess, and Howl's moving castle is for me. Still, a very solid filmography.
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Guillermo Del Toro, has a real visual flair and knows how to play with composition and lighting.
James Cameron, pre-Avatar, knew how to craft scifi and action films that weren't insultingly dumb.
Paul Verhoven, knows how to incorporate dark humor and tongue in cheek, over-the-top violence into otherwise straight forward Hollwood schlock, i.e. Robocop and Starship Troopers.
I'll have to contemplate on further directors I appreciate.
James Cameron, pre-Avatar, knew how to craft scifi and action films that weren't insultingly dumb.
Paul Verhoven, knows how to incorporate dark humor and tongue in cheek, over-the-top violence into otherwise straight forward Hollwood schlock, i.e. Robocop and Starship Troopers.
I'll have to contemplate on further directors I appreciate.
These are my faves, including why and my favorite films/projects from them.
David Lynch - the man has such a unique visual and directorial style, and the man is a genius with mysteries. Fave film(s): Mulholland Drive and Twin Peaks (TV series)
Steven Spielberg - He makes everything so personal and emotional, even with some of the big action stuff he makes. Fave film: Raiders of the Lost Ark
James Cameron - His action work is top-notch, and his visual taste is amazing, pre- and post-Avatar. Fave film: Avatar (sorry if this offends anybody)
David Fincher - He's dark, gritty, and knows how to make a damn good thriller. Fave film: Fight Club
Stanley Kubrick - No matter which film of his I see, he never disappoints. His style is amazing, and his direction is near flawless. Fave film: A Clockwork Orange
Christopher Nolan - One, he brought the best film versions of Batman I've ever seen. Two, he can take so many good ideas and make them look amazing on the big screen. Fave film(s): Inception, The Dark Knight
David Lynch - the man has such a unique visual and directorial style, and the man is a genius with mysteries. Fave film(s): Mulholland Drive and Twin Peaks (TV series)
Steven Spielberg - He makes everything so personal and emotional, even with some of the big action stuff he makes. Fave film: Raiders of the Lost Ark
James Cameron - His action work is top-notch, and his visual taste is amazing, pre- and post-Avatar. Fave film: Avatar (sorry if this offends anybody)
David Fincher - He's dark, gritty, and knows how to make a damn good thriller. Fave film: Fight Club
Stanley Kubrick - No matter which film of his I see, he never disappoints. His style is amazing, and his direction is near flawless. Fave film: A Clockwork Orange
Christopher Nolan - One, he brought the best film versions of Batman I've ever seen. Two, he can take so many good ideas and make them look amazing on the big screen. Fave film(s): Inception, The Dark Knight
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What films of his have you seen? If your not into horror I can understand not liking him, because that's basically all he does.
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Some of you have already mentioned him and now it's my turn, the man with the best resume over the last decade, Mr Batman himself:
Christopher Nolan
Best Film: The Dark Knight
Worst Film: The Prestige
Is there any director in recent years who has managed to have such success, movie after movie? Nolan is doing in the 21st century what Cameron did with The Abyss, Aliens and Terminator 2 in the 80s and 90s, making huge, action blockbusters with emotional depth and solid stories.
The Dark Knight, Inception and Memento are his stand outs but even lesser successes such as The Prestige and 'Rises are far better than the vast majority of work by other directors and he was the director responsible giving Al Pacino his best and most well written role in years. Insomnia is an underrated gem, a brilliant movie with big ideas on a small scale.
Christopher Nolan took comic book movies into a world where they were accepted by everyday cinema audiences and not just comic book nerds like me. He has redefined the scale of well written sci/fi with Inception and enhanced the good old murder mystery with Insomnia/Memento. Nolan is the best director in Hollywood at the moment.
Best Film: The Dark Knight
Worst Film: The Prestige
Is there any director in recent years who has managed to have such success, movie after movie? Nolan is doing in the 21st century what Cameron did with The Abyss, Aliens and Terminator 2 in the 80s and 90s, making huge, action blockbusters with emotional depth and solid stories.
The Dark Knight, Inception and Memento are his stand outs but even lesser successes such as The Prestige and 'Rises are far better than the vast majority of work by other directors and he was the director responsible giving Al Pacino his best and most well written role in years. Insomnia is an underrated gem, a brilliant movie with big ideas on a small scale.
Christopher Nolan took comic book movies into a world where they were accepted by everyday cinema audiences and not just comic book nerds like me. He has redefined the scale of well written sci/fi with Inception and enhanced the good old murder mystery with Insomnia/Memento. Nolan is the best director in Hollywood at the moment.
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The Batman series made him probably the most discussed director in the world.
It's unbelievable how much a big (and succesfully executed) concept can make a director so immensely popular. Tim Burton, for instance, is still reaping the benefits of his Batman films.
Because of this great succes, he can now make movies with enormous budgets. It's a good thing in Nolan's case (it also was a good thing in Burton's case, in my opinion), because he makes great movies.
I would certainly not call him the best director of the present, though. He makes solid and entertaining movies, but he still has to make a movie, IN MY OPINION (Inception and The Dark Knight were his closest attempts yet).
It's unbelievable how much a big (and succesfully executed) concept can make a director so immensely popular. Tim Burton, for instance, is still reaping the benefits of his Batman films.
Because of this great succes, he can now make movies with enormous budgets. It's a good thing in Nolan's case (it also was a good thing in Burton's case, in my opinion), because he makes great movies.
I would certainly not call him the best director of the present, though. He makes solid and entertaining movies, but he still has to make a movie, IN MY OPINION (Inception and The Dark Knight were his closest attempts yet).
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You got me, I'm not really a horror fan but Escape from NY wasn't that good and Assault on Precinct 13 was barely average. I've seen a few other movies and while they range from bad to average there isn't a single stand out.
Not all of his films are great, some are down right terrible (Ghosts of Mars). The Thing is one of my favorite movies of all time. It's one of a very few films that I watch multiple times a year.
Rating the John Carpenter films I've seen:
Dark Star- 6/10
Halloween 10/10
The Fog 8/10
Escape From New York 7.5/10
The Thing 10/10
Christine- 8/10
Big Trouble in Little China- 7/10
Prince of Darkness- 4/10
They Live- 9/10
In the Mouth of Madness- 8.5/10
Village of the Damned- 5/10
Escape from L.A.- 6/10
Ghosts of Mars- 1/10
Not all of his films are great, some are down right terrible (Ghosts of Mars). The Thing is one of my favorite movies of all time. It's one of a very few films that I watch multiple times a year.
Rating the John Carpenter films I've seen:
The Thing 10/10
Big Trouble in Little China- 7/10
Rating the John Carpenter films I've seen:
The Thing 10/10
Big Trouble in Little China- 7/10
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Ahhh I forgot about Big Trouble in Little China, loved that movie and The Thing isn't too bad but when ever I watch a horror movie I want to be scared and I never am so that's a real downer.
A friend of mine once said to me, "If you've seen one Fincher movie, you've seen them all". He said each movie is essentially the same, dark and gritty, lashed with rain and inhabited by morally dubious characters. To a large extent that's true but then again, you could say all of Tarantino's movies are essentially the same or that all Spielberg blockbusters follow the same formula. And in any case I like the rainy, gritty, morally dubious nature of Fincher flicks.
But yes, many directors have similar themes running through out their movies, that is in noway detrimental if the content and the story is still great.
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Chan-wook Park
Best Film: OldBoy
Worst Film: N/A
Worst Film: N/A
I still remember the first time I watched Oldboy, it was like nothing I had ever seen before. There is of course the famed corridor fight scene, with the camera travelling along the corridor with our protagonist, never cutting away from the action. Add to that powerful performances from the entire cast and a gripping story which I won't go into now, because the less you know, the better it is. Go watch it if you haven't seen it.
The reason I have left the worst film slot blank is because the only other movie I've seen from Park is the exceptional Thirst. There is noway I was going to say it was Park's worst movie since it is almost on par with the great Oldboy.
This is the director, who for me is the one I want to watch more of in the years to come.
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