Favorite Director?

Steven Spielberg
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Incredibly puny body of work? Right, so Memento, Following, Batman Begins AND The Prestige (a film you yourself said was well constructed) are puny bodies of work then? They're all **** basically, yeah? Sorry mate but that is completely and utterly bollocks.

Memento is arguably a five star deal. Not a thriller with a gimmick, but a taut, norish and deeply moving psychological drama that's more than meets the eye. If one can't appreciate the technical and thematic brilliance of the film then...i don't know.

Following as a movie is probably just a very good film. However, it was his debut so it merits a four stars. Yes, it may not be Citizen Kane in terms of being the best debut ever, but I still found the film to be a masterclass in great low budget filmmaking.

I'm not even gonna go into the rest because i've made my points numerous of times.

I'll say this though...Following, MEMENTO, Batman Begins, The Prestige...THIS.IS.CHRISTOPHER.NOLAN

As for PT Anderson. Very talented, sure. However, he seems content with being the guy who keeps playing homage to Martin Scorsese. His ensemble pieces are not really daring. Moving, yes. But not daring.

I like directors like Christopher Nolan and Shane Meadows...two of the best directors in the entire world right now. And yes, I do think that they will be up there with the likes of Hitchcock and Scorsese in a few years. Specially since these blokes are really young. One's more of a showman, the other is more rooted in grittyness. Both amazing auteurs.

Hey, Prestige, have you seen Nolan's Insomnia? If you have what did you think of it?

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Sadly, my favorite directors are all dead:
Alfred Hitchcock
Akira Kurosawa
Billy Wilder


Favoritre director working today? I don't know if I have just one. Christopher Nolan does good work, and based on just two films (Finding Neverland and Monster's Ball), I'd say Marc Forster shows great promise (I should get around to seeing Stranger Than Fiction, I suppose, but I'm not a huge Will Ferrell fan).

Steven Soderbergh is probably my second favorite working director, Ocean's 12 notwithstanding. (Hey, even Hitchcock had some off films).

But if I had to choose just one, I think it would be Guillermo del Toro.

Ocean's 12 is great. I think it's definitely the coolest, most stylish and funniest of the three Ocean flicks.

Alright mate.

I thought Insomnia was a decent thriller. The story was interesting and you had a bit of a dream cast there with Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Haliry Swank.

HOWEVER, given the ability of the director, Insomnia feels like a movie that didn't reach it's full potential. I felt that the theme about sleepbeing an important factor in how you go about your day could have been explored in much more depth. Had Nolan scripted it, i'm sure it would have been a four star affair.

The performances are also great with Williams casted against type. That said, the film still feels a bit formulaic and lacks originality what with it being a remake of some Norweigen film of the same name.

It's GOOD..but not great and easily Nolan's weakest film to date. A Solid three stars.

I'll go for Quentin Tarantino.

Right now I would have to say Cronenberg. He hasn't made a film (aside from the drag racing one) that I haven't watched and thoroughly enjoyed. Looking forward to Eastern Promises in a big way!

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I can dig that. Haven't seen Fast Company but want to see merely through curiosity.

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It's hard trying to pick just one, so here 5 of mine, followed by my top 5 films of each.



5. Steven Spielberg:
- 5. Jaws
- 4. Schindler's List
- 3. Raiders Of The Lost Ark
- 2. E.T.
- 1. Close Encounters Of The 3rd. Kind




4. Stanley Kubrick:
- 5. Dr. Strangelove
- 4. Full Metal Jacket
- 3. The Shining
- 2. A Clockwork Orange
- 1. 2001: A Space Odyssey




3. Martin Scorcese:
- 5. Casino
- 4. Last Temptation Of Christ
- 3. Raging Bull
- 2. Taxi Driver
- 1. Goodfellas




2. Quentin Tarantino:
- 5. Resevoir Dogs
- 4. Jackie Brown
- 3. Kill Bill Vol. 2
- 2. Kill Bill Vol. 1
- 1. Pulp Fiction




1. James Cameron:
- 5. The Terminator
- 4. Titanic
- 3. The Terminator 2
- 2. The Abyss: Director's Cut
- 1. Aliens

Here's my top five. Each of the bottom four slip in and out of this list from time to time, depending on the mood I'm in, and are pretty interchangeable. But number one is a mortal lock.


Terry Gilliam
Werner Herzog
Sam Peckinpah
Steven Spielberg
Luis Buñuel

Hand Down. Biggest Ridley Scott fan boy in the world , rite here lol

James Cameron is a legend also, nice list

Robert Altman:
The Long Goodbye, Popeye, Brewster McCloud, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Short Cuts, The Player, Nashville, Cookie's Fortune, Gosford Park.
Peter Greenaway:
Prospero's Books, A Zed & Two Noughts, Drowning By Numbers, The Pillow Book, The Draughtsman's Contract, The Belly of an Architect, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, A Walk Through H, The Falls, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover.
Tsui Hark:
The Blade, Once Upon a Time in China, Peking Opera Blues, Zu: Warriors of the Magic Mountain, Time and Tide, Don't Play With Fire.

Not exactly an indie director, but James Cameron's movies had a real impact on me as a child. T2, being my favorite. I am still kinda' disappointed he didn't do Spider-man, now that would have been a chocolate in peanutbutter situation.

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Quentin Tarantino

Stanley Kubrick.
Hayao Miyazaki.

My favorite director of all time would have to be Michel Gondry.

I do really like Ang Lee aswell. I find him to be a fascinating director with a very perplexing yet striking body of work. Hulk and Ride With The Devil Stand out in this auteur's filmography.

(In no particular order....)
Martin Scorsese
Favorites: Goodfellas, The Departed
Quentin Tarantino
Favorites: Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Death Proof
Guillermo del Toro
Favorites: Hellboy 1-2, Pan's Labyrinth
Robert Rodriguez
Favorites: Planet Terror, Sin City
The Coen Brothers
Favorites: No Country for Old Men, Fargo, The Big Lebowski
Troy Duffy
Favorites: The Boondock Saints
Takashi Miike
Favorites: Ichi the Killer, Audition, Izo