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Favorite Movie Directors ?!?!

Started by crnl4bn, February 14, 2005, 02:53:30 PM

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crnl4bn

Not to toot my own horn, but I consider myself to be a "good" movie buff...

by "good," i mean that i don't like movies that are bad, and won't claim to know anything about movies that suck

-- although the words "suck" and "good" are completely relative/subjective like most anything in this world...

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1) Stanley Kubrick (unparalled in asthetic presentation)
2) Woody Allen (few comedians, much less directors, reside in this guy's comedic echelon)
3) Akira Kurosawa (watch some of this guys movies, and all will become evident -- not to mention that directors such as: Spielberg, Lucas, Scorcese, etc... List this guy as their main directorial influence)
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Big names, but how about:

Joel and Ethan Coen
Jim Jarmusch
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I'm going with the Coens because of The Big Lebowski which is my favorite movie.  With the little I know about movie making, I think direction had a lot to do with its quality.

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Quote from: crnl4bn3) Akira Kurosawa (watch some of this guys movies, and all will become evident

I'll second that. Kurosawa's a master.

I'm also a big Hitchcock fan. Suspense is a lost genre, and Hitch was the best.

My current day favorite is David O. Russell. Wes Anderson too.

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the Big Lebowski is a favorite of mine too.

I hate to admint it, but really enjoy Kevin Smith.  Did Clerks on a $28,000 budget.
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woody allen is done all his movies from the last 5 years have blown,  he is the ultimate creep too.

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In no particular order and deliberately not repeating those above (whom I also like):

Jean-Pierre Jeunet  
Directed: Delicatessen, City Of lost children, Alien: Ressurection (ok, lets overlook that one), Amelie...
He has terrific vision and a unique style that agrees with me.

Terry Gilliam
Directed: Monty Python & The Holy Grail, Time Bandits, Monty python's Meaning of life, Brazil, The fisher King, 12 Monkeys, Fear and loathing in Las Vegas, and he turned down Braveheart. (for that last bit alone you should love him)
Again, terrific and unique vision. Shit, dude was in Monty Python!

Martin Scorsese
Directed: Umm, you oughta know this. Lemme give you the big ones (for my taste,) Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Mean Streets,  The Last Waltz (ok that was a bit of an overblown Robbie Robertson Cocaine trip but hey.. Thats Rock & Roll!), Goodfellas, etc etc etc.
Super Genius at one time. No, I haven't seen The Aviator but, by and large I think the quality of his output has declined over the years.

and a young favorite:
Paul Thomas Anderson
Directed: Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch Drunk Love
this guy can write and direct, imo. He's not super prolific but, thats possibly for the best. When (if?) he puts out another film, I'll line up to see it.

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Though he's still relatively young, with each movie I gain more and more respect for Wes Anderson.  Rushmore is a beautiful movie and one of my all time favorites, though I have yet to be disappointed by anything Wes has done.