Best Director

[subterranean]

Ok folks, who do you think the best director in the movie world. In my list are:

-Milos Forman (esp. for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Larry Flint)
-Quentin Tarantino
-Steven Spielberg
-Oliver Stone
-Francis Ford Coppola (kinda disapointed with the Godfather III though)


I got several names from my own country, but I think i just posted the ones which all of you must be familiar with.


Cheers

[star blue]

I really dig quentin tarantino, dario argento and stanley kubrick.

[subterranean]

O yes, Kubrick...How can I forgot about The Shining..

[sloegin]

P.T. Anderson, some of Eric Schaeffer's work, and others I can't think of at present.

Speaking of Tarantino, Kill Bill Vol.2, should be out February 20ish.

[star blue]

I really can't wait, volume one was sweet.

[crisaor]

It certainly was :D . Since he's never let me down so far, I'll take Tarantino of the ones you mention. BTW, were you really disappointed with the Godfather III? I believe it's in the same level of the others :) .

[IWilKikU]

Damnit sub! How are we supposed to name the greatest when you took all of them except Kubric, and than say "oops I forgot Kubric!" :mad: :mad: :mad:

[Munro]

In a recent list from The Guardian, David Lynch was named the best director alive today, followed by Martin Scorsese.

Hayao Miyazaki was thirteenth (I adored 'Spirited Away'.)
Tarantino was placed seventeenth ('Kill Bill' is amazing so far, but 'Jackie Brown' really sucked in my opinion.)
Michael Moore was forty third.

[star blue]

blue velvet ranks among my top ten favorite films.

[star blue]

oh my, what is this obsession I have for all things blue?

it's kind of embarassing, actually.

DON'T YOU LOOK AT ME!!!

[Koa]

I'm not into cinema at all, I don't watch many movies, but I adore the Kubrick ones I've seen.

I used to love Spielberg whenI was younger, now I'm not sure anymore.

Do you know Luc Besson? I love "Leon", I think his other movies are great too.

[subterranean]

Originally posted by IWilKikU
Damnit sub! How are we supposed to name the greatest when you took all of them except Kubric, and than say "oops I forgot Kubric!" :mad: :mad: :mad:


Oopss...I think I have made someone piss off...;)
I don't know what got in to me, I did really forgot about Him..


Originally posted by Crisaor
BTW, were you really disappointed with the Godfather III? I believe it's in the same level of the others

Yes Cris, I was. I disscussed it with my friend who happened to like The Godfathers, and we both think the 3rd one is somehow belos the other 2 !! But of course, that's just my opioin..:)

[IWilKikU]

not really pissed off, just trying to think of a great director that you didn't mention in the first post. *scratches head*

[sloegin]

David Lynch, good call.

Jim Jarmusch.

[Isagel]

Lynch is great. Hard to find anyone to beat that.
But my favorite is Gus van Sant.

[crisaor]

Originally posted by Munro
Tarantino was placed seventeenth ('Kill Bill' is amazing so far, but 'Jackie Brown' really sucked in my opinion.)
Michael Moore was forty third.
Jacky Brown is no doubt the weakest link in his career, but I still think it's a great movie.
I love Michael Moore. I purchased Bowling for Columbine 2 weeks ago and I've seen it non-stop :) . Sadly, I haven't been able to see any of his TV shows (old ones or recent). :(

[star blue]

I liked jackie brown more than I liked four rooms.

[atiguhya padma]

Blue Velvet is one of my favourite films.

Peter Greenaway was great, but recent stuff is not so good.
Michael Haneke
Mike Leigh
Ken Loach
Wim Wenders
Lars von Trier
Lukas Moodyson
Michael Winterbottom
Anthony Minghella
Sam Mendes
The Coen Brothers
Jim Jarmusch
Tarkovsky
Bergman
Kieslowski
Werner Herzog

These are all great directors IMO.

[piquant]

My favorite would be the guy who did pi and Requium for a Dream. Both were very insane and creative. I don't remember his name though; do any of you know it?

[star blue]

darren aranofsky.

[crisaor]

He is. I believe that Planet of the apes was the exception to the rule. I'm waiting for Big fish to premiere. Anybody seen that? Is it good? (no spoilers, please)

piquant, both movies rock. I enjoyed more Requiem for a dream, though, for obvious reasons. ;)

[star blue]

big fish was awesome.

[IWilKikU]

Burton and Aranofski are both awsome, but I dont like David Lynch. I like his ideas, but as a director I think he kind of sucks. His cinematography is laughable and his music always blows. He gets these awsome musicians who lay down awsome tracks, but he uses them all wrong.

[star blue]

his humor is ultra-subtle. I tend to think that he wants you to laugh at how ridiculous most of his ideas are.

[sloegin]

You only have two options: to laugh or to cry (I'm thinking of Hopper's performance in Blue Velvet).

[Koa]

Wow, I don't know 90% of the stuff or the people you're talking about.

*cinema-illiterate*

[IWilKikU]

I'll admit though that my knowlege of Lynch is somewhat limited. I've only seen Lost Highway, and Mulholand Drive. But as I understand it, those are the quintesential Lynch films.

[star blue]

go watch eraserhead, cause it's gotta be the quintessential lynch film. I know it . . .

[IWilKikU]

I'll try and give it a look, but if its anything like Lost Highway or Mulholand Drive, I'm going to be mad :mad:

[Munro]

I will be the greatest director that any of you will ever see in your lifetime.

[Munro]

Originally posted by crisaor
I love Michael Moore. I purchased Bowling for Columbine 2 weeks ago and I've seen it non-stop :) . Sadly, I haven't been able to see any of his TV shows (old ones or recent). :( [/B]

I have the complete second series of 'The Awful Truth', my friend leant it to me. I watched the first episode just tonight, and its absolutely hilarious! He is such an angry wit! His delivery is perfect too.

A sickenly complacent (then) Governor Bush tells him to "get a real job" to the laughter of an entire sycophantic Republican (and, strangely, elderley) conference. In the next scene, an upset Moore calls his dad from a payphone and says "Hi...Dad? Hi...Look, I was wondering, do you have an oil company or anything that might employ me? I'm looking for a job. I suddenly realised I need a job and...oh...no, that's okay...bye."

I laughed so hard I had a coughing fit for the next 20 seconds.

[crisaor]

Originally posted by Munro
A sickenly complacent (then) Governor Bush tells him to "get a real job" to the laughter of an entire sycophantic Republican (and, strangely, elderley) conference. In the next scene, an upset Moore calls his dad from a payphone and says "Hi...Dad? Hi...Look, I was wondering, do you have an oil company or anything that might employ me? I'm looking for a job. I suddenly realised I need a job and...oh...no, that's okay...bye."
I laughed so hard I had a coughing fit for the next 20 seconds.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH :D :D :D
I didn't cough luckily, but I've been laughing for the past 15 seconds. Thank you for that. :)

[IWilKikU]

If you read his book, Dude, Where's my Country, he talks about when that happened and he says he felt like a real idiot. Bush pretty much called him out and everyone laughed.

[crisaor]

I'm waiting for it, but it hasn't been published here yet. I've read Stupid White Men so far.

[IWilKikU]

Stupid White Men is better, I think, but Where's my Country is good too.

[subterranean]

Originally posted by Koa
Wow, I don't know 90% of the stuff or the people you're talking about.

*cinema-illiterate*

Really huh ?:o

I assume that perhaps u never noticed the credits.
And as far I noticed, I don't see anyone mentioning about Peter Jackson...:rolleyes:
How come no one mentioned the man who won the Globe several times
Shame on you people!!!:mad:

[crisaor]

Peter Jackson? Come on, sub, we're talking about the big ones (Tarantino, Kubrick, Burton, etc.) here. Peter Jackson doesn't qualify to this categorie IMHO.

[subterranean]

I don't know, I suppose this kind of category is a very relative thing!

[Munro]

Originally posted by IWilKikU
If you read his book, Dude, Where's my Country, he talks about when that happened and he says he felt like a real idiot. Bush pretty much called him out and everyone laughed.

It looked quite humiliating for Moore, yes. But obviously, he got some vengeance in his show. Besides, Bush doesn't need to be insulted to be made to appear a fool. I'm gonna watch episode two tonight! Then ten more, after that (each night, that is).
I haven't read 'Dude, Where's My Country?' either, but like someone said, I've heard it's good but not as good as 'Stupid White Men'.

Does anyone know when 'Fahrenheit 9/11' is said to be coming out?

[crisaor]

Originally posted by subterranean
I don't know, I suppose this kind of category is a very relative thing!
It is. :)

[IWilKikU]

Jackson impressed me with the visual intensity of LotR, but before the trilogy I hadn't ever heard of him, and I don't think that I have seen any of his prior films. When were talking greatest of all time, I'm thinking heavyweight hitters (Speilberg, Tarintino, ect.) Jackson might put himself on my list eventually, but he's not there yet.

[Munro]

crisaor and Kik might appreciate this, written in Moore's most recent editorial on his website www.michaelmoore.com

'I would like to apologize for referring to George W. Bush as a "deserter." What I meant to say is that George W. Bush is a deserter, an election thief, a drunk driver, a WMD liar and a functional illiterate. And he poops his pants. In fact, he shot a man in Tucson "just to watch him die." '

A consistently hilarious pop-political activist is a rare thing in this neo-conservative world of ours.

[star blue]

iwilkiku, check out one of peter jackson's earlier films called meet the feebles. it's puppet junky humor, sunny side up.

you'll like it.

[crisaor]

Originally posted by Munro
crisaor and Kik might appreciate this, written in Moore's most recent editorial on his website www.michaelmoore.com
'I would like to apologize for referring to George W. Bush as a "deserter." What I meant to say is that George W. Bush is a deserter, an election thief, a drunk driver, a WMD liar and a functional illiterate. And he poops his pants. In fact, he shot a man in Tucson "just to watch him die." '
A consistently hilarious pop-political activist is a rare thing in this neo-conservative world of ours.
It is. I hope to keep hearing from him. How is he viewed in the US?
Thanks Munro. :)

[IWilKikU]

Thanx Cris, but I frequent his page and already have had myself a laugh :). He said something VERY similar, although I can't remember exactly what, in "Dude". The media likes to say alot of bad bad things about him, but his last 2 books ("Dude", and "Stupid White Men") were both #1 bestsellers, so obviously someone likes him. He actually is quite popular, but the media likes to make you think that you're the only one in America who likes him.

[laymonite]

David Lynch and Michael Haneke.