Your Five Favorite Film Directors
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A High School classmate is partners with Micheal Bay. At a reunion a few years back (at the end of summer), I asked if he had any films out. He say, yes one did pretty well....Transformers 2. I said "oh yes, I forgot about that one". He replied, "it's a piece of @hit, but people seem to love them".
For classic badness it's hard to beat Santa Clause Conquers The Martians, directed by Nicholas Webster.
For those with a taste for the truly bad, the Internet Movie Database offers a list of the bottom 100.Truly Bad Films
Francis Ford Coppola- Godfather I and II, Apocolypse Now, Dracula
Martin Scorsese- Goodfellas, The Departed, Casino, The Aviator, Gangs of NY, The Wolf of Wallstreet
Ridley Scott- Prometheus, Blade Runner, Kingdom of Heaven, Gladiator, American Gangster, Alien, Black Hawk Down
Peckinpah- The Wild Bunch, The Getaway, Pat Garret and Billy the Kid, The Ballad of Cable Hogue
George Lucas and Steven Speilberg for all the Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies.
Oliver Stone- Platoon, Wallstreet, JFK
Martin Scorsese- Goodfellas, The Departed, Casino, The Aviator, Gangs of NY, The Wolf of Wallstreet
Ridley Scott- Prometheus, Blade Runner, Kingdom of Heaven, Gladiator, American Gangster, Alien, Black Hawk Down
Peckinpah- The Wild Bunch, The Getaway, Pat Garret and Billy the Kid, The Ballad of Cable Hogue
George Lucas and Steven Speilberg for all the Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies.
Oliver Stone- Platoon, Wallstreet, JFK
He does very well with Kabooms!. Give Bay something to kaboom! and he'll deliver the goods. Look at Pearl Harbor, or just the attack since the rest of the film is a waste of lifespan. Great sequence. But characters? Not in his universe.
I would duel you on Jackson. His obliteration of Tolkien's characters and their development as well as the butchering of the Hobbit en mass put him on my 'assault instantly upon meeting' list.
I suppose that doesn't carry over to directing though. He makes pretty film, I will give you that.
I suppose that doesn't carry over to directing though. He makes pretty film, I will give you that.
"I have seen "Flight of the Phoenix" and it is indeed a wonderful movie."
The engine-starting scene is one of the best (and, sadly, most underrated) bits of drama I have ever seen, and Mr. Stewart played it to perfection.
The engine-starting scene is one of the best (and, sadly, most underrated) bits of drama I have ever seen, and Mr. Stewart played it to perfection.
From two member lists, I could create a list with a tweak
christopher nolan - batman trilogy
peter jackson - the lord of the rings
bryan singer - x men films
Josh Whedon - Marvel Movies
"Jon" Favreau - Iron Man 1 & 2
Had to mention
Guy Ritchie - Sherlock Holmes two of my top 10 movies
christopher nolan - batman trilogy
peter jackson - the lord of the rings
bryan singer - x men films
Josh Whedon - Marvel Movies
"Jon" Favreau - Iron Man 1 & 2
Had to mention
Guy Ritchie - Sherlock Holmes two of my top 10 movies
Takashi Miike - The Happiness of the Katakuris
Akira Kurosawa - Yojimbo
Gillo Pontecorvo - Battle of Algiers
Ingmar Bergman - Wild Strawberries
Willard Huyck - Howard the Duck
Akira Kurosawa - Yojimbo
Gillo Pontecorvo - Battle of Algiers
Ingmar Bergman - Wild Strawberries
Willard Huyck - Howard the Duck
Tinto Brass - Frivolous Lola, Miranda, Cheeky
Bruce Brown - On Any Sunday, Endless Summer
Sergio Leone - Once Upon A Time In The West, The man with no name Trilogy
Krzysztof Kieslowski - Blue, White, Red
Louis Malle - My Dinner With Andre
Bruce Brown - On Any Sunday, Endless Summer
Sergio Leone - Once Upon A Time In The West, The man with no name Trilogy
Krzysztof Kieslowski - Blue, White, Red
Louis Malle - My Dinner With Andre
I saw My Dinner With André twice. The first time was in a theater and it felt like torture. Then I saw it again on VHS and really enjoyed it because I could watch it in snippets.
Interesting lists!
Interesting lists!
I can't give five. The top two are Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Welles. The top two films for each are: Rear Window, Dial M for Murder, Citizen Kane, and Touch of Evil. Adding one more for each gives Vertigo and The Lady from Shanghai.
I especially like Film Noir, Westerns, and War Movies.
I especially like Film Noir, Westerns, and War Movies.
In no particular order:
Coppola--Apocalypse Now (not one of my favorite directors, but a brilliant movie)
Herzog--Fitzcarraldo
Bergman--Persona
Peckinpah--Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Welles--Citizen Kane, Touch of Evil
5 is not enough:
Billy Wilder--Sunset Boulevard
Kubric--2001, Dr. Strangelove
Kurosawa--Hidden Fortress, Throne of Blood (honorable mention: Stray Dog)
Jack Hill--Coffy
F. W. Murnau--Nosferatu
Coppola--Apocalypse Now (not one of my favorite directors, but a brilliant movie)
Herzog--Fitzcarraldo
Bergman--Persona
Peckinpah--Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Welles--Citizen Kane, Touch of Evil
5 is not enough:
Billy Wilder--Sunset Boulevard
Kubric--2001, Dr. Strangelove
Kurosawa--Hidden Fortress, Throne of Blood (honorable mention: Stray Dog)
Jack Hill--Coffy
F. W. Murnau--Nosferatu
Clint Eastwood - He's a good or better director than he is an actor.
Spielberg - Tons of good movies, hardly a dud in the bunch other than Hook.
Ridley Scott - His action movies have way more character development than you typically find.
Ron Howard - A few real gems that you probably didn't even know he directed.
John Hughes - Many of his "teen movies" still resonate with people today.
Spielberg - Tons of good movies, hardly a dud in the bunch other than Hook.
Ridley Scott - His action movies have way more character development than you typically find.
Ron Howard - A few real gems that you probably didn't even know he directed.
John Hughes - Many of his "teen movies" still resonate with people today.
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