Your Favorite Director

[HeavyFknMetal]

Now I'm sure this thread has been done many times over but I couldn't find a recent one, and I didn't feel like looking too hard. Anyway, I wanted to get some opinions as to who your favorite directors are, and what do you rate their films.

Now I don't know if I'd ever be able to single out just one director, but at this point in time I'd probably have to pick Francois Truffaut. Of the films I've seen of his, I've rated none below an 8.

The 400 Blows - 10/10
Shoot the Piano Player - 10/10
The Last Metro - 8/10
Small Change - 8/10
Bed & Board - 8/10
Stolen Kisses - 10/10
Fahrenheit 451 - 8/10
Jules et Jim - 9/10
The Soft Skin - 8/10
Mississippi Mermaid - 8/10

Now I could just as easily pick Hitchcock, Kubrick, Allen, Chaplin, Bergman, well you get the idea and maybe I'll add them later on if this thread gets going. So let me hear your favorite directors.

Oh, and if there is a thread like this already going then I apologize for this one and you can go ahead and ignore this.

[bankholdup]

http://www.namm.com/sesamestreet/oldreleases/MartinScorseseErnieBert2.jpg
(the one in the middle)


But the top 5 would include Chaplin, Wilder, Truffaut, and Kubrick.

[bigred760]

Spielberg:

Jaws
Jurassic Park
Saving Private Ryan
Raiders of the Lost Ark and sequels
Schindler's List
Minority Report

Oh the list goes on and on - beautimous :D!!!


-some other directors that are my faves: Akira Kurosawa, Clint Eastwood, Francis F. Coppola, and Sam Peckinpah.

[Cronos]

John Carpenter - has been my favourite director since i saw Christine some 7 years

Assault on Precinct 13 - 9/10
Big Trouble In Little China - 10/10
Body Bags - 8/10
Christine - 10/10
Cigarette Burns - 10/10
Dark Star - 9/10
Elvis - 8/10
Escape From New York - 10/10
Escape From LA - 8/10
Ghosts Of Mars - 9/10
Halloween - 10/10
In the Mouth of Madness - 10/10
Memoirs of an Invisible Man - 8/10
Prince of Darkness - 10/10
Starman - 10/10
The Fog - 10/10
The Thing - 10/10
They Live - 9/10
Vampires - 10/10
Village of the Damned - 9/10

[jaw2929]

I like David Fincher, Kevin Smith, Tony Scott, and Sam Raimi...

I don't rate my movies from 1 - 10 so I'll just say each of these guys have directed movies that're in my top 10 or 20 favourites ;)

[VictimOfChanges]

Steven Speilberg

Jaws
Saving Private Ryan
Schindlers List
Jurassic Park
The Terminal
War Of The Worlds
A.I.
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Duel
Minority Report

Runners up...

Quentin Tarantino, Stanley Kubrick

[Macphist0]

Top 5 is/
1. Stanley Kubrick
2. Steven Spielberg
3. Akira Kurosawa
4. Martin Scorsese
5. Oliver Stone

Just outside, Frank Capra, plus a load of others.

[< a c e >]

MANOJ NIGHT SHYAMALAN

I think he is the most under-rated film-maker. He is still a dark horse. Ofcourse, I am aware of the fact that he does have a considerable fan base, but i consider him 'under-rated' for the simple fact that most people who dislike him, HATE him to the core. But if you buy his style and vision, you'll never be disappointed. His best is yet to come.

THE SIXTH SENSE
UNBREAKABLE <--all time fav
SIGNS
THE VILLAGE
all gems!

DAVID FINCHER

Firstly, HE is certainly NOT another mtv-style director.
The guy is a genius. Love his works.
THE GAME
SEVEN
FIGHT CLUB <--all time fav
PANIC ROOM

Q T
P F-K B...'Nuff said!

Speilberg
He would probably be on 90% of the lists.
His range of cinema is unbelievable.
Probably the most flexible director of all time.
Naming his best is quite a task and would require a totally different thread.


<---Scorcese, Kubrik, Kevin Smith, Hitchcock--->

[blk_flower]

James Cameron
-terminator 2
-titanic
-aliens
-the terminator
-aliens of the deep
-true lies

followed by
tarantino- kill bil vol 2, pulp fiction
david lynch-eraserhead, mulholland drive

[APzombie]

I love alot of filmmakers but Spielberg has had the most prominant effect on my filmgoing life. On a list of all time favorite films he would probobly hold a high majority.

[jimmyjdmb]

David Lynch:
-Mulholland Dr. - 10/10
-Lost Highway - 9.5/10
-Blue Velvet - 9/10
-Wild at Heart - 9/10

[Pulp_Joker]

1. Kubrick
--Dr. Strangelove...10/10
--2001:A Space Odyssey 10/10
--A Clockwork Orange 10/10
--Barry Lyndon 10/10
--The Killing 9.5/10
--The Shining 9/10
--Paths of Glory 9/10
--Eyes Wide Shut 9/10
--Full Metal Jacket 9/10
--Lolita 9/10
--Spartacus 8/10

2. Orson Welles
--Citizen Kane 10/10
--The Magnificent Ambersons 10/10
--Touch of Evil 10/10
--F for Fake 10/10
--The Lady From Shanghai 9.5/10
--The Trial 9/10
--The Stranger 9/10
--Othello 9/10
--Macbeth 8.5/10

3. Francis Ford Coppola
--The Godfather 10/10
--The Conversation 10/10
--Apocalypse Now 10/10
--The Godfather Part II 9.5/10
--The Rainmaker 9/10
--Peggy Sue Got Married 8.5/10

And the next few are Martin Scorses, Vittorio De Sica, Sergio Leone, Federico Fellini, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Altman, Alfred Hitchcock, and Elia Kazan

[FilmKing2000]

My personal favorite director is Steven Spielberg, with my favorite film of his being Schindler's List.
Here's my top 5 list...

1. Steven Spielberg
2. Akria Kurusawa
3. Martin Scorsese
4. David Lean
5. Peter Jackson

runner ups: Charles Chaplin, Cameron Crowe, Stanley Kubrick, etc.

[TylerDurden182]

Stanley Kubrick
Quentin Tarantino
David Fincher
Martin Scorsese
Terrence Malick
Charlie Chaplin
Alfred Hitchcock

[GoldenGhost]

I appreciate a wide range of directors, but it all comes down to this man, Kubrick.

[Sigur509]

TIm Burton
Wes Anderson
David Lynch


A tie between these three.

[Tayzlor]

Originally posted by GoldenGhost
I appreciate a wide range of directors, but it all comes down to this man, Kubrick.

01. 2001: A Space Odyssey (10/10)
02. Barry Lyndon
03. Eyes Wide Shut
04. A Clockwork Orange
05. The Shining
06. Dr. Strangelove
07. The Killing (9/10)
08. Lolita
09. Paths of Glory
10. Full Metal Jacket

[Lazy Boy]

Originally posted by GoldenGhost
I appreciate a wide range of directors, but it all comes down to this man, Kubrick.

Likewise. He still inspires me from beyond the grave.

[jaymckee74]

Originally posted by bankholdup
http://www.namm.com/sesamestreet/oldreleases/MartinScorseseErnieBert2.jpg
(the one in the middle)

LOL...awesome pic..anyways my fav director is Michael Mann hands down..only makes a movie about every 4 years but when he does damn its sweet

Collateral
Heat
The Insider
Ali
Last of the Mohicans

havent seem Thief yet

[Mr-Blonde]

http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/624/stanleykubrickportratit7hv.jpg

The immortal Stanley Kubrick

[Katsumoto]

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[TracyFlick]

Runner's Up: Michael Haneke, Hayao Miyazaki, Quentin Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson, Akira Kurosawa, Roman Polanski, Jean Renoir, David Cronenberg, Fritz Lang, Howard Hawks & Luis Buñuel

10. Martin Scorsese
9. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
8. Terrence Malick
7. Brian De Palma
6. Ingmar Bergman
5. Stanley Kubrick
4. Alfred Hitchcock
3. Woody Allen
2. Robert Altman

The Best
http://www.theyshootpictures.com/images/godardjeanluc3.jpg
1. Jean-Luc Godard

[Tayzlor]

Originally posted by Mr-Blonde
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/624/stanleykubrickportratit7hv.jpg

The immortal Stanley Kubrick

New avatar. Thanks.

[ilovemovies]

Spielberg

[Hannibal21]

My answer to this thread isn't a surprise:

HITCHCOCK

.....with Billy Wilder, Ingmar Bergman, Stanley Kubrick, and Orson Welles ALL close behind.

[morricone]

Originally posted by GoldenGhost
I appreciate a wide range of directors, but it all comes down to this man, Kubrick.

IN-DEEEEEED!

[SAI]

Right now?

Francois Ozon. I've seen all his feature films to date.

Sitcom: 4/5
Criminal Lovers: 4/5
Water Drops on Burning Rocks: 4/5
Under The Sand: 4/5
8 Women: 4/5
Swimming Pool: 5/5
5 X 2: 5/5
Time To Leave: 5/5

[chinton]

Hitchcock number one with everyone else including Kubrik trailing far behind. Not only is he an influential, entertianing, and fascinating director but he is the one that made me fall in love with the art of film. My dad bought me all his films to watch at a young age and ever since then my love for the art of directing and films ahve never changed.

1.
Hitchcock


2. Woody Allen.

3. Kubrik

4. Scorsese

5. Peckinpah

[joekopasek]

quentin tarrentino by far!

joe

[Gian-Sergio]

Quentin Tarantino
1.Kill Bill
2.Pulp Fiction
3.Jackie Brown
4.Reservoir Dogs

Sergio Leone
1.Once Upon A Time In America
2.The Good The Bad and The Ugly
3.Once Upon A Time In The West
4.A Fistful Of Dynamite
5.For A Few Dollars More
6.A Fistful Of Dollars

Akira Kurosawa
1.Seven Samurai
2.Ran
3.Kagemusha
4.Ikiru
5.Rashomon

Runners Up: Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Stanley Kubrick, George A. Romero, Steven Spielberg, Brian De Palma, Sam Peckinpah, Wong Kar-Wai, Werner Herzog, and Dario Argento.

[Ed Wood]

Scorsese.

[bluesbrother965]

My main men, the Coen Brothers:

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Blood Simple: 8/10
Raising Arizona: 8/10
Miller's Crossing: 9/10
Barton Fink: 9/10
The Hudsucker Proxy: 9/10
Fargo: 10/10
The Big Lebowski: 10/10
O Brother, Where Art Thou?: 10/10
The Man Who Wasn't There: 10/10
Intolerable Cruelty: 6/10 (the only one I didn't really like)

Haven't seen the Ladykillers remake. Those are listed cronologically, that they get better ratings with time is just a coincidence.

Other favorites, in no particular order: David Lynch, Luis Bunuel, Billy Wilder, Alfred Hitchcock, Woody Allen, Orson Welles, Jean-Luc Godard, Wes Anderson, Stanley Kubrick, Quentin Tarantino, Sam Mendes (Jarhead was only pretty good, but Road to Perdition and American Beauty were so goddamn brilliant that I can't leave him off)

[nachogrande]

John Woo pre hollywood

Hard Boiled
The Killer
A Better Tomorrow 1&2

If your looking for action movies it doesnt get any better than those films IMO:D

[moviegeek1987]

I don't really have just one fave, but a few would be...

Quentin Tarantino, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, David Fincher, Stanley Kubrick, Tim Burton

[Sheriff Wydell]

Martin Scorsese...and...David Lynch.

[Sh8dy Milkman]

Tarantino:
1.) Kill Bill
2.)Reservoir Dogs
3.)Pulp Fiction
4.)Jackie Brown

Fincher:
1.)Fight Club
2.)Seven
3.)Panic Room

[hail2theking]

Originally posted by nachogrande
John Woo pre hollywood

Hard Boiled
The Killer
A Better Tomorrow 1&2

If your looking for action movies it doesnt get any better than those films IMO:D

So very true

Isaac Florentine
-High Voltage
-Bridge of Dragons
-Cold Harvest
-US Seals 2
-Special Forces

George A Romero
-Night, Dawn, Day and Land of the Dead
-Martin
-Bruiser

Fred Olen Ray

Jim Wynorski

Renny Harlin

Joseph Merhi

Stuart Gordon

John Carpenter

[fbm2000]

Top 5 Favorite Director's followed by my favorite film from each.

1. John Carpenter - Halloween
2. Ridley Scott - Black Hawk Down
3. Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven
4. Olever Stone - Salvador
5. Steven Spielberg - Jaws

Followed by...

Stanley Kubrick - Full Metal Jacket
Paul Thomas Anderson - Boogie Nights
Quentin Tarentino - Pulp Fiction
Sam Peckinpah - Getaway
Alfred Hitchcock - North by Northwest

[dalomini]

Gotta go with the fellow neurotic Jew, Woody Allen.
1. Annie Hall
2. Manhattan
3. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* But Were Afraid to Ask
4. Crimes and Misdemeanors
5. Hannah and her Sisters
6. Play it Again, Sam
7. Bananas
8. Zelig
9. Deconstructing Harry

Coming in second is the Oscarless (bastards) Martin Scorsese.
1. Taxi Driver
2. Raging Bull
3. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
4. GoodFellas
5. The Aviator
6. Cape Fear
(Haven't seen but am looking forward to: Gangs of New York, Casino, THE DEPARTED!!!)

[Arathon]

1.Peter Jackson-King Kong
2.Steven Spielberg-Raiders of the Lost Ark
3.Martin Scorcese-Goodfellas
4.Quentin Tarantino-Pulp Fiction
5.James Cameron-Terminator 2

[Brando @$$ Fat]

To name a few....

Bergman, Kubrick, Altman, Scorsese, Lynch, Hitchcock, Capra, Fellini, Welles, Godard, Antonioni, Costa-Gavras, Spielberg, Allen, Polanski, Coppola, Kazan, Cassavetes, Chaplin, Wilder, Wyler, Schlesinger, Nichols, Coen, Eastwood, Ford, etc.

[Fireball728]

Most of my favorites have been mentioned, except for Doug Liman.

1. Swingers
2. Go
3. The Bourne Identity
4. Mr. and Mrs. Smith

All excellent, fun movies.