EW's Top 25 Directors

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by: James Thoo Feb. 19, 2009


EW has published their list of 25 Greatest Active Film Directors and, well, I honestly doubt I could keep my big fat mouth shut if a team of Victoria's Secret Models were all giving me head in the strictest library in the world, so of course I have something to say about it. You can go and check the list out over HERE, but here is the top ten:

1. Steven Spielberg
2. Peter Jackson
3. Martin Scorsese
4. Christopher Nolan
5. Steven Soderbergh
6. Ridley Scott
7. Quentin Tarantino
8. Michael Mann
9. James Cameron
10. Joel and Ethan Coen

 You know, I have so many problems with this list but I'll let you guys weigh in while I just say this: I can't believe that Jon Favreau is on this list and Park Chan Wook (OLDBOY), Terrence Malick (THE THIN RED LINE), Hayao Miyazaki (SPIRITED AWAY), Richard Linklater (BEFORE SUNSET), Kim Ji-Woon (THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE WEIRD), Spike Lee (HE GOT GAME), Oliver Stone (PLATOON) and The Wachowskis (THE MATRIX) aren't. I mean, Favreau is one of my favourite people in Hollywood right now, hands down, but that just isn't right.

Source: EW

Extra Tidbit: Ok, fine, one more: how is PT Anderson so low?? That guy is top ten material.

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sd71
11:02PM on 02/21/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
hmmmmm
marty is #1 end of discussion
pj is a little high still top ten
i love soderburgh but prolly not top ten
no eastwood in top 10 is a crime
and james thoo is terrance malik REALLY an ACTIVE filmaker

he makes a movie every what 15 years
marty is #1 end of discussion
pj is a little high still top ten
i love soderburgh but prolly not top ten
no eastwood in top 10 is a crime
and james thoo is terrance malik REALLY an ACTIVE filmaker

he makes a movie every what 15 years
 
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gameslave
7:12PM on 02/20/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
and i agree JC is WAY better than most of that top ten, Peter Jackson being in the top five is a joke right? titanic, aliens, true lies, were all better than any one of jacksons movies. and i love lotr
and i agree JC is WAY better than most of that top ten, Peter Jackson being in the top five is a joke right? titanic, aliens, true lies, were all better than any one of jacksons movies. and i love lotr
 
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gameslave
7:12PM on 02/20/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
!!!!!

WHY THE FUCK ISN'T CLINT EASTWOOD IN THE TOP FUCKING TEN??!?!?!?1

WHY THE FUCK ISN'T CLINT EASTWOOD IN THE TOP FUCKING TEN??!?!?!?1
 
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Time4Bayhem
3:50PM on 02/20/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
good list but...
good list but missing a few good names: john woo, brian depalma, michael bay, tony scott, m. night shyamalan, spike lee, john mctiernan, and wes craven...
good list but missing a few good names: john woo, brian depalma, michael bay, tony scott, m. night shyamalan, spike lee, john mctiernan, and wes craven...
 
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Steviebaby8
7:51AM on 02/20/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Seriously?
No Fincher in the top 10? madness i tell u!
No Fincher in the top 10? madness i tell u!
 
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pyre006
6:50AM on 02/20/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
It’s ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY!!!
It’s ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY; honestly, did you guys really expect a quality list? If you want to know why there’s something ridiculous on the list, or on any of their lists, the answer is: “It’s not just ridiculous, It’s Entertainment Weekly”
It’s ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY; honestly, did you guys really expect a quality list? If you want to know why there’s something ridiculous on the list, or on any of their lists, the answer is: “It’s not just ridiculous, It’s Entertainment Weekly”
 
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navarr0
2:30AM on 02/20/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
BTW...
I agree with d00r, JC should be number one, he puts a movie out like every decade and it winds up being the shit. Come on everybody, True Lies was the shit, and you don't have to be a chick to like Titanic, that movie was awesome.
I agree with d00r, JC should be number one, he puts a movie out like every decade and it winds up being the shit. Come on everybody, True Lies was the shit, and you don't have to be a chick to like Titanic, that movie was awesome.
 
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navarr0
2:28AM on 02/20/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
AYFS???
Why is Christopher Nolan in the top 10? OMG!!! I would totally without any hesitation put a handful of directors above him, to name a few, Del Toro, Soderbergh, Cameron, Fincher, and Boyle. They're a lot more i would throw before, i just don't think he deserves that much recognition, when the ones above have actually won Oscars. Memento was the shit though, but i think #4 is saying he's better ...
Why is Christopher Nolan in the top 10? OMG!!! I would totally without any hesitation put a handful of directors above him, to name a few, Del Toro, Soderbergh, Cameron, Fincher, and Boyle. They're a lot more i would throw before, i just don't think he deserves that much recognition, when the ones above have actually won Oscars. Memento was the shit though, but i think #4 is saying he's better than the ones i named, when he is MOST CERTAINLY not.
 
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writer19
11:49PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
JACKSON IS 2

COENS 10

WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!!!!!
JACKSON IS 2

COENS 10

WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!!!!!
 
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dreamfall
11:07PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
TOP 50
Well I looked at ew.com a few days ago and they did have it as a top 50 active directors, and many of those you mentioned were in it. But I guess they just changed it to 25.
Well I looked at ew.com a few days ago and they did have it as a top 50 active directors, and many of those you mentioned were in it. But I guess they just changed it to 25.
 
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mdrfkrjrm
10:49PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
HMM
David Cronenberg and David Lynch should be on this list
David Cronenberg and David Lynch should be on this list
 
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EricW.
10:49PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Huh
I'm with my man James on this - The director of ZATHURA is better than the director of OLDBOY?
I'm with my man James on this - The director of ZATHURA is better than the director of OLDBOY?
 
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GarettGarrido
10:27PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
AHHH!
I had to come back. Where the f*** is Cronenberg?
I had to come back. Where the f*** is Cronenberg?
 
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GarettGarrido
10:19PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
AHHH!
I had to come back. Where the f*** is Cronenberg?
I had to come back. Where the f*** is Cronenberg?
 
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GarettGarrido
10:07PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Missing
First and foremost, where is Sam Mendes?

Secondly, James Mangold deserves a spot.

But for the most part they got it right. Especially including Greengrass. PTA should have been higher though.
First and foremost, where is Sam Mendes?

Secondly, James Mangold deserves a spot.

But for the most part they got it right. Especially including Greengrass. PTA should have been higher though.
 
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Slicknick182341
10:07PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
(shocked face)
1. peter jackson... PETER F**KING JACKSON!???! of all things holy.... why????
over martin scorsese? over michael mann? over the coens, PT Anderson, christopher nolan.... etc

2. spielberg at 1... the most overhyped director EVER
1. peter jackson... PETER F**KING JACKSON!???! of all things holy.... why????
over martin scorsese? over michael mann? over the coens, PT Anderson, christopher nolan.... etc

2. spielberg at 1... the most overhyped director EVER
 
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d00r
10:03PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
shite
Cameron should be on top of that list he does a hell of a lot more in his movies than most directors..

Tarentino and Speilberg are fucking overrated...Niether have made a decent flick in years...
Cameron should be on top of that list he does a hell of a lot more in his movies than most directors..

Tarentino and Speilberg are fucking overrated...Niether have made a decent flick in years...
 
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abcdehacademy
9:58PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
EW's lists are ALL BULLSHIT
THey always contradict themselves and they clearly don't put any thought into them...they shit on movies that their own film critics give 'A' or 'A-'
THey always contradict themselves and they clearly don't put any thought into them...they shit on movies that their own film critics give 'A' or 'A-'
 
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Tailgunner
9:48PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Tarantino?

Seriously?
Tarantino?

Seriously?
 
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Brendan M.
9:17PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
SCORSESE
Scorsese should at least be number 2. I don't see why Peter Jackson should be before him just because of Lord of the Rings. Its not like the guy directed Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, or Goodfellas or anything like that.
Scorsese should at least be number 2. I don't see why Peter Jackson should be before him just because of Lord of the Rings. Its not like the guy directed Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, or Goodfellas or anything like that.
 
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pitstop5
8:00PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
www.moviewiseguys.com top 25 list
1. Martin Scorsese (Raging Bull, Goodfellas, The Departed)
2. Steven Spielberg (Jaws, Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan)
3. Christopher Nolan (Memento, The Prestige, The Dark Knight)
4. David Fincher (Seven, Fight Club, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
5. Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven, Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby)
6. Paul Thomas An...
1. Martin Scorsese (Raging Bull, Goodfellas, The Departed)
2. Steven Spielberg (Jaws, Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan)
3. Christopher Nolan (Memento, The Prestige, The Dark Knight)
4. David Fincher (Seven, Fight Club, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
5. Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven, Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby)
6. Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights, Magnolia, There Will Be Blood)
7. Ron Howard (Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man)
8. Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, The Wrestler)
9. Quentin Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill Vol. I)
10. Joel and Ethan Coen (Fargo, The Big Lebowski, No Country For Old Men)
11. Michael Mann (Heat, The Insider, Collateral)
12. Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Revolutionary Road)
13. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Amores Perros, 21 Grams, Babel)
14. Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Majestic, The Green Mile)
15. Peter Jackson (LOTR Trilogy)
16. Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Cast Away)
17. Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator)
18. Oliver Stone (Platoon, Wall Street, JFK)
19. Tim Burton (Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Big Fish)
20. Ang Lee (Ice Storm, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain)
21. Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, United 93, The Bourne Ultimatum)
22. Edward Zwick (Glory, The Last Samurai, Blood Diamond)
23. Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire)
24. Alfonso Cuarón (Y tu mamá también, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Children of Men)
25. Woody Allen (Annie Hall, Hannah and Her Sisters, Match Point)
 
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RoyMantooth
7:32PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
hmm
no wes anderson? stylistically that man is genius
no wes anderson? stylistically that man is genius
 
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LoCkEd_N_LoAdEd
7:26PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
NO MICHEAL BAY?
eh oh well :)
eh oh well :)
 
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easypeasy113
7:02PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
How is everyone clamoring for favreau to be off the list, but Sam Raimi is 15th and no one notices? I wouldnt even say he is a good director. S2 was great, but he is a one-hit wonder. Put Mendes in place of him and Inarritu for Favreau and this list would actually be all right.

And dont say Snyder doesnt deserve this because that dude is amazing at what he does.
How is everyone clamoring for favreau to be off the list, but Sam Raimi is 15th and no one notices? I wouldnt even say he is a good director. S2 was great, but he is a one-hit wonder. Put Mendes in place of him and Inarritu for Favreau and this list would actually be all right.

And dont say Snyder doesnt deserve this because that dude is amazing at what he does.
 
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brechtsky
6:55PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
nodirectionhome
Fincher is like 11, and PTA is like 20

And im glad to see ridley getting high cred...
Personally i think nolan is top ten, if not five... Imo, Memento is one of the best movies in the last twenty years, and prestige is frickin brilliant, too....

At least it a nice mix of newer and older... Usually these things are clearly biased toward a past era, or a curre...
Fincher is like 11, and PTA is like 20

And im glad to see ridley getting high cred...
Personally i think nolan is top ten, if not five... Imo, Memento is one of the best movies in the last twenty years, and prestige is frickin brilliant, too....

At least it a nice mix of newer and older... Usually these things are clearly biased toward a past era, or a current trend...
 
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barfly126
6:40PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Pete
Yes Peter Jackson is over Scorcese. Nobody could ever done Lord of the Rings except him !
Yes Peter Jackson is over Scorcese. Nobody could ever done Lord of the Rings except him !
 
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lalex81
5:45PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I'm probably just gonna repeat what others have said, but here I go:

- Take out of the list Favreau and Snyder

And then you are left with a long list of directors who could take their place like:

Spike Lee, Spike Jonze, Sam Mendes, Alfonso Cuaron, Tom Tykwer, Zhang Yimou, Terence Malick, Cameron Crowe and many many more
I'm probably just gonna repeat what others have said, but here I go:

- Take out of the list Favreau and Snyder

And then you are left with a long list of directors who could take their place like:

Spike Lee, Spike Jonze, Sam Mendes, Alfonso Cuaron, Tom Tykwer, Zhang Yimou, Terence Malick, Cameron Crowe and many many more
 
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anomaly7
5:43PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
No one's ever going to agree 100%, but I think some of these were included b/c they're "hot" right now. Good to see Spielberg at #1.
No one's ever going to agree 100%, but I think some of these were included b/c they're "hot" right now. Good to see Spielberg at #1.
 
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Brer B8a
5:23PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
a lot of my favorite directors are on there so no complaints about that and i do believe spielberg is hands down the best director to ever make a feature film. I think Brad Bird should have made it on there though, even if all his films are animated.
a lot of my favorite directors are on there so no complaints about that and i do believe spielberg is hands down the best director to ever make a feature film. I think Brad Bird should have made it on there though, even if all his films are animated.
 
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Silverload
5:16PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Alright list, at least I like all the directors on the list.

And Thoo, the The Wachowskis have no place on any list of great directors.
Alright list, at least I like all the directors on the list.

And Thoo, the The Wachowskis have no place on any list of great directors.
 
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nodirectionhome
5:05PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Bullshit !!!
how is peter jackson above scorsese ? soderbergh & nolan in the top five, really ? i think the nolan submission is rigged considering the rag is a part of Time Warner. hell they were probably itching to give Stiller # 6 where's PTA, Copola, Fincher ? this list just proves my point that EW hasnt been a quality magazine since the turn of the millenium.
how is peter jackson above scorsese ? soderbergh & nolan in the top five, really ? i think the nolan submission is rigged considering the rag is a part of Time Warner. hell they were probably itching to give Stiller # 6 where's PTA, Copola, Fincher ? this list just proves my point that EW hasnt been a quality magazine since the turn of the millenium.
 
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veddhead83
5:04PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Did you know
They actually have Top 50, so those who are complaining that so&so isnt there - check the entire list first. A lot of the directors that we all know and love are on there. The list is shit. They dont even have Kevin Smith....
They actually have Top 50, so those who are complaining that so&so isnt there - check the entire list first. A lot of the directors that we all know and love are on there. The list is shit. They dont even have Kevin Smith....
 
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luckystryker
4:55PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
For the love of god!
Spielberg at the top of the list?! Michael Mann at 8? Enough reason to not even go to the article and check out the other obscenities that EW has put together in their list....
Spielberg at the top of the list?! Michael Mann at 8? Enough reason to not even go to the article and check out the other obscenities that EW has put together in their list....
 
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marcovision1
4:55PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Opinions are like assholes, everybody has one.
Opinions are like assholes, everybody has one.
 
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Jig Saw 123
4:45PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
terrible list
terrible list
 
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Alcibiades
4:45PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
And I thought that trilogy-meter was lame...
Godawful list from a godawful website/magazine. The sole presence of Jon "Hack Pack" Favreau negates every cred the higher ranking names could bring; how come a mediocre action comedy (starring RDJ, but still...) and an unfunny christmas flick can hide the fact that he's a whore more interested in rubbing the fanboys the right way with his BS MySpace page than displaying some integrity? The guy...
Godawful list from a godawful website/magazine. The sole presence of Jon "Hack Pack" Favreau negates every cred the higher ranking names could bring; how come a mediocre action comedy (starring RDJ, but still...) and an unfunny christmas flick can hide the fact that he's a whore more interested in rubbing the fanboys the right way with his BS MySpace page than displaying some integrity? The guy is just a ginormous sell-out akin to Brett Ratner or John Moore, but for some reason people are lapping it up and give him a pass. Sigh.
 
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H-Man
4:42PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I'm Sorry...
...but any best directors list that would include Jon Favreau and Zack Snyder and exclude David Lynch and David Cronenberg is bullshit, in my opinion.
...but any best directors list that would include Jon Favreau and Zack Snyder and exclude David Lynch and David Cronenberg is bullshit, in my opinion.
 
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Neon October
4:28PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Why God WHY
Where's:

Alfonso Cuarón
Wes Anderson
Wong Kar Wai
Spike Jonze
Michel Gondry?
Where's:

Alfonso Cuarón
Wes Anderson
Wong Kar Wai
Spike Jonze
Michel Gondry?
 
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luke319
4:04PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Okay, the more I think about it, the more that list bugs me. Here's who I feel should have been on it. It took me about 20 minutes to come up with (although I'm sure it'd take much longer to rank).

In alphabetical order:

- Pedro Almodovar
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Darren Aronofsky
- Danny Boyle
- James Cameron
- Joel & Ethan Coen
Okay, the more I think about it, the more that list bugs me. Here's who I feel should have been on it. It took me about 20 minutes to come up with (although I'm sure it'd take much longer to rank).

In alphabetical order:

- Pedro Almodovar
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Darren Aronofsky
- Danny Boyle
- James Cameron
- Joel & Ethan Coen
- Guillermo Del Toro
- Clint Eastwood
- David Fincher
- Terry Gilliam
- Werner Herzog
- Ron Howard
- Peter Jackson
- Wong Kar-Wai
- Terrence Mallick
- Michael Mann
- Sam Mendes
- Hayo Miyazaki
- Christopher Nolan
- Eric Rohmer
- Martin Scorcesse
- Ridley Scott
- Stephen Soderbergh
- Stephen Spielberg
- Quentin Tarantino

It might not be a perfect list, but I think it's considerable better than what EW came up with.
 
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Hunglowman
3:47PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
get Soderbergh's lame ass out of there.

Just saw a screening of Watchmen... Snyder should be up there
get Soderbergh's lame ass out of there.

Just saw a screening of Watchmen... Snyder should be up there
 
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E-Roc
3:44PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Sam Raimi over Clint Eastwood and PTA??? Nope. Bad list.
Sam Raimi over Clint Eastwood and PTA??? Nope. Bad list.
 
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Ayestrain
3:43PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
STUPID LISTS
The Wachowskis? Spike Lee? Really?

This is a list of the 25 best WORKING directors right now.

But yeah, this is an awful list, as these EW things usually are.
The Wachowskis? Spike Lee? Really?

This is a list of the 25 best WORKING directors right now.

But yeah, this is an awful list, as these EW things usually are.
 
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cerealkiller182
3:40PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Clint Eastwood is far too low, and probably the worst placed director on the list

Peter Jackson is overrated, but so is PT Anderson in my opinion. I've liked his movies, but I haven't loved them (except for There Will Be Blood which was horrible except for Day Lewis)
Clint Eastwood is far too low, and probably the worst placed director on the list

Peter Jackson is overrated, but so is PT Anderson in my opinion. I've liked his movies, but I haven't loved them (except for There Will Be Blood which was horrible except for Day Lewis)
 
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APzombie
3:39PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Peter Jackson doesn't even deserve to be on that list, let alone at number 2.

P.T.A. should be right alongside Scorsese, Spielberg and the Coens. Behind the likes of the hack ZACK SNYDER??? That dude really doesn't belong on the list.

I know things like this are subjective, but this is a terrible, terrible list, for shame EW.
Peter Jackson doesn't even deserve to be on that list, let alone at number 2.

P.T.A. should be right alongside Scorsese, Spielberg and the Coens. Behind the likes of the hack ZACK SNYDER??? That dude really doesn't belong on the list.

I know things like this are subjective, but this is a terrible, terrible list, for shame EW.
 
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sbunn10
3:24PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
wow.. I know it's hard to do, but that list is pretty much awful. Peter Jackson shouldn't be that high.. other than the LOTR movies, he hasn't done anything great. I have to many disagreements to list them all.
wow.. I know it's hard to do, but that list is pretty much awful. Peter Jackson shouldn't be that high.. other than the LOTR movies, he hasn't done anything great. I have to many disagreements to list them all.
 
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tec333
3:23PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
My List
1. Martin Scorsese
2. Christopher Nolan
3. Steven Spielberg
4. Quentin Tarantino
5. Joel and Ethan Coen
6. Paul Thomas Anderson
7. David Fincher
8. Peter Jackson
9. Ridley Scott
10. Guillermo Del Toro
11. Darren Aronofsky
12. James Cameron
13. Clint Eastwood
14. Danny Boyle
15. Ron Howard
16...
1. Martin Scorsese
2. Christopher Nolan
3. Steven Spielberg
4. Quentin Tarantino
5. Joel and Ethan Coen
6. Paul Thomas Anderson
7. David Fincher
8. Peter Jackson
9. Ridley Scott
10. Guillermo Del Toro
11. Darren Aronofsky
12. James Cameron
13. Clint Eastwood
14. Danny Boyle
15. Ron Howard
16. Michael Mann
17. Steven Soderbergh
18. Sam Mendes
19. Zack Snyder
20. Tim Burton
21. Sam Raimi
22. Wes Anderson
23. Ang Lee
24. Bryan Singer
25. David Cronenberg
 
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Beatowner
3:21PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
huge problems with this list
Jackson over Scorsese and Mann and Cameron. The inclusion of Soderbergh in the top 10.

Any ways. I'm glad Nolan made the list!

www.NolanFans.com
Jackson over Scorsese and Mann and Cameron. The inclusion of Soderbergh in the top 10.

Any ways. I'm glad Nolan made the list!

www.NolanFans.com
 
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GioFace
3:06PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
peter jackson over martin scorsese? no fucking way
peter jackson over martin scorsese? no fucking way
 
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torrance
2:59PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
PT Anderson is top #1 material in my book - easily the best director working today I think, I can understand why Spielberg is number one based on his whole body of work - but his usual high standards have dipped slightly with his last few films (Indiana Jones & The KOTCS, Munich, War Of The Worlds, The Terminal) - although Lincoln, if it does ever get made, should see him make a return to form
PT Anderson is top #1 material in my book - easily the best director working today I think, I can understand why Spielberg is number one based on his whole body of work - but his usual high standards have dipped slightly with his last few films (Indiana Jones & The KOTCS, Munich, War Of The Worlds, The Terminal) - although Lincoln, if it does ever get made, should see him make a return to form
 
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Coosh
2:50PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
First and Foremost...Spielberg is No.1 were he so rightly deserves to be! No question! there are a few other faults with the list, Fincher should be alot higher, Jackson alot lower, but as a whole, pretty damn good list!
First and Foremost...Spielberg is No.1 were he so rightly deserves to be! No question! there are a few other faults with the list, Fincher should be alot higher, Jackson alot lower, but as a whole, pretty damn good list!
 
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luke319
2:49PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
So Judd Apatow places five spots higher than Clint Eastwood?
Akiralives, the first thing I thought when I finished the list was "Where the f*** is Sideny Lumet?" Glad to see that someone else noticed that too.

Personally, I don't know if everybody Thoo listed deserves to be on the list, after all this is a top 25, so there's only so many spots available, but I'd say Mallick, Miyazaki, and Lee for sure. I really love Favreau's stuff but it'...
Akiralives, the first thing I thought when I finished the list was "Where the f*** is Sideny Lumet?" Glad to see that someone else noticed that too.

Personally, I don't know if everybody Thoo listed deserves to be on the list, after all this is a top 25, so there's only so many spots available, but I'd say Mallick, Miyazaki, and Lee for sure. I really love Favreau's stuff but it's just ridiculous that he's on it.
 
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Rogue6807
2:42PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
My personal favorite director is James Cameron, and my second favorite director is John Carpenter.
My personal favorite director is James Cameron, and my second favorite director is John Carpenter.
 
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Noct
2:39PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Other than Almodóvar they just took the most popular folks in the biz at the moment.
Other than Almodóvar they just took the most popular folks in the biz at the moment.
 
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akiralives
2:36PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Meh
Favreau, Raimi and Apatow (yeah I said it), are all pretty overrated.
I wonder if they realize that Sidney Lumet, Robert Zemekis and Jonathan Demme are still making movies?
Favreau, Raimi and Apatow (yeah I said it), are all pretty overrated.
I wonder if they realize that Sidney Lumet, Robert Zemekis and Jonathan Demme are still making movies?
 
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Crashlander
2:33PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Arrgh... lists! Make them stop.
Arrgh... lists! Make them stop.
 
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miguel_montes
2:32PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
This is such a hard list to do, let alone get it right. It's impossible, just like a list for best movies, best actors or best actresses. There are just too many of each to make a fair list.
This is such a hard list to do, let alone get it right. It's impossible, just like a list for best movies, best actors or best actresses. There are just too many of each to make a fair list.
 
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JohnLocke2342
2:23PM on 02/19/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
ehk.. now that's a screwed up list, and, in my personal opinion, Jon Favreau is massively, frighteningly overrated.

I'm not going to comment on this list, but will, in fact, pretty much guarantee that there will not be one post on this article with someone stating "They pretty much got it right!"
ehk.. now that's a screwed up list, and, in my personal opinion, Jon Favreau is massively, frighteningly overrated.

I'm not going to comment on this list, but will, in fact, pretty much guarantee that there will not be one post on this article with someone stating "They pretty much got it right!"
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