Favorite Film Director?

xmurrx said:
I also think Robert De Niro is hugely underestimated director.
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De Niro.... underestimated? What? Isn't he regarded of one of the finest actors.... in the world? Granted, his choice of roles thes past few years was a bit unfortunate, but I can understand his urge to do fun movies after all the grim roles he had in his life.

As for the question of the thread... the only directors that catch my name in a "I have to watch the movie because x directed it" are Nolan, Mann, Hitchcock and Tarantino.
 
I think xmurrx was referring to DeNiro's work as a director (See A Bronx Tale) compared to his work as an actor.
 
MadCat360 said:
All that shows is you're too cynical to get truly engrossed in a scene. ;)
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Sergio Leon did it better. He also did it first.

I also find Stanley Kubrick to be pretty awesome. A Clockwork Orange is far from accessible (at least to me) but I love Dr. Strangelove. I can understand the appeal of the 'inaccessible' cult movies, but I personally don't like them. I guess it's related to my apprehension of modern (read: contemporary, not modern as in Picasso and company) art. It has to appealing on the surface as well as under it for me to like it.
 
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Eunos_Cosmo said:
For me though, I love Michael Mann. His list of movies, like Nolan, isn't long, but every single one is fantastic (I even enjoy Miami Vice, despite it being all but incomprehensible at times) I absolutley love his attention to detail, and his careful selection and usage of music. Also, nobody knows how to end a movie like Mann. Just watch Miami Vice, Last of the Mohicans, Public Enemies, Heat, or Collateral to see this. I love how he never uses dubbed audio for scenes with gunfire. The result is an absolutely horrifying, yet totally convincing portrayal of the scene.
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+1.
To add to the list, his use of lighting makes that stuff absolutely orgasmic.
 
Do yourself a favor - check out A Fistful of Dollars. In my opinion, Leone's best film.
 
IMO it's a pretty far fetched to suggest Tarantino is some Leone copycat or that they have a very similar style. Tarantino's style is a mix of older styles, westerns (not only italos), blaxploit and exploit movies in general etc. Both directors good at what they do.
 
crookie said:
IMO it's a pretty far fetched to suggest Tarantino is some Leone copycat or that they have a very similar style. Tarantino's style is a mix of older styles, westerns (not only italos), blaxploit and exploit movies in general etc. Both directors good at what they do.
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I was referring to the 'tension scenes' that Madcat mentioned. Because this is the best one ever:


There is a negative feeling I'm always left with when I watch a Tarantino film...I always feel like I've been had somehow. Like he's creating the film for himself and not the audience.
 
True - Tarantino's style is a mish-mash of many different directors; and thus, uniquely his. And come to think of it, I think Tarantino has borrowed more from Sam Peckinpah than Sergio Leone.
 
xmurrx said:
Michael Ballhaus is the best hands down. The cinematography of his films bring them to life. His use of freeze frames and tracking shots are amazing.
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FTFY. Don't give the director credit for the cinematographer's work! Especially the tracking shots in Scorsese's work (together with the 360 degree pan) are trademarks of Ballhaus' visual style.
 
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Werner Herzog, because his films are prolific and mercurial. One year he puts out a thrilling action movie, then a great documentary, or a deep character piece. Also he is fucking nuts.
 
No particular order.

Christopher Nolan
Alejandro Gonz?lez I??rritu
David Fincher
Michael Mann
Ridley Scott
Alfonso Cuaron
Tony Scott

All classics son,

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Eunos_Cosmo said:
I was referring to the 'tension scenes' that Madcat mentioned. Because this is the best one ever:
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That's the scene I was actually thinking of when I said "more beautiful, not more intense". The god-shots are amazing.

Inglourious Basterds isn't my favorite movie but, while I can't find the scene on youtube, the bar scene is a pretty strong example of how tense Tarantino can make things.
 
georgeisoff said:
No particular order


Christopher Nolan
Alejandro Gonz?lez I??rritu
David Fincher
Michael Mann
Ridley Scott
Alfonso Cuaron
Tony Scott

All classics son
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Holy shit - how did I forget Ridley Scott?

With the exception of The Shootist and Kingdom of Heaven, I have every single one of his films. There is only one director whose films I own more of, and that's Michael Bay. But he doesn't direct movies; he directs what I call "action porn". Like a porn film, you don't watch his movies from beginning to end. You watch the big action scenes for the money shot, (An explosion in Bay's case.) then you skip chapters until the next big action scene.
His work was made for DVD.
 
I'll go with Silent Bob, I mane Kevin Smith.
 
Would easily have to be Marty Scorsese pre-2000 era. Other notable directors I am fond of have to be Ron Howard, Brian De Palma and Wes Craven. Each with different visions and directions, but all brilliant nonetheless.
 
James Cameron, because he made Terminator 1 and 2.

phoenixsac said:
The Terminator blew me away when I saw it in 1984, and with the exception of True Lies, he hasn't disappointed.
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What's your problem with True Lies? I thought it was a fantastic action/comedy flick that gets better every time I watch it.
 
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