Who's Your Favorite Director?

[Jason Endurance]

Like the name of the thread says...

Mine is Quentin Tarantino. The guy is a genius. Pulp Fiction is the greatest movie ever made!

[tonz0phun]

Like the name of the thread says...

Mine is Quentin Tarantino. The guy is a genius. Pulp Fiction is the greatest movie ever made!

I disagree, Reservoir Dogs is better.

[Jason Endurance]

Resevoir Dogs is awesome as well, but it's no Pulp Fiction, daddy-oh!

[WesScog]

Wes Anderson, hand's down, few people's movies I can just watch over and over and still laugh at them so hard.

And his cinematography and composition is beautiful, the color, just everything about them.

His movies are amazing, and woefully under appreciated.

[KenOchalek]

Definitely the Coen Brothers (The Ladykillers and maybe Intolerable Cruelty notwithstanding). They jump from genre to genre, but there's always this "thing" that tells you "this is a Coen Brothers film".

[tonz0phun]

Sergio Leone. Stanley Kubrick. Alfred Hitchcock.

I love a good deal of the modern directors, too. I just feel that there are some people who got cinema, these three men are a few of these men. Weither it be for capturing the beauty of the natural landscape, making contriversial yet highly acclaimed films, or getting the timing just right, these men pulled it off and I love them for it.

[Kohrsfilms]

I'm a Spielberg fanboy.

[Citrus]

David Fincher and Quentin Tarantino are my top 2. But Robert Rodriguez is close, he's the bigger--than-my-budget independent film maker.

[New Spark Films]

Christopher Nolan.

[PlasmaP]

I don't know many directors.

Does that make me a bad moguler?

[spicysmoke]

Robert Rodriguez, Guy Ritchie, Quentin Tarantino, David Fincher. They are my idols, and big ups to citrus for liking Robert!

[spicysmoke]

Oh and ofcourse the coen brothers, shut the f*ck up donny!

[Joshbond]

Tim Burton. Gotta love his style!

[Leatherfeet]

I dont know much about directors, but I reckon Ridley Scott is my favorite from those I know, his films give a real sense of 'being there.'

[Ricardodude]

Definately not Uwe Boll (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0093051/)

[Todd]

Ridley Scott

[PatsO]

Quentin Tarantino!!!:cool:
Before I liked also Guy Ritchie, but now he sucks! Maddona - stupid b*tch made him suck!

[bferrell]

What, no love for Kevin Smith? Ok, I'm more a fan of his writing I suppose, but he's the bomb....

Brett

[bridboyross]

what about Martin Scorsese! Probably the greatest living director! Also Fernando Meirelles for City Of God, Shane Meadows (This Is England, Dead Mans Shoes) and of course Kurosawa (Seven Samurai, Ran) and Sam Peckinpah (Straw Dogs, Wild Bunch)!

[SuperRyan]

I like Christopher Nolan, Clint Eastwood, David Fincher, Scorsese, etc.

I don't really like Gus Van Sant. Elephant pissed me off.

[futuresphere]

I wouldnt say I have a favorite director, but I am partial to the films of the Coen Bros, Wes Anderson, and the early films of Guy Riche...and about a million others.

There is a staggering amount of talent out there...its just a shame we get alot of fluff at the box office.

[uhrisuh]

Wes Anderson, hand's down, few people's movies I can just watch over and over and still laugh at them so hard.

And his cinematography and composition is beautiful, the color, just everything about them.

His movies are amazing, and woefully under appreciated.


Yes Anderson is amazing... you can download a 13 minute short for his new movie coming out.. it think it's on myspace or something like that ...

[Joshbond]

Definately not Uwe Boll (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0093051/)


Worst of all time :supermad:

[17thletterfilms]

I don't know if I have a favorite, but I really like Tim Burton, Peter Jackson, and Christopher Nolan, to name a few.

[Fisherking]

Lucio Fulci and Dario Argento.

[CreepyClownpro]

Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese
;)

[Cuboos]

mine is George Lucas.

[MuffinManProductions]

I'm not sure I could pick favorite directors. That is extremely difficult, but these are the ones (in order) that influence me the most.

1) Darren Aronofsky
2) Jean-Pierre Junet
3) Jared Hess
4) Peter Jackson
5) Stanley Kubrick
6) Chan-Wook Park (mainly just because of Old Boy)
7) Alfonso Cuarón
8) Alfred Hitchcock
9) Tim Burton
10) Gore Verbinski (simply because of his amazing range)

Dario Argento is pretty amazing, but my films aren't really influenced by his. And a few of martin scorsese's are pretty awesome as well, but again, not influenced that heavily by them.

I am extremely heavily influenced by Little Miss Sunshine and Garden State (those are pretty much the two comedies I aspire to) however, since both of those directors haven't really done anything else, I can't really say that those people are huge influences.

[firepigpoop]

Kinji Fukasaku (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0297935/), Timur Bekmambetov (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0067457/) and Troy Duffy (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0240627/) :) great people

[Fromourankles]

kevin smith
mel brooks
sam raimi

[New Spark Films]

Wow, how could I forget Tim Burton and Alfonso Cuaron?

So it's now...

Christopher Nolan
Tim Burton
Alfonso Cuaron

[punkandska66]

Tim Burton.

[screamingdeathpunchpictures]

Quentin Tarantino, Jean-Luc godard, Terry Gilliam, Coen Brothers, Fritz Lang, Stanley Kubric, Francis Ford Coapolla

[screamingdeathpunchpictures]

I dont know much about directors, but I reckon Ridley Scott is my favorite from those I know, his films give a real sense of 'being there.'
Totally agree. Blade Runner and Alien are two of my favorite films of all time.

[spicysmoke]

Totally agree. Blade Runner and Alien are two of my favorite films of all time.

What about gladiator? thats an awesome movie

[Apocalypse WOW!]

UWE BOWLE! SYKE!


Hitchcock or Wright, weird favorites to have together but I love pretty much all of Hitchcock and all of Edgar Wright, most notable his work and genre skipping on Spaced.

[New Spark Films]

Edgar Wright, yeah...

[Cosmic Hamster Productions]

Stevie Spielberg all the way and i mean all

[cubes]

Clint Eastwood
Micheal Mann
Quentin Tarentino
John Singleton
Craig Brewer
Don Seigel

[3dude6]

Steven Speilberg And George Lucas

[clabb]

Martin Scorsese and Sam Raimi

ps. am I the only one who thinks that Tim Burton is overrated?

[Zombeast]

Lloyd Kaufman and Greg Lamberson.

[NaziActionFigure]

... Troy Duffy (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0240627/) :) great people

Watch "Overnight", you'll change your mind.

Also,

David Lynch
Roberto Benigni
Alfred Hitchcock
Bertelluci
Werner Herzog
Orson Welles

[AaronHeld]

Alejandro Jodorowsky, Stanley Kubrick and Luis Bunuel.

I'm a fan of the artsy and surreal, I also like low budget horror like Dawn of the dead(78) of course.

Edit: forgot about Llyod Kaufman it's to hard to pick a favorite i could go on.

[dahlroth!]

Wes Anderson, QT, Scorcese, David Fincher

yeah, theyre cool dudes

[Will Wheeler]

Way too many...

Akira Kurosawa (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000041/)
David Fincher (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000399/)
Danny Boyle (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000965/)
Sam Mendes (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005222/)
Sam Raimi (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000600/)
Francis Ford Coppola (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000338/)
Sergio Leone (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001466/)
Roman Polanski (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000591/)
Martin Scorsese (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000217/)

[Captain SteveBeard]

MEL BROOKS! He's the king of satire.

And I also like the Wachowski Brothers. Matrix series and V for Vendetta, which is one of my favorite movies. I still need to see the Invasion.

[jugglingfreak]

John Carpenter..

[Crosius]

Wes Anderson
Guillermo del Toro
Sam Raimi
Ridley Scott
Paul Verhoven
The Coen Brothers
Takashi Miike
F. W. Murnau
Fritz Lang
Andrei Tarkovsky
Akira Kurosowa

[h]

I'd Have to say these three directors in this order

1.Robert Rodriguez
2.Quentin Tarantino
3.Sergio Leone

[ridlazz921]

ridley scott is my favvorite director:D

[Chucks McCork]

Quentin Tarantino

[Nonsensical studios]

Most of my favorite directors have been said, but the one that wasn't mentioned is Edgar Wright.

[ARedMoonStudio]

Peter Jackson is beast! http://lotr-avatars.madonna-online.ch/avatars/fotr/fotr_007.gif

[TreasureBox Films]

Guillermo Del Toro FTW! Tim Burton also.

[RoughSketchPictures]

Mine is Quentin Tarantino. The guy is a genius. Pulp Fiction is the greatest movie ever made![/quote]


Me too...this is EXACTLY what I would've posted. But I would've also given honorable mention to Robert Rodriguez.

[monkeythe13th]

steven spielburg

[RubberSoul28]

Martin Scorsese
Wes Anderson
Ingmar Bergman
Sam Peckinpah
David Lean
Akira Kurosawa
Vittorio De Sica

[FoulMoon]

edgar wright ftw.
oh close second ridley scott, amazing job on Black Hawk Down.

[Razback]

Peter Jackson,Tim Burton,Steven Spielberg,Mario Monicelli

[Hoverboy]

Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg

[WakeUpStudios]

Fellini, no wait...Scorsese...No, no no Allen...Nahh....Mmmm...this is real tough...

Fellini
Scorsese
Ford Coppola
Allen

Wait what about begnini? Hmmm..I'll get back to you on this one. hahaha

[michaelbak]

J.J Abrams and Robert Rodriguez i don't like Roberts PG films and haven't seen any of Abrams films but i like both of their philosophy's.

[Ladri.]

J.J Abrams and Robert Rodriguez i don't like Roberts PG films and haven't seen any of Abrams films but i like both of their philosophy's.

In no way, shape or form can you have a favorite director and never see one of his films.

[michaelbak]

In no way, shape or form can you have a favorite director and never see one of his films.

I have seen Star Trek which is one of his films. Also i see directors as a person not as a company. If you treat them like Company's i guess i could see why the products that they produce is what people base them off of but i see them as a person and as people i like Robert and Jeffery.

[Jakekilgore]

DAVID MUFUCKIN LYNCH

[Nonsensical studios]

I have seen Star Trek which is one of his films. Also i see directors as a person not as a company. If you treat them like Company's i guess i could see why the products that they produce is what people base them off of but i see them as a person and as people i like Robert and Jeffery.


I am sure Michael Bay is a nice guy in real life. You see him as a person, and therefore is one of your favorite directors?

[punkandska66]

I think I already posted here, but: Tim Burton, and Edgar Wright.
Morgan Spurlock makes pretty cool movies too, but I don't know if I could say he's one of my favorites. He deserves some kind of honorable mention or something.

[chickenproductions]

David Fincher... has what i think is one of the greatest resumes of all time with fight club, the game, se7en, zodiac, and benjamin button...

[dukattack]

clint eastwood! he's also a great actor!

[Razback]

Jason Reitman,nice person and director