Springfield Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Simple enough question. What director do you watch a movie simply because they are directing it? I'm sure I can't be the only who watches movie just because it is directed by a particular person. For me Danny Boyle is pretty high up there. Trainspotting, The Beach, 28 Days Later, Sunshine, Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours. Quite a resume spanning multiple genres of movies. The guy is just a brilliant director. I don't think he's ever had a "miss". Others would have to be Stephen Spielberg, David Fincher, Clint Eastwood and Peter Jackson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBash Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Scorsese, Paul Thomas Anderson, and David Fincher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 I had to look up Paul Thomas Anderson. His resume is impressive. Loved There Will Be Blood, probably a top 10 movie for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Agree with all those...I'll add: Cohen Bros, W. Allen, Nolan, Cameron, Burton, and Kubrick (so many). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogNose Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 When I see these names attached to a film or project it is usually a stamp of quality. David Fincher Woody Allen Clint Eastwood Coen Brothers Martin Scorsese Steven Spielberg Steven Soderbergh Paul Thomas Anderson Quentin Tarantino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Oh yeah, some of these more in the past somewhat, and more old school: R. Howard, Scorsese, Zemeckis, Lean, B. Wilder, Pollack, R. Wise, Hitch****, B. Edwards. Love my cinema. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Spielberg - Jaws, ET, Schindler's List, Jurassic Park, Close Encounters Scorsese - GoodFellas, Mean Streets, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver Stanley Kubrick Francis Ford Copolla James Cameron - Avatar sucks and Titanic was horribly overrated but Terminator, T2, Aliens are all excellent. ---------- Post added July-15th-2012 at 03:03 PM ---------- Oh yeah, some of these more in the past somewhat, and more old school: R. Howard, Scorsese, Zemeckis, Lean, B. Wilder, Pollack, R. Wise, Hitch****, B. Edwards. Love my cinema. Forgot Zemeckis - Forrest Gump, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Back to the Future are class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistertim Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Agree with most of those mentioned so far. Another favorite of mine is Guillermo del Toro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Can't believe we didn't mention Tarantino yet. (your sig, stick) (oops sorry Hog, I missed it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejaydana Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I like both Cameron Crowe and of course Scorsese. They obviously can both tell a good story but for me what stands out about these two guys is how they both are huge music aficiandos and they consistently incorporate just great music into their films. Heck for Crowe music IS who he is as a person. He even married one of the hot sisters from Heart. For those not familiar w/Crowe some of his notable films are Almost Famous/Say Anything/Jerry Macguire/Vanilla Sky/Fast Times at Ridgemont High Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 Can't believe we didn't mention Tarantino yet. (your sig, stick) (oops sorry Hog, I missed it) Can't believe I forgot about Tarantino. He's one that I'll go watch strictly because his name is on it. Interesting factoid: Even though Tarantino's movies are super violent and riddled with drug use, he doesn't like guns and doesn't do drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurent Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 My favorite director by far has to be Danny Boyle. The Cohen brothers are up there as well, and I could never leave out Ridley Scott. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Adding Frank Darabont to the list. His resume is short but impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBash Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I did forget Coen, I can't exclude them. Also more of a guilty pleasure, well not as of late but in their hay days, the Farrelly Brothers. Anything after, "Stuck On You," was pretty bad although I haven't seen Fever Pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogNose Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Forgot Zemeckis - Forrest Gump, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Back to the Future are class. :doh: I completely forgot about Zemeckis. From Romancing the Stone to Forrest Gump, and Cast Away, etc. ....he has one hell of a resume. edit: Forgot he also did Polar Express and Christmas Carol. Love watching those with the kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeluCopter29 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Quentin. Tarantino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 I was going to say Judd Apatow. Then I went and looked at his directing resume. The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up and Funny People are the only movies he's actually directed. 2 and 1/2 of those were hilarious but he's apparently a much better producer than he is director. He had a hand in movies like Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Superbad, Pineapple Express, Get Him to the Greek, Anchorman, Talladega Nights, Step Brothers and pretty much every good comedy not named The Hangover in the last decade though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Ridley Scott with Alien and Blade Runner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Let's go real old school and go with Hitch****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styx491 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Christopher Nolan, everything he's done I've loved. Wes Anderson too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I like Woody Allen movies, apparently. I don't seek them out but I see a trailer, watch it, like it and find out it's a woody allen joint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDane Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Michael Bay, Paul Verhoeven, Roger Corman, Peter Berg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Hitch**** Kubrick Scorsese Coen Brothers Mel Brooks John Ford Howard Hawks John Carpenter Tim Burton Paul Thomas Anderson Terry Gilliam John Glen and Guy Hamilton for all the Bond films Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBash Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Darren Aronofsky also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo21 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Darren Aronofsky also I can't wait for NoAh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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