Author Topic: Favorite movie directors? (Read 12443 times)

ThePerm · « **Reply #25 on:** August 26, 2012, 02:33:45 PM »

I know, I was saying why i didn't put it on my list.

Oblivion · « **Reply #26 on:** August 26, 2012, 02:54:02 PM »

Oh, sorry.

ThePerm · « **Reply #27 on:** August 26, 2012, 03:27:48 PM »

well, i probably should have thrown the word "because" in there to avoid the ambiguity

tendoboy1984 · « **Reply #28 on:** August 26, 2012, 04:23:14 PM »

Quote from: ThePerm on August 26, 2012, 03:27:48 PM

well, i probably should have thrown the word "because" in there to avoid the ambiguity

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nickmitch · « **Reply #29 on:** August 26, 2012, 07:14:50 PM »

Quote from: ThePerm on August 26, 2012, 02:50:56 AM

also, add Midnight in Paris to the Woody Allen list, lovely movie.

Correction: Phenomenal movie.

Plugabugz · « **Reply #30 on:** August 30, 2012, 02:55:58 AM »

I would say Andrew Stanton, as he directed WALL-E. But he followed up with John Carter. So i take that back.

Kairon · « **Reply #31 on:** August 30, 2012, 04:22:25 AM »

Quote from: Plugabugz on August 30, 2012, 02:55:58 AM

I would say Andrew Stanton, as he directed WALL-E. But he followed up with John Carter. So i take that back.

I just watched John Carter actually! Pleasantly surprised to find it not as bad a movie as it was made out to be. But then again maybe I'm just a bit of a sci-fi nut.

Oblivion · « **Reply #32 on:** August 30, 2012, 11:57:52 AM »

Brad Bird? Aww yeaaa That man has never made a bad film.

Stogi · « **Reply #33 on:** August 30, 2012, 01:23:30 PM »

We live in an age rich with excellent directors but void of any company willing to back them consistently. And that is why Michael Bay keeps making movies.

Oblivion · « **Reply #34 on:** August 30, 2012, 04:25:36 PM »

Nolan is a great director, and WB will probably back him til the day that he dies.

tendoboy1984 · « **Reply #35 on:** August 30, 2012, 05:58:36 PM »

Quote from: Oblivion on August 30, 2012, 11:57:52 AM

Brad Bird? Aww yeaaa That man has never made a bad film.

Agreed.

Quote from: Oblivion

Nolan is a great director, and WB will probably back him til the day that he dies.

Also agreed.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #36 on:** August 30, 2012, 06:10:30 PM »

Unless Man of Steel flops (although he is only producing that, not directing it).

I don't like the Mission: Impossible movies, so I haven't seen Ghost Protocol (which Bird directed).

tendoboy1984 · « **Reply #37 on:** August 30, 2012, 06:14:32 PM »

Quote from: TJ Spyke on August 30, 2012, 06:10:30 PM

Unless Man of Steel flops (although he is only producing that, not directing it).

I don't like the Mission: Impossible movies, so I haven't seen Ghost Protocol (which Bird directed).

Fucking Zach Snyder is directing Man of Steel. I would never take his work seriously after he made **** like Watchmen and Sucker Punch. The only good movie I've seen by him is that Dawn of the Dead remake. 300 is just a display of overdone CG effects and digitally enhanced muscle men parading around without shirts.

Kairon · « **Reply #38 on:** August 30, 2012, 06:16:37 PM »

Yeah, I keep on getting excited about Man of Steel until I remember that Zach Snyder is directing it, which totally deflates me. I... appreciate... his unique visual stylings, but I often find myself not enjoying his movies as a whole.

ThePerm · « **Reply #39 on:** September 02, 2012, 12:54:14 AM »

300 was good, but not a perfect movie. Same with Watchmen. Considering how good Dawn of the Dead was though, we have to just hope that anything he remakes will be good. With Nolan in the picture we have some sort of insurance. Look how good Nolan made Goyer's work! Back to Watchmen, its kinda unusual to make 11 chapters of a graphic novel and put it directly on screen. If it were me, it would be more of an adaptation then page to screen. At least someone tried that.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #40 on:** September 02, 2012, 01:06:59 AM »

Quote from: ThePerm on September 02, 2012, 12:54:14 AM

Look how good Nolan made Goyer's work!

Nolan co-wrote and directed all of the movies that he worked with Goyer one, so he was more involved. With MOS, he is only producing it (not writing or directing), so less influence.

ThePerm · « **Reply #41 on:** September 02, 2012, 01:09:14 AM »

The trailer doesn't look like either typical Snyder or Typical Superman if that means anything.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #42 on:** September 02, 2012, 01:10:25 AM »

You mean the trailer where we pretty much see nothing but Superman? I would like to see a trailer of the movie itself before judging.

ThePerm · « **Reply #43 on:** September 02, 2012, 01:15:05 AM »

The trailer where it shows a dude trudging around on a crab boat and walking around aimlessly. Hobo crab fisherman super Man seems new to me

toddra · « **Reply #44 on:** October 29, 2012, 02:00:50 PM »

Favorite movie directors, let's see there is Kevin Smith, um George Lucas, kidding. I don't think I could list favorite directors, they asked this on the blu ray.com forums and it was not pretty. I think it is safer to ask what a persons favorite movies are or favorite genre of movies personally. I never understood the following a director concept considering each person can have their share of hit's and misses.

To be honest even if I liked a movie I still don't think I would give all the credit to the director. I took a film making class last year and while directors do certainly deserve their share of the credit, it takes a lot of collaboration to make a good film. Speaking of which the film I made, is not the standard for good.

ThePerm · « **Reply #45 on:** October 29, 2012, 04:37:48 PM »

I was explaining this to a friend the other day. For the most part Directors have a world view that they show on camera. Usually with the sam director you get a similar movie. I just watched a Richard Linklater movie called Bernie, and It was about what I'd expect out of him. Even though it was kind of different.

Pixelated Pixies · « **Reply #46 on:** October 29, 2012, 06:07:15 PM »

Quote from: ThePerm on October 29, 2012, 04:37:48 PM

I was explaining this to a friend the other day. For the most part Directors have a world view that they show on camera. Usually with the sam director you get a similar movie. I just watched a Richard Linklater movie called Bernie, and It was about what I'd expect out of him. Even though it was kind of different.

True. Within 5 minutes I'm pretty sure I could tell you whether or not a film was directed by Ken Loach. Despite thematic differences his films have traits which are very distinctive. Sure, most of his films are overtly political, but as a director he also exhibits some story telling habits that make his films immediately recognisable (and just a little bit trite).

TrueNerd · « **Reply #47 on:** October 29, 2012, 10:52:30 PM »

Akira Kurosawa.

ThePerm · « **Reply #48 on:** October 30, 2012, 01:05:52 AM »

Quote from: TrueNerd on October 29, 2012, 10:52:30 PM

Akira Kurosawa.

Booyah Kasha

ThePerm · « **Reply #49 on:** November 15, 2012, 03:54:35 AM »

Miloš Forman

I just watched Amadeus, and then looked up his work, I have loved every movie I have seen from this Director.

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Author Topic: Favorite movie directors? (Read 12443 times)