Best Director

[razor]

who do you think is the best director. i have to go with Martin Scorcese.

[Ogopa Djz]

My fav is Akira kurosawa. But i think some other Directors had a poll and Orson wells was voted best off all time.

[razor]

what does akira kurosawa direct?

[Jonny2J]

Quinton or Scorcese

[Mumpleaser]

Scorcese or Ridley Scott. I love Ridley Scotts earlier work (Bladerunner, Alien etc). Francis Ford Coppolla isn't too shabby either. And the gut that did American Beauty and Road to Perdition.

[Travis Bickle]

Scorcese, can't go wrong with him.

I watched The Doors film the other day, but after about 5 minutes I turned over, typical Oliver Stone movie, the direction does your head in.

[Ogopa Djz]

what does akira kurosawa direct?
Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, Ran.

[Ogopa Djz]

Scorcese or Ridley Scott. I love Ridley Scotts earlier work (Bladerunner, Alien etc). Francis Ford Coppolla isn't too shabby either. And the gut that did American Beauty and Road to Perdition.

I think it was Brian de Palma who did Road to perdition same guy who did untouchables.

[LiamK]

Good call on Kurosawa, I came into this thread expecting to the old names repeated, Tarantino, Spielberg, Lucas, Scorcese etc... nice to see someone else giving Kurosawa a mention!

[Travis Bickle]

I think it was Brian de Palma who did Road to perdition same guy who did untouchables.

and he did Scarface and Carlito's Way, so I'd put him up there.

[Gunplay]

Quinton or Scorcese
Quinton for me

[razor]

i think quinton is a great director. but he has received a lot of criticism recently.

[Ogopa Djz]

I'd be best if we could break it down in to categories. Like Sergei leone made the nest spaghetti westerns, Spielberg futuristic movies, Kurosawa deeply engrossing (with good endings) and the like.

[Mumpleaser]

It was Sam Mendes that did Road to Perdition. He directed American Beauty as well which really is a very, very good film.

[razor]

ok best gangster film director - martin scorcese
Futuristic - Spielberg
Westerns - ?
Chick Flicks/tenn movies - ?

any other categories?

[Ogopa Djz]

ok best gangster film director - martin scorcese
Futuristic - Spielberg
Westerns - ?
Chick Flicks/tenn movies - ?

any other categories?
Drama/suspense
Action
Horror
Gripping story
Independent
A lot more to consider.

[Ogopa Djz]

[QUOTE=Mumpleaser]It was Sam Mendes that did Road to Perdition. He directed American Beauty as well which really is a very, very good film.[/QUOh thanks for clearing that up. I always thought brian de palma did that flick cause of the action and stuff.

[razor]

who directed the godfather films.

[Ryder Style]

i like quentin tarrantino

[Ogopa Djz]

who directed the godfather films.

Francis Ford Coppola.

[jMz]

If I made a blockbuster movie tomoro, it would be directed by Luc Besson. (Fifth Element, Leon, Taxi)

[BazHilder]

Definitely Quentin Tarantino for me. Pulp fiction, reservoir dogs AND kill bill? amazing.

[Ogopa Djz]

Frank darabont-Shawshank
Jonathan demme- Silence of the lambs

[chicothedude]

Best Directors imo - Hitchcock, Spielberg, De Palma, Raimi, Tarantino, Scott, Kurosawa, Scott, Fincher, Sturges.

Fave - Tarantino

[Travis Bickle]

Good call on Kurosawa, I came into this thread expecting to the old names repeated, Tarantino, Spielberg, Lucas, Scorcese etc... nice to see someone else giving Kurosawa a mention!


But those names repeatedly direct good movies. I reckon the best direction I've seen in a recent movie was Sexy Beast, a guy called Jonothan Glazer, had a look on IMDB and he's only done a couple of promo's, but they were "street spirit", "karma police", "the universal" and some Massive Attack :eek: he has a couple of films in the pipeline so I'll see them.

[jMz]

I reckon the best direction I've seen in a recent movie was Sexy Beast, a guy called Jonothan Glazer,

Sexy Beast is one of my top films. The parts where Gal is nervous and the "sexy beast" comes on screen (blue filtered) and shoots shit out of the table he is sitting at. Genius.
There isn't a bad performance in that whole film. The direction, the acting (especially Kingsley) the camera work. Splendid.
Before I came to this thread, I've just reccomended Sexy Beast in the quotes section!

[robz18]

IM a big fan of Quentin Tarantino.. love hiz movies
also john singleton , peter jackson (just 4 lotr:D) , stephen spielberg

[Teekay]

Coppola and Hitchcock.

[Foxhound]

its gotta be tom hanks! or who ever he is(that directed Band of Brothers)

[Harry-Kewell]

Sam Raimi. I love the way he mixes humour and horror in his films. The Evil Dead movies are great. Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness is just so damn funny. Crimewave is another brilliant Sam Raimi film.

My other favourite directors are John Hughes, Tim Burton and Kevin Smith.

[Ogopa Djz]

its gotta be tom hanks! or who ever he is(that directed Band of Brothers)

Steven da great Spielberegererer.

[dorval]

Hm.I enjoy Tim Burton's work.