Do you have a favourite director?
Do you have a favourite director?
I was wondering (for quite some time now) if you guys have a favourite film director. I mean there are movies where I still don't know who made it, but generally I'm interested in that sort of thing, since I've seen some of my favourite movies by looking which other films a director had made.
And when I look at my DVD collection I often have more than one movie by one director.
It seems my top five favourites are:
1.Wes Anderson
2.Blake Edwards
3.Woody Allen
4.Tim Burton
5.Jim Jarmusch
What are your's if you have favourites?
And when I look at my DVD collection I often have more than one movie by one director.
It seems my top five favourites are:
1.Wes Anderson
2.Blake Edwards
3.Woody Allen
4.Tim Burton
5.Jim Jarmusch
What are your's if you have favourites?
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Mine would be Don Bluth and Haiou miyazaki (sp?) to some degree, but the only one of miyazaki's movies I really, really like is Kiki's Delivery Service. Hence my AIM screen name Jijis Delivery
I can't believe how grossly overrated Tim Burton is. I watched Nightmare before Christmas and it was really stupid. I don't understand why people like it that much. I haven't seen any of his newer movies.
I can't believe how grossly overrated Tim Burton is. I watched Nightmare before Christmas and it was really stupid. I don't understand why people like it that much. I haven't seen any of his newer movies.
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Tim Burton is an acquired taste, to be sure. His movies are mostly hit-or-miss.
There's just too many great directors to make a definitive list (I think mine might reach into the 100s), but my favorite film director is probably David Lynch. His film Eraserhead is my favorite movie of all time. I also really like all of those you listed, tulip.
There's just too many great directors to make a definitive list (I think mine might reach into the 100s), but my favorite film director is probably David Lynch. His film Eraserhead is my favorite movie of all time. I also really like all of those you listed, tulip.
Word, Viking. Tim Burton IS overrated.
I think my favourite director is MÃ¥ns MÃ¥rlind. He directed the swedish tv-show "De Drabbade". (of which Tim Kring stole alot from to put in his show Heroes)
He also directed "Storm".
Otherwise then him, I have to agree that Haiou Miyazaki is really great too!
I think my favourite director is MÃ¥ns MÃ¥rlind. He directed the swedish tv-show "De Drabbade". (of which Tim Kring stole alot from to put in his show Heroes)
He also directed "Storm".
Otherwise then him, I have to agree that Haiou Miyazaki is really great too!
I've liked most Miyazaki films I've seen (I didn't really get Porco Rosso, and Laputa was a bit boring, but the rest were great.)
I can understand why one wouldn't like Tim Burton, I didn't even think of him as a favourite, but looking at my DVDs I noticed I have so many movies by him that I really like (Big Fish is possibly my favourite there, but I think Nightmare before Christmas was great, and the DVD has his cute shorts Frankensteenie and Vincent.) Burton really is more about optical effects and atmosphere than story.
I can understand why one wouldn't like Tim Burton, I didn't even think of him as a favourite, but looking at my DVDs I noticed I have so many movies by him that I really like (Big Fish is possibly my favourite there, but I think Nightmare before Christmas was great, and the DVD has his cute shorts Frankensteenie and Vincent.) Burton really is more about optical effects and atmosphere than story.
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Tim Burton falls under the category of emo/goth. That automatically gives him both a cult following, as well as a bunch of people that think he's overrated, or just plain bad.
I'm not sure how I feel about him, as I've only seen a few of his movies. I do like the dark atmospheres in his movies, though.
I don't know enough directors to have a favorite. I don't even have a favorite movie!
I'm not sure how I feel about him, as I've only seen a few of his movies. I do like the dark atmospheres in his movies, though.
I don't know enough directors to have a favorite. I don't even have a favorite movie!
Ditto with Genius314, I dont' really know many directors and don't usually pay attention to that (or actors). I might have a favorite director and just not know it because of that
Tim Burton's done some okay stuff, of what I know he directed. I realy can't forgive him his version of Planet of the Apes though.
Tim Burton's done some okay stuff, of what I know he directed. I realy can't forgive him his version of Planet of the Apes though.
Yep, I remembered that Planet of the Apes version the other day *shudder*
Not only is it Burtons worst movie, it also ruins the great original by mutilating the story so that it's now pointless.
But this movie fits well in line with all the remakes that are pure crap, like War of the Worlds, The Day the Earth Stood Still.
This would bring me to another (pair of) Director(s) who imo also did their worst job with a remake, but otherwise made some great movies:
Joel & Ethan Coen.
The remake I'm talking about is Ladykillers, and shows an epic casting failure. I mean c'mon Alec Guiness is replaced by Tom Hanks and Marlon Wayans (yuck!) replaces either Herbert Lom or Peter Sellers (the names were changed so it's somewhat unclear who has been replaced)
Not only is it Burtons worst movie, it also ruins the great original by mutilating the story so that it's now pointless.
But this movie fits well in line with all the remakes that are pure crap, like War of the Worlds, The Day the Earth Stood Still.
This would bring me to another (pair of) Director(s) who imo also did their worst job with a remake, but otherwise made some great movies:
Joel & Ethan Coen.
The remake I'm talking about is Ladykillers, and shows an epic casting failure. I mean c'mon Alec Guiness is replaced by Tom Hanks and Marlon Wayans (yuck!) replaces either Herbert Lom or Peter Sellers (the names were changed so it's somewhat unclear who has been replaced)
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Tim Burton, David Lynch and Miyazaki are definitely among my favourites. There are very few films of theirs that I recall seeing that I didn't enjoy, if any. Alex Proyas might make it onto that list too, but I haven't looked into his filmography enough to know more than a handful of his works.
There are doubtless many other directors that I could list, but I'd have to a) go through my entire list of favourite films to find out who did what and b) list them in order of preference. So meh to that for now.
There are doubtless many other directors that I could list, but I'd have to a) go through my entire list of favourite films to find out who did what and b) list them in order of preference. So meh to that for now.
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On directors, I found this post by TMST in the old PCKF very amusing:
What would be the Keen movie's story if directed by...(20th post)
What would be the Keen movie's story if directed by...(20th post)
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