Best Movie Director by Milt

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Best Movie Director

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UPDATED: Monday, February 19, 2007 12:20
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Sunday, February 18, 2007 4:40 PM

I was just wondering who everyone thought was the best director of all time or at least the top few. I'm sure that there will be much debate but I think it is between:

Hitchcock
Scorsese
Spielberg

anyway those are the ones I thought of what do you guys think? I guess I should mention that mine were limited to American directors since I really haven't seen enough foreign directors to decide.

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Sunday, February 18, 2007 4:42 PM

JOSSISAGOD

Whedon
Spielberg
Cameron

Those are my picks anyway.

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Self appointed Forsaken! Been on the list for a while now!

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Sunday, February 18, 2007 4:58 PM

MILT

I would put Joss there as well but since he's only directed one film (even though it is one of my favorites) I'll leave him off the best for now. Of course he is one of my favorites though.

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Sunday, February 18, 2007 6:17 PM

SINGATE

I'd like to add John Carpenter and Francis Ford Coppola to the list.

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Sunday, February 18, 2007 7:13 PM

DAVESHAYNE

Akira Kurosawa.

He's the full package. Lushly beautifull camera work, perfect pacing, and fine attention to character.

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Sunday, February 18, 2007 8:54 PM

JPSTARGAZER

Quentin Tarantino had it...not so much a fan of anything post-Jackie Brown. Sin City was entertaining though, although that was mostly Robert Rodriguez.

Christopher Nolan...sure he hasn't been around that long, but one word...Memento. One of my favorites. Batman Begins was good too.

I second the previous mentions also. I'm hoping Scorsese will finally get his Oscar for The Departed. *crosses fingers and prepares to curse the Academy...again*

FF Coppola also has directed three of my favorite movies, Godfather I and II and Apocalypse Now. Is he only making wine now? I guess a quick glance at IMDB shows he's mostly a producer now.

I also should mention the Wachowski Brothers (or is it Siblings now?). Say what you will about the second and third installments of the Matrix, I loved the trilogy. V for Vendetta was a great adaptation of the graphic novel as well, especially considering other "comic book movies" of late.

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Monday, February 19, 2007 4:19 AM

ECGORDON

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American Directors:
Stanley Kubrick
Robert Altman
Orson Welles
John Ford
Frank Capra
Michael Curtiz
Alfred Hitchcock (I know he's British, but did his best work here)

Foreign Directors:
Akira Kurosawa
Wim Wenders
Werner Herzog
Francois Truffaut
Vitorrio di Sica

Most promising of current directors:
Joss Whedon
Richard Linklater
Christopher Nolan
David Fincher
Richard Kelly
Darren Aronofsky
Robert Rodriguez

Not a definitive list by any means, I'm sure I'll think of a few others later.

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Monday, February 19, 2007 7:03 AM

GLADIATOR32

I'd like to nominate Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Check out his films Delicatessen, City Of Lost Children and Amelie for not only his visual flair, story-telling, mood creation and the perfomances he gets out of his actors, but also for his writing skill. And for pure visuals, mood etc, take a look at Alien Resurrection. The dude's a genius, simple as that.

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Monday, February 19, 2007 7:23 AM

TEACHDAIRE

My top 3 of all time

Kurosawa
Bresson
And then it's a toss up between Cameron and Hitchcock for my last place. Cameron for all his lush epics, and Hitchcock for the dramas.

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Monday, February 19, 2007 8:38 AM

MONKSDAD

These are my favorites, not the best, because who am I to Judge who is the best.
Mr. Whedon would of made this list but as with Mr. Lucas there contributions to film and television go so much further than just director they can't be pigeon holed to just director. Perhaps Visionarys.

Kubrick
Scorsese
Coppola
tarantino
spielberg
Hitchcock
Brooks
Eastwood
Gilliam
Smith

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Monday, February 19, 2007 8:45 AM

MILFORD

I sat and thought about it for a minute, trying to think of some obscure director to prove my movie-watching chops, but, in the end, I have to say:

Spielberg

The films that guy has made stand as landmarks on the American, nay, the world landscape. Most importantly, as with my beloved Joss, he's a great storyteller. I love David Lynch films, but while they are artistic and fascinating, they are not very good stories. Spielberg, and Joss, tell great stories. Even the bad ones are enjoyable.

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Monday, February 19, 2007 9:17 AM

IRISHWASH

best director of all time has to be frank darabont for two reasons the shawshank redemption and the green mile, next director would be steven spielberg and then it would be joss cause he can make anything funny and interesting, but these are just my favs

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Monday, February 19, 2007 9:25 AM

CLJOHNSTON108

Well, don't know about "Best", but here are the names that'll make me consider a DVD purchase...

Woody Allen
Robert Altman
Ingmar Bergman
Luc Besson
Danny Boyle
Mel Brooks
James Cameron
John Carpenter
Joel & Ethan Coen
Francis Ford Coppola
David Cronenberg
Jonathan Demme
Clint Eastwood
David Fincher
John Ford
John Frankenheimer
Antoine Fuqua
Terry Gilliam
Alfred Hitchcock
Ron Howard
John Huston
Peter Hyams
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Lawrence Kasdan
Stanley Kubrick
Akira Kurosawa
Spike Lee
Sergio Leone
Doug Liman
Richard Linklater
Sidney Lumet
Michael Mann
Christopher Nolan
Phillip Noyce
George Pal
Sam Peckinpah
Sydney Pollack
Alex Proyas
Carl Reiner
Rob Reiner
John Schlesinger
Martin Scorsese
Ridley Scott
Tony Scott
Don Siegel
Bryan Singer
Kevin Smith
Steven Soderbergh
Steven Spielberg
Oliver Stone
John Sturges
Guillermo del Toro
David Twohy
Peter Weir
Orson Welles
Joss Whedon
Billy Wilder
Kurt Wimmer
John Woo
Robert Zemeckis

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Monday, February 19, 2007 12:20 PM

SERENITYINSCOTLAND

Gotta say James Cameron. Terminator 1 & 2,Aliens and The Abyss. Titanic was good in its way I guess. Looking forward to Avatar when Cameron is back with Weaver.

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