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crazyhomo

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walrusbear said:
i liked romeo and juliet
moulin rouge was too self conscious (which is weird, i usually love high self consciousness - i even liked 'a heartbreaking work of staggering genius' [a dave eggers book everyone should read])
but yeah.
colourful, energetic and kinda clever - yeah.
but if you're going to sum it up in a word, then it must be 'wank'
i would've said 'hack', but your word is pretty good as well
 

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oh yeah, and the shawshank redemption is massively overrated. it's not bad, and i usually watch the whole thing everytime it pops up on tv, but the only really powerful section is brooks' narrated story of his time after he gets out of prison. the rest is pretty ordinary feelgood stuff.
Don't know HOW you can say that! It's an amazing film, one of my faves.
But hey, I guess it just comes down to opinion.
 

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My number 1 favourite director is Joss Whedon - I love his long takes like the first one on the ship in Serenity.

I can't really think of 4 other directors at the moment however I allways enjoy Burton's films so I guess he counts...
 

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ArtOfLosing said:
My number 1 favourite director is Joss Whedon - I love his long takes like the first one on the ship in Serenity.
Same! I love him and everything he's ever done. Genius I'd say :D Serenity rocks

And whoever said Shawshank Redemption is overrated...that's so not true! it's one of the best films of our time and all the credit it recieved, it certainly deserved!
I understand though that you may not like it as much but still...can't say that about shawshank!!!!!!!!!

I'm also a really big fan of Spike - love his movies.
 
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Benny_ said:
2. The list should be composed of directors whose first major films released in the 90s or later, so nobody who was making movies in the 70s or 80s either. So, no Lynch, no Gilliam, no scorcese, no Spielberg.
I think Spielberg definately deserves a mention for Schindler's List - 1993. It's his greatest achievement and to me, it's even better than Darabont's shawshank redemption.

I really dislike how Spielberg produces for the lowest common denominator or mass. He's directed a LOT of shit in his time and there are only a couple of movies I can think of that truly are achievements so I'm not mentioning Spielberg because I adore him but because there certainly are movies for which he should be congratulated. :D Especially Shindler's List :)
 

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passion89 said:
Same! I love him and everything he's ever done. Genius I'd say :D Serenity rocks

And whoever said Shawshank Redemption is overrated...that's so not true! it's one of the best films of our time and all the credit it recieved, it certainly deserved!
I understand though that you may not like it as much but still...can't say that about shawshank!!!!!!!!!

I'm also a really big fan of Spike - love his movies.
why does shawshank evade criticism??

btw do you mean spike lee or spike jonze?
 

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this is an old thread eh?

I'd say (in no order)

S. Coppola
Wong Kar Wai
Linklater
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Tarantino
 

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No Scorsese? *sulks*

David Fincher
Paul Greengrass
Michael Mann
Sam Mendes
Paul Thomas Anderson
Tim Burton

My apologies... I can't choose only 5 :p
 

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wong kar wai
pedro almodovar
quentin tarantino
joel coen
michel gondry


[immediately followed by walter salles]
 

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In no particular order...

Fincher, Aronofsky, Scott, Burton, Scorcese
 

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1. Peter Jackson
2. Brad Bird
3. Ang Lee
4. Paul Haggis (directed the absolutely brilliant Crash)
5. Michael Moore
 

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Joss Whedon
Christopher Nolan
Marc Forster
Michael Mann
And I can't think of #5
 

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1. christopher nolan - for the prestige

2. christopher nolan - for batman begins

3. christopher nolan - for the dark knight

4. christopher nolan - again, for the dark knight

5. gore verbinski - coz he's kewwl. that and the POC trilogy! :D
 

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I can't name 5, but I'll name:
  • George Lucas
  • Steven Spielberg
  • Peter Jackson
 

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live.fast said:
1. christopher nolan - for the prestige

2. christopher nolan - for batman begins

3. christopher nolan - for the dark knight

4. christopher nolan - again, for the dark knight

5. gore verbinski - coz he's kewwl. that and the POC trilogy! :D
A bloody good list, but you left out one of Nolan's best acheivments. Memento!!! It's a masterpiece...honestly!

Oh, hmm, modern times eh...

1. Christopher Nolan - Memento, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Prestige:D
2. David Fincher - Fight club, Seven, Zodiac 'nuff said son.
3.
Guillermo Del Toro - Pan's Labrynth
4. Hmm, i'm going on a stretch here and saying Peter Jackson for his LOTR trilogy.
5. Err..Me? haha :D

 

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Tough one. I suppose for the sake of it I'll limit it to the last... 20 years? That'll do.

John Woo
Edgar Wright
Peter Jackson
Jim Jarumsch
Coen Brothers
NOT GEORGE LUCAS. I think 20 years ago must be when he went insane and decided upon his evil scheme to ruin all our lives. (just thought I'd throw that in there)
 

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Your rule means nothing to me thread starter.

Baz Luhrman - Romeo and Juliet
Michel Gondry - The Science of Sleep
Stanley Kubrick - A Clockwork Orange.
Tim Burton - Edward Scissorhands
Sophia Coppola - The Virgin Suicides
 

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David Fincher
Tom Tykwer
Alfonso Cuaron
Andrew Dominik
Christopher Nolan
 

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