Who is you favorite director?

[lazy]

Michael Bay

Edit: God fucking dammit, I didn't notice that post.

[Funktastic Dog]

Martin Scorsese is the best director by far.

There may be some others that make better movies, but as a director, Martin Scorsese is miles above the rest.

It's sad that one of his worst movies ([img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/76/Shutterislandposter.jpg[/img_thumb]) is his highest grossing movie though

[pie_is_good]

[QUOTE=lou fog;27969863]jean-luc godard - pierrot le fou, le mepris[/QUOTE]

Don't forget Breathless, the film that pretty much invented a lot of modern movie tropes.

[lou fog]

[QUOTE=pie_is_good;27980830]Don't forget Breathless, the film that pretty much invented a lot of modern movie tropes.[/QUOTE]

ive seen it, but i didn't think that jean seberg performed as well as the actresses godard used in his other movies (namely bardot and anna karina). she also lacked the femme fatale-ness that most of godards movies (and a lot of other french new wave films) tried to incorporate in the female roles.
it's still a great film, just not one of my favorites.

[pie_is_good]

It's actually the only movie I've seen of Goddard's. If that's not him at his best, then I'm looking forward to checking out his other ones.

[lou fog]

[QUOTE=pie_is_good;27981963]It's actually the only movie I've seen of Goddard's. If that's not him at his best, then I'm looking forward to checking out his other ones.[/QUOTE]

le mepris is definitely his best or near best, and the two others i would recommend (of those that i've seen) is a woman is a woman and pierrot le fou. if you don't mind b&w, band of outsiders is also very good.

if you like those, check out other french new wave directors like truffaut, who's famous for jules and jim and the 400 blows, rohmer, or chabrol's the unfaithful wife (also includes femme fatality)

[crackberry]

Clint Eastwood and Tom Hanks, both have directed a few things.

Also Martin Scorsese

[stepat201]

[QUOTE=lou fog;27981703]ive seen it, but i didn't think that jean seberg performed as well as the actresses godard used in his other movies (namely bardot and anna karina). she also lacked the femme fatale-ness that most of godards movies (and a lot of other french new wave films) tried to incorporate in the female roles.
it's still a great film, just not one of my favorites.[/QUOTE]
I haven't seen it in a couple of years, but I don't think she was supposed to be a femme fatale by any means. She had a real humanity to her which made her mesmerizing to watch.

[Pikachu231]

Kevin Smith - Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Clerks II, and Zack and Miri Make a Porno.

Jersey Girl was alright, but not in the comedy awesome that Smith always had in his films.

[GodKing]

Martin Campbell
Danny Boyle
Terry Gilliam

Omg how could I have forgotten Clint Eastwood?

[Fen]

Kevin Smith

[lou fog]

[QUOTE=stepat201;27982429]I haven't seen it in a couple of years, but I don't think she was supposed to be a femme fatale by any means. She had a real humanity to her which made her mesmerizing to watch.[/QUOTE]

i know shes not supposed to, but i think it took something away from the movie that other godard films have: both male and female protagonists having mutual understanding of what they're doing. belmondo and karina both know what they're getting into in pierrot le fou, in le mepris bardot and palance both know the consequences of their actions, in band of outsiders karina and the two others know as well.
in breathless seberg doesn't know what belmondo is doing; she's clueless throughout the movie. there's an imbalance to everything.

[GodKing]

[QUOTE=Extinct;27970068]I just watched schindlers ark so i have to say steven spielberg[/QUOTE]

Noah's List?

[Lufttygger306]

Paul Verhoeven, Steven Spielberg

[-ZeeBo-]

Nolan, Tarantino and Scorcese

[Acezorz]

Peter Jackson

[hehe]

I'm surprised nobody has mention Luc Besson.

The Professional (1994)
La Femme Nikita (1990)

[Vince W/Shamwow]

Michael Bay

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[Snaker]

Takashi Miike: Crows Zero I + II, Ichi the killer

[Rusty100]

loved leon the professional
didnt care for la femme nikita at all

[HubmaN]

My highest's already been mentioned, but Wes Anderson's pretty high just for the soundtracks.

[Drasnus]

Satoshi Kon for animation.

Probably David Cronenberg for live action.

[moop900]

Akira Kurosawa: Yojimbo
[URL="http://ca.netflix.com/WiRoleDisplay?personid=20051307&trkid=1457040&lnkce=mdp-director"][COLOR=#00458b]Sylvain Chomet[/COLOR][/URL]: Triplets of bellevile
Terry Gilliam: 12 mokeys
Gene Hackman: French connection

[Joz]

M. Night Shyamalan

[John the Gr8]

Quentin Tarantino...
Second place goes to David Fincher.
They are both great!

[KlaseR]

Martin Scorsese and tarantino are my favs.

[Funktastic Dog]

[QUOTE=Joz;28010050]M. Night Shyamalan[/QUOTE]

Rated wrench.

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[JamesMay]

Edgar Wright: Scott Pilgrim, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz. 3 films that I will never get bored of!

[iluza]

Uwe Boll

[Splarg]

It's funny but I never really thought about liking one director better than another, I just know directors that make good movies. I never said "so and so is my favorite director because I like the way he..."

I definitely notice patterns in what good movies use in terms of camera and editing techniques, though.