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Posted: 10/26/2004 5:46:39 AM EDT
[#1]
Steven Spielberg.
Yes, I know he is a liberal POS, but he'd a DAMN GOOD DIRECTOR liberal POS. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 5:49:06 AM EDT
[#2]
Well..........I mean....come on!!
Sgtar15 <------------------------------------- 
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Posted: 10/26/2004 5:51:10 AM EDT
[#3]
+1 
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Posted: 10/26/2004 5:52:04 AM EDT
[#4]
pre-Titanic James Cameron.
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Posted: 10/26/2004 5:53:13 AM EDT
[#5]
What was I thinking???? 
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Posted: 10/26/2004 6:27:58 AM EDT
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Ridely Scott honestly.
Every one of hismovies I love. Plus I also love Sergio LEone. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 6:32:34 AM EDT
[#7]
Francis Ford Coppola
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Posted: 10/26/2004 6:35:38 AM EDT
[#8]
I like the guy that did Sid & Nancy and Repo-Man : Alex Cox,
Also, that german weirdo that did Robocop and Starship Troopers is pretty good. But if you want me to go see a movie with no provocation or hype just tell me it was made by Michael Mann. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 6:40:33 AM EDT
[#9]
Well, I used to think Ron Howard, I guess for now that's what I will say.
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:28:06 AM EDT
[#10]
I would have to say Michael Moore...if he would just have a seizure and die or become a vegetable, maybe rhubarb...
Seriously, I like Michael Mann. BTW< what was that gun Al Pacino used in HEAT???? 
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:32:54 AM EDT
[#11]
I'd say it's a toss up between James Cameron (EXCEPT TITANIC!) and Ridley Scott.
Michael Mann is pretty good too. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:36:37 AM EDT
[#12]
Coen Brothers
GM |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:43:07 AM EDT
[#13]
Quintin Tarrantino
Francis Ford Copola Ridley Scott Oliver Stone The Cohen Bros Steven Spielberg |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 8:44:43 AM EDT
[#14]
Michael Moore
Not really, just trying to start something, well, he does make FANTASY movies, right?
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Posted: 10/26/2004 8:46:05 AM EDT
[#15]
Kubrick
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Posted: 10/26/2004 8:46:53 AM EDT
[#16]
Paul Verhoven is DUTCH. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 10:25:05 AM EDT
[#17]
Peter Jackson, for his work in oh-so-successfully bringing Lord Of The Rings to live-action film. This was previously thought to be impossible. Thanks also, to New Line Cinema for having the GUTS to risk the company (literally) on the venture, without which it would never have happened.
P.S. - The Tolkien books are far better than the movies, if you haven't yet read them. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 10:30:09 AM EDT
[#18]
George Lucas is the best director ever. The reason is that his movies have changed the face of hollywood. His movies are the reason that there is a special effects industry. His movies are the reason there are CGI. he created the first non linear editing system. He also created Pixar, which is the reason you see all these movies like Toy story etc. His vision has pushed the film industry decades ahead of its time.
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Posted: 10/26/2004 10:35:08 AM EDT
[#19]
Michael Mann, Ridley Scott and Tarantino.
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Posted: 10/26/2004 10:36:26 AM EDT
[#20]
Martin Scorsese. Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Gangs of New York, Cape Fear, King of Comedy, Afterhours. Tons of good movies.
Kubrick too. Dr. Strangelove, Lolita, Paths of Glory, The Shining, 2001, Clockwork Orange, FMJ. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 10:48:23 AM EDT
[#21]
That's a pretty bold statement. Keep telling yourself that Star Wars fanboy!  The techniques pioneered in Star Wars aren't used much at all anymore. TERMINATOR 2 (James Cameron's film) was the first movie to make great use of CGI, which makes up almost all of the special effects in films these days, including the latest three Star Wars movies. Great special effects don't make for a great movie anyway.George Lucas's visions are only serving to fuck up the Star Wars series these days by the way. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 10:52:12 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/26/2004 10:54:39 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/26/2004 10:59:47 AM EDT
[#24]
Andrew Blake
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Posted: 10/26/2004 11:03:21 AM EDT
[#25]
I am not stating that Star Wars had great CGI. What I am saying is that Lucas pioneered the CGI field, and pretty much singlehandedly saved the special effects industry. It is because of his vision that movies like Terminator 2 were able to be made. You guys have to look further outside the box than just talking about star wars. Yes star wars was a great movie that has stood the test of time, but it is what happened to the movie industry because of star wars that is what makes it so special. Also, if you knew What lucas had to go through just to get those movies made, and you know that he almost was not able to make them, he deserves to redo them as was intended in his original vision for the films. If the technology was in place 20 years ago that is today you would have never known what the original star wars was. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 11:03:52 AM EDT
[#26]
In no order:
Scorsese Ridley Scott Spielberg |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 11:04:04 AM EDT
[#27]
Thank you I like Luc Besson's movies 5th Element Leon (the Professional) The Big Blue Messenger La Femme Nikita |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 11:08:59 AM EDT
[#28]
George lucas is a crappy DIRECTOR though, which is what the question is about.
He is a good producer, has a great special effects and sound company, and is a great visionary, but when it comes to DIRECTing actors, he is horrible. Why the best star wars movies are the ones he didn't direct. I dunno who I would say was the best director though, lots of choices. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 11:14:18 AM EDT
[#29]
Jonathan Frankes
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Posted: 10/26/2004 11:17:59 AM EDT
[#30]
Go sit in the corner RIGHT NOW, and think about what you said!!!
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Posted: 10/26/2004 11:19:34 AM EDT
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I realize that he took out a loan against his house to help finance the 2nd movie and all the jazz he went through with Fox to make the first one, but he only DIRECTED episodes 1-4. I've news for you- but Star Wars is not the greatest movie ever made. There's a difference between being a great director and helping to revolutionize a very specific portion of movie making. Necessity is the mother of invention. There are a lot of other greats out there like Stan Winston that could and do fill the void.
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Posted: 10/26/2004 11:50:26 AM EDT
[#32]
You people are smokin' crack.
 Sam Peckinpah or John Ford Peter Jackson gets an honorable mention for LOTR. Take all the animation and computer work out and most the new films are crap. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 12:06:33 PM EDT
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Who? BTW, what's the big deal with TITANIC? I thought it was a great flick. Lots of sappy crap for the women, lots of death and destruction with great effects for the guys. What's not to like (other than Leonardo DiCaprio)? |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 12:42:03 PM EDT
[#34]
Guy Ritchie
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Posted: 10/26/2004 1:48:47 PM EDT
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IN all fairness, it is not the WORST movie I have ever seen, because that has to be "Signs" But Titanic is definitely the second-worst movie I have ever seen. I though the acting was terrible, the effects unconvincing, the story trite, stupid and overdramatized. I honestly don't understand why ANYONE other than 13 year-old girls liked that movie in the least. 
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Posted: 10/26/2004 3:10:00 PM EDT
[#36]
J. Edgar Hoover.
He was "The Director", after all. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 3:14:43 PM EDT
[#37]
+1 |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 3:17:44 PM EDT
[#38]
Some of my favorites:
Quentin Tarantino Brian DePalma Chritopher Nolan Micahel Mann Tony Scott Bryan Singer The Wachowskis |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 3:19:09 PM EDT
[#39]
I respectfully disagree. The reason that Lucas outsourced the direction of Empire and Return was because he was doing it all. He was the production company and it was alot to handle. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 3:24:36 PM EDT
[#40]
Akira Kurosawa.
Edited to add: Alfred Hitchcock. He "designed" each frame with the skill of an artist. Orson Wells comes to mind too. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 3:30:39 PM EDT
[#41]
Preston Sturges
Alfred Hitchcock Billy Wilder |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 3:38:36 PM EDT
[#42]
Hall of Fame:
Akira Kurosawa Stanly Kubrick Martin Scorsese Second Tier: Michelangelo Antonioni Tim Burton Sam Raimi Coen Bros John Dahl (Red Rock West, The Last Seduction, Rounders) Peter Jackson Ridley Scott Luc Besson Quentin Tarantino |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 4:16:35 PM EDT
[#43]
Charlie Chaplin
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Posted: 10/26/2004 5:16:46 PM EDT
[#44]
Steben spielburg michael mann george lucas |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 8:16:59 PM EDT
[#45]
How did you manage to leave out Sergio Leoni????? |
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