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Post by Smileadelic on Apr 13, 2005 13:28:22 GMT
Who will it be?
I'll vote in a bit I think...
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Post by Fellalady on Apr 13, 2005 13:37:06 GMT
I'm gonna think on this one as well. Either Hitchcock, Kubrick or Kurosawa maybe. I need to compare filmographies.
No Peckinpah?
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Post by creakyknees on Apr 13, 2005 14:02:43 GMT
Lynch Lean Wenders Jarman Ridley Scott Paul veroervenervenerven Woody Allen
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Post by thew arn on Apr 13, 2005 14:23:45 GMT
Kurosawa!
Seven samurai, stray dog, throne of blood, sanjuro, yojimbo, ran.... all staggeringly good.
It helps if you like samurais, Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura though.
Mmmm. Samurais.
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Post by Fullerov on Apr 13, 2005 16:54:39 GMT
Van Sant.
just forget the remake of psycho.
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Post by Monpot on Apr 13, 2005 16:57:28 GMT
I always get Gus Van Sant and Jan De Bont confused.
So who voted Spielberg? Own up!
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Post by DangerousDoug on Apr 13, 2005 18:10:11 GMT
sorry Monpot it was me, please dont hit me whe you come over here and read that it was me!!! i just think hes a brilliant story teller. he makes classic films. i think theyre so good that theyre overlooked.
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Post by Monpot on Apr 13, 2005 18:48:09 GMT
Hook is great...
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Post by DangerousDoug on Apr 13, 2005 20:58:19 GMT
and minority report!!!!
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Post by creakyknees on Apr 14, 2005 9:36:59 GMT
I actively dislike spielberg, he seems to revel in pain, a lot of it seems to involve kids, I find him very obvious, very american, very sentimental, although Duel was ok (was Duel done by him?) and Indianna Jones (was that him?). I avoided seeing ET for years then some bum screened it at a party. Mrs Knees actively dislikes Scorcese, although I think Taxi Driver shows how utterly brilliant he is, he does get repetative. Mrs knees thinks there is a cartel involving US mobsters/US directors/and UK film critics, and I kind of agree cos the original Get Carter is the equal of any of the much vaunted US gangster flicks. Who directed Get Carter? to my chagrin I cannot remember. What about our own 'Barmy' Ken Russel often crap, but sometimes inspired. Nick Roeg does beautiful films. So does Trufaut (sorry no idea how to spell)
Jarman's films are certainly not to everyones taste, but as an exercise in one man making memorable films, with neither acting, stunts money or effects, he's great
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Post by Fellalady on Apr 14, 2005 9:54:05 GMT
It was Mike Hodges Creaky. Fantastic soundtrack though.
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Darcy
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Wolverine IS the best x-men character...ok?
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Post by Darcy on Apr 14, 2005 10:10:57 GMT
Ping! Kubrick.
Chan-wook Park is my new favourite director though.
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Post by i_deserve... on Apr 14, 2005 20:32:52 GMT
I can't decide between Hitchcock, Kubrick, Scorcese and Coppola in the 70s, John Woo before he went to America and Kurosawa.
Also partial to a bit of Kitano and Lars Von Trier.
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Post by Smileadelic on Apr 15, 2005 18:01:57 GMT
I've thought long and hard about this one and my vote goes to Welles. "Citizen Kane" aside, his films are terribly underrated. With the possible exception of Coppola in his good period, no-one directed both the technical and dramatic aspects of their pictures with as much skill. And he was a stunningly good actor as well.
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Post by Monpot on Apr 16, 2005 1:00:04 GMT
Apparently Welles wanted to make a film of Heart Of Darkness, which Coppolla made as Apocalyse Now. I can't even imagine how good it'd have been.
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