#1 All-Time Favorite Director - Blu-ray Forum

GaragePoet · 01-22-2012, 06:19 PM

If you could only watch one director's body of work for the rest of your life, whose would you choose and why?

My g/f recently asked me who my absolute favorite director was, which led me to contemplate the idea above for days. If I had to choose a single director, who would it be?

Martin Scorsese would be highly-ranked, but there are as many films of his that I didn't care for as ones I absolutely loved. Quentin Tarantino is another favorite, but there's very few movies to choose from and many of them are too similar in nature. Spielberg has amassed a great collection of movies, but most of the big-budget popcorn movies aren't really my favorites. Another great, Stanley Kubrick, would probably literally drive me insane if I had to watch nothing but his movies forever...

So, the answer finally did come to me... if I had to choose a single director's collection of films to watch exclusively for the rest of my life, it would be the films of the Coen Brothers. Not only do their films cover a wide array of subject matter, including comedy and drama, but nearly everything they've done has become an instant cult classic. Some of the my favorites include "Raising Arizona" (one of the handful of Nicolas Cage movies I enjoy), "Barton Fink," "The Hudsucker Proxy," "Fargo," "The Big Lebowski" (definitely on my short list of all-time favorite movies), "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," "No Country For Old Men" ... the list could go on but I'd only end up w/ a list of all their movies save 1 or 2 that really didn't make the cut in my initial opinion, but w/ no choice but for repeated viewings I'm sure I would find more to them than I originally did.

So, I pass the question on for others to ponder... one director, for the rest of your life... who is it?

vader4 · 01-22-2012, 06:24 PM

Stanley Kubrick is my favorite director and he would also be the one that I would watch if I could only watch one director the rest of my life. He has such a wide range of work, comedy and horror alike.

MykeHavoc · 01-22-2012, 06:31 PM

Carpenter. Assault on Precinct 13 through In the Mouth of Madness (minus Memoirs of an Invisible Man) is possibly the strongest streak of films ever.

tigertron · 01-22-2012, 06:38 PM

Spielberg for me. I generally love his movies, with my favourites being War of the Worlds, Jurassic Park, Indianna Jones and Saving Private Ryan. I did enjoy Schindler's List and Minority Report aswell.

Pirate King · 01-31-2012, 01:52 PM

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Speilburg for me. I generally love his movies, with my favourites being War of the Worlds, Jurassic Park, Indianna Jones and Saving Private Ryan. I did enjoy Schindler's List and Minority Report aswell.

I agree... Speilburg.. and I want to add Jaws, Empire of the Sun and E.T. to your list of outstanding films.

sperezmore · 01-31-2012, 08:59 PM

Ridley Scott and Michael Curtiz

csdot · 01-22-2012, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by MykeHavoc

Carpenter. Assault on Precinct 13 through In the Mouth of Madness (minus Memoirs of an Invisible Man) is possibly the strongest streak of films ever.

id have to agree with this, hell id even include Vampires, Escape From LA and Ghosts of Mars. most of his movies i can watch over and over. either Carpenter or Scorsese.

Blu-Benny · 01-22-2012, 06:41 PM

i'd post my answer but my av and title say it all!!

ddelrymple · 01-22-2012, 06:54 PM

David Fincher. A very VERY unique eye.

Mahatma · 01-22-2012, 06:55 PM

I think many would list Kubrick as their favourite including me at times,but I'll have to go with David Fincher since his body of work is nearly as impressive as Kubricks (I'm biased),and to this date he has not served up a bad movie.To say that Panic room is his weakest movie to date as many agrees upon-me included-says volumes about his craftsmanship.Granted his career has been slightly lower than expected from his strong 90's line-up,but the acting cinematography,music and his ability to visualize the story is second to none IMO.

That'sAllFolks · 07-14-2014, 12:42 AM

Robert Wise.

Sound of Music (my favorite musical)
The Haunting (my favorite horror movie)
Andromeda Strain (top 5 sci-fi films)

plus Star Trek TMP, Day the Earth Stood Still, etc.

2nd favorite would be Spielberg for Jaws alone. Probably the only living director in which his name alone would peak my interest in a film.

Infernal King · 07-14-2014, 01:43 AM

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Robert Wise.

Sound of Music (my favorite musical)
The Haunting (my favorite horror movie)
Andromeda Strain (top 5 sci-fi films)

plus Star Trek TMP, Day the Earth Stood Still, etc.

2nd favorite would be Spielberg for Jaws alone. Probably the only living director in which his name alone would ~~peak~~ pique my interest in a film.

Fixed.

Rich65 · 07-15-2014, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by That'sAllFolks

Robert Wise.

Sound of Music (my favorite musical)
The Haunting (my favorite horror movie)
Andromeda Strain (top 5 sci-fi films)

plus Star Trek TMP, Day the Earth Stood Still, etc.

2nd favorite would be Spielberg for Jaws alone. Probably the only living director in which his name alone would peak my interest in a film.

Thank You
Nice to see Mr. Wise get some attention on this board.

ijustblumyself · 07-15-2014, 09:39 AM

If I had to choose, it'd probably be between David Lynch, Federico Fellini and Ingmar Bergman.

ArmyOfDarknessAW · 01-22-2012, 06:58 PM

For movies alone I would go with John Hughes hands down. If we are talking all projects the person was involved in producer, writer, director of Tv and film I would say Joss Whedon.

Il Cattivo · 01-22-2012, 07:03 PM

sergio leone. the dollars trilogy and once upon a time in the west. nuff said.

Al_The_Strange · 01-22-2012, 07:04 PM

James Cameron. I feel he's one of the best at crafting movies that are both explosively entertaining and have quality stories. I love the characters of his films, even if they aren't fully-dimensional. I love the technical prowess and low-key nature of his films. I love how each environment he works with is intricately detailed and designed, and often utilizes seemingly-realistic science. Above all, his films are adventurous and a blast to watch.

I'm not counting "Piranha 2: The Spawning" as his movie though.

Lepidopterous · 01-22-2012, 07:10 PM

Mine: https://forum.blu-ray.com/movies/180...ml#post5109746

Darren Aronofsky is my favorite director but he has a very dark style to be watching only his films for the rest of my life. So for that particular question, I might answer Pedro Almodóvar or Akira Kurosawa. I'll go with Almodóvar.

Duffy12 · 01-27-2012, 10:39 PM

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James Cameron. I feel he's one of the best at crafting movies that are both explosively entertaining and have quality stories. I love the characters of his films, even if they aren't fully-dimensional. I love the technical prowess and low-key nature of his films. I love how each environment he works with is intricately detailed and designed, and often utilizes seemingly-realistic science. Above all, his films are adventurous and a blast to watch.

I'm not counting "Piranha 2: The Spawning" as his movie though.

Yep!

That would be my #1 also, as Sci-Fi/Action is my favorite genre. Which is also why I wish that he would drop has Avatar sequels and go back to hard R rated Sci-Fi movies.

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Originally Posted by Il Cattivo

Sergio Leone. the dollars trilogy and once upon a time in the west. nuff said.

That would be my #2.

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Originally Posted by Mahatma

I think many would list Kubrick as their favourite including me at times,but I'll have to go with David Fincher since his body of work is nearly as impressive as Kubricks (I'm biased),and to this date he has not served up a bad movie.To say that Panic room is his weakest movie to date as many agrees upon-me included-says volumes about his craftsmanship.Granted his career has been slightly lower than expected from his strong 90's line-up,but the acting cinematography,music and his ability to visualize the story is second to none IMO.

And that would be my #3

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Col. Zombie · 01-28-2012, 01:57 AM

I guess I would have to say Spielberg, hands down. He was the very first name that came to mind and for good reason. I was raised in the early 80s with films such as E.T., Indiana Jones, and Amazing Stories on TV. I also had very early childhood exposure to 70s films like Jaws and Close Encounters. And finally, having seen my first "real" dinosaur in 1993 it would have to be him.

I don't like ALL of his films, but I do love A LOT of them, so he is by far my favorite director.

01-22-2012, 06:38 PM	#4
tigertron Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2010 4K collection:19 Blu-ray collection:293 DVD collection:30 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:2	Spielberg for me. I generally love his movies, with my favourites being War of the Worlds, Jurassic Park, Indianna Jones and Saving Private Ryan. I did enjoy Schindler's List and Minority Report aswell. Last edited by tigertron; 01-20-2016 at 08:09 PM.

01-22-2012, 06:19 PM	#1
GaragePoet Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2011 Location:San Diego 4K collection:431 Blu-ray collection:1710 DVD collection:168 Trading Score:84	#1 All-Time Favorite Director If you could only watch one director's body of work for the rest of your life, whose would you choose and why? My g/f recently asked me who my absolute favorite director was, which led me to contemplate the idea above for days. If I had to choose a single director, who would it be? Martin Scorsese would be highly-ranked, but there are as many films of his that I didn't care for as ones I absolutely loved. Quentin Tarantino is another favorite, but there's very few movies to choose from and many of them are too similar in nature. Spielberg has amassed a great collection of movies, but most of the big-budget popcorn movies aren't really my favorites. Another great, Stanley Kubrick, would probably literally drive me insane if I had to watch nothing but his movies forever... So, the answer finally did come to me... if I had to choose a single director's collection of films to watch exclusively for the rest of my life, it would be the films of the Coen Brothers. Not only do their films cover a wide array of subject matter, including comedy and drama, but nearly everything they've done has become an instant cult classic. Some of the my favorites include "Raising Arizona" (one of the handful of Nicolas Cage movies I enjoy), "Barton Fink," "The Hudsucker Proxy," "Fargo," "The Big Lebowski" (definitely on my short list of all-time favorite movies), "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," "No Country For Old Men" ... the list could go on but I'd only end up w/ a list of all their movies save 1 or 2 that really didn't make the cut in my initial opinion, but w/ no choice but for repeated viewings I'm sure I would find more to them than I originally did. So, I pass the question on for others to ponder... one director, for the rest of your life... who is it?

01-22-2012, 06:24 PM	#2
vader4 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Cloud City, Bespin 4K collection:65 Blu-ray collection:901 DVD collection:7 Blu-ray reviews:1	Stanley Kubrick is my favorite director and he would also be the one that I would watch if I could only watch one director the rest of my life. He has such a wide range of work, comedy and horror alike.

01-22-2012, 06:31 PM	#3
MykeHavoc Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Nashua, NH Blu-ray collection:397 DVD collection:772 Digital collection:4 Trading Score:1	Carpenter. Assault on Precinct 13 through In the Mouth of Madness (minus Memoirs of an Invisible Man) is possibly the strongest streak of films ever.

01-31-2012, 08:59 PM	#6
sperezmore Expert Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Gastonia, NC. USA Home Theater Gallery:25 Blu-ray reviews:1	Ridley Scott and Michael Curtiz

01-22-2012, 06:41 PM	#8
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin Home Theater Gallery:39 Blu-ray collection:552 DVD collection:108 Trading Score:138	i'd post my answer but my av and title say it all!!

01-22-2012, 06:54 PM	#9
ddelrymple Expert Member Member since:Dec 2010 Location:Tuscaloosa, AL 4K collection:36 Blu-ray collection:68 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:192	David Fincher. A very VERY unique eye.

01-22-2012, 06:55 PM	#10
Mahatma Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2009 Location:A bit off... Home Theater Gallery:5 Blu-ray collection:247 Blu-ray reviews:8	I think many would list Kubrick as their favourite including me at times,but I'll have to go with David Fincher since his body of work is nearly as impressive as Kubricks (I'm biased),and to this date he has not served up a bad movie.To say that Panic room is his weakest movie to date as many agrees upon-me included-says volumes about his craftsmanship.Granted his career has been slightly lower than expected from his strong 90's line-up,but the acting cinematography,music and his ability to visualize the story is second to none IMO.

07-14-2014, 12:42 AM	#11
That'sAllFolks Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:3298 DVD collection:8025 Digital collection:125 Trading Score:2	Robert Wise. Sound of Music (my favorite musical) The Haunting (my favorite horror movie) Andromeda Strain (top 5 sci-fi films) plus Star Trek TMP, Day the Earth Stood Still, etc. 2nd favorite would be Spielberg for Jaws alone. Probably the only living director in which his name alone would peak my interest in a film.

07-15-2014, 09:39 AM	#14
ijustblumyself Special Member Member since:Jun 2013 Blu-ray collection:1039 Trading Score:1	If I had to choose, it'd probably be between David Lynch, Federico Fellini and Ingmar Bergman.

01-22-2012, 06:58 PM	#15
ArmyOfDarknessAW Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Moosic, PA Home Theater Gallery:21 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:64	For movies alone I would go with John Hughes hands down. If we are talking all projects the person was involved in producer, writer, director of Tv and film I would say Joss Whedon.

01-22-2012, 07:03 PM	#16
Il Cattivo Senior Member Member since:Dec 2011 Location:Sad Hill Cemetery Blu-ray collection:344	sergio leone. the dollars trilogy and once upon a time in the west. nuff said.

01-22-2012, 07:04 PM	#17
Al_The_Strange Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Out there...past them trees... Home Theater Gallery:126 4K collection:1125 Blu-ray collection:4949 DVD collection:530 Digital collection:1013 Blu-ray reviews: 132 Trading Score:32	James Cameron. I feel he's one of the best at crafting movies that are both explosively entertaining and have quality stories. I love the characters of his films, even if they aren't fully-dimensional. I love the technical prowess and low-key nature of his films. I love how each environment he works with is intricately detailed and designed, and often utilizes seemingly-realistic science. Above all, his films are adventurous and a blast to watch. I'm not counting "Piranha 2: The Spawning" as his movie though.

01-22-2012, 07:10 PM	#18
Lepidopterous Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2008 Location:DjMethod was here Blu-ray collection:696 Trading Score:2	Mine: https://forum.blu-ray.com/movies/180...ml#post5109746 Darren Aronofsky is my favorite director but he has a very dark style to be watching only his films for the rest of my life. So for that particular question, I might answer Pedro Almodóvar or Akira Kurosawa. I'll go with Almodóvar.

01-28-2012, 01:57 AM	#20
Col. Zombie Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:I've gone into outer space to destroy another race. Home Theater Gallery:5 4K collection:51 Blu-ray collection:435	I guess I would have to say Spielberg, hands down. He was the very first name that came to mind and for good reason. I was raised in the early 80s with films such as E.T., Indiana Jones, and Amazing Stories on TV. I also had very early childhood exposure to 70s films like Jaws and Close Encounters. And finally, having seen my first "real" dinosaur in 1993 it would have to be him. I don't like ALL of his films, but I do love A LOT of them, so he is by far my favorite director.

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