Who's your favorite director? - Blu-ray Forum

Gremal · 06-19-2007, 09:54 PM

Toss up between Coen brothers and Scorcese.

Although the Coen brothers haven't done anything good in quite a while.

bigpapy · 06-19-2007, 10:09 PM

Guillermo del Toro,Mel Gibson & Peter Jakson

Shu76 · 06-19-2007, 10:13 PM

Martin Scorese

rmatt · 06-19-2007, 10:17 PM

What's not to love about this guy?

Gremal · 06-19-2007, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rmatt

What's not to love about this guy?

He's quite lovable if you ignore the alcoholism, naziism, sadism, and general psychosis.

drb124 · 06-19-2007, 10:45 PM

Martin Scorsese
Michael Mann
Tim Burton
Clint Eastwood
Chris Nolan
Tony/Ridley Scott

American Gangster is going to be very very good!

Forgot David Fincher

adonischarming · 06-19-2007, 10:50 PM

Ken Branaugh
Ridley Scott

rsound · 06-19-2007, 11:06 PM

Martin Scorsese(Goodfellas, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, The Departed)
Woody Allen (Annie Hall, Manhattan, Sleeper, Hannah & Her Sisters)
Steven Speilberg (Jaws, ET, Raiders Of the Lost Ark, Schindler's List, Saving Priviate Ryan)
John Cassavetes (Faces, Shadows, Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Woman Under the Influence)
Elia Kazan (East of Eden, On the Waterfront, Gentlemen's Agreement, Streetcar Name Desire)
Jean Luc Goddard (Contempt, Breathless, Band of Outsiders, Masculine Femmine)
Ingmar Bergman (Wild Strawberries, Seventh Seal, Cries & Whispers, Fanny & Alexander)
Frederico Fellini (8 1/2, La Strada, Amacord)
Alfred Hitchcock(Psycho, The Birds, Vertigo, Notorious, Spellbound, Rear Window, Rebecca)
Francois Truffaut (400 Blows, Jules and Jim, Day for Night, The Last Metro)
Billy Wilder (Lost Weekend, Sunset Blvd., The Apartment, Some Like it Hot)
Ang Lee(The Wedding Banquet, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain)
Sidney Lumet (The Pawnbroker, 12 Angry Men, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Network, The Verdict)
David Lynch (Blue Velvet, The Elepahnt Man, Mulholland Drive)
Michelangelo Antonioni (Blow Up, L'Avventura, L'Eclisse)
Steven Soderberg (sex, lies & videotape, Traffic)
Robert Altman (MASH, Nashville, The Player, Shortcuts, Gosford Park)
Jim Jarmusch (Down By the Law, Night on Earth, Stranger than Paradise)
Hal Hartley (The Unbelievable Truth, Trust, Henry Fool, )
Wes Anderson (Rushmore, The Royal Tennenbaums)
Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather Trilogy, Apocalyspse Now)
Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River)
Louis Malle (Atlantic City, Lacome Lucian, Murmur of the Heart, Au revoir les infants)
Akira Kurasawa (Seven Samarai, Rashomon, Ran)
Jean Renior (Rules of the Game , Grand Illusion)
David Lean (Lawrence of Arabia, Dr. Zhivago, Bridge Over the River Kwai)
Stanley Kubrick (Dr.Strangelove, 2001:A Space Odessy, A Clockwork Orange)
Robert Bresson (Au Hasard Baltazar, Mouchette, The Pickpocket)
Alexander Payne (Election, Sideways, About Schmidt)
Joel Cohen (Fargo, Miller's Crossing, O Brother Where Art Thou)
Cameron Crowe (Say Anything, Singles, Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous)
Ridley Scott (Alien,Blade Runner, Thelma and Louise, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down)
Quintin Tarrantino(Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill, Vol. 1&2)
Mike Nichols (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe, The Graduate, Closer)
Carole Reed (The Third Man, Olivier)
Luis Bunuel (The Descreet Charm of the Bourgioisie, The Obsure Object of Desire, Belle du Jour)

aibo · 06-19-2007, 10:13 PM

David Lean

The Bridge on the River Kwai
Doctor Zhivago
Lawrence of Arabia

Jack Torrance · 06-19-2007, 10:14 PM

Stanley Kubrick

k20king · 06-19-2007, 10:21 PM

Kubrick

DrinkMore · 06-19-2007, 10:29 PM

Ridley Scott
James Cameron
David Fincher
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
John McTiernan
Renny Harlin
Roland Emmerich
Guillermo Del Toro
Mel Gibson

To name a few.

Helicon · 06-19-2007, 10:35 PM

Christopfer Nolan - I really like his work

blu-fett · 06-19-2007, 10:35 PM

Michael Mann & Ridley Scott.

Balian · 06-19-2007, 10:36 PM

Ridley Scott
Mel Gibson
Christopher Nolan
Clint Eastwood
Brad Bird

blu-fett · 06-19-2007, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gremal

Toss up between Coen brothers and Scorcese.

Although the Coen brothers haven't done anything good in quite a while.

That might change though, I've heard nothing but good thiongs for "No Country For Old Men".

Eagle_23 · 11-01-2008, 12:56 PM

Ridley Scott

Honorable mentions:
Tim Burton
Steven Spielberg
Peter Jackson
Tony Scott
John Carpenter
Michael Bay
Mel Gibson

BLUE MYSTIC RAIN · 11-01-2008, 01:01 PM

Chi Chi LaRue

AaronSCH · 11-01-2008, 01:05 PM

Steven Spielberg
Alfred Hitchcock
David Lean
John Ford
Elia Kazan

Legends all.

bhampton · 11-01-2008, 01:13 PM

Pedro Almadovar.

Only Blu Ray from Almadovar so far is Volver which I recommend.

06-19-2007, 09:54 PM	#1
Gremal Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Daddyland Home Theater Gallery:49 Blu-ray collection:184	Who's your favorite director? Toss up between Coen brothers and Scorcese. Although the Coen brothers haven't done anything good in quite a while.

06-19-2007, 11:06 PM	#8
rsound Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:San Francisco, CA	Martin Scorsese(Goodfellas, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, The Departed) Woody Allen (Annie Hall, Manhattan, Sleeper, Hannah & Her Sisters) Steven Speilberg (Jaws, ET, Raiders Of the Lost Ark, Schindler's List, Saving Priviate Ryan) John Cassavetes (Faces, Shadows, Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Woman Under the Influence) Elia Kazan (East of Eden, On the Waterfront, Gentlemen's Agreement, Streetcar Name Desire) Jean Luc Goddard (Contempt, Breathless, Band of Outsiders, Masculine Femmine) Ingmar Bergman (Wild Strawberries, Seventh Seal, Cries & Whispers, Fanny & Alexander) Frederico Fellini (8 1/2, La Strada, Amacord) Alfred Hitchcock(Psycho, The Birds, Vertigo, Notorious, Spellbound, Rear Window, Rebecca) Francois Truffaut (400 Blows, Jules and Jim, Day for Night, The Last Metro) Billy Wilder (Lost Weekend, Sunset Blvd., The Apartment, Some Like it Hot) Ang Lee(The Wedding Banquet, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain) Sidney Lumet (The Pawnbroker, 12 Angry Men, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Network, The Verdict) David Lynch (Blue Velvet, The Elepahnt Man, Mulholland Drive) Michelangelo Antonioni (Blow Up, L'Avventura, L'Eclisse) Steven Soderberg (sex, lies & videotape, Traffic) Robert Altman (MASH, Nashville, The Player, Shortcuts, Gosford Park) Jim Jarmusch (Down By the Law, Night on Earth, Stranger than Paradise) Hal Hartley (The Unbelievable Truth, Trust, Henry Fool, ) Wes Anderson (Rushmore, The Royal Tennenbaums) Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather Trilogy, Apocalyspse Now) Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River) Louis Malle (Atlantic City, Lacome Lucian, Murmur of the Heart, Au revoir les infants) Akira Kurasawa (Seven Samarai, Rashomon, Ran) Jean Renior (Rules of the Game , Grand Illusion) David Lean (Lawrence of Arabia, Dr. Zhivago, Bridge Over the River Kwai) Stanley Kubrick (Dr.Strangelove, 2001:A Space Odessy, A Clockwork Orange) Robert Bresson (Au Hasard Baltazar, Mouchette, The Pickpocket) Alexander Payne (Election, Sideways, About Schmidt) Joel Cohen (Fargo, Miller's Crossing, O Brother Where Art Thou) Cameron Crowe (Say Anything, Singles, Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous) Ridley Scott (Alien,Blade Runner, Thelma and Louise, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down) Quintin Tarrantino(Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill, Vol. 1&2) Mike Nichols (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe, The Graduate, Closer) Carole Reed (The Third Man, Olivier) Luis Bunuel (The Descreet Charm of the Bourgioisie, The Obsure Object of Desire, Belle du Jour) Last edited by rsound; 06-22-2007 at 04:35 PM.

11-01-2008, 12:56 PM	#17
Eagle_23 Special Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Toronto, Canada 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:780 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:22	Ridley Scott Honorable mentions: Tim Burton Steven Spielberg Peter Jackson Tony Scott John Carpenter Michael Bay Mel Gibson Last edited by Eagle_23; 11-01-2008 at 01:01 PM.

11-01-2008, 01:05 PM	#19
AaronSCH Banned Member since:Sep 2007 Trading Score:1	Steven Spielberg Alfred Hitchcock David Lean John Ford Elia Kazan Legends all. Last edited by AaronSCH; 11-01-2008 at 01:08 PM.

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bigpapy Special Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Houston,Tx Blu-ray collection:303 Trading Score:26	Guillermo del Toro,Mel Gibson & Peter Jakson

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rmatt Active Member Member since:May 2007 Location:St.Louis, MO	What's not to love about this guy?

06-19-2007, 10:45 PM	#6
drb124 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:US Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Prime collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:402	Martin Scorsese Michael Mann Tim Burton Clint Eastwood Chris Nolan Tony/Ridley Scott American Gangster is going to be very very good! Forgot David Fincher

06-19-2007, 10:50 PM	#7
adonischarming Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Panama City Beach, FL	Ken Branaugh Ridley Scott

06-19-2007, 10:13 PM	#9
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06-19-2007, 10:14 PM	#10
Jack Torrance Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Overlook Hotel Blu-ray reviews:1	Stanley Kubrick

06-19-2007, 10:21 PM	#11
k20king Senior Member Member since:Feb 2007	Kubrick

06-19-2007, 10:29 PM	#12
DrinkMore Banned Member since:Apr 2007 Location:That's What She Said! Blu-ray collection:140 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:3	Ridley Scott James Cameron David Fincher Jean-Pierre Jeunet John McTiernan Renny Harlin Roland Emmerich Guillermo Del Toro Mel Gibson To name a few.

06-19-2007, 10:35 PM	#13
Helicon Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Denmark	Christopfer Nolan - I really like his work

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blu-fett Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Portland, OR 4K collection:428 Blu-ray collection:1336	Michael Mann & Ridley Scott.

06-19-2007, 10:36 PM	#15
Balian Active Member Member since:Apr 2007	Ridley Scott Mel Gibson Christopher Nolan Clint Eastwood Brad Bird

11-01-2008, 01:01 PM	#18
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11-01-2008, 01:13 PM	#20
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