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re: Directors with the best filmography
Posted on 7/30/24 at 3:47 pm to iwyLSUiwy
Posted on 7/30/24 at 3:47 pm to iwyLSUiwy
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It's Hitchcock.
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Just to name a few.
That's the thing. It's not that Kubrick had some or a majority of his works turn out to be great, it's that he got on base with his first two films and then hit eleven home runs in a row.
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Posted on 7/30/24 at 3:50 pm to Jay Are
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Damn. I really like it.
His only movie that I got close to feeling that way was his final film, Madadayo.
Well I guess in fairness it's been over 10 years since I've seen it and would probably be worth giving it another shot. I was just sitting there the entire time thinking wtf am I even watching right now. Not everything you dream needs to be put onto film. AK had some weird dreams
Posted on 7/30/24 at 6:28 pm to Mr. Misanthrope
I'm not gonna say he stacks up with Spielberg, but I have always loved
Peter Weir's films:
Master And Commander, Far End Of The World
Dead Poets Society
The Truman Show
The Way Back
The Year Of Living Dangerously
Fearless
Witness
The Mosquito Coast
Gallipoli
Picnic At Hanging Rock
The Last Wave
Peter Weir's films:
Master And Commander, Far End Of The World
Dead Poets Society
The Truman Show
The Way Back
The Year Of Living Dangerously
Fearless
Witness
The Mosquito Coast
Gallipoli
Picnic At Hanging Rock
The Last Wave
Posted on 7/30/24 at 6:38 pm to LSUPERMAN
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And lets be honest. He did everything on Poltergeist except have his name attached to it.
Didn’t know that. How involved was he with The Goonies?
Posted on 7/30/24 at 7:26 pm to pevetohead
No love for John Huston?
Posted on 7/30/24 at 7:40 pm to pevetohead
How could it not be spielberg
Posted on 7/30/24 at 7:53 pm to pevetohead
Top Tier:
Kubrick - Great achievements , but not many of his movies are really loved.
Hitchcock - Way underrated. Master stylist with a popular touch.
Hawks - Might be the sleeper choice here. Screwball Comedies, Film Noir, and Westerns.
Second Tier:
Speilberg - Beloved movies, but really not that many great achievements.
Coppola - Highest of highs, but erratic production
Fincher - Great stylist but a little too cold.
TBD:
Villeneuve: Putting together a string to be top tier
Nolan: Too fancy with narrative structure.
Kubrick - Great achievements , but not many of his movies are really loved.
Hitchcock - Way underrated. Master stylist with a popular touch.
Hawks - Might be the sleeper choice here. Screwball Comedies, Film Noir, and Westerns.
Second Tier:
Speilberg - Beloved movies, but really not that many great achievements.
Coppola - Highest of highs, but erratic production
Fincher - Great stylist but a little too cold.
TBD:
Villeneuve: Putting together a string to be top tier
Nolan: Too fancy with narrative structure.
Posted on 7/30/24 at 8:14 pm to biglego
Spielberg had quite a few duds: 1941, Always, Hook, Amistad, Ready Player One, Crystal Skull, AI, BFG, War Horse. Even if you liked any of those you should admit they were not close to being great. Other directors had a much higher hit rate on greatness. Certainly Kubrick.
Posted on 7/30/24 at 10:10 pm to Ace Midnight
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Ace Midnight
As big a fan of Ford as I am apparently.
All of those you mentioned are exceptionally worthy. I picked only two for each director.
Ford’s The Informer which won four Oscars for 1935:
Best Director-Ford,
Best Actor-Victor McLaglen
Best Screenplay-Dudley Nichols
Best Score-Max Steiner.
I picked The Informer because it’s nothing like the broad canvases he used later-Monument Valley being the best example. It’s cramped, dark, claustrophobic with fog being a character in the film. I think it’s one of his best.
Fort Apache is my current favorite having watched it recently. When I watch Liberty Valence I’ll switch again. Henry Fonda’s performance is underrated I think.
Posted on 7/31/24 at 12:22 am to pevetohead
Kinda surprised James Cameron hasn't been mentioned. The Abyss is his only real dud. Say what you will about Titanic and the Avatar movies, but they are three of the most successful movies of all time. Titanic was in theaters for close to a year and won a bunch of Oscars. The Avatar movies, plus T2, The Abyss, and Titanic, all raised the bar for special effects. T2 and Aliens are two of the best sequels of all time and classics in their genre.
Posted on 7/31/24 at 12:34 am to Fewer Kilometers
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That's the thing. It's not that Kubrick had some or a majority of his works turn out to be great, it's that he got on base with his first two films and then hit eleven home runs in a row.
If it has to be every film is great, then the guy who mentioned Tarkovsky gets my vote. Kubrick is awesome, and most of his films are great. I absolutely love Strangelove, Paths of Glory, Barry, and EWS.
I don't think Kubrick has a film as good as any of Stalker, Solaris, Andrei Rubliev, or The Mirror. Ivan's Childhood, The Sacrifice, and Nostalgia are also incredible. His first 3 films, all shorts(ish), though less important, are better than Kubrick's "on base" works. Voyage in Time is a great doc.
5 out-of-the-park grandslams, 3 homeruns, 1 triple, 2 doubles, and a single (The Killers short).
Posted on 7/31/24 at 1:36 am to rebelrouser
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Hook, Amistad,
I never considered either of these to be duds.
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Amistad was nominated for Academy Awards in four categories: Best Supporting Actor (Anthony Hopkins), Best Original Dramatic Score (John Williams), Best Cinematography (Janusz Kaminski), and Best Costume Design (Ruth E. Carter)
This post was edited on 7/31/24 at 1:37 am
Posted on 7/31/24 at 7:49 am to biglego
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Hook, Amistad,
I never considered either of these to be duds.
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Amistad was nominated for Academy Awards in four categories: Best Supporting Actor (Anthony Hopkins), Best Original Dramatic Score (John Williams), Best Cinematography (Janusz Kaminski), and Best Costume Design (Ruth E. Carter)
And it won 0.00 despite being perfect Oscar bait from an acclaimed director. Critics gave it a 6.9/10 despite being the type of film critics almost always adore. Hook was not good but then I didn't watch it as a child. Spielberg has a much spottier catalog than others that have been mentioned. And I didn't even mention the snoozefest The Post. Never saw it because it looks really boring. The person who put Spielberg in their tier two was correct. He doesn't belong w/ the very best.
Posted on 7/31/24 at 8:08 am to Righteous Dude
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I'd say Clint Eastwood has had a pretty good run as director...
Clint Eastwood is on his own category period. Dude is a GOAT director, GOAT actor, and songwriter
He has the longest and best resume in Hollywood History.
And to think, he almost died in a military plan crash in the early 1950’s.
This post was edited on 7/31/24 at 8:09 am
Posted on 7/31/24 at 8:10 am to Brosef Stalin
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Kinda surprised James Cameron hasn't been mentioned.
His plots/writing is either unoriginal or elementary.
Posted on 7/31/24 at 8:39 am to pevetohead
Michael Mann should be in the discussion.
Posted on 7/31/24 at 8:50 am to pevetohead
I just read this whole thread thinking it was 'best cinematography" and was wondering what some of you were drinking.
Posted on 7/31/24 at 9:08 am to HueyLongJr
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Kubrick - Great achievements , but not many of his movies are really loved.
Paths of Glory
Spartacus
Dr. Strangelove
2001: A Space Odyssey
A Clockwork Orange
Barry Lyndon
The Shining
Full Metal Jacket
Top ten listers for best Sci-Fi, political humor, horror, societal dysfunction, cinematography, war...
Posted on 7/31/24 at 10:13 am to pevetohead
My top 3 or 4 have been mentioned:
Kurosawa
Bergman
Hitchcock
Kubrick
Spielberg, Lean probably right up there. I'd say Carpenter and Ford are right behind those.
Kurosawa
Bergman
Hitchcock
Kubrick
Spielberg, Lean probably right up there. I'd say Carpenter and Ford are right behind those.
Posted on 7/31/24 at 12:07 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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Top ten listers for best Sci-Fi, political humor, horror, societal dysfunction, cinematography, war...
Yeah, the general audience does not love Kubrick’s movies. Film nerds might. Personally, I think 90 percent of his movies are boring technical exercises of the highest level. And I watch Barry Lyndon annually. People respect them, but don’t love them. Same with Citizen Kane.
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