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Matt Oscar® Winner	what? Scott did all the others, i get this one who are the best directors of this century? My choices(no order): Steven Spielberg James Cameron Alfred Hitchcock Orson Wells Francis Ford Coppola ill add more later
posted 12-18-1999 11:56 PM PT (US)

Ted Oscar® Winner	Stanley Kubrick. Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket, 2001, Dr. Strangelove are some of the greatest movies ever made.
posted 12-19-1999 12:08 AM PT (US)

Aaron Collins Oscar® Winner	I don't think James Cameron belongs on the list. He doesn't compare right now to the other directors listed. He might be up there in let's say 10 or 20 years, but not right now. I'll add a couple more. Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen... People I expect to see on a list similar to this in 10 to 20 years. Tim Burton, Spike Lee, Oliver Stone, Ron Howard Aaron NP: The Disasters!
posted 12-19-1999 06:42 AM PT (US)

Captain Howdy Oscar® Winner	Greatest Filmmakers: 1. Stanley Kubrick -- There is simply no competition (besides possible my #2 choice) for good ol' Stanley. Dr. Strangelove, 2001, Clockwork Orange...all undeniable masterpieces. 2. Alfred Hitchcock -- The only other director that could possibly challenge Kubrick for the #1 slot. Do you know how many great movies Hitchcock has made?? Theres just too many to name!! 3. Steven Spielberg -- Face it. If we didn't have Spielberg, the movie world wouldnt be near as fun a place. He has been making the most entertaining of movies for decades, and I think he'll continue until the day he dies. Honorable Mentions: Orson Wells, Martin Scorsese, Oliver Stone NP: Snow Falling On Cedars ****/5 [This message has been edited by Captain Howdy (edited 19 December 1999).]
posted 12-19-1999 07:11 AM PT (US)

James Oscar® Winner	Wim Wenders. No other filmmaker I can think of at this time has been able to make films which examine the human soul so wondrously. Honorable mentions: Kubrick, Hitchcock, and Robert Zemeckis.
posted 12-19-1999 07:55 AM PT (US)

S Smith unregistered	The late Akira Kurosawa and Terence Malick. Oh, and the three kids that got killed in the woods in "Blair Witch Project."
posted 12-19-1999 08:39 AM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Oscar® Winner	Me being the ever go lucky film guy, here's my choices. -- For now, I'll need to think of some more 1. Steven Spielberg -- The best filmmaker of all time. His movies touch the world in ways never thought possible. He also uses the latest in special effects technology. 2. James Cameron -- Hollywood's "Peter Dragon" of directors. But in light of that, he still makes great movies that make you laugh and cry. His films also push the limits of the imagination using special effects and AVID Editings Systems (THAT'S THE STUFF DREAMS ARE MADE OF, TRUST ME ) --Crono/Kyp Writer/Director/Producer NP: Suite from "My Best Friends Wedding" : James Newtom Howard (**/***) [This message has been edited by Crono/Kyp (edited 19 December 1999).]
posted 12-19-1999 08:51 AM PT (US)

SFT Oscar® Winner	This one is easy: 1. Alfred Hitchcock 2. Stanley Kubrick 3. Orson Welles 4. Steven Spielberg 5. Tim Burton (has´nt really had enough time to make more of a name for himself, that´s why he only gets fifth place). SFT
posted 12-19-1999 11:02 AM PT (US)

Scott Oscar® Winner	Orson Wells, Alfred Hitchcock, Mr. Eisentstien (is that his name?), Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, John Ford, and Robert Wise Scott
posted 12-19-1999 12:29 PM PT (US)

J. Peter Wolk-Laniewski Oscar® Winner	Ridley Scott David Fincher(OK, maybe in 10-20 years) Kurosawa Frank Darabont once he makes some more films Burton Hitch Fritz Lang
posted 12-19-1999 12:36 PM PT (US)

robin4 Oscar® Winner	Guys, only two names belong at the top: John Ford Steven Spielberg Anyone else is heresy.
posted 12-19-1999 12:42 PM PT (US)

bogeyman2000 Oscar® Winner	I would have to say Jerry Bruckheimer. I love action movies, especialy Jerry's.
posted 12-19-1999 03:10 PM PT (US)

Ted Oscar® Winner	Hmm, if we're talking about action movies, that's where James Cameron comes in. Aliens and The Terminator are classics.
posted 12-19-1999 03:41 PM PT (US)

Aaron Collins Oscar® Winner	Bogeyman, We all love action films and especially a Jerry Bruckheimer film. But Jerry Bruckheimer doesn't direct, he produces! And those movies are not the type of movies that could make a director a great director. We all are entitled to opinions, but I do not believe some of the people listed in the above posts deserve being listed at this time and date. James Cameron?? Of course he is a great director but he is not of the greatest of the 20th century! He will be on the list next millenium though! I love David Finchers work and I think his work is great(Fight Club)! He might also be included in the next millenium directors. Aaron NP: Pines of Rome
posted 12-20-1999 08:47 AM PT (US)

Matt Oscar® Winner	Cameron has been around for 15 years putting out consistantly excellent work. Id say that qualifies him. Fincher rules(i recently found out he did the music videos of Vogue and Janie's got a Gun, two of the best videos ever IMHO) but he has only done 3(admittedly brilliant) films. ANd one horrible one(ALien 3). He'll qualify for best director of next millenium, or century, or something like that. As for Kubrik: 2001 was influential, but im afraid that it sucked a s a movie. Dr Strangelove rules tho, but since it is the only Kubrik film that does, im not gonna include him. Unless of course i was grading on influential, in which case he would be up top . Scott, good call on Eisenstein, had forgotten him.
posted 12-20-1999 01:57 PM PT (US)

Scott Oscar® Winner	Thanks Matt, means a lot. Scott
posted 12-21-1999 07:31 AM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Oscar® Winner	The thing about Cameron is that he dosen't have a lot of films on his list. But you have to admit that they all rule. --Crono/Kyp Writer/Director/Producer
posted 12-21-1999 10:16 PM PT (US)

James Oscar® Winner	J. Peter... thanks for mentioning Fritz Lang. Good choice, almost forgot about him.
posted 12-21-1999 11:06 PM PT (US)

Justin Oscar® Winner	Yep Jerry Bruckheimer is the best at the action films I must agree!
posted 12-21-1999 11:21 PM PT (US)

Aaron Hose Oscar® Winner	In no particualr order: Steven Spielberg Alfred Hitchcock Akira Kurosawa Federico Fellini Oliver Stone Francis Ford Coppola Martin Scorsese Woody Allen Orson Welles Elia Kazan William Wyler Frank Capra Robert Wise Robert Zemeckis ...and yes, Stanley Kubrick, even though I'm not a huge fan. But I gotta hand it to him, he has impacted many, so the guy was evidently great. Destined to be greats: James Cameron Kevin Smith David Fincher Giuseppe Tornatore Spike Lee Paul Thomas Anderson Tim Burton Ridley and Tony Scott Frank Darabont The Coen Brothers Terry Gilliam David Lynch And many others I can't think of right now... - A. [This message has been edited by Aaron Hose (edited 22 December 1999).] [This message has been edited by Aaron Hose (edited 22 December 1999).]
posted 12-22-1999 02:59 PM PT (US)

Ted Oscar® Winner	I'd like to add 3, who I believe are great right now but will become better over the years to come: The Coen Brothers Spike Jonze Sam Raimi [This message has been edited by Ted (edited 22 December 1999).]
posted 12-22-1999 06:10 PM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Oscar® Winner	These are just my own opinion....... First and foremost before anybody else: HOWARD HAWKS Then comes: Yasujiro Ozu Jean-Luc Godard Ernst Lubitsch Michael Powell Jean Renoir Hitchcock Welles Kurosawa Chaplin I want to go on record to say that I dislike Steven Spielberg movies.
posted 01-29-2000 01:28 AM PT (US)

Sean Bires Oscar® Winner	Alex Proyas (of "Dark City" and "The Crow") Mamoru Oshii (japanese director) Hayao Miyazaki (japanese director) Andrew Niccol (of "Gattaca" and "The Truman Show") David Fincher Stanley Kubrick Ridley Scott I just realized nobody had George Lucas in their list so far. Well, I'm not going to have him in my list either, so nevermind...
posted 01-29-2000 09:18 AM PT (US)

H Rocco Oscar® Winner	I have too many to pick from. I guess I'd have to put Kurosawa at the top, in terms of sheer technique. But no one else has mentioned one of the fathers of cinema as we understand it: the amazing F.W. Murnau, best known to most for his NOSFERATU (1922) -- but his real masterpiece is the Hollywood-made silent movie SUNRISE. Just one of the most astonishing things I've EVER seen. I'd easily pick Murnau over his contemporary Fritz Lang, whose work has always left me curiously cold, though I recognize the virtuosity and intelligence behind it. I might well like his DR. MABUSE movies, those sound more like my kind of thing, but I haven't gotten to them yet. I'd point out that Hitchcock studied under Murnau in Germany.
posted 01-29-2000 11:34 AM PT (US)

otten Oscar® Winner	Speilberg, Stone, Cameron, Hitchcock, and for action movies John Woo are the best of the present and past. The future? I think Tony Scott, Michael Bay, Dominic Sena (maybe, We will have to see how good Gone in 60 Seconds is), Spike Jones, the Wachoski brothers, and Michael Mann have great futures.
posted 01-29-2000 02:05 PM PT (US)

spango Oscar® Winner	I´m not a Jerry Bruckheimer fan!!!! the best directors are: -the great Terry Gilliam -the weird Tim Burton -the magical Guisseppe Tornatore -the genius Roman Polanski -the subtile David Lynch -the spectacular Lars von Trier -the master Alfred Hitchcock -the funny Peter Jackson -the omnicient Coen-Brothers -the silent Wim Wenders -the strange David Cronenberg that´s all for the moment -spango (besides: great directors are ware about the importance of filmmusic...)
posted 01-29-2000 04:30 PM PT (US)

spango Oscar® Winner	sorry, I forgot Orson the brain Welles!
posted 01-29-2000 04:31 PM PT (US)

Ted Oscar® Winner	I'd like to throw in another one of my favorites: David Lean
posted 01-29-2000 05:44 PM PT (US)

Matt Oscar® Winner	Lou: Not Godard!! he couldnt direct a movie to save his life. many of your other choices are excellent tho, except for that Spielberg comment, which will cost you your life. anyone who "dislikes" Schindler's List should probably not be allowed to live for the good of humanity, just my opinion tho. Spango: YES Pinky! (sorry, always loved that show) And like an idiot, i had forgotten Kurosawa, so thanks to those who added him. [This message has been edited by Matt (edited 30 January 2000).]
posted 01-30-2000 09:38 PM PT (US)

Dawk Oscar® Winner	I think the best directors are Barry Sonnenfeld, Roland Emmerich, and Stephen Hopkins for Lost in Space sarcasm
posted 01-30-2000 09:48 PM PT (US)

Thor Oscar® Winner	Spielberg, Disney, Hitchcock, Griffith, Chaplin, and the Marx Bros., just to mention but a few essentials... Let's also give cudos to the Lumiére Brothers, coz without them...
posted 01-31-2000 08:41 AM PT (US)

Alwin Oscar® Winner	I haven't been exposed to too many movies from the past (although my dad has a lot, which I will attempt to watch them all sometime in my lifetime). But judging from the ones in my own collection, I can only say this: Michael Bay. I can just see the backlash now..... NP: Metallica's Master of Puppets
posted 01-31-2000 08:56 AM PT (US)

H Rocco Oscar® Winner	Michael Bay? Oh, but he falls in the "goes without SAYING!" category. THAT'S why NOBODY mentioned HIM above, I'm QUITE SURE.
posted 01-31-2000 11:17 AM PT (US)

otten Oscar® Winner	Hey, I mentioned Michael Bay! You guys need to read a little more carefully!(img)http://www.moviemusic.com/mb/icons/icon12.gif(/img)
posted 01-31-2000 12:24 PM PT (US)

otten Oscar® Winner	oops. sorry about that. I am a moron
posted 01-31-2000 12:25 PM PT (US)

otten Oscar® Winner
posted 01-31-2000 12:26 PM PT (US)

Mark Hatfield Oscar® Winner	I first became irritated with Michael Bay for the chase scene through San Francisco in THE ROCK. He then got a chance to irk me some more with his comments about DEEP IMPACT, with which his own film was competing. They were generally along the lines of Devlin/Emmerich (GODZILLA), who defended their "vision" because it had made a bunch of money. Commerce does NOT define nor reinforce vision. Lest I get too into this, let me say two things: (1) I respect your right to your opinion, and the fact that you HAVE one. Too often (even on this board), we get into name-calling and general bashing over opinions. This isn't The Fight For Democracy, fellas. It hurts nobody to be polite. And...(2) If slow motion and heroic scoring were the hallmarks of great film-making, then EVERY Michael Mann film would be a classic & somebody would've hired Bay for help with the current political campaigning. Just think how spectacularly Bay would visually realize Candidate X wrapping himself in the flag! Again, all of this is IMHO. You are welcome to yours, and I honestly thank you for expressing it. I also honestly think that Mr. Bay is representative of some of the most damning excesses of the current studio mind-think; and is either an embodiment of Evil or one of its Dark Minions. Just kidding. NP: THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY 5/5*
posted 01-31-2000 12:29 PM PT (US)

Matt Oscar® Winner	First of all, The Rock rules, and has one of the best car chases ever(for everyone who mentions Bullit: that one SUCKED. no action, no tension, no pacing. For its time it was good, but not now...go watch French Connection for a good chase). So there. thbbbt. Second of all, i dont know what comments you are referring to, but Deep Impact sucked. So did Armageddon, so who cares who said what about which Thats my not so humble opinion.
posted 01-31-2000 01:36 PM PT (US)

Alwin Oscar® Winner	I use movies to temporarily escape from the daily grind. It so happens that several of the movies in my collection were directed by Bay. I don't know. Am I what's wrong with youth today? Sure I have a short attention span with regards to certain things. I fall asleep in my history classes. With regards to movies, I like quick cuts, flash and SFX. Bay delivers that to me big-time, everytime. NP: Armageddon
posted 01-31-2000 02:05 PM PT (US)

Ron Pulliam Oscar® Winner	You guys are talking about best directors of the century? And you're mostly listing directors from the past 15 to 20 years of the century? Nahhhhh! William Wyler Charlie Chaplin. George Stevens. Howard Hawks. John Ford. David Lean. Vincente Minnelli. George Cukor. Billy Wilder. THOSE are GREAT Directors, along with Spielberg and Scorsese and Hitchcock and Welles (name a great film by him other than Citizen Kane .. a truly great film, mind you). and then there are: D.W. Griffith. Cecil B. DeMille. Do you guys even WATCH movies older than you are???? Ron
posted 01-31-2000 04:30 PM PT (US)

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