comment by kneerash-23 Cara Gold (U6876)
posted 34 minutes ago
comment by Geoff Tipps (U1449)
posted 30 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
Stanley Kubrick
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Yes, superb
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Yeah he's my favourite, he was a photographer before he started directing and you can really see it in his shot composition, especially in the shining.
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kneerash, kubrick is my favorite also. while barry lydon is not my favorite movie of his by any stretch the cinematography is amazing. filmed totally with natural light only.for that its an incredible spectacle.
also love hitchcock and coppola. never thought speilberg was anything special as a director.
comment by Robb, the fifth husband of Joe Exotic (U22311)
posted 3 hours, 19 minutes ago
Top 5 in no order
Tarantino
Brian De Palma
John Carpenter
John Hughes
Martin Scorcese
Honourable mentions to
Edgar Wright
Kevin Smith
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I was a massive fan of Kevin Smith films when he first arrived, the original trilogy of films were in my uni days and his comedy was spot on for that time imo.
I watched Jay and Silent Bob Reboot on Sunday and I was crying on the inside. Really poor.
It's why I think Tarantino is such a good shout; his early stuff was about the same time and had a massive impact but the quality of his output over the last 25 years has remained so high.
Ed Woodward. He's an evil genius
Some comments above about Tarantino and Spielberg.
"It's why I think Tarantino is such a good shout; his early stuff was about the same time and had a massive impact but the quality of his output over the last 25 years has remained so high."
What Naby maybe sees as consistency from Tarantino is what I find a bit disappointing about him: his basic shtick hasn't really changed much over the years. A very stylish and stylised mash-up of genres and references accompanied by razor-sharp dialogue. It felt so fresh and exciting in Reservoir Dogs and especially Pulp Fiction (and I really enjoyed Kill Bill). But I get the feeling he has never really grown up as a film maker. It's all the same style-over-substance, amoral approach, no real sense of having anything to say. It feels increasingly wearing to me.
On Spielberg, I reckon he's been a victim of how influential he has been. The innovations of his early films have been so assimilated by mainstream cinema that they don't seem particularly remarkable anymore. And he's such a crowd-pleaser that snobs like me don't tend to have much to say about his films. But I rewatched Jaws after a couple of decades and I realised what my younger self hadn't: it's so much more than a popcorn movie. It's a masterpiece of pacing, cinematography and editing. It's a great film.
But I rewatched Jaws after a couple of decades and I realised what my younger self hadn't: it's so much more than a popcorn movie. It's a masterpiece of pacing, cinematography and editing. It's a great film.
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lets not get too carried away red.
comment by montleeds (U18330)
posted 8 minutes ago
But I rewatched Jaws after a couple of decades and I realised what my younger self hadn't: it's so much more than a popcorn movie. It's a masterpiece of pacing, cinematography and editing. It's a great film.
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lets not get too carried away red.
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I stand by everyone word. Jaws is a stone cold classic.
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
comment by Blackpolespur (U9242)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by kneerash-23 Cara Gold (U6876)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by HampshireWhite (U9986)
posted 5 minutes ago
In no particular order...
1. Denis Villeneuve
- Prisoners
- Arrival
- Enemy
- Sicario
- Blade Runner 2049
2. Chris Nolan
- Memento
- The Dark Knight
- The Prestige
- Inception
- Batman Begins
3. Martin Scorsese
- Goodfellas
- Taxi Driver
- Casino
- Raging Bull
- King of Comedy
4. Quentin Tarantino
- Reservoir Dogs
- Inglorious B4sterds
- Django Unchained
- Pulp Fiction
- The Hateful Eight
5. Martin McDonagh
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- In Bruges
- Seven Psychopaths
- The Guard
Three billboards Outside Ebbing was excellent
I thought in Bruges was good too ...very funny in places
Have never heard of the director til now though...
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Martin mcdonagh is a superb writer, his plays are top notch too.
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I find in Martin Mcdonagh's films the dialogue is a bit over-written, a bit speechy - you can tell it comes from someone who grew up writing for the theatre.
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Yeah can see that for sure, I really like his writing style but it's because of what you say in its similarity to stage writing.
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 21 minutes ago
Some comments above about Tarantino and Spielberg.
"It's why I think Tarantino is such a good shout; his early stuff was about the same time and had a massive impact but the quality of his output over the last 25 years has remained so high."
What Naby maybe sees as consistency from Tarantino is what I find a bit disappointing about him: his basic shtick hasn't really changed much over the years. A very stylish and stylised mash-up of genres and references accompanied by razor-sharp dialogue. It felt so fresh and exciting in Reservoir Dogs and especially Pulp Fiction (and I really enjoyed Kill Bill). But I get the feeling he has never really grown up as a film maker. It's all the same style-over-substance, amoral approach, no real sense of having anything to say. It feels increasingly wearing to me.
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Yeah, fair point. I think the difference might be (and I'm not trying to offend here - using your words) that I'm not a film snob, I'm pretty much your average film watcher. When I see a Tarantino film I'm not so much looking for a sense of Directorial growth as being generally delighted I've managed to wrestle the decision on which film to watch off Mrs Naby8
He has a style that really works for me and continues to do so. Kevin Smith had a style that really worked for me and now really, really doesn't. I guess this is similar to bands, some like to see musical progression and some are happy to listen to songs they like - in terms of film, I'm very much the latter.
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by montleeds (U18330)
posted 8 minutes ago
But I rewatched Jaws after a couple of decades and I realised what my younger self hadn't: it's so much more than a popcorn movie. It's a masterpiece of pacing, cinematography and editing. It's a great film.
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lets not get too carried away red.
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I stand by everyone word. Jaws is a stone cold classic.
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With you on that it's a amazing. Love how the shark was broken and only got working near the end of filming so you only see it properly in the final scene, it wasn't originally intended that way but worked so well and gave us "we're going to need a bigger boat"
comment by kneerash-23 Cara Gold (U6876)
posted 6 seconds ago
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by montleeds (U18330)
posted 8 minutes ago
But I rewatched Jaws after a couple of decades and I realised what my younger self hadn't: it's so much more than a popcorn movie. It's a masterpiece of pacing, cinematography and editing. It's a great film.
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lets not get too carried away red.
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I stand by everyone word. Jaws is a stone cold classic.
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With you on that it's a amazing. Love how the shark was broken and only got working near the end of filming so you only see it properly in the final scene, it wasn't originally intended that way but worked so well and gave us "we're going to need a bigger boat"
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I never knew that kneerash! I thought the whole 'don't show the monster too early' thing was supposed to be Spielberg's directorial genius.
You learn something new every day.
Less was definitely more with Jaws
Naby8, no offence taken! I'm a massive snob, and that's why all my close friends hate me.
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 1 minute ago
Naby8, no offence taken! I'm a massive snob, and that's why all my close friends hate me.
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Haha, at least you have a well developed sense of self-awareness! I'm sure your friends appreciate that....
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 4 hours, 59 minutes ago
Stanley Kubrick
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Kubrick and Sergio Leone for me. Their films are like DaVincis for me.
1. Scorsese
2. Kubrick
3. Tarantino
comment by Automatic For The People (U21889)
posted 15 seconds ago
1. Scorsese
2. Spielberg
3. Kubrick
4. Tarantino
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Not a lot of love for Brian De Palma 😭
Absolute legend of a director.
comment by Robb, the fifth husband of Joe Exotic (U22311)
posted 1 minute ago
Not a lot of love for Brian De Palma 😭
Absolute legend of a director.
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He’s Tarantino’s favourite director I believe.
comment by Automatic For The People (U21889)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Robb, the fifth husband of Joe Exotic (U22311)
posted 1 minute ago
Not a lot of love for Brian De Palma 😭
Absolute legend of a director.
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He’s Tarantino’s favourite director I believe.
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Yeah, apparently so 👍
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Jaws is great but John Williams elevates it into the stratosphere.
Same as most of the Spielberg stuff to be honest.
As for Tarantino - I enjoy all his work. Django was his best for me.
I'd probably say David Lynch. Loved the original Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive is one of my favourite films. I really have to be in the right mood to watch them I haven't watched any for a while. To say they're "dark" doesn't really do them justice. Watching the best ones can be a really unsettling but emotional experience.
I also went through a Shane Meadows phase about a decade or so ago. Somers Town, A Room for Romeo Brass, TwentyFourSeven, This is England and, of course, Dead Man's Shoes - all very good films.
My favourite Tarantino film is Inglourious, though Django is great as well.
Peter Jackson is up there for me just on LOTR alone.
It was an incredible job to turn a masterpiece of fiction into what he managed.
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 8 minutes ago
Peter Jackson is up there for me just on LOTR alone.
It was an incredible job to turn a masterpiece of fiction into what he managed.
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Yep, I go along with that.
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posted on 19/5/20
comment by kneerash-23 Cara Gold (U6876)
posted 34 minutes ago
comment by Geoff Tipps (U1449)
posted 30 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
Stanley Kubrick
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Yes, superb
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Yeah he's my favourite, he was a photographer before he started directing and you can really see it in his shot composition, especially in the shining.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
kneerash, kubrick is my favorite also. while barry lydon is not my favorite movie of his by any stretch the cinematography is amazing. filmed totally with natural light only.for that its an incredible spectacle.
also love hitchcock and coppola. never thought speilberg was anything special as a director.
posted on 19/5/20
comment by Robb, the fifth husband of Joe Exotic (U22311)
posted 3 hours, 19 minutes ago
Top 5 in no order
Tarantino
Brian De Palma
John Carpenter
John Hughes
Martin Scorcese
Honourable mentions to
Edgar Wright
Kevin Smith
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I was a massive fan of Kevin Smith films when he first arrived, the original trilogy of films were in my uni days and his comedy was spot on for that time imo.
I watched Jay and Silent Bob Reboot on Sunday and I was crying on the inside. Really poor.
It's why I think Tarantino is such a good shout; his early stuff was about the same time and had a massive impact but the quality of his output over the last 25 years has remained so high.
posted on 19/5/20
Ed Woodward. He's an evil genius
posted on 19/5/20
Some comments above about Tarantino and Spielberg.
"It's why I think Tarantino is such a good shout; his early stuff was about the same time and had a massive impact but the quality of his output over the last 25 years has remained so high."
What Naby maybe sees as consistency from Tarantino is what I find a bit disappointing about him: his basic shtick hasn't really changed much over the years. A very stylish and stylised mash-up of genres and references accompanied by razor-sharp dialogue. It felt so fresh and exciting in Reservoir Dogs and especially Pulp Fiction (and I really enjoyed Kill Bill). But I get the feeling he has never really grown up as a film maker. It's all the same style-over-substance, amoral approach, no real sense of having anything to say. It feels increasingly wearing to me.
On Spielberg, I reckon he's been a victim of how influential he has been. The innovations of his early films have been so assimilated by mainstream cinema that they don't seem particularly remarkable anymore. And he's such a crowd-pleaser that snobs like me don't tend to have much to say about his films. But I rewatched Jaws after a couple of decades and I realised what my younger self hadn't: it's so much more than a popcorn movie. It's a masterpiece of pacing, cinematography and editing. It's a great film.
posted on 19/5/20
But I rewatched Jaws after a couple of decades and I realised what my younger self hadn't: it's so much more than a popcorn movie. It's a masterpiece of pacing, cinematography and editing. It's a great film.
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lets not get too carried away red.
posted on 19/5/20
comment by montleeds (U18330)
posted 8 minutes ago
But I rewatched Jaws after a couple of decades and I realised what my younger self hadn't: it's so much more than a popcorn movie. It's a masterpiece of pacing, cinematography and editing. It's a great film.
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lets not get too carried away red.
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I stand by everyone word. Jaws is a stone cold classic.
posted on 19/5/20
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
comment by Blackpolespur (U9242)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by kneerash-23 Cara Gold (U6876)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by HampshireWhite (U9986)
posted 5 minutes ago
In no particular order...
1. Denis Villeneuve
- Prisoners
- Arrival
- Enemy
- Sicario
- Blade Runner 2049
2. Chris Nolan
- Memento
- The Dark Knight
- The Prestige
- Inception
- Batman Begins
3. Martin Scorsese
- Goodfellas
- Taxi Driver
- Casino
- Raging Bull
- King of Comedy
4. Quentin Tarantino
- Reservoir Dogs
- Inglorious B4sterds
- Django Unchained
- Pulp Fiction
- The Hateful Eight
5. Martin McDonagh
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- In Bruges
- Seven Psychopaths
- The Guard
Three billboards Outside Ebbing was excellent
I thought in Bruges was good too ...very funny in places
Have never heard of the director til now though...
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Martin mcdonagh is a superb writer, his plays are top notch too.
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I find in Martin Mcdonagh's films the dialogue is a bit over-written, a bit speechy - you can tell it comes from someone who grew up writing for the theatre.
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Yeah can see that for sure, I really like his writing style but it's because of what you say in its similarity to stage writing.
posted on 19/5/20
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 21 minutes ago
Some comments above about Tarantino and Spielberg.
"It's why I think Tarantino is such a good shout; his early stuff was about the same time and had a massive impact but the quality of his output over the last 25 years has remained so high."
What Naby maybe sees as consistency from Tarantino is what I find a bit disappointing about him: his basic shtick hasn't really changed much over the years. A very stylish and stylised mash-up of genres and references accompanied by razor-sharp dialogue. It felt so fresh and exciting in Reservoir Dogs and especially Pulp Fiction (and I really enjoyed Kill Bill). But I get the feeling he has never really grown up as a film maker. It's all the same style-over-substance, amoral approach, no real sense of having anything to say. It feels increasingly wearing to me.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Yeah, fair point. I think the difference might be (and I'm not trying to offend here - using your words) that I'm not a film snob, I'm pretty much your average film watcher. When I see a Tarantino film I'm not so much looking for a sense of Directorial growth as being generally delighted I've managed to wrestle the decision on which film to watch off Mrs Naby8
He has a style that really works for me and continues to do so. Kevin Smith had a style that really worked for me and now really, really doesn't. I guess this is similar to bands, some like to see musical progression and some are happy to listen to songs they like - in terms of film, I'm very much the latter.
posted on 19/5/20
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by montleeds (U18330)
posted 8 minutes ago
But I rewatched Jaws after a couple of decades and I realised what my younger self hadn't: it's so much more than a popcorn movie. It's a masterpiece of pacing, cinematography and editing. It's a great film.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
lets not get too carried away red.
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I stand by everyone word. Jaws is a stone cold classic.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
With you on that it's a amazing. Love how the shark was broken and only got working near the end of filming so you only see it properly in the final scene, it wasn't originally intended that way but worked so well and gave us "we're going to need a bigger boat"
posted on 19/5/20
comment by kneerash-23 Cara Gold (U6876)
posted 6 seconds ago
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by montleeds (U18330)
posted 8 minutes ago
But I rewatched Jaws after a couple of decades and I realised what my younger self hadn't: it's so much more than a popcorn movie. It's a masterpiece of pacing, cinematography and editing. It's a great film.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
lets not get too carried away red.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I stand by everyone word. Jaws is a stone cold classic.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
With you on that it's a amazing. Love how the shark was broken and only got working near the end of filming so you only see it properly in the final scene, it wasn't originally intended that way but worked so well and gave us "we're going to need a bigger boat"
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I never knew that kneerash! I thought the whole 'don't show the monster too early' thing was supposed to be Spielberg's directorial genius.
You learn something new every day.
posted on 19/5/20
Less was definitely more with Jaws
posted on 19/5/20
Naby8, no offence taken! I'm a massive snob, and that's why all my close friends hate me.
posted on 19/5/20
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 1 minute ago
Naby8, no offence taken! I'm a massive snob, and that's why all my close friends hate me.
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Haha, at least you have a well developed sense of self-awareness! I'm sure your friends appreciate that....
posted on 19/5/20
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 4 hours, 59 minutes ago
Stanley Kubrick
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Kubrick and Sergio Leone for me. Their films are like DaVincis for me.
posted on 19/5/20
1. Scorsese
2. Kubrick
3. Tarantino
posted on 19/5/20
comment by Automatic For The People (U21889)
posted 15 seconds ago
1. Scorsese
2. Spielberg
3. Kubrick
4. Tarantino
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posted on 19/5/20
Not a lot of love for Brian De Palma 😭
Absolute legend of a director.
posted on 19/5/20
comment by Robb, the fifth husband of Joe Exotic (U22311)
posted 1 minute ago
Not a lot of love for Brian De Palma 😭
Absolute legend of a director.
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He’s Tarantino’s favourite director I believe.
posted on 19/5/20
comment by Automatic For The People (U21889)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Robb, the fifth husband of Joe Exotic (U22311)
posted 1 minute ago
Not a lot of love for Brian De Palma 😭
Absolute legend of a director.
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He’s Tarantino’s favourite director I believe.
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Yeah, apparently so 👍
posted on 19/5/20
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posted on 19/5/20
Jaws is great but John Williams elevates it into the stratosphere.
Same as most of the Spielberg stuff to be honest.
As for Tarantino - I enjoy all his work. Django was his best for me.
posted on 19/5/20
I'd probably say David Lynch. Loved the original Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive is one of my favourite films. I really have to be in the right mood to watch them I haven't watched any for a while. To say they're "dark" doesn't really do them justice. Watching the best ones can be a really unsettling but emotional experience.
I also went through a Shane Meadows phase about a decade or so ago. Somers Town, A Room for Romeo Brass, TwentyFourSeven, This is England and, of course, Dead Man's Shoes - all very good films.
posted on 19/5/20
My favourite Tarantino film is Inglourious, though Django is great as well.
posted on 19/5/20
Peter Jackson is up there for me just on LOTR alone.
It was an incredible job to turn a masterpiece of fiction into what he managed.
posted on 19/5/20
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 8 minutes ago
Peter Jackson is up there for me just on LOTR alone.
It was an incredible job to turn a masterpiece of fiction into what he managed.
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Yep, I go along with that.
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