Greatest Hollywood Director of All Time ?

Greatest Hollywood Director of All Time ?

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Michael Mann for Heat and Collateral. Ferrari wasn't great but it also wasn't a 5 hour pile of shit like Scorsese's latest films.
 
I guess he must be a workaholic or addicted to always trying to be relevant but Spielberg suffers more than like anyone I can ever think of in any art form of doing way more than he needs to. Seriously The BFG? War Horse? Why?
 
WoolleyDoog said:
I guess he must be a workaholic or addicted to always trying to be relevant but Spielberg suffers more than like anyone I can ever think of in any art form of doing way more than he needs to. Seriously The BFG? War Horse? Why?
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From a sheer volume of classic films perspective, he tops the list.
But sometimes there's that Spielberg cheese factor.
 
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Spielberg has made the majority of movies that normal people care about and enjoy. The cultural arts nerds probably prefer the other guys on the list, but I don't know many other directors who are making E.T., Schindler's List, Jaws, Indiana Jones, and whatever other hits he's made. That's a pretty diverse list of genres and they were all mega hits.
 
This is one pole where I have no idea.
Spielberg for reasons listed.
Tarantino for making me say holy shit during movies.
After that, I’d go Kubrick, Scorsese and Coppola.
Those are the top 5 in particular order. James Cameron is lingering close to them.
 
Robert Zemeckis should probably be on this list.
Back to the Future
Roger Rabbit
Castaway
Forest Gump
Used Cars
Romancing the Stone
And others
 
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He won't be popular here but Ari Aster starting off with Misommar followed by Hereditary might be the greatest start to a directors career I can think of in terms of quality.
Never saw Beau is Afraid though..
 
Spielberg is the Beatles. Quality, quantity, and sales.
John Hughes is my sleeper pick
 
It's boring to just say Spielberg but it's the choice. Jurassic Park is one of the greatest accomplishments of mankind. It's like the 91 Huskies of movies. Making the highest grossing movie of all time where nothing really happens for the first 45 minutes is astounding.
 
haie said:
He won't be popular here but Ari Aster starting off with Misommar followed by Hereditary might be the greatest start to a directors career I can think of in terms of quality.
Never saw Beau is Afraid though..
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Midsommar was after Hereditary which makes it more impressive to me. Did a good job of following up good hipster horror by not getting self indulgent like the guy who followed up The Witch with The Lighthouse.
 
Godfather I, II, Apocalypse alone make him my #1. Can't top that. Add in Gatsby, Outsiders, Rumblefish and Bram Stoker's Dracula (I tend to brb;jo to crazy Winona Ryder in that one), and he's my clear number one.

I'm not an ET guy, nor am I moved by Indiana Jones movies. Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan put him up there in my top … whatever. I thank him for his work in those, particularly the latter.
John Hughes - agree with that. Doesn't belong with the greats, but he was a significant producer of entertainment that has stood the test of time, even the teen-aged stuff - Weird Science, Sixteen Candles, etc. - which really define the era and work like documentaries now for those who weren't alive or of-age back then.
Back to Spielberg - gotta thank him, too, for Jaws. Iconic monster movie.
Scorsese - Taxi Driver, Casino, GoNY, Departed, Cape Fear … all very good and among my favorite movies. For me, though, he is Goodfellas, and for that work, I thank him profusely. But, eyebrows too bushy. I mean, what is that? Like, a genetic disorder or something?
 
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