Greatest Hollywood Director of All Time ?

Greatest Hollywood Director of All Time ?

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With Spielberg it is not just the mega hits that everyone knows about (Jaws, Indy, Close Encounters, ET, Jurassic, etc.), it's the really epic movies that stand the test of time like Schindler's, Color Purple and Munich that make him the GOAT to me.
 
Not at the top of the list, and some of his efforts have been boring turds, but Wes Anderson deserves an honorable mention. Few directors have an unmistakable quality to their movies like he does.
Also a big fan of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's style, but he hasn't made a lot of hits.
 
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creepycoug said:
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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To me it's Coppola, because of the epic struggles he had to endure to get the Godfather and Apocalypse Now completed and done the right way. A lesser director would have gone with Redford over Pacino.
 
YellowSnow said:
creepycoug said:
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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To me it's Coppola, because of the epic struggles he had to endure to get the Godfather and Apocalypse Now completed and done the right way. A lesser director would have gone with Redford over Pacino.
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I'll always have a funny view on Coppola because the first movie I saw of his was Jack. Weird weird movie. Weird that he did it.
 
1to392831weretaken said:
Not at the top of the list, and some of his efforts have been boring turds, but Wes Anderson deserves an honorable mention. Few directors have an unmistakable quality to their movies like he does.
Also a big fan of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's style, but he hasn't made a lot of hits.
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Life Aquatic and Fantastic Mr Fox were masterpieces. Isle of Dogs was great. His two latest movies were forgettable but yeah, he deserves to be on the list.
 
1to392831weretaken said:
Not at the top of the list, and some of his efforts have been boring turds, but Wes Anderson deserves an honorable mention. Few directors have an unmistakable quality to their movies like he does.
Also a big fan of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's style, but he hasn't made a lot of hits.
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Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, Tenenbaums were all hugely influential on me. Some of the best soundtracks of all time as well.
 
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