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Dudes who are really good at making movies
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Let's talk about film directors! Particularly, the really really good ones.
Here's a couple of my favourites, but this list is by no means exclusive.
Stanley Kubrick
Kubrick made relatively few movies, but that's because of how meticulously he chose and created his films. His attention to detail and perfectionism was quite possibly unrivaled. In my mind, he's responsible for some of the most beautiful images in film.
A lot of people criticize him for being all brains and no heart, but I think those people are missing the point, and really missing out.
This man was truly an innovator, as is plainly seen in this fucking awesome movie.
2001: A Space Odyssey
This movie forces you to slow down and appreciate the beauty and horror outer space. It makes you consider the origins of humanity, and it's future. I warns us of the role that machines have and will have in our lives, and a need for expanded consciousness to match our technological progress.
I could spend all day talking about how much I love this movie, trying to discover all of its secrets, but I don't want any spoilers in this OP. I think I've got a pretty good handle on it, but there's a few things that still confuse the shit out of me. And in this movie, that's okay!
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
I god damn love this movie. It's probably the most fun you'll have watching a Kubrick film, largely due to it's ending, which is among my very favourites.
Peter Sellers plays damn near everyone in this movie, and unlike some horrible Eddie Murphy gimmick, it works incredibly well. He plays three roles, all of which are hilarious and memorable, but my favourite role is likely George C Scott as General "Buck" Turgidson. He's eccentric to the point of overacting, but somehow it works.
Akira Kurosawa
Francis Ford Coppola - "One thing that distinguishes Akira Kurosawa is that he didn't make a masterpiece or two masterpieces, he made, you know, eight masterpieces."
This guy is unarguably one of the most influential directors of all time. I realize that's kind of a silly thing to say, but people have been ripping off this guys movies for more than half a century, and they still can't do it as well as he did. Sergio Leone's Fistful of Dollars essentially is Kurosawa's Yojimbo, but in a Western Setting.
Seven Samurai
Ikiru
Yojimbo
Got watch these three movies right now. No really, go do it.
Francis Ford Coppola
This guy put out The Conversation and The Godfather Part II in the same year, both of which were nominated for best picture at the Oscars. He put out too many great movies to list, but my favourites are
The Godfather Part 1 & 2
These two movies get a lot of praise. They're consistently regarded as some of the best movies ever made, and people haven't been able to stop gushing about them since they were released in the early '70s. The crazy thing is, they live up to the hype.
If you haven't seen them, my advice is to take a day (they're quite long) and watch them both together.
Apocalypse Now
Based on the book Heart of Darkness, this movie is also widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time. That seems to happen a lot for Coppola. It's my favourite of his movies, mostly because of how absolutely horrifying it is. It certainly isn't a "horror" movie, but the ending is deeply disturbing in all the right ways.
They released a "Redux" version of this movie in 2001, but I prefer the original. The new version adds some interesting material, but it's all unnecessary and bogs down the wonderful pacing of the original. It's absolutely worth a watch if you're already a fan, but I'd recommend going with the original first.
I also love
Andrei Tarkovsky Every science fiction fan needs to see Solaris.
Ingmar Bergman Persona is hands down my favourite minimalist movie.
Martin Scorsese Maybe the best living American director.
Ridley Scott Mostly just for Blade Runner.
Segio Leone Even Kurosawa liked his movies.
Orson Welles Yeah, Citizen Kane really is that good.
The Coen Brothers Some of the best dudes still making movies.
Alfred Hitchcock Some images from Psycho have haunted me for as long as I can remember.
Lately Danny Boyle, Christopher Nolan and Wes Anderson have been kicking a lot of ass as well.
So, let's talk about people who are super great at making movies!
Here's a couple of my favourites, but this list is by no means exclusive.
Stanley Kubrick
Kubrick made relatively few movies, but that's because of how meticulously he chose and created his films. His attention to detail and perfectionism was quite possibly unrivaled. In my mind, he's responsible for some of the most beautiful images in film.
A lot of people criticize him for being all brains and no heart, but I think those people are missing the point, and really missing out.
This man was truly an innovator, as is plainly seen in this fucking awesome movie.
2001: A Space Odyssey
This movie forces you to slow down and appreciate the beauty and horror outer space. It makes you consider the origins of humanity, and it's future. I warns us of the role that machines have and will have in our lives, and a need for expanded consciousness to match our technological progress.
I could spend all day talking about how much I love this movie, trying to discover all of its secrets, but I don't want any spoilers in this OP. I think I've got a pretty good handle on it, but there's a few things that still confuse the shit out of me. And in this movie, that's okay!
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
I god damn love this movie. It's probably the most fun you'll have watching a Kubrick film, largely due to it's ending, which is among my very favourites.
Peter Sellers plays damn near everyone in this movie, and unlike some horrible Eddie Murphy gimmick, it works incredibly well. He plays three roles, all of which are hilarious and memorable, but my favourite role is likely George C Scott as General "Buck" Turgidson. He's eccentric to the point of overacting, but somehow it works.
Akira Kurosawa
Francis Ford Coppola - "One thing that distinguishes Akira Kurosawa is that he didn't make a masterpiece or two masterpieces, he made, you know, eight masterpieces."
This guy is unarguably one of the most influential directors of all time. I realize that's kind of a silly thing to say, but people have been ripping off this guys movies for more than half a century, and they still can't do it as well as he did. Sergio Leone's Fistful of Dollars essentially is Kurosawa's Yojimbo, but in a Western Setting.
Seven Samurai
Ikiru
Yojimbo
Got watch these three movies right now. No really, go do it.
Francis Ford Coppola
This guy put out The Conversation and The Godfather Part II in the same year, both of which were nominated for best picture at the Oscars. He put out too many great movies to list, but my favourites are
The Godfather Part 1 & 2
These two movies get a lot of praise. They're consistently regarded as some of the best movies ever made, and people haven't been able to stop gushing about them since they were released in the early '70s. The crazy thing is, they live up to the hype.
If you haven't seen them, my advice is to take a day (they're quite long) and watch them both together.
Apocalypse Now
Based on the book Heart of Darkness, this movie is also widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time. That seems to happen a lot for Coppola. It's my favourite of his movies, mostly because of how absolutely horrifying it is. It certainly isn't a "horror" movie, but the ending is deeply disturbing in all the right ways.
They released a "Redux" version of this movie in 2001, but I prefer the original. The new version adds some interesting material, but it's all unnecessary and bogs down the wonderful pacing of the original. It's absolutely worth a watch if you're already a fan, but I'd recommend going with the original first.
I also love
Andrei Tarkovsky Every science fiction fan needs to see Solaris.
Ingmar Bergman Persona is hands down my favourite minimalist movie.
Martin Scorsese Maybe the best living American director.
Ridley Scott Mostly just for Blade Runner.
Segio Leone Even Kurosawa liked his movies.
Orson Welles Yeah, Citizen Kane really is that good.
The Coen Brothers Some of the best dudes still making movies.
Alfred Hitchcock Some images from Psycho have haunted me for as long as I can remember.
Lately Danny Boyle, Christopher Nolan and Wes Anderson have been kicking a lot of ass as well.
So, let's talk about people who are super great at making movies!
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ive probably seen less than half of the movies listed here
but i really love the coen brothers
only arguments i have
2001: A Space Odyssey was boring
and Godfathers 2 and 3 sucked mucho scrotumo compared to the first 1
but finally i have a thread where i can ask if A Serious Man was as amazing as the trailer led me to believe
Steam
opinion invalidated
This is where you're wrong.
would have been
if at least 50 minutes had been taken out
Steam
Hell I've never seen half these films.
hey now you take that back about part 2
nah
i liked it
but i'm pretty sure i waited too long to watch it
I just picked up a DVD of it again after losing my old copy.
Such a good movie.
EDIT: most of my friends think it's dumb, because they don't get the jokes. Like some of my friends don't even like Holy Grail.
not that it wasn't good
it just wasn't great like the first one
and the third one completely sucked
Steam
EDIT: And Langly, I can't fit everyone in the OP! But yes, much love. And holy good god damn was that man prolific.
Darren Aronofsky is pretty sweet. Heard some shit about The Fountain, but the Wrestler was awesome.
Also, for comedy, anything Judd Apatow is involved with is pretty good in my book.
oh my goodness yes
christopher nolan is just consistently great
Dude has made some awesome shit.
3DS FC: 5343-7720-0490
lol jk
Hey
A clockwork orange
Is god damned perfect, as well
i kinda don't want to see his movie because i know it'll be bad
and then i'll have to say so
and then he'll be mad
Rest of the movie is pretty good.
He's a really good visual director and I love Black Hawk Down, but seriously, starting your career with The Duellists, Aliens and Blade Runner? My god.
Short answer: Yes.
Long answer: Yes, right now.
I think I heard too many good things about it, I wasn't really blown away
He's making the Alien prequel. Consider me cautiously optimistic.
I get shit sometimes because I think Reservoir Dogs is perfect. Not that it's the perfect movie or anything, but just that it couldn't have been made any better in the context it existed in. There weren't any wrong choices in it.
Reservoir Dogs remains my favorite Tarantino film, it is just so much fun
It's my favorite Tarantino as well. I just feel that more people should see Jackie Brown.
just need to set aside 6 hours first