Favorite Directors working today?

seanm0520 · Apr 12, 2011

I think substituting "favorite" for "best" is a much better choice considering how subjective actors and directors are in terms of personal best.

My list, and I'm going to exclude Scorcese because he should go without saying:

David Fincher: The Social Network, Fight Club, Se7en, Zodiac, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Game

David Gordon Green: George Washington, Undertow, Snow Angels, Pineapple Express

Darron Aronofsky: Black Swan, The Wrestler, The Fountain, Requiem for a Dream, Pi

Paul Thomas Anderson: There Will be Blood, Punch-Drunk Love, Magnolia, Boogie Nights

Also really like Christopher Nolan and David Lynch.

eoghater · Apr 13, 2011

you basically nailed them all for my list (i dont know gordon well enough though). Only one I might add is Quentin Tarantino, always look forward to his stuff.

douglas · Apr 13, 2011

IMO Ron Howard .............the list of classics he directed in timeless ..........

KingofNicotine · Apr 13, 2011

Probably Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. Spielberg is still great but when is the last time he did anything great.

People liked that piece of crap There Will Be Blood? Talk about overhyped piece of crap. I hate most of the guys on your list.

seanm0520 · Apr 13, 2011

douglas said:
IMO Ron Howard .............the list of classics he directed in timeless ..........

While I like a good bit of his movies, I tend to steer toward directors who take some risks in their careers. Howard is a bland, by-the-books director and his actors make his movies far better than they should be. In my humble opinion.

I enjoy Tarantino as well though I felt Inglorious Basterds (While a fun little film) wasn't up to par as past efforts outside of Christoph Waltz.

seanm0520 · Apr 13, 2011

KingofNicotine said:
People liked that piece of crap There Will Be Blood? Talk about overhyped piece of crap. I hate most of the guys on your list.

To each their own but some people prefer slower, character-driven stories that relay a real message. Films that mirror art.

Also, forget to mention, LOVE Chan-Wook Park. Oldboy, Lady Vengeance, and Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance are three of the greatest revenge films of all time.

My favorite director ever: Stanley Kubrick.

aceduecetrey · Apr 13, 2011

My dude has the day off today.

GoSooners · Apr 13, 2011

Ben Affleck has come out of the gate running with his first two directed films Gone Baby Gone and The Town. I really enjoyed both of those movies.

JudgeWapner · Apr 13, 2011

The Cohen Brothers. Also like Wes Anderson.

seanm0520 · Apr 13, 2011

Shit, can't believe I forgot the Coen's. Another of my tops, for sure. Also believe Affleck is 2-for-2 so far, GS.

C.P. · Apr 13, 2011

Antoine Fuqua makes very good stuff

douglas · Apr 13, 2011

GoSooners said:
Ben Affleck has come out of the gate running with his first two directed films Gone Baby Gone and The Town. I really enjoyed both of those movies.

seems to be a better director then actor .

seanm0520 · Apr 13, 2011

C.P. said:
Antoine Fuqua makes very good stuff

Training Day, in my opinion, has been his only gem.

Brooklyn's Finest, Shooter, & Tears in the Sun were all average to me.

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