agent 47 Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 New movie post!What are your favorite film directors and what are the films you like of theirs the most?Her are mine:1.David Lynch-Blue Velvet,Wild at Heart,Lost Highway,Mulholland Dr. 2.Martin Scorsese-Goodfellas,Casino,The Departed 3.Orsen Welles-Touch of Evil 4.Robert Aldrich-Kiss Me Deadly 5.Brian DePalma-Scarface,Body Double,The Untouchables,Mission:Impossible 6.Lawerence Kasdan-Body Heat 7.David Cronenberg-Videodrome,Crash(the 1996 canadian film) 8.Francis Ford Coppola-The Godfather trilogy,Apocalypse Now 9.Michael Mann-Manhunter,Heat,Miami Vice(The 2006 film) 10.John Glenn-For Your Eyes Only,Octopussy,A View To A Kill,The Living Daylights and Licence To Kill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Vercetti Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Wild At Heart is one of David Lynch's weaker films. I thought it was terrible.Plotless, tedious, pretentious. It seemed more like a Tarantino film than a David Lynch film. It didn't have any of the deep themes of Blue Velvet, Eraserhead and The Elephant Man.But then I thought Eraserhead was a mind numbing pretentious bore too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agent 47 Posted February 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 You know,to me a film is less a deep experience and rather than a collaboration of visuals and music,at first,Wild at Heart left me clueless about it being from David Lynch,I have grown to like it for certain things,to me Blue Velvet was a film not for deep thinking but visually,it's great,the film felt at home because I love small towns,it was like places in my area,the story on Blue Velvet is actually simple,at least to me it was.Wild at Heart was visually ugly,but that's what gave it a unique edge,the town of New Orleans presented terrifically,those night driving sequences are great,such as where Sailor admits to Lula his past,while the song "Wicked Game" plays,I watched this with the lights out,it's a haunting scene,especially staring out into the night,thew scene in Big Tuna where they sit talking to locals is definitely an amazing spectacle,from the cowboy and well dressed man with sunglasses watching them to OO Spools story followed by a man with a moustache setting off a sparkler,to Bobby Peru,one of my favorite Willem Dafoe performances,even better than the green goblin!As far as Eraserhead,looks depressing,Elephant Man is too soft,Blue Velvet is too close to home in ways I won't admit!Blue Velvet is by far my second favorite film,right after Lost Highway,which blew me away!Wild at Heart may have crap acting(except for Willem Dafoe and Harry Dean Stanton,who never has gave off a sucky performance)and the last twenty minutes sucked so bad,I just take the tape out after the failde robbery,the good witch scene made me want to barf,I like the film and it's soundtrack,despite the stereotype southerners(my family on my mom's side is VERY southern.)And Nick Cage's and Laura Dern sorry,stupified performances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sredd Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Stanley Kubrick - "2001: A Space Odyssey", "A Clockwork Orange", "Full Metal Jacket". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agent 47 Posted February 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 11.Kinji Fukusaku-Battles Without Honor and Humanity series(aka The Yakuza Papers),Street Mobster,Bakuto:Gaijin Butai(Sympathy for the Underdog),Graveyard of Honor. 12.Alfred Hitchcock-Notorious,To Catch a Thief,Rear Window,Vertigo,Psycho and Topaz. 13.Guy Hamilton-Godfinger,Diamonds are Forever,Live and Let Die,Tha Man With the Golden Gun and Evil Under the Sun(1982). 14.Hal Needham-The Cannonball Run series 15.Ishiro Honda-various Godzilla films from 1954-1970's. 15.Billy Wilder-Double Indemnity,The Seven Year Itch and Sunset Boulevard. 16.Jim Jarmusch-Mystery Train and Ghost Dog:The Way of the Samurai. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lar Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 I love Fritz Lang's work. The man was a genius. 1927's Metropolis has been one of my favorite films for years, and 1931's M is up there too. Two movies that have aged amazingly well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agent 47 Posted February 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 I just want to let you guys know this will be the last best films thread from me for now,when I do return,they will be new ideas and more Miami Vice-esque ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators timm525 Posted February 14, 2009 Administrators Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Stanley Kubrick - "2001: A Space Odyssey"' date=' "A Clockwork Orange", "Full Metal Jacket".[/quote']...and don't forget "The Shining". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agent 47 Posted February 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 2001:A Space Oddysey was a good movie,so was Eyes Wide Shut,it's the greatest film ever!!!(Just kidding,Eyes Wide Shut sucked!,it's not my favorite,just thought I'd use some sarcasm!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators timm525 Posted February 15, 2009 Administrators Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 2001:A Space Oddysey was a good movie' date='so was Eyes Wide Shut,it's the greatest film ever!!!(Just kidding,Eyes Wide Shut sucked!,it's not my favorite,just thought I'd use some sarcasm!)[/quote']I think that they should have named it "Eyes Wide Open". At least that is what you needed to watch that one. JMHO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agent 47 Posted February 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Here's the rest of my faves!:17.Terence Young-Dr.No,From Russia,With Love,Thunderball 18.Tobe Hooper-The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(1973) 19.Thomas Carter-Miami Vice:Brother's Keeper(I know it's a tv show,but this is a vice site and he did a damn good job!) 20.Akira Kurosawa-Seven Samurai,Yojimbo,Sanjuro,Throne of Blood(I think he did Throne of Blood) 21.John Woo-Hard Boiled,A Better Tomorrow,Face/Off and Broken Arrow 22.Takashi Shimizu-Ju-On and The Grudge 23.John Carpenter-The Fog and The Thing 24.George Romero-Night of the Living Dead(1968),Dawn of the Dead(1978),Creepshow,Day of the Dead(1985) and Land of the Dead 25.John Singleton-Boyz N the Hood and Baby Boy.(I have to say Boyz N the Hood is one of the most thought provoking movies ever made!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agent 47 Posted February 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 I think that they should have named it "Eyes Wide Open". At least that is what you needed to watch that one. JMHO! It takes a whole pot of coffee to get through this s...fest!Heck,I don't even remember what it's about,just the stupid ending! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sredd Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 http://www.filminfocus.com/article/archive/?displaytype=Great+Directors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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