Who is your favorite director?

[Caleb Goodwin]

Mine is Argento with close seconds being handed to Mario Bava ,Romero, and Cronenburg. Who is your favorite director?

[Scott W. Davis]

Back in my college days, I would have had no problem listing these. It was also before my horror fondness turned into obsession. I would have listed Oliver Stone, Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola. Of course, that was before Coppola started making pieces of shit like JACK :thumbdown: And as for Olver - well I liked U-TURN and ANY GIVEN SUNDAY, but they could have both been better with a little reigning in.

I would still list Stone though and probably Scorsese. David Lynch has to be up there. Recently, I've become a huge admirer of Akira Kurosawa.

As for horror, I'm still thrilled with the work of Argento, John Carpenter and David Cronenberg more than anything. I also have to give tons of props to Takashi Miike. He's doing some of the most exciting, innovative work in cinema. Everything he does feels completely different than the last film and what's more, he's incredibly damn prolific. I am also very fond of Jess Franco - an artist who really grows on you. Jean Rollin is an artist of rare beauty.

As for the classics, Val Lewton and Mario Bava are towards the top innovators for me.

Damn, I got all excited just writing about that. B)

[Alucard]

My fav, directors are romero, carpenter and...... :huh: ........some others, just can't remeber atm :P

[Guest]

Originally posted by Scott W. Davis@Dec 9 2003, 10:12 AM
I also have to give tons of props to Takashi Miike. He's doing some of the most exciting, innovative work in cinema. Everything he does feels completely different than the last film and what's more, he's incredibly damn prolific. I am also very fond of Jess Franco - an artist who really grows on you. Jean Rollin is an artist of rare beauty.

As for the classics, Val Lewton and Mario Bava are towards the top innovators for me.

Damn, I got all excited just writing about that. B)
I havent seen enough of Miike's work to list him, but what I have seen is amazing and without a doubt the most pioneering and sick work(sick is a good thing:) ) in horror at this time. The same goes for Jean Rollin. What I have seen of Rollin's work is outstanding. As of right now I have only seen Grapes of Death, Night of the Hunted, and Living Dead Girl. I have to see more before I will up him to the top, but what I have seen is superb. In short I do agree with you. I just havent seen enough to list them as "best" yet.

[Caleb Goodwin]

Ok I get the idiot award for the day. The above post is me. Forgot to log in :rant:

[Pepper06Rocks]

So far my favorite director(s) have got to be Rob Zombie. The movie he did was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just Loved it
:ghost: :lol:

[shadow]

I really can't choose just one. Hitchcock, Craven, Carpenter and many more have brought alot to the Horror world.

But if I had to choose one....it would be Carpenter. The man who brought us the legendary tale of Halloween, :) and the music score of a lifetime. :ghost:

[jester21]

Hitchcock, Argento, Jackson, Gordon, Barker, Romero, Cronenberg, to name a few.

[Supercool]

Miike Takeshi is just amazing, and Ive yet to be dissapointed by a film of his. Just amazing.

Ive enjoyed what Ive seen from the Pang brothers. They Eye was extremely well directed, as was Bangkok Dangerous. I just got Bangkok Haunted this morning aswell.

Hideo Nakata is great, Ringu is grand, and I realy enjoyed Dark Water.

I love Cronenberg. His stuff is simply awesome. He puts out consistantly interesting stuff. And his latest (?) Spider was great aswell.

Jan Svankmajor is great, I think Little Otik definately passes as horror :D and his short films, and stuff like Alice is brilliant.

Theres proberly more, but I'll stray far away from horror if I talk about all my favourates.

[Keederdag]

Capenter; without hesitation. I truly dig everything he's ever done. I dont think I can say that about any other director. :)

[Scott W. Davis]

Originally posted by Keederdag@Dec 13 2003, 06:34 PM
Capenter; without hesitation. I truly dig everything he's ever done. I dont think I can say that about any other director. :)

Me too. True, I wasn't thrilled with MEMOIRS, but it was allright.

And thank God I'm not the only one in the world who loves GHOSTS OF MARS! B)

[Supercool]

Originally posted by Scott W. Davis+Dec 13 2003, 09:27 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Scott W. Davis @ Dec 13 2003, 09:27 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Keederdag@Dec 13 2003, 06:34 PM
Capenter; without hesitation. I truly dig everything he's ever done. I dont think I can say that about any other director. :)

Me too. True, I wasn't thrilled with MEMOIRS, but it was allright.

And thank God I'm not the only one in the world who loves GHOSTS OF MARS! B) [/b][/quote]
Ive only seen it once, but I realy enjoyed Ghosts Of Mars ;)

[DevilMan]

Miike Takeshi is just amazing, and Ive yet to be dissapointed by a film of his. Just amazing.
Then by all means, SUPERCOOL, do yourself a favor and DON'T watch GOZU. I had the same thoughts about TAKASHI MIIKE before seeing that flick. Even though the ending is certainly "Out There", the entire movie plodded along soooo slowly and heavy handed that it nearly put me to sleep.

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/movie/special/takashi_miike/img/KWDV-25.jpg

-Steve

[DevilMan]

My favs include (not really in any particular order)...

1. TAKASHI MIIKE with AUDITION, ICHI THE KILLER, DEAD OR ALIVE, FUDOH, and VISITOR Q.

2. DAVID FINCHER with THE GAME, SEVEN, FIGHT CLUB, and PANIC ROOM. We'll forgive him for ALIEN 3.

3. LUC BESSON with LEON THE PROFESSIONAL, LA FEMME NIKITA, THE FIFTH ELEMENT, THE MESSENGER: JOAN OF ARC, and WASABI.

4. DAVID CRONENBERG with NAKED LUNCH (I just got the CRITERION DVD), DEAD RINGERS, and VIDEODROME.

5. LUCIO FULCI with ZOMBI, GATES OF HELL, and THE BEYOND.

6. PETER JACKSON with his non-Hollywood works like MEET THE FEEBLES, DEAD ALIVE, and BAD TASTE. I haven't seen HEAVENLY CREATURES yet.

7. JOHN WOO if only for THE KILLER and HARDBOILED. He never needs to do anything else.

8. Kaiju film master SHOSUKE KANEKO with GAMERA 3 and GODZILLA GMK.

9. One hit wonders like LUCKY MCKEE with MAY, DANNY BOYLE with 28 DAYS LATER, STEPHEN CHOW with SHAOLIN SOCCER, and ROB ZOMBIE with HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES.

10. STEVEN SPIELBERG with his epic war flicks, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN and BAND OF BROTHERS. They are the measuring stick for ALL war movies to come.

11. KINJI FUKASAKU for bringing my favorite movie to film reality, BATTLE ROYALE.

12. ANDREW LAU with THE STORMRIDERS, THE DUEL, A MAN CALLED HERO, and INFERNAL AFFAIRS.

13. JOHNNIE TO with FULLTIME KILLER, THE MISSION, RUNNING OUT OF TIME, and LOVE ON A DIET.

I know I'm forgetting some but these come to mind first.

-Steve

[Keederdag]

Originally posted by Supercool+Dec 14 2003, 12:18 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Supercool @ Dec 14 2003, 12:18 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Originally posted by Scott W. Davis@Dec 13 2003, 09:27 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-Keederdag@Dec 13 2003, 06:34 PM
Capenter; without hesitation. I truly dig everything he's ever done. I dont think I can say that about any other director. :)

Me too. True, I wasn't thrilled with MEMOIRS, but it was allright.

And thank God I'm not the only one in the world who loves GHOSTS OF MARS! B)
Ive only seen it once, but I realy enjoyed Ghosts Of Mars ;) [/b][/quote]
Ghost's was a remake of Precinct No? I loved Precinct; Ghost's was very cool, but one of my least favorite Carpenter flicks. :)

[Scott W. Davis]

I forgive Fincher for ALIEN 3 since I seem to be the only person who likes it.

As for Miike and GOZU that's too bad. I guess they can't all be winners. Now we know what Fulci fans thought when they saw stuff like, I dunno, SWEET HOUSE OF HORRORS. (I actually like MANHATTEN BABY, BLACK CAT and CONQUEST).

[Caleb Goodwin]

Originally posted by Scott W. Davis@Dec 15 2003, 12:27 AM
I forgive Fincher for ALIEN 3 since I seem to be the only person who likes it.


Nah, your not alone bud. I like Alien 3 also. I ..dare I admit this..don't even hate Ressurection. It is by far the worst of the series and generic sci-fi, but I still find it enjoyable from time to time.

[Supercool]

Originally posted by DevilMan@Dec 14 2003, 10:44 PM
Miike Takeshi is just amazing, and Ive yet to be dissapointed by a film of his. Just amazing.
Then by all means, SUPERCOOL, do yourself a favor and DON'T watch GOZU. I had the same thoughts about TAKASHI MIIKE before seeing that flick. Even though the ending is certainly "Out There", the entire movie plodded along soooo slowly and heavy handed that it nearly put me to sleep.

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-Steve
lol oh dear :( thanks for the heads up. Ill make sure that its at the bottom of my Miike list.

[Supercool]

Originally posted by Caleb Goodwin+Dec 15 2003, 06:07 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Caleb Goodwin @ Dec 15 2003, 06:07 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Scott W. Davis@Dec 15 2003, 12:27 AM
I forgive Fincher for ALIEN 3 since I seem to be the only person who likes it.


Nah, your not alone bud. I like Alien 3 also. I ..dare I admit this..don't even hate Ressurection. It is by far the worst of the series and generic sci-fi, but I still find it enjoyable from time to time. [/b][/quote]
I enjoy both aswell ;) I thought Ressurection was brilliant, and 3 is a mucho cool film.

[DevilMan]

Since some people might actually like GOZU, here's some info on it for you make up your own mind about it, SUPERCOOL...

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/movie/special/takashi_miike/img/KWDV-25.jpg

Here's the description:

"Written by Ichi the Killer's Sakichi Sato, Gozu is less a transgressive bloodbath than an utterly bizarre excursion into almost Lynchian realms of post-logic. It's a film that will no doubt go down well with fans of Higuchinsky's Uzumaki, with its weird phenomena, thoroughly unpredictable storyline and detachment from genre. Pitting a virginal yakuza trainee against deranged suburbanites, a cow-headed demon and his own id, this is the film Hideaki Sunaga's Getting Wild With Our Monkey hoped to be."

"Minami (Hideki Sone) is underling to yakuza Ozaki (Sho Aikawa), a man whose increasingly peculiar behaviour is beginning to worry his superiors. When Ozaki interrupts a gang meeting to voice his concerns that the diminutive Chihuahua staring through the window has been sent to kill them - and he proceeds to take some drastic security measures against the fluffy canine - his boss decides it's best to get rid of him. The task befalls Minami, who is sent out by car to the yakuza disposal dump in Nagoya with an unsuspecting Ozaki in the back seat. Tormented by the dilemma of having to kill his own beloved senior, Minami is a ball of nerves when he does the job entirely by accident; suddenly hitting the brakes, he causes Ozaki to slam his head hard against the front seat, breaking his neck."

"Now at a complete loss, he pulls up to the nearest roadside coffee shop to find a phone, but when he returns he finds that Ozaki's body has disappeared from his car. Did somebody steal it or did the yakuza just get up and walk off by himself? Minami goes off on a desperate search, but a flat tyre gets him stranded almost immediately. To make matters worse, everybody in this particular suburb seems to have more than a few screws loose, from the cross-dressing coffee shop owner and the American sake vendor who literally reads his Japanese lines from cue cards, to the autistic innkeeper and his excessively lactating (yes, one of those again) sister. If that wasn't enough, a mysterious but gorgeous young woman emerges in the back seat of his car, who knows all Minami's darkest secrets - secrets he only ever told Ozaki..."

You can check out the trailer for GOZU here...

>>> GOZU THEATRICAL TRAILER (http://www.toei-video.co.jp/data/gozu/index.html) <<<

Now, I know what you're gonna say after watching it but trust me, the trailer IS the best thing about the movie.

-Steve

[rusty nails]

MINE HAS TO BE WES CRAVEN OR JOHN CARPENTER WHO BROUGHT BROUGHT BACK SLASHER MOVIES AND LOOK NOW THOUSONDS USING THE SAME mo :D

[UnHoLy]

George Romero
John Carpenter
Dario Argento
Lucio Fulci
Mario Bava
Lamberto Bava
Clive Barker
Sean S. Cunningham
David Cronenberg
Stephen King
Guillermo Del Torro
Don Coscarelli
Wes Craven
Sam Raimi
Dan O'Bannon
Richard Donner
Ruggero Deodato
Jess Franco
Paul Naschy

[DevilMan]

Speaking of horror directors, what's German JORG "Nekromantik" BUTTGEREIT been up to these days? Will we ever get a NEKRO 3 movie?

And on the subject of necrophilia, has anyone ever seen the NACHO CERDA films, AFTERMATH and GENESIS? I've heard that these are coming to R1 DVD soon.

-Steve

[Scott W. Davis]

Originally posted by UnHoLy@Jan 25 2004, 05:25 PM
George Romero
John Carpenter
Dario Argento
Lucio Fulci
Mario Bava
Lamberto Bava
Clive Barker
Sean S. Cunningham
David Cronenberg
Stephen King
Guillermo Del Torro
Don Coscarelli
Wes Craven
Sam Raimi
Dan O'Bannon
Richard Donner
Ruggero Deodato
Jess Franco
Paul Naschy

Damn right, Paul Naschy! :woot:

Actually some excellent choices all around there. Nice to see some fans of Jess Franco and Mario Bava on the board.

[UnHoLy]

^^ no doubt, i love italian horror films the best though overall...

[whataboutbilly]

They are not in any particular order
Tobe Hooper
Stanley Kubrick
Martin Scorcese
Alfred Hitchcock
Dario Argento
Lucio Fulci
Wes Craven
John Carpenter
Georgeo A Romero
and many others but heres the heavy hitters of the list

[whataboutbilly]

I guess one number is Dario Argento

[woodenheart]

Tobe Hooper
Mr. Argento
Mr. George A. Romero
Olaff Ittenbach
Timo Rose
Wes Craven
John Carpenter
David Lynch
Fulci....just started to watch his films

oh and Clive Barker

[whataboutbilly]

Goddamn it!!!!!!!I forgot Clive Barker and David Lynch.

[michaelmyerslives07]

Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats, Jay and silent Bob strike back, Jersey Girl, Zack and Miri make a porno, cop out etc)
Stanley Kubrik (Do i seriously need to mention any of his movies?)
Alfred Hitchcock (See above!)

[FrankBooth]

Lucio Fulci
Dario Argento
John Carpenter
Wes Craven
William Lustig
George A.Romero
Alfred Hitchcock
Mario Bava

THIS LIST BEING IN PARTICAULAR ORDER(no doubt I am missing a few here.)

[myteemouthrules]

Nobiru Iguchi