Pick Your Favorite Director

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 12:50 pm

Not asking for who you think is the the best or the most prolific - just your favorite. I know this might be difficult.

Steven Spielberg

Spike Lee

John Landis

David Cronenberg

John Hughes

Woody Allen

James Cameron

Martin Scorsese

John Carpenter

ackbar · Post by **ackbar** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:36 pm

Cronenberg
Scorsese
Hughes

admiral · Post by **admiral** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:41 pm

Carpenter, whose catalog could go toe to toe with almost anyone

Big Trouble in Little China
They Live
The Thing (finest horror/sci-fi movie ever made)
Halloween
Assault on Precinct 13
Escape from NY

Scorsese is obviously better, but he's going to win this. Cameron would be closer if Titanic is your cut off-point...

Employee · Post by **Employee** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:47 pm

Spike Lee (even though I think he is an insufferable, ahistorical, reactionary weirdo-douchebag)

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:51 pm

^^ x2 (admiral's post)

i was sitting here looking at Carpenter next to S'esse on some MY MIND IS TELLING ME NO BUT MY BODY.... MY BODY...

Tommy Bunz · Post by **Tommy Bunz** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 2:59 pm

Tough to pick between Carpenter, Scorsese and Cronenberg.
But since its favorite I also have to ride with Carpenter, most rewatchable catalog of anyone listed probably.

admiral wrote: The Thing (finest horror/sci-fi movie ever made)

Top ten movie for me.

ardamus · Post by **ardamus** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 4:58 pm

John Hughes has made more stuff I think I've been able to re-watch. Voted for him.

Speaking of directors, what do you guys think about Robert Zemeckis?

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 6:05 pm

^^ ruled the 80s and probably deserves a big share of credit (or infamy depending on how you look at things) for ushering in the age of blockbusters but since then has had a really hard time balancing crowd-pleasing populism with pure schmaltz

tehgiftofgab · Post by **tehgiftofgab** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 7:18 pm

marty obv

ardamus · Post by **ardamus** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 7:33 pm

drizzle wrote:^^ ruled the 80s and probably deserves a big share of credit (or infamy depending on how you look at things) for ushering in the age of blockbusters but since then has had a really hard time balancing crowd-pleasing populism with pure schmaltz

yeah i agree. i was surprised to know he directed Flight, which was the shit. ok, how about someone like Michael Bey?

The Ivy League Nigga · Fri Feb 15, 2013 7:35 pm

Pretty easy to predict the outcome of these polls. This board loves movies/TV shows with...

-a singular male protagonist forced to be an anti-hero badass
-copious amounts of violence
-a style that's in-your-face, easily identifiable, and obvious -- borderline gimmicky

Whatever director (or movie or show) most closely fits that description will always win. In this case, that also happens to be the best director listed.

Goodfellas, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver... unfuckwithable.

Spike Lee would be next for me, but he's had such a horrible run for the last 10 years it's hard to even consider him for the top spot.

Gregg Popabitch · Post by **Gregg Popabitch** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 7:46 pm

Scorcese then Carpenter.

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » Sat Feb 16, 2013 5:29 am

It's Carpenter for me.

Andvil · Post by **Andvil** » Sat Feb 16, 2013 9:27 am

between Scorsese & Spielberg for me, with Carpenter in a close third

illuminati_guy · Post by **illuminati_guy** » Sat Feb 16, 2013 12:10 pm

carpenter
cronenberg
scorsese

jamrage · Post by **jamrage** » Sat Feb 16, 2013 2:16 pm

Scorsese
Carpenter
Cronenberg

That order.

Larry2times · Post by **Larry2times** » Sat Feb 16, 2013 5:01 pm

Based off how often I watch their films rather than influence/ability or whatever I really wanna say Carpenter but tbh I watch blues bros/American werewolf regularly so being real I'd have to say Landis.

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » Sun Feb 17, 2013 7:27 am

I feel like I've betrayed Landis now.

drobizhek · Post by **drobizhek** » Sun Feb 17, 2013 7:53 am

drizzle wrote:^^ x2 (admiral's post)

i was sitting here looking at Carpenter next to S'esse on some MY MIND IS TELLING ME NO BUT MY BODY.... MY BODY...

This

darkwingduck · Post by **darkwingduck** » Mon Feb 18, 2013 1:37 pm

no brainer. Carpenter's the SHIT.

dilla7 · Post by **dilla7** » Tue Feb 19, 2013 7:36 pm

John Carpenter he not only directed he composed music which is like a signature character introduced kurt russell to the world