A Marvel Fanboy Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Discuss the most underrated directors in your opinons. My nominees: Ridley Scott He is one of the few directors that can handle almost all genres and make fantastic films across all these genres. Sci-fi, action movies, war flicks, crime thriller, gangster film, comedy, serious dramas, from Hollywood blockbusters to arthouse films to cult classics, you name it. Very few directors can do so many different kinds of movies. Ridley, despite being very productive, can keep delivering solid to great works. The Academy owes him an Oscar. Brian De Palma The vastly hated director is a master in crime thrillers IMO. what else to say ? Just hope we can get more movies from him Wes Craven A horror master. I think he is as good as John Carpenter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vc2002 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Michael Bay in baumer's voice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Discuss the most underrated directors in your opinons. My nominees: Ridley Scott He is one of the few directors that can handle almost all genres and make fantastic films across all these genres. Sci-fi, action movies, war flicks, crime thriller, gangster film, comedy, serious dramas, from Hollywood blockbusters to arthouse films to cult classics, you name it. Very few directors can do so many different kinds of movies. Ridley, despite being very productive, can keep delivering solid to great works. The Academy owes him an Oscar. Brian De Palma The vastly hated director is a master in crime thrillers IMO. what else to say ? Just hope we can get more movies from him Wes Craven A horror master. I think he is as good as John Carpenter. How are those guys underrated? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLK Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 (edited) Brad Anderson - He has directed some of the cult hits of the past decade and no one knows who he is. The Machinist Transsiberian Session 9 Next Stop Wonderland The Call (Halle Berry) He has also directed TV episodes of The Wire, Treme, Boardwalk Empire,Fringe etc. Edited September 7, 2013 by TLK 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 How are those guys underrated? Scott should have won an Oscar. Palma is hated by many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 Brad Anderson - He has directed some of the cult hits of the past decade and no one knows who he is. The Machinist Transsiberian Session 9 Next Stop Wonderland The Call (Halle Berry) He has also directed TV episodes of The Wire, Treme, Boardwalk Empire,Fringe etc. I didnt know him ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Andrew Dominik. Three films and all three are absolutely outstanding. Yet, almost no Oscar nominations (and none for him personally), total indifference from audiences and even the critics aren't fully on his side - The Assassination of Jesse James couldn't even manage 80% on RT, although it seems to be getting more and more acknowledged as one of the best films of the 2000s. Lynne Ramsay. While I'm not enthusiastic about Morvern Callar, her debut Ratcatcher is a hell of a film, beautifully turning the grim kitchen sink drama on its head, and We Need to Talk About Kevin is an absolute stunner in nearly every respect, one of the most remarkable films of the past few years. Once again, no major prizes, not even from Cannes, and not enough attention from critics. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Alan Parker: Midnight Express Angel Heart Mississippi Burning The Commitments He should have won an Oscar for two of those films. Angel Heart is a better directed film than Wall Street and Rainman beating MB in any category, including actor, imo, is a farce. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Wall Street didn't win BD, The Last Emperor did. Not a fan of Midnight Express myself, haven't seen MB and The Commitments. I'll always have a soft spot for Angel Heart, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Does Cronenberg count? The Fly is a classic, of course, and he's moved closer to mainstream in the past decade with A History of Violence and Eastern Promises. At the same time, not nearly enough people have seen - and of those who have, not nearly enough people fully appreciate - such films as Videodrome, Dead Ringers, Naked Lunch and Crash, all absolutely excellent. He's never had a film nominated for BP or BD either, which is a total shame - he deserved that recognition more than once. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashrendar44 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Does Cronenberg count? The Fly is a classic, of course, and he's moved closer to mainstream in the past decade with A History of Violence and Eastern Promises. At the same time, not nearly enough people have seen - and of those who have, not nearly enough people fully appreciate - such films as Videodrome, Dead Ringers, Naked Lunch and Crash, all absolutely excellent. He's never had a film nominated for BP or BD either, which is a total shame - he deserved that recognition more than once. Cronenberg is a critic and festival darling but oddly not an awards darling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJackSparrow Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Ridley Scott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 A History of Violence at least should have gotten BP and BD noms (as well as Best Actor). It's one of Cronenberg's most accessible (yet still artistic) films, and 2005 was a fairly weak year. It was arguably his best shot, too bad it didn't happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Judd Apatow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Judd Apatow He's overrated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goffe Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 (edited) Christopher Nolan Edited September 9, 2013 by Goffe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goffe Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 serious now, Sam Raimi Gore Verbinski Matt Reeves Matthew Vaughn Zack Snyder Wachowski Brothers George Miller Robert Zemeckis James Mangold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Zemekis won best director though. Hes highly regarded. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luna Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 scott and de palma are well up the TSPDT top 250 list of directors, which is pretty much the crème de la crème of film snob compilations, so to call them underrated seems a bit over the top. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sims Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Alan Parker: Midnight Express Angel Heart Mississippi Burning The Commitments He should have won an Oscar for two of those films. Angel Heart is a better directed film than Wall Street and Rainman beating MB in any category, including actor, imo, is a farce. How can you plug Alan Parker and forget Fame and Pink Floyd The Wall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
