The Stingray Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 It's Tarzan... Although baumer might agree with the Michael Bay one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) It's Tarzan... Although baumer might agree with the Michael Bay one. Well, there isn't many directors that can deliver destruction like Bay or Emmerich, if any. Edited January 31, 2014 by Jessie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Cuaron better than Kubrick? You must be a member of the Academy! If you read my post you would see that all groups are in alphabetical order, since there is no point difference between #11 and #20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Im sure the likes of Cameron and Nolan deserve to be higher on the list than these?? or even on the list. How could anyone claim Kenneth Branagh to be better when all he really has under his belt is Thor and Jack Ryan?? lol. Sam Mendes basically copied Nolans work on Skyfall, but nah he's better Oh no. I made a very conscious decision to leave them off. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Well, there isn't many directors that can deliver destruction like Bay or Emmerich, if any.Or nausea and migraines 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarJarBinks Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) Its funny that old directors seem to get more praise on this site than newer directors, even if they aren't actually better. With regard to the lists, a big part of it is that older directors have simply had more time to direct more great films than newer directors. In my own case, I also just gravitate more towards older films and directors (especially 1940s through 1970s fare), as opposed to newer films/directors. Edited January 31, 2014 by JarJarBinks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Or nausea and migraines It's true, but they can deliver a game changing set piece imo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 With regard to the lists, a big part of it is that older directors have simply had more time to direct more great films than newer directors. In my own case, I also just gravitate more towards older films and directors (especially 1940s through 1970s fare), as opposed to newer films/directors.Also this is a list of greatest, not favourite so I also considered historical impact and etc.in addition to personal preference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Cuaron better than Kubrick? You must be a member of the Academy! He groups in voting account so 11-20 all get some number of points and he put in alphabetical order. Directors (using scoring guide, in alpha order) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Oh no. I made a very conscious decision to leave them off. I left Nolan off my list on purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasmmi Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I am sad that Park Chan Wook and Wolfgang Reitherman are on the bubble it seems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Roland Emmerich and Michael Bay way above David Fincher and Stanley Kubrick? Sure. I can see it. Roland Emmerich has made some of the best fun films and there's a lot of skill that goes into that. Your opinion might differ but it's not out of the realm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I left Nolan off my list on purpose.I'm sick of this Nolan worshipping as much as the next guy but to leave him off the list because of that is silly. He's made a big enough impact to earn a spot in the top 100 and his work has influenced many other successes whether we like it or not. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Sure. I can see it. Roland Emmerich has made some of the best fun films and there's a lot of skill that goes into that. Your opinion might differ but it's not out of the realm.Yeah Independence Day is a classic perfect slice of entertainment, people forget it was the second highest grossing movie of all time upon release. It basically started the craze of big budget destruction and people were impressed at the time. The white house being destroyed is arguably up there with as of the most iconic movie shots of all time.TDAT and 2012 may not be all that but they certainly raised the bar for inventive destruction and the Los Angeles earthquake in 2012 is probably the craziest destructive set piece put to screen imo. Nothing like that had been done before, and you have to have an amazing imagination to think that up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luna Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 i suppose this can be closed now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Locked at Lisa's request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Locked at Lisa's request. Hey Baumer. It's not locked..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Now it is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I unlocked it, then unpinned it. Now Tele locked it, so I guess that takes care of that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
