Quintus 5,399 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 The greatest living one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 3 minutes ago, Quintus said: The greatest living one. I agree. A minority opinion on JWfan though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 So wat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Good point. Fuck em'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I am the true Spielberg Apostle! The Gospel According to Stu! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 The greatest director on Earth would be more exciting than that. Spielberg's glory years are way behind him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Heretic! Apostates shall have their hearts ripped from their chests by Kali Ma! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Same as Ridley Scott's, so what? Scott is also still one of the finest living director's out there. I don't suddenly disregard all past achievements of an entire career based on a handful of more recent output which may or may not have been to my tastes or preferences. How ridiculous would that be. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Quintus said: The greatest living one. Spielberg is my favorite director, living or dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Mine are: Woody Allen David Lynch George Lucas Billy Wilder Michael Bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 1. okay 2. fine 3 American Graffiti was good 4. Absolutely 5. give me a break Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 George Lucas James Cameron Joel Schumacher Tim Burton Sam Raimi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 7 minutes ago, Horner's Dynamic Range said: George Lucas James Cameron Joel Schumacher Tim Burton Sam Raimi 1. American Graffiti was good 2. very good 3.terrible 4. has his moments 5. not familiar with him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Joel Schumacher has made good films...but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 He criminally wasted The Phantom of the Opera. And Flatliners is so cringey. His Batman stuff is just ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 D.C. Cab is brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 It's JWFan's bi-monthly listing of the same 80's/90's Hollywood journeyman directors, perk up and listen, children! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Richard Donner is up next, pub! But the 90's journeyman hack, is today's JJ Abrams or Chris Nolan, wouldn't you say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Richard Donner, yes, I know the fellow. Ladyhawke and the first two Lethal Weapons are bloody brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I love the fourth one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 6 minutes ago, publicist said: It's JWFan's bi-monthly listing of the same 80's/90's Hollywood journeyman directors, perk up and listen, children! Would you prefer we list Fellini or von Trier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Steven Spielberg Stanley Kubrick Wes Anderson Martin Scorsese 70s-era Francis Ford Coppola SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 9 minutes ago, Stefancos said: I love the fourth one! It is a fun movie. 1 minute ago, John said: Steven Spielberg Stanley Kubrick Wes Anderson Martin Scorsese 70s-era Francis Ford Coppola More than decent list! John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Batman & Robin was his best film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,722 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Taking in his entire body of work, I agree Spielberg is the greatest living director. But is he the best director currently working? No. SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Who is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Peter Jackson! - Chen G., probably. SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Anyone else prefer Grease 2 to the original? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I like neither. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Anyone else prefer The Two Jakes to the original? Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,530 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 10 minutes ago, John said: Peter Jackson! - Chen G., probably. No, he'd say Mel Gibson for Braveheart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,722 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Well, to be fair, Braveheart is an incredible achievement and Gibson's a great director. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,552 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 14 minutes ago, Cherry Pie That'll Kill Ya said: Anyone else prefer The Two Jakes to the original? Fuck off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 The Two Jakes is a very interesting film though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Nick Parker said: Would you prefer we list Fellini or von Trier? I 'prefer' nothing, just stating the odour of tristesse and sameness regularly fuming from these musty utterings. 4 minutes ago, Stefancos said: The Two Jakes is a very interesting film though. Surely better than anything Dick Donner came up with after 'Lethal Weapon'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Dick Donga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,722 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 43 minutes ago, publicist said: Surely better than anything Dick Donner came up with after 'Lethal Weapon'. Scrooged is a holiday classic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Forgotten movie that I used to watch a lot because we randomly had it on VHS: National Lampoon’s Class Reunion. A weird comedy that has a lot of horror elements to it. Nobody remembers it exists and it’s a true piece of shit. But it did introduce me to Chuck Berry, who shows up to sing “My Dingaling” for the class reunion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,722 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 23 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: But it did introduce me to Chuck Berry, who shows up to sing “My Dingaling” for the class reunion. What's sad is that for all his incredible influence on music...rock, blues, you name it...My Dingaling, basically a novelty song, was Berry's only #1 hit. Yet most of the rock bands from the 60's onward copied his sound. And what's really sad is that an entire generation grew up thinking that Berry stole his sound from a white middle class teenager! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 7 minutes ago, Nick1066 said: What's really sad is that for all his incredible influence on music...rock, blues, you name it...My Dingaling, basically a novelty song, was Berry's only #1 hit. Yet most of the rock bands from the 60's onward copied his sound. And what' really sad is that an entire generation grew up thinking that Berry stole his sound from a white middle class teenager! A big yep to all that. He’s a genius! I got this compilation below 10 or so years ago and got well and truly obsessed with it. His final album from last year was a fun listen. SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,950 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 On 8/19/2018 at 9:02 PM, Holko said: On 8/19/2018 at 8:51 PM, John said: Peter Jackson! - Chen G., probably. No, he'd say Mel Gibson for Braveheart. I really can't list directors by pedigree, living or otherwise. But I do really enjoy Gibson's directorial work: not just Braveheart but also Apocalypto and Hacksaw Ridge. Putting aside the script and looking strictly at the directing - there's some top notch craft in there. Jackson is the director of my single most revered film, but I also like the rest of his directorial input (sans Lovely Bones) since then, to varying degrees. Gibson is much more consistent in the quality of his films, but also less productive, and works on a smaller (but never-the-less grand) scale. There's actually a lot of similarities between the two: I'll remind you that Jackson pointed to Braveheart as inspiration to The Lord of the Rings, and its certainly appearant. In terms of contemporary directors, I also really like Nolan, obviously. I've warmed up to Abrams' cinematic works, too. For some reason, I've seen Michael Bay's name thrown into the mix. Lets just say he's fine in very small doses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Nick1066 said: And what's really sad is that an entire generation grew up thinking that Berry stole his sound from a white middle class teenager! 1 hour ago, Nick1066 said: My Dingaling, basically a novelty song, was Berry's only #1 hit. That is the worst thing that can happen to a worthy artist's reputation. Great pity when it does. Happened to The Bangles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 At least "Valley Girl" is a good song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 1 minute ago, Nick Parker said: At least "Valley Girl" is a good song! Talking 'bout Zappa, right? That one transcends novelty. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Nick1066 said: Scrooged is a holiday classic! It's ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 6 hours ago, publicist said: It's JWFan's bi-monthly listing of the same 80's/90's Hollywood journeyman directors, perk up and listen, children! Why do you visit this thread, although you know what to expect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 It's his way. Alexcremers is worse. I honestly have no idea why he posts here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 He has nowhere else to go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 I don't think he's human. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 It's to balance you clowns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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