Greatest Filmmaker Ever! [Archive]

SpideyFan914

02-11-2011, 11:54 AM

"To begin... To begin... How to start? I'm hungry. I should get coffee. Coffee would help me think. Maybe I should write something first, then reward myself with coffee. Coffee and a muffin. Okay, so I need to establish the themes. Maybe a banana-nut. That's a good muffin."
-Adaptation (2002)

Nobody said it was easy to make a movie. You start with an inspired idea, then you need to write it, edit, cast, prepare, schedule, shoot, shoot more, shoot more, edit, cut, advertise, release; you can spend one year on it or three, sometimes even more than three, and it STILL could be a flop. Yet still, countless have tried. The art has been around for just over 100 years now, from the silent to the cartoon to the talkie to the color to the CGI to the (evil) 3D. Every decade, a select group of aspiring artistes emerge, struggling to leave their imprint on time.

And now, we're going to look at them all, take the ones who have succeeded in leaving an imprint, as well as those who continue to try, those of the "distant" past as well as the present and future. It is time to decide who is....

THE GREATEST FILMMAKER EVER!!!
http://www.americanarttherapyassociation.org/images/newsite8.16.10/film.jpg

Here are the nominations:

1. Alfred Hitchcock
2. Fritz Lang
3. The Coen Brothers
4. Akira Kurosawa
5. Sergio Leone
6. Carol Reed
7. Bruce Timm
8. Stephen Spielberg
9. Stan Lee
10. George Lucas
11. James Cameron
12. Billy Wilder
13. Federico Fellini
14. Ingmar Bergman
15. Quentin Tarantino
16. Kevin Smith
17. Henry Selick
18. Tim Burton
19. Robert Zemericks
20. Walt Disney
21. David Lynch
22. Milos Forman
23. Orson Welles
24. Cecil B. Demille
25. F. W. Murnau
26. Christopher Nolan
27. Chris Sanders
28. John Lasseter
29. Pete Docter
30. Andrew Stanton
31. Brad Bird
32. Lee Unkrich
33. J. J. Abrams
34. Spike Jonze
35. Robert Wise
36. David Fincher
37. Ridley Scott
38. Guillermo Del Toro
39. Peter Jackson
40. Edgar Wright
41. Terry Gilliam
42. Charlie Chaplin
43. Chris Colombus
44. Pier Paolo Pasolini
45. P. J. Hogan
46. Richard Donner
47. Buster Keaton
48. Sam Raimi
49. Ruben Fleischer
50. Bryan Singer
51. Clint Eastwood
52. Jon Favreau
53. David S. Goyer
54. Stanley Kubrick
55. Martin Scorsese
56. Ben Affleck
57. Woody Allen
58. John Hughes
59. Ishiro Honda
60. Todd Phillips
61. Marc Webb
62. Stanley Donen
63. Andrew Davis
64. Michael Gondry
65. Martin Campbell
66. Guy Hamilton
67. Frank Darabont
68. James Whale
69. Karl Freund
70. Albert R. Broccoli
71. Charlie Kaufman
72. W.C. Fields
73. M. Night Shayamalan
74. Yasujiro Ozu
75. Jules Dassin
76. Wachowski Brothers
77. Mel Brooks
78. Terence Young
79. Gore Verbinski
80. Irvin Kershner
81. Francois Truffaut
82. D.W. Griffith
83. Roman Polanski
84. Kathryn Bigelow
85. John Ford
86. Arthur Penn
87. Hayao Miyazaki
88. Sydney Lumet
89. Baz Luhermann
90. Joe Dante
91. John Sayles
92. Frank Tashlin
93. Lloyd Kaufman
94. James Gunn
95. Wes Craven
96. Ralph Bakshi
97. Vincent Pereira
98. Chuck Jones
99. Ward Kimball
100. Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera
101. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressberger
102. Abel Gance
102. Satyajit Ray
104. William Wyler
105. Preston Sturges
106. Vincente Minnelli
107. Michael Curtiz
108. Danny Boyle
109. Darren Aronofsky
110. Blake Edwards
111. Matthew Vaughn
112. Bob Gale
113. Hal Ashby
114. Mike Nichols
115. Sofia Coppola
116. Francis Ford Coppola
117. Jan Svankmajer
118. George Melies
119. Jonathan Nolan
120. Howard Hawks
121. John Huston
122. Ernst Lubitsch
123. Mel Gibson
124. Jonathan Demme
125. Frank Capra
126. Victor Fleming
127. Edwin S. Porter
128. George Cukor

Now.... BEGIN!

SpideyFan914

02-11-2011, 12:04 PM

"If you want to understand me, watch my movies."
-Chaplin (1992)

ROUND ONE

Quentin Tarantino
Spike Jonze
Bruce Timm
F. W. Murnau

Federico Fellini
David Lynch
John Ford
Charlie Kaufman

James Cameron
Jon Favreau
John Huston
Preston Sturges

Wes Craven
Irvin Kershner
Stan Lee
Joe Dante

Blake Edwards
Jules Dassin
Vincent Pereira
David Fincher

Sam Raimi
Mel Brooks
J. J. Abrams
Clint Eastwood

Andrew Davis
Martin Campbell
George Melies
Frank Capra

Mel Gibson
Marc Webb
John Sayles
Francois Truffaut

Brad Bird
Abel Gance
Jonathan Demme
Mike Nichols

Victor Fleming
David S. Goyer
Sergio Leone
Richard Donner

Ralph Bakshi
George Lucas
Edgar Wright
Gore Verbinski

Howard Hawks
Danny Boyle
Bob Gale
Milos Forman

Frank Tashlin
Michael Curtiz
John Hughes
Tim Burton

Yasujiro Ozu
Darren Aronofsky
Albert R. Broccoli
Buster Keaton

Fritz Lang
Chris Colombus
Wachowski Brothers
Terence Young

Karl Freund
Francis Ford Coppola
Michael Gondry
Ruben Fleischer

Guillermo Del Toro
Billy Wilder
James Whale
John Lasseter

Satyajit Ray
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressberger
Todd Phillips
Akira Kurosawa

Guy Hamilton
Walt Disney
Stanley Kubrick
P. J. Hogan

Roman Polanski
Charlie Chaplin
The Coen Brothers
Woody Allen

Arthur Penn
Edwin S. Porter
Cecil B. Demille
Pier Paolo Pasolini

Chris Sanders
Carol Reed
Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera
Alfred Hitchcock

Bryan Singer
Baz Luhermann
Kathryn Bigelow
Martin Scorsese

Ward Kimball
D.W. Griffith
Robert Zemericks
Jonathan Nolan

Ingmar Bergman
Jan Svankmajer
James Gunn
M. Night Shayamalan

Sydney Lumet
Christopher Nolan
Ridley Scott
Henry Selick

Terry Gilliam
Stephen Spielberg
Robert Wise
Peter Jackson

Hal Ashby
Andrew Stanton
Lee Unkrich
Lloyd Kaufman

William Wyler
Orson Welles
W.C. Fields
Chuck Jones

Kevin Smith
Matthew Vaughn
Sofia Coppola
Stanley Donen

Ben Affleck
Ishiro Honda
George Cukor
Pete Docter

Ernst Lubitsch
Hayao Miyazaki
Frank Darabont
Vincente Minnelli

SpideyFan914

02-11-2011, 12:15 PM

ROUND ONE, MATCH ONE

Contestants are....

http://movieposters.2038.net/p/Kill-Bill-Vol._1_1.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000233/
Quentin Tarantino

http://www.doloresparkmovie.org/images/adapt-poster.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005069/
Spike Jonze

http://www.thegeekgeneration.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/batman-under-the-red-hood-poster.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0863622/
Bruce Timm

http://abnormalbrain.bizland.com/nosf79sketch.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003638/
F.W. Murnau

Again, that's:

Quentin Tarantino
Spike Jonze
Bruce Timm
F.W. Murnau

My vote:
1. Spike Jonze (Because of this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKPKLURgyWs). Found on the special features of Being John Malkovich.)
2. F.W. Murnau (I'm kind of assuming he won't get any votes, but Sunrise was an absolutely brilliant movie, and Murnau really deserves to move on!)
3. Bruce Timm (Meh.... He's only elligible for the DCU movies, none of which are any match compared to these other guys' movies.)
4. Quentin Tarantino (I need to see more of his movies, but as is, the only I've seen is the one in that poster, and I didn't particularly care for it.)

Darklordavaitor

02-11-2011, 12:17 PM

1- Tarantino
2- Murnau
3- Jonze
4- Timm

JasonFox

02-11-2011, 12:24 PM

1. Tarantino - Classic exploitation ode to films great to watch.
2. Jonze - When him and Charlie Kaufman team up anything Surreal is possible
3. Timm
3. Murnau

cradleman

02-11-2011, 01:03 PM

1. Timm: because his movies are the only ones in this round that i love
2. Jonze: adaptation was good, though possibly way overrated by certain people running this thread. ;)
3. Murnau: i need to see Nosferatu, that's for sure
4. Tarantino: not a fan of his genre and thus haven't seen any movies of his, but Inglorious Basterds looks good and i may give it a shot soon

Frostbite200

02-11-2011, 01:05 PM

1. Tarantino - Classic exploitation ode to films great to watch.
2. Jonze - When him and Charlie Kaufman team up anything Surreal is possible
3. Timm
3. MurnauThis.

ShadowStar

02-11-2011, 01:47 PM

1. Bruce Timm (Same reason as cradleman.)
2. F.W. Murnau (Well, I've seen Nosferatu.)
3. Quentin Tarantino
4. Spike Jonze

HEATXZ

02-11-2011, 02:28 PM

Bruce Timm :anime:
Spike Jonze
Quentin Tarantino
F.W. Murnau

The Cartoon

02-11-2011, 03:32 PM

Woo! I've been waiting for this thread to start. :D

1. Tarantino (Not a fan of his movies, but he's one of the best filmmakers of all time)
2. Bruce Timm
3. F.W. Murnau
4. Spike Jonze

Superpan

02-11-2011, 07:35 PM

1. F. W. Murnau- Nosferatu was....a let-down, but SUNRISE was surperb! DESERVES TO MOVE ON!
2. Spike Jonze- Haven't seen any of his films, but...
3. Bruce Timm- Second biggest threat.
4. Quentin Taratino- I have some problems with his....fascination with violence and biggest threat in this category.

Darklordavaitor

02-11-2011, 07:39 PM

2. Spike Lee

Wrong Spike.

This is Spike Jonze (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5rRZdiu1UE).

Superpan

02-11-2011, 07:52 PM

Oh....still haven't seen any of his movies....and by the way, Spidey, I believe it's Robert Zemeckis who was nominated, not Robert Zemericks.

Blankments

02-11-2011, 09:32 PM

1. Spike Jonze - Only one on here I've actually seen a movie of. Where the Wild Things Are is fantastic, though.
2. Quentin Tarantino - I've heard he's great.
3. Bruce Timm - I've heard of him.
4. F. W. Murnau - I haven't.

cradleman

02-11-2011, 10:35 PM

so. watching the Aviator tonight. how the hell did we forget Howard Hughes?

Prof. Mecavio

02-12-2011, 06:22 AM

1. F.W. Murnau
2. Spike Jonze
3. Bruce Timm
4. Quentin Tarantino

JasonFox

02-12-2011, 10:35 AM

Can't believe the lack of Tarantino fans here. A man who created films with a sense of realism through violence and spastic dialogue. Pulp Fiction is considered one of the greatest films of all time by both fans and critics. Now I understand people probably haven't seen his films but if some Animation director who did direct to dvd is going to win this then I lose hope for the Symbolism in directing.

The Cartoon

02-12-2011, 10:52 AM

I'm not a fan, but I still have major respect for the guy. And we are trying to find out the best filmmaker of all time. He's up there for sure. Just never liked the genre that he produces.

Darklordavaitor

02-12-2011, 11:37 AM

Tarantino is arguably the last great auteur, and Pulp Fiction is arguably my favorite film ever.

He may not be the best director ever, but he got first from me no problem.

SpideyFan914

02-12-2011, 01:06 PM

Quentin Tarantino- 16
Spike Jonze- 19
Bruce Timm- 17
F.W. Murnau- 12

Wow, I'm kind of regretting that I put Timm above Tarantino, honestly. I just didn't expect Tarantino to get so little support and wanted to help Jonze more.... Too bad I've got that rule that you can't change your vote.
Oh well, I still gotta see Pulp Fiction sometime.

ROUND ONE, MATCH TWO

Contestants are....

http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/196009.1020.A.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000019/
Federico Fellini

http://img.listal.com/image/147822/600full-blue-velvet-poster.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000186/
David Lynch

http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/189500.1020.A.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000406/
John Ford

http://www.impawards.com/2004/posters/eternal_sunshine_of_the_spotless_mind_ver4.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0442109/
Charlie Kaufman

Again, that's:

Federico Fellini
David Lynch
John Ford
Charlie Kaufman

Ouch.... I know I want Kaufman and Lynch to win, but I'll hold my vote for now to be safe.
Lynch is a brilliant director, with multiple masterpieces. I just watched The Elephant Man last night, and was completely blown away by its sheer power. Blue Velvet was a bit of an odder movie (I think Lynch's trademark is that his movies are as strange as possible without sliding into the surreal), but still beautiful all-around. Most specifically, I love his use of color throughout the movie - when it opens, everything is bright and primary, and feels so nice, but then when you reach all the darkness underneath, you can actually see a shift in the spectrum used as well.

And Charlie Kaufman is one of my personal favorites. He's more than just a screenwriter - he's a master of the art. I'll use Eternal Sunshine to lay this out, as it's the one most people would have seen. (Minor spoilers to follow.)
Now, screenwriting is about more than just dialogue. In fact, it's mostly about structure, and this is where Kaufman excels. The basis of Eternal Sunshine is that Joel (Jim Carrey) is trying to erase the memory of Clementine (Kate Winslett) after a bad relationship, but while the process is going on, he realizes that he doesn't want to forget her and fights against it.
The interesting thing in this structure is that as the machine is erasing his memory, he sees them occur in REVERSE order. In other words, we begin with the end of the relationship, and end with the day they met. Without that basic decision, the entire movie would have been completely different, and not nearly as good as the famous result. We begin with the arguments, when they're fighting and at each other's throats, and then go back to see that there was a time when they truly did love each other.

Kaufman has made great movie after great movie. I've seen four of his works by now, and not one of them has been anything less than amazing. VOTE KAUFMAN!

Darklordavaitor

02-12-2011, 01:10 PM

1- Fellini
2- Ford
3- Lynch
4- Kaufman

Kaufman is a great writer, but he didn't make 81/2 or Stagecoach.

JasonFox

02-12-2011, 02:18 PM

1. David Lynch - Hey look at my Avatar it's Eraserhead!
2. Charlie Kaufman - Another surrealist gotta love em'
3. Fellini - Roma and Amarcord are masterpieces in Italian Cinema
4. Ford - I've always seen parts of his Westerns but nonetheless a hard 4 to choose from.

HEATXZ

02-12-2011, 02:28 PM

Charlie Kaufman
David Lynch
Fellini
Ford

Superpan

02-12-2011, 02:45 PM

1- Fellini
2- Ford
3- Lynch
4- Kaufman

Kaufman is a great writer, but he didn't make 81/2 or Stagecoach.

This. Stagecoach comes on iun a few minutes and I'm off to tivo this.

Also, to explain my last vote, I was just trying to get Murnau to win. Not much against Tarantino, but Timm was an out of the blue victor.

EDIT: Okay, an hour or so until Stagecoach. ALSO HAPPY BIRTHDAY ABRAHAM LINCOLN!

Frostbite200

02-12-2011, 03:37 PM

Lynch
Ford
Kaufman
Fellini

cradleman

02-12-2011, 04:51 PM

1. Ford: because his westerns (specifically Stagecoach and the Man Who Shot Liberty Valence) are just amazing
2. Kaufman: great writer, adaptation was really good and Eternal Sunshine was amazing
3. Fellini: never seen anything by him
4. Lynch: only ever seen Wild at Heart and Mullholland Dr by him, and didn't care for either, though Mullholland deserves a rewatch.

SpideyFan914

02-12-2011, 10:40 PM

Holy bleep, we forgot the Marx Brothers. Did we forget the Marx Brothers? I think we forgot the Marx Brothers. But how COULD we forget the Marx Brothers??

Superpan

02-13-2011, 01:06 AM

Because they're primarily thought of as ACTORS and WRITERS, instead of DIRECTORS who will probably be the people who move on past round one. Some of these nominees will have far more luck come Greatest Actor....which I will start when my thread ends and so does Johnny's.

JasonFox

02-13-2011, 08:07 AM

I was looking through this list of nominees and stumbled upon M.Night Shyamlen's name...This is going to be interesting.

SpideyFan914

02-13-2011, 02:36 PM

He DID make the Sixth Sense, y'know....

1. Charlie Kaufman (There are three ways to be a well-known screenwriter: 1- Direct your own movies. 2- Give up and become a playwright. 3- Be Charlie Kaufman.)
2. David Lynch (I STILL can't get over how great The Elephant Man was!)
3. Federico Fellini (Coincidentally, I just saw one of his movies last night. It was all right.)
4. John Ford (I only saw The Searchers, and honestly wasn't that big a fan, but I'll have to see a few more. In any case, it's a tight match.)

Federico Fellini- 10
David Lynch- 12
John Ford- 9
Charlie Kaufman- 11

ROUND ONE, MATCH THREE

Contestants are....

http://www.wudfilmdrivein.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/titanic.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000116/
James Cameron

http://pinartarhan.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Iron_Man_2008.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269463/
Jon Favreau

http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/143610.1020.A.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001379/
John Huston

http://www.moviepostershop.com/sullivans-travels-movie-poster-1020142771.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002545/
Preston Sturges

Again, that's:

James Cameron
Jon Favreau
John Huston
Preston Sturges

My vote:
1. The Man Who Played Noah Cross (I remember loving The Maltese Falcon, but I don't remember anything else about it. I think I own it - will have to rewatch sometime.)
2. Jon Favreau (Iron Man was great! And what's this I see? ZATHURA?? Yup, definitely second!)
3. James Cameron (Avatar was both overrated and underrated, and Terminator was all right. I'm not a huge fan, but I guess I don't DISlike him.)
4. Preston Sturges (Hm.... I don't think I've seen any of his movies....)

HEATXZ

02-13-2011, 02:39 PM

Jon Favreau :anime:
James Cameron
John Huston
Preston Sturges

Darklordavaitor

02-13-2011, 02:54 PM

I haven't seen a Sturges film either. About time I add Sullivan's Travels and The Lady Eve to my queue.

1- Huston
2- Cameron
3- Sturges
4- Favreau

Gold Guy

02-13-2011, 02:55 PM

Jon Favreau
James Cameron
John Huston
Preston Sturges

Blankments

02-13-2011, 03:04 PM

1. James Cameron - It's at this point I'd like to say I think Avatar is overrated. HOWEVER, James Cameron should've won Best Director for it (but not Best Picture) just because doing all that work as a director is worth recognition.
2. Jon Faverau - Iron Man is a fun film, and he seems like a nice guy.
3. Preston Sturges - Don't.
4. John Huston - Know.

SpideyFan914

02-13-2011, 03:25 PM

Well, he got all the visual awards. But Bigelow deserved that - she took an extremely low budget, and created a masterpiece. It was an epic win!

Frostbite200

02-13-2011, 03:46 PM

Jon Favreau :anime:
James Cameron
John Huston
Preston SturgesThis.

JasonFox

02-13-2011, 03:53 PM

1. James Cameron - The man directed one of my favorite films (The Abyss) plus countless memorable movies like Terminator, Aliens, Titanic.

2. John Huston - The Man who would be king and Moulin Rouge are some of the greatest films in the 50's, 60's and 70's.

3. Preston Sturges - The Great McGinty, nuff' said.

4. Jon Favreau - A bit overrated but nonetheless good. Elf will be remembered as a classic and the Iron Mans are just meh. Nothing new in my opinion.

cradleman

02-13-2011, 04:14 PM

1. Favreau: seems to be needing the help. Iron Man 1 is fantastic, IM2 is very good, and i can't wait for Cowboys and Aliens.
2. Cameron: actually my number one, Terminator 2 is one of my top 10 favorite films, and both Aliens and Terminator are great movies. Titanic is good for what it is, and i have yet to see Avatar
3. Sturges: not getting much support
4. Huston: yeah, he's good, but i like the others better

Superpan

02-13-2011, 08:09 PM

1. Preston Sturges- I'll admit to not having seen any of his movies, but just from what I've read and seen of them, he's one of the very few filmmakers that just gives off the joys of film in everything he does. The only other man that can compare to him in that department is Billy Wilder.
2. Jon Faverau- Iron Man is good.
3. John Huston- I couldn't understand what they were saying in the Maltese Falcon.
4. James Cameron- I don't like anything I've seen of this man's movies. Possibly the most overrated filmmaker of all time. No offense.

Darklordavaitor

02-13-2011, 09:11 PM

I guess I should explain my choices a little.

John Huston was one of the greats of the 40's and 50's. The Maltese Falcon, The African Queen, Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Asphalt Jungle, tons of classics. He definitely deserves to make it to at least the next round.

Cameron also has made some great ones. Aliens and the Terminators are some of my favorite sci-fi films and True Lies is a fun action film. Even Avatar, as overlong as it is, contains some great visuals that prove Cameron worthy of his talent.

Preston Sturges' work I admittingly have not seen any of, but he's always been a person whom I admired, and I've had interest in seeing at least a few of his films for a while now. I'll fix that soon.

As much as I enjoy the first Iron Man, Jon Favreau is the weak link here. A basic popcorn film maker who has got lucky a couple of times. I wouldn't be disappointed if he made it through, but he is not my top choice here.

Frostbite200

02-13-2011, 10:07 PM

Well, he got all the visual awards. But Bigelow deserved that - she took an extremely low budget, and created a masterpiece. It was an epic win!I personally wasn't overly impressed with The Hurt Locker, it was good, but WAY too much hype. District 9 should have won.

SpideyFan914

02-13-2011, 11:24 PM

I personally wasn't overly impressed with The Hurt Locker, it was good, but WAY too much hype. District 9 should have won.

District 9 sucked.
It started off as this cool realistic sci-fi, then digressed to be a James Cameron-esque movie. And it's not bad to be Cameron-esque, but don't start off as one thing and then turn into something else. Needless to say, I was very disappointed.

ShadowStar

02-14-2011, 11:20 AM

And it's not bad to be Cameron-esque, but don't start off as one thing and then turn into something else.

Have you ever seen "From Dusk 'till Dawn"? :D

1. James Cameron
2. Jon Favreau
3. John Huston
4. Preston Sturges

SpideyFan914

02-14-2011, 11:33 AM

Have you ever seen "From Dusk 'till Dawn"? :D

No. What is it?

SpideyFan914

02-14-2011, 02:34 PM

James Cameron- 20
Jon Favreau- 19
John Huston- 13
Preston Sturges- 7

This outcome was radically from Chinatown.

ROUND ONE, MATCH FOUR

Contestants are....

http://www.joblo.com/posters/images/full/1996-scream-poster1.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000127/
Wes Craven

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_y6m_gMddMHY/TTPrJY9lACI/AAAAAAAAET8/XYRtSjEYzOs/s1600/Movie-Poster-Star-Wars-5-The-Empire-Strikes-Back.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0449984/
Irvin Kershner

http://www.traileraddict.com/content/columbia-pictures/spiderman.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0498278/
Stan Lee

http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/50/MPW-25083
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001102/
Joe Dante

Again, that's:

Wes Craven
Irvin Kershner
Stan Lee
Joe Dante

My vote:
1. Kershner (Or however you spell his name.)
2. Craven (Because Scream was a good satire.)
3. Dante (Haven't seen his movies.)
4. Stan (He's my idol. But he's not a filmmaker.)

All in all, it's a pretty weak match.... I wouldn't be voting for ANY of these guys against different competition.

cradleman

02-14-2011, 02:50 PM

1. Kirshner: because Strikes back is the strongest directorally of the all the star wars films, even if it's not my favorite
2. Craven: loved the first 2 screams and liked the third to a point, can't wait for 4
3. Stan Lee: because i can't bear to put him in last
4. Dante: nah

JasonFox

02-14-2011, 02:59 PM

HEATXZ

02-14-2011, 03:16 PM

Stan Lee :anime:
Irvin Kershner
Craven
Dante

Superpan

02-14-2011, 05:52 PM

1. Irvin Kershner- RIP
2. Joe Dante- Looney Tunes Back in Action was a good popcorn flick.
3. Wes Craven- Know him.
4. Stan Lee- He doesn't have to be in everyone of these contests, y'know!

The Cartoon

02-14-2011, 10:37 PM

1. Irvin Kershner
2. Joe Dante
3. Stan Lee
4. Wes Craven

ShadowStar

02-15-2011, 11:49 AM

No. What is it?

A film which starts off as a suspenseful story about a family being kidnapped by two outlaws, then becomes VERY different half way through.

The kidnappers and hostages wind up in some sort of club and... everyone in the club is a vampire. A bloodbath ensues.

SpideyFan914

02-15-2011, 12:03 PM

A film which starts off as a suspenseful story about a family being kidnapped by two outlaws, then becomes VERY different half way through.

The kidnappers and hostages wind up in some sort of club and... everyone in the club is a vampire. A bloodbath ensues.

That's.... interesting.

Genre-swapping CAN be done well - look at Adaptation, Sunrise, or The Talented Mr. Ripley - it's just very difficult to pull off successfully, and there has to be some reason for it. District 9 felt like they didn't know how to end without changing genre, so they made it into an action movie. But they already had a great movie going, and the change felt forced and unnatural.

SpideyFan914

02-15-2011, 02:35 PM

Wes Craven- 8
Irvin Kershner- 17
Stan Lee- 6
Joe Dante- 5

ROUND ONE, MATCH FIVE

Contestants are....

http://movie-poster.ws/movies/cartoons/panther/pinkpanther1963movie.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001175/
Blake Edwards

http://minaday.com/movies/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/rififi.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202088/
Jules Dassin

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XWim-Dm1UB4/TIb2v2KcJ1I/AAAAAAAABno/3MwprYjzr58/s400/511P112SFNL.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0673229/
Vincent Pereira

http://hollydoesatx.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/the-social-network-poster.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000399/
David Fincher

Again, that's:

Blake Edwards
Jules Dassin
Vincent Pereira
David Fincher

My vote:
1. Dassin (Because Rafifi was amazing!! Everyone should see that movie!!)
2. Fincher (Social Network is ridiculously overrated, and in no way deserves all the awards it's getting. But Benjamin Button was great.)
3. Edwards (I should see the Panther movies sometime....)
4. Pereira (He's done one movie that I've never even heard of? Yeah, that's last....)

JasonFox

02-15-2011, 03:15 PM

1. David Fincher - The man made Fight Club, Benjamen Button, and Seven
2. Pereria
3. Dassin
4. Edwards

cradleman

02-15-2011, 03:34 PM

1. Fincher: loved Fight Club, Social Network was great, and a bunch of his movies are on my must see list
2. Edwards: cause i love the Pink Panther
3. Dassin: for Spideyfan
4. Peirera: dude's made one movie. why is he even here?

Superpan

02-15-2011, 04:59 PM

1. Blake Edwards- Recently passed away. He did The Great Race and The Pink Panther movies...and he's never got first place yet! WHAT!
2. David Fincher- Moving on anyway...
3. Vincent Perira- Must...
4. Jules Dassin- make sure Edwards Moves on!

The Cartoon

02-15-2011, 06:50 PM

1. Blake Edwards
2. David Fincher
3. Vincent Perira
4. Jules Dassin

HEATXZ

02-15-2011, 08:09 PM

Blake Edwards
David Fincher
Vincent Perira
Jules Dassin

SpideyFan914

02-16-2011, 03:48 PM

Blake Edwards- 12
Jules Dassin- 5
Vincent Pereira- 5
David Fincher- 14

ROUND ONE, MATCH SIX

Contestants are....

http://img.listal.com/image/3910/600full-spider--man-2-poster.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000600/
Sam Raimi

http://www.impawards.com/1974/posters/young_frankenstein.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000316/
Mel Brooks

http://img.listal.com/image/69855/600full-armageddon-poster.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0009190/
J. J. Abrams

http://www.impawards.com/2004/posters/million_dollar_baby.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000142/
Clint Eastwood

Again, that's:

Sam Raimi
Mel Brooks
J. J. Abrams
Clint Eastwood

I'll vote later.

The Cartoon

02-16-2011, 03:56 PM

1. Mel Brooks
2. Clint Eastwood
3. J.J Abrams
4. Sam Raimi

Not an easy match at all.

cradleman

02-16-2011, 03:58 PM

1. Sam Raimi: for spidey! (one and two, that is)
2. Eastwood: only seen two of his films (Space Cowboys ages ago and Mystic River last week) but he's very technically gifted, so he gets the two slot
3. Abrams: loved both movies he's directed, but he hasn't done the work that Eastwood does
4. Brooks: i prefer his TV shows (like say, Get Smart). his movies are funny usually, but none as good as Star Trek or Mystic River, imo

JasonFox

02-16-2011, 05:13 PM

1. Eastwood - The man who made Mystic River, Unforgiven, and Space Cowboys. C'mon now.
2. Raimi - The Evil Dead are some of my favorite horror (with humor) movies. Darkman is also great. Spiderman series is just meh but nonetheless good director.
3. Brooks - After The Producers I didn't see much from him I liked it all was to campy for me though a lot of people appreciate that.
4. Abrams - Star Trek was an alright movie. Maybe if I was a fan of the series I could of enjoyed it more.

Hard choices but has to be done.

Frostbite200

02-16-2011, 05:52 PM

(They're all so good)
J.J Abrams (Loved Star Trek and I never liked the show)
Sam Raimi (I don't think the Spidey movie as much as I used to)
Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven was cool)
Mel Brooks (the King of spoofs!)

HEATXZ

02-16-2011, 06:01 PM

Sam Raimi
Mel Brooks
J.J Abrams
Clint Eastwood

Darklordavaitor

02-16-2011, 06:09 PM

1- Eastwood
2- Raimi
3- Brooks
4- Abrams

Gold Guy

02-16-2011, 06:27 PM

Sam Raimi
J.J. Abrams
Eastwood
Brooks

Blankments

02-16-2011, 07:56 PM

1. Sam Riami - More a film director than Abrams.
2. J. J. Abrams - Awesome guy.
3. Mel Brooks - I've never seen one of his movies or Eastwood's but I tend to prefer comedies...
4. Clint Eastwood - To westerns.

Darklordavaitor

02-16-2011, 08:05 PM

3. Mel Brooks - I've never seen one of his movies or Eastwood's but I tend to prefer comedies...
4. Clint Eastwood - To westerns.
Eastwood has done a lot more than just westerns. In fact, he hasn't made one in almost 20 years now.

Superpan

02-16-2011, 08:25 PM

1. Mel Brooks- Love this guy!
2. Sam Raimi- I know his work.
3. J. J. Abrams- Banking on him getting less support than...
4. Clint Eastwood- this guy

SpideyFan914

02-17-2011, 02:48 PM

My vote:
1. MEL BROOKS!!!! (Because, as one man said to another in Blazing Saddles, "Piss on you! I'm working for Mel Brooks!" Then he punched the guy. But not in the face.)
2. Sam Raimi (For Spider-Man!)
3. Clint Eastwood (He'd probably be higher if I'd, y'know, actually seen his movies.... and if he wasn't a threat to the man who made The Producers.)
4. J. J. Abrams (I'll see Star Trek eventually, but it can't be better than High Anxiety.)

Results:
Sam Raimi- 22
Mel Brooks- 14
J. J. Abrams- 11
Clint Eastwood- 13

ROUND ONE, MATCH SEVEN

Contestants are....

http://www.impawards.com/2003/posters/holes.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001112/
Andrew Davis

http://www.impawards.com/2006/posters/casino_royale.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0132709/
Martin Campbell

http://www.weirdwildrealm.com/filmimages/voyage-lune-1902poster.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0617588/
George Melies

http://blog.inkchaser.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/ITS-A-WONDERFUL-LIFE.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001008/
Frank Capra

Again, that's:

Andrew Davis
Martin Campbell
George Melies
Frank Capra

My vote:
1. George Melies (He's the first guy to ever make a narrative film! And here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYRemE9Oeso) it is! If you haven't seen it, do yourself a favor and spare 10 minutes. ;) )
2. Andrew Davis (HOLES!!)
3. Frank Capra (I really should see some of those movies....)
4. Martin Campbell (I've heard he's good.)

cradleman

02-17-2011, 02:59 PM

1. Martin Campbell: Zorro and Goldeneye AND Casino Royale? yes please
2. Capra: Wonderful Life is good, and Arsenic and Old Lace is amazing
3. Davis: well i like Holes
4. Melies: apparently good

JasonFox

02-17-2011, 03:20 PM

1. Martin Campbell: Zorro and Goldeneye AND Casino Royale? yes please
2. Capra: Wonderful Life is good, and Arsenic and Old Lace is amazing
3. Davis: well i like Holes
4. Melies: apparently good
this ^

HEATXZ

02-17-2011, 03:36 PM

Andrew Davis
Martin Campbell
Frank Capra
George Melies

Darklordavaitor

02-17-2011, 04:50 PM

1- Melies
2- Capra
3- Campbell
4- Davis

Superpan

02-17-2011, 06:36 PM

1. Frank Capra- It's a Wonderful Life and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ALONE would merit a spot in the semifinals. Reading his autobiography right now...when I have the time...
2. George Melies- I would put him higher to give him a boost if I wasn't so insecure about Capra getting to move on.
3. Andrew Davis- Seems to be the lesser threat...
4. Martin Campbell- Would be third if Capra and Melies weren't such underappreciated giants. Green Lantern better be GOOD! I've been an advocate of that movie since 2005!

The Cartoon

02-17-2011, 09:44 PM

As much as I'm glad Mel Brooks moved on, I'm stunned that Clint Eastwood, one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, got eliminated. I don't think that Sam Raimi competes with either of those two, but that's just me.

1. Frank Capra (He should go a LONG way in this competition. Created some of the most important movies of all time)
2. Martin Campbell
3. Andrew Davis
4. George Melies

SpideyFan914

02-17-2011, 10:58 PM

As much as I'm glad Mel Brooks moved on, I'm stunned that Clint Eastwood, one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, got eliminated. I don't think that Sam Raimi competes with either of those two, but that's just me.

If I could've saved Eastwood AND Mel, I honestly probably would have based solely on Eastwood's reputation. But if I have to choose, I'm going with the one whose movies I've seen, and loved. ;)

Superpan

02-17-2011, 11:54 PM

I can't help but think of Eastwood as an actor. So I put him last. Please note I have never seen his movies.

SpideyFan914

02-19-2011, 03:00 AM

Andrew Davis- 9
Martin Campbell- 11
George Melies- 8
Frank Capra- 14

ROUND ONE, MATCH EIGHT

Contestants are....

http://img.filmous.com/static/photos/1449/poster.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000154/
Mel Gibson

http://www.impawards.com/2009/posters/five_hundred_days_of_summer.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1989536/
Marc Webb

http://www.impawards.com/1996/posters/lone_star_ver1.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000626/
John Sayles

http://img.listal.com/image/49837/600full-the-400-blows-poster.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000076/
Francois Truffaut

Again, that's:

Mel Gibson
Marc Webb
John Sayles
Francois Truffaut

My vote:
1. Truffaut (Given first based solely on his reputation. I mean, let's face it, this isn't the greatest match-up, so the biggest name should PROBABLY be first....)
2. Webb (Yeah, he did make on really good movie.)
3. Gibson (Hm.... Don't a lot of people hate him? I've never seen his directed movies, so I can't really judge him as a filmmaker.)
4. Sayles (I've never even heard of any of these.)

cradleman

02-19-2011, 07:46 AM

1. Webb: (500) Days of Summer is just a BRILLIANT film
2. Truffaut: for his reputation
3. Gibson: i liked Braveheart
4. Sayles: 8 men out is a film i want to see. other than that, i don't know him

JasonFox

02-19-2011, 07:50 AM

Gibson - Even if the man is hated he still directed two great films, Braveheart and Apocalypto.
Webb - (500) Days of Summer was once my favorites of 2009.
Sayles - Great visionary director.
Truffaut

HEATXZ

02-19-2011, 09:10 AM

Marc Webbs
Mel Gibson
John Sayles
Francois Truffaut

Superpan

02-19-2011, 10:57 AM

1. Marc Webb- Only one I've seen here and really enjoyed.
2. Francois Truffaut- Nominated him and all.
3. Mel Gibson- Never actually seen his movies.....though I do have a problem with one of them.
4. John Sayles- Doesn't even have a picture that pops up!

cradleman

02-19-2011, 11:10 AM

3. Mel Gibson- Never actually seen his movies.....though I do have a problem with one of them.
I assume passion of the christ? or is it braveheart?

cradleman

02-19-2011, 12:31 PM

and i just realized that andrew davis directed one of my all time favorite movies, the fugitive. i REALLY should look at these IMDB pages before i vote . . .

Superpan

02-19-2011, 05:50 PM

I assume passion of the christ? or is it braveheart?
Former. Philosophical reasons. Though Braveheart is also EXTREMELY historically inaccurate!

Oh...yeah. I liked the Fugitive as well. Probably should have put him third. Aw well. I only want Webb and Truffaut to move on anyway.

The Cartoon

02-20-2011, 10:02 AM

Marc Webbs
Mel Gibson
John Sayles
Francois Truffaut
I'll go with this.

Darklordavaitor

02-20-2011, 11:25 AM

1- Truffaut
2- Webb
3- Sayles
4- Gibson

SpideyFan914

02-20-2011, 12:42 PM

Mel Gibson- 10
Marc Webb- 18
John Sayles- 4
Francois Truffaut- 10

And so, interestingly, we have our first ever:

TIEBREAKER MATCH

http://www.moviepostr.com/img/movie/2334/the-passion-of-the-christ-1936-poster-large.jpeg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000154/
Mel Gison VS. Francois Truffaut
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000076/
http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/196288.1020.A.jpg

I'm voting Francois Truffaut. He's a MUCH bigger filmmaker, of whom I want to see several of his movies. We're watching The 400 Blows a bit later in class, and Shoot the Piano Player is just.... I mean, he made a movie called Shoot the Piano Player - that's really all I need to say.

cradleman

02-20-2011, 12:45 PM

hm, i went with Truffaut in the match, but i think i'll swing for the breaker and go with Gibson.

JasonFox

02-20-2011, 12:47 PM

my first was Gibson, and I'll still say Mel!

A man of controversial words, but a brilliant gritty filmmaker.

HEATXZ

02-20-2011, 12:52 PM

I'm going with Mel Gibson

Darklordavaitor

02-20-2011, 12:55 PM

Truffaut all the way. Mel doesn't even compare, and I don't see how you guys could go for him.

Superpan

02-20-2011, 05:36 PM

truffaut all the way. Mel doesn't even compare, and i don't see how you guys could go for him.

Thank you! I agree!

JasonFox

02-20-2011, 07:57 PM

Thank you! I agree!

In a way both Directors are Foreign Language directors but Gibsons movies are just more compelling to me and gritty and painful themes. For Truffaut the only movie I really like is Stolen Kisses and that isn't even that amazing just a good watch.

Superpan

02-20-2011, 08:03 PM

How are they Foreign Language directors? Gibson uses foreign language because of the setting of some of their movies. Also, Truffaut didn't use foreign language. He made his French movies in French and his English movies in English.

Truffaut was THE filmmaker of the 1960's. Gibson makes overblown historically inaccurate gorntastic films.

The Cartoon

02-20-2011, 10:42 PM

I don't like him as a person, but he's a great filmmaker. Mel Gibson.

JasonFox

02-21-2011, 07:08 AM

How are they Foreign Language directors? Gibson uses foreign language because of the setting of some of their movies. Also, Truffaut didn't use foreign language. He made his French movies in French and his English movies in English.
.

They both have dabbled in Foreign Language Films for Gibson (Passion and Apocalypto) and Truffaut (Stolen kisses, Day for Night).
Truffaut was THE filmmaker of the 1960's. Gibson makes overblown historically inaccurate gorntastic films.

Superpan

02-21-2011, 10:58 AM

well, I would argue how can you make foreign language films? Every language was a native language to somebody :D.

HG Revolution

02-21-2011, 12:37 PM

Has to be Truffaut.

SpideyFan914

02-21-2011, 12:40 PM

Mel Gibson- 4
Francois Truffaut- 4

EDIT: Wait, wait, wait! A last-minute vote has changed the score! There is now a DOUBLE-TIE, meaning they will both move on! But do know - in my double-ties, the two are bound into the same match, so we will see who the better man is yet.

ROUND ONE, MATCH NINE

Contestants are....

http://www.moviepostr.com/img/movie/138/ratatouille-125-poster-large.jpeg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0083348/
Brad Bird

http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/22/b70-11240
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0304098/
Abel Gance

http://poietes.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/silence-of-the-lambs-poster.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001129/
Jonathan Demme

http://www.impawards.com/1967/posters/graduate_ver2.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001566/
Mike Nichols

Again, that's:

Brad Bird
Abel Gance
Jonathan Demme
Mike Nichols

I may watch Lambs tonight, so I'll vote later. However, I just have to say - BRAD BIRD WAS EDNA MODE!!!!! HOLY FLIPPIN' BLEEP!!!!

SpideyFan914

02-21-2011, 12:43 PM

NOTE: With that last-minute vote, Gibson and Truffaut are actually tied. I've edited the update, so, yeah.

HG Revolution

02-21-2011, 01:03 PM

1. Bird
2. Nichols
3. Demme
4. Gance (not totally fair, since I'm completely unfamiliar with him)

HEATXZ

02-21-2011, 01:38 PM

Brad Bird :anime:
Mike Nichols
Jonathan Demme
Abel Gance

cradleman

02-21-2011, 02:12 PM

1. Demme: Silence of the Lambs is an absolute Masterpiece. one of 2 perfect films i've ever seen.
2. Bird: amazing, and already has tons of support
3. Abel Gance: dunno
4. Nichols: never seen the Graduate and he's a threat to Demme

Darklordavaitor

02-21-2011, 02:27 PM

1- Nichols
2- Demme
3- Bird
4- Grance

Superpan

02-21-2011, 03:02 PM

1. Mike Nichols- Loved the Graduate. Best use of a crucifix on film.
2. Abel Gance- To quote one man, "The human race can be divided into two groups of people: Those who have seen Napoleon and those who have not."
3. Brad Bird- Has alot of support and I hope he moves on.
4. Jonathan Demme- Never seen any of his stuff, not a fan of gory films, and a threat.

JasonFox

02-21-2011, 03:46 PM

Frostbite200

02-21-2011, 04:39 PM

Brad Bird - WTH
Mike Nichols
Jonathan Demme - The Manchurian Candidate (2004) was a total mess.
Abel Gance

SpideyFan914

02-22-2011, 02:28 PM

My vote:
1. Brad Bird (Duh!)
2. Mike Nichols (The Graduate was awesome!)
3. Jonathan Demme (Nope, didn't get the time to watch Silence of the Lambs yet. Still, Philadelphia was good.... He did Silence of the Lambs, and Philadelphia.... Seriously, what's with this guy?)
4. Abel Gance (Haven't even heard of his movies.)

Brad Bird- 17
Abel Gance- 5
Jonathan Demme- 9
Mike Nichols- 17

ROUND ONE, MATCH TEN

Contestants are....

http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/6/b70-3219
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0281808/
Victor Fleming

http://www.moviepostr.com/img/movie/562/blade-trinity-502-poster-large.jpeg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0333060/
David S. Goyer

http://moviesontheroof.com/images/fistful.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001466/
Sergio Leone

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/hdnt/Movie/smp-1.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001149/
Richard Donner

Again, that's:

Victor Fleming
David S. Goyer
Sergio Leone
Richard Donner

My vote:
1. Fleming (If he doesn't win, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore.)
2. Leone (Based purely on namesake.)
3. Goyer (Writes for Chris Nolan. Or is it cowriting....? I think it's cowriting.)
4. Donner (Never saw any of his movies.)

JasonFox

02-22-2011, 02:56 PM

1. Flemming - Gone with the Wind is considered one of the greatest films of all time props are given to him.
2. Leone - The Good, the bad, and the Ugly, and his other wonderful westerns and crime films (Once Upon a time in America) are all classics.
3. Goyer -Though not a fan of his direction I think he deserved #3 for his sake of writing.
4. Donner.

The Cartoon

02-22-2011, 03:29 PM

Darklordavaitor

02-22-2011, 04:30 PM

1- Leone
2- Donner
3- Fleming
4- Goyer

Frostbite200

02-22-2011, 05:08 PM

Victor Fleming (Based on is resumé alone he should move on)
Richard Donner (Superman, Lethal Weapon 1-4 and 16 Blocks)
David S. Goyer (Blade Trinity should have sealed his fate...but he co-wrote Batman Begins, which has got to count for something!)
Sergio Leone

cradleman

02-22-2011, 05:35 PM

1. Leone: the man with no name trilogy is pretty awesome
2. Donner: Love Love Love the first superman, and his cut of Superman II is great, not to mention Ladyhawke(very good movie) and the Lethal Weapon movies.
3. Goyer: he's had some clunkers or he'd be higher, but come on, he wrote Batman Begins and the Dark Knight! that deserves some love
4. Fleming: although i do like the Wizard of Oz and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, I hate Gone with the Wind with a passion for being long, depressing, and boring. 4th it is. really tough round though

Superpan

02-22-2011, 06:46 PM

1. Victor Fleming- Directed both Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz in the same year when both movies were on the verge of self-destructing. Truely, this man was a FILMMAKER!
2. Richard Donner- Hopefully has gotten enough support to not have me rank these people out of order.
3. Sergio Leone- The credits of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly are a treat.
4. David Goyer- Based purely on his directed films...and looking at his competition.....yeah.

HEATXZ

02-22-2011, 07:06 PM

David S. Goyer
Richard Donner
Victor Fleming
Sergio Leone

Darklordavaitor

02-22-2011, 07:15 PM

The lack of Leone love is a little disappointing. IMO he has more great films than anyone on here. The Man With No Name trilogy, Once Upon a Time in the West, and Once Upon a Time in America especially.

Superpan

02-22-2011, 07:58 PM

Well....to me...Superman: The Movie> The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

Frostbite200

02-22-2011, 11:31 PM

2. Donner: Love Love Love the first superman, and his cut of Superman II is great, not to mention Ladyhawke(very good movie) and the Lethal Weapon movies.
3. Goyer: he's had some clunkers or he'd be higher, but come on, he wrote Batman Begins and the Dark Knight! that deserves some loveI didn't know Donner did Hawkeye!

And Goyer only came up with the story for TDK, plus it was a co-story credit!

HG Revolution

02-23-2011, 10:11 AM

1. Leone
2. Flemming
3. Donner
4. Goyer

SpideyFan914

02-23-2011, 03:45 PM

Victor Fleming- 19
David S. Goyer- 8
Sergio Leone- 16
Richard Donner- 11

For once, the comic book guys do not win!

ROUND ONE, MATCH ELEVEN

Contestants are....

http://images.moviepostershop.com//wizards-movie-poster-1020500718.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000835/
Ralph Bakshi

http://www.traileraddict.com/content/20th-century-fox/star_wars-6.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000184/
George Lucas

http://www.impawards.com/2007/posters/hot_fuzz_ver6.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0942367/
Edgar Wright

http://blogs.pitch.com/wayward/Pirates_Of_The_Caribbean_Poster.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0893659/
Gore Verbinski

Again, that's:

Ralph Bakshi
George Lucas
Edgar Wright
Gore Verbinski

My vote: (I'm sure everyone's gonna be talking about how hard this match is, and how they're all great.... but honestly, I don't really care that much about any of them. They're all good, sure....)
1. George Lucas (Star Wars is overrated. Indiana Jones is not.)
2. Edgar Wright (I actually really liked Hot Fuzz!)
3. Gore Verbinski (He should make a NEW movie. Pirates 1 was great.)
4. Ralph Bakshi (Haven't seen any of his movies, and his contributions to the '67 Spidey begin where it went downhill. That's a bad sign.)

Darklordavaitor

02-23-2011, 04:09 PM

1- Bakshi
2- Wright
3- Lucas
4- Verbinski

cradleman

02-23-2011, 04:09 PM

1. Lucas: Love Star Wars, Love Indiana Jones
2. Wright: Scott Pilgrim was a great and funny movie
3. Verbinski: Pirates 1 really is great
4. Bakshi: who?

Superpan

02-23-2011, 06:04 PM

1. Lucas: Love Star Wars, Love Indiana Jones
2. Wright: Scott Pilgrim was a great and funny movie
3. Verbinski: Pirates 1 really is great
4. Bakshi: who?

This....but I know who Ralph Bakshi is. I can't help but think Fritz the Cat....has....its wrong. I'm sorry his filmography just strikes me as....either low quality or so strange...its wrong.

HEATXZ

02-23-2011, 06:25 PM

Edgar Wright :anime:
George Lucas
Gore Verbinski
Ralph Bakshi

Frostbite200

02-23-2011, 08:01 PM

Edgar Wright :anime:
George Lucas
Gore Verbinski
Ralph BakshiThis. Hot Fuzz is AWESOME and Scott Pilgrim ain't half bad either, and while I'm a huge Star Wars fan, as director and writer, Wright is far more skilled in both aspects.
POTC has gone downhill, "Black Pearl" was great and I'm one of the few who still enjoyed Dead Man's Chest, but At World's End was awful! Verbinski made the right choice to abandon ship (pun intended) But I'm hoping with a new director and a stand alone story "On Stranger Tides" will breath some much need into the limping franchise.

The Cartoon

02-23-2011, 08:56 PM

1. George Lucas
2. Gore Verbinski
3. Ralph Bakshi
4. Edgar Wright

JasonFox

02-23-2011, 09:51 PM

1. Lucas: Love star wars, love indiana jones
2. Wright: Scott pilgrim was a great and funny movie
3. Verbinski: Pirates 1 really is great
4. Bakshi: Who?

this!

SpideyFan914

02-23-2011, 10:18 PM

This. Hot Fuzz is AWESOME and Scott Pilgrim ain't half bad either, and while I'm a huge Star Wars fan, as director and writer, Wright is far more skilled in both aspects.
POTC has gone downhill, "Black Pearl" was great and I'm one of the few who still enjoyed Dead Man's Chest, but At World's End was awful! Verbinski made the right choice to abandon ship (pun intended) But I'm hoping with a new director and a stand alone story "On Stranger Tides" will breath some much need into the limping franchise.

I, on the other hand, wish they'd end the franchise.

Granted, I haven't seen Pirates 3 yet, but c'mon - when has any franchise ever benefitted from being let to live past its death?

Blankments

02-23-2011, 10:57 PM

1. George Lucas - As much as you may dislike him for certain things, he's George Lucas, and needs to go on.
2. Gore Verbinski - The POTC movies are a guilty pleasure of mine.
3. Edgar Wright - I wish I could put him higher but I can't. I loved Scott Pilgrim, but it's the only movie I've seen of his. However, I wouldn't mind seeing him go through.
4. Ralph Bakshi - Who?

jph139

02-24-2011, 12:27 AM

I, on the other hand, wish they'd end the franchise.

Granted, I haven't seen Pirates 3 yet, but c'mon - when has any franchise ever benefitted from being let to live past its death?

Batman.

SpideyFan914

02-24-2011, 01:02 AM

Batman.

....

That was rebooted. Doesn't count.

Superpan

02-24-2011, 01:04 AM

SpideyFan914

02-24-2011, 05:25 PM

Does James Bond count as a franchise?

Looney Tunes?

Disney characters?

Family Guy, if we go into TV. And Futurama.

Also Pirates 3 made a WHOLE lot of money and everyone wants to turn Jack Sparrow into a franchise.

James Bond would probably be an exception, from what I've heard anyway.

Looney Tunes is.... I'm not sure if that counts as a franchise. Neither do I think they're still making those.

Family Guy sucks. Futurama hasn't reached its death yet - it was canceled prematurely.

Disney's a perfect example to prove my point! I mean, have you seen Mulan 2? And did I hear something about a Cinderella 3? Seriously, now....

SpideyFan914

02-24-2011, 05:40 PM

Ralph Bakshi- 4
George Lucas- 23
Edgar Wright- 17
Gore Verbinski- 10

ROUND ONE, MATCH TWELVE

Contestants are....

http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/259814.1020.A.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001328/
Howard Hawks

http://www.firstshowing.net/img2/slumdog-millionaire-poster-full.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000965/
Danny Boyle

http://moviesoftheday.com/upload/covers/40419/interstate-60-cover-3.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0301826/
Bob Gale

http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/189527.1020.A.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001232/
Milos Forman

Again, that's:

Howard Hawks
Danny Boyle
Bob Gale
Milos Forman

My vote: (Now THIS is a slightly difficult one!)
1. Bob Gale (You love him as the writer of the Back to the Future trilogy! I love him as the director of the obscure movie depicted in that poster, one which ALL of you should see!!)
2. Danny Boyle (It's a toss-up between him and Gale. I think Slumdog's overrated, BUT 127 HOURS IS AMAZING!!!!!!)
3. Milos Forman (Cuckoo's Nest is good. In a different match, I'd vote him up more.)
4. Howard Hawks (Haven't seen his movies, but I should probably add His Girl Friday to my list....)

Superpan

02-24-2011, 05:41 PM

Cinderella 3 was GREAT movie! That was the best Disney sequel!

Return to Never Land hasn't...aged well, but it's Peter Pan so I can't say I don't enjoy it.

HEATXZ

02-24-2011, 05:42 PM

Bob Gale :anime:
Danny Boyle
Milos Forman
Howard Hawks

cradleman

02-24-2011, 05:52 PM

1. Hawks: Sargent York, Bringing up Baby, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, I was a Male War Bride are all excellent films. he needs to move on
2. Gale: Back to the Future is amazing
3. Forman: haven't seen his movies, but i've heard great things about One Flew and Amadeus
4. Boyle: Slumdog Millionaire seems overrated and i haven't seen 127 hours yet though it looks pretty great. tough match.

Superpan

02-24-2011, 05:53 PM

Darklordavaitor

02-24-2011, 05:57 PM

1- Forman
2- Hawks
3- Gale
4- Boyle

I also want to say that Amadeus is one of my all-time favorite movies. If you're a fan of music, you owe it to yourself to see it.

SpideyFan914

02-24-2011, 05:59 PM

Whoa, if I'd known Gale was actually gonna get support, I'd've thrown mine to Boyle.... I'm hoping to see his production of Frankenstein later this month too! :)

Frostbite200

02-24-2011, 09:10 PM

Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire was great...Crade is heartless!)
Bob Gale (Tho BTTF was awesome, the second one was week and I credit the turn to Robert Zemeckis...)
Milos Forman
Howard Hawks

JasonFox

02-24-2011, 09:18 PM

1- Forman
2- Hawks
3- Gale
4- Boyle

I also want to say that Amadeus is one of my all-time favorite movies. If you're a fan of music, you owe it to yourself to see it.

this.

SpideyFan914

02-25-2011, 05:42 PM

Howard Hawks- 10
Danny Boyle- 7
Bob Gale- 14
Milos Forman- 11

Wow, closer than usual. I'm glad I didn't rig my vote....

ROUND ONE, MATCH THIRTEEN

Contestants are....

http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/455353.1020.A.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0850895/
Frank Tashlin

http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/2/b70-1191
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002031/
Michael Curtiz

http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/193231.1020.A.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000455/
John Hughes

http://www.joblo.com/posters/images/full/1990-edward-scissorhands-poster1.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000318/
Tim Burton

Again, that's:

Frank Tashlin
Michael Curtiz
John Hughes
Tim Burton

My vote:
1. Michael Curtiz (Casablanca. Period.)
2. Tim Burton (I like his older movies better. Rule of thumb is, his best movies have a protagonist named "Ed.")
3. John Hughes (I need to see some of those movies!)
4. Frank Tashlin (Haven't seen any of 'em.)

HEATXZ

02-25-2011, 06:10 PM

Tim Burton :anime:
John Hughes
Michael Curtiz
Frank Tashlin

Darklordavaitor

02-25-2011, 06:45 PM

1- Curtiz (solid stock director for Warner. Calling him one of the best was a stretch, but he made enough classics for the studio to earn an advancement, especially when a repertoire like his includes Casablanca.)
2- Burton (visually creative and endearing director. His later work has become overly familiar and predictable, but has enough good ones to at least earn second.)
3- Hughes (lovable comedy maker. His 90's work wasn't anywhere near as good as his 80's, but his classics are solid enough.)
4- Tashlin (love his Warner shorts, sadly unfamiliar with his feature film contributions.)

Superpan

02-25-2011, 07:02 PM

1. John Hughes- Giving him a bump!
2. Michael Curtiz- He also directed The Adventures of Robin Hood. Glad he doesn't need the help.
3. Tim Burton- I like him too and wouldn't mind if he moved on.
4. Frank Tashlin- FORGIVE ME, BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN YOUR LIVE ACTION MOVIES! I LOVED YOUR LOONEY TUNES!

One of the strongest matches yet, me thinks.

JasonFox

02-25-2011, 08:03 PM

1. Hughes - Created a great teen comedy atmosphere which could fully transition to relating to teens.

2. Curtiz - Directed the greatest romance film of all the time!

3. Tashlin - Just to keep the #4 at the end.

4. Burton - Other than Ed Wood I haven't enjoyed any of films which try to hard to be neo-noir while coming off IMO cheesy.

cradleman

02-25-2011, 09:22 PM

1. Burton: Love Batman for sure, and Big Fish is also amazing. Edward Scissorhands is wickedly funny and darkly awesome, and i do enjoy Charlie and the Chocolate Factory even if it isn't great.
2. Hughes: man i love Hughes stuff, especially Home Alone and his Brat Pack stuff
3. Tashlin: made some good stuff
4. Curtiz: threat

SpideyFan914

02-25-2011, 10:00 PM

4. Burton - Other than Ed Wood I haven't enjoyed any of films which try to hard to be neo-noir while coming off IMO cheesy.

Actually, my understanding is that Burton's main influence is not Noir, but the German Expressionist films like The Cabinet of Dr. Caligare.

Superpan

02-25-2011, 10:03 PM

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligare.

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

Hate to be that guy, but.....eh. I like spelling film titles.

SpideyFan914

02-25-2011, 10:04 PM

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

Hate to be that guy, but.....eh. I like spelling film titles.

Hush, Peter Superpan.

Frostbite200

02-25-2011, 10:14 PM

Superpan

02-25-2011, 10:25 PM

Hush, Peter Superpan.
...and my list of strange nicknames and labels given to me in recent years continues!

The Cartoon

02-26-2011, 11:06 AM

1. Tim Burton
2. John Hughes
3. Michael Curtiz
4. Frank Tashlin

SpideyFan914

02-27-2011, 12:27 AM

Frank Tashlin- 2
Michael Curtiz- 14
John Hughes- 17
Tim Burton- 15

ROUND ONE, MATCH FOURTEEN

Contestants are....

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EqchNqfBQtQ/TINexQr9lrI/AAAAAAAAARI/FFlA4XfUJqU/s1600/Tokyo+Story+Poster.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0654868/
Yasujiro Ozu

http://s3.daemonsmovies.com/mov/up/2010/09/Black-Swan-Poster1-550x814.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004716/
Darren Aronofsky

http://www.mister8.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/007_DRNO_connery_low.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0110482/
Albert R. Broccoli

http://www.emulsioncompulsion.com/gallery2/d/52257-1/Poster+for+Buster+Keaton+in+THE+GENERAL+_1927_.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000036/
Buster Keaton

Again, that's:

Yasujiro Ozu
Darren Aronofsky
Albert R. Broccoli
Buster Keaton

I'll vote later, in case anyone needs the help, but I'm giving my compliments to Aronofsky and Keaton, two of the finest filmmaker to grace us with their movies! Darren Aronofsky easily deserves best director tomorrow (um, tonight) for his work on Black Swan, even though he won't get it. And Buster Keaton is.... well, Buster Keaton!

Darklordavaitor

02-27-2011, 12:52 AM

1- Ozu
2- Keaton
3- Broccoli
4- Aronofsky

Superpan

02-27-2011, 01:01 AM

Curtiz out FIRST ROUND! WHAT! Well, I guess Burton and Hughes have had a bigger effect on pop culture....oh well.

1. Buster Keaton- The obvious first place here. While I love Chaplin's movies, I actually prefer Keaton's character over the Little Tramp.
2. Albert R. Broccoli- Bond...boring, but you have to admit that it IS the ultimate male fantasy.
3. Darren Aronofsky- Is that how you spell his name? Never seen his work. I know of him though.
4. Yasujiro Ozu- Yeah, if the guy who made Casablanca and Robin Hood is out first round, then the guy who made....nothing is also out.

Darklordavaitor

02-27-2011, 01:15 AM

4. Yasujiro Ozu- Yeah, if the guy who made Casablanca and Robin Hood is out first round, then the guy who made....nothing is also out.
Tokyo Story, Early Spring, and Late Spring are nothing?

Superpan

02-27-2011, 01:37 AM

I'm only possibly aware of the first one of those. Alright, upon reading the IMDB page, I actually tried to watch Tokyo Story late at night at TCM. I was bored and tired, the storyline seemed uninteresting (actually I think its a ripoff of an American movie set in Britan made 13 years prior) and when I turned around to watch it when not burying my head in my pillow, the contrast of their white, sad, faces against the dark black background and the fact it was 1:30 in the morning freaked me out and nearly gave me nightmares!

So...can't say I was impressed with what I'd seen.

SpideyFan914

02-27-2011, 01:55 AM

4. Yasujiro Ozu- Yeah, if the guy who made Casablanca and Robin Hood is out first round, then the guy who made....nothing is also out.

Tokyo Story, Early Spring, and Late Spring are nothing?

Yeah, that. In Japan, he's actually more popular than Akira Kurosawa, apparently! He's just not well-known in the US because he's foreign.

I'm only possibly aware of the first one of those. Alright, upon reading the IMDB page, I actually tried to watch Tokyo Story late at night at TCM. I was bored and tired, the storyline seemed uninteresting (actually I think its a ripoff of an American movie set in Britan made 13 years prior) and when I turned around to watch it when not burying my head in my pillow, the contrast of their white, sad, faces against the dark black background and the fact it was 1:30 in the morning freaked me out and nearly gave me nightmares!

So...can't say I was impressed with what I'd seen.

I honestly haven't seen any of his movies. But I know he's a big name, and plan to get on that soon. ;)

cradleman

02-27-2011, 02:46 AM

1. Broccoli: i love the Bond films, and this guy made em possible
2. Aronofski: I've seen part of the Wrestler, and it was good enough to warrant this spot. I REALLY need to finish that movie . . . I also really want to see Black Swan.
3. Ozu: whatever
4. Keaton: huge threat and i'm honestly not that big of a fan

JasonFox

02-27-2011, 10:21 AM

HEATXZ

02-27-2011, 10:51 AM

Yasujiro Ozu
Albert R. Broccoli
Darren Aronofsky
Buster Keaton

Superpan

02-27-2011, 12:00 PM

....WHAT! Buster Keaton is one of the greatest film giants of all time...and he's gonna lose to some guy named Broccoli! WHAT!

Stupid-tupid no vote change system...

SpideyFan914

02-27-2011, 01:36 PM

....WHAT! Buster Keaton is one of the greatest film giants of all time...and he's gonna lose to some guy named Broccoli! WHAT!

Stupid-tupid no vote change system...

That's why I held my vote.

SpideyFan914

02-28-2011, 01:31 AM

Hm.... This isn't good.... Hm...................................
...............................................................................
1. Buster Keaton (He's NOT BETTER than Chaplin!! BUT HE'S STILL BUSTER KEATON!!!!!)
2. Darren Aronofsky (I don't like him less than Keaton. He's just doing better right now. I still think he should've won Best Director, even though it was funny when Hooper thanked his mom and then my mom texted me that I'd better remember that.)
3. Albert R. Broccoli (Yeah, I'll get around to those James Bond films eventually. But there's no way he's better than either of the above, who are both FLIPPIN' AWESOME!!!)
4. Yasujiro Ozu (I nominated him, but honestly didn't expect him to get any support. In fact, I really haven't seen any of his movies.)

So what does that mean?

Yasujiro Ozu- 8
Darren Aronofsky- 8
Albert R. Broccoli- 12
Buster Keaton- 8

HA!!! PLOT TWIST!!

TIEBREAKER

http://auteursnotebook.s3.amazonaws.com/multiple%20images/MPOTW/latespringposter.jpghttp://www.firstshowing.net/img2/wrestler-poster-final-fullsize.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0654868/ -------------------------- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004716/
Yasujiro Ozu VS. Buster Keaton VS. Darren Aronofsky
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000036/
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae80/Iksmada/tik/steamboat_bill_bluray/poster1small.jpg

Now, just to be clear.... Nobody wants to be forced into a second round of tiebreaking, right? 'Cause I'm gonna be going for the double-tie here, meaning that if this doesn't turn out one clearcut winner, I'll be sending all the highest votes onward!

So, remember, folks - vote ONE!

Frostbite200

02-28-2011, 01:57 AM

Darren Aronofsky

Superpan

02-28-2011, 02:10 AM

Buster Keaton. The General? The Cameraman? All great. True, Chaplin was better at overall characteriazation and plotting, but Keaton's a contender for top gag man.

Also, I actually wanted Tom Hooper to win. My family and I loved The King's Speech. :anime:

cradleman

02-28-2011, 03:14 AM

Aronofsky

(as for the oscars, screw them for not recognizing the genius of Inception)

JasonFox

02-28-2011, 07:00 AM

Aronofsky.

Darklordavaitor

02-28-2011, 08:28 AM

Keaton

HEATXZ

02-28-2011, 09:56 AM

Yasujiro Ozu

Superpan

02-28-2011, 06:30 PM

(as for the oscars, screw them for not recognizing the genius of Inception)

....

For the sake of conversation, I would say that I was disappointed with Inception. It was a good movie, but it showcased Nolan's biggest flaw as a director: When given the choice between interesting psycho-drama or flat out action movie, he always chooses the action movie. When I went to go see Inception, I wanted to see what goes on when people enter someone's deepest level of conciousness.

Apparently, Cillian Murphy's deepest level of consciousness is a level from Call of Duty.

cradleman

02-28-2011, 06:44 PM

....

For the sake of conversation, I would say that I was disappointed with Inception. It was a good movie, but it showcased Nolan's biggest flaw as a director: When given the choice between interesting psycho-drama or flat out action movie, he always chooses the action movie. When I went to go see Inception, I wanted to see what goes on when people enter someone's deepest level of conciousness.

Apparently, Cillian Murphy's deepest level of consciousness is a level from Call of Duty.
no. He'd been trained to be able to fight off the dream thieves, so there were armed guards to protect him already, and in level two they alerted him to the fact that someone was inside his dreams, raising the alert even more, not to mention the fact that the deeper you go, the more dangerous it is already. it raised the stakes for what they were doing, especially knowing that if they died, near eternity in limbo awaited. yes, there's action, but in reality, it's a very cerebral (albeit somewhat simple in some ways) movie that does explore dynamics such as loss, pain, and grief in new and interesting ways. also, if you think Nolan can only do action movies, check out both Memento and Following.

Superpan

02-28-2011, 08:00 PM

no. He'd been trained to be able to fight off the dream thieves, so there were armed guards to protect him already, and in level two they alerted him to the fact that someone was inside his dreams, raising the alert even more, not to mention the fact that the deeper you go, the more dangerous it is already. it raised the stakes for what they were doing, especially knowing that if they died, near eternity in limbo awaited. yes, there's action, but in reality, it's a very cerebral (albeit somewhat simple in some ways) movie that does explore dynamics such as loss, pain, and grief in new and interesting ways. also, if you think Nolan can only do action movies, check out both Memento and Following.

The only emotional thread I felt in the movie was the plotline with the wife, which I did enjoy, but at the same time I had already seen it in a Family Guy episode.

I'm not saying it was a bad movie. I'm just saying it was a good ACTION movie.

Not the "next step in entertainment" I felt I was promised and by no means, as cerebal as Citizen Kane.

SpideyFan914

02-28-2011, 10:22 PM

Wow! cradleman actually read my review! Thanks for the citation, by the way - I love being denied credit for unveiling the truth.

Here's what I wrote on Inception:

This one's been beaten to death with recommendations, so I'll be the guy who gives you the honest review. It's a great movie. Not Nolan's best, or even close. Not the best of the year, or even close. But it's still a damn good movie which action-y, comic-book lovers on sites like this will huddle around. Inception has been praised for its complex plot and philosophical questions. I, however, will praise for its simple story and lack of a need to go any farther. 'Cause, hey, what's it really about? It's a man whose lost his wife and blames himself, and now all he wants is to be reunited with his kids. In short, it's a story of redemption and forgiving oneself. What's complicated is the setting, not the story. Don't make it out to be some huge epic masterpiece - it's much better when you realize how truly simple it is! 7.7/10

JasonFox

02-28-2011, 10:36 PM

SpideyFan914

02-28-2011, 11:32 PM

Great review I myself write reviews for my Universities Paper but the one complaint I have (I have this with most critics) is that they write the review give it a score (Your 7.7 for example) then they say only good things about it. Well it must have bad things if it isn't a perfect 10 and Internet critics never explain them. But great review!

Why, thank you! :D

7.7's actually a really good score for me. Once you cross the 8.0 mark, you're getting into "Greatest of ___" category, so it's pretty hard to say bad things when the score is so high. At that point, it's more of just a way to rank the movie and give some headroom for those that go a bit deeper.

Superpan

03-01-2011, 12:27 AM

Eh...I guess I agree with that review, but cerebal and Oscar-deserving it ain't.

SpideyFan914

03-01-2011, 09:19 AM

It got Oscars for its effects and sound. Personally, I think it's quite deserving of these.

SpideyFan914

03-01-2011, 11:44 AM

Very well - I'm voting for KEATON! Thus, the score is:

Yasujiro Ozu- 1
Darren Aronofsky- 3
Buster Keaton - 3

Double-tie between Aronofsky and Keaton! Rather than stretching this out another day, they'll both move on but be crammed into the same match. Now then....

ROUND ONE, MATCH FIFTEEN

Contestants are....

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bpdWsOrotV0/S9bjGlBY9tI/AAAAAAAACVU/IAsOb1Bre_Y/s1600/m+movie+poster+4.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000485/
Fritz Lang

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PizfJ8wPI-c/SwqvnhYO3UI/AAAAAAAAAm8/2tZ-FPzJ_zI/s1600/harry_potter_and_the_sorcerers_stone.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001060/
Chris Columbus

http://www.madmind.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/the_matrix_center_small.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905152/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905154/
The Wachowski Brothers

http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/58/MPW-29129
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0950109/
Terence Young

Again, that's:

Fritz Lang
Chris Columbus
Wachowski Brothers
Terence Young

My vote:
1. Columbus (The best Harry Potters and the best Home Alones! AND he went to NYU to boot! Yup, ya gotta love 'im.)
2. Fritz Lang (I still need to see M, Metropolis, and the Mabuse movies, but regardless, his name is big enough for second place.)
3. Wachoskis (Wait, they did V for Vendetta too? Cool!)
4. Young (Okay, hold on a second. You mean to tell me that Broccoli didn't even DIRECT the movies? OR write them? He's - he's just the producer!!! How the bleepity did he beat Aronofsky and Keaton??? Whatever, I'm putting this guy last! We've got our James Bond rep!)

Darklordavaitor

03-01-2011, 12:01 PM

1- Lang
2- Young
3- Columbus
4- Wachowski

cradleman

03-01-2011, 01:57 PM

1. Wachowskis: the Matrix is one of my all time favorite movies. it's just brilliant. i'm glad there are no sequels to it as it ended perf. . . oh, what? NO! I CAN'T HEAR YOU! (seriously though, i refuse to watch the sequels.)
2. Young: Dr. No is my absolute favorite Bond film AND the one that started it all. From Russia with Love is also pretty awesome
3. Lang: icon, yadda yadda yadda
4. Columbus: yeah, i hate harry potter. do love Home Alone 1 and 2, but that's overcome by my HP hate

JasonFox

03-01-2011, 03:25 PM

1- Lang
2- Young
3- Columbus
4- Wachowski

This. Love Lang. The man made Metropolis and M c'mon.

HG Revolution

03-01-2011, 03:58 PM

The Wachowski Brothers

Not brothers anymore.

1. Lang
2. Wachowskis
3. Young
4. Columbus.

HEATXZ

03-01-2011, 04:08 PM

Wachowski Bros
Chris Columbus
Terence Young
Fritz Lang

SpideyFan914

03-01-2011, 05:17 PM

Not brothers anymore.

Eh? What do you mean, "anymore"? I don't think it's actually possible to stop being brothers.... Unless some sort of retconning's involved, that is.

cradleman

03-01-2011, 05:34 PM

Eh? What do you mean, "anymore"? I don't think it's actually possible to stop being brothers.... Unless some sort of retconning's involved, that is.
Larry Wachowski is now "Lana" Wachowski

SpideyFan914

03-01-2011, 05:37 PM

Larry Wachowski is now "Lana" Wachowski

OH, is that what that means? I thought it was just an odd nickname.... I know a guy named Lindsey, so I don't think much of these things.

Superpan

03-01-2011, 05:52 PM

It got Oscars for its effects and sound. Personally, I think it's quite deserving of these.

Oh....yeah, I agree on those. Admittedly, when I say Oscar, I always think Best Picture. I know I shuld stop thinking that way.

1. Fritz Lang- Deserves at least the semifinals!
2. Chris Columbus- Gets alot of flack, but made alot of good children's movies.
3. Wachowski...siblings- What's going on here?
4. Terence Young- See Spideyfan. Grrr....

SpideyFan914

03-01-2011, 08:48 PM

Oh....yeah, I agree on those. Admittedly, when I say Oscar, I always think Best Picture. I know I shuld stop thinking that way.

Yeah, you really should - thinking like that will lead you to believe an NYU Grad student did NOT just win an Oscar! HALLELUJAH NYU!!!

Superpan

03-01-2011, 11:14 PM

Yeah, you really should - thinking like that will lead you to believe an NYU Grad student did NOT just win an Oscar! HALLELUJAH NYU!!!

....

Once again, it took me awhile to see if you were joking or if you were being factual.

SpideyFan914

03-01-2011, 11:19 PM

....

Once again, it took me awhile to see if you were joking or if you were being factual.

Factual. An NYU Grad student won the short film award!

Superpan

03-01-2011, 11:39 PM

Does he still go there?

Because he looked like a college student.

SpideyFan914

03-01-2011, 11:41 PM

Does he still go there?

Because he looked like a college student.

Not sure, but he was a grad student apparently. So's James Franco, actually, hence the NYU callouts. ;)

Prof. Mecavio

03-02-2011, 06:23 AM

1. Fritz Lang
2. Terrence Young
3. Chris Columbus
4. The Wachowskis

The Cartoon

03-02-2011, 08:55 AM

1. Columbus (The best Harry Potters and the best Home Alones! AND he went to NYU to boot! Yup, ya gotta love 'im.)
2. Fritz Lang (I still need to see M, Metropolis, and the Mabuse movies, but regardless, his name is big enough for second place.)
3. Wachoskis (Wait, they did V for Vendetta too? Cool!)
4. Young (Okay, hold on a second. You mean to tell me that Broccoli didn't even DIRECT the movies? OR write them? He's - he's just the producer!!! How the bleepity did he beat Aronofsky and Keaton??? Whatever, I'm putting this guy last! We've got our James Bond rep!)

I'll go with this.

SpideyFan914

03-02-2011, 04:09 PM

Fritz Lang- 20
Chris Columbus- 13
Wachoswki Brothers/Syblings- 11
Terence Young- 10

ROUND ONE, MATCH SIXTEEN

Contestants are....

http://www.traileraddict.com/content/universal-pictures/dracula1931-2.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005713/
Karl Freund

http://keyartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/the-godfather-movie-poster-1020243893.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000338/
Francis Ford Coppola

http://greenfield9918.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/eternal-sunshine-poster-final-6401.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0327273/
Michel Gondry

http://www.traileraddict.com/content/columbia-pictures/zombieland-2.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0281508/
Ruben Fleischer

Again, that's:

Karl Freund
Francis Ford Coppola
Michel Gondry
Ruben Fleischer

My vote:
1. Coppola (Actually haven't seen his movies - DON'T. SAY. ANYTHING. - but I'm voting him first for the same reason I nominated him: He's Francis Ford Coppola.)
2. Gondry (For his directing job on Eternal Sunshine! I watched all the behind-the-scenes features for that one, and there some pretty innovative stuff going on.)
3. Freund (Honestly didn't care that much for the original Dracula. It just didn't age well. Still, it is Dracula.)
4. Fleischer (Haven't seen his movies. Sorry, movie.)

Darklordavaitor

03-02-2011, 04:28 PM

1- Coppola (He may not have done much of worth in the past couple of decades, but The Godfather alone earns him first in my book)
2- Freund (He was only the cinematographer of Dracula, BTW. He did direct The Mummy and a few other films, though)
3- Gondry (If only for Eternal Sunshine and Be Kind Rewind)
4- Fleischer (I liked Zombieland a lot, too, but he only has one film to his name. Doesn't deserve any more than last for now)

cradleman

03-02-2011, 04:29 PM

hm, i've seen one movie each from three of the directors, and none from the other. still, this is tough

1. Fleischer: simply because Zombieland is the best movie i've seen out of the movies that these guys have directed. really a brilliant and great film.
2. Freund: because the Mummy is just a brilliant, brilliant classic, and Dracula should be greta
3. Gondry: I LOVE Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind, but am less enthused about say, Green Hornet, after reading its reviews.
4. Coppola: just haven't seen his stuff. should get around to that

SpideyFan914

03-02-2011, 04:39 PM

2- Freund (He was only the cinematographer of Dracula, BTW. He did direct The Mummy and a few other films, though)

Well, Dracula had some good cinematography!

Blankments

03-02-2011, 04:41 PM

1. Michel Gondry - Haven't seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but I did see Be Kind Rewind and The Green Hornet, both of which I liked.
2. Francis Ford Coppola - I really need to get around to watching The Godfather. This guy's a legend, I've heard.
3. Karl Freund - Don't know him but...
4. Ruben Fleischer - I have no interest seeing Zombieland, plus only making one movie doesn't really deserve to move on.

HEATXZ

03-02-2011, 04:44 PM

Michel Gondry
Ruben Fleischer
Francis Ford Coppola
Karl Freund

Superpan

03-02-2011, 05:14 PM

1. Francis Ford Coppola- Yeah....not much competition.
2. Karl Freund- Did the cinematography on Metropolis.
3. Michael Gondry- Be Kind Rewind looks interesting.
4. Ruben Fleischer- That looked like a good movie, but one movie isn't going to cut it in this competition.

Superpan

03-02-2011, 05:16 PM

Well, Dracula had some good cinematography!

Sorry to double-post, but....

...the Mexican version was better in that department. Did he direct that as well?

EDIT: No, he did not.

Prof. Mecavio

03-02-2011, 06:33 PM

HG Revolution

03-02-2011, 06:35 PM

1. Coppola
2. Gondry (to be fair, haven't seen Green Hornet; could stay put or go down depending on its quality)
3. Freund
4. Fleischer

Frostbite200

03-02-2011, 07:09 PM

Ruben Fleischer (Sympathy vote, cause Zombieland was AWESOME!)
Francis Ford Coppola
Michel Gondry
Karl Freund

JasonFox

03-02-2011, 09:47 PM

SpideyFan914

03-03-2011, 05:38 PM

Karl Freund- 13
Francis Ford Coppola- 23
Michael Gondry- 16
Ruben Fleischer- 8

AND that was the most votes we've had yet! Keep it up, guys - this thing is always better with more votes!

ROUND ONE, MATCH SEVENTEEN

Contestants are....

http://www.solaceincinema.com/wp-content/uploads/pans_labyrinth_ver4.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0868219/
Guillermo del Toro

http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/115/MPW-57638
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000697/
Billy Wilder

http://images.wikia.com/horrormovies/images/1/1e/Frankenstein_(1931).jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001843/
James Whale

http://img.movieberry.com/static/photos/12760/poster.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005124/
John Lasseter

Again, that's:

Guillermo del Toro
Billy Wilder
James Whale
John Lasseter

My vote:
1. Billy Wilder (One of my favorite guys to win this thing! All his movies are invariably great quality of FUN!)
2. John Lasseter (The man who runs Pixar! Another of my favorites!)
3. James Whale (Frankenstein was good, and The Invisible Man was great. But this is some tight competition.)
4. Guillermo del Toro (I still need to see Pan's Labyrinth, but I've heard great things! All in all, tough match.)

HEATXZ

03-03-2011, 05:39 PM

John Lasseter
Guillermo del Toro
Billy Wilder
James Whale

JasonFox

03-03-2011, 05:44 PM

Del Toro - Pans Labryinth is my favorite foreign film of all time and the Hell Boy movies are fantastical wonderments.
Lassester - Props to the man who revolutionized animation.
Whale - THE MAN DIRECTED FRANKENSTEIN and Bride of Frankenstein!
Wilder - A great film maker but other than Double Indemnity I can`t think of anything IMO that puts him higher.

Superpan

03-03-2011, 05:54 PM

1. Billy Wilder- ...Some Like It Hot...Sunset Boulevard...The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes...Ninotchka...WHO EVER DOES NOT PLACE THIS MAN HIGHER THAN THIRD PLACE I CHALLENGE TO A DUAL! Choose your weapons and your seconds...we shall meet by the old hangman's tree at noon on the morrow and we settle this with fisticuffs if we had to! (Note: This has been a joke)
2. James Whale- This guy directed my cousin!
3. John Lasseter- I think that's how you spell it...I like the Toy Story movies.
4. Guillermo del Toro- Never seen his work, have a strong attachment to the other three here, and he is a threat to Billy Wilder, arguably the third greatest filmmaker of all time.

EDIT: The Apartment...The Bishop's Wife...Name me one bad Billy Wilder movie. Alright, The Spirit of St. Louis. A rare miss from Billy Wilder and Jimmy Stewart, who normally never fail to entertain, but the biography of Charles Lindbergh and the epic running time were problems of sheer boredom that would probably have defeated everyone.

cradleman

03-03-2011, 05:56 PM

1. Wilder: so i originally was going to put him in 3rd. good thing i looked at the IMDB page. first, i already knew he directed Some Like it Hot and that's just a brilliant movie. also, Witness for the Prosecution is amazing. but really, when it comes down to it, that still would net him third. but, then i saw that he directed Stalag 17, which along with Saving Private Ryan is probably my favorite war movie of all time. it's sheer brilliance puts him over the top and into first place.
2. Lasseter: Toy Story 1 2 and 3. nuff said.
3. Whale: hurts to do this. i LOVE the Invisible Man, and both Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein are amazing.
4. Del Toro: haven't yet seen Pan's Labyrinth, but i do like the Hellboy movies. he still can't compare with the other 3 though

cradleman

03-03-2011, 05:58 PM

Wilder - A great film maker but other than Double Indemnity I can`t think of anything IMO that puts him higher.
Some Like it Hot, Witness for the Prosecution. and above all, Stalag 17. and this comes from a guy who doesn't really like that many black and white movies

Superpan

03-03-2011, 06:01 PM

Whihc is ironic, because isn't the first Godzilla in black and white?

Darklordavaitor

03-03-2011, 06:02 PM

1- Wilder (I dare you to find me a better movie than The Apartment. I dare you. You can't. Then there's just about everything else he has done, which is mostly great. First by far.)
2- Del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth alone earns him second.)
3- Whale 9The Frankenstein movies are classics. A fine choice.)
4- Lasseter (I respect him greatly for what he's contributed to the animation industry, but in terms of filmmaking, he's last to me)

cradleman

03-03-2011, 06:05 PM

Whihc is ironic, because isn't the first Godzilla in black and white?
it is. and yet i've loved it since i was a kid (though technically i loved the american version as a kid, and i love the original japanese version even more now that i have that on DVD. :)

The Cartoon

03-03-2011, 06:51 PM

1. John Lasseter (One of the biggest influences in the history of animation. He changed how we look at it. And I agree so much with his philosophies on animation and youth. He never really grew up, but his success proves that you don't have to stop being a kid to be succesful. I really respect that about him. And of course, every one of his movies is fantastic)
2. Billy Wilder
3. James Whale
4. Guillermo Del Toro

HG Revolution

03-03-2011, 07:38 PM

1. del Toro
2. Lassetter
3. Wilder
4. Whale

jph139

03-03-2011, 07:42 PM

1. Guillermo del Toro
2. John Lassetter
4. James Whale
3. Billy Wilder

(Just swooping into save del Toro, who needs every ounce of help in the world.)

Blankments

03-03-2011, 08:17 PM

1. John Lasseter - I've always wanted to grow up to be just like this guy. Needs to go on.
2. Guillermo Del Toro - I know he's working on some movies for Disney.
3. Billy Wilder - Don't.
4. James Whale - Know.

Darklordavaitor

03-03-2011, 08:29 PM

3. Billy Wilder - Don't.
4. James Whale - Know.
In that case, I must recommend Sunset Boulevard, The Apartment, Stalag 17, Double Indemnity, Frankenstein, and Bride of Frankenstein ASAP.

cradleman

03-03-2011, 10:10 PM

In that case, I must recommend Sunset Boulevard, The Apartment, Stalag 17, Double Indemnity, Frankenstein, and Bride of Frankenstein ASAP.
I'll add Some Like It Hot and Witness for the Prosecution from Wilder and The Invisible Man from Whale

Darklordavaitor

03-03-2011, 10:28 PM

I'll add Some Like It Hot and Witness for the Prosecution from Wilder and The Invisible Man from Whale
Also good ones.

SpideyFan914

03-03-2011, 10:55 PM

Yeah, I just watched Double Indemnity - THAT WAS FLIPPIN' AMAZING!!!!!!!!
Now on to Stalag 17! It's a Billy Wilder night! ;)

Fun little tangent:
Double Indemnity was nominated for a ton of Oscars, but didn't win any. Wilder was so frustrated by the upsets that when the Best Director was announced, Wilder stuck his foot out and tripped the guy coming up the aisle! Now THAT'S reason enough to vote for him!

Superpan

03-03-2011, 11:09 PM

SpideyFan914

03-03-2011, 11:58 PM

Yes, great man as well. If it means anything, Wilder also worked on the script for Schindler's List.

I would venture to say that Wilder is the most unappreciated man in the history of film by the general public. He really deserves to be thought of in the same breath as Disney, Hitchcock, and Chaplin.

I DO think of him in that same breath! And yeah, the only reason he didn't direct Schindler's List was 'cause he didn't want to come out of retirement, so he instead personally suggested that Spielberg do it.

Superpan

03-04-2011, 12:23 AM

That, and the fact that both his mother and grandmother died in the Holocaust, so Wilder felt uncomfortable with directing the material because it was so close to him.

SpideyFan914

03-04-2011, 12:27 AM

That, and the fact that both his mother and grandmother died in the Holocaust, so Wilder felt uncomfortable with directing the material because it was so close to him.

Uh-huh. Had he taken the role, it would've been just as personal to him and The Pianist is for Polanski. (Though honestly, I can't help but feel like ALL of Polanski's films are extremely personal.)

Moral of the story:

VOTE BILLY WILDER!!!

SpideyFan914

03-04-2011, 07:20 PM

Guillermo del Toro- 15
Billy Wilder- 17
James Whale- 8
John Lasseter- 20

Whew.... That was close! For a second there, I thought Wilder was gonna have to trip del Toro going up the aisle. ;)

ROUND ONE, MATCH EIGHTEEN

Contestants are....

http://img.listal.com/image/605003/600full-pather-panchali-poster.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006249/
Satyajit Ray

http://cinemafanatic.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/the_red_shoes_poster.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003836/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0696247/
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressberger

http://www.projectgetyourlifetogether.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/The-Hangover-Movie-Poster.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680846/
Todd Phillips

http://img.listal.com/image/163871/600full-seven-samurai-poster.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000041/
Akira Kurosawa

Again, that's:

Satyajit Ray
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressberger
Todd Phillips
Akira Kurosawa

My vote:
1. Kurosawa (One of my top ten filmmakers, hands down! Rashamon, Ikiru, and Seven Samurai are all amazing movies!)
2. Satyajit Ray (I've heard great things.)
3. Todd Phillips (Still need to see the Hangover....)
4. The Duo (Never heard of 'em.)

Darklordavaitor

03-04-2011, 07:24 PM

1- Kurosawa
2- Ray
3- Powell & Pressberger
4- Phillips

HG Revolution

03-04-2011, 07:35 PM

1- Kurosawa
2- Ray
3- Powell & Pressberger
4- Phillips

This, though I'm not too familiar with the middle two.

cradleman

03-04-2011, 07:39 PM

My vote:
1. Kurosawa (One of my top ten filmmakers, hands down! Rashamon, Ikiru, and Seven Samurai are all amazing movies!)
2. Satyajit Ray (I've heard great things.)
3. Todd Phillips (Still need to see the Hangover....)
4. The Duo (Never heard of 'em.)
none of these are super familiar. i'll go with this

HEATXZ

03-04-2011, 10:18 PM

Akira Kurosawa :anime:
Todd Phillips
Satyajit Ray
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressberger

JasonFox

03-04-2011, 10:59 PM

1- Kurosawa
2- Ray
3- Powell & Pressberger
4- Phillips

This Phillips deserves last spot.

Superpan

03-04-2011, 11:04 PM

1. Akira Kurosawa- This guy inspired Star Wars!
2. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressberger- The Red Shoes is on my list of movies I have to get around to.
3. Todd Phillips- Hangover looks good.
4. Satyajit Ray- Who?

The Cartoon

03-05-2011, 01:04 AM

Akira Kurosawa :anime:
Todd Phillips
Satyajit Ray
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressberger
I'll go with this.

SpideyFan914

03-05-2011, 07:22 PM

Satyajit Ray- 12
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressberger- 5
Todd Phillips- 7
Akira Kurosawa- 24

Furthermore, KUROSAWA IS NOW OUR FIRST SWEEP OF THE COMPETITION!!!

ROUND ONE, MATCH NINETEEN

Contestants are....

http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/77/MPW-38707
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0357891/
Guy Hamilton

http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/63/MPW-31902
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000370/
Walt Disney

http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/63/MPW-31779
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000040/
Stanley Kubrick

http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/265401.1020.A.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0389591/
P. J. Hogan

Again, that's:

Guy Hamilton
Walt Disney
Stanley Kubrick
P. J. Hogan

My vote:
1. Stanley Kubrick (His rep alone is enough for first. I love Strangelove, and really need to get around to seeing some more of his movies....)
2. Guy Hamilton (ANOTHER James Bond guy??? *Sigh....* )
3. P. J. Hogan (In other news, this is a difficult match for Superpan.)
4. Walt Disney (Speaking of Superpan, I'm stealing his Avatar policy. Disney has enough appreciation on this board without my support!)