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Poll Question: Who's your favourite?
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Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

What's so special about Tarantino's writing? His films look (and sound) great, but that's about all there is to them.
 
He doesn't write the films, he is the film equivalent of a cover artist:  he watches a film, decideds he wants to remake it, calls it an hommage instead of a remake, then college kids and other pseudo-intellectuals drool all over his crotch.


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What's so special about Tarantino's writing? His films look (and sound) great, but that's about all there is to them.
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Originally posted by Equality 7-2521 Equality 7-2521 wrote:

I don't really get the Tarantino criticism though I guess I enjoy him more as a writer than a director. 

Kubrick is really in a different echelon. I really don't think my mind will be swayed differently. I'm not knocking anybody on the list though.

1. Kubrick
2. Lynch
3. Coen Brothers


Very true about Tarantino and his writing.

Originally posted by Chris S Chris S wrote:

Who's the guy who directed  Pan's Labyrynth? I think he is doing The Hobbit alsoThumbs Up


Guillermo Del Toro.But before you say he's your favourite I must remind you he also did Blade 2.

I really enjoyed Pan's Labrynth & Hell Boy 2



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I don't really get the Tarantino criticism though I guess I enjoy him more as a writer than a director. 

Kubrick is really in a different echelon. I really don't think my mind will be swayed differently. I'm not knocking anybody on the list though.

1. Kubrick
2. Lynch
3. Coen Brothers
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Scorsese for me  but ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,where is Clint Thumbs Up Shocked
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Originally posted by ExittheLemming ExittheLemming wrote:

Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

Originally posted by manofmystery manofmystery wrote:

Originally posted by snobb snobb wrote:

David Lynch from the list (with W.Allen next), but where is Tarantino?
 
He's lurking in the bushes waiting to rip somebody off


Yeah, but he's never claimed to be an original, has he?  Isn't his entire career just an homage of his favorites as a movie fan?  

What makes him worthwhile is the way he does it, with a lot of flair and quality.  No?


Yes I think that's broadly true. If Tarantino was a musician he'd be in a tribute band.


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David Lynch got my vote, and Sergio Leone is another great pick for his classic spaghetti westerns. What about Dario Argento?
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I think Kubrick has the most diverse and consistently great filmography.
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Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

Originally posted by manofmystery manofmystery wrote:

Originally posted by snobb snobb wrote:

David Lynch from the list (with W.Allen next), but where is Tarantino?
 
He's lurking in the bushes waiting to rip somebody off


Yeah, but he's never claimed to be an original, has he?  Isn't his entire career just an homage of his favorites as a movie fan?  

What makes him worthwhile is the way he does it, with a lot of flair and quality.  No?


Yes I think that's broadly true. If Tarantino was a musician he'd be in a tribute band.
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Originally posted by manofmystery manofmystery wrote:

Originally posted by snobb snobb wrote:

David Lynch from the list (with W.Allen next), but where is Tarantino?
 
He's lurking in the bushes waiting to rip somebody off


Yeah, but he's never claimed to be an original, has he?  Isn't his entire career just an homage of his favorites as a movie fan?  

What makes him worthwhile is the way he does it, with a lot of flair and quality.  No?

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Originally posted by snobb snobb wrote:

David Lynch from the list (with W.Allen next), but where is Tarantino?
 
He's lurking in the bushes waiting to rip somebody off


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Kubrick; 2001 is, in my opinion, one of the greatest movies ever.  Ridley Scott would have given him competition from me, as I think Blade Runner's nearly as excellent and Alien is awesome as well.
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Also Woody Allen, Henry Jaglom, and Tarantino is good fun. 


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From this list, the Cohen brothers (most precisely for Fargo, Man Who Wasn't There and Big Lebowsky) followed by Kubrick (for Clockwork Orange), Scorsese (for Taxi Driver) and Leone (for Once Upon A Time In America).
Out of this list, Quentin Tarantino, my all-time favorite director, for the excellent Inglorious Basterds, the classic Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs.
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Woody, despite his annoying presence and questionable private life, one of the most accomplished - not to mention prolific - film storytellers in movie history

..not on the list Hitchcock and Christopher Nolan for those last two Batmans





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I like a few Burton films such as Big Fish & Edward Scissors hands.But find his goth crew to be a little repetitive.The films I do like are fantastic the larger percentage I do not.

I think not having Tarantino & Speilberg on the list are going to put people of voting.Im pretty sure people would just vote for them because they would recognise their name.
 



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Gilliam from the list, but I also like Herzog.
 
Not listed - Tim Burton (yeah, I know, but do I really enjoy his films), Fassbinder, Wim Wenders, Caro & Jeunet, J-J Beineix, and Dave McKean (eventhough he's only done one film so far)
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Woody Allen from these but they're all awesome, I like them all (but I haven't seen any Vincent Gallo, I think).
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Yeah, Werner Herzog is great. I should see more of his films, but Aguirre, the Wrath of God was great. I believe Coppola even drew inspiration from it for Apocalypse Now.

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