Poll: The greatest director

[pkypkypky]

hitchcock, spielberg, oliver stone. all in no particular order. i'm sure there are more.

 

[herself]

Jane Campion... The Piano
Vincent Ward... What Dreams May Come
Don Chaffey... Pete's Dragon/Jason & the Argonauts
William Wyler... Ben-Hur/Jezebel/Wuthering Heights
Anne Wheeler... Better Than Chocolate
E. Elias Merhige... Shadow of the Vampire
Terry Jones... Life of Brian/Monty Python & The Holy Grail

Above are just some of my favorites, along with the classic films they did. I always look for good direction in a film, and some of the above are not the best films ever made, but they all had qualities of a great diretor.

Tamara

 

[Bleeding Jawa]

Vincent Ward... What Dreams May Come

Hehe...the ONLY time I literally fell asleep in the movie theatre...I just could NOT stay awake for that sappy crap.

 

[damocles]

I can't believe you didn't include David Lean

A Passage to India (1984)
Ryan's Daughter (1970)
Doctor Zhivago (1965) )
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Oliver Twist (1948)
Great Expectations (1946)

To name just a few

 

[Bleeding Jawa]

Damocles:

WOOHOO!!! Finally!!!

 

[b0mbrman]

Billy Wilder. Hands down

 

[herself]

<< Vincent Ward... What Dreams May Come

Hehe...the ONLY time I literally fell asleep in the movie theatre...I just could NOT stay awake for that sappy crap. >>



My heart bleeds for you, and I mean that in the most sincere compassionate sense. I think anyone who did not appreciate that movie probably didn't understand the level on which it was written.

The movie wasn't meant to be sappy, at all.

Tamara

 

[JediKnut]

Steven Spielberg &amp; George Lucas

 

[Bleeding Jawa]

Don't feel sorry for me. I don't believe in reincarnation &amp; the like.

And yes, I think I am capable of &quot;understand the level on which it was written&quot;. The visuals in this film were &quot;interesting&quot;...certainly different. On a spiritual level, it was sappy FLUFF. The film assumes that everyone is willing to accept a &quot;my religion is ok; your religion is ok&quot; attittude, and I am not. Right or wrong, I have more faith than that. As far as the story goes...it was very drawn out &amp; slow, and I did actually fall asleep. Under different circumstances: a tolerable movie - maybe; a great movie - no; a guy flick - no; a chick-flick - I don't really think so; a meaningful film for some - apparantly; a meaningful film for many - apparantly not or it would have done better.

No offense, but not my cup of tea. Since this is a &quot;directors&quot; thread, I would say NO to &quot;great(est) director&quot; for Vincent Ward on this one. I'd give a nod to the &quot;art director&quot; &amp; &quot;director of photography&quot; for the colorful &amp; imaginative visuals.

 

[GasX]

Sergio Leone

I just watched the Good, The Bad&amp; The Ugly again...