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  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Chisisall, I glad to see Walter Hill in your lists. I'm surprised you put 'Supernova' in there, since Hill disowned it!
    Yeah, he directed it, then the studio basically took it away from him & vastly changed it in the editing room. There's still a good movie in there, especially if you watch the deleted/original scenes.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    Oh, I love 'Streets of Fire', but 'Hard Times' is my favourite Hill movie. Never get tired of watching it! Hills debut (after scripting 'The Getaway', 'The Mackintosh Man and 'Hickey and Boggs') Bronson and Coburn are marvellous together, and the fights, though a bit stylised, are superb! Great music too!
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Oh, I love 'Streets of Fire', but 'Hard Times' is my favourite Hill movie. Never get tired of watching it! Hills debut (after scripting 'The Getaway', 'The Mackintosh Man and 'Hickey and Boggs') Bronson and Coburn are marvellous together, and the fights, though a bit stylised, are superb! Great music too!

    It's an awesome flick. It came out 2 years after Enter The Dragon, and it's basically an American answer to a Kung-Fu movie. Except with stellar dialogue.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    DaltonCraig007 wrote: »
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    Wow! Their is certainly some directing talent around that dinner table!
  • CrzChris4CrzChris4
    edited October 2017 Posts: 463
    Scorsese:

    1. Goodfellas
    2. Raging Bull
    3. Taxi Driver
    4. Casino
    5. The Wolf of Wall Street


    Special mention to The King of Comedy, Mean Streets and The Departed.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    Villeneuve:

    1. Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
    2. Prisoners (2013)
    3. Sicario (2015)
    4. Arrival (2016)
    5. Enemy (2013)

    Still a couple I have yet to see.
  • NSGWNSGW London
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    Sergio Leone:

    1. The Good the Bad and the Ugly
    2. Once Upon a Time in the West
    3. Once Upon a Time in America
    4. For a Few Dollars More
    5. A Fistful of Dollars
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    The Coen Bros

    1. Raising Arizona
    2. Fargo
    3. Blood Simple
    4. Millers Crossing
    5. No Country For Old Men
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    For Quentin Tarantino, in no particular order:

    1. Jackie Brown
    2. Kill Bill Vol. 1/Vol. 2 (he counts these as one film, and so will I)
    3. Death Proof
    4. Django Unchained
    5. The Hateful Eight

    Note that his entire filmography is astounding to me, and I've got some unorthodox choices (some seem to agree that Death Proof and The Hateful Eight are his weakest, but I really enjoy them).
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Death Proof is the only Tarantino film I disliked.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    @Creasy47 , didn't you have The Hateful Eight as your favourite Tarantino flick at one point? I seem to recall you mentioning that somewhere.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    bondjames wrote: »
    @Creasy47 , didn't you have The Hateful Eight as your favourite Tarantino flick at one point? I seem to recall you mentioning that somewhere.

    I did. Been about a year since I've seen it so I'm not sure if I'd still agree with that assessment, but it definitely ranks highly for me. Off the top of my head, it's a toss up between that and Kill Bill.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    @Creasy47 , didn't you have The Hateful Eight as your favourite Tarantino flick at one point? I seem to recall you mentioning that somewhere.

    I did. Been about a year since I've seen it so I'm not sure if I'd still agree with that assessment, but it definitely ranks highly for me. Off the top of my head, it's a toss up between that and Kill Bill.
    I have to watch it again. I only saw it once in the theatre. I liked it but am not so much of a fan of the genre. Does anyone know what Tarantino is up to next?
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    bondjames wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    @Creasy47 , didn't you have The Hateful Eight as your favourite Tarantino flick at one point? I seem to recall you mentioning that somewhere.

    I did. Been about a year since I've seen it so I'm not sure if I'd still agree with that assessment, but it definitely ranks highly for me. Off the top of my head, it's a toss up between that and Kill Bill.
    I have to watch it again. I only saw it once in the theatre. I liked it but am not so much of a fan of the genre. Does anyone know what Tarantino is up to next?

    A film about "the Manson Family".
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    @Creasy47 , didn't you have The Hateful Eight as your favourite Tarantino flick at one point? I seem to recall you mentioning that somewhere.

    I did. Been about a year since I've seen it so I'm not sure if I'd still agree with that assessment, but it definitely ranks highly for me. Off the top of my head, it's a toss up between that and Kill Bill.
    I have to watch it again. I only saw it once in the theatre. I liked it but am not so much of a fan of the genre. Does anyone know what Tarantino is up to next?

    A film about "the Manson Family".
    Now that will certainly be interesting. I'm looking forward to it.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    He apparently wants Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lawrence and Margot Robbie in the film. Margot as Sharon Tate.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    He apparently wants Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lawrence and Margot Robbie in the film. Margot as Sharon Tate.
    I'm totally excited for it now.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    I just hope it isn t too speculative.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    He apparently wants Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lawrence and Margot Robbie in the film. Margot as Sharon Tate.

    I think the latter two are who he was looking for to play Tate, so only one will likely appear. I'm hoping for the latter, but I figure he might go with Lawrence since she was initially eyed for The Hateful Eight before Jennifer Jason Leigh was cast.

    Might have to rewatch that one this evening now that I'm talking about it.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited October 2017 Posts: 23,883
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    He apparently wants Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lawrence and Margot Robbie in the film. Margot as Sharon Tate.

    I think the latter two are who he was looking for to play Tate, so only one will likely appear. I'm hoping for the latter, but I figure he might go with Lawrence since she was initially eyed for The Hateful Eight before Jennifer Jason Leigh was cast.

    Might have to rewatch that one this evening now that I'm talking about it.
    I would have so much preferred The Hateful Eight if Lawrence was in it rather than Jason Leigh. I think Lawrence could do a very good Tate, especially having seen her in mother!
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    bondjames wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    He apparently wants Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lawrence and Margot Robbie in the film. Margot as Sharon Tate.

    I think the latter two are who he was looking for to play Tate, so only one will likely appear. I'm hoping for the latter, but I figure he might go with Lawrence since she was initially eyed for The Hateful Eight before Jennifer Jason Leigh was cast.

    Might have to rewatch that one this evening now that I'm talking about it.
    I would have so much preferred The Hateful Eight if Lawrence was in it rather than Jason Leigh. I think Lawrence could do a very good Tate, especially having seen her in mother!

    I hadn't seen JJL in much but I'm not the craziest fan of Lawrence. I loved mother! and Silver Linings Playbook but she's pretty hit or miss for me. I love what I've seen of Robbie's work and think she could pull off a better take on Tate.

    The biggest question for me is how Tarantino plans on interjecting his type of humor into an incredibly dark and tragic story.
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
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    NSGW wrote: »
    Sergio Leone:

    1. The Good the Bad and the Ugly
    2. Once Upon a Time in the West
    3. Once Upon a Time in America
    4. For a Few Dollars More
    5. A Fistful of Dollars

    6. Duck you suckers

    Nice list indeed. The first three movies are excellent.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Just finished my rewatch of The Hateful Eight. I'd say it makes Top 5 for me of Tarantino's, but I'm not too sure it's my favorite - I think that goes to Kill Bill, Vol. 1 specifically if I had to choose.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    Michelangelo Antonioni
    1. La notte
    2. L'avventura
    3. L'eclisse
    4. Blowup
    5. Al di là delle nuvole

    Alfred Hitchcock
    1. Vertigo
    2. The 39 Steps
    3. North by Northwest
    4. Rear Window
    5. Dial M for Murder

    Dario Argento
    1. Tenebre
    2. Suspiria
    3. Phenomena
    4. Profondo rosso
    5. L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo

    Brian De Palma
    1. The Untouchables
    2. Blow Out
    3. Scarface
    4. Body Double
    5. The Black Dahlia
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    The Coen Bros

    1. Raising Arizona
    2. Fargo
    3. Blood Simple
    4. Millers Crossing
    5. No Country For Old Men

    I'm with you on the Top Three (though I may switch around your 2 and 3), but then I'd go BARTON FINK, and still be stuck on that final spot.

    While I do like Barton Fink it leaves me a bit cold. I also like The Hudsucker Proxy and The Big Lebowski to varying degrees.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    For Quentin Tarantino, in no particular order:

    1. Jackie Brown
    2. Kill Bill Vol. 1/Vol. 2 (he counts these as one film, and so will I)
    3. Death Proof
    4. Django Unchained
    5. The Hateful Eight

    Note that his entire filmography is astounding to me, and I've got some unorthodox choices (some seem to agree that Death Proof and The Hateful Eight are his weakest, but I really enjoy them).

    I'm surprised at the inclusion of Death Proof over Pulp Fiction or Reservoir Dogs
  • QsAssistantQsAssistant All those moments lost in time... like tears in rain
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    There are quiet a few directors that come to mind but if I had to pick I'd go with Christopher Nolan as my top director.

    1) Inception (one of my favorite movies)
    2) Interstellar (another one of my favorite movies)
    3) Batman Begins
    4) The Dark Knight Rises
    5) The Dark Knight
  • StrogStrog
    edited October 2017 Posts: 684
    Here are a couple who haven't been mentioned yet:

    Buster Keaton

    1. SHERLOCK JR.
    2. STEAMBOAT BILL JR.
    3. THE CAMERAMAN
    4. THE GENERAL
    5. OUR HOSPITALITY

    Paul Thomas Anderson

    1. THERE WILL BE BLOOD
    2. PUNCH DRUNK LOVE
    3. INHERENT VICE
    4. BOOGIE NIGHTS
    5. THE MASTER
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Strog wrote: »
    Here are a couple who haven't been mentioned yet:

    Buster Keaton

    1. SHERLOCK JR.
    2. STEAMBOAT BILL JR.
    3. THE CAMERAMAN
    4. THE GENERAL
    5. OUR HOSPITALITY

    Paul Thomas Anderson

    1. THERE WILL BE BLOOD
    2. PUNCH DRUNK LOVE
    3. INHERENT VICE
    4. BOOGIE NIGHTS
    5. THE MASTER

    I must admit guiltily that I have only seen There Will Be Blood and Boogie Nights from PTA's output.
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