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  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    edited October 2017 Posts: 4,086
    Double post. Deleted.
  • bondsumbondsum
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    Clint Eastwood

    1. The Outlaw Josey Wales
    2. The Unforgiven
    3. Mystic River
    4. High Plains Drifter
    5. Changeling
  • StrogStrog
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    @LeonardPine It took me longer than it should have to catch up with PTA as well. I'd highly recommend PUNCH DRUNK LOVE, whenever you get around to your next film from him. I think PTA really came into his own with that film, and I wouldn't scoff at anyone who argued it was better than THERE WILL BE BLOOD.

    I quite like INHERENT VICE as well but it seems to be divisive.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Strog wrote: »
    @LeonardPine It took me longer than it should have to catch up with PTA as well. I'd highly recommend PUNCH DRUNK LOVE, whenever you get around to your next film from him. I think PTA really came into his own with that film, and I wouldn't scoff at anyone who argued it was better than THERE WILL BE BLOOD.

    I quite like INHERENT VICE as well but it seems to be divisive.

    Yeah, I've been meaning to see Punch Drunk Love but I think the fact Adam Sandler's in it put me off, even though I loved There Will Be Blood and Boogie Nights.

    Will definitely make an effort to watch it!
  • JamesBondKenyaJamesBondKenya Danny Boyle laughs to himself
    Posts: 2,730
    These three tie for best director


    Martin Scorsese
    1. The Aviator
    2. Shutter Island
    3. The departed
    4. The Wolf of Wall Street
    5. Silence

    I feel terrible not including goodfellas or casino but oh well

    Christopher Nolan
    1. Memento
    2. Interstellar
    3. Dunkirk
    4. The Dark Knight
    5. Inception

    Mel Gibson
    1. Apocalypto
    2. Hacksaw Ridge
    3. Passion of the Christ
    4. Braveheart
    5. N/A
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 4,086
    JamesBondKenya wrote: »
    These three tie for best director


    Martin Scorsese
    1. The Aviator
    2. Shutter Island
    3. The departed
    4. The Wolf of Wall Street
    5. Silence

    Have you seen Taxi Driver, Mean Streets, Raging Bull or The King Of Comedy?

    All are better than the ones in your list!

    I think Goodfellas is his best film. Do you not like it?
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    @Strog
    I've had the honour of watching STEAMBOAT BILL JR in the theatre with a live piano performance accompanying the film. One of my truly favourite cinematic experiences ever. I laughed like mad during the film. :D
  • jobojobo
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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

    I am one of those who actually prefer A Few Dollars More to The Good the Bad and the Ugly. It's a tighter story, while the latter goes on a few too many overindulgent detours based on the civil war theme.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    edited June 2020 Posts: 16,226
    1. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
    2. OCTOPUSSY
    3. A VIEW TO A KILL
    4. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
    5. LICENCE TO KILL


    Just kidding although I do consider Glen to be one of my favorite directors!

    Michael Curtiz:

    1. CASABLANCA
    2. ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES
    3. ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
    4. WHITE CHRISTMAS
    5. KING CREOLE

    Terence Fisher

    1. DRACULA (1958)
    2. THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN
    3. THE MUMMY (1959)
    4. FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN (1967)
    5. THE MAN WHO COULD CHEAT DEATH

    John Huston

    1. THE MALTESE FALCON
    2. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE
    3. THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING
    4. THE MISFITS
    5. KEY LARGO
  • JamesBondKenyaJamesBondKenya Danny Boyle laughs to himself
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    LeonardPine wrote: »
    JamesBondKenya wrote: »
    These three tie for best director


    Martin Scorsese
    1. The Aviator
    2. Shutter Island
    3. The departed
    4. The Wolf of Wall Street
    5. Silence

    Have you seen Taxi Driver, Mean Streets, Raging Bull or The King Of Comedy?

    All are better than the ones in your list!

    I think Goodfellas is his best film. Do you not like it?

    Well, years have gone by since I put that so I’ll update it now.

    Martin Scorsese
    1. The Aviator
    2. The Wolf of Wall Street
    3. Shutter Island
    4. The Departed
    5. Silence

    Christopher Nolan
    1. Interstellar
    2. Memento
    3. The Dark Knight
    4. Inception
    5. Dunkirk

    Lars Von Trier
    1. Breaking the Waves
    2. The House That Jack Built
    3. Dancer in the Dark
    4. Antichrist
    5. Dogville
  • jobojobo
    edited June 2020 Posts: 7,507
    David Lean
    1. Dr Zhivago
    2. Lawrence of Arabia
    3. The bridge on river Kwai
    4. In which we serve
    5. Brief Encounter

    Akiro Kurosawa
    1. Seven Samurai
    2. Ran
    3. Rashomon
    4. Hidden Fortress
    5. Sanjuro

    Quentin Tarantino
    1. Pulp Fiction
    2. Inglorious Basterds
    3. Reservoire Dogs
    4. Once upon a time in Hollywood
    5. Django Unchained

    Alfred Hitchcock
    1. Vertigo
    2. Rear Window
    3. Frenzy
    4. Psycho
    5. North By Northwest

    Sergio Leone
    1. For a few dollars more
    2. Once Upon a time in the West
    3. Fistful of Dollars
    4. The Good the bad and the ugly
    5. Once Upon a time in America
  • Herr_StockmannHerr_Stockmann
    edited June 2020 Posts: 910
    Luchino Visconti
    1. Ludwig
    2. Death in Venice
    3. Conversation Piece
    4. The Leopard
    5. The Damned

    Wes Anderson
    1. Moonrise Kingdom
    2. The Darjeeling Limited
    3. Rushmore
    4. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
    5. The Grand Budapest Hotel

    David Lynch
    1. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
    2. The Elephant Man
    3. Mulholland Drive
    4. Blue Velvet
    5. Lost Highway

    I feel bad not including any French or Japanese movie, but I would be hard pressed to associate five films with a single director.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Herr_Stockmann wrote: »
    Luchino Visconti
    1. Ludwig
    2. Death in Venice
    3. Conversation Piece
    4. The Leopard
    5. The Damned

    Wes Anderson
    1. Moonrise Kingdom
    2. The Darjeeling Limited
    3. Rushmore
    4. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
    5. The Grand Budapest Hotel

    David Lynch
    1. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
    2. The Elephant Man
    3. Mulholland Drive
    4. Blue Velvet
    5. Lost Highway

    I feel bad not including any French or Japanese movie, but I would be hard pressed to associate five films with a single director.

    What about Jean-Jacques Annaud? I have seen at least three great films by him. You being French may perhaps know some more of his output?
  • Herr_StockmannHerr_Stockmann
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    What about Jean-Jacques Annaud? I have seen at least three great films by him. You being French may perhaps know some more of his output?
    To be honest I didn't think of him at all, enough to automatically exclude him from the list of my favorite directors, I suppose. Come to think of it, I could rank a few movies, but I don't think it would be a top 5. Beside The Name of the Rose, The Lover is more in my eyes a curiosity, for exemple, integrating more widely in the literary work of Marguerite Duras, without really existing on its own. Then, if it was top 5, I would be able to submit one based on Godard's filmography, but it's not really one of my favorite filmmakers (despite all his genius). The same goes for Jacques Demy, even if he directed one of my top 10 movies (Bay of Angels).
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Herr_Stockmann wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    What about Jean-Jacques Annaud? I have seen at least three great films by him. You being French may perhaps know some more of his output?
    To be honest I didn't think of him at all, enough to automatically exclude him from the list of my favorite directors, I suppose. Come to think of it, I could rank a few movies, but I don't think it would be a top 5. Beside The Name of the Rose, The Lover is more in my eyes a curiosity, for exemple, integrating more widely in the literary work of Marguerite Duras, without really existing on its own. Then, if it was top 5, I would be able to submit one based on Godard's filmography, but it's not really one of my favorite filmmakers (despite all his genius). The same goes for Jacques Demy, even if he directed one of my top 10 movies (Bay of Angels).

    I hear you. The Name of the Rose is one of my favourite films, as are The Bear and Quest For Fire. The Lover was pretty forgettable.Don t think I have seen any of his others.
  • Herr_StockmannHerr_Stockmann
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    The Name of the Rose is one of my favourite films, as are The Bear and Quest For Fire. The Lover was pretty forgettable.Don t think I have seen any of his others.
    Enemy at the Gates was quite thrilling, despite its subplots and historical inaccuracies. Far from being one of my favorite movies, it's nevertheless interesting.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited June 2020 Posts: 15,723
    Herr_Stockmann wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    The Name of the Rose is one of my favourite films, as are The Bear and Quest For Fire. The Lover was pretty forgettable.Don t think I have seen any of his others.
    Enemy at the Gates was quite thrilling, despite its subplots and historical inaccuracies. Far from being one of my favorite movies, it's nevertheless interesting.

    I always forget that it is Annaud who directed Enemy at the Gates. IMO it is a very solid war film, despite being full of historical inaccuracies. It does help that the main antagonist is portrayed by Ed Harris, who lights up the screen in any movie he has ever acted in.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,264
    DaltonCraig007 wrote: »
    Herr_Stockmann wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    The Name of the Rose is one of my favourite films, as are The Bear and Quest For Fire. The Lover was pretty forgettable.Don t think I have seen any of his others.
    Enemy at the Gates was quite thrilling, despite its subplots and historical inaccuracies. Far from being one of my favorite movies, it's nevertheless interesting.

    I always forget that it is Annaud who directed Enemy at the Gates. IMO it is a very solid war film, despite being full of historical inaccuracies. It does help that the main antagonist is portrayed by Ed Harris, who lights up the screen in any movie he has ever acted in.

    What helps me is that I've "played" half this film in Call Of Duty 1 and 2. ;-)
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    Dario Argento
    1. Suspiria
    2. Tenebre
    3. L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo
    4. Inferno
    5. Phenomena

    Luc Besson
    1. Le grand bleu
    2. Léon
    3. Nikita
    4. Jeanne d'Arc
    5. Le cinquième élément
  • Herr_StockmannHerr_Stockmann
    Posts: 910
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    Dario Argento
    1. Suspiria
    2. Tenebre
    3. L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo
    4. Inferno
    5. Phenomena
    Very nice ranking! Personally, I think I would rank The Bird with the Crystal Plumage higher, and I would also rank The Stendhal Syndrome in the top: a very underrated movie, in my opinion.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    John Frankenheimar
    1. The Train
    2. French Connection 2
    3. Black Sunday
    4. Seconds
    5. The Manchurian Candidate
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 4,086
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    John Frankenheimar
    1. The Train
    2. French Connection 2
    3. Black Sunday
    4. Seconds
    5. The Manchurian Candidate

    French Connection II is one of my favourite films 👍
  • DrunkIrishPoetDrunkIrishPoet The Amber Coast
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    1. Dr. Strangelove
    2. 2001
    3. Lolita
    4. A Clockwork Orange
    5. The Shining
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 7,624
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    John Frankenheimar
    1. The Train
    2. French Connection 2
    3. Black Sunday
    4. Seconds
    5. The Manchurian Candidate

    French Connection II is one of my favourite films 👍

    Its one of the few sequels equal to its predecessor!
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    edited June 2020 Posts: 45,489
    DrunkIrishPoet wrote: »
    1. Dr. Strangelove
    2. 2001
    3. Lolita
    4. A Clockwork Orange
    5. The Shining

    Kubrick is one of my favourite directors as well. My own top 5:

    1 Spartacus
    2 2001-A Space Odyssey
    3 Barry Lyndon
    4 The Killing
    5 Paths Of Glory
  • R1s1ngs0nR1s1ngs0n France
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    Martin Scorsese
    1. Goodfellas
    2. Raging Bull
    3. Taxi Driver
    4. Casino
    5. The Aviator

    Stanley Kubrick
    1. A Clockwork Orange
    2. Dr. Strangelove
    3. 2001: A Space Odyssey
    4. Barry Lyndon
    5. Full Metal Jacket

    Sergio Leone
    1. Once Upon A Time In The West
    2. Once Upon A Time In America
    3. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
    4. Duck, You Sucker!
    5. A Fistful Of Dollars

    Quentin Tarantino
    1. Jackie Brown
    2. Pulp Fiction
    3. Inglourious Basterds
    4. Reservoir Dogs
    5. The Hateful Eight

  • DrunkIrishPoetDrunkIrishPoet The Amber Coast
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    Always hated "French Connection 2." It feels like a one-hour movie bloated out to two hours, with 30 or 40 boring minutes devoted to our hero kicking heroin addiction. Then it ends with him running for a couple of miles before managing the miraculous trick shot of hitting a moving target with a snub-nosed revolver from over a hundred meters. This would be unbelievable even for James Bond (I'm looking at you, Spectre)--but at least Bond is a fantasy hero. Popeye Doyle is supposedly based on real life. Heck, even Annie Oakley couldn't have made that shot.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 7,624
    DrunkIrishPoet wrote: »
    Always hated "French Connection 2." It feels like a one-hour movie bloated out to two hours, with 30 or 40 boring minutes devoted to our hero kicking heroin addiction. Then it ends with him running for a couple of miles before managing the miraculous trick shot of hitting a moving target with a snub-nosed revolver from over a hundred meters. This would be unbelievable even for James Bond (I'm looking at you, Spectre)--but at least Bond is a fantasy hero. Popeye Doyle is supposedly based on real life. Heck, even Annie Oakley couldn't have made that shot.

    Have to disagree. Frankenheimar has a different style to Friedkin, but knows how to build a thriller expertly. I love the fish out of water aspect of it. Wonderful scene where Doyle is desperately trying to find someone who speaks English! And the whole cold turkey sequence is harrowing, and Hackman is superb. One of my favourite scenes is when he finds the seedy hotel where they kept him and torches it. And the finale is utterly thrilling , a great foot chase and a brilliant payoff, and the sudden cut to black. Sorry, but i love French Connection 2, an exemplary thriller! A lot of modern thriller Directors could learn a thing or three from watching this!
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 4,086
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    DrunkIrishPoet wrote: »
    Always hated "French Connection 2." It feels like a one-hour movie bloated out to two hours, with 30 or 40 boring minutes devoted to our hero kicking heroin addiction. Then it ends with him running for a couple of miles before managing the miraculous trick shot of hitting a moving target with a snub-nosed revolver from over a hundred meters. This would be unbelievable even for James Bond (I'm looking at you, Spectre)--but at least Bond is a fantasy hero. Popeye Doyle is supposedly based on real life. Heck, even Annie Oakley couldn't have made that shot.

    Have to disagree. Frankenheimar has a different style to Friedkin, but knows how to build a thriller expertly. I love the fish out of water aspect of it. Wonderful scene where Doyle is desperately trying to find someone who speaks English! And the whole cold turkey sequence is harrowing, and Hackman is superb. One of my favourite scenes is when he finds the seedy hotel where they kept him and torches it. And the finale is utterly thrilling , a great foot chase and a brilliant payoff, and the sudden cut to black. Sorry, but i love French Connection 2, an exemplary thriller! A lot of modern thriller Directors could learn a thing or three from watching this!

    The 'stranger in a strange land' aspect is so well conceived in this film. The character of Doyle even gets an undercover cop killed because he has no idea whats going on yet arrogantly blunders through the Marseilles underworld before he really pays the price.

    Hackman is just brilliant in this, and his cold turkey scenes are incredibly powerful and very hard to watch.

    He also gets great support from Bernard Fresson.

    Personally i think the final chase is one of the most intense and nailbiting sequences ever featured in a movie thriller.

    My favourite Cop film.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 7,624
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    DrunkIrishPoet wrote: »
    Always hated "French Connection 2." It feels like a one-hour movie bloated out to two hours, with 30 or 40 boring minutes devoted to our hero kicking heroin addiction. Then it ends with him running for a couple of miles before managing the miraculous trick shot of hitting a moving target with a snub-nosed revolver from over a hundred meters. This would be unbelievable even for James Bond (I'm looking at you, Spectre)--but at least Bond is a fantasy hero. Popeye Doyle is supposedly based on real life. Heck, even Annie Oakley couldn't have made that shot.

    Have to disagree. Frankenheimar has a different style to Friedkin, but knows how to build a thriller expertly. I love the fish out of water aspect of it. Wonderful scene where Doyle is desperately trying to find someone who speaks English! And the whole cold turkey sequence is harrowing, and Hackman is superb. One of my favourite scenes is when he finds the seedy hotel where they kept him and torches it. And the finale is utterly thrilling , a great foot chase and a brilliant payoff, and the sudden cut to black. Sorry, but i love French Connection 2, an exemplary thriller! A lot of modern thriller Directors could learn a thing or three from watching this!

    The 'stranger in a strange land' aspect is so well conceived in this film. The character of Doyle even gets an undercover cop killed because he has no idea whats going on yet arrogantly blunders through the Marseilles underworld before he really pays the price.

    Hackman is just brilliant in this, and his cold turkey scenes are incredibly powerful and very hard to watch.

    He also gets great support from Bernard Fresson.

    Personally i think the final chase is one of the most intense and nailbiting sequences ever featured in a movie thriller.

    My favourite Cop film.

    I still think the first one is slightly better, but Frankenheimar made an exceptional sequel!
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