My are......

10)  David Cronenberg

 9) Joel and Ethan Cohen

 8  Steven Spielberg

 7) David Fincher

 6) Quentin Tarantino

 5) Peter Jackson

 4) James Cameron

 3) Michael Mann

 2) Ridley Scott

 1) And a toss up between Christopher Nolan and Sam Raimi

A mixed bag:

George Lucas, David Lynch, Spike Lee, David Lynch, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard, Steven Soderbergh, Kevin Smith, John Carpenter, Oliver Stone, Tim Burton, John Landis, Joe Dante, Oliver Stone, Brian DePalma, Terry Gilliam, The Wachowski Brothers, John Woo, Don Bluth, Bryan Singer, Wes Anderson, and Robert Zemeckis

Sort of getting there:

Zack Snyder, Kathryn Bigelow, and Paul Greengrass

Not exactly my favorite:

Uwe Boll

Anyone else?

???

Also forgot to add Wes Craven, Robert Rodriguez, Guillermo Del Toro,  and Ivan Reitman, to my mixed bag list.

My are......

10)  David Cronenberg

  9) Joel and Ethan Cohen

  8  Steven Spielberg

  7) David Fincher

  6) Quentin Tarantino

  5) Peter Jackson

  4) James Cameron

  3) Michael Mann

  2) Ridley Scott

  1) And a toss up between Christopher Nolan and Sam Raimi

A mixed bag:

George Lucas, David Lynch, Spike Lee, David Lynch, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard, Steven Soderbergh, Kevin Smith, John Carpenter, Oliver Stone, Tim Burton, John Landis, Joe Dante, Oliver Stone, Brian DePalma, Terry Gilliam, The Wachowski Brothers, John Woo, Don Bluth, Bryan Singer, Wes Anderson, and Robert Zemeckis

Sort of getting there:

Zack Snyder, Kathryn Bigelow, and Paul Greengrass

Not exactly my favorite:

Uwe Boll

Anyone else?

???

No Stanley Kubrick on your list?

My favourite is Walter Hill, for his direction of the extremely awesome 'Streets of Fire' and other greats like '48 Hrs', 'Another 48 Hrs', 'The Warriors', 'Red Heat', 'Supernova' and the first 'Undisputed'

Also like Jonathan Demme, as he made two of my favourite comedies ever:  'Something Wild' and 'Married to the Mob'

No Stanley Kubrick on your list?


Off hand, I have seen only a few of his films, per say.

Walter Hill and Jonathan Demme are also on my mixed bag list, as well.

Off hand, I have seen only a few of his films, per say.
...and Alfred Hitchcock?

Alfred Hitchcock, Quentin Tarantino, Francis Ford Coppola, Katsuhiro Otomo, Makoto Shinkai, Jacques Turner, Robert Rodriguez, James Cameron, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg.

...and Alfred Hitchcock?


I'm afraid, pretty much the same, all though I liked Psycho a lot.

My are......

10)  David Cronenberg

 9) Joel and Ethan Cohen

 8  Steven Spielberg

 7) David Fincher

 6) Quentin Tarantino

 5) Peter Jackson

 4) James Cameron

 3) Michael Mann

 2) Ridley Scott

 1) And a toss up between Christopher Nolan and Sam Raimi

A mixed bag:

George Lucas, David Lynch, Spike Lee, David Lynch, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard, Steven Soderbergh, Kevin Smith, John Carpenter, Oliver Stone, Tim Burton, John Landis, Joe Dante, Oliver Stone, Brian DePalma, Terry Gilliam, The Wachowski Brothers, John Woo, Don Bluth, Bryan Singer, Wes Anderson, and Robert Zemeckis

Sort of getting there:

Zack Snyder, Kathryn Bigelow, and Paul Greengrass

Not exactly my favorite:

Uwe Boll

Anyone else?

???



  Why do you like these directors, in particular?  And do you like all the films they've directed, or just certain ones..?

Every country where great films are created have some of my favorite directors.
For the US, it's got to be Orson Welles with films like, Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, The Lady from Shanghai, The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice, Mr. Arkadin, The Trial (Le Procès), & Chimes at Midnight.

And it's films like Chimes at Midnight and its imaginative Battle of Shrewsbury scenes that show what a great director (and editor) he was even later in his career.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX9-9ae0ymI

Eastwood and Scorsese.  Don't think I really need anything more.

   Why do you like these directors, in particular?  And do you like all the films they've directed, or just certain ones..?


David Croenberg, I like as a director, because he's not afraid to do odd films, and not play it safe.

Favorite films:

Scanners, The Fly, A History of Violence, and to an certain extent Existence.

Joel and Ethan Cohen

I like how some of their films, are odd and quirky, and over all strange, plus in a few of their films, they have Bruce Campbell doing a cameo.

Favorite films:

Blood Simple, Fargo, Hudsucker Proxy, O, Brother, Where Are Thou, and Raising Arizona.

Steven Spielberg

No particular reason, he does however have John Williams, one of my favorite composer's doing the film score, for a lot of his films.

Favorite films:

Jurassic Park, E.T., Close Encounters of The Third Kind, and Jaws

David Fincher

Out side of The Game, which was an ok film, he hasn't made a film that I didn't like, plus I like overall bleak and unapologetically dark, the film Seven was.

Favorite films:

Fight Club, Seven, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Panic Room

Quentin Tarantino

I pretty much like his films, ever since he did Reservoir Dogs, plus his films have really great soundtracks.

Favorite films:

Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill, Vol. 1 and 2, Pulp Fiction and Inglorious Basterds

Peter Jackson

Off hand, I couldn't imagine anyone else directing The Lord of The Rings films.

Favorite films:

King Kong, The Lord of The Rings trilogy, Braindead and The Frighteners

James Cameron

Very few of his films are dull and boring, all though, I could care less for the movie, Titanic.

Favorite films:

Aliens, Avatar, The Terminator and Terminator 2

Michael Mann

He's really great at making crime movies, such as Heat, Thief, and Manhunter, all though Miami Vice was an ok film, plus the camera work in his films are great.

Favorite films:

Heat, Manhunter, Thief, Collateral, and Ray

Ridley Scott

I pretty much enjoyed his films, ever since he made Alien, it's one of my favorite films, of all time.

Favorite films:

Alien, Blade Runner, Legend, and Gladiator

Christopher Nolan

He helped make Batman, edgy and entertaining again, plus I like the film, Memento

Favorite films:

Batman Begins, Dark Knight, The Prestige, and Memento

Zach Snyder

So far, I am probably one of the film people, who like Watchmen, a lot.

Favorite films:

Dawn of The Dead remake and Watchmen

I also like Edgar Wright, a lot too.

As for Sam Raimi,

I love the camera work and the over the topness of some his films:

Favorite films:

The Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, A Simple Plan, Darkman, Army of Darkness, and Spider Man