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I liked it the first time I saw it but the more repeated viewings I give it the less enjoyable more obviously corny it gets to me. Not helped by the fact that the music is awful and I just don't like Russell Crowe much anyway.

It doesn't at least have quite the monumental plot holes or issues with spastic pacing that Prometheus has though. I will give it that.

wolf89 wrote:I liked it the first time I saw it but the more repeated viewings I give it the less enjoyable more obviously corny it gets to me. Not helped by the fact that the music is awful and I just don't like Russell Crowe much anyway.

I dunno, man - that whole "THIS. IS SPARTA!!!" bit gets me every time.

Probably Kubrick but also...

Darren Aronofsky, Martin Scorcese, David Cronenberg, Sergio Leone, Ridley Scott, Park Chan Wook, Elia Kazan, Alex Proyas, Joon-Hwan Jang, Clint Eastwood, Alfred Hitchcock, Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Shane Meadows

& I didn't rate gladiator either whoever said that...the tv series of Rome is way better for me

Pistonsbeneath wrote:& I didn't rate gladiator either whoever said that...the tv series of Rome is way better for me

Rome is possibly the best tv show ever.

I Like:

Steven Soderbergh - Side Effects, Contagion, Ocean's series.

Ridley Scott - Alien, Prometheus.

Martin Scorsese - The Departed

John Carpenter - The Thing

Quenton Tarantino - Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill Vol 2.

yep...shame it was cancelled but you could tell the cost was prohibitive for a tv show even in America

good call on Steven Soderbergh...the Limey is in my top 25 i'd say at least...terrence stamp is wicked

serge leone

Peter Greenaway

Lynch
Fellini was fantastically beautiful...
Kubrick was perfect...
Tarantino
KIm Ki Duk
Tran Ahn Hung
Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Kurosawa was prolific...

there are lots more...

Ridley Scott
Terry Gilliam
David Cronenberg

how about....Ingmar Bergman

Jodorowsky...

Krzysztof Kieślowski...

Can any of you fucks pick ONE?

This isn't a 'rattle off a list of directors' thread. Have the courage of your convictions.

wolf89 wrote:

sd5 wrote:n]Gladiator, Prometheus, Blade Runner[/i]

Blade Runner yes.

Gladiator and Prometheus are shit though. Seriously you picked them as examples over Alien?

Prometheus while having a couple cool scenes is just a completely messy plot hole riddled disaster and Gladiator after the first watch is just dull and really pretty cheesy

maybe
but they're such enormous visions
& a there's an aspect of film directing that I admire that hasn't much to do with the result so much as the coordinating effort required
similar to the people who're in charge of building huge ships (including the Titanic)
a talent way beyond my wizened ability.

Laszlo wrote:Can any of you fucks pick ONE?

This isn't a 'rattle off a list of directors' thread. Have the courage of your convictions.

Seriously m8 this reminds me of the tune of the day thread.

sd5 wrote:

wolf89 wrote:

sd5 wrote:n]Gladiator, Prometheus, Blade Runner[/i]

Blade Runner yes.

Gladiator and Prometheus are shit though. Seriously you picked them as examples over Alien?

Prometheus while having a couple cool scenes is just a completely messy plot hole riddled disaster and Gladiator after the first watch is just dull and really pretty cheesy

maybe
but they're such enormous visions
& a there's an aspect of film directing that I admire that hasn't much to do with the result so much as the coordinating effort required
similar to the people who're in charge of building huge ships (including the Titanic)
a talent way beyond my wizened ability.

Fair enough but that doesn't explain why you mentioned them and not Alien which is a fucking incredible movie on pretty much all fronts.

Ridley Scott also did Legend and...

I think that was a masterpiece...

BUT ONLY THE VERSION WTH THE TANGERINE DREAM SOUNDTRACK.....

@Wolfie: tbh I don't like horror much...I'd rather get scared venturing an unpopular decision or taking off on a big wave

sd5 wrote:@Wolfie: tbh I don't like horror much...I'd rather get scared venturing an unpopular decision or taking off on a big wave

You liked Prometheus but not Alien? Now you're just chatting egg mate.

Laszlo wrote:Nah, Gladiator is wicked.

+1. its perfect for watching on tv now too imo

Laszlo wrote:Can any of you fucks pick ONE?

This isn't a 'rattle off a list of directors' thread. Have the courage of your convictions.

Fine then, Peckinpah

Bergman, Tarkovski, Bunuel, Fellini, Rossellini, Von Trier, Vinterberg, Carl Th. Dreyer, Susanne Bier


If I had to choose one probs Bergman