Wednesday, April 28, 2010

The Head Cheese

I've been thinking about who I think are the best directors lately...not that I'm any kind of a professional, but I could be if I wanted cause I watch a lot of movies. This isn't in any order cause I would really have to do some research to make someone a number one...and I'm just not willing to put that kind of time into it at this moment. So this is just a top 5 of awesomeness.

1. Baz Luhrmann: Australia, Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet, Stricktly Ballroom
2. Quentin Tarantino: Kill Bill 1 & 2, Inglorious Basterds, Sin City, Four Rooms, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs
3. Jon Madsen (Which I'm thinking he should rethink his name to something that is a bit more edgy cause he sounds like he should be in sports and not film...just a suggestion): The Last Zombie Movie Ever, Massacre on West Capital, Cyber Stalker on Center, Aladdin
4. Alfred Hitchcock: The Birds, Psycho, Vertigo, The Man Who Knew Too Much, To Catch a Thief, Rear Window, Dial M for Murder, North by Northwest
5. Tim Burton: Alice in Wonderland, Sweeney Todd, Corpse Bride, Big Fish, Sleepy Hollow, Edward Scissorhands, Batman, Beetle Juice
I don't need to go into why each one is legendary because their films speak for themselves. All of them have their own unique way of telling the story that makes each shot art. Good job fellas!!

4 comments:

  1. ha ha! i'm honored! you have awesome taste (although i do think luhrmann and burton have some SERIOUS missteps in their flashes of brilliance).

    allow me to throw in some coen bros., allen, bergman and boyle.

    that picture of me looks very directory btw. nice. nice.

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  2. I'm pretty darn sure Guillermo del Toro would have made my list. I'm drawn to his movies, even if the stories are pure crap, simply because his directing style is exhilarating.

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  3. dude...you are going to give jon a big[ger] head.

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  4. I want a director that can utilize both huge explosions and several seens of dog leg humping in the same film. Now when that director shows up, he'll really have something going for him.

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