The 30 best directors working today

[Deckard]

Never usually agree with this sort of tripe but I have to say this isn't the worst list I've seen especially from such a mainstream site.

My only real issue would be with the overall order, I'd put Gilliam, and a few others a bit higher on the list, and drop Aronofsky a few slots lower.

The only one that really felt out of place to me was M. Night Shamwowalomadingdong.

https://www.imdb.com/list/FpOnpwRQdSw/

 

[karamazov80]

Zach Snyder higher than Spielberg. . .OK. . .

 

[wofford29]

I would replace a lot on that list. Baz Lurhmann even on the list is absolutely ridiculous. Baz Lurhmann at #8 on that list is off the charts bat ____ing rehtarded mother humpin' stupid.

 

[Biojex]

What a silly list.

 

[Nuka Cola Kidd]

What a silly list. How and why is Spielberg 27?

 

[wofford29]

I can see Spielberg being that low simply because he's not done anything "really" note worthy since 1998.

 

[Nuka Cola Kidd]

Well if you wanna get technical it says best directors working today not best directors directing today. . And I would argue that Speilberg has been working more then Scorsese.

 

[wofford29]

Well Scorsese has had The Aviator, The Departed, and Shutter Island as his last 3 commercial films and Spielbergs had nothing since 2008 and his last 3 were Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, Munich, and War Of The Worlds.

 

[Voorhees27]

For the love of GOD! Rid that little boy from your signature!

 

[Nuka Cola Kidd]

For the love of GOD! Rid that little boy from your signature!

I might get around to it about the time you grow up.

 

[Deckard]

It's really not the worst list in terms of who's on it and the majority of people filling out the top spots are more or less deserved, I'm not familiar with Luhrmann's films.

But as far as modern day cinema goes, I'd say Cameron should be getting more attention then Steve for his work in motion capture etc. Both contributed a great deal to CGI, but there contributions in terms of stories lately have been far from original or mind blowing. I think there ratings are more or less deserved especially because of how big they are and the rare ability they have to choose those stories as well.

 

[karamazov80]

So, looks like this list was just created by some guy. . . I guess the same goes for lots of these lists, but no evidence that this list was compiled by an expert or a survey or anything like that.

 

[Voorhees27]

I might get around to it about the time you grow up.

Soooooooooooooooooooooo?

 

[Nuka Cola Kidd]

Soooooooooooooooooooooo?

I'm going to take a pillowcase and fill it full of bars of soap and beat the ____ out of you!

 

[Darth Madden]

What a silly list.

Yeah, seems like they were grasping at straws with a lot of those guys.

 

[The Ween]

Zach Snyder higher than Spielberg. . .OK. . .

Yeah, and Spike Lee shouldn't even be on that list, IMO.

 

[Deckard]

Yeah, seems like they were grasping at straws with a lot of those guys.

I wouldn't say alot, I'd say theres about 5 people I would subsitute out completely for other directors not mentioned, and for the most part would rearrange the rest of what was left.