Your 3 favorite all-time directors

[Kabukiman]

1) Lloyd Kaufman
2) Lloyd Kaufman
3) See sig

 

[zoid2323]

Steven Spielberg,George Lucas & Ridley Scott.

 

[IrishJedi]

Way too many modern guys who still need to pay their dues, imho. I'm old school, and worship the legends who shaped the art of film:

1. Akira Kurosawa
2. David Lean
3 (tie). Charlie Chaplin/Alfred Hitchcock

Only True Living Legend (imho): Steven Spielberg. Scorsese and Cameron a distant 2nd behind him.

 

[tomandshell]

Only True Living Legend (imho): Steven Spielberg.

But surely you're forgetting M. Night Shyamalamadingdong?

 

[IrishJedi]

But surely you're forgetting M. Night Shyamalamadingdong?

He's aiiight. But more of a legend in his own mind, like many other filmmakers of his generation. Most of them are quite talented but ultimately overrated, imho. I include Taratino in that list.

 

[King Darkness]

Only True Living Legend (imho): Steven Spielberg. Scorsese and Cameron a distant 2nd behind him.

You have also forgotten Uwe Boll!!!!

 

[IrishJedi]

You have also forgotten Uwe Boll!!!!

You're right!

I forgot Stephen Sommers, Paul WS Anderson and Brett Ratner, too!

 

[Morbach]

Mine are:

Guillermo Del Toro
James Cameron
Quentin Tarantino

 

[Les Walker]

Akira Kurosawa
Charlie Chaplin
M. Night Shyamalan

Others of note,

Alex Proyas
Steven Speilberg
F.W. Murnau
Christopher Nolan
David Lynch
Ridley Scott
Stanley Kubrick
Tim Burton
Abel Gance
Howard Hawks
John Ford
Fritz Lang


Too many to name....

 

[Polylord]

In no particular order:

1. Wes Craven (Nightmare on Elm Street films)
2. Tim Burton
3. Peter Jackson (for the Frighteners and the Lord of the Rings trilogy)

 

[olvidadero]

So hard to pick just three. My list is constantly changing.

Yasujiro Ozu, Steven Spielberg, Paul Thomas Anderson, Hayao Miyazaki, Stanley Kubrick, David Lynch...

 

[Rock83]

So hard to pick just three. My list is constantly changing.

Yasujiro Ozu, Steven Spielberg, Paul Thomas Anderson, Hayao Miyazaki, Stanley Kubrick, David Lynch...

Good to hear that at least 1 other guy likes Lynch`s work...

 

[Johnny Utah]

Spielberg
Cameron
Fincher

 

[fantasymaker]

choose three seriously lacking respect for others , is my humble opinion . this is my list :



lucas
burton
spielberg
scorsese
cameron
scott
allen
de palma
cronenberg
fellini
kubrick
woo

 

[denger4000]

He's aiiight. But more of a legend in his own mind, like many other filmmakers of his generation. Most of them are quite talented but ultimately overrated, imho. I include Taratino in that list.

Both are hacks if you ask me.

 

[amarcord]

I like all the film Roman Polanski has made

 

[The Josh]

Spielberg
Jackson
Lucas

 

[Wor-Gar]

I'm really shocked to see Tim Burton on so many top 3 lists.

To me, he's always been a much better art director/production designer than a director. Really hard for me to see him ranking over directors like Hitchcock, Spielberg, Lean, etc.

 

[IronFingaz]

Check my sig

But my top 3 would be...

Steven Spielberg - Jaws, Close Encounters..., E.T., Indiana Jones 1-4, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan ect ect

Martin Scorcesse - Taxi Driver, The Departed, Gangs Of New York, The Aviator, Casino, Goodfellas ect

Tie: Quentin Tarantino - Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill, Death Proof

Tie: Sergio Leone - Once Upon A Time In The West, The Dollars Trilogy, Once Upon A Time In America

Also, favorites who didnt make the sig: Tim Burton, John Ford, Ridley Scott, Howard Hughes, John Carpenter, Michael Mann and a bunch of other's i can't remember right now.

 

[The Josh]

I include Taratino in that list.

I would as well. IMO this guy is a douche. I really don't think he's much of a director. Most of his stuff just doesn't hit me right and I can't watch more than just a few mins of it.