Forums: Favorite Directors of All Time???????

Please don't take a sh*t on me if I copied your forum. If I did, it's completely coincidental. What are your favorite directors? And what is your favorite movie they directed? (Don't have to be in any order).

Mine:
-John Hughes (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
-Ridley Scott (Alien)
-Stanley Kubrick (The Shining)
-James Cameron (Titanic) DONT GIVE ME SH*T
-David Fincher (Fight Club)
-Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump- My favorite film of all time)
-Alfred Hitchc*ck (Psycho)
-Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction)
-Frank Capra (It's a Wonderful Life)
-Martin Scorsese (Raging Bull)
-Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
-Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather)
-Billy Wilder (Some Like It Hot)
-Milos Forman (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)
-Roman Polanski (Chinatown)
-Oliver Stone (Platoon)
-Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven)
-Joel Coen (Fargo)
-Orson Welles (Citizen Kane)

Favorite director is Steven Spielberg (Schindler's List).

Top 10 Favorite Spielberg Movies:

10. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
9. Catch Me if You Can
8. The Color Purple
7. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
6. Minority Report
5. Saving Private Ryan
4. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Jaws
1. Schindler's List

in parenthesis is the status.

Steven Spielberg (idol) - Jaws
James Cameron (2nd idol) - Avatar
Michael Bay (I've seen him before, but it was a far distant spot) - Pearl Harbor

Avatar is my 4th (wow) favorite James Cameron film. and I hate Michael Bay lol

Steven Spielberg (Munich)
James Cameron (Titanic)
Ridley Scott (Kingdom of Heaven)
Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby)
JJ Abrams (Star Trek XI)
Jon Favreau (Iron Man)
Martin Scorcese (The Departed)
Paul Greengrass (The Green Zone)
Guillermo Del Toro (The Devil's Backbone)
Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings Trilogy)
Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
Lens Wiseman (Diehard 4.0)
Stanley Kubrick (The Shining)
Oliver Stone (The Platoon)
Alex Proyas (Dark City)
Francis Ford Coppola (The God Father)
Brian de Palma (The Untouchables)

@Summit said it all lol

No offense, but all of those directors you folks mentioned are great (fantastic even). But the word "favorites" usually means above the norm; you're personal best... And when you post like, 15-20 directors, that's more the "only good directors in Hollywood" list, than it is your favorites. I'd say choose your top ten max, and go for it. Stating so many directors as favorites is playing it safe because you're choosing most of the critically acclaimed ones, ones that most people would agree with, especially when there's no specific order. Order it man, and shorten the list.

Example:
10. J.J. Abrams (Star Trek)
9. Ridley Scott (Blade Runner)
8. Martin Scorsese (The Departed)
7. Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)
6. Steven Spielberg (Munich)
5. Guillermo Del Toro (Pans Labyrinth)
4. Zack Snyder (Watchmen)
3. Fight Club ( David Fincher)
2. Christopher Nolan (The Prestige)
1. Peter Jackson (Return of the King)

See? While I had a tough time choosing who was more deserving than the other, and although I had to cut guys like Eastwood, Mann, Gilroy, Bird, and Greengrass, I was able to solidify my tastes and differentiate myself from others exact views. I say make it specific so you each individually stand out. That's my two cents.

I'm not a big fan of Cameron even if I do love Avatar. My favorite director would have to be Mr. David Fincher, though. Is and will always be an amazing film-maker.

Nice choice @Screeny. He's one of my solid top three, and has been for years without stray. You should make a list man.

I love Cameron for making "The abyss" and "Terminator 1 and 2"

I would...but I'd be sitting here for a good hour thinking. lol. Maybe later at like 1 in the morning when no one is online and I'm really bored :P

Lol @Screeny. Cool man. @Dave, agreed.

!0) John Hughes (Breakfast Club)
9) Steven Speilberg (Indiana Jones 1-4)
8) Darren Arnofsky (Black Swan)
7) Oliver Stone (Wall Street 1 & 2, Platoon)
6) Kevin Smith (Clerks 1 & 2)
5) Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill Volumes 1 & 2)
4) Zack Snyder (300 & Watchmen)
3) Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim vs. The world, Hot Fuzz, Shaun Of The Dead)
2) David Fincher (Se7en, The Social Network)
1) Christopher Nolan (Inception, The Dark Knight, The Prestige)

If the Movie Elysium is a good film then I will add Neill Blomkamp to the list.

(Hournorable Mentions: Robert Rodriguez, George Lucas, John Singelton)

Nice list Screeny. It definitely differed from mine and others, which I like and appreciate. What happened to waiting until 1 o' clock?

@Narrator: Thats not my list. lol. Its Moviemaniac's. He has the same profile picture as me. lmao.

My Favorite Movie Directors in So Far Order by the Most Films I've Seen From That Certain Director

Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
David Fincher (The Social Network)
Frank Darabont (The Green Mile)
Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
Mike Judge (Beavis and Butt-Head Do America)
Edger Wright (Hot Fuzz)
Kevin Smith (Clerks)
Wes Craven (A Nightmare On Elm Street)
Matt Reeves (Let Me In)
Ben Stiller (Tropic Thunder)

10. Ben Stiller (Tropic Thunder)
9. Orson Welles (Citizen Kane)
8. Woody Allen (Annie Hall)
7. Francis Ford Coppolla (The Godfather, Part 2)
6. Ridley Scott (Blade Runner)
5. Martin Scorsesse (Goodfellas)
4. Quentin Tarrentino (Pulp Fiction)
3. Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)
2. Christopher Nolan (Inception)
1. David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)

-SCREENY

@Screeny nice including Orson Welles :D
I'd have to say director Robert Wise as well. He made "Sound of music" "west side story" and the original "the day the earth stood still" all great films.

In no particular order

Steven Spielberg (E.T., Catch Me If You Can)
Martin Scorsese (Gangs of New York)
David Fincher (The Social Network)
James Cameron (Terminator 2, Titanic)
Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, Inception)

There are so many more I could list, but it would just get repetitive.

Very true @Dave. I forgot about Wise. :/

@Moviefreak excellent list man