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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Sept 8, 2018 22:11:36 GMT
#5: David LynchPoints: 401 No. of Ballots: 21 Highest Ranking: 1st on seven ballots  “My mother refused to give me coloring books as a child. She probably saved me, Because when you think about it, what a coloring book does is completely kill creativity.”
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Sept 8, 2018 22:13:01 GMT
Sidenote: I fucking love David Lynch! I had him a #2, so he almost had 8 #1 votes.
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Post by Sharbs on Sept 8, 2018 22:13:04 GMT
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Post by TheAlwaysClassy on Sept 8, 2018 22:13:32 GMT
Lynch, for me at least, is the quintessential American director.
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Sept 8, 2018 22:13:49 GMT
Meh, Mulholland Dr. is a masterpiece, I like a lot of his other stuff, but not enough to include him here
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Post by jimmalone on Sept 8, 2018 22:13:51 GMT
I wasn't aware that Lynch is loved here that much.
I think the direction of Mulholland Dr. is terrific and The Straight Story and The Elephant Man are great, but on the other side of the spectrum he has also done Inside Empire and Lost Highway.
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Post by pacinoyes on Sept 8, 2018 22:14:09 GMT
Lynch didn't make my list - I find him an undisciplined artist who is only really completely successful when he is having discipline forced on him in a way (Mulholland Drive, Elephant Man, Straight Story) but he's the most wildly idiosyncratic and oddball director imaginable and I'll always respect that........I think that's part of his appeal.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2018 22:15:28 GMT
The next Director was the recipient of the most #1 votes... Probably my favorite artist of all time, and definitely my favorite filmmaker. Should've been higher but I'll accept a Top 5 placement.  |
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Sept 8, 2018 22:15:47 GMT
The next Director had the most individual ballot placements.
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Sept 8, 2018 22:17:10 GMT
#4: Alfred HitchcockPoints: 408 No. of Ballots: 26 Highest Ranking: 1st on three ballots  “A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it. ”
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2018 22:18:34 GMT
Surprised he's not higher tbh
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Sept 8, 2018 22:18:49 GMT
I love Hitch, and of the many hundreds of quotes I read, I think his one I used is probably my favourite.
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Post by ingmarhepburn on Sept 8, 2018 22:19:01 GMT
Bergman in the top 3? You guys  |
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Post by pendragon on Sept 8, 2018 22:19:08 GMT
Am I allowed to say that someone at #4 is too low?
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Post by pacinoyes on Sept 8, 2018 22:19:57 GMT
Much lower on my personal list because I don't think a lot of his stuff exactly holds up but he sort of wrote the rulebook and people are still copying it. Whenever you see a scene of suspense - even if the film itself isn't suspense - chances are they are copying his rhythms and feel.
I mean, he's the Beatles of film, even if you don't like him, he's undeniable.
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Post by urbanpatrician on Sept 8, 2018 22:22:17 GMT
I mean, he's the Beatles of film, even if you don't like him, he's undeniable. I hear that comparison sometimes, but while I get the comparison.... I do think the one fallacious part about it is that Hitchcock is just way better than the Beatles. Or at least way better at being populist. |
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Sept 8, 2018 22:23:19 GMT
#3: Martin Scorsese Points: 411 No. of Ballots: 25 Highest Ranking: 1st on two ballots  “Basically, you make another movie, and another, and hopefully you feel good about every picture you make. And you say, "My name is on that. I did that. It's okay." But don't get me wrong, I still get excited by it all. That, I hope, will never disappear. ”
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Post by Viced on Sept 8, 2018 22:23:49 GMT
Robbed of #1.
Sad!
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Sept 8, 2018 22:24:11 GMT
Sorry VicedStill, 3rd place is pretty great and it's hard to deny he's worthy of it. |
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Sept 8, 2018 22:24:23 GMT
Hitchcock was my #1. He's my favorite director of all time, his ranking sounds about right. His influence is undeniable, and skills as a filmmaker and suspense entertainer, are first rate. I also love that quote you used too.  |
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Sept 8, 2018 22:25:21 GMT
Kubrick and Bergman were my #1 and #2, respectively, so this pleases me.
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Post by pacinoyes on Sept 8, 2018 22:27:00 GMT
Scorsese is ranked about right - he's in the top 3 and he may be about to release his most ambitious, complex and most expensive project.
Great time to be alive......
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Post by cherry68 on Sept 8, 2018 22:27:30 GMT
Not a single female director?
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Sept 8, 2018 22:27:52 GMT
#2: Ingmar BergmanPoints: 415 No. of Ballots: 24 Highest Ranking: 1st on one ballot  “I throw a spear into the darkness. That is intuition. Then I must send an army into the darkness to find the spear. That is intellect.”
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Post by pacinoyes on Sept 8, 2018 22:29:51 GMT
Bergman is one of the few guys on the list I'd say could safely outnumber Polanski's "7 masterpieces or near masterpieces". That says a lot.
His filmography is a rite of passage to be a movie fan.
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