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jonbwfc
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This (although maybe not for the last one...) Otherwise from European cinema I'd say Sergio Leone and Krzysztof Kieslowski. I have a soft spot for Pierre Morel for District 13 but the rest of his stuff... oh dear. In hollywood.. err.. I suppose early Spielberg was quite good. I quite like most of Roland Joffe's work. I tend not to like most of the directors that get lauded for no other reason than most of them don't actually seem much better than the rest, just more fashionable/elderly. (note: the accented 's' that should be in 'Kieslowski' gives the forum back end all sorts of problems).
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Amnesia10
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I would generally agree. I put Kurosowa because I loved Kagemusha. Though most directors are pretty similar. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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E. F. Benson
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I look fwd to most new Cohen bros films. Jean-Jacques Beiniex deserves a mention too. Though better known as a producer, his handling of Betty Blue was quite stunning. Oh and Terry Gilliam too. lets face it there are hundreds 
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pcernie
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It seems to depend on the time frame for me, which makes it very difficult to pick just one. For instance, James Cameron up until he made Titanic. More recently Chris Nolan, though that's mostly the Batman films as you can imagine  Ridley's had some corkers but some absolute stinkers too. Even Michael Bay had the right formula for witty script/action, briefly.  _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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timark_uk
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In no particular order … Tim Burton Ridley Scott Terry Gilliam Each one of them has had their stinkers, but then each one of them has had their brilliance immortalised in celluloid and that can't be altered, not even by cheap knock-off remakes that may happen in the future. Mark
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timark_uk
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Whoa, epic segue there. Mark
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rustybucket
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Irvin Kershner
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steve74
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David Fincher (quite surprised no one's mentioned him yet)
Guillermo del Toro (mainly for Pan's Labyrinth, which is just genius)
Martin Scorsese
Christopher Nolan
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tombolt
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If I had to pick a favourite, John Hughes.
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fu manchu
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Stanley Kubrick
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belchingmatt
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Luc Besson
Paul Verhoeven
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Amnesia10
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Farelly Brothers and Coen Brothers.
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Spreadie
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+2 ...and quite often, I don't care.
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Amnesia10
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Uwe Boll /s
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timark_uk
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