Greatest Fantasy Film Directors?
#1 -Al-
Posted 08 June 2008 - 07:29 AM
So, my very favorites:
Wojciech Has
Terry Gilliam
Jan Svankmajer
F.W. Murnau
Hayao Miyazaki (I'm usually not a fan of Anime, but this man surely deserves a nod)
Guillermo Del Toro
Michel Gondry (in his own weird way)
Anyone else?
Oh, and whoever mentions Peter Jackson gets shot on parole.
#2 -Al-
Posted 08 June 2008 - 07:35 AM
#3
Posted 08 June 2008 - 08:05 AM
Fine then, I won't even open my mouth!Oh, and whoever mentions Peter Jackson gets shot on parole.
I will say that I heartily agree regarding Terry Gilliam and Hayao Miyazaki. Not really familiar with most of the others, and not a huge fan of Guillermo Del Toro, though.
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Posted 08 June 2008 - 11:10 AM
Pan's Labyrinth is quite possibly one of the most beautiful films ever made.
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#6
Posted 08 June 2008 - 12:54 PM
1. The Harry Potter movies were such fun.
2. The Harry Potter movies are among the few fantasy films I have ever seen because most fantasy movies are such drivel that I don't bother to watch them after the first ten minutes.
3. The Harry Potter movies were much better than the LotR trilogy, which could have been edited down to a total of three hours, maybe. I nearly fell asleep during the first one.
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#8
Posted 09 June 2008 - 02:00 AM
Tim Burton, the master of "sad and wonderful".
Hayao Miyazaki, everything I've seen by him has been amazing.
Terry Gilliam, Brazil is really something else.
Marc Caro & Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Delicatessen and The City of Lost Children are both surreal and haunting and I love them both.
And last but not least: Ang Lee, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is one of my favourite films ever and wuxia is IMO like a close cousin to fantasy genre.
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#9
Posted 09 June 2008 - 04:42 AM
Guillermo del Toro, I'm really looking forward to his The Hobbit because of his previous work.
Terry Gilliam, a wonderful director. Time Bandits is better than Brazil.
Andrew Adamson, for Shrek.
Rob Reiner, if Princess Bride counts as fantasy which it certaily should.
Jim Henson, because Dark Crystal and Labyrinth are great.
Tim Burton
Wolfgang Peterson, go and watch The Neverending Story.
And one who isn't a director, Ray Harryhausen, all of whose films have a charm of their own.
Edited by Bluenose, 09 June 2008 - 04:44 AM.
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Posted 09 June 2008 - 08:44 AM
#11 -Al-
Posted 10 June 2008 - 07:53 PM
#12
Posted 28 June 2008 - 10:26 AM
Del Toro all the way. Heard he's directing The Hobbit. YAY.
You mean Tolkien's litreature is getting milked for cash even more? Go team.
Although, to be honest, I do preferethe movies to the books.
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Completely agree with you there. The only one of the newer SW films that is anywhere near good is attack of the clones.
Edited by Dark-Mage, 28 June 2008 - 10:28 AM.