Poll: Coen brothers: the best directors in the world?

[Hypocratic Oath]

http://www.cracked.com/funny-2423-a-serious-man/

This kinda sums up my views, burn after reading looked funny but i got let down like a bad prom date.

 

[Julianking93]

They're two of my favorites for sure.

The Big Labowski's one of my all time favorite movies.

 

[likalaruku]

To me, a "favorite" director must have at least 5 movies I can tollerate. That pretty much limits it to Tim Burton, Wes Craven, & Kevin Smith, because I have no idea who the hell directed any of the other movies I've watched...except for the ones I hate.

 

[CuddlyCombine]

speilberg is crap now. may i remind you of the crystal skull? peter jackson ftw

It wasn't a horrible movie, just a bit strange.

 

[Eldamar]

Best and favourite are two different things.
Coen Brothers do rock though.
But Ridley Scott is my favourite

Hell yes! Ridley Scott is, not only my favorite director as well, but a one of a kind artist.

 

[Eldamar]

They're good, but they're not Quintin Tarantino.

Agree here, Tarantino is in a league of his own when it comes to characterization and scene pacing.

 

[RatRace123]

This man is truly the best director ever.

 

[BENZOOKA]

They are great directors, but there are so many of those. Can't even pick a favorite:
Terry Gilliam
Quentin Tarantino
Robert Rodriguez
Martin Scorsese
... the list goes on

 

[Vern]

Stanley Kubric is the the best director in the world. Dr. Strangelove, 2001, Full Metal Jacket, Clockwork Orange, The Shining. Every scene in every movie is perfectly filmed, has a meaning, all the dialogue is important, nothing is extraneous. The amount of time and effort put into researching, fixing the perfect scenes and shots is amazing. And hell, he gave R. Lee Ermey a movie career and promotion to Gunnery Sargent, so he get's extra kudos. The Cohen Brother's are hit or miss. Fargo, The Big Lebowski, and No Country For Old Men are some of my favorite movies, but the rest of their movies I haven't cared for much at all. And still, they're good, entertaining movies, but they don't quite reach the level of art that people, such as Kubrick reached. They're normal movies, with normal direction and scripts, but done very well, far better than most directors can do. But they still don't make you rethink life after watching them, they're solely entertainment.

 

[Sven und EIN HUND]

Burton, Kubrick, Tarantino,
I agree they are all very good.

Those are some of my favourite directors also, as well as Spielberg of course. The Coen brothers have made some brilliant films, too.

 

[Nautical Honors Society]

What else did Blomkamp make bedsides District 9?

He hasn't directed anything else aside from a few short films that aren't features. Still, he's a great director.

Avatar was Ok, Titanic SUCKED

Avatar was magnificent except for the third act.

Spielberg is alright

Meh.

I agree with Eastwood, and I don't know Cuaron sorry.

Alfonse directed Children of Men. Great movie. Fantastic, even.

Didn't know he did children of men, i agree with you then.

I liked District 9 so i was wondering out of curiosity.

Avatar was a stunning piece of technical art. But it's a story thats been told a million times, although it is the best version of the story, its repetitive nature coupled with "nothing special" acting/writing, doesn't give it the depth to be "fantastic", in my opinion.

 

[Richard Hannay]

They're great, but Hitchcock trounces them. As does Kubrick.

But mostly Hitchcock.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

Burton, Spielberg, Scott, Eastwood and Del Toro are better.

 

[CuddlyCombine]

Avatar was a stunning piece of technical art. But it's a story thats been told a million times, although it is the best version of the story, its repetitive nature coupled with "nothing special" acting/writing, doesn't give it the depth to be "fantastic", in my opinion.

I feel like you're repeating a criticism that has been spoon-fed to you by people like Trey Parker and Matt Stone. That may be because I've seen it repeated in every venue, ranging from YouTube comments to gravestone epitaphs (slight hyperbole here).

I mean, think of it this way; we're not looking for the reinvention of the wheel. Some of the best games from the last year or two are horrible cliche-collections; Mass Effect and Dragon Age, for example. Any game featuring a space marine. Avatar may have already been done, but it wasn't done nearly as well. This is in a whole different league, from the imagination behind the flora and fauna to the underlying emotions and themes. Again, it's not revolutionary (well, some would argue that it's a technical marvel, but I'm talking plot-wise), but I think it's excellent.

 

[Nautical Honors Society]

Avatar was a stunning piece of technical art. But it's a story thats been told a million times, although it is the best version of the story, its repetitive nature coupled with "nothing special" acting/writing, doesn't give it the depth to be "fantastic", in my opinion.

I feel like you're repeating a criticism that has been spoon-fed to you by people like Trey Parker and Matt Stone. That may be because I've seen it repeated in every venue, ranging from YouTube comments to gravestone epitaphs (slight hyperbole here).

I mean, think of it this way; we're not looking for the reinvention of the wheel. Some of the best games from the last year or two are horrible cliche-collections; Mass Effect and Dragon Age, for example. Any game featuring a space marine. Avatar may have already been done, but it wasn't done nearly as well. This is in a whole different league, from the imagination behind the flora and fauna to the underlying emotions and themes. Again, it's not revolutionary (well, some would argue that it's a technical marvel, but I'm talking plot-wise), but I think it's excellent.

First of all, If there is a South Park episode about Avatar I have never seen it, and the opinions of others don't affect my analytical view of movies,or whatever.

Also, when did i ever say that it was a bad movie? I loved it. It was awesome. But it did not change movies, it did not have a compelling story, and the acting was nothing special.

Special effects can make one awesome movie, and Cameron's directional job certainly makes me reconsider his skill (I used to dislike him because of Titanic).

I agree the atmosphere of the "flora and fauna" was quite astounding, but not the first time it has been done. And because you seemed to have ignored my "it is the best version of the story" comment I will say it again: it is an old story told in a masterful way.