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Who has been the best Director over the past 14 years?

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  1. HR Dept

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    So he's the one responsible for Noah...
     
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  2. Haymitch

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    steddinotayto,

    Tarantino was a "guest director" on Sin City. He only did one scene.

    Anyway the answer is Michael Bay. #boxoffice
     
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  3. steddinotayto

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    Thanks for the info! I knew it looked weird when I was doing my list using Wikipedia.

    And Michael Bay's filmography:

    Movie so long it required 2 VHS Tapes
    Will Smith's movie grab Part 2
    Scarlett Johanssen and Obi Wan's adventure
    Childhood Ruining Movie
    Childhood Ruining Movie Part 2
    Childhood Ruining Movie Part 3
    Pain and Gain (actually a pretty good movie)
    Childhood Ruining Movie Part 4
     
    #23 steddinotayto, Aug 14, 2014
  4. hooroo

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    No idea who has been the best but a few I've liked and have been mostly consistent in this given time frame are:

    Bela Tarr
    Noah Baumbach
    Tarantino
    Pedro Almodovar, but his last couple were meh
    and maybe Jean-Pierre Jeunet too.
     
    #24 hooroo, Aug 14, 2014
  5. DCkid

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    Alexander Payne is one of my favorites.

    2013 Nebraska
    2011 The Descendants
    2004 Sideways
    2002 About Schmidt
    1999 Election

    And you guys are really going to make me the first fanboy to mention Wes Anderson? Fine, Wes Anderson.
     
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  6. DCkid

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    Nice! Missed this post.
     
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    I haven't done much research, but I feel like every movie Nolan does is a good movie (uneducated). Maybe because the batman movies were brilliant?
     
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    You ought to be embarrassed to rank Tarantino ahead of the Coen Brothers.
     
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  9. steddinotayto

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    I didn't bring him up despite being one of his biggest fans simply because his movies are all ....I don't know how to describe it. It's not "the same" but it doesn't stray too far in terms of visuals or story telling. To make a Wes Anderson movie you need:

    1. Young attractive actress portraying a very independent yet sensitive character
    2. An old actor playing the role of a man that has went through life, experiencing nothing, only to find out near the end what his life really meant
    3. A lovesick protagonist that screams help
    4. A dynamite backdrop
    5. Quirky music

    He's great but you don't see Anderson trying to stray too far from his formula.
     
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    Scorsese
     
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  11. Roc Paint

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    This would be my #1
     
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    Coen Bros
     
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    Pound for pound The Coens.

    Alfonso Cuarón
    Y Tu Mamá También
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
    Children of Men
    Gravity

    PTA has been good.
    Magnolia
    Punch Drunk Love
    TWBB
    The Master



    Fincher, Aronofsky, to a lesser extent Tarantino. Michael Hanke over in Europe gets the top prize. His films might be a bit to euro/artsy. In Asia for me it's Johnnie To.

    P Jackson voters must be Tolkien fanboys because that fat f-ck has sucked at anything not named Tolkien. Hell, even this LOTR are aging badly.
     
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    Alfonso Cuarón
    David O. Russell
    Joe Wright
    Coen Bruhs
     
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    Nolan
    Coen Broes
    Scorsese
    Fincher
    Tarantino
    Spielberg
     
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    Someone has been left out of the conversation, and the fellow is a sensational director. Wes Anderson! I hated to leave off 1998's Rushmore and 1996's Bottle Rocket, but there you are. I love his stuff. Not saying he was the best over the last 14 years, but the guy is brilliant.

    The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

    Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

    Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

    The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

    The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

    The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
     
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  17. JunkyardDwg

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    Let me throw a curveball in here.. Don't think his body of work would qualify him as the best but definitely deserves to be in the room.

    Brad Bird:

    Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol
    Ratatouille
    The Incredibles
    Iron Giant(1999 but close enough)
     
    #37 JunkyardDwg, Aug 14, 2014
  18. Jontro

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    Michael Bay is the king of remakes. A true legend. Yalls just don't know it yet.
     
    #38 Jontro, Aug 14, 2014
  19. what

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    1. Sofia Coppola

    I'd also rank Jane Campion up there with any director based on her body of work. She is a truly original director.
     
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  20. Buck Turgidson

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    shoutout to Danny Boyle, wouldn't call him the best but I do like his films

    2000 The Beach
    2002 28 Days Later
    2004 Millions
    2007 Sunshine
    2008 Slumdog Millionaire
    2010 127 Hours
    2013 Trance
     
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