View Full Version : Great underrated dircectors.
Bacchus
02-08-2007, 06:47 PM
I always hear people spouting off about a handful of directors that they love and I think that there are many great directors that don't get enough attention. Who do you think deserves more respect?
My pick would be Michael Cooney.
alkytrio666
02-08-2007, 06:55 PM
Jacques Tourneur.
He's not around anymore (rest in peace), but modern horror owes a lot of its technique to this man. He made some of the most atmospherically frightening films of all time.
bloodrayne
02-08-2007, 07:00 PM
Stuart Gordon
alkytrio666
02-08-2007, 07:02 PM
Stuart Gordon
Absolutely. Fascinating guy to listen to as well, have you ever seen him interviewed or anything?
bloodrayne
02-08-2007, 07:06 PM
Absolutely. Fascinating guy to listen to as well, have you ever seen him interviewed or anything?
Oh yeah..I love him...He's kinda weird...lol...Not as weird as Jeffrey Combs, but still...He's an awesome person...I have most of his movies...I actually just received Dolls today (a replacement for one that mysteriously disappeared)...I can't get enough :cool:
The STE
02-08-2007, 07:15 PM
Mary Harron. She made I Shot Andy Warhol, American Psycho, and The Notorious Bettie Page. And, yet, I hardly hear a word about her.
Roderick Usher
02-08-2007, 07:18 PM
Walter Hill - Warriors, Southern Comfort, Streets of Fire - and he produced the Alien franchise (as well as writing the story for Aliens)
people talk about Jack Hill all the time, but Walter has made the better films and continues to deliver the b-movie goods
bloodrayne
02-08-2007, 07:22 PM
Herschell Gordon Lewis...He REALLY pushed (and stepped over) the limits for his time...He paved the way for hardcore gore
paws the great
02-08-2007, 07:26 PM
Dario Argento may be the master of giallo,but my favorite is Sergio Martino!:)
The Strang Vice of Mrs. Wardh
Mountain of the Cannibal God
The Big Alligator River
Torso
The Case of the Scorpions Tail
Day of the Maniac
Elvis_Christ
02-08-2007, 07:28 PM
Walter Hill - Warriors, Southern Comfort, Streets of Fire - and he produced the Alien franchise (as well as writing the story for Aliens)
people talk about Jack Hill all the time, but Walter has made the better films and continues to deliver the b-movie goods
Agree with you on that one dude. I'm a big fan of his flicks. 48 Hrs and The Driver are gold too.
pinkerton
02-08-2007, 07:55 PM
Walter Hill - Warriors, Southern Comfort, Streets of Fire - and he produced the Alien franchise (as well as writing the story for Aliens)
people talk about Jack Hill all the time, but Walter has made the better films and continues to deliver the b-movie goods
Totally agree, Southern Comfort is awsome.The Warriors is a great flick but I don't think its aged well......
Elvis_Christ
02-08-2007, 08:15 PM
The Warriors is a great flick but I don't think its aged well......
In some ways thats what makes it so great.
The STE
02-08-2007, 08:25 PM
Stephen Hopkins. Just watch The Life and Death of Peter Sellers or the first season of 24 to see how great a director this guy can be.
AUSTIN316426808
02-08-2007, 10:39 PM
takashi miike great director he can do anything .
un·der·rat·ed- To rate or evaluate too low; underestimate.
AUSTIN316426808
02-08-2007, 11:06 PM
im sorry man was my comment wrong ?
You got the great part right, but he isn't exactly underrated.
Angra
02-09-2007, 08:04 AM
Brian Avenet-Bradley
Dark Remains
Ghost of the needle
Freez'er