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Roderick Usher
11-09-2007, 04:06 PM
Who are your 5 favorite horror directors? I don't recall seeing a thread like this, and if there was one it was too long ago.
mine
1. John Carpenter;)
2. Dario Argento
3. Tod Browning
4. George Romero
5. Mario Bava
honorable mention to Neil Marshall - the next John Carpenter
missmacabre
11-09-2007, 04:16 PM
1.) Alfred Hitchcock
2.) Dario Argento
3.) George Romero
4.)David Lynch
5.)Takashi Miike
jenna26
11-09-2007, 04:18 PM
Who are your 5 favorite horror directors? I don't recall seeing a thread like this, and if there was one it was too long ago.
mine
1. John Carpenter;)
SUCK UP......:p ;)
1. David Cronenberg
2. Dario Argento
3. Alfred Hitchcock
4. George Romero
5. Wes Craven
Had to edit....Craven edges Carpenter out just barely....
Disease
11-09-2007, 04:19 PM
I see, going for the positive vibe ....
George A Romero
Wes Craven
John Carpenter
Robert Rodrigeuz
David Cronenburg
No particular order except George A Romero is No.1
Roderick Usher
11-09-2007, 04:21 PM
Cronenburg...shit, I should've put him on instead of Bava
and Tim Burton is really close to my top 5
paws the great
11-09-2007, 04:31 PM
1. Sergio Martino
2. Lucio Fulci
3. Paul Naschy
4. Dario Argento
5. Mario Bava
Alfred Hitchcock
Dario Argento
George Romero
Sam Raimi
Cronenberg
jenna26
11-09-2007, 04:56 PM
Alfred Hitchcock
Dario Argento
George Romero
Sam Raimi
Cronenberg
Is it weird that I don't have Raimi on my list when he directed my favorite film of all time? Geez....he should be on there somewhere. :(
Is it weird that I don't have Raimi on my list when he directed my favorite film of all time? Geez....he should be on there somewhere. :(
yes
it is weird
massacre man
11-09-2007, 05:01 PM
5. Tobe Hooper
4. Wes Craven
3. Sam Raimi
2. George Romero
1. John Carpenter
jenna26
11-09-2007, 05:02 PM
yes
it is weird
LOL...well, makes sense since I am so damn weird myself...but really, he only directed two of my favorites, and the others on my list, more than that....so, there I have rationalized it.....:D
(~ that was a rhetorical question by the way ;) )
(~ that was a rhetorical question by the way ;) )
Was it
or was it a cry for help?
:D
knife_fight
11-09-2007, 05:52 PM
1. F.W. Murnau
2. Argento
3. Bava
4. Hitchcock
5. Fulci
in that order
alkytrio666
11-09-2007, 06:03 PM
1. Alfred Hitchcock
2. Dario Argento
3. Mario Bava
4. Jacques Tourneur
5. Tod Browning
neverending
11-09-2007, 08:10 PM
James Whale
Hitchcock
Roger Corman
David Lynch
Terence Fisher
_____V_____
11-09-2007, 08:52 PM
Bwind made a tournament last year on horror directors. I think Romero won it by beating Argento. Here's the link...
http://www.horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21982
And about my top 5 :-
1 - Sir Alfred Hitchcock
2 - Dario Argento
3 - George Romero
4 - David Cronenberg
5 - Sam Raimi
Hon. mentions - John Carpenter, Tod Browning, Mario Bava, Frank Henenlotter, David Lynch.
Thats for horror. Overall I d say Akira Kurosawa. The man was a genius.
Phalanx
11-09-2007, 09:42 PM
None of these guys are JUST horror...but...
Carpenter
Timur Bekmambetov
Romero (but decreasing)
Ryuhei Kitamura
Wes Craven (well, up until mid 90's)
bwind22
11-09-2007, 10:20 PM
1 George Romero
2 Alfred Hitchcock
3 Sam Raimi
4 John Carpenter
5 Wes Craven
roshiq
11-09-2007, 11:21 PM
1) Sir Alfred Hitchcock
2) Dario Argento
3) John Carpenter
4) David Cronenberg
5) Wes Craven
Doc Faustus
11-10-2007, 05:36 AM
In no real order:
1.) F.W Murnau
2.) Tod Browning
3.)Mario Bava
4.)Jack Arnold
5.)David Cronenberg
ChronoGrl
11-10-2007, 05:49 AM
Ooooo... Good thread.
Shoe-ins:
John Carpenter
Alfred Hitchcock
David Lynch
Roman Polanski
Fighting for the 5th spot:
Sam Raimi
William Friedkin
George A. Romero
Takashi Shimizu
Tim Burton (I am VERY excited about Sweeney Todd)
Notes:
I'm glad that someone else classifies Lynch as a horror director. I would love to see him do a strictly horror film. Then again, if he stuck to a single genre, he wouldn't be his wonderful Lynch self.
Directors whom I haven't delved into but I should:
Dario Argento
Mario Bava
David Cronenburg (I've seen Spider, which I found well-done yet predictable)
Geddy
11-10-2007, 06:26 AM
1.George Romero.
2.Sam Raimi.
3.John Carpenter.
4.Wes Craven.
5.Tobe Hopper.
Despare
11-10-2007, 06:42 AM
David Cronenburg (I've seen Spider, which I found well-done yet predictable)
You didn't like Videodrome... hmmmm... try Scanners.
I'd say...
Romero
Cronenburg
Argento
Hitchcock
There are too many directors I like and would give this fifth spot to. From greats like Raimi, Bava, Craven, Polanski and Carpenter to the... different, like Henenlotter and HG Lewis. Hell, I'd even consider putting Stuart Gorden or Roger Corman on my list.
GorePhobia
11-10-2007, 08:36 AM
1. George Romero
2. John Carpenter
3. Alfred Hitchcock
4. Wes Craven
5. Dario Argento
Posher778
11-10-2007, 08:39 AM
It's too hard to decide. robert Rodriguez and Craven would be there for sure. Oh hell.
1. Ridley Scott
2. Neil Marshall
3. Wes Craven
4. Robert Rodriguez
5. James Cameron
alkytrio666
11-10-2007, 08:52 AM
It's too hard to decide. robert Rodriguez and Craven would be there for sure. Oh hell.
1. Ridley Scott
2. Neil Marshall
3. Wes Craven
4. Robert Rodriguez
5. James Cameron
James Cameron...horror...?
Posher778
11-10-2007, 09:36 AM
James Cameron...horror...?
Well.... Aliens. I'd have to actually think to put together a decent one. Gimme a break.
Despare
11-10-2007, 01:26 PM
Well.... Aliens. I'd have to actually think to put together a decent one. Gimme a break.
Abyss too, if you count that one.
Posher778
11-10-2007, 02:08 PM
Abyss too, if you count that one.
Ehh.... Abyss is an interesting movie. I'm not sure what i'd call it. I mean, it's definitely Sci Fi, but horror? Not really.
paws the great
11-10-2007, 03:48 PM
Well.... Aliens. I'd have to actually think to put together a decent one. Gimme a break.
Piranha 2: The Spawning?
X¤MurderDoll¤X
11-10-2007, 05:05 PM
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Posher778
11-10-2007, 05:21 PM
Piranha 2: The Spawning?
Fuck you! Those flying poissons were genius!
Hitchcock
Romero
Carpenter
Craven
Cronenberg
fortunato
11-10-2007, 08:43 PM
no order, and more or less what everyone else is putting:
david cronenberg
alfred hitchcock
tod browning
john carpenter
dario argento and mario bava fight for a spot.
neverending
11-10-2007, 09:21 PM
no order, and more or less what everyone else is putting:
david cronenberg
alfred hitchcock
tod browning
john carpenter
dario argento and mario bava fight for a spot.
Well no, not EVERYONE.
fortunato
11-11-2007, 06:56 PM
Well no, not EVERYONE.
well, i know not everyone. it seems mostly everyone has some or all of those directors in their top 5, which makes sense. there is an elite group of directors that have made such incredible strides in the horror genre that they're (until this point, at least) impossible to outdo.
Roderick Usher
11-11-2007, 08:20 PM
well, i know not everyone. it seems mostly everyone has some or all of those directors in their top 5, which makes sense. there is an elite group of directors that have made such incredible strides in the horror genre that they're (until this point, at least) impossible to outdo.
agreed
I started this thread to find out with whom everyone thinks I should be working.
I've already got two out of the top 5 most frequently listed directors working on screenplays of mine and I'm trying to decide who to write for next:D
The STE
11-11-2007, 08:42 PM
Someone like Miike I don't count because his stuff that isn't necessarily horror is what I like best. Ichi the Killer, especially. It's his best movie, IMO, and it's not a horror movie. Same with Chronenberg. His horror stuff was good, and all, but I was never so impressed with him as a director until his most recent movies. I think Eastern Promises is his best movie yet.
Anywho, in no particular order:
Alfred Hitchcock
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Dario Argento
Wes Craven
Romero
David Fincher is close to being in the top 5, but is barely edged out since I don't consider Zodiac a horror movie.
The_Raven
11-12-2007, 07:09 AM
Hitchcock
Browning
Cronenberg
Bava
Carpenter
in that order.
Edgar
ferretchucker
11-12-2007, 07:46 AM
Carpenter
Hitchcock
Barker
Craven
Raimi
fortunato
11-12-2007, 01:14 PM
agreed
I started this thread to find out with whom everyone thinks I should be working.
I've already got two out of the top 5 most frequently listed directors working on screenplays of mine and I'm trying to decide who to write for next:D
good gracious. a dream come true.
i hope to be where you are someday.
Roderick Usher
11-13-2007, 01:39 PM
Well I'm allowed to talk about it now...
Dario Argento is directing a script of ours!!!!
should have financing in place for our John Carpenter project within a week or two!!!!!
missmacabre
11-13-2007, 01:52 PM
Dario Argento is directing a script of ours!!!!
Never would have guessed that one ;)
Sounds exciting though. Congrats and keep us updated.
illdojo
11-13-2007, 03:26 PM
1. John Carpenter
2. Sam Raimi
3. George A. Romero
4. Tobe Hooper
5. Wes Craven
Despare
11-13-2007, 03:28 PM
Two people get kicked off my list... I can't believe I forgot about Fritz Lang and Ingmar Bergman.
massacre man
11-13-2007, 03:32 PM
1. John Carpenter
2. Sam Raimi
3. George A. Romero
4. Tobe Hooper
5. Wes Craven
Hey, same list, just switched about. :cool:
illdojo
11-13-2007, 03:39 PM
Hey, same list, just switched about. :cool:
Great minds think alike. :cool: