Comments on: Discuss: Who Is the Filmmaker of the Decade…You Decide! http://www.fusedfilm.com/2009/12/discuss-who-is-the-filmmaker-of-the-decade-you-decide/ Hollywood, By the Fans For the Fans Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wham! – Batman 3 hat endlich einen Titel! « Ploppers Wörld http://www.fusedfilm.com/2009/12/discuss-who-is-the-filmmaker-of-the-decade-you-decide/comment-page-1/#comment-20120 Wham! – Batman 3 hat endlich einen Titel! « Ploppers Wörld Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:32:48 +0000 http://www.fusedfilm.com/?p=13153#comment-20120 [...] Chris Nolan: Fusedfilm.com // Peter Jackson: [...] [...] Chris Nolan: Fusedfilm.com // Peter Jackson: [...]

]]> By: cfc http://www.fusedfilm.com/2009/12/discuss-who-is-the-filmmaker-of-the-decade-you-decide/comment-page-1/#comment-14867 cfc Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:54:13 +0000 http://www.fusedfilm.com/?p=13153#comment-14867 has to be nolan, sure insomnia wasnt a big hit but have u ever thought of the writer of that movie was? nolan has made 6 films so far and have been writer for 5 of them exception being insomnia. Anyways nolan makes interesting and rather dark movies and thats the best thing abt him. The movies r fresh and with a air of originality. As for the other contenders eastwood,jackson and coen brothers stand out from the rest. Eastwood movies r good but not pathbreaking. Jackson has mad LOTR trilogy and thats abt it, king kong was good but not that gr8. Coen brothers films r good but not all of them. Surprising not to see darron aronosky, tarantino and ridley scott in the list, they r better than rietman,singer and boyle/abrams has to be nolan, sure insomnia wasnt a big hit but have u ever thought of the writer of that movie was? nolan has made 6 films so far and have been writer for 5 of them exception being insomnia. Anyways nolan makes interesting and rather dark movies and thats the best thing abt him. The movies r fresh and with a air of originality. As for the other contenders eastwood,jackson and coen brothers stand out from the rest. Eastwood movies r good but not pathbreaking. Jackson has mad LOTR trilogy and thats abt it, king kong was good but not that gr8. Coen brothers films r good but not all of them. Surprising not to see darron aronosky, tarantino and ridley scott in the list, they r better than rietman,singer and boyle/abrams

]]> By: cfc http://www.fusedfilm.com/2009/12/discuss-who-is-the-filmmaker-of-the-decade-you-decide/comment-page-1/#comment-14848 cfc Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:54:13 +0000 http://www.fusedfilm.com/?p=13153#comment-14848 has to be nolan, sure insomnia wasnt a big hit but have u ever thought of the writer of that movie was? nolan has made 6 films so far and have been writer for 5 of them exception being insomnia. Anyways nolan makes interesting and rather dark movies and thats the best thing abt him. The movies r fresh and with a air of originality. As for the other contenders eastwood,jackson and coen brothers stand out from the rest. Eastwood movies r good but not pathbreaking. Jackson has mad LOTR trilogy and thats abt it, king kong was good but not that gr8. Coen brothers films r good but not all of them. Surprising not to see darron aronosky, tarantino and ridley scott in the list, they r better than rietman,singer and boyle/abrams has to be nolan, sure insomnia wasnt a big hit but have u ever thought of the writer of that movie was? nolan has made 6 films so far and have been writer for 5 of them exception being insomnia. Anyways nolan makes interesting and rather dark movies and thats the best thing abt him. The movies r fresh and with a air of originality. As for the other contenders eastwood,jackson and coen brothers stand out from the rest. Eastwood movies r good but not pathbreaking. Jackson has mad LOTR trilogy and thats abt it, king kong was good but not that gr8. Coen brothers films r good but not all of them. Surprising not to see darron aronosky, tarantino and ridley scott in the list, they r better than rietman,singer and boyle/abrams

]]> By: Hunter Duesing http://www.fusedfilm.com/2009/12/discuss-who-is-the-filmmaker-of-the-decade-you-decide/comment-page-1/#comment-14808 Hunter Duesing Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:15:33 +0000 http://www.fusedfilm.com/?p=13153#comment-14808 Also, why are there two peter jackson fields in the voting? Also, why are there two peter jackson fields in the voting?

]]> By: Hunter Duesing http://www.fusedfilm.com/2009/12/discuss-who-is-the-filmmaker-of-the-decade-you-decide/comment-page-1/#comment-14807 Hunter Duesing Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:07:56 +0000 http://www.fusedfilm.com/?p=13153#comment-14807 I still think it's Jackson. The guy started out making movies about as far away from Hollywood as you can get, making splatter movies like BAD TASTE and BRAINDEAD in New Zealand. In the past decade, he brought LORD OF THE RINGS to the screen in what was a ballsy and ambitious adaptation that paid off big, making him a household name, a rare feat for a director. He also gave filmmakers a high-quality alternative to ILM, an effects house that isn't really all that great, in the form of Weta. To all of you voting for James Cameron, the effects in AVATAR wouldn't be nearly as good if it wasn't for Peter Jackson ushering Weta into Hollywood. Sure LOVELY BONES and DISTRICT 9 sucked, but the guy climbed to the highest of highs from the lowest of lows, the chasm he crossed was further and deeper than the one traversed by Nolan (although I can't protest him winning, the guy is great). I still think it's Jackson. The guy started out making movies about as far away from Hollywood as you can get, making splatter movies like BAD TASTE and BRAINDEAD in New Zealand. In the past decade, he brought LORD OF THE RINGS to the screen in what was a ballsy and ambitious adaptation that paid off big, making him a household name, a rare feat for a director. He also gave filmmakers a high-quality alternative to ILM, an effects house that isn't really all that great, in the form of Weta. To all of you voting for James Cameron, the effects in AVATAR wouldn't be nearly as good if it wasn't for Peter Jackson ushering Weta into Hollywood. Sure LOVELY BONES and DISTRICT 9 sucked, but the guy climbed to the highest of highs from the lowest of lows, the chasm he crossed was further and deeper than the one traversed by Nolan (although I can't protest him winning, the guy is great).

]]> By: Hunter Duesing http://www.fusedfilm.com/2009/12/discuss-who-is-the-filmmaker-of-the-decade-you-decide/comment-page-1/#comment-14806 Hunter Duesing Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:03:12 +0000 http://www.fusedfilm.com/?p=13153#comment-14806 To think that Bay is the director of the decade is beyond absurd, however I like that he is included here since I think Bay is a fun director to discuss, mainly because he inspires such impassioned reactions from people, both positive and negative. To think that Bay is the director of the decade is beyond absurd, however I like that he is included here since I think Bay is a fun director to discuss, mainly because he inspires such impassioned reactions from people, both positive and negative.

]]> By: Hunter Duesing http://www.fusedfilm.com/2009/12/discuss-who-is-the-filmmaker-of-the-decade-you-decide/comment-page-1/#comment-14805 Hunter Duesing Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:01:09 +0000 http://www.fusedfilm.com/?p=13153#comment-14805 Scorsese's era is behind him, it ended before this decade. He won his Oscar, that's about it. Scorsese's era is behind him, it ended before this decade. He won his Oscar, that's about it.

]]> By: fusedfilm http://www.fusedfilm.com/2009/12/discuss-who-is-the-filmmaker-of-the-decade-you-decide/comment-page-1/#comment-14793 fusedfilm Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:40:37 +0000 http://www.fusedfilm.com/?p=13153#comment-14793 Yeah I thought it interesting he didn't make it on the list either. I think he really hasn't had anything stand out in this decade that compares specifically to Jackson and Nolan. Nor have his films really hit the mainstream radar like the others on the list with Raimi, Bay and others. He argulably could have been exchanged for Reitman though. WE had to include guys on the list though that had some good movies during the decade even from the small film arena so that is why Boyle and Reitman fit on the list, we wanted to keep it diverse. Yeah I thought it interesting he didn't make it on the list either. I think he really hasn't had anything stand out in this decade that compares specifically to Jackson and Nolan. Nor have his films really hit the mainstream radar like the others on the list with Raimi, Bay and others. He argulably could have been exchanged for Reitman though. WE had to include guys on the list though that had some good movies during the decade even from the small film arena so that is why Boyle and Reitman fit on the list, we wanted to keep it diverse.

]]> By: tarantula http://www.fusedfilm.com/2009/12/discuss-who-is-the-filmmaker-of-the-decade-you-decide/comment-page-1/#comment-14792 tarantula Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:47:07 +0000 http://www.fusedfilm.com/?p=13153#comment-14792 no scorsese?? no scorsese??

]]> By: fusedfilm http://www.fusedfilm.com/2009/12/discuss-who-is-the-filmmaker-of-the-decade-you-decide/comment-page-1/#comment-14791 fusedfilm Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:47:20 +0000 http://www.fusedfilm.com/?p=13153#comment-14791 Yeah we took an internal vote and those were all the names that cropped up in our meetings. I think there are a lot of names that should be on there like the ones you mentioned. Bay came up because he has done 2 very hot films in the Transformers series and we just thought he would spire interesting conversation. Yeah we took an internal vote and those were all the names that cropped up in our meetings. I think there are a lot of names that should be on there like the ones you mentioned. Bay came up because he has done 2 very hot films in the Transformers series and we just thought he would spire interesting conversation.

]]> By: Glass http://www.fusedfilm.com/2009/12/discuss-who-is-the-filmmaker-of-the-decade-you-decide/comment-page-1/#comment-14788 Glass Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:12:01 +0000 http://www.fusedfilm.com/?p=13153#comment-14788 I don't think Cameron's done enough to be considered a direcotr who defined the decade of cinema. There are many other directors such as Nolan who've come to prominenece this decade and have done more to judge by. I don't think Cameron's done enough to be considered a direcotr who defined the decade of cinema. There are many other directors such as Nolan who've come to prominenece this decade and have done more to judge by.

]]> By: Glass http://www.fusedfilm.com/2009/12/discuss-who-is-the-filmmaker-of-the-decade-you-decide/comment-page-1/#comment-14789 Glass Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:10:44 +0000 http://www.fusedfilm.com/?p=13153#comment-14789 My vote easily goes to Nolan. Abrams is average. Cameron hasn't really done much to be considered the director of the decade. But I think your list is lacking. Bay makes the list but PT Anderson, Aronofsky, Herzog and many other directors don't? My vote easily goes to Nolan. Abrams is average. Cameron hasn't really done much to be considered the director of the decade. But I think your list is lacking. Bay makes the list but PT Anderson, Aronofsky, Herzog and many other directors don't?

]]> By: (classified) Vecause I can! http://www.fusedfilm.com/2009/12/discuss-who-is-the-filmmaker-of-the-decade-you-decide/comment-page-1/#comment-14786 (classified) Vecause I can! Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:52:04 +0000 http://www.fusedfilm.com/?p=13153#comment-14786 Yeah while all these director's have at least one great film up their sleeve in this decade, Christopher Nolan has only just started his career and each of his 5 films he's released in the 2000s have been acclaimed. And 4 of them have made it into IMDB's TOP 250.<br><br>MEMENTO - A mindblower film that's regarded as among the best independent films ever made. <br>Insomnia - A rare US remake that's equally as spectacular as the foreign original or even exceeds it in every way.<br>Batman Begins - The ultimate example of resurrection in the media. The Batman franchise has decayed and he revived and has gotten it beyond what it ever was...and that's what the world thought then.<br>The Prestige - Smaller film, but with a fasinating premise and just as mindblowing if not confusing twist ending. <br>THE DARK KNIGHT - Do I have to describe how this film triumphed last year?<br><br>I give all deserving credit to the other contenders each doing spectacular film(s), but what we have before us is the greatest thing Great Britain has given to Hollywood since Alfred Hitchcock. Hitchcock shook the foundations of Hollywood so many times over his 40+ year career, and here is Christopher Nolan only wrapping up on his first decade. <br><br>What's next to expect from him? Yeah while all these director's have at least one great film up their sleeve in this decade, Christopher Nolan has only just started his career and each of his 5 films he's released in the 2000s have been acclaimed. And 4 of them have made it into IMDB's TOP 250.

MEMENTO – A mindblower film that's regarded as among the best independent films ever made.
Insomnia – A rare US remake that's equally as spectacular as the foreign original or even exceeds it in every way.
Batman Begins – The ultimate example of resurrection in the media. The Batman franchise has decayed and he revived and has gotten it beyond what it ever was…and that's what the world thought then.
The Prestige – Smaller film, but with a fasinating premise and just as mindblowing if not confusing twist ending.
THE DARK KNIGHT – Do I have to describe how this film triumphed last year?

I give all deserving credit to the other contenders each doing spectacular film(s), but what we have before us is the greatest thing Great Britain has given to Hollywood since Alfred Hitchcock. Hitchcock shook the foundations of Hollywood so many times over his 40+ year career, and here is Christopher Nolan only wrapping up on his first decade.

What's next to expect from him?

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