Kubrick without a doubt. Burton has made good movies but not great movies. The Shining and Clockwork Orange win this for me.
Come on people, we need a malenky few votes for Kubrick! I'll give some cutter!
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Kubrick without a doubt. Burton has made good movies but not great movies. The Shining and Clockwork Orange win this for me.
Come on people, we need a malenky few votes for Kubrick! I'll give some cutter!
This is soooo not fair. These are my top two directors, and I no now that no matter what, one of them will not be in the finals.:cry:
So, If I have to decide which one I want to see win this thing most......
....then its Burton.
besides big fish, i think burtons films are very redundant
kubrick
oh shit, I forgot The Shining... maybe I should have voted for Burton...
Was it the movie that didn't like or Kubrick's handling of it, Jean?
This is a good question. Now that you asked it, I think the director's part was ok - not exactly Dr.Strangelove, but quite good anyway. It's the adaptation and the casting that I mostly object to. The same, I suppose, goes for Eyes Wide Shut.
Also, I believe that cinematographically, ACO is a pure work of genius, much as I hate the movie.
Kubrick changed a lot of what was in the book. I'm not sure if it's I knew Kubrick's version before I read Kings or if it's so much more ambiguous in Kubricks but I like the movie version better than the book. Though the book did have some things (hedge animals, that hole) the movie lacked.
I think Shelley DuVall really ruined the shining. Nicholson was a perfect choice. The guy they got to play Grady and Lloyd were fantastic, though.
Ummm....yeah, I'm gonna' hold my vote on this one too.
Whispers into Brice's ear...
Spoiler: 09-07-2010 04:12 PMfernanditoCome on, Kubrick needs a bigger lead ... 09-07-2010 09:06 PMJeanwell, Burton isn't anyone to sneeze at, either... 09-08-2010 01:05 AMMattrickBurton has made lots of good films but I don't know if he's made a great film yet. Big Fish and Scissorhands are close, though. 09-08-2010 05:07 AMmaeMy vote went to Stan the Man, but... No love for Batman, really? And Batman Returns? To me those are the best interpretations of the character, and are wonderfully done with art direction up the wazoo. 09-08-2010 08:25 AMfernandito 09-08-2010 11:13 AMpathoftheturtle<_< Holding a grudge from last round? They've faced each other already: It would have been better to swap these around.
To me, these two are both directors who've done great things, yet also each posses glaring faults. I might go with Burton. He brought cultishness into the mainstream... but I'm not sure whether that's really a good thing. 09-09-2010 12:25 PMSeymour_Glass 09-10-2010 12:11 AMJeanpfft 09-10-2010 10:29 AMfernandito*Bump
Still a close race ... 09-10-2010 10:30 PMfrikI love Edward Scissorhands, but 2001 has been my favorite movie since I saw it sometime in the late '60. That was a (movie)experience still unsurpassed.
sk 09-11-2010 06:30 AMmaeOh no, tied at 13! Can't believe we can't get more! Go Kubrick! 09-11-2010 07:02 AMfernanditoREMINDER :
If the poll ends in a tie, the posts in favor will count as the final tie breaker ! 09-11-2010 07:22 AMHeather19One more vote for Burton, anyone!.... 09-11-2010 09:19 AMmae