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post #51 of 58
9/24/05 at 7:51pm
Kathryn Bigelow is a definite for this list, I would agree. And you're right about Raimi, that's just my dumbass really missing the point of the thread as usual. Strange Days is an unheralded classic in my worthless opinion. Not to mention the subtle masterpiece, Point Break.
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post #52 of 58
9/26/05 at 12:04pm
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Originally Posted by Stew
Louis Leterrier- This guy may be in the shadow of Luc Besson forever, but he has a way with action that is refreshing, and a way with drama that is really exciting for the action genre. "Unleashed" was odd and fantastic, and he did half of "The Transporter" and all of the sequel.

Who do you guys like?
I'll second LL, but I'd like to add the other Frenchman: Florent Emilio Siri.
So far, I've seen Nid de Guêpes and Hostage by him, but both are solid siege/action thrillers that aren't afraid to get a bit nasty. He also has a keen visual sense and he manages to make the films look slick and expensive.
Especially the Bruce Willis vehicle, Hostage, had no right being as good as it was. There'll probably be people around who hated it, though but every one I've shown it to have really liked it. In my book, he's someone to watch out for in the future as he starts to broaden his repertoire.
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post #53 of 58
9/26/05 at 1:14pm
I have to agree with the dissing of Andrew Davis. It'll shock nobody that I think he did a great job with UNDER SIEGE but his work on ABOVE THE LAW, THE PACKAGE, and COLLATERAL DAMAGE inspired very little excitement out of me. I would never say THE FUGITIVE is a bad film, but outside of Jones' performance it's real standard stuff.
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post #54 of 58
9/26/05 at 5:04pm
Considering some of the names mentioned above, I'd also have to include Jan de Bont.
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post #55 of 58
9/26/05 at 7:59pm
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Considering some of the names mentioned above, I'd also have to include Jan de Bont.

No way. Twister, Speed 2, The Haunting and Tomb Raider II were all high-profile, big budgets films. And they all stink.
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post #56 of 58
10/1/05 at 2:03am
What about Raoul Walsh, he had a great run in the forties with High Sierra, They Drive By Night etc
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post #57 of 58
10/1/05 at 10:55am
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Originally Posted by Dragon Ma
What about Raoul Walsh, he had a great run in the forties with High Sierra, They Drive By Night etc
I'm a huge fan of Bogart, and High Sierra is really good. Saw on IMDb that Walsh also directed They died with their Boots on, and The roaring Twenties.
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post #58 of 58
10/2/05 at 12:44pm
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Originally Posted by tommy five-tone
Was thinking maybe Christophe Gans (BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF) and Roger Avary (THE RULES OF ATTRACTION) qualified for B-list status.

As for Gans, I imagined he'd be overwhelmed by offers from Joel Silver, Neal Moritz and the like after BROTHERHOOD's release but he seems to be keeping a low profile - does SILENT HILL have the backing of a major US studio?
I don't think Gans qualifies. He took western genre filmmaking, combined it with Asian-inspired action sequences, wrapped up in the frilly, costumed drama landscape of European cinema. He's probably not a master filmmaker (Crying Freeman), but he has a style and and definitely got the lion's share of the credit for "Brotherhood". Not on the list IMO.

Philip Kaufman was sort of A-list talent-wise around 2000 and "Quills". Then he majorly fell off and directed "Twisted". Good God.
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