Favorite film director?

[The Ghost of RubangB]

I've seen all those Burton films except for Sleepy Hollow, Big Fish, Corpse Bride, and Sweeney Todd. I prefer his earlier work, everything up through Mars Attacks! basically.

If you think Tim Burton has an original visual style, watch The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, and you'll see where he stole his entire visual style. It's just good old German Expressionism.

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Sorry. I'm a film major and it's ruined my life.

I'm not saying he's not a good director. I'm just saying that the reason most people love him is for his unique visual style, and it's not unique. I think Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands are some of the best films ever made. And he made Ed Wood, a movie about one of my favorite directors of all time, so he scored major points with me right there.



Hell yeah etecoon, Jeunet kicks ass.


I can't really pick a favorite, but for now I'll pick "Beat" Takeshi Kitano.