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  1. 02-19-2009, 09:40 PM #1
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    EW's Top 25 Active Directors (It's worse than you can imagine)

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    1. Steven Spielberg
    2. Peter Jackson
    3. Martin Scorsese
    4. Christopher Nolan
    5. Steven Soderbergh
    6. Ridley Scott
    7. Quentin Tarantino
    8. Michael Mann
    9. James Cameron
    10. Joel and Ethan Coen
    11. Guillermo del Toro
    12. David Fincher
    13. Tim Burton
    14. Judd Apatow
    15. Sam Raimi
    16. Zack Snyder
    17. Darren Aronofsky
    18. Danny Boyle
    19. Clint Eastwood
    20. Ron Howard
    21. Ang Lee
    22. Paul Thomas Anderson
    23. Paul Greengrass
    24. Pedro Almodóvar
    25. Jon Favreau
    Sure why not?

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    STRONGER (David Gordon Green) - 6
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    Wasn't there at least one woman better than Ron Howard?
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  3. 02-19-2009, 09:42 PM #3
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    Quote Quoting Watashi (view post)
    20. Ron Howard
    22. Paul Thomas Anderson
    Say what?
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    James Cameron's directorial work in the last 11 years is tough to top. Surprised he's so low.
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    Quote Quoting Derek (view post)
    James Cameron's directorial work in the last 11 years is tough to top. Surprised he's so low.
    I think it was subtle innuendo for him to hurry up on Avatar. Presuming EW can do "subtle."
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  6. 02-19-2009, 09:53 PM #6
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    Three foreign directors? Judd Apatow being better than all foreign language directors sans one? World cinema must be in an awful place.
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  7. 02-19-2009, 10:01 PM #7
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    Went to the website. Saw their write-up for Jon Favreau. Said "fuck this." Came back here to type that.
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  8. 02-19-2009, 10:11 PM #8
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    Johnny To?

    Hello?

    That dude makes like 3 films a year, and at least one of them is usually pretty good.

    Takashi Miike? Wong Kar Wai? David Lynch?



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  9. 02-19-2009, 10:16 PM #9
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    Entertainment Weekly?
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  10. 02-19-2009, 10:20 PM #10
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    Quote Quoting Watashi (view post)
    14. Judd Apatow
    16. Zack Snyder
    . . .
    22. Paul Thomas Anderson
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    Quote Quoting Daniel Davis (view post)
    Johnny To?

    Hello?

    That dude makes like 3 films a year, and at least one of them is usually pretty good.

    Takashi Miike? Wong Kar Wai? David Lynch?
    The full list goes to 50, and it includes Wong Kar Wai and David Lynch. But it still sucks.
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  12. 02-19-2009, 10:23 PM #12
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    25. JON FAVREAU
    THE EVIDENCE: Elf (2003), Iron Man (2008)
    What is this evidence for?



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  13. 02-19-2009, 10:24 PM #13
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    Quote Quoting Daniel Davis (view post)
    What is this evidence for?
    It is "This List is Bullshit," Exhibit "A."
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    25. JON FAVREAU
    THE EVIDENCE: Elf (2003), Iron Man (2008)

    26. WOODY ALLEN
    THE EVIDENCE: Annie Hall (1977), Manhattan (1979), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
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  15. 02-19-2009, 10:26 PM #15
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    You know it's bad when you can't even make a snide comment about how they've damaged their credibility.
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    Quote Quoting DavidSeven (view post)
    Quote Quoting Watashi
    14. Judd Apatow
    16. Zack Snyder
    . . .
    22. Paul Thomas Anderson
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    Yeah, that's ridiculous.
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  17. 02-19-2009, 10:35 PM #17
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    Quote Quoting Sycophant (view post)
    It is "This List is Bullshit," Exhibit "A."
    Exactly.

    Never once have I thought of Elf whilst pondering the terms "Great directors," and "Great films."

    Maybe whilst pondering "serviceable, harmless, kind-of-a-little-bit charming family comedy."

    Tim Burton? Really?

    Has James Cameron even made a movie in the last 25 years?

    Judd Apatow being that high is simply insane.

    Might as well put Kevin Smith on there.

    What about Paul W.S. Anderson?



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    Quote Quoting DavidSeven (view post)
    25. JON FAVREAU
    THE EVIDENCE: Elf (2003), Iron Man (2008)

    26. WOODY ALLEN
    THE EVIDENCE: Annie Hall (1977), Manhattan (1979), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
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    Wow.

    ...

    Oh..

    Wait. I see.

    Now it makes sense.



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  19. 02-19-2009, 10:48 PM #19
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    The evidence speaks for itself, Davis. That's Journalism with a capital J.
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    Forget Favreau, how is J.J. Abrams on that list.
    Sure why not?

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    STRONGER (David Gordon Green) - 6
    THE DISASTER ARTIST (James Franco) - 7
    THE FLORIDA PROJECT (Sean Baker) - 9
    LADY BIRD (Greta Gerwig) - 8


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    Quote Quoting DavidSeven (view post)
    The evidence speaks for itself, Davis. That's Journalism with a capital J.
    I was never good at logic.



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  22. 02-19-2009, 10:57 PM #22
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    Quote Quoting Watashi (view post)
    Forget Favreau, how is J.J. Abrams on that list.
    Evidence: Mission Impossible III



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  23. 02-19-2009, 11:08 PM #23
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    I can't be bothered going through their horrible entry a page list. Is Herzog in the 50-26?
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    Quote Quoting Winston* (view post)
    I can't be bothered going through their horrible entry a page list. Is Herzog in the 50-26?
    Don't be absurd. We're talking GREAT directors here. You know, people like Judd Apatow, and Zack Snyder.



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  25. 02-19-2009, 11:35 PM #25
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    Quote Quoting Daniel Davis (view post)
    Don't be absurd. We're talking GREAT directors here. You know, people like Judd Apatow, and Zack Snyder.
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