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| | My Top 10 Favourite Directors | | 10 | Kim Jee-woon
Kim Jee-woon knows how to make the perfect action thriller. The Age of Shadows last half contains some of the most intense scenes ever, A Bittersweet Life is a haunting tragedy disguised as your typical action thriller and I Saw The Devil is a brilliant and disturbing film that fits right at home with the vengeance trilogy. His films are all disturbing, fun and introspective at the same time.
Favourite Film:
I Saw the Devil | | 9 | Christopher Nolan
He is the king of the blockbuster with some of the most visually impressive films in the past decade. His scripts may not always be the tightest but he knows how to make a film engaging.
Favourite Film:
The Dark Knight | | 8 | Isao Takahata
He is here for Princess Kaguya alone. That film is not only one of the best animated films of all time but also one of the best films of all time. The animation is beyond remarkable. The rest of his filmography are still great too from the heart breaking The Grave of the Fireflies to the charming Only Yesterday to the straight up strange but entertaining Pom Poko.
Favourite Film:
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya | | 7 | Satoshi Kon
Despite his short filmography that sadly ended too soon, Satoshi Kon still managed to be one of the most influential and creative film makers. Perfect Blue is pure genius with it's use of colour theory. Tokyo Godfathers is full of clever metaphors and details that will make it worth more than one watch. Millennium Actress is also pretty much perfect. Paprika, while also confusing as all hell, is nothing but entertaining and it is also the biggest influence for Inception.
Favourite Film:
Perfect Blue | | 6 | Martin Scorsese
Scorsese has made countless classics such as Taxi Driver, Goodfellas and Raging Bull. But even his lesser known works are great too such as Silence and The King of Comedy. His films always contain stunning cinematography and performances. Even after a 50+ year long career, he is still making impressive films and has had very few low points. He is considered a classic director for a good reason.
Favourite Film:
Shutter Island | | 5 | David Fincher
His thrillers never fail to be thrilling and his dramas never fail to be engaging. Outside a couple low points, his filmography is rather stellar and Mank may be forgettable but it got me to watch Citizen Kane so...
Favourite Film:
Seven | | 4 | Edgar Wright
His films are full of hidden details, foreshadowing, easter eggs that they will forever be rewatchable. Even after countless rewatches, I am still finding new things in his films. His humour never misses too. His editing style is unique. Still yet to see another film to replicate the style as well as he does.
Favourite Film:
Hot Fuzz | | 3 | Hayao Miyazaki
All of his films are wholesome and full of imagination. The animation is stellar and the worlds he creates are magical. Many frames in his films are trapped in my head and I am ok with this. Spirited Away score is perfect. His commentary on war and the environment are unexpectedly deep and nuanced considering that these films are technically for children. Sometimes, his characters are too 'simple' for me but at the same time they don't have to be more.
Favourite Film:
Spirited Away | | 2 | Park Chan-wook
His films are practically perfect. The cinematography is always stunning, the scores are always beautiful (probably say The Handmaiden and Oldboy have my favourite scores of all time) and the scripts are always masterfully written that hold intensity and emotion throughout. After watching his films, my first thought was "this will probably be better on rewatch." So he could be 1 in the future.
Favourite Film:
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance | | 1 | Bong Joon-ho
Parasite, Memories of Murder and Mother are the holy trinity of thrillers. Bong Joon-ho is unique with his mixing of genres from dark comedy to horror to thriller to socio-political drama and it never fails. Also, he knows how to make an unforgettable shot.
Favourite Film:
Parasite | |
Vercetti
05.08.22 | Good picks. My favs (in no specific order): Quentin Tarantino, Chan-Wook Park, Takashi Miike, John Carpenter, Yimou Zhang, Hayao Miyazaki, Stephen Spielberg, George Miller | Zac124
05.08.22 | Need to watch more stuff by Takashi Miike. Only seen Audition and I loved it. | CaliggyJack
05.08.22 | Isao Takahata was a legend that was always overshadowed by his partner Miyazaki unfortunately. | MrSirLordGentleman
05.08.22 | God I hate Miyazaki. Really prefer Takahata
Satoshi Kon is an underrated god though! | Zac124
05.08.22 | Yeah, I agree. Takahata deserves the same level of recognition that Miyazaki gets imo. | Vercetti
05.08.22 | I've only seen two movies from Takahata, but both were fantastic (The Grave of the Fireflies, The Tale of the princess Kaguya). And I still haven't watched Perfect Blue. | Zac124
05.08.22 | Only Yesterday is another great Takahata film.
Yeah, you need to watch Perfect Blue. It is very disturbing but still brilliant. | notagenius
05.08.22 | not a big fan of Bong Joon-ho. but I cannot deny that Memories of Murder is very very great. I don't like Parasite | CaliggyJack
05.08.22 | Yamadas is another great Takahata film. | Colliiiin
05.08.22 | Props for Satoshi Kon. His manga is great too, especially Opus. | teamster
05.08.22 | John McTiernan | bigguytoo9
05.09.22 | Cronenberg, Von Trier, Gaspar Noe are on my list for sure. | MrSirLordGentleman
05.09.22 | No one saying Lynch angers me | Shuyin
05.09.22 | I LOVE Joon Ho, my favourite from him is still Memories tho, and Snowpiercer deserves a mention | BAT
05.10.22 | satoshi kon ripppp, finally saw snowpiercer yesterday and was really gud, 2-7 are definite favs but everything i've seen by the other directors is dope. gotta give shoutouts to john carpenter/lynch/tarantino/del toro/aronofsky/katsuhiro otomo/buncha others | budgie
05.10.22 | gonna throw out saulnier (blue ruin / murder party / green room) & obvi w craven | Zac124
05.10.22 | Damn. Forgot about Del Toro. Not sure if he’ll be on my top 10 but loved Pan’s Labyrinth, Nightmare Alley and Blade II. Need to get around to seeing his older stuff. |
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