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Hayao Miyazaki
Sergio Leone
Hayao Miyazaki
Most Consistent Director?
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Hirokazu Kore-eda's pretty steady, you can usually count on him to deliver a top-drawer film - of the theatrical releases I've seen, only Distance didn't work for me.
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Hitchcock
I like Hitchcock a lot, but he made some huge turds too and was really one of those directors who needed to surround himself with strong collaborators and often times some of his innovative ideas got in the way and didn't translate well on film. Spellbound, Topaz, The Trouble With Harry, I Confess, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Frenzy, Family Plot... all of these had interesting ideas, but Hitchcock couldn't get out of his own way to tell a basic straightforward story. Even Marnie which is interesting has some laughably bad writing and performances from Tippi Hedron with all the psycho analyzing and going into her past. It's not bad in theory, but Hitchcock films had some God-awful writing to them. When it worked it worked, such as Notorious, North by Northwest, and even a silly premise like Vertigo or Psycho were just spot on, but Hitchcock was only as good as his writers and if his quirky camera stuff worked and many times it was hit or miss.
Don't get me wrong, I love a great Hitchock film and North by Northwest, Notorious, and Rebecca are three films in my top 100, but consistent in quality is the last word I'd use for him.
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I like the William Wyler and Kurosawa answers. If their names were attached to it, it was going to be good. As far as more modern directors, obviously the Coens and Paul Thomas Anderson, but also Wes Anderson and Dennis Villineuve.
I like Hitchcock a lot, but he made some huge turds too and was really one of those directors who needed to surround himself with strong collaborators and often times some of his innovative ideas got in the way and didn't translate well on film. Spellbound, Topaz, The Trouble With Harry, I Confess, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Frenzy, Family Plot... all of these had interesting ideas, but Hitchcock couldn't get out of his own way to tell a basic straightforward story. Even Marnie which is interesting has some laughably bad writing and performances from Tippi Hedron with all the psycho analyzing and going into her past. It's not bad in theory, but Hitchcock films had some God-awful writing to them. When it worked it worked, such as Notorious, North by Northwest, and even a silly premise like Vertigo or Psycho were just spot on, but Hitchcock was only as good as his writers and if his quirky camera stuff worked and many times it was hit or miss.
Don't get me wrong, I love a great Hitchock film and North by Northwest, Notorious, and Rebecca are three films in my top 100, but consistent in quality is the last word I'd use for him.
I like Hitchcock a lot, but he made some huge turds too and was really one of those directors who needed to surround himself with strong collaborators and often times some of his innovative ideas got in the way and didn't translate well on film. Spellbound, Topaz, The Trouble With Harry, I Confess, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Frenzy, Family Plot... all of these had interesting ideas, but Hitchcock couldn't get out of his own way to tell a basic straightforward story. Even Marnie which is interesting has some laughably bad writing and performances from Tippi Hedron with all the psycho analyzing and going into her past. It's not bad in theory, but Hitchcock films had some God-awful writing to them. When it worked it worked, such as Notorious, North by Northwest, and even a silly premise like Vertigo or Psycho were just spot on, but Hitchcock was only as good as his writers and if his quirky camera stuff worked and many times it was hit or miss.
Don't get me wrong, I love a great Hitchock film and North by Northwest, Notorious, and Rebecca are three films in my top 100, but consistent in quality is the last word I'd use for him.
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