Is is Martin scorcese universally acknowledged as the worlds greatest director?

Genre..

I would be embarrassed collecting an award with him around

Smee_Again

Any award?

I think he’d have been pleased for me collecting my under 11s player of the year award.

Genre..

I was imagining going to up to collect an award while thinking about Goodfellas

I would be saying like wtf am u doing here

policarp

Double Yes.

The writer, director and lead actor of this genre-defying epic would like to have a word...

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12975804/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt

Best described as Goodfellas the movie meets Goodfellas the TV pizza ad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipx6iA2CR1g

Genre..

Of all the people I don't know he is the most amazing

Goodfellas just blew my mind

And then the movie about the boxer

He is so outstanding that he's got like a piece of my head

He has had my unwavering respect ever since he called out those Superheroes movies for the bollocks they are.


I will say though, Gangs of New York was absolute muck. Mean Streets makes up for it though.

Cal4567

He's picked some great subject matter and is forever linked with De Niro in his iconic period. Throw in The Gangs of New York, which I liked, Shutter Island, The Departed and yes, these are great movies as well.

He's Italian American and he's our movie link with the mob and those inglorious times and stories. I have no doubt Killers of the Flower Moon will add to the legacy.

Like Speilberg, he's a lover of film history and the legacy they are continuing. He'd be on my wish list as a dinner party guest.

RulesOfNature

He's probably the best living director. But he's nearing his 80's and his output is becoming sloppier IMO. The Irishman is just full of weird, unpolished moments because it was more concerned with making grand statements about aging, life and being part of a generation nobody remembers anymore. - Contrast this with his old movies which were firmly placed on the pulse of contemporary society.

His movies as of late have been reminiscing abstract concepts like faith and legacy. Even his upcoming movie is an extended metaphor for climate change - under the guise of a 1920s murder mystery (seriously look it up). I feel like his output has been 'above-average' for the past 20-25 years, and he's had some definitive flops like Bringing out the dead and the aviator. Scorsese is not innovative - he tends to follow a formulaic rags-to-riches-to-rags-again' story based on non-fiction novels. What he's good at is picking actors and being really dynamic with the camera, especially during analog film formats when this experimental style could've ended up with blank, underexposed or overexposed images.

The best director of all time is Alfred Hitchcock - Very few people will dispute this.

Duckworth_Luas

Genre.. wrote: »

Goodfellas just blew my mind

Hi Tommy!

Yurt2

I'm with Chrissy on Kundun...

EltonJohn69

Cal4567 wrote: »

He's picked some great subject matter and is forever linked with De Niro in his iconic period. Throw in The Gangs of New York, which I liked, Shutter Island, The Departed and yes, these are great movies as well.

He's Italian American and he's our movie link with the mob and those inglorious times and stories. I have no doubt Killers of the Flower Moon will add to the legacy.

Like Speilberg, he's a lover of film history and the legacy they are continuing. He'd be on my wish list as a dinner party guest.

Spielberg isn’t fit to lace the boots of Martin Scorcese.

pickarooney

EltonJohn69 wrote: »

Spielberg isn’t fit to lace the boots of Martin Scorcese.

Go home and get your ****ing shinebox, Steve

TheValeyard

EltonJohn69 wrote: »

Spielberg isn’t fit to lace the boots of Martin Scorcese.

Jaws
ET
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jurrasic Park
Indiana Jones
Poltergeist
Schindlers List
Empire of the Sun
The Goonies
Saving Private Ryan
The Terminal


Just ones I can think of right now. He's done some absolutely brilliant, era defining films.

Scorcese is a fantastic director but Spielberg helped create the childhood memories of many a child.

EltonJohn69

TheValeyard wrote: »

Jaws
ET
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jurrasic Park
Indiana Jones
Poltergeist
Schindlers List
Empire of the Sun
The Goonies
Saving Private Ryan
The Terminal


Just ones I can think of right now. He's done some absolutely brilliant, era defining films.

Scorcese is a fantastic director but Spielberg helped create the childhood memories of many a child.

Spielberg does have great movies and kids love them (not sure about the terminal) but as a skilled movie maker Scorcese is way ahead. His camerawork is so much more idiosyncratic and immediately recognisable, the same can be said about DePalma, a fellow contemporary of Spielberg.

Akrasia

Stanley Kubrick has to be in with a bit of a shout? Spartacus, Dr Strangelove, 2001 a space odyssey? Full metal Jacket, a clockwork orange? The Shining?

TomTomTim

I just watched Cape Fear last night. I never even heard of it until recently, now I know why.

My current favourite is Paul Thomas Anderson. Writes and directs. He's created quite the filmography and is still relatively young.

Did you smash it

Danny Boyle- shallow grave and trainspotting are incredible movies with an incredible look. A bit like Tarantino I’m not sure they ever scaled those heights after their initial output.

The Irishman was quite dull in its shooting and the intensity of what was on the screen. Intensity is what separated Goodfellas from just another movie.

Yurt2

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My current favourite is Paul Thomas Anderson. Writes and directs. He's created quite the filmography and is still relatively young.

The Master is probably my favourite cinema experience of the last decade. The frequency and tone of that movie left a huge impression on me. Not to mention the unbelievable on-screen chemistry between Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Must give it a watch again and see do I feel the same way about it a second time around.

There's something brilliant about going to see a movie that's been so carefully made and crafted in the cinema. I really miss that with covid. Netflix and a decent at-home setup plug the gap a little bit, but I really miss a night out at the pictures as my Mam used to say.

TheValeyard

TomTomTim wrote: »

I just watched Cape Fear last night. I never even heard of it until recently, now I know why.

Never seen the Simpsons version with Sideshow Bob?

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

My current favourite is Paul Thomas Anderson. Writes and directs. He's created quite the filmography and is still relatively young.

each director goes through a "peak phase" when they produce their best work

Spielberg seems to have given up to enjoy his life pretty much (he's worth 3.7 billion usd apparently vs 150 mill for MS)

PTA would be very much still in his "peak phase"

Personally I think best director is a bit moot - just enjoy the movies.

Tarantino, Nolan, PTA, Eastwood, Wes Anderson, Iñárritu, Damien Chazelle they have all done good stuff

blueser

Shouldn't this be in the films thread in the entertainment forum?

KaneToad

TheValeyard wrote: »

Never seen the Simpsons version with Sideshow Bob?

Or the original version of the movie, made in the 60's?

Did you smash it

Coen Brothers worthy of mention. No country for old men is a masterpiece. Miller’s’ crossing also great.

Brian?

RulesOfNature wrote: »

He's probably the best living director. But he's nearing his 80's and his output is becoming sloppier IMO. The Irishman is just full of weird, unpolished moments because it was more concerned with making grand statements about aging, life and being part of a generation nobody remembers anymore. - Contrast this with his old movies which were firmly placed on the pulse of contemporary society.

His movies as of late have been reminiscing abstract concepts like faith and legacy. Even his upcoming movie is an extended metaphor for climate change - under the guise of a 1920s murder mystery (seriously look it up). I feel like his output has been 'above-average' for the past 20-25 years, and he's had some definitive flops like Bringing out the dead and the aviator. Scorsese is not innovative - he tends to follow a formulaic rags-to-riches-to-rags-again' story based on non-fiction novels. What he's good at is picking actors and being really dynamic with the camera, especially during analog film formats when this experimental style could've ended up with blank, underexposed or overexposed images.

The best director of all time is Alfred Hitchcock - Very few people will dispute this.

It's disputing time I'm afraid.

For me it's:

1. Kurosawa
2. Kubrick
3. Hitchcock
4. Scorsese
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Tilden Katz

Genre.. wrote: »

I would be embarrassed collecting an award with him around

He's great but years he's been nominated for awards, his film wasn't always the best. No great director has a 100% hit rate and Scorsese is no exception.

glasso wrote: »

each director goes through a "peak phase" when they produce their best work

Spielberg seems to have given up to enjoy his life pretty much (he's worth 3.7 billion usd apparently vs 150 mill for MS)

PTA would be very much still in his "peak phase"

Personally I think best director is a bit moot - just enjoy the movies.

Tarantino, Nolan, PTA, Eastwood, Wes Anderson, Iñárritu, Damien Chazelle they have all done good stuff

Absolutely. Though I'd say Scorsese is the director that has bucked that trend the most. I think The Wolf Of Wall Street is one his best films and he was north of 70 when he directed it. But, yeah, look at any of the top directors and it's surprising how many duds are in their back catalogues and how their greatest works tend to be in a fairly narrow time period.

Greyfox

EltonJohn69 wrote: »

Spielberg isn’t fit to lace the boots of Martin Scorcese.

Ah get real, Spielberg is a far better director, even James Cameron has made better films than Scorsese. Goodfellas is his only masterpieces, Scorsese is a tier below the best directors.

Greyfox

Brian? wrote: »

It's disputing time I'm afraid.

For me it's:

1. Kurosawa
2. Kubrick
3. Hitchcock

They have directed a few good films, none of them great imo

McGinniesta

Leah Gotti's arse should win a lifetime achievement award.

I could direct an award winning skinny movie with that thing.

Brian?

Greyfox wrote: »

Ah get real, Spielberg is a far better director, even James Cameron has made better films than Scorsese. Goodfellas is his only masterpieces, Scorsese is a tier below the best directors.

Spielberg defined what it is to be a modern film maker in a way no one had done it before. He controlled the entire film in a way that was rarely done before. He deserves credit for that.

However, his output is mass marketed entertainment and rarely rises to the level of great. Schindlers list aside.

Scorsese has made several films that are better each time you watch them. Which is a sign of greatness to me. Even the Irishman, wasn't great but get better on a rewatch