CM: Nebular's All-Time Favorite Directors Part

PART 2 [No.10 - 1]

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1. Zhang Yimou

SUMMARY:

"An extraordinary visionary, and a one-of-a-kind filmmaker!"

FAVORITE MOVIES:

[11/10] Hero a.k.a. Ying Xiong (2002)
[11/10] House of Flying Daggers (2004)
[9.75/10] Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
[9.75/10] Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
[9.25/10] Ju Dou (1990)

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2. Quentin Tarantino

SUMMARY:

"A unique genius! An amazing talent!"

FAVORITE MOVIES:

[11/10] Kill Bill vol.1 (2003)
[11/10] Kill Bill vol.2 (2004)
[10/10] Inglourious Basterds (2009)
[9.75/10] Pulp Fiction (1994)
[9.50/10] Death Proof (2007)

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3. David Fincher

SUMMARY:

"A master behind the camera, and a true perfectionist!"

FAVORITE MOVIES:

[10/10] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
[9.75/10] The Social Network (2010)
[9.75/10] Fight Club (1999)
[9.75/10] Se7en (1995)
[8.50/10] Zodiac (2007)
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4. Guillermo del Toro

SUMMARY:

"Hands down, the most imaginative filmmaker ever born!"

FAVORITE MOVIES:

[10/10] Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
[9.75/10] Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (2008)
[9.50/10] Hellboy (2004)
[9.25/10] The Devil's Backbone (2001)
[8.75/10] Blade II (2002)
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5. Ang Lee

SUMMARY:

"A personification of versatility!"

FAVORITE MOVIES:

[11/10] Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
[9.50/10] Lust, Caution (2007)
[9.50/10] Brokeback Mountain (2005)
[9.00/10] Sense and Sensibility (1995)
[9.00/10] Hulk (2003)


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6. Peter Jackson

SUMMARY:

"A mindblowingly talented director, and a brilliant executor!"

FAVORITE MOVIES:

[10/10] The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001 - 2003)
[9.75/10] King Kong (2005)
[9.50/10] Dead Alive a.k.a. Braindead (1992)
[8.50/10] The Lovely Bones (2009)

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7. Zack Snyder

SUMMARY:

"The most exciting contemporary filmmaker, with a striking visual style!"

FAVORITE MOVIES:

[10/10] 300 (2006)
[9.25/10] Watchmen (2009)
[9.00/10] Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
[8.25/10] Dawn of the Dead (2004)

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8. Christopher Nolan

SUMMARY:

"A directional brilliance accompanied with inventiveness!"

FAVORITE MOVIES:

[9.75/10] The Prestige (2006)
[9.75/10] Batman Begins (2005)
[9.75/10] Memento (2000)
[9.50/10] Inception (2010)
[8.50/10] The Dark Knight (2008)

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9. Tim Burton

SUMMARY:

"Wonderfully creative and a definite visionary!"

FAVORITE MOVIES:

[9.75/10] Edward Scissorhands (1990)
[9.75/10] Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
[9.75/10] Corpse Bride (2005)
[9.75/10] Big Fish (2003)
[9.75/10] Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
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10. James Cameron

SUMMARY:

"The God of commercial cinema!"

FAVORITE MOVIES:

[10/10] Aliens (1986)
[9.75/10] Avatar [3D] (2009)
[9.75/10] Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
[9.75/10] The Terminator (1984)
[9.00/10] The Abyss (1989)


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+ HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Pedro Almodovar, Gore Verbinski, Paul Verhoeven, Wong Kar-Wai,
John Woo, Paul Thomas Anderson, David Cronenberg, Brian Singer,
Steven Soderbergh, Roman Polanski, Alejandro González Iñárritu
Sam Mendes, Clint Eastwood, Frank Parabont, Tom Tykwer.

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