princess27
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For me it's Lars von Trier. He's set out to milk me for every sentiment I've got and I'm not having it.
He just makes me sooo angry.
He just makes me sooo angry.
Directors that make you ANGRY...
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There are two for me: 
David Lynch - specifically for "The Straight Story" which was quite a good film, but the way he deliberately filmed static camera shots for a ridiculous amount of time and also filmed the actors from really far away during dialogue scenes proved hugely annoying!
Darren Aronofsky: I consider him totally overrated and I haven't seen one film of his that I thought was even remotely ok. Strange, as I usually really like smaller independent films, but tried watching "Pi" when it first came out and turned it off after 20 minutes! I can't for the life of me think what people see in his films
David Lynch - specifically for "The Straight Story" which was quite a good film, but the way he deliberately filmed static camera shots for a ridiculous amount of time and also filmed the actors from really far away during dialogue scenes proved hugely annoying!
Darren Aronofsky: I consider him totally overrated and I haven't seen one film of his that I thought was even remotely ok. Strange, as I usually really like smaller independent films, but tried watching "Pi" when it first came out and turned it off after 20 minutes! I can't for the life of me think what people see in his films
Shauna Abdouche
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Like you say, it was deliberate - so you have to ask why he did it. Static shots - to show the speed of the journey in the context of the huge distance he was covering, or to illustrate the patience of the guy and contrast it with the impatience of the viewer 
p ). Long distance shots - people feeling insignificant in a big country or in the big picture maybe?
Requiem for a Dream was a great film. I quite likes Pi, but I wouldn't watch it twice.
I also like Lars Von Trier films - loved Breaking the Waves and Dancer in the Dark, liked Dog Town. Didn't like The Idiots much though.
p ). Long distance shots - people feeling insignificant in a big country or in the big picture maybe?Requiem for a Dream was a great film. I quite likes Pi, but I wouldn't watch it twice.
I also like Lars Von Trier films - loved Breaking the Waves and Dancer in the Dark, liked Dog Town. Didn't like The Idiots much though.
Patricia Seay
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Tony Scott - when he's in his shake the camera mode such as 'Domino' and 'Man On Fire'.
And all of that Dogme 95 claptrap. Pseudo-Intellectual hogwash for the easily lead astray.
RegarRAB
Mark
And all of that Dogme 95 claptrap. Pseudo-Intellectual hogwash for the easily lead astray.
RegarRAB
Mark
xonlywishesx
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I think Requiem is Aronofsky's only good film.
Tarantino annoys me. His films basically rip off the style of old blaxpoitation movies and he is supposed by be an auteur yet his style is boring and repeatitive. Apparently, he used to be a black slave in his past life.
Tarantino annoys me. His films basically rip off the style of old blaxpoitation movies and he is supposed by be an auteur yet his style is boring and repeatitive. Apparently, he used to be a black slave in his past life.
x_kookoo4kokopuffs_x
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Uwe Boll MUST be stopped.
<morgiexXxbear>
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I like all of them up to, but not including Prospero's Books. I haven't seen any later ones than that. His best one is a 3.5 hour epic called The Falls.
Allitrya Hallows
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Hmmmmmm........That sounRAB a fun way to spend an evening.
It's very funny. It's 92 biographies of people who's surnames begin with the letters F A L L, and what happened to them following the "unknown violent event" (V.U.E.), which makes them begin behaving more and more like birRAB.
http://vue.org.uk/falls.htm
http://vue.org.uk/falls.htm
Mauloof Ahmed
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Yes, Yes, Yes...............................................
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Yes sorry Mark. Lars von Trier is also into shaking the camera about.. But don't get me started on LvT...
I started a discourse with a journalist once who had praised Breaking the Waves. We exchanged several letters and after telling him everything I hated about it, I actually felt quite better
I started a discourse with a journalist once who had praised Breaking the Waves. We exchanged several letters and after telling him everything I hated about it, I actually felt quite better
Julio Batista
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Which one good film did Spike Lee make? (I'm having trouble thinking of a bad one!)
I agree on Kevin Smith though - pretentious rubbish IMO!
eek: I'm going to get lynched)
I agree on Kevin Smith though - pretentious rubbish IMO!
eek: I'm going to get lynched)causeimchinese
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When I was younger, I used to love Kevin Smith. With hinRABight, I realise KS did one fabulously intelligent and witty movie (Chasing Amy) a whole bunch of dick and fart jokes, and one atrocious rom-com.