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Let's talk directors..

Now, I'm not ashamed to admit that's only been within the past year or two that I've actually only started to pay attention to the people directing movies. Sure, I knew George Lucas, Spielberg, etc., but not many others. And I still don't know I ton. But, I'm getting there.

But anyways, let's talk some of your favorite directors.

 One that comes to mind for me is Ridley Scott. I really enjoyed Gladiator, Blade Runner, and Alien. That's a pretty solid chunk of movies there. Thelma & Louise is also pretty good.

Judd Apatow is another one that is in my current interests. He did both 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up, and I love both.

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This just popped into my mind, so here goes:

Christopher Nolan is another great one that I'm really into right now. Batman Begins, The Prestige, Insomnia, and Memento are the ones I've seen and liked a lot. I rented Followers but haven't watched it yet.

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ok good topic too!!  i have a bit more variety to add to the list.  also included are the obvious lucas and spielberg (probobly my favs)but the honorable mentions on my list are in no particular order

richard donner(lethal weapon series, goonies, 16 blocks and the toy)

tim burton(charlie and choc factory,planet of the apes, batman and batman returns, beetlejuice and mars attacks to name a few)

robert zemeckis(castaway, forrest gump, all 3 back to the futures, romancing the stone and used cars)

peter segal(the longest yard,50 first dates, anger management, nutty proffesor 2 the klumps, tommy boy and naked gun 33 1/2)

tony scott(deja vu, man on fire, enemy of the state, the fan, the last boy scout, beverly hills cop 2, top gun and days of thunder)

james cameron(just for titanic alone but also did terminator 1&2 and true lies)

and maybe the best of this list oliver stone(any given sunday, natural born killers, jfk, the doors, platoon and wallstreet to name a few)

note the list includes just movies i have seen from each director.  i almost listed harold ramis for his work on caddyshack and national lampoons vacation too but since he hasnt done much i have enjoyed

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You know, I bought the Oliver Stone Collection from FYE.com for cheap a while back (I think around $10 or so after mail in rebate). It includes 15 movies of his, and the only one I have ever seen is Platoon (which I enjoyed, but it was nothing great). Maybe I should get around to watching those. :)

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I enjoyed Platoon, but like I (think) have mentioned before, the war genre of movies doesn't do a ton for me. Especially the ones based on Nam, Korean, WWII, etc. Not that I don't enjoy them, they're just movies that I don't have a ton of interest in.

I've never seen Saving Private Ryan (well I saw bits and pieces, but not much), Black Hawk Down, etc. I would like to see those along with some older war movies like Apocalypse Now and A Bridge Too Far.