Scar, I think DePalma has a damn good filmography as well (not rated on box office takes but cinematic brilliance):
Greetings, Hi Mom!, Sisters, Phantom of The Paradise, Carrie, Obsession, The Fury, Dressed To Kill, Blow Out, Scarface, Body Double, The Untouchables, Casualties of War, Raising Cain, Carlitos Way, Mission Impossible.
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Scar, I think DePalma has a damn good filmography as well (not rated on box office takes but cinematic brilliance):
Greetings, Hi Mom!, Sisters, Phantom of The Paradise, Carrie, Obsession, The Fury, Dressed To Kill, Blow Out, Scarface, Body Double, The Untouchables, Casualties of War, Raising Cain, Carlitos Way, Mission Impossible.
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Indeed he does. And unlike Marty, Brian’s work often gets overlooked which is a damn shame. Marty still has a slight edge in my book though. Goodfellas, Taxi Driver and Raging Bull are three of the best movies EVER MADE in the history of film. Nobody can deny that, not even an idiot. Add to that one of my personal favs Casino and a bunch of others and you just know the guy’s a legend.
Its cool to back and see where each director was at during their career too:
(1973)
Marty: Mean Streets (low budget gangster masterpiece)
Brian: Sisters (low budget black comedy-horror masterpiece)
(1974)
Marty: Alice Doesnt Live Here Anymore (great character piece)
Brian: Phantom of The Paradise (off the wall horror rock fantasy)
(1976)
Marty: Taxi Driver (classic psychotic character study)
Brian: Carrie (classic black comedy-horror)
(1977)
Marty: New York New York (interesting period musical)
Brian: Obsession (dreamy psychological thriller)
(1978)
Marty: The Last Waltz (classic concert doc)
Brian: The Fury (amazing espionage-sci fi horror)
(1980)
Marty: Raging Bull (classic sports film-character study)
Brian: Dressed To Kill (highly controversial psycho-thriller)
(1983)
Marty: King of Comedy (great comedy film)
Brian: Scarface (highly controversial violent gangster film)
(1986/87)
Marty: The Color of Money (great sequel-sports film)
Brian: The Untouchables (classic cops vs gangster film)
(1988-89)
Marty: Last Temptation o f Christ (incredible period piece)
Brian: Casualties of War (incredible war drama)
(1990)
Marty: GoodFellas (SMASH!)
Brian: Bonfire of The Vanities (PU!)
(1991-92)
Marty: Cape Fear (awesome psycho thriller)
Brian: Raising Cain (awesome, weird psycho thriller)
…You get the idea 
Yeah, cool comparison. Also, DePalma revisited the crime genre using many of the same actors with Carlito’s Way the same way Scorsese revisited the genre using the same actors with Casino, both in the mid nineties. Both have never done a sequel to their own films (yet). Both worked with DeNiro during the very first years of his career, and the guy probably has to thank both of them for giving him exposure. And both embarked on doing what they know best this year. Thrillers in the case of DePalma (Black Dahlia) and crime movies in the case of Scorsese (The Departed).
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^well, casino kind of feeds off of goodfellas…i think marty is much better than de palma.
Marty is the greatest living director. the two greatest are - Leone and Kurosawa
Don’t forget his documentaries with bob dylan or the rolling stone. What a pair of eyebrows
Marty you must give lessons
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Scorsese is the best director who’s ever lived in my book. I dare anyone to mention another director with a better filmography than him.
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KUROSAWA
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same with raging bull:both marti and de niro were struggling with the movie until they got a really good screenwriter to help them out.
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But the best thing about Raging Bull isn’t the script, it’s the great acting and beautiful photography/style of the movie.
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Don’t forget his documentaries with bob dylan or the rolling stone. What a pair of eyebrows
Marty you must give lessons
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He was constipated and was pushing really hard while on the crapper. The shit backed up behind his eyebrows and fertilized them!
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Marty is the greatest living director. the two greatest are - Leone and Kurosawa
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Id agree with that. I love Kurosawa and Leone alot. Those guys were absolute geniuses.
I think Hitchcock was a master of cinema-visual trickery for sure. Kubrick I dont really think is all that. He has 2 or 3 films I like alot, the rest: Blah. He’s another guy we’re all supposed to worship because so and so critic said so.
Brian DePalma is at the top of my list for greatest living cinematic storyteller. Him and Marty are my favorite living directors with Quentin coming in at #3. h
I liked all of Kubrick’s films long before I became interested in directors and film facts. I would normally agree with you when you say that we should like a guy just because some critic told us to - it happens all of the time. I still think that Oliver Stone doesn’t get enough credit.
I like the majority of Ollies films alot (I’m not really a fan of NBK, U-Turn, Any Given Sunday and Alexander). I think people usually see him as the “controversial” director, but he really makes beautiful looking/well told films as well. My faves by him are: Salvador, Platoon, Wall Street, Talk Radio, Born on the 4th, The Doors, JFK.
Another director I think is one of the very best working these days is Spike Lee. Hes done some really incredible work.
As far as Kubrick. Ive seen almost all his films and the only ones I generally like are The Killing, Dr Strangelove, 2001, A Clockwork Orange and Full Metal Jacket. Although I like those films, I really dont watch them very often. Certain directors I just dont connect with as much I guess.
With guys like Scorsese and DePalma, I can watch the majority of their films over and over and never get bored by them. I think what it comes down to is what aesthetics your most attracted to in cinema. Some see Kubricks films and are overjoyed by them. I’m just not one of those people. I get overjoyed watching Scorsese’s Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Alice Doesnt Live Here Anymore, The Last Waltz, Raging Bull, King of Comedy, The Color of Money, GoodFellas, Casino and DePalma’s Sisters, Phantom of The Paradise, Carrie, The Fury, Dres sed To Kill, Blow Out, Scarface, Body Double, The Untouchables, Casualties of War, Carlitos Way and MI 1.
Noone is wrong in what they like, we all have things that intrigue us, styles of storytelling, themes, visual aesthetics we are attracted to. As long as you appreciate the art and enjoy it, thats all that matters.
Now there you make a good point!
i’m watching scorsese’s the departed tonight.
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i’m watching scorsese’s the departed tonight.
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Lucky Bastard. It doesn’t come out in Sweden til’ December 25.
alright i saw the departed. its really good,but i have to mention one main reason why i think that qt is better than scorsese. as someone mentioned, i would watch a tarntino film a hundred times, but i would never watch a scorsese film that many times.
the departed is a very good film, but i heard that the film on which its based on(infernal afairs) is better than the departed. i would easily believe that. the departed is no that much of an epic.
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alright i saw the departed. its really good,but i have to mention one main reason why i think that qt is better than scorsese. as someone mentioned, i would watch a tarntino film a hundred times, but i would never watch a scorsese film that many times.
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Well I dont know about that I can watch Goodfellas and Taxi Driver easily a hundred times Hahaha!
^true! goodfellas is excellent…i loved aviotor.i would watch that a hundred times. i like your avator.
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^true! goodfellas is excellent…i loved aviotor.i would watch that a hundred times. i like your avator.
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Thanks I likes yours as well. ;D