Who is the best director of the recent release of Comic Book feature films? Part II

[John H]

This is Part II of Who is your choice for the best director of the recent release of Comic Book feature films from the above list? poll.


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[ElectricX]

X-Men 3 is my favorite movie of the bunch barely beating Bryan Singer's X2.

[Post]

What????? The only thing worse on that list was Ang Lee's Hulk.

[Jordan T. Maxwell]

this was a tough one, because there are some really talented directors whose films on this list were rather awful. my vote went to Bryan Singer because i've loved all three of his comics based films and the Usual Suspects is still one of my all time favorites. he's just got such a great sense of visual storytelling. as for the rest...i think Snyder's got a very intense and kinetic style with both 300 and Dawn of the Dead, and i hope that's able to translate into the more cerebral tone of Watchmen. Rodriguez and Miller did something incredible with Sin City, and i had high hopes given how visceral and pulpy Rodriguez's past films have been. Cronenberg did a great job with A History of Violence and is of course something of a legend. and McTeigue...i was nervous about V for Vendetta because i'm such a huge fan of the book, but for his first outing as a director he really made something beautiful (even if the script had its flaws). and while i don't think it was the greatest thing in the world, Letterier made an Incredible Hulk that was visually fascinating if not altogether emotionally engaging. Ang Lee is one of the most brilliant film makers in the industry, but his Hulk was hurt by the shoddiness of the visual effects and a third act that just fell apart and didn't pay off a lot of the emotional investment of the first two. Goyer...well, i think he's a better writer than he is a director, but for all of Blade: Trinity's faults i thought he did an interesting job of emulating 80s action and horror films. Norrington, i'm torn on. i thought the first Blade film was brilliantly shot, but LXG is such a mess of a film...though it suffers more from a script that didn't understand its source material than any glaring directorial faults. which is weird since it was written by James Robinson, whose comic book work is so amazing. so it's a lot of good people who made a crappy film. Ratner...when i think of Ratner, the words "passable," "adequate" and "yeoman" come to mind. he's not awful, but he's really not that spectacular. his best work has been emulating better directors rather than finding his own style and voice (aping Singer for X-Men 3, Demme for Red Dragon...though even that pales in comparison to the original Manhunter). i've tried to find good words to say about everyone else so far on this list, but Hensleigh's Punisher...there is nothing redeeming about that film. Thomas Jane was actually pretty well cast in the role, but the sloppy and confused script and slapshod direction just did nothing. it was his first film as a director and, unlike McTeigue, it shows. just awful. of course, the new one doesn't look that much better...

[WolverAce]

Bryan Singer...because of X2. That was a masterpiece.

LUBRICATE!!

[Nick Costanzo]

300 is my favorite movie on the list.

[Marty P]

My vote is for Sin City; love it.

[Anthony Devlin]

Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller’s Sin City for me; although I did enjoy Zack Snyder’s 300.

[Michael Regan]

Wasn't a fan of Sin City or 300 but I have hopes for The Spirit. Really enjoyed Singer's work.

[WolverAce]

Why isn't Sam Raimi on this list?

IJUSTATE!!

[Jordan T. Maxwell]

Why isn't Sam Raimi on this list?

IJUSTATE!!

he was in the poll for part 1.

[Congo Jack]

I own all Robert Rodriguez's movies (aside from his kiddie-movies, and even they're more enjoyable than most) so he's my favourite.

[Jordan T. Maxwell]

I own all Robert Rodriguez's movies (aside from his kiddie-movies, and even they're more enjoyable than most) so he's my favourite.

never a huge fan of From Dusk Till Dawn and was very let down by Once Upon a Time in Mexico. and i'm waiting for them to release Grindhouse as ONE Dvd rather than having to buy both films separately. but Desperado and El Mariachi hold a position of great honor in my collection, as does Sin City. also, i went to massage school with his sister. :LOL:

[Blade Runner]

Miller & Rodriguez, followed closely by Singer for the X-Men films--Superman Returns was decent, but it aped the first two movies too much. Singer would have been better off if he had done his own thing (and given the audience a friggin' fight scene ;) ).

Oh, and Cronenberg, because A History of Violence is amazing. Everyone who loved that should also check out Eastern Promises. Both great films.