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Before we head into Avengers: Endgame, who has been your favorite director(s) in the MCU so far?
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I absolutely agree. I get that Waititi wanted to make the movie his own, but it rings false to the overarching story to make them that disposable.
It was hard. Wanted to say the Russos for Winter Soldier alone. But ultimately I had to click James Gunn. Sorry!!
Great post, capped off with one of the best scenes in the MCU.
He wrote the map and explained how a team-up movie should work. Nothing since would have happened without him.
Russo Bros by far. They are the most consistent and The Winter Soildier is my favorite out of all of the MCU movies.
I understand the reasoning. Feige and Waititi wanted to start the movie with bang and explain to people that Raganrok was a different kind of Thor film.
And it's a minor nitpick in the beginning of an amazing movie. But I do hope that in a potential Thor 4, we get to see Thor take a moment to mourn his best friends -- preferably with Sif alongside him.
Was between the russos and gunn easily for me. Russos transformed captain America basically into an icon, and then did civil war great...and then handled tye biggest cast ever basically perfect.
James Gunn took at best D-list characters with the guardians and made them loved just from the first trailer and got them to the point where they were the zinger at the end of infinity war trailer. I love both gotg and the guardians parts of IW, rocket especially has been handled incredibly.
Overall I gave it to gunn because I think he overall did the most with less.
James Gunn took at best D-list characters with the guardians and made them loved just from the first trailer and got them to the point where they were the zinger at the end of infinity war trailer. I love both gotg and the guardians parts of IW, rocket especially has been handled incredibly.
Overall I gave it to gunn because I think he overall did the most with less.
Coogler is a champ. My personal favorite out of the bunch. ^^' That said, Black Panther was one of the most middling films in the Marvel canon, and one of his weakest works, I think. Still, it's cool in its way.
Gunn and Watiti are also stellar, the latter in particular producing one of the most rollicking reinventions of the MCU formula, for better or for worse.
Gunn and Watiti are also stellar, the latter in particular producing one of the most rollicking reinventions of the MCU formula, for better or for worse.
Ryan Coogler & James Gunn gave me two of my favorite MCU films (Black Panther & Guardians Vol. 2 respectively). And since Coogler doesn't have his own section, my vote goes to Gunn. Watiti & the Russos aren't far behind.
Taika and Gunn. Visionaries and auteurs.
The Russo's are great at keeping a million loose threads in order, but their actual style is as flat a pancake.
The Russo's are great at keeping a million loose threads in order, but their actual style is as flat a pancake.
It's the Russo's by far. But I have a feeling Coogler is just getting warmed up.
I must say that Waititi and Gunn probably have the most distinctive style tho.
I must say that Waititi and Gunn probably have the most distinctive style tho.
Taika Waititi. He took the character I least liked in the MCU and made him the character I most liked in the MCU.
In one fucking movie. :O
In one fucking movie. :O
The russos just fuckin get it , man
Thor not even mentioning their names once or having any reaction at all to the fact that they died before he got back to Asgard is indeed a serious problem for me in the movie. Those things usually don't get to me, but it's even worse IMO than Leia ignoring Chewie at the end of TFA.
Thor not even mentioning their names once or having any reaction at all to the fact that they died before he got back to Asgard is indeed a serious problem for me in the movie. Those things usually don't get to me, but it's even worse IMO than Leia ignoring Chewie at the end of TFA.
What makes the Russos even more legends is that the movie they did before "Winter Soldier" was YOU ME AND FUCKING DUPREE. Talk about range and talent.
Probably a 3 way tie between Waititi, Favreau (Iron Man 1, not 2 but I'd like to also give props to Shane Black for 3), and Gunn.
Favreau. Dude turned Iron Man into an A lister and got the ball rolling for everyone else. I don't blame him for Iron Man 2, he was forced to insert a bunch of Avengers set-up and was creatively compromised.
I really hope Feige brings him back for a phase 4 project.
I really hope Feige brings him back for a phase 4 project.
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Well of that list every director has made 1 or 2 awesome movies but their 2nd movie sucked so I'm picking Taika since he has only made 1 awesome movie so far lmao
Like example the Russo's + loved Winter spldier/Infinity War but man - civil war was stupid as fuck
Jon Farve + love iron Man 1, - iron Man 2 which was mehh
James Gunnn I fucking loved +Guardians of the Galaxy 1, was my favorite MCU movie for a while but -Guardians 2 was a letdown was boring for more than half the movie
Joss wheadon +avengers 1 was good but -2 what a messsss...
Peyton read both ant man films were good imo but ....they lack that ambitious feels too direct to dvd type of movies ..I don't blame the director but ..yeah
So that leaves black panther and thor movies which I enjoyed Thor 3 the most
Like example the Russo's + loved Winter spldier/Infinity War but man - civil war was stupid as fuck
Jon Farve + love iron Man 1, - iron Man 2 which was mehh
James Gunnn I fucking loved +Guardians of the Galaxy 1, was my favorite MCU movie for a while but -Guardians 2 was a letdown was boring for more than half the movie
Joss wheadon +avengers 1 was good but -2 what a messsss...
Peyton read both ant man films were good imo but ....they lack that ambitious feels too direct to dvd type of movies ..I don't blame the director but ..yeah
So that leaves black panther and thor movies which I enjoyed Thor 3 the most
Taika
-He had to follow up probably the most disliked MCU film and then made one of the most well liked so far
-I like all the MCU films to different degrees but this is the film where I most feel the directors individual vision and touch while watching it. It just feels unique in tone despite many other films also using humor in them.
-The improvised nature of the film comes through in showing how genuine some of the performances come across. Where the Russo's I didn't think a character like Star-Lord came across as well or seemed as believable as he would have been in a James Gunn directed movie. Or when Strange calls Tony a douchebag in IF. That just felt forced to me as well. Whereas Taika can take any character from the previous Thor movies and absolutely make you buy into them and believe in their performances.
-He had to follow up probably the most disliked MCU film and then made one of the most well liked so far
-I like all the MCU films to different degrees but this is the film where I most feel the directors individual vision and touch while watching it. It just feels unique in tone despite many other films also using humor in them.
-The improvised nature of the film comes through in showing how genuine some of the performances come across. Where the Russo's I didn't think a character like Star-Lord came across as well or seemed as believable as he would have been in a James Gunn directed movie. Or when Strange calls Tony a douchebag in IF. That just felt forced to me as well. Whereas Taika can take any character from the previous Thor movies and absolutely make you buy into them and believe in their performances.
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See this is my dilemma. How much directorial input do the Russo bros have when it comes to the action of the films, especially the heavy CGI ones?
They are still the best of the bunch but damn it I have soft spot for Favreau for IM1 and Whedon for Avengers. Hell, I think all the directors from Phase 1 are the best mainly because they are the one's who shaped the MCU (except for Leterrier).
They are still the best of the bunch but damn it I have soft spot for Favreau for IM1 and Whedon for Avengers. Hell, I think all the directors from Phase 1 are the best mainly because they are the one's who shaped the MCU (except for Leterrier).
Its Raimi ;)
Coogler. Aside from the CGI scenes which he did not direct or had control over, loved what he did with Black Panther
Oh I like it too! Here in Argentina that movie was really easy to catch on cable a few years ago.
I think the Russo's are pretty boring direction-wise honestly. The likes of Civil War, The Winter Soldier and Infinity War are enjoyable, but don't really stand out from a directorial point of view. If you'd ask me what is "typically Russo Brothers", I wouldn't be able to give you an answer.
I would say my favourite is Taika Waititi, who really directed the shit out of Ragnarok. It's impressive how much of his own style and mannerisms he was able to include in Ragnarok. Outside of that, Ragnarok also has many really inspired directorial choices. And also, I will never not be impressed how Waititi took the most boring character in the entire MCU and turn in the best MCU movie.
After that comes James Gunn. Because while I really dislike the first Guardians of the Galaxy (the second is much better, IMO), he was also able to really shape those movies to his vision. GotG 2 is also the only MCU movie that really nails it's themes IMO.
Finally I would say Coogler is third. Black Panther might have some issues with the third act, but the first two acts are excellent and again, it's impressive how much of hinself Coogler was able to put in the movie. I would've never expected a MCU movie to really try (and mostly succeed) to tackle racism like this.
EDIT: Also special mention to Joss Whedon, who pretty much created the template for what we now see as a Marvel movie with the first Avengers (together with Feige of course). While I'm a vocal critic of that template, it's still an impressive feat.
I would say my favourite is Taika Waititi, who really directed the shit out of Ragnarok. It's impressive how much of his own style and mannerisms he was able to include in Ragnarok. Outside of that, Ragnarok also has many really inspired directorial choices. And also, I will never not be impressed how Waititi took the most boring character in the entire MCU and turn in the best MCU movie.
After that comes James Gunn. Because while I really dislike the first Guardians of the Galaxy (the second is much better, IMO), he was also able to really shape those movies to his vision. GotG 2 is also the only MCU movie that really nails it's themes IMO.
Finally I would say Coogler is third. Black Panther might have some issues with the third act, but the first two acts are excellent and again, it's impressive how much of hinself Coogler was able to put in the movie. I would've never expected a MCU movie to really try (and mostly succeed) to tackle racism like this.
EDIT: Also special mention to Joss Whedon, who pretty much created the template for what we now see as a Marvel movie with the first Avengers (together with Feige of course). While I'm a vocal critic of that template, it's still an impressive feat.
Outside of hardcore comic book fans, nobody cares about the Warriors Three. They were as disposable as Kat Dennings' character, and I say this as a huge Ray Stevenson fan.
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One shots: Hard to choose between Waititi and Branagh. Both of their treatments of Thor were so different yet so amazing.
Multi-film: Hard to choose between Gunn and the Russos. I honestly don't think Infinity War would have worked AT ALL without the ground laid by Gunn...
Of course Whedon is the reason any of this works at all. Man. Toughie.
Multi-film: Hard to choose between Gunn and the Russos. I honestly don't think Infinity War would have worked AT ALL without the ground laid by Gunn...
Of course Whedon is the reason any of this works at all. Man. Toughie.
The Russo's easily. Besides having solid scripts, they've been one of the few to consistently have a great handle on the action. Gunn would be second.
Russos for sure, but Taika Watiti and James Gunn are right behind them. Ragnarok and GOTG are incredible.
Honorable mention for Scott Derrickson too. Doctor Strange is in my top 5 MCU films.
Honorable mention for Scott Derrickson too. Doctor Strange is in my top 5 MCU films.