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Title: Who do you think is the better director? Hitchcock vs Speilberg
Post by: smithjcsdfw on January 14, 2013, 10:55:06 pm
With the Hitchcock movie playing I was curious to the opinions of our panelists as to who is the better director?  Alfred Hitchcock or Speilberg
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Post by: articx on January 15, 2013, 07:55:07 am
I know Speilberg worked on E.T, Jaws, Indiana Jones, and Jurassic Park. What are some of Hitchcock's work?
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Post by: bhiett on January 15, 2013, 07:59:47 am
It seems like this is comparing apples to oranges-- different generations, different genres, etc.  Speilberg has access to (and used profusely) technology that Hitchcock probably never even dreamed of.  They both were/are masters of their craft.
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Post by: gennjen on January 15, 2013, 08:31:49 am
They're both good! But with the technology today, I give the edge to Speilberg.
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Post by: jwallbank on January 15, 2013, 09:13:29 am
I believe Hitchcock was the better director. During his time you didn't see films with his imagination!!Now you have a bunch trying to mimick each other.
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Post by: angela100 on January 15, 2013, 11:55:10 am
Hitchcock was able to create scenes with the imaginative use of camera angles and lighting.  This takes genus and talent.  The films done by Speilberg are varied and have a liberal use of technology.  Both are good for their generation.
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Post by: csomma on January 15, 2013, 12:06:58 pm
Both are great directors.
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Post by: wadee1958 on January 15, 2013, 05:48:57 pm
With the Hitchcock movie playing I was curious to the opinions of our panelists as to who is the better director?  Alfred Hitchcock or Speilberg

I prefer speilberg i've seen most of his movies and enjoyed all of it. My favorite was Cat
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Post by: loulizlee on January 15, 2013, 06:22:53 pm
Both are great directors for their time and their genre.  However, if I had to pick one, I would pick Hitchcock.  I think many of the directors that followed him learned a lot from him.  If you don't know his movies, look them up.  Many people still watch them today, and many people say that Psycho was the best scary movie ever made.
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Post by: momoney555 on January 15, 2013, 07:38:18 pm
Hitchcock was great.  I could watch his movies all day.  His movies had subjects that really challenged the mind.  Speilberg has created some very innovative films and is more of a genius that people of today can relate to.  However, people from my generation can relate to both but in different ways.
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Post by: dcrotteau on January 19, 2013, 05:57:27 pm
I think it could be either one.  Hitchcock was brilliant.  I really like the movies Rear Window and The Birds.  Both very old and they were in black and white, which was kinda cool now that I think about it.  Speilberg is great too.  The difference being is Speilberg has a lot more technology available and Hitchcock had to rely on his own wit.  He had a special way of doing things.  I once heard that he appeared in every one of his movies.  Not that he a had an actual role, he would just show up in a shot.    :peace:
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Post by: katie322 on January 19, 2013, 06:11:48 pm
Speilberg, only because i'm not familiar with Hitcock's movies! They seem to be wayyyy before my time!  ;D I'm a huge fan of Speilberg and his work! I love his movies!  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Post by: ushaann on January 19, 2013, 06:13:22 pm
Hitchcock
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Post by: bhiett on January 21, 2013, 06:42:23 am
I know Speilberg worked on E.T, Jaws, Indiana Jones, and Jurassic Park. What are some of Hitchcock's work?
Vertigo, Psycho, Rear Window (the first version), The Birds, North by Northwest.  He also had a weekly series back in the '50's or early '60's that are currently being replayed on (satellite) TV.  A recurring theme of the series seemed to be that his main characters were losers who experienced downward spirals from their poor decisions.
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Post by: mgint on January 21, 2013, 06:54:47 am
spielberg was better more types of movies produced.
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Post by: dauna on January 22, 2013, 08:05:28 pm
I have all the respect in the world for Steven Spielberg.  Honest.  But I would have to give the edge to Hitchcock simply because I consider him to be more the trailblazer of the two.  I would have to say that Spielberg probably learned a thing or three from Hitchcock's work.
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Post by: dodgers16 on January 22, 2013, 11:55:04 pm
   this is a very interesting question, and really there is no right or wrong answer!! 2 different era's of film making!! all I can say is that I like both Hitchcock movies and Speilberg movies
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Post by: gkaps on January 23, 2013, 01:04:49 am
speilberg
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Post by: hvnlydevil on January 23, 2013, 05:01:07 am
Hitchcock. He was brilliant at creating masterfully shot movies without the technology that sometimes boggles down a movie.
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Post by: washingtonamanda on January 23, 2013, 06:09:08 am
that is a hard choice cause I like movies from them both
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Post by: lgemini on January 23, 2013, 06:21:57 am
Sorry I like both directors, they have different styles.   
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Post by: msmoneybags48 on January 25, 2013, 09:25:23 am
Hitchcock was a director with a macabre mystique about him.  Spielberg is more sensitive than Hitchcock.  I like Spielberg better than Hitchcock.
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Post by: jannie7 on January 25, 2013, 09:32:09 am
I think is the better director? Is Speilberg I like his movies.   :wave:
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Post by: ajann1983 on January 25, 2013, 10:32:24 am
Its hard to determine which one was/is a better director since they did different genres of movies. I like them both.
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Post by: keauhou on January 25, 2013, 11:22:22 am
Hitchcock was an awful person, great director but sleazy character, so I vote for Spielberg.