Two of the most polarizing contemporary directors...
Who is your choice?
FRwL
08-02-10, 07:14 PM
Stone for his movies exploring the 60s era.
zombeaner
08-02-10, 07:39 PM
Tough call, but Spike Lee has a film in my all time top 5 with "Do the Right Thing" and I can't even think of an Oliver Stone film for a top 10.
gmanca
08-02-10, 07:44 PM
Stone; I loved his takes on the various presidencies with JFK, Nixon, and W.
Dean Kousoulas
08-02-10, 08:04 PM
Spike Lee. While I don't always agree with his opinions, his films are some of my all-time favorites.
Supermallet
08-02-10, 08:12 PM
For me, it comes down to Do The Right Things vs. JFK, and JFK wins.
jmu878
08-02-10, 08:17 PM
25th Hour vs Platoon + Wall Street
Stone
JumpCutz
08-02-10, 08:22 PM
JFK is in my top 10 of all-time. I really love his vietnam trilogy, Talk Radio, Salvador and Nixon.
My favorite Lee films are Do The Right Thing, 25th Hour and Clockers.
Stone gets the nod.
Finisher
08-02-10, 08:29 PM
Stone's stretch from 1986 through 1997 is one of the strongest runs by a director ever:
Salvador (1986), Platoon (1986), Wall Street (1987), Talk Radio (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), The Doors (1991), JFK (1991), Heaven & Earth (1993), Natural Born Killers (1994), Nixon (1995), U Turn (1997)
11 consecutive well made, impressive movies in a 12 year stretch. Robert Richardson was a major factor as well.
RocShemp
08-02-10, 08:47 PM
Stone gets my vote all the way.
Joe Buck
08-02-10, 09:45 PM
I like "Do Tha Right Thing" more than any of Stones films, but I like more of Stone's films than Spike's, so I'll vote for Stone.
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