John Hughes or Cameron Crowe

MrSmearkase · 08-02-10, 08:54 PM

Music play heavily into both directors' films, and neither directed a film written by another writer. While both wrote and directed strong teenaged characters, they each were able to break out of the High School mold and make a film with living, breathing adult characters (Jerry Maguire vs. Planes, Trains and Automobiles).

As much as I love Almost Famous, John Hughes gets my vote for creating characters that you could feel living and breathing.

FRwL · 08-02-10, 09:01 PM

Hughes basically for Planes. Ferris isn't that funny and virtually everyone is funnier than Ferris himself but i guess it's still da bomb mama jama.

Mountain Biker · 08-02-10, 09:21 PM

The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, weird Science, Planes, Trains and Automobiles...

Hughes in a landslide

Supermallet · 08-02-10, 09:23 PM

Hughes made films that an entire generation clung to. Cameron Crowe just makes movies. Hughes wins.

Perkinsun Dzees · 08-02-10, 09:26 PM

Hughes. I'm not a fan of Crowe.

Joe Buck · 08-02-10, 09:36 PM

I love Almost Famous and Vanilla Sky but have little use for Crowe's other films. I vote for Hughes. A stronger overall body of work.

superdeluxe · 08-02-10, 09:41 PM

Singles/Almost famous were great..but Hughes runs awa.

mhg83 · 08-02-10, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Buck

I love Almost Famous and Vanilla Sky but have little use for Crowe's other films. I vote for Hughes. A stronger overall body of work.

Not even Fast times at Ridgemont high???

GenPion · 08-02-10, 10:04 PM

This one was VERY difficult for me to answer. In fact -- my answer kind of makes me hurt a little. As much as I LOVE John Hughes films, I went with Cameron Crowe who created one of my Top 5 of all time favorites: Almost Famous. It was one of the movies that made me fall in love with film and I truly connect to it more so than most any other film I have seen. Both are great masters, but I have more of a personal connection to Crowe.

PopcornBandit · 08-02-10, 10:31 PM

Cameron Crowe. Almost Famous is a damn near perfect movie in my opinion.

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08-02-10, 08:54 PM	#1
MrSmearkase DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Milford, MA Posts: 4,667	John Hughes or Cameron Crowe Music play heavily into both directors' films, and neither directed a film written by another writer. While both wrote and directed strong teenaged characters, they each were able to break out of the High School mold and make a film with living, breathing adult characters (Jerry Maguire vs. Planes, Trains and Automobiles). As much as I love Almost Famous, John Hughes gets my vote for creating characters that you could feel living and breathing. __________________ 2013 DVD Spending Tab 2013 Rank 'Em As You See 'Em "Jor-El is just an immortal douche blessed with an awesome voice." - RocShemp

08-02-10, 09:01 PM	#2
FRwL DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: California Posts: 2,446	Re: John Hughes or Cameron Crowe Hughes basically for Planes. Ferris isn't that funny and virtually everyone is funnier than Ferris himself but i guess it's still da bomb mama jama.

08-02-10, 09:21 PM	#3
Mountain Biker DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Southern California Posts: 3,297	Re: John Hughes or Cameron Crowe The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, weird Science, Planes, Trains and Automobiles... Hughes in a landslide __________________ ...It's 4 A.M., do you know where your car is?

08-02-10, 09:23 PM	#4
Supermallet Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Termite Terrace Posts: 38,728	Re: John Hughes or Cameron Crowe Hughes made films that an entire generation clung to. Cameron Crowe just makes movies. Hughes wins. __________________ "if you truly want to discuss Sodom with me, send me a PM" - dvdjunkie32 Watch me squawk on Twitter: @Supermallet Check out my Bond commentaries

08-02-10, 09:26 PM	#5
Perkinsun Dzees DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: CA Posts: 2,047	Re: John Hughes or Cameron Crowe Hughes. I'm not a fan of Crowe.

08-02-10, 09:36 PM	#6
Joe Buck Cool New Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 43	Re: John Hughes or Cameron Crowe I love Almost Famous and Vanilla Sky but have little use for Crowe's other films. I vote for Hughes. A stronger overall body of work.

08-02-10, 09:41 PM	#7
superdeluxe DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Puyallup Posts: 12,954	Re: John Hughes or Cameron Crowe Singles/Almost famous were great..but Hughes runs awa.

08-02-10, 10:04 PM	#9
GenPion DVD Talk Reviewer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,486	Re: John Hughes or Cameron Crowe This one was VERY difficult for me to answer. In fact -- my answer kind of makes me hurt a little. As much as I LOVE John Hughes films, I went with Cameron Crowe who created one of my Top 5 of all time favorites: Almost Famous. It was one of the movies that made me fall in love with film and I truly connect to it more so than most any other film I have seen. Both are great masters, but I have more of a personal connection to Crowe. __________________ My Setup: Samsung PN50A450 50-Inch Plasma HDTV / Denon 1909 7.1 Receiver / Klipsch and Onkyo 5.1 Surround Speakers / Sony 40 GB Playstation 3 Insignia NS-BRDVD4 [Region Free DVD/Blu-ray Player] / HD-DVD Player HD-A30 My DVDTalk Reviews / My DVD/HD DVD/Blu-ray Collection

08-02-10, 10:31 PM	#10
PopcornBandit DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Upstate, SC Posts: 2,186	Re: John Hughes or Cameron Crowe Cameron Crowe. Almost Famous is a damn near perfect movie in my opinion.