# Movie Marathon (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [March 26, 2021, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801 "2021-03-26T22:06:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 229
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4563 "2022-03-17T14:02:19Z")
**Directors identified with a certain stylistic element, technique, motif, or whatever** 1. Alfred Hitchcock - Appears in a brief cameo in each movie. 2. James Cameron - Often shows an actor’s feet or shoes 3. Tim Burton - Associated with gothic visual themes 4. Sam Raimi - Fast-moving POV shots, dolly zooms, and slapstick 5. Martin Scorsese - Often features Rolling Stones songs ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4564 "2022-03-17T14:04:21Z")
**Directors identified with a certain stylistic element, technique, motif, or whatever** 1. Alfred Hitchcock - Appears in a brief cameo in each movie. 2. James Cameron - Often shows an actor’s feet or shoes 3. Tim Burton - Associated with gothic visual themes 4. Sam Raimi - Fast-moving POV shots, dolly zooms, and slapstick 5. Martin Scorsese - Often features Rolling Stones songs 6. Michael Bay - The 360-degree hero shot ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4565 "2022-03-17T14:05:56Z")
**Directors identified with a certain stylistic element, technique, motif, or whatever** 1. Alfred Hitchcock - Appears in a brief cameo in each movie. 2. James Cameron - Often shows an actor’s feet or shoes 3. Tim Burton - Associated with gothic visual themes 4. Sam Raimi - Fast-moving POV shots, dolly zooms, and slapstick 5. Martin Scorsese - Often features Rolling Stones songs 6. Michael Bay - The 360-degree hero shot 7. Quentin Tarantino - incorporates 1970’s pop culture elements or I could have said excessive use of the N word ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mike\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_H)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4566 "2022-03-17T15:00:38Z")
**Directors identified with a certain stylistic element, technique, motif, or whatever** 1. Alfred Hitchcock - Appears in a brief cameo in each movie. 2. James Cameron - Often shows an actor’s feet or shoes 3. Tim Burton - Associated with gothic visual themes 4. Sam Raimi - Fast-moving POV shots, dolly zooms, and slapstick 5. Martin Scorsese - Often features Rolling Stones songs 6. Michael Bay - The 360-degree hero shot 7. Quentin Tarantino - incorporates 1970’s pop culture elements 8. Stanley Kubrick - The “[Kubrick Stare](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KubrickStare)” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4567 "2022-03-17T15:30:52Z")
**Directors identified with a certain stylistic element, technique, motif, or whatever** 1. Alfred Hitchcock - Appears in a brief cameo in each movie. 2. James Cameron - Often shows an actor’s feet or shoes 3. Tim Burton - Associated with gothic visual themes 4. Sam Raimi - Fast-moving POV shots, dolly zooms, and slapstick 5. Martin Scorsese - Often features Rolling Stones songs 6. Michael Bay - The 360-degree hero shot 7. Quentin Tarantino - Incorporates 1970’s pop culture elements 8. Stanley Kubrick - The “Kubrick Stare” 9. Wes Anderson - Elaborate models and tiny written notes ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4568 "2022-03-18T06:26:16Z")
**Directors identified with a certain stylistic element, technique, motif, or whatever** 1. Alfred Hitchcock - Appears in a brief cameo in each movie. 2. James Cameron - Often shows an actor’s feet or shoes 3. Tim Burton - Associated with gothic visual themes 4. Sam Raimi - Fast-moving POV shots, dolly zooms, and slapstick 5. Martin Scorsese - Often features Rolling Stones songs 6. Michael Bay - The 360-degree hero shot 7. Quentin Tarantino - Incorporates 1970’s pop culture elements 8. Stanley Kubrick - The “Kubrick Stare” 9. Wes Anderson - Elaborate models and tiny written notes 10. Taika Waititi - often inserts himself as a comical supporting character (Hitler, Korg) **More Directors identified with a certain stylistic element, technique, motif, or whatever** 1. Clint Eastwood - uses the theme of gun violence and killing as a contrast with his own early film career ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4569 "2022-03-18T08:27:08Z")
**More Directors identified with a certain stylistic element, technique, motif, or whatever** 1. Clint Eastwood - uses the theme of gun violence and killing as a contrast with his own early film career 2. John Boorman - Natural settings, using lots of green. See _The Emerald Forest_, _Excalibur_, and _Deliverance_. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4570 "2022-03-18T11:35:07Z")
**More Directors identified with a certain stylistic element, technique, motif, or whatever** 1. Clint Eastwood - uses the theme of gun violence and killing as a contrast with his own early film career 2. John Boorman - Natural settings, using lots of green. See _The Emerald Forest_, _Excalibur_, and _Deliverance_. 3. Sam Peckinpah - Slow-motion violence ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4571 "2022-03-18T11:50:43Z")
**More Directors identified with a certain stylistic element, technique, motif, or whatever** 1. Clint Eastwood - uses the theme of gun violence and killing as a contrast with his own early film career 2. John Boorman - Natural settings, using lots of green. See _The Emerald Forest_ , _Excalibur_ , and _Deliverance_ . 3. Sam Peckinpah - Slow-motion violence 4. Steven Spielberg - zooms and fluid camera movement to shift shot composition throughout a single camera setup ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4572 "2022-03-18T13:14:59Z")
**More Directors identified with a certain stylistic element, technique, motif, or whatever** 1. Clint Eastwood - uses the theme of gun violence and killing as a contrast with his own early film career 2. John Boorman - Natural settings, using lots of green. See _The Emerald Forest_ , _Excalibur_ , and _Deliverance_ . 3. Sam Peckinpah - Slow-motion violence 4. Steven Spielberg - zooms and fluid camera movement to shift shot composition throughout a single camera setup 5. George Lucas - cool concepts, terrible dialogue ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4573 "2022-03-18T13:55:52Z")
**More Directors identified with a certain stylistic element, technique, motif, or whatever** 1. Clint Eastwood - uses the theme of gun violence and killing as a contrast with his own early film career 2. John Boorman - Natural settings, using lots of green. See _The Emerald Forest_ , _Excalibur_ , and _Deliverance_ . 3. Sam Peckinpah - Slow-motion violence 4. Steven Spielberg - zooms and fluid camera movement to shift shot composition throughout a single camera setup 5. George Lucas - cool concepts, terrible dialogue 6. John Woo - Slow motion action, dual pistol wielding heroes, and characters on opposite sides teaming up against a mutual enemy ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4574 "2022-03-18T13:57:39Z")
**More Directors identified with a certain stylistic element, technique, motif, or whatever** 1. Clint Eastwood - uses the theme of gun violence and killing as a contrast with his own early film career 2. John Boorman - Natural settings, using lots of green. See _The Emerald Forest_ , _Excalibur_ , and _Deliverance_ . 3. Sam Peckinpah - Slow-motion violence 4. Steven Spielberg - zooms and fluid camera movement to shift shot composition throughout a single camera setup 5. George Lucas - cool concepts, terrible dialogue 6. John Woo - Slow motion action, dual pistol wielding heroes, and characters on opposite sides teaming up against a mutual enemy 7. Vincent Gallo - Pointless, meandering scenes; unsimulated sex ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4575 "2022-03-18T14:23:45Z")
**More Directors identified with a certain stylistic element, technique, motif, or whatever** 1. Clint Eastwood - uses the theme of gun violence and killing as a contrast with his own early film career 2. John Boorman - Natural settings, using lots of green. See _The Emerald Forest_ , _Excalibur_ , and _Deliverance_ . 3. Sam Peckinpah - Slow-motion violence 4. Steven Spielberg - zooms and fluid camera movement to shift shot composition throughout a single camera setup 5. George Lucas - cool concepts, terrible dialogue 6. John Woo - Slow motion action, dual pistol wielding heroes, and characters on opposite sides teaming up against a mutual enemy 7. Vincent Gallo - Pointless, meandering scenes; unsimulated sex 8. Ken Burns - signature ‘Ken Burns effect’ where the illusion of motion is created by panning over a static image. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4576 "2022-03-18T15:20:21Z")
**More Directors identified with a certain stylistic element, technique, motif, or whatever** 1. Clint Eastwood - uses the theme of gun violence and killing as a contrast with his own early film career 2. John Boorman - Natural settings, using lots of green. See _The Emerald Forest_ , _Excalibur_ , and _Deliverance_ . 3. Sam Peckinpah - Slow-motion violence 4. Steven Spielberg - zooms and fluid camera movement to shift shot composition throughout a single camera setup 5. George Lucas - cool concepts, terrible dialogue 6. John Woo - Slow motion action, dual pistol wielding heroes, and characters on opposite sides teaming up against a mutual enemy 7. Vincent Gallo - Pointless, meandering scenes; unsimulated sex 8. Ken Burns - signature ‘Ken Burns effect’ where the illusion of motion is created by panning over a static image. 9. Woody Allen - frequent us of black-and-white in modern films ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4577 "2022-03-18T17:11:46Z")
**More Directors identified with a certain stylistic element, technique, motif, or whatever** 1. Clint Eastwood - uses the theme of gun violence and killing as a contrast with his own early film career 2. John Boorman - Natural settings, using lots of green. See _The Emerald Forest_ , _Excalibur_ , and _Deliverance_ . 3. Sam Peckinpah - Slow-motion violence 4. Steven Spielberg - zooms and fluid camera movement to shift shot composition throughout a single camera setup 5. George Lucas - cool concepts, terrible dialogue 6. John Woo - Slow motion action, dual pistol wielding heroes, and characters on opposite sides teaming up against a mutual enemy 7. Vincent Gallo - Pointless, meandering scenes; unsimulated sex 8. Ken Burns - signature ‘Ken Burns effect’ where the illusion of motion is created by panning over a static image. 9. Woody Allen - frequent use of black-and-white in modern films 10. Cecil B. DeMille - Huge sets and casts of thousands Next up: **Your favorite movie by a many-film director** 1. Notorious - Alfred Hitchcock ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4578 "2022-03-18T17:44:55Z")
**Your favorite movie by a many-film director** 1. Notorious - Alfred Hitchcock 2. Pulp Fiction - Quentin Tarantino ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4579 "2022-03-18T17:46:58Z")
**Your favorite movie by a many-film director** 1. Notorious - Alfred Hitchcock 2. Pulp Fiction - Quentin Tarantino 3. Amarcord - Federico Fellini ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4580 "2022-03-18T17:57:46Z")
**Your favorite movie by a many-film director** 1. Notorious - Alfred Hitchcock 2. Pulp Fiction - Quentin Tarantino 3. Amarcord - Federico Fellini 4. Goodfellas- Martin Scorsese ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4581 "2022-03-18T18:14:59Z")
**Your favorite movie by a many-film director** 1. Notorious - Alfred Hitchcock 2. Pulp Fiction - Quentin Tarantino 3. Amarcord - Federico Fellini 4. Goodfellas- Martin Scorsese 5. Aliens - James Cameron ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mike\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_H)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4582 "2022-03-18T18:17:04Z")
**Your favorite movie by a many-film director** 1. Notorious - Alfred Hitchcock 2. Pulp Fiction - Quentin Tarantino 3. Amarcord - Federico Fellini 4. Goodfellas- Martin Scorsese 5. Aliens - James Cameron 6. Blade Runner - Ridley Scott [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=228) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=230)