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[Plies]

I'd have to go Martin Scorsese based on Taxi Driver and GoodFellas being some of the best films I have ever seen in my entire life. Could easily both make my personal Top 10 greatest films of all time list.



Raging Bull, After Hours, Hugo and Wolf of Wall Street are great films too.

Christopher Nolan has The Dark Knight, Inception and Interstellar which are all excellent. The Dark Knight would probably make my Top 30. (Haven't seen The Prestige yet) Didn't care for the 3rd Batman installment.

I haven't seen all of their films but have to go Scorsese from what I know.

 

[DKehoe]

Nolan has made some great films but I have to go with Scorsese.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Criggy Nolan has no sound editing and Scorsese doesn't know how to trim a film down.

 

[Trogdor1123]

I think my question would be do we judge them by their best works, their worst, or some other metric?

 

[SJRB]

Are you for real? Nolan isn't even in the same ballpark as Martin Scorsese.

 

[Killer8]

Christopher Nolan isn't even worth the crust on Scorsese's underwear.

 

[Plies]

I think my question would be do we judge them by their best works, their worst, or some other metric?

By the totality of their works.

 

[Plies]

Are you for real? Nolan isn't even in the same ballpark as Martin Scorsese.

You're not much of a movie buff, eh?

 

[Beretta]

Both are great but using my own break down of why I choose Nolan, multiple movies he has done star my fantasy men and more importantly Inception will forever be a special movie as I had no idea who Tom Hardy was before that film and since I saw it in the theatre, Tom still holds the record for my fastest "I love you".

 

[Rival]

Scorsese and it's not even particularly close.

 

[Trogdor1123]

By the totality of their works.

Fair enough, I can't really weigh in then. I've only seen a handful of each. They were mostly great though.

 

[TheUnicornGuy]

I'm not a fan of Nolan's films so Scorsese by default.

 

[Hookshot]

Only Nolan film I like is Batman Begins. I'd enjoyed a couple of Scorsese films so he wins.

 

[SJRB]

You're not much of a movie buff, eh?

 

[near]

They're both exceptional filmmakers, but offer very different films. Scorsese's films are very character driven. Nolan's are high concepts that tend to get complex so he relies on exposition. Even thematically they lean in very different directions. I like both and I wouldn't be able to choose between the two, but if I absolutely had to, it would be Scorsese.

 

[Chuck Berry]

Only Nolan film I like is Batman Begins. I'd enjoyed a couple of Scorsese films so he wins.

For me its BB, Insomnia and The Prestige

Scorsese outnumbers him by oh so many more

 

[John Bilbo]

Prestige is great but Scorsese

 

[Putonahappyface]

I love both of their movie back catalogues, but It's hands down Martin Scorsese.

 

[John Marston]

Based on rewatchability alone it's Scorsese no contest.

 

[Putonahappyface]

Plies it's nice to see you mention Hugo. Such an underrated film!

 

[Hookshot]

For me its BB, Insomnia and The Prestige

Scorsese outnumbers him by oh so many more

Had forgot about the prestige. Still doesn't change it but the two I like are very good films

 

[kruis]

Nolan is overrated as fuck. The Dark Knight Rises, Dunkirk and Tenet were all disappointments, Interstellar was good and I couldn't even make it through Oppenheimer. I want the time back that I spent watching those.

His best movies are Memento, The Black Knight and especially The Prestige. That's a modern classic.

Scorsese has a much longer list of terrific movies, since he's way more productive and been making movies since 1972: Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Color of Money, Goodfellas, Cape Fear, Age of Innocence, Casino, Gangs of New York, The Aviator, The Departed, Shutter Island, Wolf of Wall Street ...

 

[Kacho]

Nolan is great but a couple notches below Scorsese. It's not a fair comparison.

 

[Roberts]

I can pick any random Scorsese film and it will be better than anything Nolan has done. Even New York, New York.

If you want to compare Nolan with anybody, compare him with, hmm, Villeneuve.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Uwe Boll.

 

[Ishma3L]

Do Denis Villeneuve next

 

[Plies]

Do Denis Villeneuve next

 

[AJUMP23]

Prestige is brilliant go watch it.

I went with Nolan because I like his movies better.

 

[Richard Packer]

I think my question would be do we judge them by their best works, their worst, or some other metric?

How low their balls hang.

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

Nolan wins

…the award for the most overrated director of all time

 

[Neff]

Scorsese is vastly superior and I'm not even a big Scorsese fan

In fact as much as I respect him, Scorsese doesn't even make my top 20, Nolan probably wouldn't even make top 50

 

[Grildon Tundy]

Nolan is overrated as fuck.

His best movies are Memento, The Black Knight and especially The Prestige. That's a modern classic.

Ageed, this is easily Nolan's finest work

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I love both but Scorsese inches over Nolan just by the amount of movies that are considered classics. I would say The Prestige, Insomnia and The Dark Knight are up there when it comes to be able to compete with Scorsese

 

[EverydayBeast]

Nolan better

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

Ageed, this is easily Nolan's finest work

Nolan wishes

 

[Rentahamster]

I based my vote on whose movies entertained me more.

 

[Rush2112]

I remember seeing goodfellas in the movie theaters on its opening night. Never seen a crowd enjoy a movie as much as that.

 

[Ellis]

Scorsese, Spielberg, Cameron, Kurosawa, and Ridley are in a tier that no one else even comes close to.

Nolan is a good director, but he isn't even in the same ballpark as those.

He also can't direct action scenes to save his life.

 

[Major Insano]

I'm a sci-fy nerd and just prefer his style, so I went with Nolan, but If we're going by their body of work then Scorsese is superior.(he still has a boner for mobsters/gangsters which I find unappealing)

To me, in that regard, it's a bit unfair to compare the two because Scorsese is at the end of his career and Nolan is, hopefully, in the middle of his.

Scorsese vs Ridley,Spielberg

Nolan vs Villeneurve

Would be better comparisons imo.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I'm a sci-fy nerd and just prefer his style, so I went with Nolan, but If we're going by their body of work then Scorsese is superior.(he still has a boner for mobsters/gangsters which I find unappealing)

To me, in that regard, it's a bit unfair to compare the two because Scorsese is at the end of his career and Nolan is, hopefully, in the middle of his.

Scorsese vs Ridley,Spielberg

Nolan vs Villeneurve

Would be better comparisons imo.

I would like to see Nolan do a mobster/gangster film. His take on that genre would be interesting. Yes he has Insomnia and Memento but those are crime films

 

[poodaddy]

Criggy Nolan has no sound editing and Scorsese doesn't know how to trim a film down.

Hopefully at some point two of the best directors of our time can get a chance to ask you how to fix their films.

 

[Roufianos]

I do love Prestige and Dark Knight but I can't get past my irrational hatred of Oppenheimer.

Scorsese wins for Goodfellas which is my GOAT.

 

[near]

Hopefully at some point two of the best directors of our time can get a chance to ask you how to fix their films.

But, he is not wrong.

 

[poodaddy]

But, he is not wrong.

Thank God for Internet movie masters like you fellas, I'm sure that these legendary directors aren't aware of their audio and editing, and they probably just need a couple geniuses like you guys to set em right. They've only gone and devoted their lives to film making, so they could pretty obviously use some gamers on an Internet forum as advisors to patch up these holes in their stellar catalogues.

 

[Punished Miku]

Scorsese is definitely a better filmmaker. But a lot of his movies are not pleasant watches and sometimes you want something closer to an easily digestible blockbuster, and Nolan excels at that.

 

[Hugare]

My vote goes to the "Absolute Cinema" old man

Love the Batman trilogy, Inception, Prestige, Interstelar, Openheimer ...

But Dunkirk and Tenet were duds. And I doubt his new movie starring Tom Holland will make me eat crow.

Scorsese is GOAT tier. Only comparable to Spielberg imo.

 

[Plies]

My vote goes to the "Absolute Cinema" old man

Love the Batman trilogy, Inception, Prestige, Interstelar, Openheimer ...

But Dunkirk and Tenet were duds. And I doubt his new movie starring Tom Holland will make me eat crow.

Scorsese is GOAT tier. Only comparable to Spielberg imo.

Inception is so good

 

[BennyBlanco]

I like Nolan's movies better personally

 

[p_xavier]

Scorsese as Taxi Driver is one of my favourite movies ever. Villeneuve better than both

 

[Grildon Tundy]

Both of them stand out for having this compelling rhythm to their movies where they don't seem as long as their runtimes.

But Nolan movies come across as self-serious whereas Scorsese movies are mostly a really fun time.

Nolan has The Dark Knight, Interstellar, and Memento as my favorites. Scorsese has Goodfellas, The Departed, and Wolf of Wall Street.

I gotta go with Scorsese.