Mine would have to be Tim Burton. I just love the way he can take a completely random, messed up plot that could scar people and turn it into something so fun and querky (see Corpse Bride and The Nightmare Before Christmas).
I also have to mention Quentin Tarantino for writing and directing my favourite movie of all time, Inglourious Basterds

Neill Blomkamp--District 9 was solid gold.

Peter Jackson and Neill Blomkamp

dbrose:
Neill Blomkamp--District 9 was solid gold.

Yep, this

Also Peter Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, George Romero, Tim Burton and a few others that I cannot recall at this moment.

Ditto, Tim Burton.

I can't decide between these three: peter jackson, hayao miyasaki ,ans Quentin Tarentino.

Quentin Tarantino tops my list. Only Tarantino can make a conversation about McDonalds food seem incredibly awesome.

Close seconds are Robert Rodriguez, Tim Burton and Peter Jackson.

Danny Boyle, Wes Anderson, Tim Burton and Peter Jackson are great. James Cameron and Spielberg get an honorable mention. But the true artist is really Micheal Bay, I mean come on, he's got MICHEAL BAYSPLOSIONS!!! kaboom! :) jk

Alex Ford:
JJ Abrams and James Cameron are the ones who spring to mind

This. James Cameron is my favorite, and J.J. Arbams is damn good.

ALos Paul Verhoeven, Ridley Scott, Kevin Smith, and Steven Spielburg. George Lucas gets an honorable mention.

Most definitely Tim Burton. I love what J.J Abrams did to Star Trek, and George Lucas; Original Trilogy.

uwe boll......no im serious, i really liked the postal and farcry movies

and Quinten tarintino for the films, kill bill 1+2, pulp fiction, reservior dogs, death proof.......ahh what the hell all of his films are pure win.

EDIT: stanley Kubrick (not sure on spelling) but he is awesome.

Takashi Miike. (Odishun, A tale of two sisters.)
David Lynch. (Blue velvet, Mulholland dr.)
Francis Ford Copolla. (Apocalypse now, Godfather II)
Stanley Kubrick. (The shining, Clockwork Orange, Full metal Jacked... the list goes on really)

So far at least. I like alot of directors but most of them have only made a few great movies. I need to watch some more Tarkovsky. I think he would made the list if I saw some more of him.

EDIT: Oh! Old Tarantino before he had to make homages to everything. I loved Reservoir dogs and Pulp Fiction was fine too. The last many years though I haven't liked a single movie of his.

Hayao Miyazaki

That guy just can't make a bad movie if his life depended on it.

Uwe Boll.

BaldursBananaSoap:
Uwe Boll.

I hope that was sarcasm
If so, lol
If not, shame on you

Peter Jackson, and the directors of the Star Wars movie Lucas didn't direct.

Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Thirst, I'm a Cyborg but that's Ok)! But I do love a bit of the Coen Brothers, Tarantino and Pedro Almodovar

I hate Tim Burton though. The only film he's directed that I've enjoyed is Edward Scissorhands and I guess Sleepy Hollow was alright.

Danny Boyle, Hayao Miyazaki, Tarantino, Stanley Kubric, Brad Anderson, Francis Ford Copolla and Todd Haynes for making "I'm not there".

Yudas:
Takashi Miike. (Odishun, A tale of two sisters.)
David Lynch. (Blue velvet, Mulholland dr.)
Francis Ford Copolla. (Apocalypse now, Godfather II)
Stanley Kubrick. (The shining, Clockwork Orange, Full metal Jacked... the list goes on really)

So far at least. I like alot of directors but most of them have only made a few great movies. I need to watch some more Tarkovsky. I think he would made the list if I saw some more of him.

EDIT: Oh! Old Tarantino before he had to make homages to everything. I loved Reservoir dogs and Pulp Fiction was fine too. The last many years though I haven't liked a single movie of his.

tale of two sisters is a kim ji-woon film

Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg, The Pythons...

Furburt:
Terry Gilliam or Andrei Tarkovsky. I loved the film Stalker.

Yeah, Tarkovsky is possibly my favourite too. "Stalker" is very good, but "Mirror" and "Andrei Rublev" especially are my favourites. I'd also add Ozu, Bergman and Mizoguchi to that.

awes0mepenguin:
Mine would have to be Tim Burton. I just love the way he can take a completely random, messed up plot that could scar people and turn it into something so fun and querky (see Corpse Bride and The Nightmare Before Christmas).
I also have to mention Quentin Tarantino for writing and directing my favourite movie of all time, Inglourious Basterds

You're aware he didn't actually direct Nightmare before Christmas?

Micheal Mann or Ridley Scott. I've never seen a film of theirs I didn't like :D

seanmcdow:

Yudas:
Takashi Miike. (Odishun, A tale of two sisters.)
David Lynch. (Blue velvet, Mulholland dr.)
Francis Ford Copolla. (Apocalypse now, Godfather II)
Stanley Kubrick. (The shining, Clockwork Orange, Full metal Jacked... the list goes on really)

So far at least. I like alot of directors but most of them have only made a few great movies. I need to watch some more Tarkovsky. I think he would made the list if I saw some more of him.

EDIT: Oh! Old Tarantino before he had to make homages to everything. I loved Reservoir dogs and Pulp Fiction was fine too. The last many years though I haven't liked a single movie of his.

tale of two sisters is a kim ji-woon film

Damn your right. Somehow got it into my head that they were made by the same guy. They are kinda similar in many ways.

Rafe:
Peter Jackson and Neill Blomkamp

and Kubrick and Tarantino

Stanley Kubrick

Dr. Strangelove, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket... Need I say more?

Lordmarkus:
Stanley Kubrick

Dr. Strangelove, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket... Need I say more?

You need to say 2001: A Space Odyssey, Barry Lyndon, Eyes Wide Shut... There's no one quite like Kubrick.

*swoons*