Steven Spielberg

I left out his early TV movies and series, as well as his documentaries... and except for the Sugarland Express, it´s pretty much chronological.

Personally I think Spielberg is a very good director, probably Hollywood´s best... but I wouldn´t put him next to the Kubricks, Welles, Hitchcocks... and Finchers. But he is very good. Often criticized for being a crowd pleaser, often idolized for the same thing. I for one don´t think he has ever made a flawless movie. In fact, I think many of his movies have a number of flaws and some are even bad (The Terminal anyone...). But he does have some great, great moments. My choice... probably Minority Report. A beautiful movie, technically splendit with, some minor plot holes, but nothing that ruins the movie. I would have said Schindler´s List... if it wasn´t for the ending with the actual jews at Schindler´s grave... that was just too much. And even without it, the movie does fall in the "poor jews-horrible germans" cliché which we have seen over and over again. But it is well done, so I really don´t mind it.

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I am not a big fan of Spielberg, but some of his movies have been well done blockbusters such as, the Indy movies, Empire of the Sun, Color Purple, Duel, Saving Private..., and maybe one or two more. Overall, though I think he is certainly a "crowd pleaser" although I'd add a couple things to that probably.  Munich was a piece of trash and I am still surprised by its success.

el böthy wrote: .Well I personally dislike Holocost movies cause (and this might sound cruel) they are pretty easy to do.

Says who? List me all the Holocaust movies and pick five that people think are great. Most come off as exploitative and cheap (Life Is Beautiful, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, the infamous The Day the Clown Cried). Schindler's List is the only one that almost everyone agrees is a great film.

And please people don´t get all "how dare you say that?" on me.

I didn't. I simply pointed out that you were completely wrong.

Duel was great!  Especially the scene at the gas station where you can see only the truck driver's boots.  I voted Saving Private Ryan, not just because of the technical side, but because it has some very interesting ideas.

I miss Duel and 1941 (where he made mockery of all cliché movies about the WWII. That scene with John Belushi in the plane is pretty funny).

Everyone that said Duel is spot on. Too bad it was a made for TV movie. I went with Jaws followed by Raiders I. 

1800iareyay wrote: el böthy wrote: .Well I personally dislike Holocost movies cause (and this might sound cruel) they are pretty easy to do. Says who? List me all the Holocaust movies and pick five that people think are great. Most come off as exploitative and cheap (Life Is Beautiful, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, the infamous The Day the Clown Cried). Schindler's List is the only one that almost everyone agrees is a great film. And please people don´t get all "how dare you say that?" on me. I didn't. I simply pointed out that you were completely wrong.

As an early film, Duel was OK, but personally, I don't find enough there to warrant rewatching for, unlike The Color Purple, Munich, Saving Private Ryan or Schindlers List.

"Close Encounters of the Third Kind"

mrcozdude wrote: Crystal skull really sucked.

Lucas and Spielberg really raped Indy... any South Park fan should get it