The films of Steven Spielberg

[Man of Harveys]

Good or crap? Discuss.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

 

[Icy Gull]

A few days ago this thread would have run for pages and turned into a binfest with potential flounces, as it is it's gonna sink without trace.

This may even be the last post on this thread

 

[Rusthall Seagull]

My favourite Speilberg film is The Jewel of the Nile

 

[Nibble]

Ha! I feel like I'd be cheating on our good friend US if I was to comment further.

ET is shit though.

 

[Man of Harveys]

Close Encounters - brilliant
Jaws - brilliant
ET - shite

 

[Trufflehound]

I'm waiting for his highly anticipated biopic of Desert Orchid, with Christian Bale playing the title role.

I'm sure come awards season it would Winalot.

 

[ROSM]

Didn't he do the Goonies? That was a brilliant film and the post production effects were second to none

 

[Stumpy Tim]

A mixed bag. I felt Schindlers List was a little dark though

 

[Trufflehound]

ET is shit though.

ET - shite

It is glowing reviews like these that makes me feel vindicated in never having seen ET.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Didn't he do the Goonies? That was a brilliant film and the post production effects were second to none

I think he wrote the story, but presumably had some more input along the way.

 

[stan miguell]

don't know who made the film but i saw a good porno last week. this bird took 2 cocks up her aris.

 

[xenophon]

He went downhill after Jaws

 

[Acker79]

Didn't he do the Goonies? That was a brilliant film and the post production effects were second to none

He wrote the story. Chris Columbus wrote the screenplay. Richard Donner directed. Fantastic film.


I don't think Spielberg has made a great film in a while. Minority Report was ok, Saving Private Ryan did nothing for me. I've not seen schindler's list. Jaws is a masterpiece. He has played a part, ranging from director, to producer, to writer etc in some fantastic pieces of cinema.
Just look at his bio:

Steven Spielberg

I challenge to look over that list and not find one that you absolutely love.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

He will be seething. I can hear doors being slammed in Southwick from here.

 

[Tooting Gull]

Quality efforts: Jaws, The Color Purple, and Empire of the Sun.

That's about it, with Schindlers List next up, and most of the rest dross albeit fairly entertaining dross like Raiders of the Lost Ark.

 

[Nibble]

He has made some classic films but his his tendency to veer towards mawkish sentimentality can ruin his best efforts. I thought Private Ryan was a great fil except fro the epilogue by the grave. Similaraly Schindlers List was let down by the end scenes.

I prefer it when he goes for suspense and terror a la Jaws, Jurassic PArk et al. Bit of yer Francais there.

 

[Trufflehound]

I challenge to look over that list and not find one that you absolutely love.

But how many of those films that he was 'Producer' of did he actually produce, i.e. get the financing together, hire the director and other key crew members, and oversee the shooting, cutting, distribution, etc...?

And how many are mates' movies that he just agreed to stick his name on to give them some extra clout to get them made...?


Of his directorial efforts I'd say Catch Me if You Can is my favourite. It's a rare example of him hitting the right level that he is genuinely good at. When he goes too lightwieght it ends up deliberately sentimental and mawkish; when he goes to serious it ends up acidentally sentimental and mawkish. If all his films were like CMIYC I might even be a fan...

 

[ROSM]

Must remember to add more irony in future posts

Talking of which I saw two great films a while ago:

Schindlers Fist

and Shaving Ryans Privates.

Spielberg at his very best ably assisted by a fab sountrack that included a remix of the sale of the century these music on a stylophone

 

[Man of Harveys]

That scene with the air traffic controller in Close Encounters has always stood out for me: it's a scene consisting of nothing but a bloke talking while looking at a screen. And yet somehow he makes it hugely eerie and suspenseful. Great film-making.