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Old 11-07-2003, 01:11 AM   #1 of 38
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Inspired by the Alfred Hitchcock poll, here's a similar one about the films of Steven Spielberg. Here's how I currently rank them:



1. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
3. Jaws
4. Saving Private Ryan
5. Raiders of the Lost Ark
6. Minority Report
7. A.I. Artificial Intelligence
8. Catch Me If You Can
9. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
10. Jurassic Park
11. The Color Purple


1/2

12. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
13. Empire of the Sun




14. Duel
15. Hook
16. The Lost World: Jurassic Park
17. Always


Haven't seen:

1941
Amistad
Schindler's List
The Sugarland Express

Various TV movies and shorts



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Old 11-07-2003, 06:18 AM   #2 of 38
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Ranked in order of preference

01) Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind
01) Jaws
01) Raiders of the Lost Ark
02) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
03) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
04) Jurassic Park
05) Saving Private Ryan
06) Minority Report
07) 1941
08) ET The Extraterrestrial
09) Schindler's List
10) The Lost World
11) Empire of the Sun
12) Duel
13) AI Artificial Intelligence
14) Always
15) Amistad
16) Hook
17) Catch me if you can
18) The Sugarland Express
19) The Color Purple



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Old 11-07-2003, 06:38 AM   #3 of 38
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great:

raiders of the lost ark
schindler's list
saving private ryan
catch me if you can

good:

minority report
jaws
close encounters of the third kind
empire of the sun
ET
the color purple

flawed:

AI



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Old 11-07-2003, 06:57 AM   #4 of 38
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1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Saving Private Ryan
3. Jaws

4. Jurassic Park
5. Minority Report
6. Schindler's List
7. ET The Extraterrestrial

8. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
9. Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind

10. Hook
11. 1941
12. Amistad
13. The Sugarland Express

14. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
15. Empire of the Sun
16. Always
17. The Lost World
18. The Color Purple

Haven't seen:
AI Artificial Intelligence
Catch Me if You Can



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Old 11-07-2003, 07:00 AM   #5 of 38
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1. Jaws
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark
3. A.I Artificial Intelligence
4. Schindler’s List
5. E.T The Extra Terrestrial
6. Minority Report
7. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
8. Jurassic Park
9. Catch Me If You Can
10. Saving Private Ryan
11. Jurassic Park
12. The Temple of Doom
13. Duel
14. 1941
15. The Last Crusade
16. The Lost World
17. Hook

Scores out of
1-6 are:
7-12 are: 1/2
13-14 are:
15-17 are:

Have seen but not in a long time:

The Color Purple
Always
Empire of the Sun

Have never seen:

The Sugarland Express
Amistad




Top 10 Film Lists: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Film Lists: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
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Old 11-07-2003, 07:12 AM   #6 of 38
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Of the ones I've seen...


A.I. Artificial Intelligence


Raiders of the Lost Ark
Jaws


Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (opening China sequence )
Minority Report
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial


Saving Private Ryan
Jurassic Park
Close Encounters of the Third Kind



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Old 11-07-2003, 08:55 AM   #7 of 38
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Love:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Saving Private Ryan
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Minority Report
Catch Me If You Can


Like:
Schindler's List
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Jaws
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Duel


Don't like:
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1941
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Old 11-07-2003, 12:03 PM   #8 of 38
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Close Encounters
Jaws
Schindler's List
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Catch Me If You Can
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Color Purple
E.T.
Saving Private Ryan
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Amistad
Jurassic Park
Minority Report
JP II



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