I think Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, Munich and Lincoln all achieved greatness. No, not as good as Jaws, etc. but no one stays at the top of the game forever. You can look at almost any great director's body of work and see that there's a point where they turned some gems and after that point, they never recapture that magic again. For most of the guys who came to prominence in the 1970's, they did their best work early on in their career (Bogdanovich, Carpenter, Cimino, Coppola, DePalma, Friedkin, Lucas) and that's not to say that they never made a good movie after 1980 but their best work was early on in their career. Out of those 70's guys, Spielberg and Scorsese are unique in that they've generally managed to keep making very good to great movies throughout their entire career.
At the risk of becoming hyperbolic, that is the most disgusting thing I have ever read on the internet.
I'm not Tino but I'd say that Alfred Hitchcock made even more legitimately great movies and when Orson Welles was allowed to do his thing, he was another great one. I imagine that Spielberg would agree and probably name more.
Yeah, I'd say The Lost World is Spielberg's worst movie. I will give credit to the wonderful action sequence with the T-rex pushing the trailer over the cliff though.
For me, Catch Me If You Can isn't a masterpiece but I'd say it's a solid movie with a great cast and it seems to be getting more recognition as time goes by.
That's a good point about Spielberg (and all the 1970's directors) where they learned alot by watching and loving the work that had come before them.
Absolutely Howard Hawks too.
It's a new low for the internet.
It's a new low for the internet.
Trust me Colin. None of your opinions of films outrage me. Quite the contrary actually. I find them quite amusing.To make short opinions easier, I'll just take quick summary quotes from my reviews to state what I think of SS's various films.
I'll do a few per post to give Tino more time to feel outraged!
Duel: "Steven Spielberg’s earliest film - albeit one created for television - Duel holds up nicely more than 45 years after its initial release. Simple and taut, the movie presents a clear and gripping tale."
Sugarland Express: "Does The Sugarland Express succeed wholly? No, for although it explores its topic more than competently, it never truly engages the viewer. The movie presents few overt flaws but it lacks the spark or dynamic tone that made Spielberg’s better efforts so good."
Jaws: "43 years after its initial release, Jaws retains its ability to thrill and delight. Movies just don't get better than this."
CE3K: "Close Encounters of the Third Kind remains a classic, as Steven Spielberg tells an enchanting story of our first formal meeting with aliens. He utilizes a first-person point of view that makes the tale accessible and moving, and he fulfills the entire project with beauty and style."
1941: " While 1941 never becomes unwatchable, it fails in two significant ways: it's boring and it's unfunny. For an action-comedy, those are sins about as unforgivable as they come."
I realize that comedy is the most "different strokes for different folks" of tastes but the score (you can hear Raiders beginning to form in Williams' mind) and the special effects are fantastic.Yes, because you can buy "1941" on the Internet, the film has created new lows!
