Steve Pulaski
14Sep12
Are you serious?
Yes, please add Lincoln so we can all add it to our watchlists and gaze at the page longingly for at least three minutes a day.
People tend to be really nostalgic for "vintage Spielberg." But I predict that the period of his work from 1998 to 2008 will be remembered as his best. Not unlike Hitchcock--who, in '50s and '60s, was thought to have done his best work in his early British period--I think the general consensus on Spielberg's work will evolve over time. Looking at the last Indiana Jones film, Tintin and War Horse, I get the impression that the grandpa side of Spielberg is starting to show. Nonetheless, I can't wait for Lincoln.
I agree, it is his richest period. Where you and I disagree is Crystal Skull! Oh well
Completely agree! A.I.,MR,WoTW are all masterpieces and I hope they'll soon be recognized as such.Indy 4 and TinTin are entertaining at the very least.But I have very high hopes for Robopocalypse after seeing what he has done for WoTW.
His films are quite entertaining, but never go beyond that. Even his "deepest" and most "sensitive" film, Schiendler's List, is very superficial. But then again, that's how you please the masses.
i don't really like his movies either, clockworkdaisyblues, but that's just stupid hatin'.
I have a love hate relationship with Spielberg. I love some of his movies with all my heart, and hate others with just as much intensity.
Spielberg is not an artist, but a manufacturer. His films are slick product begging for acceptance, whether from the audience (Jaws, ET, Jurassic Park) or the Academy Awards (The Color Purple, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan). All the modern special effects and violence cannot hide the fact that all of Spielberg's themes and plots were considered cliched by the close of WWII. He has never progressed past the '40s, and the fact that he's so well regarded indicates most people haven't either.
they need to have a seperation on here for films actualy directed and partialy involved with for some of these directors. spielberg is my favorite director.