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Guest Marshall

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  1. 1. best Steven Spielberg movie?

    • Artificial Intelligence: AI
      1
    • Saving Private Ryan
      4
    • Schindler's List
      6
    • Jurassic Park
      2
    • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
      2
    • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
      0
    • E.T.
      0
    • Raiders of the Lost Ark
      3
    • Close Encounters of the Third Kind
      2
    • Jaws
      1

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Guest Marshall

Guest Marshall

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I would consider these the top 10 out of the 19 (i think). Did i leave any of the good ones out?

Guest J*ingus

Guest J*ingus

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I would've put Duel on there instead of AI or Last Crusade, but that's just me.

 

I voted for Schindler's List, btw, it's easily the best movie he's ever made.

Guest dreamer420

Guest dreamer420

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i voted for jurassic park. it will be hard to top the feeling i had while watching this movie for the first time in the theatre.

Guest Anubis Puppet

Guest Anubis Puppet

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Schindler's List.

 

Before this film, Spielberg was only known as the king of the fun, high-budget spectacle.

 

It was a complete shock for me to realize that this was the same guy who directed E.T., Jaws, Raiders, et al.

 

He was showered with praise for this movie, and he deserved it.

Guest Kotzenjunge

Guest Kotzenjunge

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Sorry, but I ate up every moment of Saving Private Ryan with myself(My last name is Spoon, so the joke makes sense). I loved it, even if it is diffcult for me to watch at times.

Guest IDrinkRatsMilk

Guest IDrinkRatsMilk

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I voted for Jaws. There's no denying Schindler's List is a better film technically, but in terms of overall impact, there's nobody who hasn't seen Jaws, and it's purpose was to scare people, which it did extremely so. Everybody was afraid to go in the water.

Guest chirs3

Guest chirs3

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Best - Saving Private Ryan

Most Entertaining - Jurassic Park

Guest C.H.U.D.

Guest C.H.U.D.

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My favourite Spielberg film (and what I consider one of his best) isn't even on the poll.

 

Empire of the Sun.

Guest Army Eye

Guest Army Eye

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Raiders is my favorite Spielberg film, but there's no question his best is Schindler's List

Guest Madmartigan21

Guest Madmartigan21

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Schindler's List.

 

Before this film, Spielberg was only known as the king of the fun, high-budget spectacle.

 

It was a complete shock for me to realize that this was the same guy who directed E.T., Jaws, Raiders, et al.

 

He was showered with praise for this movie, and he deserved it.

Oh yeah, The Color Purple is just SUPER DUPER HAPPY FUN TIME. As are The Sugarland Express and Empire of the Sun. BEFORE Schindler's List came out, he had already garnered 3 Best Director Oscar nominations.

 

Everyone already knew he was one of the all time greats. Schindler's List put him at the level with the greatest of the greats and Saving Private Ryan raised the bar and put his career as one of the few that all others will be measured by. He and Hitchcock are the only two directors in history that have been able to draw large amounts of people on their names alone, and there is good reason for that.

 

To paraphrase James Cameron, "Nobody gives a fuck what the name of the director of movie is, unless it happens to be Steven Spielberg."

 

To quote my friend after we saw Minority Report, "Steven Spielberg is just going to have to give up his free time and make ALL movies from now on."

Guest godthedog

Guest godthedog

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schindler's list, no contest. easily one of the 5 or 10 best films ever.

 

incidentally i think spielberg is pretty damn overrated. yes, he has directed more great movies than most people, but he's done very little to change or expand how a director can do what he does (unlike, say, welles or bunuel). and minority report was not that good.

Guest endgame722

Guest endgame722

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I've never seen Schindler's List but due to it's reputation I would have to assume it was his best film to date. Of the Spielberg movies I've seen would say that Saving Private Ryan was probably the best though there are dozens of better war movies around.

Guest JaKyL25

Guest JaKyL25

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Having never seen Schindler's List (which I really need to get around to doing one of these days) or Minority Report yet, I vote for:

 

Artificial Intelligence--A.I.

 

Not a popular choice at all, but I think it's a wonderful, thought provoking movie. You can see the real grating of styles between Kubrick and Spielberg though.

 

Saving Private Ryan is VERY VERY close. It's like choosing between two ****1/2 star matches where one could have been ***** easy with just a little something more, while the other is a complete package at ****1/2. In this instance, I choose the potential over the fulfilled.

Guest benoitrulz4life

Guest benoitrulz4life

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Had to say E.T. because, well you have probably seen it so I don't have to explain much, but not many movies made me feel like that one did whenever I saw it for the first time when I was five or so.

Guest Doomsault

Guest Doomsault

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Sorry for the benoitrulez4life post, my brother forgot to log out, so that is really my opinion. If any mods look at this, please delete that post.

 

Had to say E.T. because, well you have probably seen it so I don't have to explain much, but not many movies made me feel like that one did whenever I saw it for the first time when I was five or so.

Guest Vern Gagne

Guest Vern Gagne

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In terms of best movie it's Schindler's List. But I could only watch that movie once. It's just two depressing for me to watch.

 

Saving Private Ryan has probably the most memorable openings ever. D-Day veterans have called it the most realistic portrayal of the D-Day.

 

Both movies honor and pay tribute two historic events in World history.

 

But they aren't my favorite Spielberg movies...

 

Raiders is my choice. Great Action, Great Performances.. Harrison Ford and Karen Allen.The movie never gets old no matter how many times I've seen it.

Guest J*ingus

Guest J*ingus

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I have a hard time watching Saving Private Ryan, as the first time I saw it happened to be just a week or so after my father had been shot. (Don't worry, he's fine now.) The opening scene had me crying within five minutes, and the rest of the movie just steamrolled over me for the next 150 minutes.

Guest pochorenella

Guest pochorenella

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My three finalists are Jurassic Park, Raiders and Private Ryan. But if I must choose for just one then...

 

Saving Private Ryan

 

Completely unforgettable movie, powerful, well acted, intense. Great job, Steven.

Guest jimmy no nose

Guest jimmy no nose

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I thought AI could have been good, but it wasn't done right. Wasn't it supposed to be a Kubrick film? I think that wouldve worked.

Guest RetroRob215

Guest RetroRob215

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I had to go with Jurassic Park. I could watch that movie on a constant loop for the rest of my life. AND I don't even like dinosaurs to begin with.

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