In Reply to: Let's rate Speilberg's top 5 posted by TomD on July 2, 2005 at 10:38:07:
Schindlers L, Pvt. Ryan, Jaws, Duel, Jurassic.
Much of his stuff is childish--- not child-like, childish.
For instance, Harrison Ford's character in Raiders is what a child thinks a man acts like, and what "adventure" is.
Nothing wrong with making high quality kids' fare, mind you, but let's label it as such (Jurassic also crosses over that threshold but it's so damn entertaining I gave it a "pass.")
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- Sorry, Dave, but an adult list would be more like: - tinear 11:20:15 07/02/05 (13)
- No offense tinear, but I don't agree with either your conclusion or Tom's list. - Audiophilander 01:06:28 07/04/05 (0)
- I would (if I had to...) take his childish stuff over his wholesale dreck like the SPR - Victor Khomenko 11:38:41 07/02/05 (4)
- Re: dreck like the SPR? - halfnote 22:11:48 07/03/05 (3)
- Re: Gremlins - PCL 07:45:40 07/04/05 (2)
- Kurosawa is an artist... Spielberg is an untouchable. - Victor Khomenko 08:18:31 07/04/05 (1)
- Do you mean to say... - PCL 17:26:11 07/04/05 (0)
- Sorry, Tom (and Dave), gotcha mixed up...nt - tinear 11:21:13 07/02/05 (6)
- Re: Pinot noir d`Oregon.....nt - patrickU 12:03:29 07/02/05 (5)
- Hey, I'll send you a couple of best vintage - tinear 16:52:49 07/03/05 (4)
- Re: I was only saying that .... - patrickU 05:37:32 07/04/05 (0)
- How about two for me, and I carry one for Patrick? - Victor Khomenko 18:01:05 07/03/05 (2)
- Re: Take care Tin, he may end with drinking all three on a long... - patrickU 05:39:05 07/04/05 (0)
- Nope, one for you, two for Patrick. Of course, should - tinear 19:12:13 07/03/05 (0)