favorite steven spielberg film and why?

[The Big Blue]

E.T. - More like a dream than a film.

[swindler]

Originally Posted by erowe83

I am not trying to start anything either, cause I am sure almost everyone on this forumn disagrees but His movies just arent very good. I like Indiana Jones and thats about it. Just cause his movies make a ton of money doesnt mean shit to me.

Who I would consider the best filmmakers
Shuji Terayama
Andrei Tarkovsky
Jean Luc Godard
John Cassavetes
Yasujiro Ozu
John Carpenter
Peter Watkins
Phillipe Garrel
Samuel Fuller
Seijun Suzuki
Werner Herzog
Terrence Malick
Billy Wilder
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Luis Bunuel
Michelangelo Antonioni
Robert Bresson
Luchino Visconti
Kar Wai Wong

among others.....

I must admit that that is an interesting list. I'm aware of quite a few of these guys, and I'm sure you realize that most of these directors did not distribute films in the U.S., and so their work in not well known.

But when you make a list this big, it draws attention to the guys you didn't mention. It is interesting that your small list of Americans doesn't include notables such as Hitchcock, Scorsese, Kubrick, Ford, Coppola, Welles, etc, and omitted some international notables like Kurosawa, Bergman, Fellini, Eisenstein, Renoir...

But, to each his own.

[Lucy Diamond]

Jaws is great.

Absolutely love that movie.

Any of the Indy flicks...a few others.

Jurrasic park I.

I like his work.

Some of it is give and take though.

[erowe83]

Originally Posted by swindler

I must admit that that is an interesting list. I'm aware of quite a few of these guys, and I'm sure you realize that most of these directors did not distribute films in the U.S., and so their work in not well known.

But when you make a list this big, it draws attention to the guys you didn't mention. It is interesting that your small list of Americans doesn't include notables such as Hitchcock, Scorsese, Kubrick, Ford, Coppola, Welles, etc, and omitted some international notables like Kurosawa, Bergman, Fellini, Eisenstein, Renoir...

But, to each his own.

Well yea, I admire almost eveyone else you mentioned especially John Ford, Stanley Kubrick and Orson Welles. I Like Bergman and Kurosawa but find Fellini and Renoir overrated. Its just personal preference really.

[Moviemaniack1993]

Jurassic Park is my favorite film of all time. It holds a very special place in my heart. Truly one of the only theater going experiences I remember from my childhood. But other favorites from him include: E.T., Indy movies, Jaws, The Lost World and War of the Worlds. I am sure there are more as well.

[mgonzo2u]

War Of The Worlds, because IMO, its SS best work

The CGI was/is excellent

[Marine Mike]

Originally Posted by erowe83

Duel

The man is vastly vastly vastly overrated. He is nowhere near one of the best.

Chunk disagrees with you.

[wnicholas76]

Jaws -- Why ask why? It's only one of the greatest thrillers ever made!

Close Encounters of the Third Kind -- A classic in every way possible!

All 4 Indiana Jones movies (Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1st place!) -- Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Karen Allen, Kate Capshaw, and the late River Phoenix. Who could ask for anything more than that?!

Jurassic Park -- Couldn't take my eyes off the screen for a second!

Saving Private Ryan -- Best war film of all time! Made me cry a little bit also (I admit it!).

Schindler's List -- A hard film to watch, but still a very involving film nonetheless.

A.I. Artificial Intelligence -- Once again, a very underrated film next to Schindler's List. Haley Joel Osment's best performance since The Sixth Sense!

Munich -- A very underrated, yet powerful film compared to Schindler's List.

The Terminal, Catch Me If You Can -- Hey, you gotta laugh sometimes!

[Rodney-2187]

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Jaws
3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
4. A.I. Artificial Intelligence
5. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
6. The Goonies
7. Super 8
8. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
9. Catch Me If You Can
10. The Color Purple
11. Jurassic Park
12. Minority Report

[Canada]

Originally Posted by rodneyfaile

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Jaws
3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
4. A.I. Artificial Intelligence
5. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
6. The Goonies (not directed by Spielberg)
7. Super 8 (not directed by Spielberg)
8. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
9. Catch Me If You Can
10. The Color Purple
11. Jurassic Park
12. Minority Report

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[Acer2010]

Whenever anyone asks me what my favorite movie is, I just tell them this: "Anything that's directed by Steven Spielberg."

These include all the major theatrical motion pictures he's directed, from THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS to READY PLAYER ONE (except for TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE, because Spielberg only directed one segment, and not the whole movie). Of course, I love DUEL as well, but it was only released theatrically overseas; originally, it was a made-for-TV movie.

[Cremildo]

A.I. Artificial Intelligence. It has his best traits (movie magic, emotion) along with a thematic depth and a certain haunting quality that my previous favorite (Jurassic Park) lacks.

[AKORIS]

I'm not sure if there's such a thing as a "perfect" movie.... but if there is... this is it!

[kylor]

A very recent movie, but Ready Player One. It's too good not to be my favorite movie of his.

[robgmun]

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

The Majesty, the awe, the scare of the unknown. an almost perfect movie for 99% of the time. The ball only briefly drops when you see the large alien at the end and how poor the sfx is for it, but i forgive it because of the when it was made and how ambitious that scene was

[JohnnyFontane]

Lincoln, then ET, then Jurassic Park. Something I dislike about a lot of his films is the unnecessarily manipulative music.

[drush9999]

Close Encounters of the Third Kind for me. Perfect movie.

[imsounoriginal]

Best: Schindler's List
Favorite: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Underrated: The Adventures of Tintin
Overrated: Lincoln
Least favorite: Lost World

[SarahS]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

Best: Schindler's List
Favorite: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Underrated: The Adventures of Tintin
Overrated: Lincoln
Least favorite: Lost World

I agree with you on that. I do think Schindler's List was his greatest achievement. Raiders the most fun with Jaws, CEOTTK and E.T. right up there as well.

[brooks101189]

Jurassic Park

Not only was it the first Spielberg film I saw(at age 4), it made me love dinosaurs.