1. Jaws

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toursiveu — 10 years ago(August 09, 2015 05:55 PM)

Jaws
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Schindler's List
E.T.
Duel
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Close Encounters of the Third KInd
Jurassic Park
Saving Private Ryan
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Munich
Catch Me if You Can
Minority Report
Always
Empire of the Sun
War of the Worlds
The Adventures of Tintin
Lincoln
The Color Purple
The Sugarland Express
War Horse
The Lost World : Jurassic Park
The Terminal
Amistad
Twilight Zone : The Movie
A.I.
1941
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Hook

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nameless_paladin — 10 years ago(August 10, 2015 04:11 PM)

Of the ones I've seen, I'd say -
16. The Colour Purple
Really can't stand it.
15. Catch Me if You Can
Don't even remember most of it. Leonardo Dicaprio was good but the rest of the film is just a big bore.
14. Jurassic Park
It's clearly all style and no substance. Spielberg has simply remade Jaws, on land, without the interesting characters.
13. Saving Private Ryan
The action sequences is stunning and the acting is solid but this is quite possibly the most over patriotic war film I've ever seen.
12. War Horse
I saw this film again & I liked a lot more the 2nd time but there are lots of missteps that can't be ignored.
11. Schindler's List
Moments of sheer beauty are outweighed by the moral simplicity of the whole film.
10. Duel
An impressive and exciting technical exercise, but I bristle at the film's take on masculinity. Still, Spielberg brings some crafty and thoughtful touches to this that become recognizable in his later films.
9. Empire of the Sun
A story about the horrifying and dehumanizing effects of war that is all too often directed and scored like a rousing Indiana Jones adventure. Finding myself held at a distance from the movie as a result, I couldn't help but wonder how the Steven Spielberg of "Munich" and "War of the Worlds" would better serve this very same material.
8. Minority Report
This would've been in my top 5 had it not been for that bloated 3rd Act
7. Raiders of the Lost Ark & Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
They're both great fun
6. War of the Worlds
Spielberg turned H.G. Welles pantomime story into a powerful meditation on post 9/11 anxieties and this is where finally finds the answer to the question of "What does it mean to be a father?" I cannot emphasise just how superior this film is to Jurassic Park
5. Close Encounters of the Third KInd
One of the few films that gets better as the film moves through its plot. This quality makes Close Encounters uneven and not a masterwork, but what the second half has to offer is a well paced sci fi suspense narrative that rivals the work of Hitchcock.
4. E.T. Extra Terrestrial
It's endlessly fascinating but I didn't like the ending to this film. Spielberg never bothers to devise a convincing physiological (or psychosomatic) reason for E.T.s false death; and his resuscitation, when divested of its Biblical overtones, appears to be a case of taking twenty tear-sodden pages to kill off Little Nell, so to speak, and applying artificial respiration on the twenty-first.
3. Munich
This is the best of his "serious" films. And like most of his post 9/11 films, Munich is a statement about the "War on terror". It's about how violence begets violence and it asks the question of whether it's justified to invade civil liberties to fight terrorism.
2. Jaws
One of the greatest man vs nature films ever made and it also has the 3 best characters in any Spielberg film.

A.I. Artificial Intelligence
I've said this before & I'll say it again, A.I. is Spielberg's masterpiece, his most ambitious & thought provoking film to date & the key to the film's success was Stanley Kubrick. It's no secret that Kubrick was a better filmmaker than Spielberg but it's also no secret that they were polar opposites. But miraculously, this film brings out the best in both artists. A.I. (like Pinocchio) takes an artificial creation on a journey of humanity and in doing so, it tries to understand the very nature of the human condition. Those who say that it should have ended a few scenes earlier or that the bits with Gigolo Joe are the best parts might as well be speaking to me in a foreign tongue. Just like Kubrick's 2001, A.I. is a philosophical meditation on sentience, mortality and god and frankly, through all my subsequent viewings, it continues to move and speak to me more than any feature Ive seen since. In my opinion, this is the best sci-fi film of the 21st century so far and one that'll forever be under appreciated.

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ToastedCheese — 3 years ago(September 01, 2022 09:01 AM)

The Colour Purple
Really can't stand it.
Really can't stop enjoying it.
Munich
This is the best of his "serious" films. And like most of his post 9/11 films, Munich is a statement about the "War on terror". It's about how violence begets violence and it asks the question of whether it's justified to invade civil liberties to fight terrorism.
Superb dramatic film-making. Best picture of 2005, so say I.
Empire of the Sun
A story about the horrifying and dehumanizing effects of war that is all too often directed and scored like a rousing Indiana Jones adventure. Finding myself held at a distance from the movie as a result, I couldn't help but wonder how the Steven Spielberg of "Munich" and "War of the Worlds" would better serve this very same material…
…11. Schindler's List
Moments of sheer beauty are outweighed by the moral simplicity of the whole film…
I really can't find the reverence for
Schindler's List - '93
either. The film is expertly made and there are some excellent sequences, but like
Empire Of The Sun
, I find myself too detached from the proceedings. Liam Neeson's performance truly is the main reason to watch this film. Other than that, I find the film too bland, which is the polar opposite of EOTS, which is overtly glossy.
Never got drawn into
War Of The Worlds
either.
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
I've said this before & I'll say it again, A.I. is Spielberg's masterpiece, his most ambitious & thought provoking film to date & the key to the film's success was Stanley Kubrick. It's no secret that Kubrick was a better filmmaker than Spielberg but it's also no secret that they were polar opposites. But miraculously, this film brings out the best in both artists. A.I. (like Pinocchio) takes an artificial creation on a journey of humanity and in doing so, it tries to understand the very nature of the human condition. Those who say that it should have ended a few scenes earlier or that the bits with Gigolo Joe are the best parts might as well be speaking to me in a foreign tongue. Just like Kubrick's 2001, A.I. is a philosophical meditation on sentience, mortality and god and frankly, through all my subsequent viewings, it continues to move and speak to me more than any feature I’ve seen since. In my opinion, this is the best sci-fi film of the 21st century so far and one that'll forever be under appreciated.
There are truly some fine moments in A.I. but I can't agree that Kubrick is a better director than Spielberg. Spielberg is more fluid and so much warmer as a film-maker. Kubrick was way too controlled.
Norman! What did you put in my tea?

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guccipix — 10 years ago(March 15, 2016 12:45 PM)

I've seen 14, but haven't seen Hook, Jaws, ET, or War/Worlds recently enough to have a real opinion of them. The other 10:

Close Encounters of the Third Kind - 9/10
Schindler's List - 9/10
Jurassic Park - 9/10
AI - 8/10
Catch Me if You Can - 8/10
Saving Private Ryan - 7/10
Minority Report - 7/10
Duel - 7/10
Raiders of the Lost Ark - 5/10
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - 2/10
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guccipix — 9 years ago(April 21, 2016 12:44 PM)

Update:

Schindler's List - 9/10
The Adventures of Tintin - 9/10
Close Encounters of the Third Kind - 9/10
Jurassic Park - 9/10
AI - 8/10
Catch Me if You Can - 8/10
Saving Private Ryan - 7/10
Minority Report - 7/10
Duel - 7/10
Raiders of the Lost Ark - 5/10
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - 2/10
http://letterboxd.com/guccipix/list/my-top-100-favorite-films/

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guccipix — 9 years ago(July 05, 2016 04:36 PM)

I'm back, again.

Schindler's List - 9/10
Close Encounters of the Third Kind - 9/10
Jurassic Park - 9/10
The Adventures of Tintin - 8/10
AI - 8/10
Catch Me if You Can - 8/10
War Horse - 8/10
ET - 8/10
Saving Private Ryan - 7/10
Duel - 7/10
Minority Report - 7/10
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - 7/10
The BFG - 6/10
Raiders of the Lost Ark - 5/10
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - 2/10
http://letterboxd.com/guccipix/list/my-top-100-favorite-films/

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lonnieanixt — 9 years ago(May 18, 2016 04:13 PM)

i think you hit it pretty much on the head with your ratings. i agree-Jaws-his first phenomenally successful hit-is still magical in a thousand ways.
The first ten movies on your list are all masterpieces, and all in different ways.
The last 4 on the list are all abysmal.

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!!!deleted!!! (66941875) — 9 years ago(May 19, 2016 02:40 AM)

His worst is Empire of the Sun

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mrcfudge — 9 years ago(July 08, 2016 06:54 AM)

Catch Me If You Can
Jurassic Park
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Schindler's List
E.T.
Saving Private Ryan
War Horse
Minority Report
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
The Color Purple
Lincoln
Jaws
The Terminal
Always
The Adventures Of Tintin
Munich
Amistad
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Empire Of The Sun
The BFG
1941
The Surgarland Express
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Lost World" Jurassic Park
Bridge of Spies
War of the Worlds
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Hook
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

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ravi02 — 9 years ago(August 14, 2016 10:32 PM)

Haven't seen War Spies or The BFG, but the rest I've seen.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Schindler's List
Jaws
E.T.
Close Encounters
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Saving Private Ryan
Munich
Minority Report
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Jurassic Park
Catch Me if You Can
Lincoln
Duel
Empire of the Sun
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Amistad
The Color Purple
A.I.
Adventures of Tintin
War Horse
The Sugarland Express
War of the Worlds
The Lost World
The Terminal
Always
Hook
Twilight 2000Zone "Kick the Can" segment
1941

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plantsrock93 — 4 years ago(December 31, 2021 04:14 AM)

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Jaws
Schindler's List
E.T.
Saving Private Ryan
Catch Me If You Can
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jurassic Park
Minority Report
Munich
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Duel
Bridge of Spies
West Side Story
Ready Player One
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Lincoln
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Hook
The Adventures of Tintin
The Color Purple
The Post
Empire of the Sun
War of the Worlds
War Horse
The Sugarland Express
The Terminal
The BFG
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
1941
The Lost World

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ToastedCheese — 3 years ago(September 01, 2022 08:43 AM)

Difficult to find an exact personal favorite spot for all of these films. I will list my top 5:
1/
JAWS - '75
2/
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS - '77
3/
THE COLOR PURPLE - '85
4/
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK - '81
5/
1941 - '79
While Spielberg is credited as producer/writer of
Poltergeist - '82
, Tobe Hooper was largely fronting for Spielberg and Hooper was in a sense 1st assistant director. It deserves to rate as a Spielberg directed film and I would rate it in my top 10.
Also, I feel Spielberg had more of an executive producers influence on Joe Dante's
Gremlins - '84
. This terrific creature feature has Spielberg written all over it. It was the first film he presented and he wasn't going to ruin his reputation by handing over the use of it without having a heavy dose of input.
Norman! What did you put in my tea?

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— 3 years ago(September 01, 2022 09:25 AM)

ONLY those I've SEEN that were DIRECTED by him!
16.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
. <
WORST!!!
15.
Twilight Zone
:
The Movie
.
14.
1941
.
13.
The Lost World
:
Jurassic Park.
12.
Amistad
.
11.
Catch Me If You Can
.
10.
Duel
.
09.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
.
08.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
.
07.
Minority Report
.
06.
Schindler
'
s List
.
05.
Jurassic Park
.
04.
ET
:
The Extra-Terrestrial
.
03.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
.
02.
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
.
01.
Jaws
. <
BEST!!!
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SHIT
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