is Spielberg a top 5 director of all time

[FlyRy]

....is this a serious statement? Schindler's List is an incredibly powerful film. Minority Report ANNNNNNND E.T. are GOAT level scifi flicks (some would include A.I.). Indiana Jones, and Jurassic Park GOAT level action adventure films. Jaws is a GOAT level thriller, Schindlers list a GOAT level historical film, Saving Private Ryan is a GOAT level military movie. That movie is so fukking INTENSE, I don't know if there is a movie that creates the same shell shocked effect I have after watching that movie. He's got multiple goat contenders in multiple genres. I don't think you can name another director with as many GOAT contenders with the pure versatility of style. We didn't even get to his amazing "second tier" films like Catch me if you can, Close encounters, War of the worlds, Hook, A.I. etc.

I always thought it was dope Spielberg has multiple years were he released a popcorn movie and and an oscar type movie in the same year.

1993 Jurassic Park and Schindler's list
2002 Minority Report and catch me if you can
2005 War of the Worlds and Munich

Spoiler

He also did it in 97 but I didnt like lost world and never saw amistad

Most directors on the come out with one movie every few years and spielgawd was getting it done

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Not even top 10. In order to be considered a top 10 director you have to have written your great films imo, not just directed them. You give James Cameron Jurassic Park or any of these Spielberg big budget films, you would have gotten an even bigger box office hit - and Cameron isn't even considered top 10.

Wes Anderson>>>Spielberg

Negged

Schindlers list and saving private Ryan > your life

 

[Jello Biafra]

Not even top 10. In order to be considered a top 10 director you have to have written your great films imo, not just directed them. You give James Cameron Jurassic Park or any of these Spielberg big budget films, you would have gotten an even bigger box office hit - and Cameron isn't even considered top 10.

Wes Anderson>>>Spielberg

I disagree vehemently with the bolded.

 

[Jello Biafra]

Definitely not. His entire carreer was geared towards making money rather then making some amazing genre defining films. Look at Spielbergs films and you will notice that none of them really jump out at you as a triumph in the art.

That whole post is factually inaccurate.

 

[Danie84]

Spielberg films defines a 84 Baby/90s Kid

...but, he's nowhere near my Top 5 Director list

 

[ciubaca]

he is a great director... i enjoy his flicks, but whenever he announces a new film i go "whats it about? who's starring in it? ". I never ask such questions when Marty or Quentin are announcing new movies. He is not in my top 5
Scorsese Tarantino Kurosawa, Kubrick, Coppola, Sergio Leone, the coen bros, PTA, ridley scott, nolan, Eestwood, Fincher are better directors than spielberg imo Never liked jurassic park and indiana jones But he does have some great movies ...

 

[MartyMcFly]

On the sheer level of impact, he has to be top 5. He doesn't just make good movies, he makes transcendent movies. Jaws, Close Encounters, E.T., Raiders. I could go on and on. Now that's not to say all of his output is dope and even some of his biggest movies (Jurassic Park) have their issues but that's to be expected when you've been doing it since the 70s.

 

[FlyRy]

Three Perfect Spielberg Sequences
Ironically times article

 

[MartyMcFly]

Three Perfect Spielberg Sequences
Ironically times article

It's Spielberg month at the Alamo.

 

[FlyRy]

It's Spielberg month at the Alamo.

As it should always be

 

[MartyMcFly]

As it should always be

Yeah they're going all out.

 

[Juven]

someone name 5 directors better than speilberg

I guess I missed out

 

[Blaze500]

Definitely not. His entire carreer was geared towards making money rather then making some amazing genre defining films. Look at Spielbergs films and you will notice that none of them really jump out at you as a triumph in the art.

Raiders?

Schindler's List?


Jurassic Park?