Quintus 5,399 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I'm not keen on War Horse but I absolutely loved Tintin at the cinema, far preferring it to Indiana Jones 4. Tintin only really put one serious foot wrong for me (the action bloated final act). Once and Pieter Boelen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I was bored by TinTin. But I liked War Horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 2 hours ago, Quintus said: I'm not keen on War Horse but I absolutely loved Tintin at the cinema, far preferring it to Indiana Jones 4. Tintin only really put one serious foot wrong for me (the action bloated final act). Tintin was Spielberg having fun with a medium that lets him do things that he probably could not do normally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 The movie becomes kind of dry after you've seen it, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 After you've seen it? So before its moist? Once 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I was bored by Tintin, War Horse and Lincoln. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,366 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Films from best to worst Tintin Lincoln War Horse Bridge of Spies Scores from best to worst War Horse Tintin Lincoln Book Thief Pieter Boelen and Once 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Why rate The Book Thiefs score but not the film? Why rate Bridge Of Spies as a film but not a score? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Once 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 But you cant do a best to worst list with different titles! You just...can't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 But he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 But it makes no sense! Obviously the LeBlanc should have eliminated both The Book Thief and Bridge Of Spies, or included them both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Too late! It's done. Our Administrator has spoken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 But he speaketh in tongues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 His Word is Law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 He will make America great again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Ultimately, none of them even matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,366 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 34 minutes ago, BloodBoal said: Because Spielberg didn't make The Book Thief, and because Williams didn't score Bridge Of Spies. That. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 3 minutes ago, E.T. and Elliot said: Ultimately, none of them even matter. Because none of them are Star Trek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Well, that and War Horse, Lincoln, Bridge of Spies etc. are just soulless overproduced Oscar bait films. Whenever these flicks come out, idiotic people declare them classics and among Spielberg's best films and I just fuckin' laugh at 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Ofcourse you do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 My biggest disappointment in War Horse was that the horse obviously wasn't ready for armed combat. I wanted to see him kick arse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 7 hours ago, Quintus said: I absolutely loved Tintin at the cinema, far preferring it to Indiana Jones 4. That was pretty much everyone, wasn't it? 2 hours ago, E.T. and Elliot said: Well, that and War Horse, Lincoln, Bridge of Spies etc. are just soulless overproduced Oscar bait films. Whenever these flicks come out, idiotic people declare them classics and among Spielberg's best films and I just fuckin' laugh at 'em. That's a bit of an overstatement. Lincoln was a good movie, and from what I've ready Bridge of Spies is at least competent, and War Horse was not only not soulless, it was very saccharine. Spielberg is a victim of his own artistic interests and always has been and I don't believe he's making these films to garner endless awards. He hits the mark more often than not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,287 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I think "boring Oscar bait" is kind of a lazy criticism for Lincoln which I still think is a really sharp movie. Old school in all the right ways and one of the best screenplays and ensembles he's gotten his hands on IMO, especially since Schindler's List. War Horse is pretty trite and a lot of it is just fucking stupid, but it had some clever visual stuff going on now and again. I loved the No Man's Land run and the sunset finale, great moments in a not very good film. I liked Bridge of Spies fine but it's pretty forgettable and the very last "Homecoming" sequence made the wrong impression with me. Poor ending after that excellent bridge scene. Red 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 War Horse is one of the most sensitive and touching portrayals of bestiality ever put to film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 It's Equus-lite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 This kid had a serious crush on his horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Eeewww really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 War Horse was just embarrassing to watch. Tintin was boring and ultimately a fucking cartoon that didn't have any impact on this guy. It's no wonder the sequels aren't happening. Lincoln? Zzzzzz... Jaws, Close Encounters, E.T., Raiders. Those are great films and what the guy will be remembered for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 740 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Dammit, give me the Tintin sequels already!!! The first was the most adventurous fun film I had seen in years. Visually inventive too. Also quite silly at times, but better to do silly in something that is already a cartoon (ship being lifted out of the water during a sea battle??? And refueling the plane!) than in a live action film (nuke+fridge<brilliant. Not to mention gophers, groins and Tarzan. Also aliens). So how about Spielberg and Jackson stop wasting time doing unimportant stuff and MAKE GOOD ON THEIR PROMISES ALREADY! Sorry.... got carried away there a bit. Gurkensalat and Once 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Spielberg can't make action/adventure flicks anymore. It's sad but true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 He prefers his Lifetime Channel shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 It was all downhill after Catch Me If You Can, which was the last film he seemed to have any kind of emotional investment in. Munich was kind of interesting, but it certainly wasn't for me and made me want to jump off a bridge after watching it. It's just all been manufactured soulless boring Oscar bait and terrible "lowbrow" action/adventure flicks that don't even seem to have been made by the same dude who made the Indiana Jones trilogy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 I liked The Terminal and War Goose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Spielberg still has it. He doesn't knock it out of the park every time but he stills knows how to craft fine cinema. I wouldn't call War Horse a great movie for example but there are interesting moments in it. To insinuate he's only concerned with cashing checks at this point is, of course, ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 It disturbs me that the Spielberg of today doesn't like Temple of Doom, wishes he'd ended Close Encounters differently, removed the guns from E.T., made a film like Crystal Skull and is so insanely liberal. Oh, wait. I'm not supposed to go there. Uh, back to the topic at hand! Malcolm McDonald plays a villain named...Ssauron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 2 minutes ago, E.T. and Elliot said: Malcolm McDonald plays a villain named...Ssauron. Maybe he was making a Captain's log...heh heh heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Number One, I order you to go take a number two... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 25 minutes ago, E.T. and Elliot said: It disturbs me that the Spielberg of today doesn't like Temple of Doom, wishes he'd ended Close Encounters differently, removed the guns from E.T., made a film like Crystal Skull and is so insanely liberal. Oh, wait. I'm not supposed to go there. Uh, back to the topic at hand! Malcolm McDonald plays a villain named...Ssauron. Hey at least he put the guns back in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 And restored the real animatronic ET and purged that CGI imposter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 1 hour ago, Drax said: And restored the real animatronic ET and purged that CGI imposter. But he has such expressive CG eyes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Even the Atari 2600 ET looked better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 4 hours ago, E.T. and Elliot said: It disturbs me that the Spielberg of today doesn't like Temple of Doom, wishes he'd ended Close Encounters differently, removed the guns from E.T., made a film like Crystal Skull and is so insanely liberal. Oh, wait. I'm not supposed to go there. Uh, back to the topic at hand! I agree with some of those points, but still, I mostly see films in his filmography that come very obviously from a rich white dude point of view. I don't know if that ties into the whole Spielberg-not-taking-risks situations. The Close Encounters thing... how the hell does he want to end that now? Throwing the whole film right before under the bus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 3 minutes ago, Brónach said: I mostly see films in his filmography that come very obviously from a rich white dude point of view. If so, is there anything actually wrong with that? Spielberg is white and rich afterall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 It's not wrong, it's just what it is. But you have to admit that a buch of his project choices are really boring. And he plays it by the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Hasnt it always been that way? I mean The Sugarland Express, The Color Purple, Always etc. For every Jaws or Temple Of Doom we have an Amistad. And I certainly don't see what people find boring about the subject matter of Bridge Of Spies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 I wish we could expect the guy to make something weird, or unusual. I haven't seen Bridge of Spies yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Isnt Ready Player One supposed to be an interesting choice for Spielberg? If anything Spielberg's choices of projects are more diverse and varied then those of a lot of other "big name" directors. He was never afraid to try different styles, different genres. I don't see Nolan or Cameron do a sentimental feel good comedy like The Terminal, or a War Horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,317 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 It would be really, really nice to see him delve into sci-fi more regularly. Although it could end up like Scott revisiting the genre with Prometheus... But CET3K, ET, AI... Those are seminal classics as far as Spielberg's career goes. Disappointing that he wastes his energy on (admittedly entertaining) fluff like The Terminal. His skill as a filmmaker really deserves more challenging material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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