Howard wrote: > On Oct 4, 7:25 am, Sea Wasp <seawaspObvi...@sgeObviousinc.com> wrote: > > >> Not a classic. In sense of wonder it's superceded by a lot of others. >>The movie works because Spielberg is a MASTER of manipulation; he can >>make me feel something even when I'm saying "Yeah, yeah, I know what >>you're doing here, you're so bloody obvious OMG I GOT CHILLS DOWN MY >>SPINE... now I feel cheap and used, you bastard..." This doesn't get >>points from me, however, when it's being used like a sledgehammer >>rather than as an adjunct to a fine story. IMCGO Spielberg produced >>(by himself, rather than, say, with George Lucas as in "Indiana >>Jones") two, and only two, real masterpieces. One of them being Jaws, >>and the other being CE3K. > > > > I was going to object and say ET, but i'm afraid that if I watched it > now I might find it too cloying. You would. Especially if you get the "guns replaced with walkie-talkie" versions. > > What about Schindler's List? > Doesn't even ping my radar. Utterly NOT the sort of film I'd watch. -- Sea Wasp /^\ ;;; Live Journal: http://seawasp.livejournal.com
