ROTTEN TOMATOES: Steven Spielberg's Ten Best-Directed Films Comments

Steven Spielberg's Ten Best-Directed Films

by Jen Yamato | May 16, 2008

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RT counts down the ten best-reviewed films directed by Indiana Jones helmer and modern moviemaking legend, Steven Spielberg. Back to Article

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on May 19 2008 03:47 PM

That Shakespeare movie is over-rated. And no way Paltrow deserved an oscar. No way Dench desrerved in oscar for about 10 minutes of face time, and just acting like royalty. Big whoop.

But, I can go with best Screenplay.

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rgallitan writes:
on May 19 2008 04:15 PM

This thread is officially a comedy classic.

At the present time I count 37 comments posted to correct tempest3991's infamous mistake, not counting those made before the numbering was fixed. Yes, there are now almost TWO SOLID PAGES of pots calling the kettle black.

For the record, Filmaniac79 was the first. The rest of you are all posers. Smi1ey was the first to condemn the growing trend after 10 of these posts. BruceCampbell chimed in at 15. Soon we'll reach triple that.

Please stop. How many more faeries have to die?

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Berlin Alexanderplatz writes:
on May 19 2008 04:21 PM

It's Steven "Please Take Me Seriously" Spielberg! Seriously, greatest director of all time? Are you guys kidding me? Spielberg doesn't even hold a candle to Tarkovsky, Bresson, Bergman, Kieslowski, and dozens of other far superior film makers. I cannot even think of a single Spielberg movie that I would describe as "good".

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blahdblah writes:
on May 19 2008 04:38 PM

For those of you who keep posting, "What about Raiders?", read the notes at the top:

"...Read on for our Tomatometer countdown of Steven Spielberg's ten best-reviewed films of all time (OUTSIDE THE INDIANA JONES SERIES)..."

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rgallitan writes:
on May 19 2008 04:52 PM

In reply to this comment (#1741257)
You seem like a humorless, elitist snob. But at least you can name some real directors.

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Koison writes:
on May 19 2008 05:02 PM

WHAT? No Marty or Doc? What the paradox happened to Back To The Future?

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Berlin Alexanderplatz writes:
on May 19 2008 05:03 PM

Not at all. I've got plenty sense of humor. Bunuel, for example, is hilarious. Spielberg is trash.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on May 19 2008 05:15 PM

Kieslowski is fantastic, but he didn't make that many movies.

I'm not sure about Decalogue. I think some of those stories were originally 75 minute films. Short Film about Killing, etc.

And DOuble Life of Veronique freaked me out. For French class we had to watch and review a french film. I was in 7th grade. I was traumatized.

Bergman. . . might as well throw in Fellini. . .

and Herzog. . .

But, just for totality of work done and work done well, Spielberg is still great.

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Berlin Alexanderplatz writes:
on May 19 2008 05:33 PM

If Kieslowski only made Red, White, Blue and Dekalogue he would still be a far greater director than Spielberg. But yes, he is fantastic, shame he died rather young (like Tarkovsky, or Fassbinder for that matter). Bergman is greater than Fellini I believe. I always thought Fellini was quite overrated, though I do enjoy some of his films. As for Herzog, Aguirre is the only one that does it for me.

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Spiderbash writes:
on May 19 2008 05:38 PM

Kind of funny that this whole thread got ruined just because 20 people got pissed at one guy for making a mistake. And maybe you people should read the other posts too. I mean at least have a little more depth to your post than "Tempst you are a dumb *** maybe you should you read." But any ways Spielberg is a great director and my favorite movie he made is Jaws.

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MPHopcroft writes:
on May 19 2008 05:38 PM

No "Duel"? A TV-Movie, even a brilliant one, doesn't count?

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LpoolFC writes:
on May 19 2008 06:03 PM

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If you're gonna have a brain, you should try and use more than 10 percent of it, just a hint. There are 3 pages...

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ClashWho writes:
on May 19 2008 07:08 PM

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I agree that Jaws is the greatest movie ever. It's my favorite, anyway. Close Encounters is another Spielberg movie in my personal top ten.

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PeterHoff writes:
on May 19 2008 07:33 PM

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ummm....maybe if you took the time to look at all three pages you would see that there are ten...just a hint...

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on a bender writes:
on May 19 2008 08:13 PM

He's missed the mark a few times too. Some of his films have been real misfires, such as 1941, Always, & The War of the Worlds, to name a couple. But he's just an entertainer, after all. Honorable mentions that didn't make the list: Empire of the Sun & AI. Great films. One of our greatest artists. And a great activist too. Spielberg has done a great deal to further the cause of Liberal politics and he has preserved tens of thousands of first-hand accounts of the Holocaust.

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ClashWho writes:
on May 19 2008 08:20 PM

Hey, has anyone told tempest3991 that the rest of the top ten are on the other pages? Just wondering.

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Just Give'r writes:
on May 19 2008 09:10 PM

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there's a next page link, einstein.

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brandofo writes:
on May 19 2008 10:05 PM

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i counted 10

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markbart0305 writes:
on May 19 2008 10:24 PM

My top 10 list of Spielberg films. Let me know what you think.

10. Amistad
9. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
8. Empire of the Sun (highly underated)
7. Minority Report
6. E.T.
5. Jurassic Park
4. Jaws
3. Schindler's List
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark
1. Saving Private Ryan

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crashbarbarian writes:
on May 20 2008 07:17 AM

ok a few things:
My list was my favs, and the reason Raiders ranked lower on my list is because i was very, very young when it came out and it was the third movie of the three that i had seen and at the time i wasn't sold out on the cheesy special effects and all but i still really like it, the other thing is... who ever said thin red line was better than saving private ryan needs to be slapped. That movie was a bore fest of philosophical garbage and i would've fallen asleep to it if it had been required viewing in college. Speilberg should have an oscar sitting on his shelf for Jaws, E.T., Saving, Schindler, Empire of the Sun, Close Encounters, and Munich... so get off of the He's not the greatest director ever band wagon

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