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05-18-06 | 05:33 PM
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Robert Rodriguez is arguably more productive than Spielberg, and while Spielberg has released movies twice in a single year four times over the course of his career ("Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"/"Always" in '89, "Jurassic Park"/"Schindler's List" in '93, "The Lost World: Jurassic Park"/"Amistad" in '97 and "War of the Worlds"/"Munich" in '05) he also has periods of extended inactivity, such as the three years between "Saving Private Ryan" and "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" and the four years between "Schindler's List" and "The Lost World" Jurassic Park".
If you look at his overall output over the years, it's not all that amazing, really. There are several other directors that average a film every 1-3 years. I also think that his attempts at making two movies in a single year are hit and miss. The less that's said about "Always", the better, and I feel that "Jurassic Park" suffered because Spielberg couldn't focus on post-production due to the production of "Schindler's List". "Amistad" is not that great, either, and it's actually the better of his two '97 films. Of the four examples, the only one that impresses me is doing "War of the Worlds" and "Munich" back-to-back.
If you look at his overall output over the years, it's not all that amazing, really. There are several other directors that average a film every 1-3 years. I also think that his attempts at making two movies in a single year are hit and miss. The less that's said about "Always", the better, and I feel that "Jurassic Park" suffered because Spielberg couldn't focus on post-production due to the production of "Schindler's List". "Amistad" is not that great, either, and it's actually the better of his two '97 films. Of the four examples, the only one that impresses me is doing "War of the Worlds" and "Munich" back-to-back.
05-18-06 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Dane
Spielberg is the most productive director I have ever known. Furthermore, he works faster than any other director as well. No one comes even close to his directing efforts.
05-18-06 | 06:53 PM
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Spielberg doesn't have to do a movie every year to impress me. His overall body of work and directing ability is what impresses me and are 2 of the reasons why he is and will always be my favorite director.
05-18-06 | 07:32 PM
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I received my copy of Munich 2-disc today from DDD. It arrived in perfect condition.
05-18-06 | 07:39 PM
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Originally posted by GuruTwo:
Robert Rodriguez is arguably more productive than Spielberg, and while Spielberg has released movies twice in a single year four times over the course of his career ("Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"/"Always" in '89, "Jurassic Park"/"Schindler's List" in '93, "The Lost World: Jurassic Park"/"Amistad" in '97 and "War of the Worlds"/"Munich" in '05) he also has periods of extended inactivity, such as the three years between "Saving Private Ryan" and "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" and the four years between "Schindler's List" and "The Lost World" Jurassic Park".
If you look at his overall output over the years, it's not all that amazing, really. There are several other directors that average a film every 1-3 years. I also think that his attempts at making two movies in a single year are hit and miss. The less that's said about "Always", the better, and I feel that "Jurassic Park" suffered because Spielberg couldn't focus on post-production due to the production of "Schindler's List". "Amistad" is not that great, either, and it's actually the better of his two '97 films. Of the four examples, the only one that impresses me is doing "War of the Worlds" and "Munich" back-to-back.
Robert Rodriguez is arguably more productive than Spielberg, and while Spielberg has released movies twice in a single year four times over the course of his career ("Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"/"Always" in '89, "Jurassic Park"/"Schindler's List" in '93, "The Lost World: Jurassic Park"/"Amistad" in '97 and "War of the Worlds"/"Munich" in '05) he also has periods of extended inactivity, such as the three years between "Saving Private Ryan" and "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" and the four years between "Schindler's List" and "The Lost World" Jurassic Park".
If you look at his overall output over the years, it's not all that amazing, really. There are several other directors that average a film every 1-3 years. I also think that his attempts at making two movies in a single year are hit and miss. The less that's said about "Always", the better, and I feel that "Jurassic Park" suffered because Spielberg couldn't focus on post-production due to the production of "Schindler's List". "Amistad" is not that great, either, and it's actually the better of his two '97 films. Of the four examples, the only one that impresses me is doing "War of the Worlds" and "Munich" back-to-back.
Just because Spielberg's overall output averages out doesn't make it any less of an accomplishment. Anyone that can put out two high-profile releases in the same calendar year deserves some praise. I will agree that his movies have been hit and miss, but I think this is true even when he only does 1 movie in a year. Oh, and you left out 2002 - Minority Report and Catch Me If You Can. That was a decent one-two punch.
Edit: Oh, and I forgot to mention that I got my 2-Disc Munich from bn.com about two days after I ordered it. A little crease in the packaging, but I can live with it. Great film, by the way.
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05-18-06 | 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by lamphorn
Is he as good as Speilberg? That's open to debate. But he's much faster and more productive (not to mention way more cost-conscious).
Also worth noting, Robert Altman has roughly as many features as Woody Allen with only a few more years (and, obviously, ignoring his TV work). His prolificness coupled with the diversity of it has always fascinated me.
05-18-06 | 10:11 PM
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. Edit: Oh, and I forgot to mention that I got my 2-Disc Munich from bn.com about two days after I ordered it. A little crease in the packaging, but I can live with it. Great film, by the way.
Only slight bad thingy, the WOTW special features were better and longer than this.
05-18-06 | 11:44 PM
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For some reason I though "CMIYC" came out in '03 but I stand corrected. In any case, Spielberg has done it five times and only twice has neither film suffered because of it. Spielberg deserves some credit for "Minority Report"/"Catch Me If You Can" and "War of the Worlds"/"Munich" but like I said before, one or both films suffered in all three other cases.
Biased much? Talk about a contradiction, you write off Rodriguez due to the lighter fare of his family films yet you praise Spielberg for his "accomplishment" of spreading himself too thin, resulting in pure crap like "Always" and stuff with tons of unrealized potential like "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", "Jurassic Park", "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" and "Amistad".
As much as I love Rodriguez, movies like Spy Kids or The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl don't quite have as much substance as something like Munich. Not to knock Rodriguez, but I think a politcally charged historical thriller took a lot more time and energy than a flick co-written by an 8-year-old.
Just because Spielberg's overall output averages out doesn't make it any less of an accomplishment.
Just because Spielberg's overall output averages out doesn't make it any less of an accomplishment.
05-19-06 | 04:14 AM
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Originally posted by GuruTwo:
Biased much? Talk about a contradiction, you write off Rodriguez due to the lighter fare of his family films yet you praise Spielberg for his "accomplishment" of spreading himself too thin, resulting in pure crap like "Always" and stuff with tons of unrealized potential like "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", "Jurassic Park", "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" and "Amistad".
Biased much? Talk about a contradiction, you write off Rodriguez due to the lighter fare of his family films yet you praise Spielberg for his "accomplishment" of spreading himself too thin, resulting in pure crap like "Always" and stuff with tons of unrealized potential like "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", "Jurassic Park", "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" and "Amistad".
And I totally agree - Minority Report/ Catch Me If You Can and War of the Worlds/Munich are his best two-movie-years.
