TWO Spielberg flops within a decade!

I heard ya, I turned on Tim Burton for a similar reason. He WAS my favorite director... UNTIL he remade Willy Wonka and ruined it!

Another decent movie of Spielberg's was Schindler's List, as well as Raiders of the Lost Ark, and The Post, as well as Munich. I thought that Jurassic Park was somewhat overrated, however. I did enjoy The Goonies and E. T. Extraterrestrial.

Another decent movie of Spielberg's was Schindler's List, as well as Raiders of the Lost Ark, and The Post, as well as Munich. I thought that Jurassic Park was somewhat overrated, however. I did enjoy The Goonies and E. T. Extraterrestrial.

>> do you just enjoy crowing when a director has flops? <<

For the record, I HAVE seen The BFG, and I thought it was a GOOD movie (certainly a better Roald Dahl adaptation that Tim Burton's Willy Wonka remake) and didn't deserve to flop. I just remember people pointing out at the time that it was highly unusual for a film directed by Steven Spielberg to flop. Now he's managed to get TWO flops in less than a decade time. As I noted above, that's completely unheard of and certainly newsworthy.


>> Do I detect a note of antisemitism in your ravings about Spielberg? <<

WTH? I didn't mention ANYTHING about Spielberg's Jewish background or even make some stupid stereotypical remark like "he would have been better suited remaking Fiddler on the Roof if he wanted to do a musical". Your strawman argument is particularly stupid since Hollywood overall is heavily Jewish, so I was motivated by "antisemitism", I'd want MOST of Hollywood's films to tank. One of my favorite directors of all time is Mel Brooks, apparently he didn't get the memo that I'm "antisemitic" when he autographed my prized Mel Brooks collection. And Mel Brooks highlights his Judaism in his films much more so than Speilberg does.



>> Whatever you wanted to say about 1941 good or bad, there is nothing about 1941 that is "low key". It is loud and bombastic from the start and keeps getting louder as it progresses. <<

::sigh:: You just don't GET it, do you?

Yes, the CONTENT of the film ITSELF is NOT "low key". I've only seen the film once, a long time ago, and you are correct that John Belushi is indeed a loud and bombastic guy and it comes across in the movie.

But compared to it's competition in 1979, the MARKETING and appeal for 1941 was pretty low-key. Think about the "successful" films that year. It went up against Aliens, The Amityville Horror, The Black Hole, Rocky II, Moonraker, The Muppet Movie, Apocalypse Now, etc., etc. It couldn't even compete with cult classics like Life of Brian.

Hold on there a minute, Metatron1970! I thought that Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, and Raiders of the Lost Ark were excellent. Munich, ET and The Post were good, too. I have seen all these above-mentioned movies, so don't get feeling too snotty, or virtuous. Also, I happen to be a non-religious Jewish woman, so don't go calling me anti-semitic, either.

Over and out.

No, my friend, YOU are an idiot. Plain and simple. The reality is TONS of awful films that are rightly seen as garbage today and didn't stand the test of time were nevertheless given overwhelmingly "rave reviews" from professional critics at the time they were released. For example, the 2014 biblical-adaptation-in-name-only Noah.

Speilberg himself is no stranger to that, critics gave rave reviews to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull back in 2008, even though everyone knows its crap (and it has been mocked since Day One for its infamous "nuke the fridge" scene). I'm proud to say I've never seen that crapfest. The only difference is Indy 4 managed to con enough viewers into buying tickets (I guess nostalgia for Indiana Jones was huge) that it made a nice profit at the box office... something that Woke Side Story will obviously never accomplish!

I've never seen "Always" or "Empire of the Sun", but they're starting to sound pretty good compared to the SJW-pandering crap Speilberg is churning out now. I guess even the BAD movies of 1980s era Speilberg look good next to the "good" movies of virtue signaling "woke" Speilberg!

I bet if they re-released "Always" or "Empire", either film would kick WSS's butt at the box office!