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Re: Actor Roy Scheider dies at 75

by jayembee <jayembeenospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Feb 12, 2008 at 08:42 PM

pv+usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (PV) wrote:

> Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>> There is a school of thought that [...] says ALL SS films are 
>> crap, and we misremember them as being good, but if we went
>> back and watched them again, we'd realize they were always awful.
>>
>> I don't necessarily agree with this, certainly not in the case
>> of Jaws which is a fine film

I consider myself just about as anti-Spielberg as they come, and
even I think JAWS (and RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, as well) are
genuinely terrific films that stand the test of time. I wouldn't
feel particularly deprived if I never saw any of his other films
again, with the exception of the third Indy film. And *maybe*
ALWAYS...solely for the triple-threat casting of Dreyfuss, Hunter,
and Goodman (and Audrey Hepburn for good measure).

> I really, really hated ET when watching it years later, after
> liking it when it first came out.

I loved it when I first saw it on opening day. Dragged a visiting
out-of-town friend to see it about a week later, and couldn't
believe it was the same film. I thought it was crap, and was
aghast that I had liked it the first time around. Watched it once
again when it came out on LD (borrowed from a friend) to see if
my opinion mellowed over the years in between. They didn't.

> Speilberg is a great filmmaker, but sometimes he gets carried
> away on the cheese factor. *

I don't think it's cheese factor so much as schmaltz factor, and
I think it prevents him from being a "great filmmaker". He's got
a great eye...all his films *look* great, but I think he's
overly manipulative with his audience. I gave up on him after
SCHINDLER'S LIST. Haven't seen any of his films since.

(I'm tempted to see INDY 4, however, because, well, it's Indy. I
don't imagine I'm going to respect myself in the morning, though.)

-- jayembee
 




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Actor Roy Scheider dies at 75
Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[  2008-02-10 20:35:01 
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Baldoni ''   2008-02-11 09:52:33 
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"Jim Beaver" &l  2008-02-11 18:45:23 
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George W Harris <gharr  2008-02-11 22:30:44 
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Baldoni <baldoniXX@[EM  2008-02-14 13:18:36 
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Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[  2008-02-12 07:57:42 
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pv+usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-02-12 17:26:53 
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jayembee <jayembeenosp  2008-02-12 20:42:04 
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pv+usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-02-12 21:11:01 
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George W Harris <gharr  2008-02-12 16:21:45 
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Derek Janssen <ejanss1  2008-02-15 01:46:36 
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Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[  2008-02-15 07:51:37 
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Howard Brazee <howard@  2008-02-15 15:30:42 
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Derek Janssen <ejanss1  2008-02-15 22:37:52 
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Howard Brazee <howard@  2008-02-15 15:41:59 
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Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[  2008-02-15 18:00:05 
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Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[  2008-02-16 00:42:57 
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"Frank R.A.J. Malone  2008-02-16 09:54:21 
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Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[  2008-02-16 13:15:11 
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Derek Janssen <ejanss1  2008-02-16 21:46:48 
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Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[  2008-02-16 20:04:10 
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Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[  2008-02-16 20:09:31 
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"Jason Maxwell"  2008-02-16 22:56:35 
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Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[  2008-02-17 00:23:45 
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"Jason Maxwell"  2008-02-16 17:16:34 
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Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[  2008-02-20 23:58:36 
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Derek Janssen <ejanss1  2008-02-21 08:34:23 
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Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[  2008-02-21 07:21:27 
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"Jason Maxwell"  2008-02-21 07:49:27 
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"Jason Maxwell"  2008-02-21 17:12:55 
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"Jason Maxwell"  2008-02-21 22:47:42 
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Jack Bohn <jackbohn@[E  2008-02-22 07:56:10 
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Derek Janssen <ejanss1  2008-02-22 20:56:55 
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Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[  2008-02-22 14:51:36 
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"Jason Maxwell"  2008-02-25 22:53:55 
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Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[  2008-02-26 00:13:58 
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Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[  2008-02-23 12:49:57 
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Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[  2008-02-15 17:59:01 
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Derek Janssen <ejanss1  2008-02-16 01:38:13 
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