Re: Actor Roy Scheider dies at 75

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 (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