I listed these movies in order of favoritism, but really it's just a poor excuse to talk about how awesome these movies are.
1. Jurassic Park
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| "Clever girl" |
Still, it's a movie about dinosaurs, and the scene with the T-rex is exactly what people really want to see: dinosaurs attacking people! Spielberg is a master of suspense, and the iconic water-ripple shot is the most genius piece of imagery to illustrate suspense. The whole movie sets you up for that moment, and when you experience the pounding of the earth, the look on the girls face, and that water ripple shot, you get the perfect "oh shit!" feeling you've been waiting for. Definitely my favorite Spielberg film to watch.
2. Jaws
"Jaws" aka "How to Film Suspense". Watching a beach full of families swim in shark infested waters and not being able to do anything about it accept watch... is pretty fucking horrifying. And as Roy Scheider's character anxiously watches for someone to possibly get eaten, the audience watches knowing someone is going to get eaten. Thankfully Spielberg was chosen to direct this.
3. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Arc
There's no way this movie wasn't making it in the top 3
4. Hook
This might be the best and most original re-telling of any classic story. Peter Pan has left Neverland and is all grown up with a wife and children. After Hook kidnaps his children, he has to return to Neverland to save them and re-capture his youthful spirit and learn to belieeeeeeve!!!
This movie will make you smile more than any of his other films, especially when Peter goes to Neverland. Watching the lost boys help Peter "pretend" is adorable, and when he slices the fruit in half with the sword, your like "oh shit, he's Peter-mutha-fuckin'-Pan!", then he drops the sword and your like "Oh man, but can he muster up the courage and handle the responsibility???" Best remake ever!
5. Minority Report
This is Spielberg's most under-appreciated movie. It's got a good story with a strong philosophical theme. The action is secondary; out of all of his movies, this one had me asking "what's going to happen next?" the most. This movie further proves my opinion that Tom Cruise is the shit.
6. Catch Me if You Can
First of all, I love the title of this film. Second, I loved watching Christopher Walken do drama. Third, I love watching Spielberg direct drama. The reason why he's one of the best directors is because he knows how to show a story, even without dinosaurs, Nazis, or aliens. Besides, who needs all those things when you've got Tom Hanks and Leo!
7. Schindler's List
There should be a law in Hollywood: The only person allowed to direct genocide films, or any other mass-death-sensitive subjects, is Steven Speilberg. This is his best directed film. Though the main reason why I didn't put this movie in the top 5, is because if I had to choose one Spielberg movie to watch over and over again, I'm sorry, but it wouldn't be a movie about mass genocide.
8. Saving Private Ryan
I've watched the opening D-day scene so many times that I can probably guess the exact number of limbs found on that beach. Great story and acting and stuff, but this is the best war movie to watch soldiers getting wasted.
9. Duel
This is the first film he ever directed. It was a made-for-tv film, never even released into theaters, but it's one of his coolest movies. The plot is very simple: A faceless truck driver terrorizes a man by chasing him on the road with his massive tractor-trailer. Even with such a low budget, there are great chase scenes and brilliant camera angles that show glimpses of the great director that he will be. Please check this film out!
10. E.T.
I like E.T. a lot, but maybe I didn't watch it enough as a child to fall in love with it as much as others. It just doesn't make me cry or tug at my heart strings or anything like that. Still, I do like all of Spielberg's child point-of-view, and this is definitely the best one. Seriously though, I promise my heart isn't made out of coal.
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