>So I'm not sure where that fits in. But I think that's more
>of a "this story isn't compelling to me", "I don't like
>Leonardo Dicaprio on screen for this long" type of thing.

Yes, a little Leo goes a long way (n- h---).


>>I'm also not so sure I buy into this "he thinks he's a
>>serious filmmaker" theory, either. I mean, if that were the
>>case why would he put his Executive Producer name on
>projects
>>such as Monster House and the Jurassic Park sequels?
>
>They make money. *insert Jewish reference here*

Mel, is that you? Welcome to OkayPlayer!

Seriously, though, I don't know, maybe I'm naive, but I think Steve has made enough money where, if he so desired, he could announce that he's no longer putting his name on "THOSE kinds of movies"... and he could annnounce it using a snotty British accent... that would be a fun press conference...


>But when he pushes himself to touch on serious subjects he
>doesn't always have the ability to, as the above poster said,
>take real chances, avoid the sacchrine side of things, or find
>a balance at least.

Eh, I'm not going to begrudge him his sentimental streak... as you say, that's one of his strengths, imo...


>>Also, Munich was my top film of last year.
>
>I think the "radio scene" is a good example of him
>overstretching himself. Overall, I liked Munich--even the
>9/11 touch at the end.

I think Munich is the closest he's gotten to "balance" in his so-called "serious" movies... but I attribute that more to Tony Kushner and Eric Roth's writing than Spielberg. And again, I don't find serious fault with the way the guy infuses certain emotional things into his movies...
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