>The director of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Saving Private Ryan,
>and Jaws can't fuck with Mel "stole his best tricks from Dr.
>George Miller" Gibson when it comes to action?

no. he can't. mel does it with realism and allows an audience to feel genuine suspense and exhiliration. speilberg does it with special effects and a dumb ass orchestra and hits people over the head to get a response.

>I think Spielberg is wildly overrated as an artist, but the
>one thing he does better than anyone alive is shoot action.

not better than mel.